Rebecca McCallum / Assistant Editor 05/05/2023 Rebecca McCallum / Assistant Editor 05/05/2023

[Editorial] Poetry, Literature, Fairy Tales and the Gothic in An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Whether it be the mist-covered expanses of the Yorkshire moors or in the confines of the back of a Hackney Taxicab, an American Werewolf in London is haunted by the past through its inclusion and allusions to poems, rhymes, fairy tales and stories.

Rebecca Sayce / Contributor 30/04/2023 Rebecca Sayce / Contributor 30/04/2023

[Editorial] Reclaiming Femininity and Coming of Age in Raw (2016)

In a world where our bodies are so tightly policed and our desires are shunned, it seems no surprise that there is an abundance of horror films that see women rebel and reclaim their bodily autonomy

Claire Davidson / Contributor 15/12/2021 Claire Davidson / Contributor 15/12/2021

[Editorial] A New Wave of Horror Stories in Pop Music - Part 3

These reclamatory bodies of work are also uniquely suited to the current landscape of pop music…

Aspen Esquivel / Contributor 11/12/2021 Aspen Esquivel / Contributor 11/12/2021

[Editorial] Taking Back Control: Women Empowerment in Malignant (2021)

Malignant (2021) braved the big screen recently, introducing a grungy new horror full of energy and fun. Director James Wan…

Claire Davidson / Contributor 01/12/2021 Claire Davidson / Contributor 01/12/2021

[Editorial] A New Wave of Horror Stories in Pop Music - Part 2

While an artist like Halsey has described their aforementioned visual album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power as a work of body horror, and acts…

Lakkaya Palmer / Contributor 30/11/2021 Lakkaya Palmer / Contributor 30/11/2021

[Editorial] The Craft: Witchcraft, Sisterhood and Empowerment Part 2

Although the film tackles some ground-breaking issues, many have highlighted a major flaw in The Craft that is hard to ignore…

Lakkaya Palmer / Contributor 23/11/2021 Lakkaya Palmer / Contributor 23/11/2021

[Editorial] The Craft: Witchcraft, Sisterhood and Empowerment Part 1

Andrew Fleming’s The Craft (1996) is a film that most teenage girls throughout the twenty-first century have watched and treasured…

Claire Davidson / Contributor 17/11/2021 Claire Davidson / Contributor 17/11/2021

[Editorial] A New Wave of Horror Stories in Pop Music - Part 1

From Billie Eilish to Kim Petras to CHVRCHES, all of these iconic female pop stars are weaving horror throughout their music & aesthetics to tell their stories…

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 09/11/2021 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 09/11/2021

[Editorial] Do You Think Me Wicked? A Study of the Witches in Sleepy Hollow (1999)

When Tim Burton reworked this story into his 1999 movie, he made several notable changes to the narrative to ensure it stood out as its own adaptation…

Ariel Baska / Contributor 03/11/2021 Ariel Baska / Contributor 03/11/2021

[Editorial] Disability and Horror: Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break (2021)

Thirty-one years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed, in the hopes that by enforcing certain standards in business….

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 02/11/2021 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 02/11/2021

[Editorial] Feminism in The Slumber Party Massacre Series, Part 2: From the Party to the Massacre

Here in part two, we look at each movie in turn, and how the plot lends to the overall themes of the trilogy…

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 26/10/2021 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 26/10/2021

[Editorial] Feminism in The Slumber Party Massacre Series, Part 1: Sex, Snacks, and Friendship

The Slumber Party Massacre (SPM) series is full of feminism. It’s also full of blood, naked breasts, and 1980’s hair…

Rebecca McCallum / Assistant Editor 19/10/2021 Rebecca McCallum / Assistant Editor 19/10/2021

[Editorial] A Nightmare to Die For: A Deep Dive of Wes Craven’s New Nightmare

On a rare, empty evening recently, I found myself looking for a slice of horror that was intelligent and engaging but that also contained a strong sense of nostalgia; one film immediately sprung to mind…

Jenn Adams / Contributor 14/10/2021 Jenn Adams / Contributor 14/10/2021

[Editorial] Laurie Strode: A Portrait of Trauma and Survival in The Halloween Franchise, Part 2

Iconic final girl, Laurie Strode (Jaime Lee Curtis) has seen more than a lifetime of trauma and terror…

Jenn Adams / Contributor 08/10/2021 Jenn Adams / Contributor 08/10/2021

[Editorial] Laurie Strode: A Portrait of Trauma and Survival in The Halloween Franchise, Part 1

Laurie Strode may not be the first final girl, but she is arguably the most iconic…

Gelsomina De Lucia / Contributor 05/10/2021 Gelsomina De Lucia / Contributor 05/10/2021

[Editorial] The Age of Arcless Women: How ‘Telltales: The Walking Dead’ Depicts a Leading Lady Accurately

Female characters in film and television have always been present; however, the MeToo movement birthed the discourse which revealed there were not enough independent…

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 28/09/2021 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 28/09/2021

[Editorial] “I’ve never killed anyone”: The Hypocrisy of Jigsaw

Amanda Young and Jill Tuck are the stand-out women of the Saw franchise. They seem like complete opposites…

Ariel Baska / Contributor 27/09/2021 Ariel Baska / Contributor 27/09/2021

[Editorial] Disability and Horror: Run (2021)

Sarah Paulson and Kiera Allen star in Run, a title that dropped online at the end of 2020 and never saw as much press as expected given the rather serious marketing campaign…

Rebecca McCallum / Assistant Editor 25/09/2021 Rebecca McCallum / Assistant Editor 25/09/2021

[Editorial] Reviving Freddy: A Critical Reassessment of Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare Part 2

Backstories for villains in horror films are divisive, they can be illuminating for some. but for others, the mystique should be left untampered with…

Mallika Pal / Contributor 21/09/2021 Mallika Pal / Contributor 21/09/2021

[Editorial] Revisiting Megan is Missing: When Shock Horror Exploits Teenage Girls

I grew up as an only child in the mid-1990s. Coming off the heels of newfound worries plaguing concerned mothers across the nation…