The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

Anna Bogutskaya

A weekly podcast dedicated to exploring horror film and TV history through a female lens.

  • 1 hour 26 minutes
    MACHINES 03 • Frankenstein (1931) and the origins of tech horror

    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


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    Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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    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

    21 February 2025, 12:00 am
  • 22 minutes 26 seconds
    BONUS • Interview with THE MONKEY director Osgood Perkins

    An exclusive (and spoiler-free!) interview with The Monkey writer-director Osgood Perkins.

    The Monkey is out in UK cinemas from the 21st February

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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya


    Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus.

    Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.

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    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. 

    20 February 2025, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    MACHINES 02 • Metropolis (1927)

    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


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    Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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    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

    14 February 2025, 11:00 pm
  • 31 minutes 36 seconds
    MACHINES 01 • Introduction

    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


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    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).

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    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

    9 February 2025, 9:00 pm
  • 2 minutes 52 seconds
    Introducing new series... MACHINES

    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


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    Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.

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    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

    3 February 2025, 12:00 am
  • 40 minutes 12 seconds
    BLOODY BOOK CLUB • Lucy Rose (The Lamb)

    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 films and now, writing novels too. 


    The Lamb is out on January 30th. 


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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya


    Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus

    Music: "Time to Leave" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.

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    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

    29 January 2025, 9:00 am
  • 33 minutes 18 seconds
    BONUS • Interview with LONGLEGS actor Alicia Witt

    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.

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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya


    Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus.

    Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.

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    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. 

    2 November 2024, 12:00 am
  • 37 minutes 55 seconds
    BLOODY BOOK CLUB • Samantha Allen (Patricia Wants to Cuddle)

    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. 


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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya


    Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus

    Music: "Time to Leave" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.

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    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

    23 October 2024, 11:00 pm
  • 35 minutes 17 seconds
    BLOODY BOOK CLUB • Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Silver Nitrate)

    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. 


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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya


    Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus

    Music: "Time to Leave" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.

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    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

    17 October 2024, 11:00 pm
  • 37 minutes 54 seconds
    BLOODY BOOK CLUB • Daisy Johnson (The Hotel)

    Bloody Book Club, our monthly series of interviews with horror authors, welcomes Daisy Johnson, author of the short story collection The Hotel 

    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 for the Booker Prize, and Sisters, which was recently adapted into the film SEPTEMBER SAYS, which is screening at the BFI London Film Festival this month. Her new book is a collection of interconnected short stories swirling around a haunted hotel in the Fens, a place of mythos, rumours and secrets. 

    The Hotel is out on October 17th. You can also listen to it on Radio 4


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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya


    Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus

    Music: "Time to Leave" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.

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    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

    10 October 2024, 11:00 pm
  • 40 minutes 42 seconds
    SERIAL KILLERS 28 • Serial Killers At The Movies

    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 Marshall
    I'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 Alice Slater
    Penance by Eliza Clark

    Clips: Mindhunter, True Detective, Manhunter (1986), Ripper, Whitechapel, Jack the Ripper, The Simpsons, Hannibal, Dahmer, Seven, Copycat, Zodiac, The Cell and The Batman.

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    If you enjoy this episode, drop us a line on [email protected]. 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.

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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya


    Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus.

    Music: "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and CO.AG MUSIC 

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    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

    23 September 2024, 10:58 pm
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