"Final Girls” by Riley Sager: The last survivor of a murder spree has “Dissociative amnesia,” (1, p. 9) dissociative identity, (1, p. 213) and barely recognizes herself in the mirror (1, p. 252)

“Detective Carmen Hernandez is smartly dressed in a gray blazer and red blouse.The bracelet wrapped around her right wrist clicks as she takes a seat. A dozen charms dangle from the sterling silver…A bolder version of me would try to steal it. I imagine looking into the charms and seeing a dozen different versions of myself” (1, p. 213).

Comment: “Dissociative Amnesia” (1, p. 9). and memory gaps are major symptoms of multiple personality (a.k.a. Dissociative Identity Disorder), along with different subjective versions of the person (alternate personalities).

“A flight attendant snaps me awake as we make our descent into New York…I look out the window, the night sky and the plane’s interior lights turning it into an oval mirror. I barely recognize the reflection staring back at me. I can’t remember the last time I did” (1. p. 252).

Comment: “MPD” patients often report seeing themselves as different people when they look into a mirror” (2, p. 62).

1. Riley Sager. Final Girls. New York, Dutton, 2017.

2. Frank W. Putnam, MD. Diagnosis an Treatment of Multiple Personality Disorder. New York, The Guilford Press, 1989.