203 episodes

A weekly podcast dedicated to exploring horror film history, one trope at a time. Each series we dissect a trope to death through deep dive conversations hosted by film writer Anna Bogutskaya.

The Final Girls: A Horror Film History Podcast Anna Bogutskaya

    • TV & Film
    • 4.8 • 103 Ratings

A weekly podcast dedicated to exploring horror film history, one trope at a time. Each series we dissect a trope to death through deep dive conversations hosted by film writer Anna Bogutskaya.

    SERIAL KILLERS 9 • The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and the Hannibal Lecter Cinematic Universe

    SERIAL KILLERS 9 • The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and the Hannibal Lecter Cinematic Universe

    Writer and novelist Kirsty Logan joins me for the biggest monster of them, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. We discuss The Silence of the Lambs (1991) in depth, plus briefly cover the Hannibal Lecter Cinematic Universe: Manhunter (1986), Hannibal (2001), Red Dragon (2002) and Hannibal Rising (2007).
    Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd.
    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya. 
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    Artwork: Ewa Ferdynus.
    Music: "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.
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    The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film.
    → Support us on Patreon for bonus content.
    → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk

    • 2 hr
    SERIAL KILLERS 8 • The Hitcher (1986) + The Stepfather (1987)

    SERIAL KILLERS 8 • The Hitcher (1986) + The Stepfather (1987)

    Scholar Stacey Abbott joins me two movie serial killers: the chaos of The Hitcher (1986), where Rutger Hauer kills on the highway and the conservative fantasies of Terry O'Quinn in The Stepfather (1987).
    Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd.
    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya. 
    ***
    Artwork: Ewa Ferdynus.
    Music: "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.
    ***
    The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film.
    → 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. 

    • 1 hr 25 min
    SERIAL KILLERS 7 • The Boston Strangler (1986) + Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

    SERIAL KILLERS 7 • The Boston Strangler (1986) + Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

    Film critic and writer Katie Rife joins me to discuss very different two portraits of serial killers: the highly fictionalised The Boston Strangler (1968), starring Tony Curtis, and the acclaimed Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986), with the iconic Michael Rooker.
    Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd.
    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya. 
    ***
    Artwork: Ewa Ferdynus.
    Music: "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.
    ***
    The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film.
    → 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. 

    • 54 min
    SERIAL KILLERS 6 • 10 Rillington Place (1971) + The Vanishing (1988)

    SERIAL KILLERS 6 • 10 Rillington Place (1971) + The Vanishing (1988)

    Actor and writer Isaura Barbé-Brown goes deep on two quietly distressing films: 10 Rillington Place (1971), which dramatises the real-life murderer John Christie, and the much-acclaimed Spoorloos (1988), a Dutch horror film that was dubbed by Stanley Kubrick to be the "most terrifying film" he'd ever seen. PLUS a little spoilery rant about the American remake The Vanishing (1993).
    Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd.
    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya. 
    ***
    Artwork: Ewa Ferdynus.
    Music: "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.
    ***
    The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film.
    → 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. 

    • 2 hr 10 min
    BONUS • Interview with THE FIRST OMEN director Arkasha Stevenson

    BONUS • Interview with THE FIRST OMEN director Arkasha Stevenson

    An exclusive (and spoiler-free!) interview with The First Omen director Arkasha Stevenson.  The First Omen is out in UK cinemas now.
    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
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    Music: "Slasher" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
    ***
    The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film.
    → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk
    → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.
    → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. 

    • 27 min
    SERIAL KILLERS 5 • Eyes Without a Face (1960) + The Collector (1965)

    SERIAL KILLERS 5 • Eyes Without a Face (1960) + The Collector (1965)

    Editor Maha Albadrawi joins to discuss two films about obsessive men who lock young women in their basements... for love.  
    Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd.
    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya. 
    ***
    Artwork: Ewa Ferdynus.
    Music: "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.
    ***
    The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film.
    → 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. 

    • 1 hr 1 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
103 Ratings

103 Ratings

Mom-of-2-Songs ,

Cherry Falls!!!!

I thought this movie was a fever dream from my younger days! I was obsessed with the tv version here shown in the US when I was younger. Never realized how gorey it was bc it was a TV edit!! Loved the episode and revisit!!

Brianna Bass ,

The Best Ever

Well, if you aren’t obsessed with Anna, you are wrong. I adore this podcast. Smart feminist analysis is so needed, and I love keeping up with these themes. Well researched, smart, to the point, funny, and highly entertaining. I thoroughly recommend.
I only got into horror a few years ago, and thanks to people like Anna, who form a core community of devoted film analysts who share their minds with the world, I’m a convert.

Twilie 5844 ,

Horror lovers give this a try

Combines genuine fondness and passion for the horror genre with nuanced discussion of the films. Well worth listening to.

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