Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 27/02/2022 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 27/02/2022

[Editorial] Mini Podcast Episode: Favourite Final Girls

Join host Ariel Powers-Schaub and a selection of Ghouls Magazine writers as they discuss their favourite final girls!

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 20/02/2022 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 20/02/2022

[Editorial] Five Films To Ruin Your Day: The Unfathomable Final Girl

Here are five unconventional final girls that you might not want to cheer for, but you can’t help but admit that they are pretty badass…

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 15/02/2022 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 15/02/2022

[Editorial] What are little girls made of?

Editor Zoe Rose Smith reflects on why we continue to need diversity when it comes to the voices talking about horror in the community…

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 07/02/2022 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 07/02/2022

[Editorial] Mini Podcast Episode: Introduction to Final Girls

A new and exclusive mini-podcast episode just for our Ghouls Gang! Introducing the theme for this month which is final girls, and some thoughts on what that means to us…

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 31/01/2022 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 31/01/2022

[Editorial] Exploring Sexuality in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Exploration of sexuality within the vampire, but if you’re a Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan you will understand exactly why this pairing goes so deliciously….

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 24/01/2022 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 24/01/2022

[Editorial] Soul Destroying Sunday: Manipulation and Human Choice

The weekend has come and passed once again, and we would love for it to be a cosy Sunday on the sofa again…

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 17/01/2022 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 17/01/2022

[Editorial] Teen Screams: 10 of the Best Teenage Horror Films

The term ‘Teen Screams’ is so relevant right now and that’s purely because Scream 5 has hit the cinemas and the horror fandom world has gone absolutely mental, and for the right reasons…

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 09/01/2022 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 09/01/2022

[Editorial] Soul Destroying Sunday: Childhood Trauma and Disturbing Behaviours

There was a trend happening on social media for a while where people disclosed their toxic traits and they weren’t necessarily what you would have expected…

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 20/12/2021 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 20/12/2021

[Editorial] An update and note to all members…

This is going to be somewhat of a more personal piece for you all, firstly as an FYI and secondly because it feels like quite a good time to reflect…

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 14/11/2021 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 14/11/2021

[Editorial] Humanity’s Inherent Fear of Death: Midnight Mass (2021) To Save The Soul

We all have fears that we will never conquer - they are the dark thoughts that cripple us in the early hours of the morning as we try to soothe our overactive minds into sleep…

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 25/10/2021 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 25/10/2021

[Editorial] Celluloid Screams Film Festival: 3 Short Horror Film Winners

Did you miss this year’s Celluloid Screams Film Festival? Here are the three short horror film winners from the weekend!

Rebecca McCallum / Assistant Editor 26/09/2021 Rebecca McCallum / Assistant Editor 26/09/2021

[Editorial] Smells Like Team Spirit: The Psychology of Group Behaviour in Neil Marshall’s The Descent (2003)

Neil Marshall’s The Descent (2003) follows a group of women as they attempt to survive a pot holing expedition…

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 19/09/2021 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 19/09/2021

[Editorial] The Mean Girls of Horror: Sleepaway Camp and It’s Portrayal of Teenage Girls

There is no doubt that going through puberty and teenage years is one of the most tumultuous and terrifying times of a young adult’s life…

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 13/09/2021 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 13/09/2021

[Editorial] The Ultimate September Slashers Back-To-School List

Slashers have always been a historic part of the horror genre, with some of the most iconic films and characters being widely recognised as horrors…

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 08/08/2021 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 08/08/2021

[Editorial] Under The Surface: 3 Claustrophobic Horror Films

To kick off our member month, we’ll be looking at three of the most claustrophobic horror films that have ever been created…

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 26/07/2021 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 26/07/2021

[Editorial] Do You Feel Ashamed Of Your Depraved Viewing Habits?

I don’t know about you, but I have often found myself steeped in fear when asked the question ‘What films do you like?’ …

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 18/07/2021 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 18/07/2021

[Editorial] The Blood of My Family: Dysfunctional Love in My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To and Stoker

Complications with family are a commonplace issue on-screen and off-screen, it feels rare that you find a family that is not wrought with troubled history…

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 12/07/2021 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 12/07/2021

[Review] In The Earth 2021 review

As rich as the horror genre is, it always seems there are more and more sub-genres sprouting their seeds and blossoming into existence just as we’ve discovered the last one…

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 28/06/2021 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 28/06/2021

[Editorial] 5 Found Footage Films for a Dreary Day

Love them or hate them, there is no denying that found footage horror films are some of the most frightening films to grace our screens…

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 20/06/2021 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 20/06/2021

[Editorial] Evolving fears: How personal development changes the films that frighten us

As horror fans it feels that we’ve been conditioned over the years to fear; the rush of watching something frightening is often far and few between each viewing experience…