Trying to defeat a monster, the wicked problem par excellence, implies the demonstration of some degree of leadership. As the monster threatens normality, the "normal" must take action to defeat the menace. In recent years, zombie narratives have become especially conducive to the exploration of issues of leadership, as epidemics of flesh-eating ghouls compel the Living to come together and adopt various forms of leadership to respond to attacks from the Undead. But while zombie films are the most obvious example of leadership in horror cinema, the current article argues that most types of scary movies are also preoccupied with leadership. Whether it is the "Final Girl" resisting attacks from a masked killer, paranormal investigators battling demonic entities, or a poor fool forced to confront a giant beast to save himself, his family and perhaps the world, the horror film explores extreme scenarios that prompt the audience to respond to, evaluate, and reject or accept, various leadership modes, ranging from autocratic and hierarchical to collaborative, emotional and abject.

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解决邪恶的怪物：恐怖电影作为领导力的实验

试图打败一个怪物，一个非常出色的邪恶问题，意味着要表现出一定程度的领导才能。当怪物威胁正常时，“正常”必须采取行动来消除威胁。近年来，僵尸的叙事特别有利于探索领导力问题，因为食肉的食尸鬼的流行迫使生活者团结起来，并采取各种形式的领导力来应对亡灵的袭击。但是，尽管僵尸电影是恐怖电影中领导力最明显的例子，但当前的文章认为，大多数类型的恐怖电影也都集中在领导力上。无论是抵抗被蒙面杀手袭击的“最终女孩”，还是与邪恶的实体作战的超自然调查员，还是被迫面对巨型野兽以拯救自己的可怜的傻瓜，