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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan

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PhD student (philosophy): Hauntology, uncanny ontology, phenomenology of pregnancy Final girl at That Final Girl Life podcast Death café host Daseinsanalyst

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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 16h
Cosmetic injectables are evolving, with help from dead people. What are your thoughts? In this discussion, Dr. Becki Nash will be sharing her research into public & professional attitudes around cosmetic injectables made from tissue sourced from deceased donors: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ethics...
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The Ethics of Using Deceased Donors' Tissue in Cosmetic Procedures
Cosmetic injectables are evolving... with help from deceased donors. What are your thoughts?
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 05/10/2026
I assume this is short for 'humanities,' but this email about someone who will be coming to visit Cardiff Uni made me giggle.
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 04/10/2026
Hmm, I wonder what message middle-of-the-night writing-in-her-notes-app Chindi left for us last night? ...O..K..? 😁
Screenshot of a Notes app: "Do not trust the flowers. A lemon is not a bird."
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 02/10/2026
OK, 'chinned Alani' might be my new favourite incorrect version of my name
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 29/09/2026
Interesting article from the International Cultic Studies Association about the similarities between survivors of cults and survivors of narcissistic abuse. substack.com/inbox/post/2...
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Can post-cult recovery help survivors of narcissistic abuse?
Researchers examine parallels between narcissistic abuse and cult indoctrination and consider how post-cult recovery approaches could inform treatment for survivors.
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 27/09/2026
This week's episode of That Final Girl Life is now live! We're discussing Joy from Raging Grace (2023), and as a result we're learning about chronic stress and its links to autoimmune disease. Look, I never said life as a final girl was easy... www.patreon.com/thatfinalgir...
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E12 Joy from Raging Grace (2023) | That Final Girl Life
Resources used: Books Peacebuilding and Memory in the Philippines: Transgenerational Resilience by Primitivo III Cabanes Ragandang Social me
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 24/09/2026
If you're on the Haunted Dolls or Avenging Angels tier of That Final Girl Life, then there's a new post for you in the Final Girl Diary. 61 things 2016 me wanted to do one day, and a ten-year update on their status: www.patreon.com/thatfinalgir...
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One Hundred Things | That Final Girl Life
One Hundred Things by That Final Girl Life on Patreon. Join That Final Girl Life's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 21/09/2026
To be fair, I sometimes do feel like I'm more of a conceptual theatre piece than a human being.
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 20/09/2026
Do you enjoy discussing morbid things with a group of surprisingly friendly people? Come along to our hangout on Tuesday, where Fahime Hajiabadi will share her research into griefbots and we'll chat about how @blackmirror.bsky.social episodes are becoming reality: tinyurl.com/brbgrief
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Black Mirror's "Be Right Back": A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Griefbots
Fahime Hajiabadi presents her research on griefbots from a psychoanalytic perspective, using the example of Black Mirror's "Be Right Back."
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 20/09/2026
The full BTS from this week's episode is available now for Patreon subscribers! Here are some highlights: Like movies, psychology and sociology? Find us on patreon.com/thatfinalgirllife -- all episodes are free; paid tiers get BTS content.
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 14/09/2026
This episode was a really interesting one to write. I learned a lot about the history of the Philippines. If you enjoy learning about decolonisation, intergenerational trauma or anti-racism, you might find this interesting. www.patreon.com/thatfinalgir...
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E11 Grace from Raging Grace (2023) | That Final Girl Life
Resources used: Articles '"I know what you've been through. You're in good hands." Life as an immigration lawyer' The Law Society blog, 16th
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 13/09/2026
Having now uploaded my book collection to Hardcover I am struck by how many of the books I want to read are books that live in my house with me. The thought crossed my mind that perhaps I shouldn't allow myself to acquire any more books for a while but don't worry, I squashed that thought quickly.
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 12/09/2026
If you're on any of the paid tiers (starting at just £3.33!), the latest BTS episode is now up. This time we have a final girl who is a child: the adorable, mischievous Grace from Raging Grace (2023): www.patreon.com/thatfinalgir...
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BTS E9: Grace from Raging Grace | That Final Girl Life
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 12/09/2026
Want more interesting discussions in your life? Come along! www.eventbrite.com/e/black-mirr...
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 09/09/2026
Therapy friends: our next discussion group is about griefbots from a psychoanalytic perspective, presented by Fahime Haijabadi who has recently written a paper on the topic. Come along! Tickets are pay what you want. www.eventbrite.com/e/black-mirr...
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British Society for Phenomenology @thebsp.org.uk · 09/09/2026
'The Horizons of Experience: A Husserlian Exploration' - BSP Online Course With Jonathan Mitchell (Cardiff University) Registration open 4 sessions/weeks + Catch-up – October 2026 www.thebsp.org.uk/2026/09/03/b... #Philosophy #Phenomenology #Husserl
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 08/09/2026
New episode! This time we're looking at the fantastic Irish folk horror film Fréwaka and its final girl Shoo. Themes include witchcraft, intergenerational trauma, and madness. Now I'm off to shuffle my secret Letterboxd TGFL list and see what it brings up next! www.patreon.com/thatfinalgir...
