Podcasts about Final girl

In this episode, TFGAG enter the liminal space of Kane Parsons' Backrooms and see if they can find a way out, or if they should ditch their day jobs and live there forever. Plus, Amanda gives a mini review of the critically-acclaimed new horror comedy series Widow's Bay.Leave us an iTunes review!Have a question for the Final Girl and Guy? Click here and send us a text!

Widow's Bay gets the Haddonfield treatment (Jersey? Illinois? Yes.) as Jodie and Andrea review the show's slasher turn, "Your Baggage." We talk Wyck playing third wheel, Patricia becoming the Final Girl she was always meant to be, and the way a simple "GO SOX" is the key to any good New England boy's heart.Referenced in this ep:On Widow's Bay, Is There Anything Kate O'Flynn Can't Do?Ways to support the detainees at Delaney HallEmail Congress: No More Funding for ICERead: Don't Give Up: A Letter From Delaney HallSupport Families at Delaney Hall with Food4NJ.orgIf you're reading this, that means you've probably got your podcatcher of choice open right now. It would be SO helpful if you gave our little show a follow. If you like what you hear, you could even leave us a review.Follow:The Watchers on Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

There's no Ezra this week, beloved listeners, so Helena and Matty decided to use this time to catch up on what we've seen in a very long overdue What We Sneep episode! Matty goes first (as they have less to cover, per usual), which includes covering their month of renting multiple dvds before watching two movies back to back that were so bad they just stopped watching movies full stop. They also played a lot of Skyrim, which they do not recommend. Helena goes next, covering a much wider group of films across a variety of genres, most of which were actually good and didn't make her stop watching movies. This does include several Looney Tunes shorts, which she DOES recommend! The episode takes a turn at the end to complain about fandom, capitalism, and how media companies really just want your money and won't really give you what you want in the end because they just see you as money making machines. Yippee! Our duo also watched Anaconda (1997) together. No they have not seen the remake. Yes they do spend a lot of time this episode talking about Anaconda. Brace yourselves.

In this Pride Month special, Ryan takes a moment to open up about his experience as a gay man, how he connected to Sidney, Gale and the concept of 'the final girl' at a young age through the representation and subconscious identifying with them. Then, Ryan covers how Scream 7 was "the moment," and what that means for Scream 8. Also, Ryan makes a prediction about how the critics will treat Scary Movie 6 the same way as they did Scream 7. Ryan also covers the release of Marco Beltrami's Scream 7 Score.  For the second half of the episode, Ryan goes through the best of 2026 in both television and film. Then, he is joined by Jess and Josh to discuss "Heated Rivalry" to round out the Pride Special. Ryan's Final Girl Pride Story Marco's Score for SCREAM 7 How Scream 7 was "The Moment" Scary Movie 6 and Predicting the Critics Best Film & TV of 2026 Heated Rivalry Review  Follow us at @ScreamWithRCS on Facebook, Instagram, and X.  Subscribe at Patreon.com/ScreamWithRCS  

Horror is heating up just in time for summer! Join Ryan and Amanda for a mini-review as they ride shotgun with Passenger before diving headfirst into Curry Barker's debut feature, Obsession. From unsettling thrills to dangerous desires, this double feature proves some rides are deadlier than others. Tune in—and be careful what you wish for.Leave us an iTunes review!Have a question for the Final Girl and Guy? Click here and send us a text!

Join me and Fabianne as we examine the boundaries of the psychological horror genre through a lens that is as visually striking as it is narratively disturbing. Fabianne portrays a woman forced to navigate a terrifying domestic delusion—has been lauded for its raw vulnerability and fierce survival instinct. We spoke about the psychological aspects of the film and how her character has to face the harrowing ordeal of being abducted and kept in a confined space during the filming. However, and despite what she faced, she has earned the title of “Final Girl” in the horror community, one of the best honors bestowed on an actress. There are many takeaways for the audience. What's your takeaway? Is it the same as Fabianne's or do you have your own?

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Pack your bags and head to Ireland with TFGAG as they unpack Damian McCarthy's latest horror film that tip toes around a haunted hotel filled with mystery and malice! Plus, hear the Final Girl's wrap up of her recent LA "Big Adventure".Leave TFGAG an iTunes review!Check out This or That: A Movie Faceoff Podcast!Have a question for the Final Girl and Guy? Click here and send us a text!

There's a 'final girl' that's never been ranked at the top of best final girls lists, but should be! This episode contains a great actress, disembodied hands, a T-Rex, a legendary horror director, old Italian ruins and the Brothers Grimm. Give it a listen. We need your support! join us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wearehorrorweeklyMusic by Nicholas Savard L'Herbier and Gregg Schwartz

This week's double feature pits an unearthed ancient evil against a nightmarish loop with no end in sight. Will Ryan and Amanda love 'em or leave 'em? Tune in to see what gets buried and what's worth repeating.Support the show and leave us an iTunes review!Have a question for the Final Girl and Guy? Click here and send us a text!

In this episode of Horror Joy, Brian and Jeff examine Zach Cregger's 2022 film Barbarian as a haunted house story without the supernatural, arguing the “haunting” comes from misogyny, capitalism, and systemic failure embedded in an Airbnb in decayed Detroit. They outline the film's triptych structure—Tess's uneasy stay with Keith, AJ's arrival as the absentee landlord facing rape allegations, and an '80s flashback revealing Frank as the house's original torturer—framing these men as escalating forms of masculinity. The discussion connects hidden basement tunnels to epistemic tension and genre concepts like the Terrible Place, monstrous feminine, and Final Girl, noting failures of policing and protection, and interpreting the title Barbarian as critique of domestic invasion and violence.

