Episode 33 -- REC and REC 2 Final Girl After Dark returns with a look at the Spanish found footage flicks REC (2007) and REC 2 (2009)! What makes a great found footage film? Why are dystopias actually so boring? These questions plus MAMAMOO wormholes, the devil's midi-chlorians, and more within. Show notes, etc available at finalgirlafterdark.com .
Episode 32 -- Clash of the Titans (1981) This week, Stacie dives into the myth of the ultimate nepo baby with a look at the 1981 fantasy classic Clash of the Titans ! Vengeful gods, delightful witches, misunderstood gorgons, the magic of Ray Harryhausen, everyday heroes, and the Kraken are all ready to be released into your earholes. Show notes, etc available at FinalGirlAfterDark.com
Episode 31 -- THE HOUSE THAT SCREAMED This week, Stacie is chopping wood, dodging cars, and taking a wicked look at The House That Screamed (aka La residencia ), _&#xNAN;_Narciso Ibañez Serrador's tale of repression in a strict boarding school for wayward girls. Show notes and more available at FinalGirlAfterDark.com !
Episode 30 -- April Fool's Day (1986) No jokes here, just a look at a movie positively dribbling with jokes (and jerks): April Fool's Day (1986)! Join Stacie as she dives into the dark undercurrents of the film, the dark undercurrents of her awkward social interactions, as well as a special announcement. Find show notes and more at www.finalgirlafterdark.com .
Episode 29 -- EYES OF LAURA MARS This week, Stacie steps into Faye Dunaway's cape and takes a peep through the Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)! Summerisle fantasies, noted fashion photographers, fussy men, difficult women, and more await, so take a twirl around the maypole. After all, there's always room for giallo!
Episode 28 -- THE NIGHT WALKER This week, Final Girl After Dark spirals with William Castle's The Night Walker (1964)! Melted husbands, Darth Vader chairs, men made out of dreams, and more await...so join Stacie as she wades into rivers of blood to try to parse queer history, history history, and whether or not we really know anything at all.
Episode 27 -- RESIDENT EVIL: WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY This week, Stacie returns from her vacation and returns to her Resident Evil fevered state for a look at Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)! How many Easter eggs can a woman point out before she is driven completely mad? Let this episode in-a your window to find out. Show notes and more available at FinalGirlAfterDark.com
Episode 26 -- IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS This week, Stacie welcomes the Old Ones and wonders if there's a downside to being a monster with a look at John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness (1995)!
Episode 25 -- EVENT HORIZON This week, Stacie gets cosmic with Paul WS Anderson's spooky sci-fi flick Event Horizon (1997)! Listen along as she confronts the terrors of everyday life, haunted houses with jets on them, black holes, nothingness, and mantis shrimp. Does she finally get Lovecraft?
Episode 24 -- RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE, RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION, and RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER This week, Stacie caps her journey through the Resident Evil film series with a look at Afterlife (2010), Retribution (2012), and The Final Chapter (2017). Night of 1000 Millas, shootout fatigue, clone fatigue, JILL VALENTINE, turbine justice, vest messaging, and a final ranking of the 6 films await!
Episode 23 -- RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE and RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION This week, Stacie tackles two movies and many iterations of Umbrella Pharmaceutical's super weapon Alice in Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) and Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)! Birdemics, rubber monster suits, water bubbles, more computers and lasers and squiggle tubes, and most importantly, JILL VALENTINE all have their moments to shine. Will we survive the franchise?
Episode 22 -- RESIDENT EVIL (2002) This week, Stacie delivers a roundhouse kick to 2026 with a look at Paul WS Anderson's 2002 film Resident Evil , a big, dumb movie that is big, dumb fun. Sausage lovers, squiggle tubes, lasers, video games, and computer gore await in this, uh, queer horror masterpiece...? Will we survive the horror? Or will we all die down there? Tune and find out!
Episode 21 -- THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE Final Girl After Dark returns, finally, with a look at André Øvredal's spooky, stellar 2016 film The Autopsy of Jane Doe . Forgotten potatoes, buttery voices, wild turkey-coding, trauma, secrets, and do-nothing chaos await within! Links-n-notes-n-things at FinalGirlAfterDark.com .
Episode 20 -- THE BABYSITTER (2017) There's a guest in the Manor this week as Stacie is joined by Keezy Young, the writer/illustrator behind the recent horror graphic novel Hello Sunshine , to discuss the 2017 film The Babysitter and much more, including psychosis vs psychopathy, the horror genre's depictions of severe mental illness, storytelling techniques in comics, and acceptable kinds of zombies. Learn more about Keezy's work at www.keezyyoung.com ....
Episode 19 -- PROM NIGHT (1980) This week, Stacie succumbs to disco madness and takes a look at the 1980 slasher film Prom Night, starring FInal Girl icon Jamie Lee Curtis! Getcherself out on the light-up dance floor and listen in as your host tries to figure out just what it is she loves so much about slasher flicks anyway.
