The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

Anna Bogutskaya

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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266 episodes
Updated Nov 19, 2025
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Nov 19, 2025 · 23 min
BONUS • Julia Ducournau on the fictional disease of ALPHA
A bonus exclusive interview with Julia Ducournau (Palme D'Or winning writer/director of Raw, Titane) about her new film Alpha, out in UK cinemas now. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya *** Music: "Slasher" 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
Oct 17, 2025 · 1 hr 20 min
MACHINES 26 • Unfriended (2014) + Searching (2018)
After a short-ish break we return with author Lucy Rose to talk about two screenlife horrors: Unfriend (2014) and Searching (2018), starring everyone's favourite John Cho. New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield *** 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
Aug 22, 2025 · 1 hr 37 min
MACHINES 25 • Ex Machina (2014)
Film critic and host of The Losers' Club and The Lady Killers podcast, Jenn Adams, returns to talk about the Frankenstein movie of the 2010s: Alex Garland's Ex Machina (2014). New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield *** 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
Aug 15, 2025 · 1 hr 36 min
MACHINES 24 • Prometheus (2012) + Alien: Covenant (2017)
The Independent's Chief Film Critic Clarisse Loughrey comes onboard the Alien space ship to mount a passionate defense of the Alien prequels Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), and argue that it's the best adaptation of the Frankenstein myth. New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield *** 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
Aug 8, 2025 · 1 hr 53 min
MACHINES 23 • Black Mirror (2011-)
Horror scholar, writer and co-host of This Ends at Prom joins Anna to look at ourselves in Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror, covering the series themes and deep-diving into some iconic episodes like "San Junipero", "The National Anthem" and "USS Callister". New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield *** 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
Aug 1, 2025 · 1 hr 38 min
MACHINES 22 • Pulse (2001) + One Missed Call (2003)
Friend of the show, podcaster Steph McKenna joins Anna to discuss two cornerstone J-horrors: the internet ghosts of Pulse (2001) and the cursed voicemail of One Missed Call (2003). New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield *** 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
Jul 25, 2025 · 1 hr 20 min
MACHINES 21 • Resident Evil (2002)
Friend of the show Isaura Barbé-Brown and Anna clock in at the Umbrella Corporation to discuss the first Resident Evil (2002) and how it kickstarted the billion-dollar franchise starring Milla Jovovich. New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield *** 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
Jul 18, 2025 · 1 hr 44 min
MACHINES 20 • Hollow Man (2000) + The Invisible Man (2020)
This week, we’re stripping it all back (literally) with a look at two very different takes on invisibility, male ego, and coercion: Paul Verhoeven’s Hollow Man and Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man, both reimagining H.G.Wells' classic tale of a mad scientist who discovers invisibility and then comes to regret it. Joining a very sick Anna is friend of the show Ruby McGuigan. New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield *** 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
Jul 11, 2025 · 1 hr 32 min
MACHINES 19 • The Horrors of Y2K
The early 2000s were many things: 9/11, camera phones, government surveillance, MSN Messenger, low-rise jeans, Big Brother and the most extra horror films you can think of. Author Kirsty Logan joins the podcast to go over what makes this moment in horror history so unique, by looking at a wave of horror films from the early 2000s that channelled the paranoia and confusion of the emerging digital age: My Little Eye (2002), The Collingswood Story (2002), Feardotcom (2002). New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield *** 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
Jul 5, 2025 · 1 hr 10 min
MACHINES 18 • Videodrome (1983) + ExistenZ (1999)
As Charli XCX has declared: it's Cronenberg Summer. With his new film The Shrouds out in UK cinemas, we revisit two quintessential techno-body horror films from the Canadian master David Cronenberg. Joining Anna is the critic and author of David Cronenberg: Clinical Trials Violet Lucca. New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield *** 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
Jun 19, 2025 · 1 hr 20 min
MACHINES 17 • The Matrix (1999)
Plug into The Matrix with Anna and guest Becky Darke to discuss Y2K paranoia, long leather coats, the game-changing action scenes, and how hot everyone is in this film. Read Emily St. James' excellent piece on The Matrix as a trans allegory. New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield *** 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
Jun 13, 2025 · 1 hr 16 min
MACHINES 16 • Ghost in the Shell (1995) + Perfect Blue (1997)
Anime fan and Dread Central's Editor-in-Chief MaryBeth McAndrews pops in to educate Anna on two masterpieces of the genre: Ghost in the Shell (1995) and Perfect Blue (1997). Read MaryBeth's piece about how Perfect Blue predicted fan culture for Polygon. New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield *** 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
Jun 5, 2025 · 51 min
MACHINES 15 • Ringu (1998) + The Ring (2002)
Blumhouse Games Creative Lead and friend of the pod Louise Blain takes the time to discuss her foundational videotape horror, The Ring (2002) and the original Ring (1998). New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield *** 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
May 30, 2025 · 1 hr 15 min
MACHINES 14 • Ghost in the Machine (1993) + Virtuosity (1995)
The Ladykillers' Jenn Addams pop by to talk about a double bill of cyberpunk cult classics: Ghost in the Machine (1993) and Virtuosity (1995). New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield *** 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
May 23, 2025 · 1 hr 8 min
MACHINES 13 • The Lawnmower Man (1992) + Brainscan (1994)
FANGORIA's Amber T joins Anna for an excellent chat about two questionable 90s relics: The Lawnmower Man (1992) and Brainscan (1994). New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield *** 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
May 16, 2025 · 1 hr 26 min
MACHINES 12 • Akira (1988)
The Losers' Club co-host Rachel Reeves helps Anna unpack the brilliance of seminal cyberpunk anime Akira (1988). New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield *** 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
May 8, 2025 · 1 hr 37 min
MACHINES 11 • RoboCop (1987) + Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
We welcome author Heather Parry to discuss two men-machine fusion fiestas: Paul Verhoeven's RoboCop (1987) and the cult Japanese horror Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1987). Buy Heather's book Electric Dreams: Sex Robots and the Failed Promises of Capitalism and read the essay "Everyone is Beautiful and No One is Horny". New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield *** 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
May 2, 2025 · 1 hr 3 min
MACHINES 10 • Chopping Mall (1986) + Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Acclaimed author Julia Armfield joins Anna to discuss a double-bill of not-so-acclaimed tech horrors from the eighties: cult classic Chopping Mall (1986) and Stephen King's only foray into filmmaking, Maximum Overdrive (1986). 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
Apr 5, 2025 · 1 hr 21 min
MACHINES 09 • The Terminator (1984) + T2: Judgement Day (1991)
Terminator superfan Dr. Sorcha Ní Fhlainn is back to discuss The Terminator (1984) and its perfect sequel Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991). 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
Mar 29, 2025 · 1 hr 32 min
MACHINES 08 • Blade Runner (1982) & Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Vulture critic Roxana Hadadi joins Anna to debate one of the all-time greatest sci-fi movies, Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017). 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