Send us Fan MailSCREAM 7 didn't just open, it opened big and delivered the boycotters an embarrassing loss. Sydney Prescott is the penultimate Final Girl. Things end badly otherwise they wouldn't end, The Last Drive In is no exception to that rule. #SCREAM7#THELASTDRIVEINOn X: @BloodPopcornPod

On this week's episode, Tim is joined by Candy the final Girl, Co-host of the Pod of the Damned, to discuss the 1987 melt movie classic 'Street Trash'!Listen as they discuss the tone in which the film handles "sensitive subjects", the magic of the Practical Effects, filmmaking on 42nd Street, and much more!Patreon (All content is free) : https://www.patreon.com/Horrorflicksguitarpicks

This episode features "The Spiders You Swallow in Your Sleep" by Wendy Nikel (© 2026 by Wendy Nikel) and "The Final Girl Trap" by A.C. Wise (© 2026 by A.C. Wise), both read by Nan McNamara. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samara Weaving is back for another night of bridal bliss in this Satanic sequel - but will she survive another night of TFGAG's critique? Say "I do" and find out! Plus, enjoy a mini-review of the new Faces of Death and another installment of Blind Top 5.Support the show and leave us an iTunes review!Have a question for the Final Girl and Guy? Click here and send us a text!

“You can check out anytime you'd like, but you can never leeeeaaaave” Originally aired 5/17/22 What's so scary about hotels? Is it the being away from home? Is it the idea that you don't know who's there with you? Is it the idea that someone could be watching you? Books Mentioned: The Return by Rachel Harrison Horror Hotel by Victoria Fulton and Faith McClaren The Nightly Disease by Max Booth III The Summer Job by Adam Cesare The Last by Hanna Jameson The Grand Hotel by Scott Kenemore Security by Gina Wohlsdorf Deadfall Hotel by Steve Rasnic Tem Creepers by David Morrell The Resort by Bentley Little Psycho (trilogy) by Robert Bloch When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers Tender is the Flesh by Agustine Bazterrica Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder Final Girl Song Jocelyn picked “666” by Anvil for her third final girl song. Really getting into those kids with bikes vibes. Check it out here! How to support Books in the Freezer We are on Patreon! Check us out! There's a lot of fun going on in the Patreon community. At the Final Girl level you can get episodes early and find out about topics and guests beforehand. Axe-Wielding Maniacs get to be part of a Voxer group chat and join in Netflix movie nights. Malevolent Spirits get everything that's been mentioned and bonus episodes! Do you use Amazon? Use the podcast link when you make any purchases, for an easy way to support the podcast! The links for this episode are using the podcast affiliate link. Are you a fan of audiobooks? Libro FM is a great way to listen to audiobooks and support your local bookstore! You can use code FREEZERBOOK at checkout and you can get TWO audiobooks for the price of one ($14.99)! It's a great deal and a great way to be a part of supporting local businesses

It's badass chicks week! Cool of the week includes Dolly, For All Mankind, and baseball. Trailers are Apex, The End of Oak Street, and Backrooms. The podcast spotlight shines on The Final Girl and Guy. And we get feedback from Pat Caruso, Ryan Be, Xim Vader, and Mark Komarzynski. Thanks for listening! The Horror Returns Website: https://thehorrorreturns.com THR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehorrorreturns/ Join THR Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1056143707851246 THR X: https://twitter.com/horror_returns?s=21&t=XKcrrOBZ7mzjwJY0ZJWrGA THR Instagram: https://instagram.com/thehorrorreturns?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= THR Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thehorrorreturns?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== THR YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@thehorrorreturnspodcast3277 THR Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thehorrorreturns THR TeePublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-horror-returns SK8ER Nez Podcast Network: https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-p3n57-c4166 E Society Spotify For Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/esoc Music By: Steve Carleton Of The Geekz  

Hear that? It's the sound of Ryan and Amanda reviewing A24's latest scare flick, Undertone! Get their takes on the "scariest movie you've ever heard," plus a segment where they talk about their top horror flicks to chill your auditory senses. Listen if you dare!Support the show and leave us an iTunes review!Have a question for the Final Girl and Guy? Click here and send us a text!

Please welcome episode sponsor Doghouse Reilly — the Teemill storefront of my man Tim Sismey, who was our guest curator for last segment's Track of the Week. Tim makes clever tees based on visual puns and opening lyrics from classic hip hop songs. He also made a special shirt for Breakup Gaming Society featuring one of my favorite lines from a Guru verse. Games of the Week• Final Girl: A Knock at the Door (3:37)I dove face first into Final Girl: A Knock at the Door, only my second experience with this thrilling, slick and cruel hit solo horror franchise. It threw me with some new tricks. And the Final Girl, Ava, hit back with some new tactics of her own. Ride along for that story about the once-peaceful lakeside vacation spot of Wingard Cottage.• Scrabble (16:42)Last fall I played a much gentler contest in a much safer location: A house in Taos, where I tilted at Scrabble with The Moms for the first time in years. In Final Girl, you fight the killer. In Scrabble, you fight The Moms, but we were also teaming up against the thieves of our memory and language.• Fantasy Flight Games Retrospective (22:16)Another chunk of my talk with Shelf Stable co-host Kenny Katayama. Discussed: Battlestar Galactica, Letters from Whitechapel, Fury of Dracula and more…Track of the Week

(31:47)More cross-Atlantic, cross-genre sample and production tracing as evidenced in classic hip hop songs. In this case, a look at “Dance for Me” off Queen Latifah's very first album in 1989 — and the Ultimatum remix that still thrills me more than 35 years after first hearing it.You can always hit the show with a one-time donation to get a really dumb cocktail book and a really disarming frog sticker.

