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Erin Harson
ERIN HARSON
You’re Next (2011)
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More often, male leads are the heroes, while female leads in horror films are portrayed as the victims. This creates a serious power inequality, which is reinforced again and again in popular films. Erin may be physically injured and traumatized throughout the course of You’re Next, but it is clear that she is a hero rather than a victim, and she alone earns her survival. Her badass set of skills make her a strong heroine who is capable of stepping on anything and anyone in her path. She is the epitome of female strength in modern horror.