The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

BONUS • Julia Ducournau on the fictional disease of ALPHA

MACHINES 26 • Unfriended (2014) + Searching (2018)

MACHINES 25 • Ex Machina (2014)

MACHINES 24 • Prometheus (2012) + Alien: Covenant (2017)

MACHINES 23 • Black Mirror (2011-)

MACHINES 22 • Pulse (2001) + One Missed Call (2003)

MACHINES 21 • Resident Evil (2002)

MACHINES 20 • Hollow Man (2000) + The Invisible Man (2020)

MACHINES 19 • The Horrors of Y2K

MACHINES 18 • Videodrome (1983) + ExistenZ (1999)

MACHINES 17 • The Matrix (1999)

MACHINES 16 • Ghost in the Shell (1995) + Perfect Blue (1997)

MACHINES 15 • Ringu (1998) + The Ring (2002)

MACHINES 14 • Ghost in the Machine (1993) + Virtuosity (1995)

MACHINES 13 • The Lawnmower Man (1992) + Brainscan (1994)

MACHINES 12 • Akira (1988)

MACHINES 11 • RoboCop (1987) + Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)

MACHINES 10 • Chopping Mall (1986) + Maximum Overdrive (1986)

MACHINES 09 • The Terminator (1984) + T2: Judgement Day (1991)

MACHINES 08 • Blade Runner (1982) & Blade Runner 2049 (2017)