The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

We're joined by presenter and writer Louise Blain to dive deep into all things mermaid, with the Polish horror musical The Lure (2015) and the atmospheric gothic horror The Siren (2019).

NOTE: Spoilers for The Lure begin from 0:17:06

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The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism.

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

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Support us on Patreon.

The illustration of the cover is by Yas Aybar.

Follow Anna on @annabdemented and Olivia is on @livihowe 

We're joined by writer and podcaster MaryBeth McAndrews to tear apart the French body horror Raw (2016), why there should be more disgusting women onscreen, sisterly bonds, Justine's sexual awakening, family secrets, big bisexual energy, and much more.

Digressions include: university experiences, a cannibal themed t-shirt line, and what to do if your children are cannibals.

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The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism.

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

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Support us on Patreon.

The illustration of the cover is by Yas Aybar.

Follow Anna on @annabdemented and Olivia is on @livihowe 

We're joined by writer Leila Latif to dig deep into some of the ideas in The Girl with All the Gifts (2016), a British zombie film that came at the tail-end of zombie fatigue.

Digressions include: babies grow nails in the womb, monsters we can emphasise with and who's the real protagonist of Trouble Every Day.

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The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism.

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

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Support us on Patreon.

The illustration of the cover is by Yas Aybar.

Follow Anna on @annabdemented and Olivia is on @livihowe 

We're joined by writer and podcaster Louise Blain for a deep dive into the most anticipated horror series of the year: The Haunting of Bly Manor.The first part of the episode is spoiler free, and from 0:016:30 we will go into a spoilerific discussion.

Bright-eyed American au pair Dani Clayton is hired by a man to look after his niece and nephew at the family country house after they fall into his care. Arriving at the Bly estate, she begins to see apparitions that proceed to haunt the premises.

The Haunting of Bly Manor is streaming now on Netflix.

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The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism.

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

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Support us on Patreon.

The illustration of the cover is by Yas Aybar.

Follow Anna on @annabdemented and Olivia is on @livihowe 

A bonus episode all about the most hyped about horror film of 2020, Saint Maud, written and directed by Rose Glass.

Maud is a reclusive young nurse whose impressionable demeanour causes her to pursue a pious path of Christian devotion after an obscure trauma. Now charged with the hospice care of Amanda, a retired dancer ravaged by cancer, Maud's fervent faith quickly inspires an obsessive conviction that she must save her ward's soul from eternal damnation, whatever the cost.

We're joined by film critic Kelli Weston for a deep dive into the film. The first part of the episode is spoiler free, and from 0:016:20 we will go into a spoilerific discussion. We touch on the themes of repression, the use of religious iconography, self-harm, voyeurism, loneliness and the voice of God. 

Following the discussion, from 1:14:00 you can hear my interview with writer-director Rose Glass and lead actor Morfydd Clark.

Digressions include: The Prince of Egypt inspires a spin-off podcast.  

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The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism.

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

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Support us on Patreon.

The illustration of the cover is by Yas Aybar.

Follow Anna on @annabdemented and Olivia is on @livihowe 

We're joined by writer and podcaster Becky Darke to dive into a double-bill of creepy, possessed murder dolls. First up we'll discuss Bride of Chucky (1998) and from 0:31:00 we'll dive into Annabelle (2014).

Digressions include: dolly sex, the Wanaverse and smooth jazz. 

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The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism.

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

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Support us on Patreon.

The illustration of the cover is by Yas Aybar.

Follow Anna on @annabdemented and Olivia is on @livihowe 

Actor and writer Isaura Barbé-Brown joins us again to discuss two films she's obsessed with, for very different reasons: Splice (2009) and Under the Skin (2013).

Digressions include: how to define a penis-poop monster.

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The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism.

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

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Support us on Patreon. 

We are blessed with culture critic, podcaster and producer Jordan Crucchiola's in-depth takes on the Karyn Kusama-directed, Diablo Cody-penned, Megan Fox-starring Jennifer's Body (2009), where a teen girl becomes possessed and turns into a succubus after she is sacrificed to Satan.

From 1:04:25, we discuss All Cheerleader's Die (2013), a film that has witchcraft, zombies, cheerleaders, magic crystals, and high school politics. A rebel girl signs up a group of cheerleaders to help her take down the captain of their high school football team.

Digressions include: simpler times on social media, Big Cate Blanchett Energy, having fun with trash.

Read the article Jordan references on the reappraisal of Jennifer's Body: You Probably Owe "Jennifer's Body" An Apology.

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The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism.

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

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Support us on Patreon.

The illustration of the cover is by Yas Aybar.

Follow Anna on @annabdemented and Olivia is on @livihowe 

How could we not cover a new addition to the Ryan Murphy Cinematic Universe. 

In 1947, Mildred Ratched begins working as a nurse at a leading psychiatric hospital. But beneath her stylish exterior lurks a growing darkness.

We're joined by The Independent's and The Next Supremes' Clarisse Loughrey to discuss the whole series in detail.

The first part of the episode is spoiler free, and from 0:23:43 we will go into a spoilerific discussion about the show. 

The show is created by Evan Romansky based on Ken Kesey’s novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and works as a prequel to the 1975 film of the same name.

Ratched stars Sarah Paulson in the title role of Nurse Ratched, alongside Finn Wittrock, Jon Jon Briones, Judy Davis, Harriet Harris, Cynthia Nixon, Charlie Carver, Sophie Okonedo, Corey Stoll, Hunter Parrish, Amanda Plummer and Sharon Stone. 

Ratched is streaming now on Netflix.

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The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism.

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

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Support us on Patreon.

The illustration of the cover is by Yas Aybar.

Follow Anna on @annabdemented and Olivia is on @livihowe 

We're joined by writer and podcaster Becky Darke to dive into the 2007 horror-comedy Teeth, in which teenage chastity advocate Dawn discovers she has a toothed vagina (the real-life incarnation of the 'vagina dentata' myth) when she becomes the object of male violence. 

Digressions include: WAP, Whitby and severed penises. 

100% NSFW 

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The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism.

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

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Support us on Patreon.

The illustration of the cover is by Yas Aybar.

Follow Anna on @annabdemented and Olivia is on @livihowe