On this week’s episode of The Final Girl Podcast, the “Women in Horror” series wraps up with one of the most iconic women in all of horror, Clarice Starling. Join Ryan and special guest Sarah Long as they break down one of the most decorated horror films of all time, The Silence of the Lambs. When FBI trainee Clarice Starling is asked to help catch a serial killer known only as Buffalo Bill, her world is forever changed when she meets the infamous killer Hannibal Lecter. Will Clarice be able...

*Warning: This week’s episode deals with heavy topics such as explicit sexual assault, torture, murder, and suicide. If you find these topics triggering, please feel free to skip this episode or come back when you are in the proper headspace.* On this week’s episode of The Final Girl Podcast, our Women in Horror series continues as Ryan is joined by special guest MacKenzie Marsh. Together they break down and discuss the highly controversial directorial debut of Wes Craven, The Last House on...

*Warning: This week’s episode deals with heavy topics such as mental illness, physical, mental, and sexual abuse, self-mutilation, and suicide. If you are sensitive to these subjects, please feel free to skip this episode or come back when you are in the proper headspace.* On this week’s episode of The Final Girl Podcast, we are continuing our October special of Women in Horror with Lars von Trier’s art-horror film Antichrist! Join Ryan and special guest Bethaney Renfield as they break down...

On this week’s episode of The Final Girl Podcast, we kick off a month long special, Women in Horror! Each episode will be celebrating powerful women in horror, wether they be good or not. On this inaugural episode, Ryan is joined once again by special guest Sabrina Weekley as they discuss the Stephen King classic Misery. Join them as they discuss the horrors that befall writer Paul Sheldon as he is healed back to health by his “number one fan”, Annie Wilkes. Together, Ryan and Sabrina discuss...

On this week’s episode of The Final Girl Podcast, Ryan is joined once again by special guest Roger Harper as they discuss the 2019 film The Wretched. When teenager Ben goes to live with his father for the summer, he discovers there is something odd going on with the neighbors and soon is on the run to save those around him from an evil witch. Join Ryan and Roger as they break down the film and explain the fun twist ending on this brand new episode! Exclusive content & merch available on...

On this week’s episode of The Final Girl Podcast, Ryan is joined once again by Michael as they try to get a reservation at Dorsia’s. When that doesn’t work, they opt for the second best choice of comparing business cards and breaking down 2000’s satirical thriller American Psycho. Join them as they fully discuss the film breaking down its minor nuances and try to answer the age old question: who is Patrick Bateman? This is an episode you don’t want to miss, just make sure you finish listening...

On this week’s episode of The Final Girl Podcast, Ryan and special guest Mitch Shaw, travel to the Le Domas mansion to play a game of Le Bail’s Gambit. Join them in a deadly game of Hide and Seek as they discuss the 2019 horror comedy Ready or Not. In a film that perfectly meshes laugh-out-loud humor with gut-wrenching horror, newly married Grace must survive the night all while being hunted by her new family. Come join Ryan and Mitch as they break down the film and answer the question: pacts...

On this week’s episode of The Final Girl Podcast, we’re back and in 3D! Ok, not actually, but we are back and we are covering Friday the 13th: Part 3! Get pumped as Ryan Turner returns with special guest Jason Schafer as they once again dig into the blood-covered beginnings of Jason Voorhees. This time, he’s not terrorizing Camp Crystal Lake, but instead has turned his attention to nearby Higgins Haven where a fresh new group of teens is just ready to be slaughtered. This movie has it all:...

On this week’s episode of The Final Girl Podcast, something is coming’ down the chimney…but it’s not Santa!  Join Ryan, along with special guests Mitch Shaw and Sarah Long, as they discover what happens when you lose your Christmas spirit. Come along as they break down and discuss the 2015 Christmas horror movie, Krampus - a film with a star studded cast that reminds us all what Christmas is really about. Oh, and also has a terrifying Jack-In-The-Box monster, but we’ll get to that. All of...

Happy Halloween! On the final episode of The Final Girl Fest, Ryan is joined by special guest Chad Quesenberry as they tackle yet another one of the most iconic films of all time: Halloween II. A sequel which might not have ever been, had John Carpenter had his way, we return to Haddonfield mere seconds after the ending of the original Halloween. Laurie Strode is transported to a hospital to tend to her wounds and Dr. Loomis is running wild through the streets of Haddonfield, desperate to...

On this week's episode of The Final Girl Podcast, Ryan and special guest Megan Prater prepare for Samhaim by breaking down and discussing 2007's Trick 'r Treat. This anthology horror movie tells several different intertwining stories, all taking place on Halloween night and all are followed by a small, child-like creature with an orange jumpsuit and pumpkin lollipop. Join Ryan and Megan as they dissect these stories and break down the truth behind who is just dressing up like a monster for...

Continuing on with The Final Girl Fest, Ryan is once again joined by everyone's favorite horror fledgling, Jason Schafer, as they tackle one of the most infamous films of all time: The Exorcist. When a young daughter begins to exhibit strange behaviors, her mother takes every step possible to try to figure out what is wrong with her. However, as medicine quickly fails to reveal the problems, the strange occurrences begin to escalate, causing the mother, and even some doctors, to believe that...

