The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

Bloody Book Club, our monthly series of interviews with horror authors, welcomes Elle Nash, author of Deliver Me, Animals Eat Each Other, Gag Reflex and the short story collection Nudes. We talk about the process of writing Deliver Me, getting inspiration from headlines, the Ozarks, writing about pregnancy and motherhood and so much more. Deliver Me is out now .  *** Produced and presented by Anna...

Noted found footage defends MaryBeth McAndrews joins me to discuss the serial killer mockumentary double bill: Belgian extreme horror Man Bites Dog (1992) and love letter to slasher films Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006). 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. ***...

Author Heather Parry joins me to discuss the most unlikely double bill of this show's history: Tarsem Singh's psychological horror The Cell (2000) and Tom Tykwer's adaptation of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006). 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 present...

Film analyst, writer and podcaster BJ Colangelo joins me to talk about an unlikely double bill: May (2002), about a lonely young woman who wants to make a friend out of body parts, and Monster (2003), inspired by the real-life serial killer Aileen Wuornos.  Join our Patreon for extra horror content including bonus reviews and a monthly horror book club. Discover what films we're covering next on o...

An exclusive (and spoiler-free!) interview with The Watched director Ishana Night Shyamalan.  The Watched is out in UK cinemas from 7th June. *** 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...

Film analyst and podcaster Mary Wild joins me to discuss one of the all-time great serial killer movies: Mary Harron's American Psycho (2000). We cover the film's journey and influence, from the adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' controversial novel to the memes and influencers inspired by it. Join our Patreon for extra horror content including bonus reviews and a monthly horror book club.  Discover...

Bloody Book Club, our monthly series of interviews with horror authors, welcomes Eliza Clark, author of Boy Parts, Penance and the upcoming short story collection She's Always Hungry .  We talk about the process of writing Penance , useless research rabbit holes, the true crime content machine, and reading books so good it almost makes you want to quit writing altogether. Penance is out now in pap...

Actor and writer Isaura Barbé-Brown pops by to dissect one of the most iconic grifter/serial killers of page and screen: Tom Ripley. Join our Patreon for extra horror content. 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 podcast...

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).     Join our Patreon for extra horror content. 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 Gir...

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. Join our Patreon for extra horror content.  Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd. *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya .  Artwork by Ewa Fe...

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 o...

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 Ferdynu...

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 .  Artwo...

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 Fer...

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 G...

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...

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 fi...

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 Instag...

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 a...

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...

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 Fi...

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 @...

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 o...

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 pr...

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. → F...