Feeding the Monster

A captivating look at what draws us to the shocks and thrills of horror, by film critic and broadcaster Bogutskaya.

Anna Bogutskaya is a freelance critic, author, film programmer and creative producer. She writes for BBC Culture , Guardian , MUBI, the Face , TimeOut , amongst others, and programmes films for BFI, Edinburgh Film Festival and Fantastic Fest. She produces and hosts The Final Girls podcast, created and produced the horror anthology podcast Eerie and has produced podcasts for Paramount, Studiocanal, BFI and Vertigo Releasing, as well as contributing to many others. Her first book, Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate, was published in the UK and US in May 2023.