A Disconcertingly Familiar Story in “Pathological” – Chicago Review of Books

A Disconcertingly Familiar Story in “Pathological” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Over the course of thirty years, writer and teacher Sarah Fay received six different psychiatric diagnoses: anorexia, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and bipolar disorder. Only twelve when she was diagnosed with anorexia, Fay accepted the diagnosis and came to identify as an anorexic, reading and rereading Steven … Read more

The Pathological Bloodlust of the Public Eye in “The Final Girl Support Group” – Chicago Review of Books

The Pathological Bloodlust of the Public Eye in “The Final Girl Support Group” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] The defining element of slasher film franchises of the ‘80s and ‘90s was the “final girl.” The one who runs for her life as a serial killer cuts down her friends one by one just behind her. The final girl is plucky and resourceful. She runs from the monster until backed into a climactic … Read more