Sweet, sweet revenge. A subgenre best served cold, with a side of yanked intestines. It is a foundational tool for horror, both from the protagonist and antagonist perspectives. Anger, jealousy, and embarrassment create grudges that stick, and payback, she is a comin’. Listen in to our recommendations for your revenge fantasy satisfaction. In horror movies, sometimes you want to keep it simple. If your plot needs motivation… this is an easy check to cash. There are several sub-tropes here. Psychology Today lists several variants of revenge. As you might expect, revenge and justice are not simple concepts. There are different motivations and complex sources for the desire for payback. We tried to marry up the psychological categories to how they get executed in horror films: Simple or direct Revenge: An eye for an eye. You killed or disfigured me, now I'm back, bitches! MUAAAAHHAHAHAHA! (Slash, slash, slash… screaming ensues) This is the staple of the franchise serial-killer movies. Candyman, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Burning, Slaughter High, Hatchet, Ghost Story, I Know What You Did Last Summer This also applies to revenge for the loss of a loved one. NOOOOOOO! You killed my father! Now you're gonna pay! I Saw the Devil, Mandy, Redux Redux, Orca, and Sayara Constructive or transformative Revenge: Channeling pain into self-improvement and escaping the victim role. The Rape Revenge Subtrope lands here, with all of its trigger-ridden justice. Misogeny or empowerment? You make the call. Good examples: Revenge, I Spit on Your Grave, They Call Her One Eye, Last House on the Left, Teeth, Ms. 45, American Mary, Hard Candy Honor revenge: Retaliation that is intended to restore reputation or face. Restore reputation. Bullying payback often lands in this category. Who's on top now motherfucker!?   Plenty of good examples here include Carrie, Piggy, Let the Right One In, and Sissy A subset of honor revenge would be the response to betrayal. You backstabbed me.  Honor revenge is a classic trope in Westerns and Mob Movies. When used by a protagonist, it can be the central motivation. Examples: Upgrade Usually used as a plot device rather than the central theme in horror movies. What goes around, comes around. Et tu, Burke? Burke in Aliens, Ash in Alien, Rose Armitage in Get Out, Scud in Blade, Billy Loomis…All the Scream Movies Poetic or Ironic Revenge: The proper comeuppance. Yep, you had it coming. Often, this is hubris getting the better of a monologuing evil doer. Protagonists usually don’t suffer in this manner. Poetic justice, after all. The poetry comes from the villain being undone by their own actions or plans. Good Examples: Captain Ross’s grisly demise in Day of the Dead; the explosive destruction of the La Domas family in Ready or Not; the Invisible Man gets killed by his own tech in The Invisible Man; Chef Slowick goes down with his restaurant in a fiery s’mores demise in The Menu. The Saw movies have built their premise on ironic revenge, with many of the traps Jigsaw creates symbolic of the victim’s perceived flaws. Se7en is closely tied to ironic revenge, specifically piecing together misguided justice in the grisly application of sin to sinners. Collective revenge: No! Back, you fools! Stay away from me, you heathens! AAAAAAA!!! This is where the community turns on another group, or in horror movies, usually an antagonist. The mob rules! The classic example of this variant is the 1932 Frankenstein, in which the locals, brandishing torches and pitchforks, trap and kill Frankenstein’s monster. It gave birth to the cliche. Burn him! A recent great example: Weapons, where the children turn on Aunt Gladys. Other examples include Children of the Corn, The People Under the Stairs, and The Island of Lost Souls. Fantasy revenge: This is usually the domain of comedies. Sometimes it occurs in horror when the victim of bullying or aggression dreams of turning on their abuser. A twist on this would be the mad dream visions in An American Werewolf in London. Perhaps A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. It has the dream/fantasy element, but it is more of a hero’s journey than pure revenge. Horror movies themselves, as an art form, specifically REVENGE-themed horror movies, are in themselves fantasy revenge outlets. John Wick, Death Wish, Unforgiven, and many, many action movies are testosterone-fueled male revenge fantasy flicks. The rape-revenge movies is the distaff variant of the same theme. Subtle passive-aggressive revenge: Not really part of the Horror methodology. You’re in the wrong revenge shop, buddy. Horror does it directly. With an axe. This is the Woody Allen form of revenge. The Sad Truth In many revenge horror movies, revenge is often a hollow victory. The wounds still exist. The trauma lingers. Your dead wife isn’t coming back. It is a short-term dopamine high, but in many cases, you still feel hollow inside. Sometimes, proper justice gets dispensed, and the world is a better place having dispatched a monster. And we can appreciate that. Horror movie fans get to go along for the ride. Revenge, though easy to embrace, is a complex emotional rollercoaster. So much pain… and a little relief. It can make for epic storytelling, and when dipatched with bloody violence, you can understand how it resides under the horror umbrella. PODCAST EPISODE 210: Here is a live feed for Revenge Horror: Episode 210. If you enjoy this episode, please go to your streaming platform of choice and subscribe. We promise that we won’t track you down with vengeance in mind if you don’t. (Or will we?) The Virgin Spring (1962) Redux Redux (2025) Blue Ruin (2013) Becky (2021) Revenge (2018) Upgrade (2018) Orca (1977) Promising Young Woman (2020) The Crow (1994) The Pit (1981) Venus in Furs (1969) Mandy (2019) Sayara (2025) I Saw the Devil (201) Candyman (1992) I Spit on Your Grave (1978) Last House on the Left (2010) Ms. 45 (1981) The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (2023) They Call Her One Eye (1973) You’re Next (2011) Final Girl (2015) Carrie (1975) A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985) Piggy (2022) Last House on the Left (1972) Ghost Story (1981) The Burning (1981) Frankenstein (1932) Let the Right One In (2008) Saw II (2005) The Island of Lost Souls (1932)

Jamie has disappeared! (She's okay, just working on some new projects.) A new Final Girl rises to carry the torch. It's the end of an era and the end of Era 1 for Final Girl. So many changes, and yet the silliness remains the same. Julie and Evan take on the topic of what comes next for Van Ryder Games!