On this week's episode of The Final Girl Podcast, Ryan and special guest Sarah Long, take a journey to Texas where they discuss the macabre details of Tobe Hooper's infamous The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Together, they uncover the hidden secrets of the depraved Sawyer family and learn the grisly truth behind a series of unsolved grave disturbances. Join them as they recap the story of several twenty-somethings as they explore their old family's homestead and discover that sometimes it is best...

On this week's episode of The Final Girl Podcast, we continue with The Final Girl Fest as Ryan and special guest Mitch explore the flash-cut, guilty pleasure that is Thirteen Ghosts. When an eccentric ghost hunter is killed, his nephew inherits his private mansion. What seems like the perfect home, quickly becomes a nightmare when it is discovered that the ghosts which had been captured reside in the basement of the home. After accidentally setting off a device within the house, the ghosts...

Welcome to The Final Girl Fest! On this week’s episode of The Final Girl Podcast, Ryan and special guest Lee Howard kick off a month-long series of episodes by digging deep into the Wes Craven classic, A Nightmare on Elm Street! When a group of teens realize they have all been seeing the same disfigured man in their dreams, they quickly learn that their dreams are no longer harmless and they are living in a true nightmare. Join Ryan and Lee as they discuss the origin story of horror icon...

On this week’s episode of The Final Girl Podcast, Ryan and special guest Roger Harper take a trip to 112 Ocean Avenue where they explore the horrific events that were The Amityville Horror. What seemed like a perfect idyllic family home soon turns into a horrifying nightmare after the Lutz family moves into a home where six grisly murders occurred just one year prior. Join us as we discuss the events that caused the Lutzes to flee the house in just 28 days as we try to decipher if the events...

On this week’s episode, Ryan is joined by special guest Mitch Shaw as they break down and talk about Eli Roth’s Cabin Fever. When a group of college students head to a remote cabin in the woods for vacation, they get more than they expected when a deadly flesh-eating disease begins to infect them one by one. Starring Rider Strong, of Boy Meets World fame, Cabin Fever is a film wholeheartedly and unapologetically set in the early 2000’s which becomes abundantly clear as the film progresses....

On this week’s episode of The Final Girl Podcast, Ryan and returning guest Jason Schafer return to Camp Crystal Lake for Friday the 13th: Part II where the legendary Jason Voorhees has finally grown up and seeking vengeance. Join us as Ryan and Jason (Schafer, that is) break down and discuss the iconic film in the Friday the 13th franchise that cemented Jason’s presence in the hall of horror legends. With a whole new group of camp counselors to terrify, how does Jason live up to his mother’s...

On this week’s episode of The Final Girl Podcast, Ryan is joined by special guest Sabrina Weekley as they discuss the ins and outs of Darren Aronofsky’s Mother! A film that is deeply rooted in allegory and symbolism, Mother! follows Jennifer Lawrence as the titular character and her husband, played by Javier Bardem, as their idyllic house is overrun by unwelcome visitors. A film that throws its viewers for loop after loop and into the chaos that unfolds on the screen, this is one episode that...

In July of 2021, two podcast hosts got together and decided to record an episode of The Final Girl Podcast, covering the classic 1999 film, The Blair Witch Project. A week later, their footage was found… Join Ryan and special guest Roger Harper on this week’s episode of The Final Girl Podcast as they delve deep into the Maryland wilderness to find out the truth behind the legend of the Blair Witch. Is it all just a hoax or are the stories true and an evil witch lives beyond the trees,...

It's your birthday, and we want you to have fun.... Okay, maybe it isn't your birthday, but that doesn't mean that The Final Girl Podcast isn't here to help you have fun, and boy do we have a doozy. Ryan and special returning guest, Michael, are covering the rise-to-cult-classic hit of early 2021, Willy's Wonderland. In this spin-off Five Nights at Freddy's film, we follow Nicolas Cage, only known as "The Janitor" into a nightmare tour of duty in the accursed "Willy's Wonderland," a...

On this week’s episode of The Final Girl Podcast, Ryan and special guest Jason Schafer take a trip to Seattle where they try to uncover the mysterious legend of The Ring. A 2002 remake of the 1998 Japanese film of the same name, The Ring follows journalist Rachel as she desperately tries to uncover the legend behind a cursed video tape that killed her niece and, if she doesn’t solve the mystery within seven days, will take her life as well. The Ring was a gateway film for a string of American...

On this week’s episode of The Final Girl Podcast, Ryan is joined by Alex Bennett as they take on the zombie apocalypse in London and get a pint at the Winchester with Edgar Wright’s horror comedy Shaun of the Dead. The film follows the titular Shaun, your average 29 year old male who is stuck at a dead end job and is at risk of losing his girlfriend if he does not turn his life around. However, before he is able to do anything, the zombie apocalypse begins and Shaun, along with his best...

On this week’s episode of The Final Girl Podcast, Ryan is joined by Jason Schafer as the two discuss the 2006 remake of The Hills Have Eyes. While it’s not the original, the remake deals with many of the same themes and elements presented in the 1977 version and brings along some new elements to discuss. Join them as they explore the expansive New Mexico desert where a family gets stranded, only to discover they are not alone. A movie that isn’t afraid to push the envelop and get...