The Final Girls
By 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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SERIAL KILLERS 26 • The Batman (2022)
The Independent's Chief Film Critic Clarisse Loughrey joins me in Gotham to talk about a masked vigilante with a strict moral code. And also we talk about Batman. Join our Pa… -
SERIAL KILLERS 25 • You (2018-)
Writer, actor and friend of the pod Isaura Barbé-Brown puts her stalker cap on to talk about the amateur serial killer Joe Goldberg of the Netflix series You (2018-), which wraps up its run this year. -
SERIAL KILLERS 24 • Serial Mom (1994) + Prevenge (2016)
Film critic and friend of the pod Leila Latif makes a return to talk about two serial killing mothers: John Waters' Serial Mom (1994) and Alice Lowe's Prevenge (2016). -
My book FEEDING THE MONSTER is out today!
Please indulge me in 5mins of self promotion because my new book is out today! Feeding the Monster: Why Horror Has a Hold on Us is out in bookshops and ev… -
SERIAL KILLERS 23 • True Detective (2014)
Podcaster and friend of the pod Steph McKenna joins Anna to go deep into the b̶e̶s̶t̶ first season of True Detective (2014). Check out -
SERIAL KILLERS 22 • Mindhunter (2017-19)
BFI's Ruby McGuigan joins Anna to go deep into both seasons of Mindhunter (2017-19). Join our Patreon for extra horror content including bonus reviews and a monthly horro… -
SERIAL KILLERS 21 • Creep (2014) + Creep 2 (2017)
The Faculty of Horror's Alexandra West joins Anna to discuss the brilliance of Creep (2014) and her own Peachfuzz-adjacent experience. Join our Patreon for extra… -
BONUS • Longlegs (2024)
A bonus (and spoiler-ific) discussion about Longlegs, the most hyped about horror movie of the year, with podcaster Steph McKenna. Longlegs is out in UK cinemas from the 12th July.***Produced and pre… -
SERIAL KILLERS 20 • The Snowtown Murders (2011)
Horror legend Alexandra Heller-Nicholas to discuss the deeply upsetting The Snowtown Murders (2011). Join our Patreon for extra horror content including bonus reviews and… -
BONUS • The State of Horror in 2024 (So Far)
It's halfway through the year, so podcast faves Isaura Barbé-Brown and Becky Darke reunite to discuss the state of the horror nation so far, the best (and the worst) and what we're looking forward to. ***Produced and presen…