Not Your Final Girl
95 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsAriel Dyer and Candace Sluder are not (your) final girls. Join us for biweekly & very charming chats about horror movies!
📍Based in Bakersfield, CA
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SCREENVOMIT PODCAST- Gone Girl: "Leave the himbos alone!"
June 07, 2021 13:40 - 1 hour - 112 MBBroadcasting live from summer vacation, Ariel and Candace are bringing you a VERY SPECIAL EPISODE this week: a feed drop from one of our fave podcast friends, ScreenVomit! Your fearless pod hosts decided to take on woods horror for real this past weekend and went on a backpacking trip to do some trail work with the Los Padres Forest Association. We lived to tell the tale, but first we’re going to sleep a shit ton and we’ll save our stories for the next episode. In the meantime, we’re kicking...
"Cult" Comedies: Satanic Panic & We Summon the Darkness w/ Jessica Guess
May 24, 2021 15:34 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBIf you’re anything like us, today’s double feature is going to make you wanna wear a leather jacket. Candace and Ariel are joined - for the second time - by author, blogger, and Twitter-famous person Jessica Guess to talk about 2019 Satanic horror comedies Satanic Panic, and We Summon the Darkness. These movies have a ton in common: murderous cults, rock n roll, great hair, 80’s aesthetics, if not necessarily actual 80’s settings. We’ll tackle some important issues in this one, such as comp...
I am Your MOTHER: All That We Destroy and We Need to Talk about Kevin
May 10, 2021 15:29 - 1 hour - 93.5 MBHappy Mother’s Day, ghouls. We at Not Your Final Girl are keen to delve into some of the less palatable experiences of motherhood, such as when your kid just has extremely bad vibes. Candace and Ariel are talking about the violent and sci-fi tinged Into the Dark installation All That We Destroy (2019) and the movie that inducted Tilda Swinton into horror mom-dom: We Need to Talk About Kevin. Aside from covering goo-based life forms, unsettlingly tiny shirts, people named Ezra, nature vs nur...
Two Wrong Turns Don't Make a Right Turn w/ Julia Mana-ay Perez
April 26, 2021 14:36 - 2 hours - 118 MBNot Your Final Girl is catching the zeitgeist with this one. In this episode, Candace and Ariel talk to writer and graphic designer Julie Mana-ay about early 2000’s slasher powerhouse and undying franchise, Wrong Turn (2003) - as well as its socially conscious-ish reboot, Wrong Turn (2021). We learn many important lessons in the process, such as the names of the mutant cannibals (Three Finger, Saw Tooth, and One Eye), the difference between a story credit and a writing credit, and the correc...
Two Wrong Turns Don't Make a Right Turn w/ Julie Mana-ay Perez
April 26, 2021 14:36 - 2 hours - 118 MBNot Your Final Girl is catching the zeitgeist with this one. In this episode, Candace and Ariel talk to writer and graphic designer Julie Mana-ay about early 2000’s slasher powerhouse and undying franchise, Wrong Turn (2003) - as well as its socially conscious-ish reboot, Wrong Turn (2021). We learn many important lessons in the process, such as the names of the mutant cannibals (Three Finger, Saw Tooth, and One Eye), the difference between a story credit and a writing credit, and the correc...
Misunderstood Woods: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and Storm Warning
April 12, 2021 14:03 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBWhat’s up, listeners, Candace and Ariel coming at you from K-NYFG with several important questions: Have we given enough consideration to these two gnarly backwoods family horror movies? Did the tragically and fantastically Reagan-era Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) really let down the legacy of its predecessor? Is the murder in the outback in Storm Warning (2007) such a pale imitation of Wolf Creek? Is radio DJ the ideal final girl career path? Can you talk about a five-minute short film w...
Birds from the Crypt w/ Carla Barrientos
March 29, 2021 14:09 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBIt’s wall-to-wall Thrills, Chills, and Spills in this episode. And about a million crazy birds. Ariel and Candace are talking to Hello Bakersfield host Carla Barrientos about a couple of good ol spook shows: Hitchcock’s classic The Birds, and EC Comics adaptation (and forerunner to the TV show that scared the shit out of Candace as a kid) Tales From the Crypt. Pull up a sarcophagus and turn on some ominous organ music, cause we’ve got prank addictions, hetero hijinks, literal poetic justice...
Final or Not Final: Traumatic Revenge w/ Wi-Moto Nyoka
March 15, 2021 15:03 - 1 hour - 137 MBThis episode is all about REVENGE and TRAUMA. Among other things - several other things. On this episode, Ariel and Candace are with Wi-Moto Nyoka, the founder of Dusky Projects and host of Black Women Are Scary, talking about elevator scares, haunted libraries, creepypastas, Chris Pine’s face, and of course our films for today: “Apologies,” Episode 2 of The Girl From Nowhere (2018) and The Villainess (2017). We also talk about radio drama, VPN sponsorships, and why zombies always go right f...
