The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

We're joined by Watershed's Cinema Producer and film critic Tara Judah for a discussion on David Cronenberg's body horror classic The Brood (1979). We talk about taboos around motherhood, birth, divorce, how the film was perceived on release and how it's aged, Oliver Reed, and so much more. 

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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

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The illustration of the cover is by Yas Aybar.

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We're joined by film critic Kelli Weston for a deep, deep dive on the inimitable classic of horror cinema, Brian de Palma's Carrie (1976). We talk about the monstrous feminine, otherness, Sissy Spacek, period horror, who's the real villain in the film and so much more. 

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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 

This episode discusses two gorgeous, Gothic Hammer Horror classics: The Gorgon (1964) and The Reptile (1966).

Writer Kat Ellinger joins us to dive deep into where these films sit in the Hammer canon, the special effects, Gothic settings, why female monsters always need to be tortured, and what is it about snake-women. 

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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 talk about two curious creature features from the 1950s: the very sultry Curse of the Cobra (1955) and Roger Corman's exploitation film The Wasp Woman (1959). 

I’m joined in this episode by writer Virginie Selavy to discuss Corman's penchant for strong women, the questionable special effects, and the snake POV shots. 

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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 

In the first episode of our new season all about monsters, we talk the female-fronted sequels to the most iconic monster movies, Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Dracula’s Daughter (1936). 

I’m joined in this episode by writer Dr. Sabina Stent to discuss what makes The Bride so iconic, how Countess Valeska pioneered the 'troubled vampire' and more. 

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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 

In the first episode of our new season all about monsters, we talk about The Island of lost Souls (1932) and Cat People (1942). These two films make for a wicked double bill of cat-themed horror. 

I’m joined in this episode by Dr. Alison Peirse, author and professor specialised in horror cinema, to discuss Panther Women, cat-themed horror and how these films tackle female sexuality. 

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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 

Monster stories are incredibly powerful. They explore prejudice, rejection, anger and pain. Watching the monster’s pain prevents us from losing control of our own. In this season, we’ll be tracing the lineage and evolution of female monsters and the monstrous feminine. 

Produced and presented by The Final Girls co-founder Anna Bogutskaya.

Launching on 12 June, a new episode will land in your feed every Friday. In every episode, we will be discussing a different monster film (or two). 

Illustration by Yas Aybar 

We've come to the end of our season about witches! In this final episode, we round up and celebrate our favourite 13 witches from film and TV. Anna is joined by frequent guest and podcaster extraordinaire Becky Darke to countdown to our top, indisputable, all-time Best Witch Film Ever.

We will be back in June with a new season. Let us know what you think of the podcast and this series by rating it r leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Our special guest this episode is Becky Darke, follow her work on @bunnydarke and listen to her podcast Don't Point That Horror At Me

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Veronica Lake plays a 300-year-old witch who returns to life and wreaks havoc when she falls in love with a young politician, played by Frederic March. A romance fantasy comedy, the film by René Clair has had a noticeable influence on other witch films that blend romance and witchcraft. 

I'm joined in this episode by film writer, critic and historian Pamela Hutchison to talk the context this film was made in, the dark themes explored under all the laughs and Veronica Lake's charming performance.

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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.

Follow Anna on @annabdemented and Olivia is on @livihowe 

A staunchly skeptical professor, Norman (Peter Wyngarde) discovers that his wife Tansy (Janet Blair) has been practicing black magic for years. When he destroys her charms, they fall prey to evil forces cast by someone else in the college.

I'm joined in this episode by horror fan and podcaster Ally Penelope, who hosts the Kill Count podcast, to dive into the ideas in Burn, Witch, Burn! We discuss the strong bond between Norman and Tansy, the hidden darkness in suburbia, the crazy credits of the film and its influence on better known horror films like The Stepford Wives or Rosemary's Baby.

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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.

Follow Anna on @annabdemented and Olivia is on @livihowe