This week we’re diving into Scream (1996), the genre-defining slasher that mixed gore with postmodern humor and created a new rulebook for horror. From Casey Becker’s devastating opening to Sidney Prescott navigating  survival, we explore how Scream turns teen girl vulnerability into power and why its commentary on sexuality, violence, technology, and media obsession still feels sharp today.

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The hosts dive into 1997 horror film 'I Know What You Did Last Summer.' They discuss the film's plot, its cultural impact, and its place in the Final Girl patheon.

They also delve into the movie's trope of the 'final girl,' and offer insights on how the film reflects the social anxieties of its time. 

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Final Girls Club revisits John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978), the low-budget indie that carved the path for modern slasher cinema. We break down how this film gave us both the unstoppable masked boogeyman and the original Final Girl: Laurie Strode.

Inspired by Carol J. Clover’s Men, Women, and Chain Saws, we trace the birth of the “Final Girl” and what makes her endure, her awareness, resilience, and sharp instincts, and how each of us can channel our own inner Final Girl.

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Final Girls Club explores how Hollywood turns aging women into horror villains through Death Becomes Her (1992), the cult-favorite dark comedy starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, and Bruce Willis.This feminist analysis of the hag archetype, plastic surgery culture, and female rivalry spotlights the film’s camp satire of eternal youth, beauty standards, and the cosmetic procedures that promise ‘forever flawless’ womanhood. By examining Madeline and Helen as iconic ‘hags’ punished for refusing to age, we connect the movie’s body horror and surgical spectacle to today’s Botox, fillers, and anti-aging industry.

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Emily and Sammy take on 2024's "The Substance," exploring the grotesque, hilarious, and haunting sides of beauty, aging, and self-destruction, perfectly depicted by its stars Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley. From body horror to pop culture, they unpack what it means to chase perfection, and the real cost of chasing the idea of youth.

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As part of their 'Hag Month' series, hosts Emily and Sammy discuss the portrayal of child star trauma, sibling rivalry, and the societal expectations placed on women through the 1962 psychological horror thriller 'Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?'. They dive into the cultural and historical context of the 1960s, the shift in horror from monsters to psychological themes, and the symbolism of the decaying mansion and isolated characters. They parallels with modern-day child stars and discuss the lasting impact of the film, its performances, and its significance to the hag horror genre.

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Emily and Sammy return to unpack the hag across myth and fairy tales. They analyze the evil witch from Snow White, the story of Hansel & Gretel, Baba Yaga, the Greek Furies and Hecate, Ursula and Andersen’s Little Mermaid, Lilith, and Morgan Le Fay. In short, they examine how patriarchy recasts aging or independent women as monsters.

Listen for myth analysis, cultural context, and a reclaiming of the “hag” as complex, powerful, and often misunderstood. 

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Why are the most terrifying concepts that horror movie directors can come up with are often older women? We're breaking down the concept of hagsploitation, a horror genre that examines the campy and grotesque horror of aging women, and the terrifying lengths they’ll go to take back what they’ve lost. We explore the origins of this trope and the way it tugs on the fears that are imposed on women. 

We'll take a look at the way this trope is portrayed in the 2025 Zach Cregger directed horror movie Weapons. 

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Welcome to our brand new podcast, Final Girls Club, by the hosts of It's Become a Whole Thing podcast, Emily Rose and Sammy P. Join us in breaking down the horrors of everyday life through tropes found in horror movies, literature and pop culture. Examining everything from the concept of a hag to family trauma to being the final girl, emerging from a pile of rubble to victoriously survive.

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