The Final Girls: A Horror Film History Podcast

Anna Bogutskaya

A weekly podcast dedicated to exploring horror film history, one trope at a time.

  • 1 hour 22 minutes
    SERIAL KILLERS 12 • Seven (1995)

    Scholar and critic Dr Sorcha Ní Fhlainn pops by to discuss one of the most influential serial killer movies of all time: David Fincher's Se7en (1995).   

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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.

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    → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk

    16 May 2024, 11:00 pm
  • 1 hour 34 minutes
    SERIAL KILLERS 11 • Child's Play (1988) and the Chucky Family Tree

    Critic and podcaster Becky Darke goes through the Chuck Family Tree, from the original Child's Play (1988) and its sequel Child's Play 2 (1990) to the expanded Chuckyverse, his partner-in-crime Tiffany and their child Glen/Glenda.

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    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 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.

    → Support us on Patreon for bonus content.

    → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk

    9 May 2024, 11:00 pm
  • 31 minutes
    BONUS • Interview with LOVE LIES BLEEDING director Rose Glass

    An exclusive interview with Love Lies Bleeding co-writer and director Rose Glass (spoilers from 25:03). 

    Listen to our in-depth review of Love Lies Bleeding on our Patreon. 

    Love Lies Bleeding is out in UK cinemas now.

    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya

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    Music: "Slasher" 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. 

    4 May 2024, 12:39 pm
  • 1 hour 46 minutes
    SERIAL KILLERS 10 • Hannibal (TV, 2013-15)

    Author Kirsty Logan joins me for the biggest monster of them, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. We discuss the TV series based on the work of Thomas Harris, Hannibal (2013-2015). We discuss the entire series in detail.

    Join our Patreon to hear us talk about the Thomas Harris books. 

    Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd. 

    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya


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    Artwork: Ewa Ferdynus.

    Music: "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

    2 May 2024, 11:00 pm
  • 40 minutes 46 seconds
    BLOODY BOOK CLUB • Alexandra West (Gore-Geous: Personal Essays on Beauty and Horror)

    Bloody Book Club, our monthly series of interviews with horror authors, is back with special guest Alexandra West, talking about her new non-fiction book Gore-Geous: Personal Essays on Beauty and Horror, out now.

    We talk about the process of choosing films to write about and the process of writing about yourself without giving too much away. 


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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya


    Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus

    Music: "Slasher" 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

    30 April 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 2 hours 45 seconds
    SERIAL KILLERS 9 • The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and the Hannibal Lecter Cinematic Universe

    Author Kirsty Logan joins me for the biggest monster of them, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. We discuss The Silence of the Lambs (1991) in depth, plus briefly cover the Hannibal Lecter Cinematic Universe: Manhunter (1986), Hannibal (2001), Red Dragon (2002) and Hannibal Rising (2007).

    Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd.

    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya


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    Artwork: Ewa Ferdynus.

    Music: "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

    25 April 2024, 11:00 pm
  • 1 hour 25 minutes
    SERIAL KILLERS 8 • The Hitcher (1986) + The Stepfather (1987)

    Scholar Stacey Abbott joins me two movie serial killers: the chaos of The Hitcher (1986), where Rutger Hauer kills on the highway and the conservative fantasies of Terry O'Quinn in The Stepfather (1987).

    Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd.

    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya


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    Artwork: Ewa Ferdynus.

    Music: "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

    → Listen to our weekly horror film podcast.

    → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. 

    18 April 2024, 11:00 pm
  • 54 minutes 29 seconds
    SERIAL KILLERS 7 • The Boston Strangler (1986) + Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

    Film critic and writer Katie Rife joins me to discuss very different two portraits of serial killers: the highly fictionalised The Boston Strangler (1968), starring Tony Curtis, and the acclaimed Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986), with the iconic Michael Rooker.

    Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd.

    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya


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    Artwork: Ewa Ferdynus.

    Music: "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

    → Listen to our weekly horror film podcast.

    → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. 

    11 April 2024, 11:00 pm
  • 2 hours 10 minutes
    SERIAL KILLERS 6 • 10 Rillington Place (1971) + The Vanishing (1988)

    Actor and writer Isaura Barbé-Brown goes deep on two quietly distressing films: 10 Rillington Place (1971), which dramatises the real-life murderer John Christie, and the much-acclaimed Spoorloos (1988), a Dutch horror film that was dubbed by Stanley Kubrick to be the "most terrifying film" he'd ever seen. PLUS a little spoilery rant about the American remake The Vanishing (1993).

    Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd.

    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya


    ***

    Artwork: Ewa Ferdynus.

    Music: "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

    → Listen to our weekly horror film podcast.

    → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. 

    5 April 2024, 10:50 pm
  • 27 minutes 18 seconds
    BONUS • Interview with THE FIRST OMEN director Arkasha Stevenson

    An exclusive (and spoiler-free!) interview with The First Omen director Arkasha Stevenson.  The First Omen is out in UK cinemas now.

    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya

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    Music: "Slasher" 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. 

    5 April 2024, 9:00 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    SERIAL KILLERS 5 • Eyes Without a Face (1960) + The Collector (1965)

    Editor Maha Albadrawi joins to discuss two films about obsessive men who lock young women in their basements... for love.  

    Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd.

    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya


    ***

    Artwork: Ewa Ferdynus.

    Music: "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

    → Listen to our weekly horror film podcast.

    → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. 

    29 March 2024, 12:00 am
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