Episodes

  • 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
    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.

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    49 mins
  • 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.

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Final Girls Club 101: Membership Initiation
    Oct 3 2025

    Welcome to our brand new podcast, Final Girls Club, by the hosts of It's Become a Whole Thing podcast, Emily Rose and Sammy P. Join us in breaking down the horrors of everyday life through tropes found in horror movies, literature and pop culture. Examining everything from the concept of a hag to family trauma to being the final girl, emerging from a pile of rubble to victoriously survive.

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    14 mins