The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

The Final Girls: A Horror Film 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.

Episode List

BONUS • Julia Ducournau on the fictional disease of ALPHA

Nov 19th, 2025 8:00 AM

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.Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya***Music: "Slasher" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio***The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens.→ Support us on Patreon for bonus content.→ Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk→ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.→ Read Feeding the Monster

MACHINES 26 • Unfriended (2014) + Searching (2018)

Oct 17th, 2025 11:00 PM

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. New episode every Friday.Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering.Produced and presented by Anna BogutskayaResearch Assistant: Frankie Wakefield***Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio***The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens.→ Support us on Patreon for bonus content.→ Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk→ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.→ Read Feeding the Monster

MACHINES 25 • Ex Machina (2014)

Aug 22nd, 2025 10:45 PM

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). New episode every Friday.Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering.Produced and presented by Anna BogutskayaResearch Assistant: Frankie Wakefield***Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio***The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens.→ Support us on Patreon for bonus content.→ Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk→ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.→ Read Feeding the Monster

MACHINES 24 • Prometheus (2012) + Alien: Covenant (2017)

Aug 15th, 2025 10:00 PM

The Independent's Chief Film Critic Clarisse Loughrey comes onboard the Alien space ship to mount a passionate defense of the Alien prequels Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), and argue that it's the best adaptation of the Frankenstein myth.  New episode every Friday.Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering.Produced and presented by Anna BogutskayaResearch Assistant: Frankie Wakefield***Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio***The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens.→ Support us on Patreon for bonus content.→ Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk→ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.→ Read Feeding the Monster

MACHINES 23 • Black Mirror (2011-)

Aug 8th, 2025 10:00 PM

Horror scholar, writer and co-host of This Ends at Prom joins Anna to look at ourselves in Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror, covering the series themes and deep-diving into some iconic episodes like "San Junipero", "The National Anthem" and "USS Callister".  New episode every Friday.Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering.Produced and presented by Anna BogutskayaResearch Assistant: Frankie Wakefield***Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio***The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens.→ Support us on Patreon for bonus content.→ Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk→ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.→ Read Feeding the Monster

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