I hope she's able to get into therapy or something, but who knows?ĭo you think Texas Chainsaw Massacre embraces or subverts the final girl trope that we so often see in slasher movies?Ī little bit of both. She's keeping everything with her, and maybe some karmic powers decided to take Melody away. Spiritually, for me, when Lila puts on the cowboy hat at the end, she's making the wrong choice. Sally, in some ways, makes the wrong choice and isn't able to come out the other side. Do you think she'll be able to overcome the traumas she experienced in the film or do you think it's just cycles of repeats?There's a connection between Lila and Sally. But Lila experiences another traumatic event at the end with the death of her sister. Usually in slasher movies, the final girl escapes at the end.

Lila is definitely a very different kind of “final girl” than horror fans are used to. But I don't want to let her be defined by the bad things that have already happened to her.

I think her story is interesting because, as a survivor of trauma, to put her into a horror world, it's very interesting to tackle. I also really just like Lila as a standalone character. When I eventually read the script, I was like, “Oh, wow, this is scary! This is a Texas Chainsaw!” So, it was fun to be able to do the mix. Is that what drew you to the role of Lila? The, uh, “fun” of it all?Honestly, no. I think it's more fun to be in it, though. It totally changed the trajectory of my life. I have vivid memories of watching the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre when I was twelve years old. Spoilers ahead - so beware.įirst of all, we need to know: Are you a longtime horror fan or is this all very new to you?I've always watched horror movies. In conversation with Tudum, Fisher discusses their history with the horror genre, the concept of the “final girl,” and considers the film’s most shocking moments. But in TCM, Fisher is taking on a deeply personal (and obviously horrifying) story, turning it on its head and subverting age-old genre tropes. Little do they know that the long dormant Leatherface has other plans for them.Īmong the pack is our protagonist, Lila, portrayed by Elsie Fisher who struck mainstream success with 2018’s Eighth Grade. Netflix’s direct sequel to the 1974 classic of the same name follows a group of teen influencers who head to the ghost town of Harlow, Texas, in hopes of turning it into a social media haven. As we brace ourselves for the buzzy terrors of the latest Texas Chainsaw Massacre, a new “final girl” is born.

In Over Her Head by Elsie Russell