Final Girl After Dark

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By: Stacie Ponder

Final Girl After Dark is the weekly late-night companion to Stacie Ponder's long-running horror blog Final Girl. Join Stacie (and her occasional guests) as she pulls back the venetian blinds to explore her horror movie obsessions, from the trashy to the terrifying and the obscure to the iconic.

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Episode 33 -- REC and REC 2
06/03/2026

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)
05/06/2026

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 (1969)
04/22/2026

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 IbaƱez 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)
04/01/2026

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
03/19/2026

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
03/05/2026

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
02/18/2026

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
02/04/2026

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
01/28/2026

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, RETRIBUTION, and THE FINAL CHAPTER
01/21/2026

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 EXTINCTION
01/14/2026

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)
01/07/2026

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
12/17/2025

Episode 21 -- THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE

Final Girl After Dark returns, finally, with a look at AndrƩ Ƙvredal'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) with Keezy Young
11/19/2025

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)
11/12/2025

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
11/05/2025

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
10/22/2025

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
10/01/2025

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)
09/24/2025

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
09/17/2025

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
09/10/2025

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 / WHEN A STRANGER CALLS BACK
09/03/2025

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
08/27/2025

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
08/20/2025

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)
08/13/2025

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)
08/06/2025

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
07/30/2025

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
07/23/2025

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
07/16/2025

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 -- DAMIEN: OMEN II
07/09/2025

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.


Episode 4 -- SCREAM FOR HELP with Andrea Subissati
07/02/2025

Episode 4 -- Dead by Spiders: SCREAM FOR HELP

There’s a special guest stalking the halls of the Manor this week as Stacie is joined by Andrea Subissati (Rue Morgue magazine, The Faculty of Horror podcast) to discuss a delightedly nutso double feature from director Michael Winner: the teen melodrama/home invasion flick Scream for Help (1984) and the star-studded Satanic mess The Sentinel (1977).


Episode 3 -- BLOW OUT
06/25/2025

Episode 3 -- Who's Zoomin' Who: BLOW OUT

What can too much coffee do to a woman? Listen to this week’s episode and find out as Stacie staves off despair (barely, anyway) by diving into conspiracies, John Travolta feelings, and more with Brian De Palma’s masterful thriller Blow Out (1981).


Episode 2 -- THE ROW
06/18/2025

Episode 2 -- Dead Young Woman Handicrafts: THE ROW

This week, Stacie takes a look at the 2018 "college slasher hot girl" film The Row, starring Lala Kent of the reality show Vanderpump Rules. Spoiler alert, the story surrounding the movie is more interesting than the movie itself. Happy Gay Month!


Episode 1 -- feardotcom
06/11/2025

Episode 1 -- FEARDOTCOM

In the premiere episode of Final Girl After Dark, Stacie boots up her modem, jacks into the system, and takes a long-overdue look at the 2002 internet horror film FEARDOTCOM. Who will survive the evil machinations of a sinister website and what will be left of them?


Introduction
06/10/2025

Welcome to Final Girl After Dark! In this short introduction to her brand new podcast, your host Stacie...introduces her brand new podcast. Weird, right?