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E10 Shoo from Fréwaka (2024) | That Final Girl Life
Resources used: Reddit discussions u/KetchupGeorg on r/CPTSDMemes: 'Shoutout to my mother for whatever the hell this was' Studies Jesuthasan
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 07/09/2026
Can someone who knows some Youths please give me an example of a sentence young people might conceivably say that an ancient decrepit elder millennial such as myself might not understand? I'm looking for an example to use in a podcast episode about generational language.
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 05/09/2026
If you're having a bad day or need something calming to distract you from The Horrors, you might enjoy The Great Moose Migration, in which you can watch a bunch of moose moving very slowly across pretty landscapes. www.svtplay.se/den-stora-al...
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Den stora älgvandringen
I flera tusen år har älgarna vandrat samma leder för att komma till sommarens rika betesmarker. For several thousand years the moose have walked the same path to get to the rich pastures of summer. F...
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 04/09/2026
"I think we already have pulsating ectoplasm, can you check?" #OverheardInChindisHouse
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 03/09/2026
Carpeted home, extreme 70s edition, with a special surprise in pic 14… www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/9...
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Check out this 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale on Rightmove
3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale in Eastfield Road, Wellingborough, NN8 for £240,000. Marketed by Hawksbys, Wellingborough
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 02/09/2026
Barbie dream house, anyone? 💞 www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/9...
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Check out this 5 bedroom detached house for sale on Rightmove
5 bedroom detached house for sale in Brookside, Sandhurst, GU47 for £725,000. Marketed by Yopa, South East and London
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 02/09/2026
Have you listened to the latest episode of That Final Girl Life yet? This week we’re discussing Anaia from Is God Is, which came out this year and is currently free on Prime. Five stars from me. 2026 is shaping up to be a great year for horror! www.patreon.com/thatfinalgir...
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E9 Anaia from Is God Is (2026) | That Final Girl Life
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 02/09/2026
There is now added support for West Asian women escaping domestic violence in London, as MEWSo are offering group counselling in Arabic and Farsi as well as English, in partnership with DASA. www.chindilani.com/news/domesti...
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Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Now Available Through MEWSo — Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan
MEWSo, a non-profit organisation which helps women from West Asian backgrounds to escape violence in their homes and communities, has joined the Mayor of London’s DASA (Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodati...
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 01/09/2026
PhD students doing their daily affirmations like 🙏🏼I am ✨NORMAL✨ and ✨SANE✨ and my living room does not look like something out of A Beautiful Mind 🙏🏼
A living room with many many books. There is a large desk with piles of paper and notebooks and even more books. There are pieces of paper with notes on them stuck along the bookshelves which line the far wall. The walls are painted black, the ceiling orange, and the floor is grey wood. A leopard print armchair is in front of the desk. It is turned to face the dieection of the bookshelves, which are on the wall to the right of the desk.
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 28/08/2026
The Centre for Expertise on CSA's report is out, and it's roughly as depressing as you'd expect. Key takeaways: - not enough funding - or resources - or awareness www.chindilani.com/news/csa-cen...
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CSA Centre Report 2026 — Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan
The Centre for Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse have released their 2026 report on the scale and nature of child sexual abuse in the UK. It's looking at data from the last two years, comparing official...
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 27/08/2026
What do you meaaaannn Cherrykitten do a 'Serving Kant' phone case?! For my Western philosophy babes: www.cherrykitten.com/products/ser...
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 26/08/2026
Dear universe, Respectfully, you keep taking the wrong 80-year-olds. Given the ‘deaths come in threes’ rule, many of us would like to put forward a suggestion. Sincerely, Everyone who’s not an asshole
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 26/08/2026
The death cluster is back! And we have an exciting schedule of online events, beginning with this one in September. Fahime Haijabadi will be presenting her work on griefbots from a psychoanalytic perspective. Pay what you want! www.eventbrite.com/e/black-mirr...
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Black Mirror's "Be Right Back": A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Griefbots
Fahime Haijabadi presents her research on griefbots from a psychoanalytic perspective, using the example of Black Mirror's "Be Right Back."
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 23/08/2026
This week’s episode of That Final Girl Life is now live. This time we’re looking at Meredith from surreal artsy horror A Wounded Fawn (2022), and discussing the effects of trauma in terms of anger, fear, the patriarchy, and intergenerational trauma. www.patreon.com/thatfinalgir...
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E8 Meredith from A Wounded Fawn (2022) | That Final Girl Life
The book I mention is How Not To Be A Boy by Robert Webb. About That Final Girl Life: You can keep up with the podcast on Patreon, or where
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 22/08/2026
For those of you who are paid subscribers, the early access raw/BTS video is up now for tomorrow's episode of That Final Girl Life. This week we're talking about Meredith from A Wounded Fawn (2022) www.patreon.com/thatfinalgir...