It's all about GIRL POWER in this episode of TFGAG! Up top, a mini-review of the blood soaked Texas Chainsaw Massacre inspired slasher, Dolly.  Then, the duo tackles Maggie Gyllenhaal's reimagining of the Bride of Frankenstein.  Did the film electrify us, or leave us dead on arrival? Pop your earbuds in and give it a listen!Support the show and leave us an iTunes review!Have a question for the Final Girl and Guy? Click here and send us a text!

This week on Friday Night Frightfest, we are pushing the boundaries of reality and the silver screen. We're comparing the highly anticipated, full-circle return of the Ghostface saga, Scream 7 (2026), with the ultimate "meta" love letter to 80s slashers, The Final Girls (2015). It's an episode dedicated to the women who survive, the rules they break, and the generational impact of slasher trauma. Scream 7 (2026) Directed by the franchise's original creator, Kevin Williamson, Scream 7 is a massive cinematic event that brings the story back to its roots. After the chaos in New York, we return to a more intimate but no less deadly focus on Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), who is now fighting to protect her own family—specifically her daughter, Tatum (Isabel May). The film leans heavily into the 30-year legacy of the franchise, examining the trauma of being the world's most famous "Final Girl" while introducing a Ghostface that seems to know Sidney better than she knows herself. It's a sophisticated, brutal, and emotional homecoming that asks: can you ever truly leave the horror behind? The Final Girls (2015) Directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson, this cult favorite is a brilliant, neon-soaked blend of horror-comedy and emotional drama. Max (Taissa Farmiga) is a teenager mourning the death of her mother, Amanda (Malin Åkerman), a former "Scream Queen." When Max and her friends attend a tribute screening of her mother's most famous film, Camp Bloodbath, they are mysteriously sucked into the movie itself. To survive, they must navigate 80s slasher tropes, avoid the machete-wielding Billy Murphy, and—most importantly—Max must find a way to save her mother's character from her scripted death. It's a rare horror film that will make you cry as much as it makes you jump. Join us as we discuss the "Final Girl" trope and generational trauma. We'll look at how Scream 7 uses three decades of history to raise the stakes for Sidney, versus how The Final Girls uses a high-concept "movie-within-a-movie" structure to explore grief and maternal bonds. Spoilers start around 8:38.

Ghostface is back. Sidney Prescott is back. Kevin Williamson — the writer who started it all in 1996 — is back, this time in the director's chair. And The Film Board is here to pick through the wreckage.Pete Wright convenes the panel — Tommy Metz III, Steve Sarmento, and Mandy Kaplan — for a full-spoiler autopsy of Scream 7, the franchise's seventh installment and its most complicated origin story yet. The film arrives trailing the collapse of a whole other movie: Melissa Barrera's firing, Jenna Ortega's departure, two directors exiting before a frame was shot, and Neve Campbell finally getting what she was owed to come back. What ended up on screen bears those scars — and the panel doesn't look away from them.There's plenty to argue about. Tommy arrives as the franchise's longest-tenured Film Board voice and delivers his most critical take yet — the kills are flat, the villain reveal is the weakest in franchise history, and the AI deepfake conceit is nostalgia for nostalgia's sake. Steve, against form, finds himself in the film's corner: the Sidney-Tatum mother-daughter dynamic gives him something real to hold onto, and he'll take that over clever-but-hollow any day. Mandy had a genuinely good time, found Anna Camp's casting as transparent as a freshly-cleaned window, and would very much like Tatum's next chapter to be a musical. Pete sits somewhere in the middle — glad to have Kevin Williamson back, troubled by what he had to work with, and still thinking about the better movie that never got made.They get into the production chaos, the Barrera-shaped hole in the script, the question of whether the AI angle says anything worth saying, the correct use of a panic room, the mystery of a certain line reading, and whether Scream 7 has dethroned Scream 3 at the bottom of the franchise pile.

Bring Your Daughter To the Slaughter Neve Campbell sat out Ghostface's rampage in New York City so she could raise Isabel May to become her Final Girl replacement in Scream 7. Has Matthew Lillard risen from the dead to stalk veteran survivors like Courtney Cox, Mason Gooding, and Jasmin Savoy Brown in a brand new suburbia?  And why did O.G. screenwriter Kevin Williamson take another stab at directing a scary movie after his debut, Teaching Mrs. Tingle, nearly killed his career?  Join true crime junkies Marjorie, Arnie, and Stuart as they clean the blade of another postmodern slasher installment.

The 90's are back -- which means another installment in the Scream franchise. Will the seventh film slash its way to killer reviews from TFGAG... or be dead on arrival? Tune in to find out!Support the show and leave us an iTunes review!Have a question for the Final Girl and Guy? Click here and send us a text!

