The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast
The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

Anna Bogutskaya

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A weekly podcast dedicated to exploring horror film and TV history through a female lens. Each series we dissect a trope to death through deep dive conversations hosted by film critic and author Anna Bogutskaya.

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MACHINES 07 • Westworld (1973) & Westworld (2016-22)
MAR 22, 2025
MACHINES 07 • Westworld (1973) & Westworld (2016-22)

Filmmaker Jen Handorf gives her take on Westworld (1973) the movie and Westworld (2016-22) the TV show.

New episode every Friday.

Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering.

Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya


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Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens.

→ Support us on Patreon for bonus content.

→ Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk

→ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

→ Read Feeding the Monster

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75 MIN
MACHINES 06 • The Stepford Wives (1975) + Demon Seed (1977)
MAR 15, 2025
MACHINES 06 • The Stepford Wives (1975) + Demon Seed (1977)

Izzy Custodio (BeKindRewind) pops by to give her take on two bleak films from the 1970s: The Stepford Wives and Demon Seed.  

New episode every Friday.

Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering.

Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya


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Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

***

The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens.

→ Support us on Patreon for bonus content.

→ Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk

→ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

→ Read Feeding the Monster

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81 MIN
MACHINES 05 • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
MAR 7, 2025
MACHINES 05 • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Anna is joined by the BFI's Ruby McGuigan on the bravest mission of all: two women talking about Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey on the internet. 

New episode every Friday.

Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering.

Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya


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Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

***

The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens.

→ Support us on Patreon for bonus content.

→ Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk

→ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

→ Read Feeding the Monster

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69 MIN
MACHINES 04 • Them! (1954) + Godzilla (1954)
FEB 28, 2025
MACHINES 04 • Them! (1954) + Godzilla (1954)

 Anna is joined by Fangoria writer Amber T to discuss two enormous monsters of the atomic age: the giant ants of Them! (1954) and the first appearance of giant lizard pal Godzilla in Godzilla (1954).  

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 through a feminine lens.

→ Support us on Patreon for bonus content.

→ Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk

→ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

→ Read Feeding the Monster

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56 MIN