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HAGS 07 • Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice (1969), What's the Matter with Helen (1971), Death Becomes Her (1992) and female rivalry - The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

HAGS 07 • Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice (1969), What's the Matter with Helen (1971), Death Becomes Her (1992) and female rivalry

Released on 01/06/2024

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


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Music: "Bloodlust" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and @lofigeek

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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: thefinalgirls.co.uk

→ Listen to our weekly horror film podcast.

→ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

→ Support us on Patreon for bonus content. 

HAGS 06 • The Killing Kind (1973), Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker (1981), The Fan (1981) and mommy issues - The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

HAGS 06 • The Killing Kind (1973), Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker (1981), The Fan (1981) and mommy issues

Released on 12/23/2023

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


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Music: "Bloodlust" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and @lofigeek

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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: thefinalgirls.co.uk

→ Listen to our weekly horror film podcast.

→ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

→ Support us on Patreon for bonus content. 

HAGS 05 • Lady in a Cage (1964), The Night Walker (1964), Fanatic (1965), and peak hag - The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

HAGS 05 • Lady in a Cage (1964), The Night Walker (1964), Fanatic (1965), and peak hag

Released on 12/16/2023

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


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Music: "Bloodlust" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and @lofigeek

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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: thefinalgirls.co.uk

→ Listen to our weekly horror film podcast.

→ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

→ Support us on Patreon for bonus content. 

HAGS 04 • Dead Ringer (1964), The Nanny (1965) and the Bette Davis horror supremacy - The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

HAGS 04 • Dead Ringer (1964), The Nanny (1965) and the Bette Davis horror supremacy

Released on 12/02/2023

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


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Music: "Bloodlust" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and @lofigeek

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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: thefinalgirls.co.uk

→ Listen to our weekly horror film podcast.

→ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

→ Support us on Patreon for bonus content. 

HAGS 03 • Hush...Hush...Sweet Charlotte (1964) and the feud between Bette and Joan - The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

HAGS 03 • Hush...Hush...Sweet Charlotte (1964) and the feud between Bette and Joan

Released on 11/24/2023

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


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Music: "Bloodlust" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and @lofigeek

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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: thefinalgirls.co.uk

→ Listen to our weekly horror film podcast.

→ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

→ Support us on Patreon for bonus content. 

HAGS 02 • Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and the birth of hagsploitation - The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

HAGS 02 • Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and the birth of hagsploitation

Released on 11/17/2023

The first episode dedicated to the apex mountain of hagsploitation, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962).

Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya


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Music: "Bloodlust" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and @lofigeek

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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: thefinalgirls.co.uk

→ Listen to our weekly horror film podcast.

→ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

→ Support us on Patreon for bonus content. 

HAGS 01 • Sunset Boulevard (1950) and the first hag - The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

HAGS 01 • Sunset Boulevard (1950) and the first hag

Released on 11/10/2023

Looking at the two precedents to the hagpsploitation genre: All About Eve (1950) and Sunset Boulevard (1950).

Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya


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Music: "Bloodlust" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and @lofigeek

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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: thefinalgirls.co.uk

→ Listen to our weekly horror film podcast.

→ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

→ Support us on Patreon for bonus content. 

Introducing... Hags - The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

Introducing... Hags

Released on 11/01/2023

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


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Music: "Bloodlust" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. 

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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: thefinalgirls.co.uk

→ Listen to our weekly horror film podcast.

→ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

→ Support us on Patreon for bonus content. 

Introducing... EERIE - The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

Introducing... EERIE

Released on 09/20/2023

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 Moore, filmmaker Paris Zarcilla, and even a twisted little story from me. 

Each story brings a different flavour of scary, from the haunting to the grotesque, to suit different sensibilities and fright thresholds. Every listener will find something that truly creeps them out. 

The first episode will be released Monday 2nd October, with new episodes released twice weekly in the lead up to Halloween. Episodes will be available across all podcast platforms.

Listen, subscribe and rate wherever you get your scary stories: https://pod.link/1707870813 

BONUS • Beau is Afraid (2023) - The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

BONUS • Beau is Afraid (2023)

Released on 05/19/2023

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

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Music: "Slasher" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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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: thefinalgirls.co.uk

→ Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

→ Support us on Patreon.

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