Sacred Lamb

I moved from liking it and not liking it all throughout my reading of the graphic novel. First I though it was an interesting take on the Final Girl trope. Then it's giving too much of the trope. One time it says what I feel about the horror genres, next I could tell so much that it was written by a man.

I first gave it a higher rating and now I'm thinking just a solid 3 star rating. Middle of the road, average etc. The 3-star rating is honestly very versatile so with Sacred Lamb because while I was reading I thought 3 star but more towards 4. Then when I finished it I thought “Nope, this is definitely closer to the early stages of 3 stars. Or like 2.5 to 3 stars.” I decided to just give it 3 because in the end it did focus on horror, the different aspects and elements of it, which I did like.

What I really liked was the different “eras” shown amongst all the Final Girls – the babysitter – though I guess it's also the “home invasion” horror genre as a whole? I was waiting for a Haunted House or Exorcism Final Girl but oh well. Can't have everything. I did want some type of Final Girl from a Final Destination/Wrong Turn/I Know What You Did Last Summer genre – which would fall under the slasher sub-genre, I suppose? I love all three of those movie franchises) and was waiting for one of those (the Final Girl) to show up.

I liked the illustrations and way they were shown – I did like that they weren't visibly perfect. I think a lot of the times in horror movies the female characters are always in tight clothing, hair's messed up but still looks great. Even when they're running away from the murderer they look super perfect. And I don't want that! I want messy protagonists – like physically messy – because looking super hot is a thing in horror movies. Either the Final Girl is a virgin and innocent or she's sexy even when she's in danger. I just want messiness!

I didn't really connect much with the main character? I think her whole thing about being an Influencer is fine, but she was... famous for just unboxing things? That just sounds like Brooklyn from Camp Cretaceous for me and I'd much rather watch that. I liked “The Babysitter” much more and would've preferred her to be the main character – even though that would've changed the plot around a lot.