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.  *** 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...

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

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...

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 *** Music: "Slasher" 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. 

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...

An exclusive interview with Sydney Sweeney, the star and producer of Immaculate, and director Michael Mohan. PLUS a spoiler-free review of the film with Bloody Disgusting's Meagan Navarro. Listen to the full review on Patreon. Immaculate is out in UK cinemas now. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya *** Music: "Slasher" 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:...

Video-essayist Izzy Custodio joins the podcast to go deep on Michael Powell's Peeping Tom (1960) and friend of the pod and podcaster Becky Darke comes by to discuss the other serial killer movie of 1960, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960). Discover what films we're covering on our Letterboxd. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.  *** 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...

Film critic Christina Newland joins Anna to discuss Charles Laughton's sole directorial effort, the fairytale horror masterpiece The Night of the Hunter (1955). PS: There's a little bit of background noise in the first five minutes that couldn't be removed.    Catch-up with the films we're covering on our Letterboxd. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.  *** Music: "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. →...

Happy Oscars Weekend to all those who celebrate. As always, horror is nowhere to be seen amongst the nominees. So we've decided to take matters into our own hands... and host our very own HORROR OSCARS, including similar amounts of chaos. The hilarious and smart friends of the pod Becky Darke and Isaura Barbé-Brown join Anna to nominate and award the best horror films of the year. 00:00:00 State of horror in 2023 and why the Oscars hate genre movies00:19:07 Best Original Screenplay ...

Film critic Leila Latif joins Anna to discuss Alfred Hitchcock's serial killers in Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Rope (1948) and Frenzy (1972).  Discover  what films we're covering on our Letterboxd. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.  *** 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...

Vulture's TV critic and writer Roxana Hadadi joins Anna to discuss True Detective: Night Country in its entirety (spoilers from 00:41:00).  Read Roxana's review of the show and her interview with showrunner Issa López.    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya *** Music: "Slasher" 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, Instagram and...

Film critic, author and film historian Pamela Hutchinson joins Anna to discuss The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) and M (1931).  Discover  what films we're covering on our Letterboxd. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.  *** 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...

The seventh series of The Final Girls podcast will look at the most vicious and memorable serial killers of horror film and TV history, journeying from the silent to the Marvel era. New episode every Friday.  Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.  *** Music: "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism, founded by Anna...

We wrap up our series dedicated to hag horror with a deep dive into Ma (2019) and discuss what could be next for hagsploitation. With a special contribution from critic and podcaster Mary Wild and producer Jen Handorf.  Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.  *** Music: "Bloodlust" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and @lofigeek *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism, founded by Anna Bogutskaya and Olivia Howe. → Find out...

In the penultimate episode of the series, we get into how hagsploitation turned to body horror, and ruined its characters in the process. We cover The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014), The Visit (2015), The Grandmother (2021), The Elderly (2022), Old People (2022), X (2022) and Barbarian (2022). With a special contribution from culture writer Billie Walker, who penned a great essay on the new hagsploitation that you can read here.  Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.  *** Music:...

In this episode we go how American Horror Story's first seasons reimagined and reinvigorated the hagsploitation film, with contributions from film critic and podcaster Clarisse Loughrey.  Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.  *** Music: "Bloodlust" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and @lofigeek *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism, founded by Anna Bogutskaya and Olivia Howe. → Find out more about our projects here:...

In this episode we go into female friendship and rivalry in hag horror, covering Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice (1969), What's the Matter with Helen (1971) and Death Becomes Her (1992), with contributions from filmmaker Jen Handorf. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.  *** Music: "Bloodlust" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and @lofigeek *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism, founded by Anna Bogutskaya and Olivia...

In this episode we cover the peak hag era, discussing the films Strait-Jacket (1964), The Killing Kind (1973), Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker (1981) and The Fan (1981), with contributions from podcaster and writer Mary Wild. CW: assault, incest, homophobia.  Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.  *** Music: "Bloodlust" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and @lofigeek *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism, founded by Anna...

In this episode we the peak hag era, discussing the films Strait-Jacket (1964), The Night Walker (1964), Lady in a Cage (1964) and Fanatic (1965), with contributions from podcater and writers Maha Albadrawi and Mary Wild.  Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.  *** Music: "Bloodlust" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and @lofigeek *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism, founded by Anna Bogutskaya and Olivia Howe. → Find...

In this episode we cover the last era of Bette Davis' illustrious career, the one where she had a clawhold on horror. We cover Dead Ringer (1964), The Nanny (1965), The Anniversary (1968), Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973), Burnt Offerings (1976), The Watcher in the Woods (1980) and, briefly, Wicked Stepmother (1989). Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.  *** Music: "Bloodlust" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and @lofigeek *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the...

The one where we cover the release and fallout of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and the making of Hush...Hush...Sweet Charlotte (1964). Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.  *** Music: "Bloodlust" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and @lofigeek *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism, founded by Anna Bogutskaya and Olivia Howe. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Listen to our weekly...

The first episode dedicated to the apex mountain of hagsploitation, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962). Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.  *** Music: "Bloodlust" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and @lofigeek *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism, founded by Anna Bogutskaya and Olivia Howe. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Listen to our weekly horror film podcast. → Follow us on...

Looking at the two precedents to the hagpsploitation genre: All About Eve (1950) and Sunset Boulevard (1950). Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.  *** Music: "Bloodlust" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and @lofigeek *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism, founded by Anna Bogutskaya and Olivia Howe. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Listen to our weekly horror film podcast. → Follow us on...

The sixth season of podcast will be looking at the origins, themes and legacy of hagsploitation.  New episode every Friday. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.  *** Music: "Bloodlust" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.  *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism, founded by Anna Bogutskaya and Olivia Howe. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Listen to our weekly horror film podcast. → Follow us on...