Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast
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| BONUS • Julia Ducournau on the fictional disease of ALPHA | 19 Nov 2025 | 00:23:08 | |
A bonus exclusive interview with Julia Ducournau (Palme D'Or winning writer/director of Raw, Titane) about her new film Alpha, out in UK cinemas now.
*** Music: "Slasher" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 26 • Unfriended (2014) + Searching (2018) | 17 Oct 2025 | 01:20:27 | |
After a short-ish break we return with author Lucy Rose to talk about two screenlife horrors: Unfriend (2014) and Searching (2018), starring everyone's favourite John Cho. New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 25 • Ex Machina (2014) | 22 Aug 2025 | 01:37:06 | |
Film critic and host of The Losers' Club and The Lady Killers podcast, Jenn Adams, returns to talk about the Frankenstein movie of the 2010s: Alex Garland's Ex Machina (2014). New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 24 • Prometheus (2012) + Alien: Covenant (2017) | 15 Aug 2025 | 01:36:46 | |
The Independent's Chief Film Critic Clarisse Loughrey comes onboard the Alien space ship to mount a passionate defense of the Alien prequels Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), and argue that it's the best adaptation of the Frankenstein myth. New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 23 • Black Mirror (2011-) | 08 Aug 2025 | 01:53:54 | |
Horror scholar, writer and co-host of This Ends at Prom joins Anna to look at ourselves in Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror, covering the series themes and deep-diving into some iconic episodes like "San Junipero", "The National Anthem" and "USS Callister". New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 22 • Pulse (2001) + One Missed Call (2003) | 01 Aug 2025 | 01:38:06 | |
Friend of the show, podcaster Steph McKenna joins Anna to discuss two cornerstone J-horrors: the internet ghosts of Pulse (2001) and the cursed voicemail of One Missed Call (2003). New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 21 • Resident Evil (2002) | 25 Jul 2025 | 01:20:26 | |
Friend of the show Isaura Barbé-Brown and Anna clock in at the Umbrella Corporation to discuss the first Resident Evil (2002) and how it kickstarted the billion-dollar franchise starring Milla Jovovich. New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 20 • Hollow Man (2000) + The Invisible Man (2020) | 18 Jul 2025 | 01:44:11 | |
This week, we’re stripping it all back (literally) with a look at two very different takes on invisibility, male ego, and coercion: Paul Verhoeven’s Hollow Man and Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man, both reimagining H.G.Wells' classic tale of a mad scientist who discovers invisibility and then comes to regret it. Joining a very sick Anna is friend of the show Ruby McGuigan. New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 19 • The Horrors of Y2K | 11 Jul 2025 | 01:32:44 | |
The early 2000s were many things: 9/11, camera phones, government surveillance, MSN Messenger, low-rise jeans, Big Brother and the most extra horror films you can think of. Author Kirsty Logan joins the podcast to go over what makes this moment in horror history so unique, by looking at a wave of horror films from the early 2000s that channelled the paranoia and confusion of the emerging digital age: My Little Eye (2002), The Collingswood Story (2002), Feardotcom (2002). New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 18 • Videodrome (1983) + ExistenZ (1999) | 05 Jul 2025 | 01:10:29 | |
As Charli XCX has declared: it's Cronenberg Summer. With his new film The Shrouds out in UK cinemas, we revisit two quintessential techno-body horror films from the Canadian master David Cronenberg. Joining Anna is the critic and author of David Cronenberg: Clinical Trials Violet Lucca. New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 17 • The Matrix (1999) | 19 Jun 2025 | 01:20:05 | |
Plug into The Matrix with Anna and guest Becky Darke to discuss Y2K paranoia, long leather coats, the game-changing action scenes, and how hot everyone is in this film. Read Emily St. James' excellent piece on The Matrix as a trans allegory. New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 16 • Ghost in the Shell (1995) + Perfect Blue (1997) | 13 Jun 2025 | 01:16:01 | |