Episode 18 -- HUSH...HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE Stacie finally returns to the halls of Stately Final Girl Manor to discuss the 1964 shocker Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte ! From Joan Crawford's antics to Bette Davis's outsized performance to Agnes Moorehead's even more outsized to performance to Olivia de Havilland trying to stay grounded amongst the chaos, this film is the grandest entry in the annals of Grand Dame Guignol cinema.
A WEE UPDATE Final Girl After Dark will resume regular programming next week; This week, Stacie gives a wee update to pretty much just say that!
Episode 17 -- THE CAR This week, Stacie begins her SHOCKtober celebrations by slipping behind the wheel of The Car (1977)! James Brolin, a slew of character actors, and Kim and Kyle Richards of television's Real Housewives of Beverly Hills might survive when a killer possessed car rolls into their tiny desert town, but what will be left of them? Honk honk honk honnnk!
Episode 16 -- MY COUSIN RACHEL (1952) Whilst anticipating the Rapture, Stacie takes some time to discuss My Cousin Rachel and its star, Olivia de Havilland. 19th century illnesses, Hollywood feuds, gothic romance, James Brolin (and his hair and his beard) and more await, so listen before you ascend! Show notes, links, and the such available at FinalGirlAfterDark.com .
Episode 15 -- THE POSSESSION This week, Stacie dares to peek inside a haunted box to talk about The Possession (2012). True stories, not-true stories, houseflies, exorcism movie flavors, and more await, so engage for a little while longer and listen! Show notes, links, and the such available at FinalGirlAfterDark.com .
Episode 14 -- THE FIRST OMEN with Lauren Abedini This week, Stacie dons her habit and welcomes producer/DJ/horror fan Lauren 'Kittens' Abedini to the show for a chat about The First Omen (2024). Religious and occult horror, socio-political anxieties, bodily autonomy, and using vulnerability as a tool for connection and community...it's all for you to kick off spooky season! Show notes, links, and the such available at FinalGirlAfterDark.com . For more Kittens, visit her website at iamkittens.com...
Episode 13 -- WHEN A STRANGER CALLS (1979) and WHEN A STRANGER CALLS BACK (1993) It’s a terrifying telephone twofer this week as Stacie dials into When a Stranger Calls (1979) and When a Stranger Calls Back (1993). The call is coming from inside the podcast: Actressing, 90s lesbian fashions, buying someone’s garbage, and more await on the other end of the line! Show notes, links, and the such available at FinalGirlAfterDark.com ....
Episode 12 -- I'M DANGEROUS TONIGHT with Mike Muncer This week, Mike Muncer of The Evolution of Horror podcast joins Stacie to dish on the 1990 made-for-TV film I'm Dangerous Tonight ! They chat about the good ol’ days of their_Twin Peaks_ podcast (The Detective and the Log Lady), cursed garments, the Tobe Hooper of it all, and much more. Find all things Mike Muncer at EvolutionOfHorror.com , and find show notes for this episode, links, and the such available at FinalGirlAfterDark.com ....
Episode 11 -- DOPPELGANGER This week has Stacie seeing double with the 1993 film Doppelganger ! Drew Barrymore stars as a woman with a lot of problems in a movie that really...defies any and all expectations you may have for thrillers, cinema, or even life itself. Doubles, nuns, convenience store operas, and more await within. Show notes and more available at finalgirlafterdark.com .
Episode 10 -- DOOM (2005) This week, Stacie grabs her controller (amongst other things) and turns on her console (amongst other things) to talk about the 2005 film Doom . "Doom" is the word, it's the time, it's the place, it's the motion...Doom is the way we are feeling! Show notes, links, and the such available at FinalGirlAfterDark.com .
Episode 9 -- ZOMBIE (1979) After decidedly not complaining about the new " Friday the 13th " "trailer," Stacie dives overboard and wrestles with Lucio Fulci's 1979 gut-muncher goresterpiece Zombie , aka Zombi 2 , aka Zombie Flesh Eaters .
Episode 8 -- THE HEARSE and THE CHANGELING Pick up the phone for this week's 1980 Trish Van Devere ghost-riddled double feature with The Hearse and The Changeling . Show notes, links, and the such available at FinalGirlAfterDark.com .
Episode 7 -- BERSERK Step right up, folks, as Stacie prances around under the Big Top that is The Greater Joan Crawford Circusverse with Berserk! Featured acts include intelligent poodles, string cheese, grande dames, and the tumultuous career of one of Hollywood's greatest stars. Show notes, links, and the such available at FinalGirlAfterDark.com .
Episode 6 -- THE LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES This week, Stacie dulls her senses by exciting her senses with The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974), a super cool horror/kung fu mashup from Hammer Studios and the Shaw Brothers. Show notes, links, and the such available at FinalGirlAfterDark.com .
Episode 5 -- The Art of Punctuation: DAMIEN: OMEN II This week, Stacie gets unpleasantly moist ( from the heat, thank you ) and talks about chatbots, the Antichrist, and all the over-the-top joys of Damien: Omen II (1978). Show notes, links, and the such available at FinalGirlAfterDark.com .
