Final Girls
door Sarah Spurlock and Kellie Nicole Hill
Tv en filmE · Expliciet
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Ripley from Alien (Replay)
Ripley from Alien (Replay)
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Final Girls is a dynamic podcast that dives deep into the world of horror by examining one iconic final girl per episode. Co-hosted by Kellie and Sarah — both UC Davis alumni with strong academic backgrounds — each episode explores the final girl's journey in detail, from the creative escape scenes that have become cult favorites to the narrative complexities that define their battles against overwhelming odds. Final Girls celebrates the spirit of women who fight back, inviting listeners to rethink classic horror tropes and appreciate the empowering narratives that make these characters enduring cultural icons.
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- Ripley from Alien (Replay) · 49 minOriginal Air Date: April 9, 2025 In space, no one can hear you scream! In Alien (1979), Sigourney Weaver redefined what a Final Girl could be: smart, resourceful, emotionally…
- Final Girls Season 3 Announcement! · 1 minHey listeners! We love this show, we love all of you, and we are stoked to have been doing this podcast for almost a hundred episodes! As you can imagine, we need a little break…
- Regan from The Exorcist · 54 minWhat an excellent day for an exorcism! This week we’re covering the head-turning story of poor Regan from The Exorcist. We go into Regan’s journey from sweet 12-year-old…
- Mary from Backrooms · 1 u 9 minThis week we’re covering the Final Girl of one of two Summer 2026 Barbenheimer for Sickos movies, Backrooms (Obsession is the second). Like so many female characters in horror…
- Kristen from The Strangers · 54 minNothing - and we really mean NOTHING - good happens after 3am, so if you get a knock at your door around that time after a particularly rough night with your significant other…
- Morticia from The Addams Family (1991) · 59 min“I would kill for her! I would die for her! Either way, what bliss!” This week we’re taking it back to the 90s with Morticia from The Addams Family (1991). This movie is…
- Rocky from Don't Breathe · 54 minRocky from Don’t Breathe (2016) fits all the definitions of a Final Girl, yet this movie is still deeply unpleasant and a very difficult watch. But she does have some great…
- Trish from Jeepers Creepers · 52 minWhich is scarier: The Creeper, or Justin Long’s early 2000s tribal rose tattoo? This week we’re covering a highly requested Final Girl, Trish from Jeepers Creepers (2001). Trish…
- Natalie from Urban Legend · 58 minNatalie from Urban Legend (1998) hits all the Final Girl marks: she’s not believed when she figures out the killer’s pattern, she does Final Girl Research in a library, she has…
- Brianna from Candyman (2021) · 46 minTell everyone! And carry an EpiPen! This week we’re examining the artful world of Brianna from Candyman (2021) and her journey to figuring out who the Candyman is and what his…
- Amy from The Ruins · 60 minWhen we were watching The Ruins again, we both had the same thought: maybe DON’T be one of THOSE tourists who takes photos of locals like they’re props and then proceeds to visit…
- Elizabeth and Stevie from The Fog (1980) · 1 u 6 minThis week our friends from Chopping It Up are joining us to break down John Carpenter’s 1980 spooky cult classic, The Fog! Get ready to learn A LOT about this movie and its two…
- Rachel from The Ring · 51 minIf you knew you had seven days to live, would you spend them chasing LEAD after LEAD like our Final Girl Rachel in The Ring (2002) and Kellie? Or would you be like Sarah and say…
- Grace from Ready or Not · 1 u 3 min“Pacts with the devil - real or bullsh*t?” That is the question on everyone’s mind in Ready or Not (2019) and especially for our ICONIC Final Girl Grace. Grace sets the FG…
- Karen from Child's Play · 49 minI’m Chucky!!! Wanna play? No? Actually, we totally get it, because otherwise you might get stuck like our Final Girl Karen saving grown-ass men from a killer doll in Child’s Play…
- Stokely from The Faculty · 48 minAngsty goth girls unite! Stokely is our Final Girl in 1998’s teen horror cult classic The Faculty, and this week we’re chasing her story like the queen alien who chases Frodo…
- Carrie from Carrie (1976) · 56 minCarrie White is Burning in Hell! This week, we unpack the telekinetic Final Girl victim/villain arc of Carrie White from the 1976 film Carrie. This movie is a hard watch because…
- Lynn from The Sixth Sense · 1 u 0 minWe’re back from our travels and PUMPED to talk about one of our favorite performances in a horror movie of all time - Toni Collette as Lynn in The Sixth Sense (1999). This was…
- Deena from Fear Street 1994 · 53 minThis episode is a love letter to nostalgic millennials who saved up their chore money for the Scholastic Book Fair. This week, we’re covering Deena from Fear Street 1994 (2021)…
- Maddie from Hush · 1 u 11 minDouble Trouble! This week we’re teaming up with Maggie and Kassie from Skip or Scream Podcast to dive into the Final Girl journey of Maddie from Hush (2016). In this film, our…
