The Final Girls
By Anna Bogutskaya
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.
Latest episode
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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 K… -
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 Danish horror … -
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 Boguts… -
SERIAL KILLERS 5 • Eyes Without a Face (1960) + The Collector (1965)
Editor and video-essayist Maha Albadrawi joins us to go deep into French fantastique Eyes Without a Face (1960) and William Wyler's The Collector (1965). Discover -
BONUS • Interview with Sydney Sweeney and Michael Mohan + Immaculate Review
An exclusive interview with Sydney Sweeney, the star and producer of Immaculate, and director Michael Mohan. PLUS a spoiler-free review of the film with Bloody Disgusting's Meagan N… -
SERIAL KILLERS 4 • Psycho (1960) + Peeping Tom (1960)
Video-essayist Izzy Custodio joins the podcast to go deep on Michael Powell's Peeping Tom (1960) and friend of the pod and podcaster Becky D… -
SERIAL KILLERS 3 • The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Film critic Christina Newland joins Anna to discuss Charles Laughton's sole directorial effort, the fairytale horror masterpiece The Night of the Hunter (1955). PS: There's a little bit of background noise in the first five minut… -
BONUS • The Horror Oscars 2024
Happy Oscars Weekend to all those who celebrate. As always, horror is nowhere to be seen amongst the nominees. So we've decided to take matters into our own hands... and host our very own HORROR OSCARS, including similar amounts of chaos.… -
SERIAL KILLERS 2 • Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Rope (1948), Frenzy (1972)
Film critic Leila Latif joins Anna to discuss Alfred Hitchcock's serial killers in Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Rope (1948) and Frenzy (1972). Discover -
BONUS • True Detective: Night Country (2024)
Vulture's TV critic and writer Roxana Hadadi joins Anna to discuss True Detective: Night Country in its entirety (spo…