Runnin on Vibes: Alucarda and The Hunger w/ Emma Cogan
March 01, 2021 14:38 - 1 hour - 90.2 MBHere come the vibes, ghouls, and they’re immaculate. Ariel and Candace talk B movies, sapphic longing, deals with the devil, overcoming patriarchy (including in the script of your own movie), and what if vampires had proboscises with Emma Cogan, co-founder of Monstrous Femme Films. We’ve got a tale of forbidden love and Satanic devotion in the midst of a macabre Catholic orphanage in Alucarda (1977), and an extremely goth fever dream/music video about ephemerality, lust, and blood (of course...
Gore, Glitz, & Tits: House and Ghost Story w/ Mary-Madison Baldo
February 15, 2021 15:56 - 2 hours - 107 MBAriel and Candace had the pleasure of talking to Mary-Madison Baldo about interior design, abolitionist readings of holiday classics, favorite Twilight Zone episodes, and of course feminine desire & rage beyond the grave in our haunted double feature House (1977) and Ghost Story (1981). We’ve got a butt-biting severed head, a sinister squatter boy in high heels, an evil cat, full frontal male nudity, and a man transformed into a pile of bananas. Listen to find out which of these are featured...
Conspicuous Consumption: Cannibal Commentary in Ravenous and Eating Raoul
February 01, 2021 15:14 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBFellas, is it gay to consume the flesh of your enemies in order to absorb their power, losing touch with your own humanity in the process? We at Not Your Final Girl agree - it’s pretty gay. Our double feature for today includes varying amounts of monchin’ and cronchin’, several wendigos, increasingly slapstick murders, a mysterious stew, a dominatrix named Doris, and as you might imagine, a wee bit of critique of American culture. Come hang with Candace and Ariel while we pick at two off ki...
Shrinking 2020 w/ Dr. Haaken
January 18, 2021 15:36 - 1 hour - 99.9 MBWe're shrinking heads in 2021. For the first double feature of the year we have clinical psychologist, filmmaker, and professor Jan Haaken discussing the horrors of the body, the bonds that form family, and stuff that looks like buttholes in Sea Fever and Relic - both 2020 movies with female directors. You love to see it, folks. Check out our guest Jan Haaken at https://www.jhaaken.com/, where you can find her films, books, and projects. Jan Haaken is professor emeritus of psychology at Po...
Women Who Podcast
January 04, 2021 16:16 - 49 minutes - 35.7 MBHey cool cats, we've got something a little different for you this week. Back in October, we got to talk to the women of HelloBakersfield, a podcast devoted to exploring the people, places and culture of Bakersfield. We discuss the ins and outs of podcasting, how to get started on your very own podcast, and being a woman in the world of podcasts. If you're looking to start your pod, now's the time! Feel free to hit us up if you want any specific advice, too at [email protected]. A proud pa...
Scare Me w/ The Shine On Collective's Anna Mavromati
December 21, 2020 22:54 - 1 hour - 50 MBBreaking the fourth wall and beyond in this episode with special guest Anna Mavromati of the L.A. based immersive theatre company, the Shine on Collective! Anna- writer, horror movie aficionado, professor, and all-around cool cat- chose the 2020 American horror comedy film SCARE ME written, directed, and produced by Josh Ruben and streaming for your viewing pleasure now on Shudder (we talk about Shudder so much. Sponsor us you cowards!). Join us for a discussion that touches on transcending...
Wholesome Horror Moms: Serial Mom and The Orphanage with Kayla from ScreenVomit Podcast
December 07, 2020 15:08 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBWhat a sweet episode we’ve got for you this time - sweet as in both incredibly wholesome and also as in cool rock n roll murder stuff too. This episode really does have everything, listeners. We had a whale of a time with ScreenVomit co-host Kayla talking about Serial Mom (1994), a rollicking John Waters crime spree with an amazing cast, and The Orphanage (2007), a Spanish ghost story that is poetic, shocking, and devastating in equal turns. Sounds heavy? Don’t worry, we also have body horro...
Suspiria w/ Film Producer Maya Korn
November 23, 2020 15:34 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBWe’re back, ghouls! We were tempted to call this one Witches Ain’t Shit, except that really isn’t true since the witches in both our movies are powerful and mysterious and we definitely don’t want to incur their wrath. Thank you very much to our delightful guest, film producer Maya Korn, for our double feature today: Dario Argento’s Suspiria (1977) and Maya’s own production, Diabla (2019). Suspiria is a classic and a massive influence on modern horror from its fever dream visuals to its syn...
