Laurie Strode in Halloween is another of the most remarkable final girls in horror cinema. Perfectly portrayed by Jamie Lee Curtis (whose mother was no stranger to the genre), Laurie has the traits that one looks for when evaluating the well put together final girl.

What I love about Hellraiser is that while sure, Kirsty is given a love interest he doesn't serve much of a purpose. He doesn't drive the narrative. That is left to Kirsty, and he doesn't seem to be able to aid the heroine in any way throughout the film.

A Nightmare on Elm Street pits Nancy first against everyone around her who simply dismisses her as crazy and, second, against a larger than life villain who uses everything in the environment to manipulate, terrorize and confuse the heroine. And she holds her own without the aid of a man.