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Final Girls Club

Final Girls Club

By: Emily Rose and Sammy P of It’s Become a Whole Thing
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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
  • The Child Star to Hag Pipeline: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

    The Child Star to Hag Pipeline: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
    Oct 15 2025

    In this episode of Final Girls Club, hosts Emily and Sammy discuss the 1962 psychological horror thriller 'Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?' as part of their 'Hag Month' series. They explore the film's portrayal of child star trauma, sibling rivalry, and the societal expectations placed on women. The episode examines the cultural and historical context of the 1960s, the shift in horror from monsters to psychological themes, and the symbolism of the decaying mansion and isolated characters. Emily and Sammy also draw parallels with modern-day child stars and discuss the lasting impact of the film, its performances, and its significance to the hag horror genre.

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    52 mins
  • Fairy Tale Hags as Mentor, Monster, Mother: From Baba Yaga to The Little Mermaid's Ursula

    Fairy Tale Hags as Mentor, Monster, Mother: From Baba Yaga to The Little Mermaid's Ursula
    Oct 6 2025

    Emily and Sammy return to unpack the hag across myth and fairy tales. They analyze the evil witch from Snow White, the story of Hansel & Gretel, Baba Yaga, the Greek Furies and Hecate, Ursula and Andersen’s Little Mermaid, Lilith, and Morgan Le Fay. In short, they examine how patriarchy recasts aging or independent women as monsters.

    Listen for myth analysis, cultural context, and a reclaiming of the “hag” as complex, powerful, and often misunderstood.

    Support the pod & join the club:

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    And for a little more:

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    49 mins
  • Hagsploitation 101: Aging Panic & Weapons Movie Analysis

    Hagsploitation 101: Aging Panic & Weapons Movie Analysis
    Oct 3 2025

    Why are the most terrifying concepts that horror movie directors can come up with are often older women? We're breaking down the concept of hagsploitation, a horror genre that examines the campy and grotesque horror of aging women, and the terrifying lengths they’ll go to take back what they’ve lost. We explore the origins of this trope and the way it tugs on the fears that are imposed on women.

    We'll take a look at the way this trope is portrayed in the 2025 Zach Cregger directed horror movie Weapons.

    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:

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    1 hr and 29 mins
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