The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

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 her...

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...

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 i...

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 hagspl...

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...

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 e...

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...

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 th...

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 @ Wh...

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 Ol...

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...

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 o...

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...

Coming soon... a new horror podcast I've created, produced and hosted.  EERIE is an 8-episode anthology audio series of original horror stories from some of the most exciting contemporary voices in horror, pulled from literature, film & TV. Brand new original stories commissioned from authors Julia Armfield, Kirsty Logan and Alison Rumfitt, theatremaker Willy Hudson, actors Marli Siu and Jemma...

Anna is joined by Becky Darke get deep into the nightmare worlds of Beau is Afraid , out now in UK cinemas. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya *** Music: "Slasher" 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: the...

An exclusive spoiler-free interview with the author of The Power , Naomi Alderman, and Raelle Tucker, showrunner of the TV series based on the book, streaming now on Prime Video.  Watch The Power on Prime Video. A full review of The Power can be found on our Patreon. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya *** Music: "Slasher" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based fi...

A bonus episode interview with the author of Death of a Bookseller, Alice Slater .  We discuss Alice's love of horror films, true crime fandom, unlikeable protagonists and the process of writing the book.  There will be spoilers for the book in the last section of the book that are clearly signalled (spoilers from 00:33:51) Death of a Bookseller is out now in the UK.

Welcome to Dead By Dawn , a limited podcast series exploring the depth of the Evil Dead franchise, from the original cult movie to the upcoming Evil Dead Rise.    Hosted by horror fans and podcasters Mike Muncer , Anna Bogutskaya and Chris Hewitt Listen and subscribe to Dead By Dawn: An Evil Dead Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. -- Watch Evil Dead Rise in cinemas from 21 April 2023  --  Dea...

Anna and The Final Girls' contributors pick their favourite horror films of the year, presented in no particular order:  00:01:33 Sorcha Ní Fhlainn on The Black Phone 00:06:40 Becky Darke on Bodies Bodies Bodies 00:09:33 Steph McKenna on Bones and All 00:12:56 Louise Blain on Deadstream 00:16:58 Leila Latif on Nope 00:23:54 Clarisse Loughrey on Crimes of the Future 00:29:53 Jordan Crucciola on X 0...

An exclusive spoiler-free interview with the brilliant writer-director Nikyatu Jusu about her Sundance award-winning horror film Nanny , and the star of the film, Anna Diop.  Watch Nanny on Amazon Prime. A full review of Nanny can be found on our Patreon. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya *** Music: "Slasher" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collectiv...

The final episode in our mini-series dedicated to the influential book by Kier-la Janisse, House of Psychotic Women, is an interview with the author herself. This is a recording from the conversation we had during Matchbox Cine's Weird Weekend, in Glasgow.   → Watch all the films featured in the book HERE . → Buy the expanded edition of House of Psychotic Women HERE . Produced and presented by Ann...

A new mini-series dedicated to the influential book by Kier-la Janisse, House of Psychotic Women. Filmmaker Alice Lowe joins Anna to go into her take on Heavenly Creatures , the female imagination, and her own ambitions as a filmmaker.  → Watch all the films featured in the book HERE . → Buy the expanded edition of House of Psychotic Women HERE . Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya *** Music...

A new mini-series dedicated to the influential book by Kier-la Janisse, House of Psychotic Women. Filmmakers Kane Senes and Hannah Barlow, co-directors of Sissy,  join Anna to discuss the lasting impact of Carrie , its influence Sissy and how they discovered their film was featured in the book. → Watch all the films featured in the book HERE . → Buy the expanded edition of House of Psychotic Women...

A deep dive review of the new reimagining of Hellraiser , directed by David Bruckner. Becky Darke joins Anna for a furious review demanding more bums. Beware: spoilers from the very beginning of the chat. Hellraiser is available to watch on Amazon Prime . *** Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya Music: "Slasher" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collectiv...

A new mini-series dedicated to the influential book by Kier-la Janisse, House of Psychotic Women. Filmmaker Deborah Haywood ( Pin Cushion ), joins Anna to discuss the grotesquerie of David Cronenberg's The Brood , why it stayed with her, and the body horror of motherhood. → Watch all the films featured in the book HERE . → Buy the expanded edition of House of Psychotic Women HERE . → Attend the Ma...