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PODCAST

The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

Anna Bogutskaya

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.

tv & film film history

All Episodes

81:06

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

The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast ·

2025/03/15

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:

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69:21

MACHINES 05 • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

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2025/03/07

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

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56:37

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

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2025/02/28

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

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44:40

BLOODY BOOK CLUB • Kirsty Logan (No & Other Love...

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2025/02/26

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

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86:14

MACHINES 03 • Frankenstein (1931) and the origins of...

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2025/02/21

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.→

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22:26

BONUS • Interview with THE MONKEY director Osgood...

The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast ·

2025/02/20

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: thefinalgirls.co.uk→ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.→ Support us on Patreon for bonus content.

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67:02

MACHINES 02 • Metropolis (1927)

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2025/02/14

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:

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31:36

MACHINES 01 • Introduction

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2025/02/09

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 villainsNew 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

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2:52

Introducing new series... MACHINES

The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast ·

2025/02/03

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 villainsNew 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

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40:12

BLOODY BOOK CLUB • Lucy Rose (The Lamb)

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2025/01/29

Bloody Book Club, our monthly series of interviews with horror authors, welcomes Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb. The Lamb is the buzziest horror debut novel about a cannibal mother and daughter. Margot and Mama live by the forest, away from everyone else. When Margot isn’t at school, they spend quiet days together in their cottage, waiting for strangers to knock on their door. Mama feeds them, bathes them, and then – eats them. Lucy is an amazing new talent, writing short stories, making

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33:18

BONUS • Interview with LONGLEGS actor Alicia Witt

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2024/11/02

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. 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: thefinalgirls.co.uk→ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.→ Support us on Patreon for bonus

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37:55

BLOODY BOOK CLUB • Samantha Allen (Patricia Wants to...

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2024/10/23

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. Patricia Wants to Cuddle is available in all bookshops. ***Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya. Artwork by Ewa FerdynusMusic: "Time to Leave" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.***The Final Girls is

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35:17

BLOODY BOOK CLUB • Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Silver Nitrate)

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2024/10/17

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. Silver Nitrate is available in all bookshops. ***Produced and presented by Anna

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37:54

BLOODY BOOK CLUB • Daisy Johnson (The Hotel)

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2024/10/10

Bloody Book Club, our monthly series of interviews with horror authors, welcomes Daisy Johnson, author of the short story collection The Hotel We talk about the process of writing Deliver Me, getting inspiration from headlines, the Ozarks, writing about pregnancy and motherhood and so much more. Johnson, who has been called “the demon offspring of Shirley Jackson and Stephen King," Johnson is the author of short story collection Fen and the novels Everything Under, which was shortlisted

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40:42

SERIAL KILLERS 28 • Serial Killers At The Movies

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2024/09/23

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. Read more: Violent Delights by Sarah MarshallI'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubehold Death of a Bookseller by

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54:22

SERIAL KILLERS 27 • Almost Rans

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2024/09/12

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. Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus.Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.***The Final Girls is a weekly

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68:17

SERIAL KILLERS 26 • The Batman (2022)

The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast ·

2024/09/07

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. Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus.Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.***The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the

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68:36

SERIAL KILLERS 25 • You (2018-)

The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast ·

2024/08/22

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. Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus.Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.***The Final Girls

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69:06

SERIAL KILLERS 24 • Serial Mom (1994) + Prevenge (2016)

The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast ·

2024/08/15

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. Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus.Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.***The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the

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3:35

My book Feeding the Monster is out today!

The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast ·

2024/08/14

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

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