Ellen Ripley Crowned Horror’s Ultimate ‘Final Girl’ Despite Not Appearing In Film Since 1997

Halloween is just around the corner and while Barbie is likely to be the most popular costume this year following the breakout success of the new film earlier this year, new research suggests those looking for a more horror-inspired look may want to go less Margot Robbie and more Sigourney Weaver.

That’s because Ellen Ripley, the lead character from the Alien franchise, has been crowned horror’s ultimate final girl despite having only appeared in the first four movies and having not been seen on screen since 1997.

The research comes from Belle Lingerie, who ranked thirteen of the most iconic and recognisable ‘final girls’ from the horror movie genre in honour of spooky seranked each of thechracers against a number of different fathe final girls dte verll kious films. Ellen Ripley managed to snag the top spot desite not beny iconic scream qun Jamie Lee Curtis, came in at a close second in part due to the fact the Halloween sag

Another series which has undeniably withstood the test of time, and the only one on the list to contribute not one but two ‘final girls’, is that of Scream.

Having run for 27 years so far, and with Scream 7 confirmed to be in the works and aiming for a 2024 release date, the film series first introduced us to Sidney Prescott back in 1996 and is wildly credited with revitalising the slasher and horror genre as a whole.

Sidney Prescott was the only one of the top three Final Girls to be ranked highest in an individual category, being the most searched-for character with over eight thousand Google searches every month.

The final scores were:

1. Ellen Ripley (Alien)

2. Laurie Strode (Halloween)

3. Sidney Prescott (Scream)

4. Gale Weathers (Scream)

5. Lorraine Warren (The Conjuring)

6. Sally Hardesty (Texas Chainsaw Massacre)

7. Clarice Starling (Hannibal)

8. Elise Rainier (Insidious)

9. Beverley Marsh (IT)

10. Kirsty Cotton (hellraiser)

11. Nancy Thompson (A Nightmare on Elm Street)

12. Tree Gelbman (Happy Death Day)

13. Julie James (I Know What You Did Last Summer)