Anna Bogutskaya

Anna Bogutskaya

Writer, Film Critic and Host of The Final Girls

Appears in 235 Episodes

TEEN HORROR 08 • Christine (1983)

A classic tale of boy meets car, as told by John Carpenter.

BONUS • Scream (1996) • Live Show

A live crossover event with Evolution of Horror

TEEN HORROR 07 • The House on Sorority Row (1982)

The sorority horror where everyone is a bit of a villain.

BONUS • Interview with Jamie Lee Curtis

We sat down with THE final girl, THE living legend, THE Jamie Lee Curtis.

TEEN HORROR 06 • The Slumberparty Massacre (1982) + The Slumberparty Massacre II (1987)

All the elements of a great slumber party: cold pizza, dead bodies, and a double denim driller killer.

BONUS • Midnight Mass (2021)

A spoiler-free and then fully spoilerific discussion on Mike Flanagan's new series Midnight Mass

TEEN HORROR 03 • Halloween (1978)

A deep dive into the daddy of all slasher films.

TEEN HORROR 02 • Carrie (1976) • Re-Release

A deep dive into the original bloody prom party influencer, Carrie.

TEEN HORROR 01 • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

A deep dive into one of the most influential horror films of all time, Leatherface and Sally Hardesty.

Introducing... Teen Horror

Introducing our new series exploring all things teen horror.

BONUS · Candyman (2021)

A deep-dive spoiler-free review of Nia DaCosta's Candyman reimagining.

Censor This #3: If In Doubt, Just Reject The Film

A primer on what exactly were the Video Nasties, and how the moral panic nurtured the the horror community.

Censor This #2: Don't Go In the Church

We deep dive into the trauma, repressed memories and psychology of Enid Baines.

Censor This #1: What Masterpiece Are We Dissecting Today

Presenting a mini-pod to deep dive into the visceral and psychological horror of Prano Bailey-Bond's film Censor.

BONUS • Fear Street 1666

A spoilerific deep dive into Fear Street 1666 and the trilogy as a whole

BONUS • Interview with director Leigh Janiak (Fear Street)

An exclusive SPOILER-FREE interview with Fear Street director Leigh Janiak.

BONUS • Fear Street 1978

A spoilerific deep dive into Fear Street 1978

BONUS • Fear Street 1994

A spoilerific deep dive into Fear Street 1994.

VAMPIRES BONUS • Vampire Also Rans

A bonus episode running down the vampire films, shows and video games we didn't get to cover in the season.

Promising Young Podcast #4 - Girls Just Want to Not Get Assaulted

A mini-pod dedicated to Emerald Fennell's blistering revenge fairytale, Promising Young Woman. In this episode we discuss the real big bad of the film: rape culture.

Promising Young Podcast #3 - Hell Hath No Fury Like a Critic Scorned

A mini-pod dedicated to Emerald Fennell's blistering revenge fairytale, Promising Young Woman. In this episode we discuss the divisive reaction, accolades and critique...

Promising Young Podcast #2 - But I'm A Nice Guy

A mini-pod dedicated to Emerald Fennell's blistering revenge fairytale, Promising Young Woman. In this episode we discuss the nice guy trope and the way the film depic...

Promising Young Podcast #1 - A Woman's Worst Nightmare

A mini-pod dedicated to Emerald Fennell's blistering revenge fairytale, Promising Young Woman. The first episode is a (mostly) spoiler-free in-depth review.

VAMPIRES BONUS • True Blood (2008-14) • Part I

A bonus episode celebrating the trashy, bloody and extremely horny True Blood.

VAMPIRES 19 • Byzantium (2012) + Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

A deep dive into two arthouse darlings' takes on vampiric noughties ennui.

VAMPIRES 18 • Let the Right One In (2008) + Thirst (2009)

A deep dive into two international romantic vampire films that are basically perfect.

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