The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

Apr 05 2025 248 ep. 61 mins 1.2k

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A weekly podcast dedicated to exploring horror film and TV history through a female lens. Each series we dissect a trope to death through deep dive conversations hosted by film critic and author Anna Bogutskaya.

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MACHINES 09 • The Terminator (1984) + T2: Judgement Day (1991)

Apr 05 2025 81 mins

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 ho

MACHINES 08 • Blade Runner (1982) & Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Mar 28 2025 92 mins

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

MACHINES 07 • Westworld (1973) & Westworld (2016-22)

Mar 22 2025 75 mins

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 le

MACHINES 06 • The Stepford Wives (1975) + Demon Seed (1977)

Mar 14 2025 81 mins

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

MACHINES 05 • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Mar 06 2025 69 mins

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 e

MACHINES 04 • Them! (1954) + Godzilla (1954)

Feb 27 2025 56 mins

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***T

BLOODY BOOK CLUB • Kirsty Logan (No & Other Love Stories)

Feb 26 2025 44 mins

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, a

MACHINES 03 • Frankenstein (1931) and the origins of tech horror

Feb 20 2025 86 mins

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**

BONUS • Interview with THE MONKEY director Osgood Perkins

Feb 20 2025 22 mins

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. Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus.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: t

MACHINES 02 • Metropolis (1927)

Feb 14 2025 67 mins

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 histor