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)

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...

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.

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…

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 11/10/2021 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 11/10/2021

[Film Review] The Maid (2021)

The Maid is an immensely satisfying, subgenre-blurring rollercoaster from start to finish…

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 24/08/2021 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 24/08/2021

[Editorial] “How do girls know how to do that?”: Female Adaptation and Evolution in Spring (2014) Part 1

The time spent under lockdown due to the pandemic has meant audiences often turned to films and television for comfort, escapism or even challenge…

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 04/08/2021 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 04/08/2021

[Film Review] Sadistic Intentions (2018)

A solid entry into the ‘horror hangout’ subgenre that takes interpersonal tensions and a love of metal to some very dark places.

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 12/07/2021 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 12/07/2021

[TV Review] The Exorcist

On 11th May 2018 The Exorcist was cancelled after two seasons, joining the ranks of other horror television shows that deserved more time…

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 01/06/2021 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 01/06/2021

[Film Review] Great White (2021)

From its opening, in which a cavorting couple is rather unceremoniously offed, Great White sets itself out as a typical shark vs. people movie…

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 01/06/2021 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 01/06/2021

[Editorial] Top Sci-Fi Horror Of 2020

Science Fiction and horror have always made for good companions and 2020 brought several films which explored the nature of time, bodily autonomy and the scary side of technology…

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 23/04/2021 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 23/04/2021

[Editorial] Gone Girls: Missing Women on Screen

The horror genre is full of active, complex female characters that drive narratives and become iconic figures…