Anime fan and Dread Central's Editor-in-Chief MaryBeth McAndrews pops in to educate Anna on two masterpieces of the genre: Ghost in the Shell (1995) and Perfect Blue (1997). Read MaryBeth's piece about how Perfect Blue predicted fan culture for Polygon. New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 15 • Ringu (1998) + The Ring (2002) | 05 Jun 2025 | 00:51:17 | |
Blumhouse Games Creative Lead and friend of the pod Louise Blain takes the time to discuss her foundational videotape horror, The Ring (2002) and the original Ring (1998). New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 14 • Ghost in the Machine (1993) + Virtuosity (1995) | 30 May 2025 | 01:15:36 | |
The Ladykillers' Jenn Addams pop by to talk about a double bill of cyberpunk cult classics: Ghost in the Machine (1993) and Virtuosity (1995). New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 13 • The Lawnmower Man (1992) + Brainscan (1994) | 23 May 2025 | 01:08:00 | |
FANGORIA's Amber T joins Anna for an excellent chat about two questionable 90s relics: The Lawnmower Man (1992) and Brainscan (1994). New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 12 • Akira (1988) | 16 May 2025 | 01:26:15 | |
The Losers' Club co-host Rachel Reeves helps Anna unpack the brilliance of seminal cyberpunk anime Akira (1988). New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 11 • RoboCop (1987) + Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) | 08 May 2025 | 01:37:14 | |
We welcome author Heather Parry to discuss two men-machine fusion fiestas: Paul Verhoeven's RoboCop (1987) and the cult Japanese horror Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1987). Buy Heather's book Electric Dreams: Sex Robots and the Failed Promises of Capitalism and read the essay "Everyone is Beautiful and No One is Horny". New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 10 • Chopping Mall (1986) + Maximum Overdrive (1986) | 02 May 2025 | 01:03:30 | |
Acclaimed author Julia Armfield joins Anna to discuss a double-bill of not-so-acclaimed tech horrors from the eighties: cult classic Chopping Mall (1986) and Stephen King's only foray into filmmaking, Maximum Overdrive (1986). New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 09 • The Terminator (1984) + T2: Judgement Day (1991) | 05 Apr 2025 | 01:21:35 | |
Terminator superfan Dr. Sorcha Ní Fhlainn is back to discuss The Terminator (1984) and its perfect sequel Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991). New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 08 • Blade Runner (1982) & Blade Runner 2049 (2017) | 29 Mar 2025 | 01:32:49 | |
Vulture critic Roxana Hadadi joins Anna to debate one of the all-time greatest sci-fi movies, Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017). New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 07 • Westworld (1973) & Westworld (2016-22) | 22 Mar 2025 | 01:15:27 | |
Filmmaker Jen Handorf gives her take on Westworld (1973) the movie and Westworld (2016-22) the TV show. New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 06 • The Stepford Wives (1975) + Demon Seed (1977) | 15 Mar 2025 | 01:21:06 | |
Izzy Custodio (BeKindRewind) pops by to give her take on two bleak films from the 1970s: The Stepford Wives and Demon Seed. New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 05 • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) | 07 Mar 2025 | 01:09:21 | |
Anna is joined by the BFI's Ruby McGuigan on the bravest mission of all: two women talking about Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey on the internet. New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 04 • Them! (1954) + Godzilla (1954) | 28 Feb 2025 | 00:56:37 | |
Anna is joined by Fangoria writer Amber T to discuss two enormous monsters of the atomic age: the giant ants of Them! (1954) and the first appearance of giant lizard pal Godzilla in Godzilla (1954). New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| BLOODY BOOK CLUB • Kirsty Logan (No & Other Love Stories) | 26 Feb 2025 | 00:44:40 | |
Bloody Book Club, our monthly series of interviews with horror authors, welcomes Kirsty Logan, to talk about her new short story collection: No & Other Love Stories. Kirsty Logan is a Scottish writer of novels and short stories. She is the author of Now She is Witch, a medieval witch revenge quest, Things We Say In The Dark, The Gloaming, The Gracekeepers, A Portable Shelter, and The Rental Heart & Other Fairytales. Kirsty was also previously a guest on the podcast to talk about SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and HANNIBAL series.
Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music: "Time to Leave" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk | |||
| MACHINES 03 • Frankenstein (1931) and the origins of tech horror | 21 Feb 2025 | 01:26:14 | |
A deep dive into how all tech horror roads lead back to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818) and its most famous cinematic adaptation, James Whale's Frankenstein (1931) with film critic Clarisse Loughrey. New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| BONUS • Interview with THE MONKEY director Osgood Perkins | 20 Feb 2025 | 00:22:26 | |
An exclusive (and spoiler-free!) interview with The Monkey writer-director Osgood Perkins. The Monkey is out in UK cinemas from the 21st February *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. | |||
| MACHINES 02 • Metropolis (1927) | 14 Feb 2025 | 01:07:02 | |
A deep dive into Fritz Lang's silent science fiction epic Metropolis (1927) with film critic and historian Pamela Hutchinson. New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| MACHINES 01 • Introduction | 09 Feb 2025 | 00:31:36 | |
An introduction to the films, themes and fears that the MACHINES series will explore as we journey through the intersections of horror and technology, from the first robots of the silent era, to the most recent AI villains New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio, Alpha Nine (August Wilhelmsson), "You're Not Hiding Very Well" (Trevor Kowalski), "Path to the Abyss" (Christopher Moe Ditlevsen), "Mirror 45" (Lennon Hutton) and "Someone There" (Victor Lundberg). *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| Introducing new series... MACHINES | 03 Feb 2025 | 00:02:52 | |
The eight series of The Final Girls podcast will explore the intersections of horror and technology, from the first robots of the silent era, to the most recent AI villains New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster | |||
| BLOODY BOOK CLUB • Lucy Rose (The Lamb) | 29 Jan 2025 | 00:40:12 | |
Bloody Book Club, our monthly series of interviews with horror authors, welcomes Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb.
Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music: "Time to Leave" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk | |||
| BONUS • Interview with LONGLEGS actor Alicia Witt | 02 Nov 2024 | 00:33:18 | |
An exclusive and spoilerific interview with Longlegs, Urban Legend and Twin Peaks actor Alicia Witt. Longlegs is is now available on DVD, blu-ray and digital. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. | |||
| BLOODY BOOK CLUB • Samantha Allen (Patricia Wants to Cuddle) | 23 Oct 2024 | 00:37:55 | |
Bloody Book Club, our monthly series of interviews with horror authors, welcomes Samantha Allen, author of the creature novel Patricia Wants to Cuddle. We talk about the sasquatch figure, The Bachelor and the villains of reality TV, Samantha's move from journalism into fiction and much more.
Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music: "Time to Leave" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk | |||
| BLOODY BOOK CLUB • Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Silver Nitrate) | 17 Oct 2024 | 00:35:17 | |
Bloody Book Club, our monthly series of interviews with horror authors, welcomes Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of the novels Silver Nitrate, Mexican Gothic and The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, amongst others. We talk about cursed films and taking inspiration from classic horror movies, weaving in Lovecraftian influences, dark magic and Nazi history into her novel-homage to horror fandom and film history.
Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music: "Time to Leave" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk | |||
| BLOODY BOOK CLUB • Daisy Johnson (The Hotel) | 10 Oct 2024 | 00:37:54 | |
Bloody Book Club, our monthly series of interviews with horror authors, welcomes Daisy Johnson, author of the short story collection The Hotel
Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music: "Time to Leave" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk | |||
| SERIAL KILLERS 28 • Serial Killers At The Movies | 23 Sep 2024 | 00:40:42 | |
In the finale for the season, Anna waxes lyrical about what makes a serial killer movie, and how it intersects with horror, biopics and true crime. Plus - why are there no good Jack the Ripper movies? Includes extracts from Clarisse Loughrey, our interview with Eliza Clark, and Jenn Adams. Clips: Mindhunter, True Detective, Manhunter (1986), Ripper, Whitechapel, Jack the Ripper, The Simpsons, Hannibal, Dahmer, Seven, Copycat, Zodiac, The Cell and The Batman. If you enjoy this episode, drop us a line on hello@thefinalgirls.co.uk. If you find a good Jack the Ripper movie, please let me know immediately. Join our Patreon for extra horror content including bonus reviews and a monthly horror book club. Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music: "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and CO.AG MUSIC *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk | |||
| SERIAL KILLERS 27 • Almost Rans | 12 Sep 2024 | 00:54:22 | |
