MACHINES 26 • Unfriended (2014) + Searching (2018)

About this episode

The episode discusses the screenlife horror films Unfriended and Searching with guest Lucy Rose.

After a short-ish break we return with author Lucy Rose to talk about two screenlife horrors: Unfriend (2014) and Searching (2018), starring everyone's favourite John Cho. New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering . Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield *** Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram . → Read Feeding the Monster

People in this episode

Host: Anna Bogutskaya

Guest: Lucy Rose

Topics covered

• screenlife horror
• film analysis
• horror history
• feminine perspective
• technology in film

Keywords

• Unfriended
• Searching
• screenlife
• horror films
• John Cho
• film collective
• feminine lens

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Unfriended, Searching

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