Gay Vampires!
November 09, 2020 16:16 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBYou ever commune with the creatures of the night? We did in this episode and folks, we’re here to tell you: the thirst for human blood transcends gender binaries. But you knew that already, right? First off, we’ve got an incompetent familiar, voyeurism, social outcasts, and the most romantic bloodbath we’ve ever seen in Let the Right One In. Also someone bursts into flames. You love to see it. Then in Bit we’ve got Laurel, a queer trans girl, leaving her small town behind and falling in wit...
Latin American Horror w/ Deanna Gomez
October 26, 2020 14:49 - 1 hour - 91.1 MBWe’re covering two Latin American horror movies in this episode; get on this rollercoaster ride of emotions with us. First off, La Llorona (the good one), a ghost story dealing with colonization and genocide, then we’ve got Tigers Are Not Afraid bringing up the rear with cartel violence and homeless orphans. It’s a lot! Fortunately, your hosts and their guest, screenwriter and actress Deanna Gomez, can offer you some jokes in this trying time. Other topics covered: our embarrassing high sch...
A Vintage Halloween
October 12, 2020 16:19 - 1 hour - 68 MBAre you ready to be scared and gay? Well, you better be, cause it’s the spooky month AND our freakin one year anniversary. In this episode, we’re digging into three Gothic tales of horror from when the world was still black and white. These movies have everything: repressed queerness, subversive empathy, rabid squirrels, the looming threat of forced institutionalization, candles, and a soggy dead guy, just for starters. We’ve got three different studios and three different decades going on h...
Where the Heart Isn't: Home & Possession Films w/ Fran Zapata
September 28, 2020 14:05 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBWell, we made it, folks. It’s our first filmmaker guest ever! In this episode, we’ll go all the way back to Fran Zapata’s childhood memories of parental gorilla mask pranks, and get into two movies that she loves: Don’t Breathe (2016) and Veronica (2017). Pull up a pile of frozen peas and text us when you get to The Scene. We’ll discuss representations of blind characters in both our movies, the dividing line between thriller and horror, the impulse to write Fucked Up stuff, and whether you...
Cabincore w/ Jalapeño Jared
September 14, 2020 15:22 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBA very special episode of Not Your Final Girl, in which we must admit that sometimes cyber bullying does actually pay off. Cabins: Are they worth all the murder and mayhem? Candace, Gaby, and Ariel discuss the finer points of rich aunts, fraught female relationships, beautiful psychopathic wives, and the dangers of clout chasing in our movies, What Keeps You Alive (2018) and Always Shine (2016). Thank you to our new friend Jalapeño Jared for talking shit on Ariel’s music page and inspiring u...
The Mumblegore Gang w/ Claire C. Holland
August 31, 2020 19:55 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBGhoul Gang assemble! In this episode Ariel, Candace, and Gaby are talking to our extremely special guest Claire C. Holland, author of horror-themed poetry collection - and our show’s namesake - I Am Not Your Final Girl, about early horror memories, the creative process, monster fuckability (sorry), and of course scary movies. Featured in this episode is the “ghoulishly sadistic” (according to Simon Abrams, rogerebert.com reviewer and apparent squishy baby marshmallow) slaughter-fest of a ho...
Rabbits in a Cage: Class in Horror
August 17, 2020 17:14 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBThe world is falling apart but Not Your Final Girl is here to cushion the impact. Join Ariel, Candace, and Gaby as we tackle the difficult and important topic of class in horror films. This week's episode finds us pontificating on our current pandemic moods, Purge creep, Gaby's resting anime face, and much, much more. Ever wondered why so much horror seems to happen to the white middle class? Come wonder along with us! Horror often mirrors some of society’s deepest fears, but what happens wh...
Based on a True Story with Stephanie Segura-Culver
August 03, 2020 15:28 - 57 minutes - 52 MBStephanie Segura-Culver, horror aficionado and owner of Segura's Baking Co, joins Gaby, Candace, and Ariel for a fun romp through the true story horror sub genre. We talk shit about the Warrens, make the argument that The Strangers is horror ASMR, and discuss the disappointing waste of hot people in Amityville. A proud part of the Morbidly Beautiful Podcast Network. Show now also streaming on morbidlybeautiful.com! Movies discussed: The Strangers (2008) The Amityville Horror (1979) The...