Every single contributor to this series sends in their recommendation for a serial killer movie/TV show we have not covered on this series. Plus, Anna adds her own cheeky almost rans. Join our Patreon for extra horror content including bonus reviews and a monthly horror book club. Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk | |||
| SERIAL KILLERS 26 • The Batman (2022) | 07 Sep 2024 | 01:08:17 | |
The Independent's Chief Film Critic Clarisse Loughrey joins me in Gotham to talk about a masked vigilante with a strict moral code. And also we talk about Batman. Join our Patreon for extra horror content including bonus reviews and a monthly horror book club. Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk | |||
| SERIAL KILLERS 25 • You (2018-) | 22 Aug 2024 | 01:08:36 | |
Writer, actor and friend of the pod Isaura Barbé-Brown puts her stalker cap on to talk about the amateur serial killer Joe Goldberg of the Netflix series You (2018-), which wraps up its run this year. Join our Patreon for extra horror content including bonus reviews and a monthly horror book club. Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk | |||
| SERIAL KILLERS 24 • Serial Mom (1994) + Prevenge (2016) | 15 Aug 2024 | 01:09:06 | |
Film critic and friend of the pod Leila Latif makes a return to talk about two serial killing mothers: John Waters' Serial Mom (1994) and Alice Lowe's Prevenge (2016). Join our Patreon for extra horror content including bonus reviews and a monthly horror book club. Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk | |||
| My book FEEDING THE MONSTER is out today! | 14 Aug 2024 | 00:03:35 | |
Please indulge me in 5mins of self promotion because my new book is out today! Feeding the Monster: Why Horror Has a Hold on Us is out in bookshops and everywhere today. Feeding the Monster is about horror films and feelings, a love letter to horror culture and an exploration of why horror has become the defining film genre of the last decade. If you like this podcast, you might like it. Listeners get a 30% discount on Feeding the Monster on the Faber.co.uk website using promo code PODCAST30 Join our Patreon for extra horror content including bonus reviews and a monthly horror book club. Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk | |||
| SERIAL KILLERS 23 • True Detective (2014) | 08 Aug 2024 | 01:36:34 | |
Podcaster and friend of the pod Steph McKenna joins Anna to go deep into the b̶e̶s̶t̶ first season of True Detective (2014). Check out our chat about True Detective: Night Country too. Join our Patreon for extra horror content including bonus reviews and a monthly horror book club. Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk | |||
| SERIAL KILLERS 22 • Mindhunter (2017-19) | 01 Aug 2024 | 01:51:38 | |
BFI's Ruby McGuigan joins Anna to go deep into both seasons of Mindhunter (2017-19). Join our Patreon for extra horror content including bonus reviews and a monthly horror book club. Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk | |||
| SERIAL KILLERS 21 • Creep (2014) + Creep 2 (2017) | 26 Jul 2024 | 00:55:38 | |
The Faculty of Horror's Alexandra West joins Anna to discuss the brilliance of Creep (2014) and her own Peachfuzz-adjacent experience. Join our Patreon for extra horror content including bonus reviews and a monthly horror book club. Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk | |||
| BONUS • Longlegs (2024) | 19 Jul 2024 | 01:14:18 | |
A bonus (and spoiler-ific) discussion about Longlegs, the most hyped about horror movie of the year, with podcaster Steph McKenna. Longlegs is out in UK cinemas from the 12th July. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. | |||
| SERIAL KILLERS 20 • The Snowtown Murders (2011) | 18 Jul 2024 | 00:49:57 | |
Horror legend Alexandra Heller-Nicholas to discuss the deeply upsetting The Snowtown Murders (2011). Join our Patreon for extra horror content including bonus reviews and a monthly horror book club. Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk | |||
| BONUS • The State of Horror in 2024 (So Far) | 12 Jul 2024 | 01:21:48 | |
It's halfway through the year, so podcast faves Isaura Barbé-Brown and Becky Darke reunite to discuss the state of the horror nation so far, the best (and the worst) and what we're looking forward to. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. | |||
| BONUS • Interview with LONGLEGS director Osgood Perkins | 09 Jul 2024 | 00:17:43 | |
An exclusive (and spoiler-free!) interview with Longlegs writer-director Osgood Perkins. Longlegs is out in UK cinemas from the 12th July. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. | |||
| SERIAL KILLERS 19 • Memories of Murder (2003) + Zodiac (2007) | 04 Jul 2024 | 01:52:05 | |
The Independent's Clarisse Loughrey joins me for a double-bill of bangers: Bong Joon Ho's Memories of Murder (2003) and David Fincher's Zodiac (2007). Join our Patreon for extra horror content including bonus reviews and a monthly horror book club. Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk | |||
| SERIAL KILLERS 18 • Orphan (2009) + Orphan: First Kill (2022) | 28 Jun 2024 | 01:33:50 | |
Brilliant critic Savina Petkova stops by to discuss and defend the prolific serial killing girl Esther from Orphan (2009) and its prequel Orphan: First Kill (2022) Join our Patreon for extra horror content including bonus reviews and a monthly horror book club. Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.
Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk | |||