Episode 14 -- THE FIRST OMEN with Lauren Abedini
Released on 09/10/2025
Episode 14 -- THE FIRST OMEN with Lauren Abedini
This week, Stacie dons her habit and welcomes producer/DJ/horror fan Lauren 'Kittens' Abedini to the show for a chat about The First Omen (2024). Religious and occult horror, socio-political anxieties, bodily autonomy, and using vulnerability as a tool for connection and community...it's all for you to kick off spooky season! Show notes, links, and the such available at FinalGirlAfterDark.com. For more Kittens, visit her website at iamkittens.com.
Episode 13 -- WHEN A STRANGER CALLS / WHEN A STRANGER CALLS BACK
Released on 09/03/2025
Episode 13 -- WHEN A STRANGER CALLS (1979) and WHEN A STRANGER CALLS BACK (1993)
It’s a terrifying telephone twofer this week as Stacie dials into When a Stranger Calls (1979) and When a Stranger Calls Back (1993). The call is coming from inside the podcast: Actressing, 90s lesbian fashions, buying someone’s garbage, and more await on the other end of the line! Show notes, links, and the such available at FinalGirlAfterDark.com.
Episode 12 -- I'M DANGEROUS TONIGHT with Mike Muncer
Released on 08/27/2025
Episode 12 -- I'M DANGEROUS TONIGHT with Mike Muncer
This week, Mike Muncer of The Evolution of Horror podcast joins Stacie to dish on the 1990 made-for-TV film I'm Dangerous Tonight! They chat about the good ol’ days of their_Twin Peaks_ podcast (The Detective and the Log Lady), cursed garments, the Tobe Hooper of it all, and much more. Find all things Mike Muncer at EvolutionOfHorror.com, and find show notes for this episode, links, and the such available at FinalGirlAfterDark.com.
Episode 11 -- DOPPELGANGER
Released on 08/20/2025
Episode 11 -- DOPPELGANGER
This week has Stacie seeing double with the 1993 film Doppelganger! Drew Barrymore stars as a woman with a lot of problems in a movie that really...defies any and all expectations you may have for thrillers, cinema, or even life itself. Doubles, nuns, convenience store operas, and more await within. Show notes and more available at finalgirlafterdark.com.
Episode 10 -- DOOM (2005)
Released on 08/13/2025
Episode 10 -- DOOM (2005)
This week, Stacie grabs her controller (amongst other things) and turns on her console (amongst other things) to talk about the 2005 film Doom. "Doom" is the word, it's the time, it's the place, it's the motion...Doom is the way we are feeling! Show notes, links, and the such available at FinalGirlAfterDark.com.
Episode 9 -- ZOMBIE (1979)
Released on 08/06/2025
Episode 9 -- ZOMBIE (1979)
After decidedly not complaining about the new "Friday the 13th" "trailer," Stacie dives overboard and wrestles with Lucio Fulci's 1979 gut-muncher goresterpiece Zombie, aka Zombi 2, aka Zombie Flesh Eaters.
Episode 8 -- THE HEARSE and THE CHANGELING
Released on 07/30/2025
Episode 8 -- THE HEARSE and THE CHANGELING
Pick up the phone for this week's 1980 Trish Van Devere ghost-riddled double feature with The Hearse and The Changeling. Show notes, links, and the such available at FinalGirlAfterDark.com.
Episode 7 -- BERSERK
Released on 07/23/2025
Episode 7 -- BERSERK
Step right up, folks, as Stacie prances around under the Big Top that is The Greater Joan Crawford Circusverse with Berserk! Featured acts include intelligent poodles, string cheese, grande dames, and the tumultuous career of one of Hollywood's greatest stars. Show notes, links, and the such available at FinalGirlAfterDark.com.
Episode 6 -- THE LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES
Released on 07/16/2025
Episode 6 -- THE LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES
This week, Stacie dulls her senses by exciting her senses with The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974), a super cool horror/kung fu mashup from Hammer Studios and the Shaw Brothers. Show notes, links, and the such available at FinalGirlAfterDark.com.
Episode 5 -- DAMIEN: OMEN II
Released on 07/09/2025
Episode 5 -- The Art of Punctuation: DAMIEN: OMEN II
This week, Stacie gets unpleasantly moist (from the heat, thank you) and talks about chatbots, the Antichrist, and all the over-the-top joys of Damien: Omen II (1978). Show notes, links, and the such available at FinalGirlAfterDark.com.
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