The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

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

An exclusive (and spoiler-free!) interview with The Monkey writer-director Osgood Perkins. The Monkey is out in UK cinemas from the 21st February *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya .  Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus . Music by "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: thefinalg...

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 .  *** Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history throu...

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 .  *** Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White B...

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 .  *** Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film...

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, bat...

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. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya .  Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus . Music by "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 he...

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.  *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya . ...

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 hist...

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...

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...

Every single contributor to this series sends in their recommendation for a serial killer movie/TV show we have not covered on this series. Plus, Anna adds her own cheeky almost rans. 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. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya .  Artwork by...

The Independent's Chief Film Critic Clarisse Loughrey joins me in Gotham to talk about a masked vigilante with a strict moral code. And also we talk about Batman. 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. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya .  Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus . Music...

Writer, actor and friend of the pod Isaura Barbé-Brown puts her stalker cap on to talk about the amateur serial killer Joe Goldberg of the Netflix series You (2018-), which wraps up its run this year.  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. *** Produced and presented by Anna Boguts...

Film critic and friend of the pod Leila Latif makes a return to talk about two serial killing mothers: John Waters' Serial Mom (1994) and Alice Lowe's Prevenge (2016). 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. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya .  Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus ....

Please indulge me in 5mins of self promotion because my new book is out today! Feeding the Monster: Why Horror Has a Hold on Us is out in bookshops and everywhere today. Feeding the Monster is about horror films and feelings, a love letter to horror culture and an exploration of why horror has become the defining film genre of the last decade. If you like this podcast, you might like it. Listeners...

Podcaster and friend of the pod Steph McKenna joins Anna to go deep into the b̶e̶s̶t̶ first season of True Detective (2014). Check out our chat about True Detective: Night Country too. 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. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya .  Artwork b...

BFI's Ruby McGuigan joins Anna to go deep into both seasons of Mindhunter (2017-19).  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. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya .  Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus . Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly...

The Faculty of Horror's Alexandra West joins Anna to discuss the brilliance of Creep (2014) and her own Peachfuzz-adjacent experience. 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. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya .  Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus . Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @...

A bonus (and spoiler-ific) discussion about Longlegs, the most hyped about horror movie of the year, with podcaster Steph McKenna. Longlegs is out in UK cinemas from the 12th July. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya .  Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus . Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film. → Find out more...

Horror legend Alexandra Heller-Nicholas to discuss the deeply upsetting The Snowtown Murders  (2011). 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. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya .  Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus . Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final G...

It's halfway through the year, so podcast faves Isaura Barbé-Brown and Becky Darke reunite to discuss the state of the horror nation so far, the best (and the worst) and what we're looking forward to.  *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya .  Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus . Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. *** The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror...

An exclusive (and spoiler-free!) interview with Longlegs writer-director Osgood Perkins. Longlegs is out in UK cinemas from the 12th July.  *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya .  Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus . Music by "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.c...

The Independent's Clarisse Loughrey joins me for a double-bill of bangers: Bong Joon Ho's Memories of Murder (2003) and David Fincher's Zodiac (2007). 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. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya .  Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus . Music by "Erebus"...

Brilliant critic Savina Petkova stops by to discuss and defend the prolific serial killing girl Esther from Orphan (2009) and its prequel Orphan: First Kill (2022) 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. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya .  Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus . Musi...