Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 31/03/2023 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 31/03/2023

[Editorial] I’ve Never Been a Muse Before…’ Female Agency in Sightseers (2012)

The film follows Tina as she leaves her mother, Carol (Eileen Davies) behind to embark on an ‘erotic odyssey’ with her new boyfriend Chris (Steve Oram)

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 28/02/2023 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 28/02/2023

[Ghouls Podcast] Ghouls Watch: Severance, Run Sweetheart Run, Splice & more

In the new Ghouls Watch episodes of the podcast, we chat about what horror films and TV shows we’ve been watching lately! This time Ariel Powers-Schaub chats to Caitlyn Downs, Ariel Baska and Liz Bishop about sci-fi horror show Severance, horror film Run Sweetheart Run, sci-fi horror film Splice and more….

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 30/12/2022 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 30/12/2022

[Editorial] A Reconstruction: Ten Years of Kill List (2011)

'Part modern folk tale with dark carnival influences and part exploration of the damaged male psyche'; Caitlyn Downs explores the mythos amid the horror in Ben Wheatley's 2011 sophomore film, Kill List.

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 28/12/2022 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 28/12/2022

[Editorial] "Dreadful, Mad Hunger”: The Danger of Silence in The Woman In Black (1989)

Caitlyn Downs discusses the division of masculine and feminine behaviour within The Woman in Black (1989) and how male silence and complicity perpetuates the Woman's immutable desire for vengeance...

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 01/12/2022 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 01/12/2022

[Ghouls Podcast] Soho Horror Film Review with Hannah Ogilvie & Caitlyn Downs

Did you listen to our episode talking about what we were excited to see at Soho Horror Film Festival? Well we’re back from crawling our worm bodies out of the earth to discuss what films we managed to catch at the festival and talk about which ones were our fav!

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 30/11/2022 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 30/11/2022

[Film Review] Celluloid Screams Film Festival: The Leech (2022)

Eric Pennycoff’s The Leech delivers on fierce satire and wry dark comedy in this (mostly) three-way Christmas pot-boiler.

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 21/11/2022 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 21/11/2022

[Film Review] Celluloid Screams Film Festival: The Elderly (2022)

A surprising and effective horror on the peril of ignoring your elders.

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 10/11/2022 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 10/11/2022

[Ghouls Podcast] Soho Horror Film Preview with Hannah Ogilvie & Caitlyn Downs

There's going to be worms, ghosting, hangovers, cults and more at this year's Soho Horror Film Festival and we are more than excited! Join host Zoë Rose Smith as she chats to Ghouls Magazine contributors and freelance journalists, Hannah Ogilvie and Caitlyn Downs.

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 29/10/2022 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 29/10/2022

[Editorial] From The Old Dark House to The Feast: 9 Moments of Wales in Horror

Moments of Wales featuring in the horror genre that you may not expect…

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 22/09/2022 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 22/09/2022

[Film Review] Crimes of The Future (2022)

Humans adapt to a synthetic environment, with new transformations and mutations. …

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 22/08/2022 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 22/08/2022

[Film Review] The Feast (Gwledd)

Before launching into this review, it feels important to note that The Feast is the first Welsh-language film to enter cinemas in five years.

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 28/02/2022 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 28/02/2022

[Editorial] Hearts of Darkness: “Touch With Your Eyes” - Julia Ducournau’s Cinema of Sensation

During the magnetic, roaming camera sequence set to Doing It To Death by The Kills early in Titane, a man is removed from the show after touching one of the girls…

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 25/01/2022 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 25/01/2022

[Editorial] “How Do Girls Know How To Do That?” – Female Adaptation And Evolution In Spring Pt.2

The hypocrisy in the treatment of women finds its place in horror and thriller perhaps more than other genres…

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 02/01/2022 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 02/01/2022

[Editorial] Most Anticipated Horror Films of 2022

Horror in 2021 had plenty to offer everyone, from fiercely independent films to new, big franchise entries that all had an impact on audiences…

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 17/12/2021 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 17/12/2021

[Editorial] 12 Ghouls of Christmas: League of Gentlemen Christmas Special – Yule Never Leave

When downloading episodes of The League of Gentlemen from the UK GOLD on demand service, each episode is now preceded by a disclaimer…

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 30/10/2021 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 30/10/2021

[Film Review] Last Night in Soho (2021)

Last Night in SoHo doesn’t feel bold enough to deliver on its more scathing commentary, delivering on cultivated cinematic moments that make it a diverting, if relatively empty vessel…