It's getting spooky in here, as we connect with Chelsea, the owner and operator of Kenosha's one and only horror-themed bar – The Final Girl, 7546 Sheridan Road. In addition to the spectacular murals strewn across the bar, five pinball games, and a bunch of board games for your amusement, The Final Girl also has a wide selection of alcohol and THC drinks and a one-of-a-kind food menu! Check out their website for all the latest updates here! And follow The Final Girl on all the social medias! This episode was recorded live in front of a studio audience at The Port of Kenosha Beverage House in Downtown Kenosha on February 9, 2026. The Ktown Connects hotline is open! Visit us at ktownconnects.com, click on the phone and leave us a message telling us about the last great meal you had in Kenosha! Theme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod. Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason Hedman Get your Ktown Connects merchandise at The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St. Drop us an email at ktownconnects@yahoo.com Get additional episodes early and ad-free, along with bonus material with this week's guest and more great exclusive material by becoming a patreon supporter! Click here for more! Ktown Connects is brought to you by: Southport Tea, 5701 Sixth Ave Ron's Place, 3301 52nd St Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave. Shannyn Franklin – ReMax Elite Public Brewing Company 628 58th St The Law Offices of Frank J. Parise, 7001 30th Ave Casey Family Options Funerals & Cremations, 3016 75th St  Aason Hunzinger of AHDidIt A+ Mobility, 2324 18th St Villa D'Carlo, 5140 Sixth Ave The Port of Kenosha Beverage House, 705 50th St  

Bag it up, people, our revisit of 1981's FRIDAY THE 13th PART 2 is coming to an end!! But not before we learn all about what kind of sweater to wear for the sexiest results, debate whether Mrs. Voorhees participated in Take Your Son To Work Day, and discover that our “woke bae” count remains frozen at zero!! All this, plus we reveal the secret recipe for #CorpseJuice, wet the underside of the bed, and put a pitchfork in Jenny's time as the Final Girl du jour!! It's time to chase glory on this special relaunch episode of Kill By Kill!!    Part of the BLEAV Network.Get even more episodes exclusively on Patreon! Artwork by Josh Hollis: joshhollis.com Kill By Kill theme by Revenge Body. For the full-length version and more great music, head to revengebodymemphis.bandcamp.com today!Join the new Discord Server Convo here! Our linker.ee Click here to visit our Dashery/TeePublic shop for killer merch! Join the conversation about any episode on the Facebook Group! Follow us on IG @killbykillpodcast!! Join us on Threads or even Bluesky Check out Gena's newsletter on Ghost!! Check out the films we've covered & what might come soon on Letterboxd! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The 28 Years franchise has again risen from the dead following last year's entry that left Amanda and Ryan cold -- will this year's Bone Temple resurrect our love for the series?  Plus, a bonus mini-review of Sam Raimi's Send Help. Have a question for the Final Girl and Guy? Click here and send us a text!

This week on Forgotten Cinema: Lead Up, the Mikes continue their road to "Scream 7" with "Scream 4", Wes Craven's return to Woodsboro more than a decade after the original trilogy.Both Mike Butler and Mike Field still enjoy this entry, especially for its strong kills and surprisingly ahead-of-its-time themes about streaming culture, internet fame, and the performance of violence for an audience. The film feels eerily prescient in how it tackles social media obsession before it completely took over the world.That said, there is a lot of unmined potential here. Butler feels the third act drops the ball slightly with a convenient ending and not doing quite enough with the Ghostface killers in the final stretch. Both Mikes also agree that Hayden Panettiere's Kirby could have been positioned as the new Final Girl. With her horror movie expertise and charisma, she could have served as a fascinating long-term foil to Ghostface.The Mikes also dig into the long-standing rumor that "Scream 4" was intended to launch a new trilogy centered on a killer who gets away with it, only to be hunted by new Ghostfaces in future installments. It is an intriguing idea that makes the existing ending feel like a missed opportunity.Still sharp, still brutal, and more relevant than ever, "Scream 4" stands as a bold attempt to reinvent the franchise, even if it stops just short of fully committing to its most interesting ideas.So join the Mikes as the go through each film in the "Scream" saga leading up to the release of "Scream 7".What are your thoughts on this current end of the "Sydney" saga and how it compares to your opinions of 5 and 6? Let us know in the comments!

Ryan and Amanda serve up a review of this chimp-gone-wild horror movie. Will it make the A-grade or will it score a chimpan-Z? TFGAG also chat best horror animals and which they'd keep for pets.  Plus, a new segment - MONKEY FACTS!Have a question for the Final Girl and Guy? Click here and send us a text!