WET HORROR
July 20, 2020 18:11 - 57 minutes - 49.9 MBCome on in, the water's fine! Not sure about the creatures lurking beneath it, though... Join us for a discussion on aquatic horror through the decades. Ariel confesses she's a shark girl, Gaby and Candace talk about having never seen Jaws until this episode, and a good time is had by all. A proud part of the Morbidly Beautiful Podcast Network. Show now also streaming on morbidlybeautiful.com! Movies discussed: Jaws (1975) Deep Blue Sea (1999) Crawl (2019) Links: IG- instagram.com/nyf...
Nightmares Come to Life w/ Camden Toy
July 06, 2020 23:13 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBThrowback to that super cool time the girls interviewed Camden Toy back in April, character actor extraordinaire who played not one, NOT two, but THREE of the best Buffy the Vampire Slayer villains: The Gentleman, Gnarl, and the Ubervamp (not to leave out Prince of Lies in Angel). Come for the actor behind-the-scenes and stay for the musings on the horror genre from someone who's lived it. Media mentioned: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) Angel (1999-2004) The Haunting (1963) Uncan...
Deranged Female Friendships with Jessica Guess of Black Girl's Guide to Horror.
June 22, 2020 20:54 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBWe had the honor of speaking to Jessica Guess about some of her favorite horror movies! Please check her out on Twitter @JessiGuess90, her great blog, blackgirlsguidetohorror.com, and her new book Cirque Berserk available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Cirque-Berserk-Rewind-Jessica-Guess/dp/1989206360 Movies Mentioned: The Descent (2005) Tragedy Girls (2017) Links: IG- instagram.com/nyfgpod Twitter- twitter.com/nyfgpod FB- facebook.com/nyfgpodcast/ Bandcamp- arieldyer.bandcamp.com
Gay Representation in Horror
June 08, 2020 23:32 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBThis week we explore gay representation in 3 very different movies We mention the documentary Scream Queen which is streaming NOW on Shudder! Movie Mentioned: Knife + Heart (2018) Hellbent (2004) It: Chapter 2 (2019) Nightmare of Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) Links: IG: instagram.com/nyfgpod Twitter: twitter.com/nyfgpod FB: facebook.com/nyfgpodcast Bandcamp: arieldyer.bandcamp.com
Gay Slashers!
June 08, 2020 23:32 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBThis week we explore gay representation in 3 very different movies We mention the documentary Scream Queen which is streaming NOW on Shudder! Movie Mentioned: Knife + Heart (2018) Hellbent (2004) It: Chapter 2 (2019) Nightmare of Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) Links: IG: instagram.com/nyfgpod Twitter: twitter.com/nyfgpod FB: facebook.com/nyfgpodcast Bandcamp: arieldyer.bandcamp.com
Comfy Horror
May 25, 2020 22:39 - 36 minutes - 58.9 MBDuring these strange times, the girls talk about why and how horror can be comforting. Movies Mentioned: Carrie (1976) It Follows (2014) Final Destination (2000) Would You Rather (2012) Rosemary's Baby (1968) Links: IG: instagram.com/nyfgpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/nyfgpod FB: facebook.com/nyfgpodcast/ Bandcamp: arieldyer.bandcamp.com/
Slashin' like it's 1981 w/ Corinna Juarez
May 11, 2020 17:04 - 50 minutes - 115 MB1981 was a crazy year for slashers! Thankfully, we have the lovely Corinna to help us wade through the teenager-filled swamp. For this episode, we watched two Corinna's favorite slashers. Movies Mentioned: The Prowler (1981) Happy Birthday to Me (1981) Links: IG: instagram.com/nyfgpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/nyfgpod FB: facebook.com/nyfgpodcast/ Bandcamp: arieldyer.bandcamp.com/
Slashin' like it's 1981 w/ Corinna.
May 11, 2020 17:04 - 50 minutes - 115 MB1981 was a crazy year for slashers! Thankfully, we have the lovely Corinna to help us wade through the teenager-filled swamp. For this episode, we watched two Corinna's favorite slashers; Movies Mentioned: The Prowler (1981) Happy Birthday to Me (1981) Links: IG: instagram.com/nyfgpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/nyfgpod FB: facebook.com/nyfgpodcast/ Bandcamp: arieldyer.bandcamp.com/
You FOUND this Footage?
