[Editorial] An Introduction to ‘Spotlight’ Column
Welcome to Spotlight, a place to highlight women creators in the horror industry who are making a name for themselves.
I’ve always been inspired by the women of the horror community and the way they are continuously pushing past boundaries to be heard and recognised. They are the people that have always given me a shining hope that regardless of who we are, we can become some of the leaders of the industry and that’s always just made me so excited.
I’m also a firm believer in surrounding yourself with people that encourage you to be better and to reach for all of the goals that you, and when you are reaching, they raise you up and support you. That’s exactly why I wanted to dedicate the Spotlight column to supporting the people in the horror industry that are doing an incredible job and deserve for their work to be seen by everyone. So when looking through this column, you’ll be sure to find some of the best talent in the horror industry.
This will be a place where I help to highlight these incredible people in the horror industry; from graphic designers, to photographers, to models, to tattoo artists, to SFX artists to MUA artists to cinematographers and lighting specialists. All of these people that are ensuring we have creative outlets to revel in will have a space here to be heard.
If you’re a creator yourself and would love to be featured in this column, feel free to reach out to editor@ghoulsmagazine.com as I’m more than certain I would love to feature your work here.
Thank you for supporting the awesome people that make this industry so strong!
Love & guts,
Zoë x
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