What happens after you knock off your main antagonist and have to scramble to come up with an all-new villain? Find out as we revisit this 2016 episode that digs into the first few characters of 1981's  FRIDAY THE 13th PART 2!! That means we're bringing along two old favorites: "Final Girl" Alice and our very own “posture pal” Crazy Ralph. First, Gena & Patrick explore what makes Alice's post-Camp Crystal Lake massacre apartment the height of 70s shabby-chic, discuss Jason's needlessly elaborate revenge plan, and consider how Jason can crisscross county lines with a bag on his head AND his mom's head in a bag!! Plus, we play America's favorite new game, Choose Your Own Deathventure!! Check it out!!   Part of the BLEAV Network.Get even more episodes exclusively on Patreon! Artwork by Josh Hollis: joshhollis.com Kill By Kill theme by Revenge Body. For the full-length version and more great music, head to revengebodymemphis.bandcamp.com today!Join the new Discord Server Convo here! Our linker.ee Click here to visit our Dashery/TeePublic shop for killer merch! Join the conversation about any episode on the Facebook Group! Follow us on IG @killbykillpodcast!! Join us on Threads or even Bluesky Check out Gena's newsletter on Ghost!! Check out the films we've covered & what might come soon on Letterboxd! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We continue our look back at some of the strongest and most interesting horror films of 2025 (#2025stillalive) by examining a decisively unconventional and deeply affecting horror film called THE RULE OF JENNY PEN. Starring Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow in powerhouse performances, The Rule of Jenny Pen tells the story of an elderly judge (Rush) who, following a debilitating stroke, finds himself in a long-term care facility that is menaced by a maniacal bully (Lithgow). As his physical condition worsens and the staff become increasingly less likely to intervene, he finds every inch of his perceived power and authority stripped away from him. It is a harrowing and thought-provoking film of truly unique impact.We're joined by a host of FoG friends and Final Girl gamers: Paula Deming, Meg Oak, and Julie Ahern. Together we unpack all of the various terrors and hopes that this film has to offer, resulting in one of our heartiest and most vigorous conversations ever. Also featuring a Patron-only segment where we continue our journey through STRANGER THINGS Season 5, this is a lengthy but deeply thoughtful conversation that we really hope you enjoy.4:32 - Favorite Final Girl Stories19:53 - Recent Favorite Board Game PlaysPatron Only Segment: STRANGER THINGS, Season 5, Episode 334:42 - THE RULE OF JENNY PENSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hard-boiled noir. Superhero trauma. One of Marvel's most complex antiheroes.Your Nerd Best Friends are tackling Jessica Jones and asking the ultimate nerd question: Should you read the comics first… or watch the show first? Either way, this one has swears & butts!Noir vibes vs. prestige TVComic canon vs. on-screen storytellingTrauma, agency, and why Jessica Jones still mattersWhether you're brand new to Jessica Jones or revisiting her story with fresh eyes, this episode will help you decide where to start—and why there's no wrong answer… just different kinds of brilliant.Also in this episode: murder mystery puzzles, gamer profiles, Space Weirdos, Final Girl 3, Army Painter metallic speed paints, winter is hobby winter. Listen now wherever you get your podcastsFollow Nerd Best Friends and join the Nerd Herd on Pateron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We continue our look back at some horror films from 2025 with a film that's already been discussed a good bit on the show through interviews and Whatcha segments. Adam Cesare's book CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD first hit Reed's radar when it was published back in 2020. He had already been pitching it for years as "Scream: The Novel". Naturally, when Eli Craig (of Tucker and Dale Vs Evil fame) directed the adaptation, we had to cover it! Last year, we had the chance to sit down with both Adam Cesare and (briefly) Eli Craig to discuss the film. And this week we invite back friends of the show A J Porfirio and Evan Derrick of Van Ryder Games (creator of the smash board game hit Final Girl) to discuss it in all its spoiler glory.Also joining us is Gorey Gamer Matt Murray (who also visits Hawkins with us in a Patron-only segment about Stranger Things Season 5, Episode 2). On this hearty episode, we not only discuss all the clowns in all the cornfields, we also play a Board Game trivia contest and share the latest updates about FINAL GIRL SERIES 4, which launches on Kickstarter Feb 4.So, kick back and enjoy this lively conversation that we really hope you'll enjoy!5:14 - Final Girl Series 4 Kickstarter UpdatePatron Only Segment: STRANGER THINGS, Season 5, Episode 218:43 - Board Game Trivia!27:32 - CLOWN IN A CORNFIELDSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Send us a textOn this episode of The Horrific Podcast, we sit down with legendary scream queen and horror icon Camille Keaton — best known for her unforgettable role as Jennifer Hills in the cult classic I Spit on Your Grave.We dive deep into Camille's impact on the horror genre, the legacy of I Spit on Your Grave, convention stories, fan interactions, and what it's like being part of horror history. Camille also talks about her career, modern horror, and why the genre continues to connect so powerfully with audiences.Plus, we get into horror memories, behind-the-scenes stories, and what projects and appearances she has coming up.If you love classic horror, cult films, final girls, and horror royalty — this is an episode you don't want to miss. Ghost ExecutionersMerchandise! https://www.teepublic.com/user/thehorrificnetwork?utm_source=designer&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=horrificnetwork Follow All Things Horrific Network Here https://linktr.ee/thehorrificnetwork Get Your Sinister Creature Con Tickets Here https://www.sinistercreaturecon.com/thecon

