• MACHINES 19 • The Horrors of Y2K
    Jul 11 2025

    The early 2000s were many things: 9/11, camera phones, government surveillance, MSN Messenger, low-rise jeans, Big Brother and the most extra horror films you can think of. Author Kirsty Logan joins the podcast to go over what makes this moment in horror history so unique, by looking at a wave of horror films from the early 2000s that channelled the paranoia and confusion of the emerging digital age: My Little Eye (2002), The Collingswood Story (2002), Feardotcom (2002).

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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
    Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield



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    Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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    The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens.

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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • MACHINES 18 • Videodrome (1983) + ExistenZ (1999)
    Jul 5 2025

    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 David Cronenberg: Clinical Trials Violet Lucca.

    New episode every Friday.

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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
    Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield



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    Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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    The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens.

    → Support us on Patreon for bonus content.

    → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • MACHINES 17 • The Matrix (1999)
    Jun 19 2025

    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' excellent piece on The Matrix as a trans allegory.

    New episode every Friday.

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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
    Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield



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    Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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    The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens.

    → Support us on Patreon for bonus content.

    → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • MACHINES 16 • Ghost in the Shell (1995) + Perfect Blue (1997)
    Jun 13 2025

    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). Read MaryBeth's piece about how Perfect Blue predicted fan culture for Polygon.

    New episode every Friday.

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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
    Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield



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    Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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    The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens.

    → Support us on Patreon for bonus content.

    → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • MACHINES 15 • Ringu (1998) + The Ring (2002)
    Jun 5 2025

    Blumhouse Games Creative Lead and friend of the pod Louise Blain takes the time to discuss her foundational videotape horror, The Ring (2002) and the original Ring (1998).

    New episode every Friday.

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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
    Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield



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    Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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    The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens.

    → Support us on Patreon for bonus content.

    → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk

    → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

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    51 mins
  • MACHINES 14 • Ghost in the Machine (1993) + Virtuosity (1995)
    May 30 2025

    The Ladykillers' Jenn Addams pop by to talk about a double bill of cyberpunk cult classics: Ghost in the Machine (1993) and Virtuosity (1995).

    New episode every Friday.

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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
    Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield



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    Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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    The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens.

    → Support us on Patreon for bonus content.

    → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk

    → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    → Read Feeding the Monster

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • MACHINES 13 • The Lawnmower Man (1992) + Brainscan (1994)
    May 23 2025

    FANGORIA's Amber T joins Anna for an excellent chat about two questionable 90s relics: The Lawnmower Man (1992) and Brainscan (1994).

    New episode every Friday.

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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
    Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield



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    Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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    The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens.

    → Support us on Patreon for bonus content.

    → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk

    → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    → Read Feeding the Monster

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • MACHINES 12 • Akira (1988)
    May 16 2025

    The Losers' Club co-host Rachel Reeves helps Anna unpack the brilliance of seminal cyberpunk anime Akira (1988).

    New episode every Friday.

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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
    Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield



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    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 Patreon for bonus content.

    → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk

    → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    → Read Feeding the Monster

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    1 hr and 26 mins