The Final Girls: A Horror Film History Podcast
The Final Girls: A Horror Film History Podcast
Anna Bogutskaya
A weekly podcast dedicated to exploring horror film history, one trope at a time. Each series we dissect a trope to death through deep dive conversations hosted by film writer Anna Bogutskaya.
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***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. 
May 4
31 min
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. ***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
May 2
1 hr 46 min
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. ***Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya. Artwork by Ewa FerdynusMusic: "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
Apr 30
40 min
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. ***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
Apr 25
2 hr
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. ***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. 
Apr 18
1 hr 25 min
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. ***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. 
Apr 11
54 min
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. 
Apr 5
2 hr 10 min
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***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. 
Apr 5
27 min
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. 
Mar 28
1 hr 1 min
BONUS • Interview with Sydney Sweeney and Michael Mohan + Immaculate Review
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: thefinalgirls.co.uk→ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.→ Support us on Patreon for bonus content. 
Mar 25
38 min
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