April 27, 2020 22:45 - 55 minutes - 48.3 MBFound footage time. One of the genre's favorite sub-genres! Movies Mentioned: The Blair Witch Project (1999) Marble Hornets (2009) Home Movie (2008) The Last Exorcism (2010) Sickhouse (2016) Links: IG: instagram.com/nyfgpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/nyfgpod FB: facebook.com/nyfgpodcast/ Bandcamp: arieldyer.bandcamp.com/
Pandemic Party w/ Final Girl Wines
April 12, 2020 18:21 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBZoom party with Pete and Anna of Final Girl Wines. We talk about their delicious wines, [•REC] (2007), 28 Days Later (2002), why horror fans will be last ones standing, and apocalypse tips. (Sorry about the audio, everyone! Zoom has some limitations) Movies Mentioned: Communion (1989) Warlock (1989) Contagion (2011) Sunshine (2007) The Cured (2018) Shaun of the Dead (2004) Blackcoat's Daughter (2015) Quarantine (2008) Event Horizon (1997) Links: Final Girl Wines - FB: fac...
Sad Dad Horror w/ Natalie Thompson
March 29, 2020 18:45 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBBaby's first guest! Lecturer and anthropology professor Natalie Thompson joins us to talk about her movie choice, A Dark Song, in which "a determined young woman and a damaged occultist risk their lives and souls to perform a dangerous ritual that will grant them what they want." We talk about the URGENT need for sad dad horror and how Channing Tatum is an undervalued asset to the horror community, as per Natalie. Disclaimer: Natalie's opinions are her own. We're not sure about Magic Mi...
Revadge - Female Body Horror
March 10, 2020 01:27 - 45 minutes - 65.4 MBTentacle porn monsters, Nathan Fillion's highlights, vagina dentata, and babies with hit lists. Ariel, Candace, and Gaby talk about 3 movies that highlight female body horror. Movies Mentioned: Slither (2006) Teeth (2007) Prevenge (2016) *content warnings: sexual assault * Links: IG: instagram.com/nyfgpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/nyfgpod FB: facebook.com/nyfgpodcast/ Bandcamp: arieldyer.bandcamp.com/
Attack of the 50 foot Women (Directors!)
February 24, 2020 15:57 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBCULTS, CANNIBALISM, & QUEER REPRESENTATION! This episode we talk about just SOME of our favorite female horror directors and their movies. Badass women mentioned: Ana Lily Amirpour: The Bad Batch (2016) Julia Ducournau Raw (2016) Karyn Kusama Jennifer's Body (2009) The Invitation (2015) Issa Lopez: Tigers are Not Afraid (2017) Jennifer Kent The Babadook (2014) The Nightingale (2018) *trigger warning: sexual assault* Links: IG: instagram.com/nyfgpod/ Twitter: twitter....
WHAT THE FOLK!?
February 11, 2020 00:46 - 51 minutes - 45.1 MBIn this episode, we discuss the sub-genre of Folk Horror and what a fucking bummer it is. Movies Mentioned: The Wicker Man (1973) The Wicker Man (2006) Midsommar (2019) Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971) Witchfinder General (1968) Hagazussa (2019) The Blair Witch Project (1999) Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) The Crucible (1996) Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) Links: IG: instagram.com/nyfgpod/ Twitter: twitter.com/nyfgpod FB: facebook.com/nyfgpodcast/ Bandcamp: arieldyer.bandcamp.com/
Cats is a horror movie!
January 29, 2020 02:10 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBThe girls talk about the movies they liked and loathed in 2019. They discuss why Nic Cage should be in Cats and why it is actually a horror movie.
Cats is a Horror Movie!
January 29, 2020 02:10 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBThe girls talk about the movies they liked and loathed in 2019. They discuss why Nic Cage should be in Cats and why it is actually a horror movie.
Cats is a Horror Movie! - A 2019 Round Up
January 29, 2020 02:10 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBThe girls talk about the movies they liked and loathed in 2019. They discuss why Nic Cage should be in Cats and why it is actually a horror movie.
Ash Williams, the Ultimate Final Girl
January 12, 2020 20:51 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBCandace's favorite final girl is a man. We talk about fish dicks and why getting naked in a movie is like wearing a red shirt in Star Trek. Also, what do we think is better, our tits or our screams?
Why Ash is a Final Girl.
January 12, 2020 20:51 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBCandace's favorite final girl is a man. We talk about fish dicks and why getting naked in a movie is like wearing a red shirt in Star Trek. Also, what do we think is better, our tits or our screams?
Ghost Titties
October 22, 2019 05:35 - 43 minutes - 38.5 MBCandace, Gaby, and Ariel delve into their first memories of horror, ghost tracking apps, and what it's like being a female horror fan in 2019. Listen, subscribe, and keep it creepy.
Episode 1 - Ghost Titties
October 22, 2019 05:35 - 43 minutes - 38.5 MBCandace, Gaby, and Ariel delve into their first memories of horror, ghost tracking apps, and what it's like being a female horror fan in 2019. Listen, subscribe, and keep it creepy.