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BTS E8: Meredith from A Wounded Fawn | That Final Girl Life
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 21/08/2026
Spending this morning learning about the Ancient Greek Underworld, specifically the Erinyes. "Oh, for your philosophy PhD?" you ask. No, actually. For my horror movie podcast. I feel like everything in my life is similarly themed 😁
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 21/08/2026
We get a lot of things wrong here in the UK, but one of the things that genuinely makes me love this country is its population's bleak sense of humour, as evidenced by the comments on this post...
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 21/08/2026
Let's hope so! ❤️
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 20/08/2026
Highly relatable! 😅 I did the interview a week or so ago, found it really interesting so offered to share on socials etc. It’s such an important conversation to be having!
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 20/08/2026
Wait how did you get actual footage from my life
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 20/08/2026
What I am up to this afternoon? Oh nothing much, just adding some totally normal listings to my totally normal Etsy store 😂 www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Chin...
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 19/08/2026
Romani friends: if you'd like to share your thoughts on what it's like being LGBTQIA+ and Roma in the UK, Regan is still looking for participants. And you get a £25 gift voucher for participating 🙂 link here: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/bournemout...
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 16/08/2026
Today in 'actually good web design': the moment I clicked on this link I knew the location was accessible, because there's a person in a wheelchair in the picture. More of this please. www.wildlondon.org.uk/nature-reser...
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Walthamstow Wetlands | London Wildlife Trust
Welcome to Walthamstow Wetlands, a huge, internationally important reserve. Just 15 minutes from central London, and free to visit, you will find a unique haven to explore, enjoy and connect with natu...
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 15/08/2026
You know how I make notes to myself when I'm half asleep and then don't know what they mean later? ...anyone have any ideas for this one? 😂
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 11/08/2026
The other day I learned that auditory pareidolia is a thing and it made me feel greatly relieved because apparently I'm not the only person who hallucinates radio stations when the fan is on: noise-foundation.com/why-you-hear...
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Auditory Pareidolia: Why You Hear Music in White Noise
You're not imagining it. Hearing music, voices or your name in noise is auditory pareidolia — completely normal. Here's why your brain does it, and what helps.
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 09/08/2026
My Letterboxd is looking characteristically cheery 😂
Under the heading 'Favourite films' are four movies: Obsession, Men, Hereditary and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. 

Below that, under the heading 'Recent activity' are four more movies: The Last House on the Left, A Serbian Film, The Last House on the Left again, and Hostel.
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 09/08/2026
This week's episode, in which I entirely justifiably call David Hess a cunt, is now live. www.patreon.com/thatfinalgir...
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E7 Mari from The Last House on the Left (2009) | That Final Girl Life
Resources used: The Letterboxd post I mention is my review of Last House on the Left (1972). The Letterboxd list I mention is Edgelord Horr
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 08/08/2026
This week I'm trying a couple of new things: (1) Posting the BTS / raw version (patrons) a day before the edited version; (2) Working off of rough notes rather than a full script, to see if people prefer it when it sounds more casual. I'd love your feedback! www.patreon.com/thatfinalgir...
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BTS E7: Mari from The Last House on the Left | That Final Girl Life
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 03/08/2026
This week’s episode: Annika from The Voices of Our Mother, a film I didn’t like, then did, then didn’t, then really liked, then wasn’t sure again. It tells the story of a family beset by demons and dementia, and asks whether love can triumph over evil. www.patreon.com/collection/2...
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 30/07/2026
Disability + sex documentary 'Yes, We Fuck' is currently available on Tubi in the UK: tubitv.com/movies/46551...
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Yes, We F**K! (2015)
Six true, different stories detail the intimate lives of those who have physical challenges and their right to human sexuality without prejudice.
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 09/07/2026
Well that’s the first time I’ve ever donated to a politician’s campaign 😁 ko-fi.com/countbinface
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 07/07/2026
A shortened version of a presentation I gave at a recent conference, in which I talked about what grief taught me about becoming a therapist. And about Heidegger, naturally. www.patreon.com/thatfinalgir...
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Melanie, My Ownmost: Or, What Happens When a Final Girl Becomes a Therapist | That Final Girl Life
This is a truncated version of a presentation I gave at a recent conference arranged by the European Centre for Heidegger Studies. It should
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 07/07/2026
Marking essays about free will and determinism in the criminal justice system hits different when you happened to watch Minority Report the night before.
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Chindilani Filifilidh Andekalithan @chindilani.substack.com · 05/07/2026
In this week's episode of That Final Girl Life, we take a look at Sarah from The Descent, and I unexpectedly start talking about Heidegger. www.patreon.com/thatfinalgir...
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E3 Sarah from The Descent (2005) | That Final Girl Life
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