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.

As Charli XCX has declared: it's Cronenberg Summer. With his new film The Shrouds out in UK cinemas, we revisit two quintessential techno-body horror films from the Canadian master David Cronenberg. Joining Anna is the critic and author of <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/david-cronenberg-clinical-trials-violet-lucca/7649479?ean=9781419771910&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20920067905&gbraid=0AAAAABjGUH1Pp3rajMsaHz3QinoUOQ0lS&gclid=Cj0KCQjwmqPDBhCAARIsADorxIaOciInP5a9alAxVi0vMjxyW-oPKIX_wdUy2njwHOdWjR4ra4Ak8r4aAl42EALw_wcB">David Cronenberg: Clinical Trials</a> Violet Lucca.  New episode every Friday.Follow us on Letterboxd to see <a href="https://letterboxd.com/thefinalgirlsuk/list/season-7-serial-killers/">what films we're covering</a>.Produced and presented by <a href="https://twitter.com/annabdemented">Anna Bogutskaya</a> Research 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 <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thefinalgirls">Patreon</a> for bonus content.→ Find out more about our projects here: <a href="https://thefinalgirls.co.uk/">thefinalgirls.co.uk</a>→ Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/thefinalgirlsuk">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thefinalgirlsuk/">Instagram</a>.→ Read <a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571385768-feeding-the-monster-2/">Feeding the Monster</a>

The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast

MACHINES 18 • Videodrome (1983) + ExistenZ (1999)

Plug into The Matrix with Anna and guest Becky Darke to discuss Y2K paranoia, long leather coats, the game-changing action scenes, and how hot everyone is in this film.  Read Emily St. James' <a href="https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/3/30/18286436/the-matrix-wachowskis-trans-experience-redpill">excellent piece on The Matrix as a trans allegory</a>.  New episode every Friday.Follow us on Letterboxd to see <a href="https://letterboxd.com/thefinalgirlsuk/list/season-7-serial-killers/">what films we're covering</a>.Produced and presented by <a href="https://twitter.com/annabdemented">Anna Bogutskaya</a> Research 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 <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thefinalgirls">Patreon</a> for bonus content.→ Find out more about our projects here: <a href="https://thefinalgirls.co.uk/">thefinalgirls.co.uk</a>→ Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/thefinalgirlsuk">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thefinalgirlsuk/">Instagram</a>.→ Read <a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571385768-feeding-the-monster-2/">Feeding the Monster</a>

MACHINES 17 • The Matrix (1999)

Anime fan and Dread Central's Editor-in-Chief MaryBeth McAndrews pops in to educate Anna on two masterpieces of the genre: Ghost in the Shell (1995) and Perfect Blue (1997). <a href="https://www.polygon.com/2019/8/30/20836173/perfect-blue-satoshi-kon-explained">Read MaryBeth's piece</a> about how Perfect Blue predicted fan culture for Polygon. New episode every Friday.Follow us on Letterboxd to see <a href="https://letterboxd.com/thefinalgirlsuk/list/season-7-serial-killers/">what films we're covering</a>.Produced and presented by <a href="https://twitter.com/annabdemented">Anna Bogutskaya</a> Research 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 <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thefinalgirls">Patreon</a> for bonus content.→ Find out more about our projects here: <a href="https://thefinalgirls.co.uk/">thefinalgirls.co.uk</a>→ Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/thefinalgirlsuk">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thefinalgirlsuk/">Instagram</a>.→ Read <a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571385768-feeding-the-monster-2/">Feeding the Monster</a>

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