Robyn Adams / Contributor 20/10/2021 Robyn Adams / Contributor 20/10/2021

[Editorial] Top 5 Short Horror Films from Grimmfest 2021

Grimmfest, for those of you who are unfamiliar, is probably the biggest genre film festival in the north of England…

Rebecca McCallum / Contributor 19/10/2021 Rebecca McCallum / Contributor 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…

Jane Nightshade / Contributor 12/10/2021 Jane Nightshade / Contributor 12/10/2021

[Editorial] Margaret Robinson: Hammer’s Puppeteer

Filmdom’s conventional wisdom in the mid-20th Century decreed that horror was no place for a lady. That is, unless it was as a shrieking victim dressed in a bosom-baring, diaphanous nightie…

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…

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 03/10/2021 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 03/10/2021

[Editorial] The Horror of Found Footage: Discussing Found Footage Horror Films

Diving into the depth of found footage horror films! With guests Jed Shepherd, Aislinn Clarke, Adrian Tofei and Mary Beth McAdnrews….

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 28/09/2021 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & 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…

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 25/09/2021 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 25/09/2021

[Mother of Fears] These Boys Need A Mother in The Lost Boys (1987)

The Lost Boys (1987) may be the perfect ‘80s vampire movie, but it’s also a lot of other things…

Rebecca McCallum / Contributor 25/09/2021 Rebecca McCallum / Contributor 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…

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 20/09/2021 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 20/09/2021

[Editorial] Top 5 Shorts from Horrible Imaginings Film Festival 2021

I was lucky enough to virtually attend the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival (HIFF) this year…

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 17/09/2021 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 17/09/2021

[Editorial] An Interview with Horror Icon Julian Richings of Hall (2020)

After reviewing Hall (2020), the new virus outbreak horror film, I had the opportunity to send some questions to Julian Richings…

Emma Platt / Contributor 14/09/2021 Emma Platt / Contributor 14/09/2021

[Editorial] The Evolution of Gale Weathers

When reassessing The Exorcist, there are implications of abuse brought on by Chris MacNeil’s reluctance to be a proper ‘mother’ to Regan…

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 14/09/2021 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 14/09/2021

[Editorial] Horrible Imaginings Film Festival 2021 Round-Up and Review

Where can you see a queer-cannibal-ballet film, a fake trailer for a movie about ghosts having sex, a music video in reverse, a film exploring transhumanism…

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 08/09/2021 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 08/09/2021

[Editorial] Am I Watching a Snuff Movie? 7 Disturbing Extreme Horror Films

Have you ever watched a horror film that just felt so damn real? Part of the extreme horror appeal is the uncomfortable feeling that what you’re watching could potentially be real…