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.

The Final Girls: A Horror Film History Podcast
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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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Recent Episodes

November 19, 2025
BONUS • Julia Ducournau on the fictional disease of ALPHA
<p>A bonus exclusive interview with Julia Ducournau (Palme D'Or winning writer/director of Raw, Titane) about her new film Alpha, out in UK cinemas now.</p><p><br>Produced and presented by <a href="https://twitter.com/annabdemented">Anna Bogutskaya</a></p><p>***</p><p>Music: "Slasher" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio</p><p>***</p><p>The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens.</p><p>→ Support us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thefinalgirls">Patreon</a> for bonus content.</p><p>→ Find out more about our projects here: <a href="https://thefinalgirls.co.uk/">thefinalgirls.co.uk</a></p><p>→ Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/thefinalgirlsuk">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thefinalgirlsuk/">Instagram</a>.</p><p>→ Read <a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571385768-feeding-the-monster-2/">Feeding the Monster</a></p>

October 17, 2025
MACHINES 26 • Unfriended (2014) + Searching (2018)
<p>After a short-ish break we return with author Lucy Rose to talk about two screenlife horrors: Unfriend (2014) and Searching (2018), starring everyone's favourite John Cho. </p><p>New episode every Friday.</p><p>Follow us on Letterboxd to see <a href="https://letterboxd.com/thefinalgirlsuk/list/season-7-serial-killers/">what films we're covering</a>.</p><p>Produced and presented by <a href="https://twitter.com/annabdemented">Anna Bogutskaya</a><br>Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield</p><p><br></p><p><br>***</p><p>Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio</p><p>***</p><p>The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens.</p><p>→ Support us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thefinalgirls">Patreon</a> for bonus content.</p><p>→ Find out more about our projects here: <a href="https://thefinalgirls.co.uk/">thefinalgirls.co.uk</a></p><p>→ Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/thefinalgirlsuk">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thefinalgirlsuk/">Instagram</a>.</p><p>→ Read <a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571385768-feeding-the-monster-2/">Feeding the Monster</a></p>

August 22, 2025
MACHINES 25 • Ex Machina (2014)
<p>Film critic and host of The Losers' Club and The Lady Killers podcast, Jenn Adams, returns to talk about the Frankenstein movie of the 2010s: Alex Garland's Ex Machina (2014). </p><p>New episode every Friday.</p><p>Follow us on Letterboxd to see <a href="https://letterboxd.com/thefinalgirlsuk/list/season-7-serial-killers/">what films we're covering</a>.</p><p>Produced and presented by <a href="https://twitter.com/annabdemented">Anna Bogutskaya</a><br>Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield</p><p><br></p><p><br>***</p><p>Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio</p><p>***</p><p>The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens.</p><p>→ Support us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thefinalgirls">Patreon</a> for bonus content.</p><p>→ Find out more about our projects here: <a href="https://thefinalgirls.co.uk/">thefinalgirls.co.uk</a></p><p>→ Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/thefinalgirlsuk">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thefinalgirlsuk/">Instagram</a>.</p><p>→ Read <a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571385768-feeding-the-monster-2/">Feeding the Monster</a></p>
268 total episodes available with 20 transcripts
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