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Final Girls Club

Final Girls Club

By: Emily Rose and Sammy P
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Survival guide meets feminist horror analysis, brought to you by Emily and Sammy of the It's Become a Whole Thing podcast. They're here to talk about surviving the monsters of everyday life through a feminist breakdown of horror movies, literature and pop culture tropes. It's a look at horror tropes for the girls, gays and theys from myths and fairy tales to horror movies.

Themes include: Hagsploitation, Pussy Panic, Final Girls, Creepy Kids, Women vs Women, Family, Killer Robots, Women as hunted/hunter, Mental Illness, the Devil, Possession, theory, Folk Horror, Toxic Masculinity, Dystopias, Monsters, Myths, Sex Panic, Vampires, Hauntings, The Woods, Christmas, Racism, Fascism, Drugs, Trauma, Fairy Tales.

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Episodes
  • Nostalgia Time Capsule 1997: I Know What You Did Last Summer

    Nostalgia Time Capsule 1997: I Know What You Did Last Summer
    Nov 12 2025

    The hosts dive into 1997 horror film 'I Know What You Did Last Summer.' They discuss the film's plot, its cultural impact, and its place in the Final Girl patheon.

    They also delve into the movie's trope of the 'final girl,' and offer insights on how the film reflects the social anxieties of its time.

    Support the pod & join the club: 💋 instagram.com/finalgirlsclubpod 🎃 Patreon — It’s Become a Whole Thing: weekly pop-culture roundups + bonus chats 🩸 instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyoung 🔪 instagram.com/finalsammy
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Final Girl 101: Surviving 'Halloween' (1978)

    Final Girl 101: Surviving 'Halloween' (1978)
    Nov 4 2025

    Final Girls Club revisits John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978), the low-budget indie that carved the path for modern slasher cinema. We break down how this film gave us both the unstoppable masked boogeyman and the original Final Girl: Laurie Strode.

    Inspired by Carol J. Clover’s Men, Women, and Chain Saws, we trace the birth of the “Final Girl” and what makes her endure, her awareness, resilience, and sharp instincts, and how each of us can channel our own inner Final Girl.

    📖 Reading: Men, Women, and Chain Saws by Carol J. Clover Listen here: Spotify

    Support the pod & join the club: 💋 instagram.com/finalgirlsclubpod 🎃 Patreon — It’s Become a Whole Thing: weekly pop-culture roundups + bonus chats 🩸 instagram.com/emilyrosekoganyoung 🔪 instagram.com/finalsammy
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Death Becomes Her: Hagsploitation x Camp Comedy Classic

    Death Becomes Her: Hagsploitation x Camp Comedy Classic
    Oct 28 2025

    Final Girls Club explores how Hollywood turns aging women into horror villains through Death Becomes Her (1992), the cult-favorite dark comedy starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, and Bruce Willis.This feminist analysis of the hag archetype, plastic surgery culture, and female rivalry spotlights the film’s camp satire of eternal youth, beauty standards, and the cosmetic procedures that promise ‘forever flawless’ womanhood. By examining Madeline and Helen as iconic ‘hags’ punished for refusing to age, we connect the movie’s body horror and surgical spectacle to today’s Botox, fillers, and anti-aging industry.

    Support the pod & join the club:

    instagram.com/finalgirlsclubpod

    Join our Patreon for a weekly pop culture hot topics roundup

    And for a little more:

    instagram.com/itsbecomeawholething

    instagram.com/finalsammy
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    59 mins
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