We trace the evolution of film's mysterious loners

By William Goss
Special to MSN Movies

Everyone could use a friend, and despite her anti-social tendencies, we believe that the Goth girl is no exception. In our list of ladies equally feared and revered over the course of film history, we account for the most apparent antecedents — whether heroic, horrific or hilarious — to Mia Wasikowska's India, the pale, withdrawn and deeply dysfunctional teen protagonist at the center of Park Chan-wook's lushly weird "Stoker."

"Stoker" is out in theaters Mar. 1.

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