Heed our warning… this episode is incredible!! That's right, we're getting otherworldly this week as we explore every nook and blood-splattered hallway inside Guillermo Del Toro's gothic-glam masterpiece, CRIMSON PEAK!! Here to help us unravel this twisted tale is a premier interior designer and former Final Girl on film, Shannon Ggem!! Along the way, we explore the differences between Del Toro's monsters and his ghosts, unpack what it's like to be covered from head to toe in prosthetic makeup, and debate Lucille's killer workout routines!! All this, plus color-coded ghouls, Mom characters, one good tarp, funky phantoms, moth infestitoriums, top-notch shovel shots, marketing misses, and a haunting edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! Crimson and clover, over and over with us today!!  NOTE: Good news! Gena's kidney transplant was a success!! Her road to recovery is still ongoing, so there may be some unforeseen disruptions in our feed in the coming weeks. We never want to leave you without new eps, but you may find us posting episodes a little more inconsistently than you've seen in the past. All apologies. Part of the BLEAV Network.Get even more episodes exclusively on Patreon! Artwork by Josh Hollis: joshhollis.com Kill By Kill theme by Revenge Body. For the full-length version and more great music, head to revengebodymemphis.bandcamp.com today!Join the new Discord Server Convo here! Our linker.ee Click here to visit our Dashery/TeePublic shop for killer merch! Join the conversation about any episode on the Facebook Group! Follow us on IG @killbykillpodcast!! Join us on Threads or even Bluesky Check out Gena's newsletter on Ghost!! Check out the films we've covered & what might come soon on Letterboxd! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Final Girl looks a little different for 2026... in the best way! Join in for the first episode of 2026 where we uncover what it really means to be in the horror genre, where the term "elevated horror" came from, and what I believe it means to have so many different types of fear depicted on screen. SOURCES/INFORMATION Laing, R.D. The Divided Self. Kristeva, Julia. Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection. Freud, Sigmund. Beyond the Pleasure Principle. Luckhurst, Roger. The Trauma Question. Haneke, Michael. Interviews collected in Film Comment and Cahiers du Cinéma. Carroll, Noël. The Philosophy of Horror. Jancovich, Mark. Rational Fears: American Horror in the 1950s. Jancovich, Mark et al. Defining Cult Movies. Sobchack, Vivian. The Address of the Eye: A Phenomenology of Film Experience.  Chapters (00:00:00) - Final Girl on 6th Avenue: Reviewing Films(00:01:34) - What Is Elevated Horror?(00:05:02) - What Is Elevated Horror?(00:10:19) - Funny Games(00:13:45) - Ethical Horror(00:17:08) - The Piano Teacher: A Horror Film Without Violence(00:26:36) - The Piano Teacher: Rape Scene(00:31:18) - Hereditary: The Trauma of Repetition(00:39:53) - Hereditary: The Trauma Narrative(00:44:50) - Possession in the Elevator(00:55:25) - Under The Skin(01:04:55) - Under the Skin: Slow Cinema Explained(01:08:26) - Is Elevated Horror Bad For Audiences?(01:13:02) - The Importance of Elevated Horror(01:20:03) - Final Girl on 6th Avenue

Say a FINAL goodbye to 2025 as TFGAG share their fave horror flicks of the past year. Plus, the nominees and winner of the Ka-ka-ka-Kill of the Year are revealed. And finally, which films are Ryan and Amanda chomping at the bit to see in 2026? Listen now!Have a question for the Final Girl and Guy? Click here and send us a text!

Skeet Ulrich recently shared that the original plan for Scream 5-Scream 6-Scream 7 was for Billy Loomis to slowly turn his daughter and main character, Sam Carpenter, into the Ghostface killer. While, Scream 7 reverted the storyline back to Sidney Prescott, this news puts into perspective odd choices about Scream 5 & 6 and an uncomfortable trend in modern horror films' messaging. In this episode, Ryan is joined by Jacob from the Happy Horror Time podcast to discuss the problematic nature and execution of Sam Carpenter's development in Scream 5 & 6, her strange morality about murder, and how it speaks to the larger culture.  Then, Ryan is joined by Amar, Josh, Sarah, and Ashley to debate the concept of Sam as Ghostface in the hypothetical Scream 7 film we almost had: Would Sam have faced off against Sidney, the good final girl vs. the bad final girl? Would we have seen Sam stalking her slasher victims, or would the film have taken a "Fight Club" subjective approach?  Taylor Swift Song of the Day: "Anti-Hero" (Midnights) Follow us @ScreamWithRCS at Instagram, X, and Facebook.

THE GONG HAS BEEN STRUCK.  It has been eight months and twenty-nine days since our last gathering in these ancient chambers.  And what is the occasion?  Well, GORE, obviously.  We have a Gore State of the Union, Ryan's top non-kill "cringe" scenes of 2025, and finally Ryan celebrates all the rubber aliens and chainsaws in the flick Jimmy & Stiggs, produced by Eli Roth's Horror Section.  So take a seat and listen, you sick bastards.Have a question for the Final Girl and Guy? Click here and send us a text!

On this episode of We Can't Do It Alone, Nōn sits down with podcaster (I Thought It Was Just Me), creator of Tinder Live, musician (Final Girl out now!), and You Will Find Your People author Lane Moore to explore the feeling of not wanting to talk about our mental health because we're tired of drowning in it, why dogs are helpers too and how Lane's dog Lights gifted Lane their first truly safe relationship, how to communicate what you need in relationships, and what it's like to see and be seen in our friendships. Helpful things mentioned during this episode: You Will Find Your People (book)I Thought It Was Just Me (Lane's podcast)Lane's SubstackFinal Girl (album)Tinder LiveLane on Instagram Enjoy the podcast? Here are some ways to support to Nōn: Leave a 5-star rating and a wildly glowing review for We Can't Do It Alone on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your pods.Order The Feely Cards on Bookshop.org, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or your local indie bookseller for yourself and literally everyone you know.Listen to You, Me, Empathy, Nōn's previous podcast about mental health, empathy, and big feelings.Need some help with your podcast, or thinking about starting a podcast? Get in touch!Connect with Nōn at nonwels.com and on Instagram @youmeempathy. Thank you for listening to We Can't Do It Alone! Don't forget about the helpers. We all need help. Even you. xoxo nōn

