HAGS 09 • Elder body horror in The Taking of Deborah Logan (2015), The Grandmother (2021), and X (2022)

In the penultimate episode of the series, we get into how hagsploitation turned to body horror, and ruined its characters in the process. We cover The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014), The Visit (2015), The Grandmother (2021), The Elderly (2022), Old People (2022), X (2022) and Barbarian (2022). With a special contribution from culture writer Billie Walker, who penned a great essay on the new hagsploitation that you can read here. 

Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya. 

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Music: "Bloodlust" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio and @lofigeek

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Anna Bogutskaya

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What is The Final Girls: A Horror Film History Podcast?

A weekly podcast dedicated to exploring horror film history, one trope at a time. Each series we dissect a trope to death through deep dive conversations hosted by film writer Anna Bogutskaya.