One of Sophia's best friends, author Rory Uphold shows up with the wit, guts, and sharp perspective that made her debut book a bestseller — turning the horrors of modern dating into something you can actually learn from, laugh at, and survive. In this wildly honest conversation, Rory and Sophia shed light on the quiet ways we betray ourselves while trying to be chosen and offer practical tips on what you should do with those exes still in your phone contacts. Their insights just might change the way you think about love, heartbreak, and your own happily-ever-after.Learn more about "A Final Girl's Guide to the Horrors of Dating" here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we're joined by our friend Stacie Ponder from the legendary horror blog, Final Girl and podcasts, Final Girl After Dark and Gaylords of Darkness to finally tackle the Italian gore of Lucio Fulci and his magnum opus, The Beyond. Fulci really left it all on the dance floor with this one. With bits and pieces of a script from Italian screenplay machine, Dardano Sacchetti and unprecedented creative control, Fulci turned in a delirious fever dream of eyeball carnage, spider attacks, and zombie mayhem that cemented his place in the horror movie history books forever. When Liza inherits an old hotel in Louisiana she could never have guessed that it lies on one of the seven dreaded doorways to hell. Aided by a mysterious blind woman who knows way more about these things than she ought to and a doctor who can't believe this crazy lady he's been seeing lately, they find out the awful truth about the hotel and reap the terrible consequences. Join the Bring Me The Axe Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/snkxuxzJ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support Bring Me The Axe! on Patreon:⁠https://patreon.com/bringmetheaxepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy Bring Me The Axe merch here:⁠⁠https://www.bonfire.com/store/bring-me-the-axe-podcast/⁠⁠

I was joined by author Jenny Kiefer to talk about her latest novel Crafting for Sinners and locked room horror stories Books Mentioned:  Crafting for Sinner by Jenny Kiefer The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix The Troop by Nick Cutter The Handyman Method by Andrew F. Sullivan and Nick Cutter Exiles by Mason Coile Rest Stop by Nat Cassidy How to Survive a Horror Story by Mallory Arnold We Need to Do Something by Max Booth III Final Girl Song Check out the final girl songs here! Merch is finally available! Join the Reading Challenge! How to support Books in the Freezer We are on Patreon! Check us out! There's a lot of fun going on in the Patreon community. At the Final Girl level you can get episodes early and find out about topics and guests beforehand. Axe-Wielding Maniacs get to be part of a Voxer group chat and join in Netflix movie nights. Malevolent Spirits get everything that's been mentioned and bonus episodes! Share this:

Kari Keegan isn't just one of the “Friday the 13th” final girls — her character, Jessica Kimble, is actually a direct descendant of Jason Voorhees. Talk about a terrifying family tree! Tune in to hear all about making “Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday,” what it was like filming that big climactic finale with Kane Hodder, and she sets the record straight on her supposed feud with Director Adam Marcus.

Come one! Come all to my conversation with author Chris Panatier. We are talking about his book Shitshow from Sobelo Books and carnival horror.  Movies Mentioned:  Carnival of Souls Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Final Destination 3 House of 1000 Corpses Big Fish Nope Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Books Mentioned:  Shitshow by Chris Panatier Geek Love by Katherine Dunn Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury Johannes Cabal the Necromancer by Jonathan L. Howard Ride or Die by Delilah S. Dawson The Only Harmless Great Thing by Bo Bolander Hide by Kiersten White Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson The Long and Faraway Gone by Lou Berney Final Girl Song Check out the final girl songs here! Merch is finally available! Join the Reading Challenge! How to support Books in the Freezer We are on Patreon! Check us out! There's a lot of fun going on in the Patreon community. At the Final Girl level you can get episodes early and find out about topics and guests beforehand. Axe-Wielding Maniacs get to be part of a Voxer group chat and join in Netflix movie nights. Malevolent Spirits get everything that's been mentioned and bonus episodes!  

Let's be real - some repeat dating offenders belong in maximum-security Relationsh*t prison. This week, we're joined by Rory Uphold, Host of The Crimes of the Heart Podcast and Author of A Final Girl's Guide to the Horrors of Dating. We're getting into why misogyny is tanking your relationships, the art of ignoring red flags and how to reclaim your power in the dating trenches. Rory breaks down why a little petty revenge can actually be good for the soul and why closure is… wildly overrated. Plus, you wrote in with your creepiest, most cursed dating stories and bestie - it's giving true crime. Follow: @icouldbeblonder  Buy A Final Girl's Guide To The Horrors of Dating : https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-final-girls-guide-to-the-horrors-of-dating-rory-uphold/1148214319 Follow Kamie @kamiecrawford on TikTok and Relationshit @relationshit on IG for more, besties. Watch on YouTube at youtube.com/@relationshitpod and of course, follow the show on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Rory Uphold joins Albie to discuss her recent book called "A Final Girl's Guide To The Horrors of Dating" and some questions sent in by the community on their horror dating experiences Rory's Socials: https://linktr.ee/icouldbeblonder?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacF4xKPuinF1UvLV_d-9G36ti13ZejIQ-BUyVDPU--2ENAz0QmH9qMccKwLZw_aem_q9p4cIwDm7hrpbeTxqaOFA Rory's Book: https://tr.ee/I9XPOvhQP2 Subscribe to the YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@CarolineManzoMedia Make sure to follow us on Instagram @Dear_Albie and email us mailbags at: Dearalbiemailbag@gmail.com Sponsor: Visit Rula.com/DEARALBIE to get started. After you sign up, you'll be asked how you heard about them - please support our show and let them know we sent you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jared Freid sits down with Rory Uphold, author of A Final Girl's Guide to the Horrors of Dating. They dive into the challenges of modern dating, from awkward app encounters to the importance of accountability and self-worth in relationships. Rory explains how the “final girl” of horror films mirrors the resilience needed in today's dating culture, sharing personal stories along the way. The conversation highlights why in-person connections, honesty, and personal growth are key to navigating the dating world. Go buy Rory's book and remember, JTRAIN15 at checkout for a discount