Tadhg Bentham / Contributor 23/05/2023 Tadhg Bentham / Contributor 23/05/2023

[Editorial] Eden Lake (2008): How a Film’s Potential is Destroyed by Bias

I often ponder if the reason we as fans of this much maligned genre watch so many films that fall within the scope of this genre is due to us being protective of it, or because we are searching for the hit which we felt on our very first time watching a film that got under our skin?

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 19/05/2023 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 19/05/2023

[Editorial] The 9 Most Amazing Antler Deaths in Horror

Let’s take a look at nine of the most amazing antler deaths in horror!

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 17/05/2023 Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 17/05/2023

[Editorial] 9 of The Best Home Invasion Horror Movies

Here are 9 home invasion horrors that will cause you to double check whether you’ve locked all your doors and windows.

Faye Toulson / Contributor 13/05/2023 Faye Toulson / Contributor 13/05/2023

[Editorial] Best 7 Modern Folk Horror Movies

Ghouls Magazine’s list of the top 7 modern folk horrors

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 11/05/2023 Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 11/05/2023

[Editorial] Dead By Dawn: A Retrospect on the Original Evil Dead Trilogy

With the recent release of Lee Cronin’s Evil Dead Rise, The Evil Dead franchise has encountered a resurgence from its bloody grave…

Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 10/05/2023 Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 10/05/2023

[Editorial] The Female Lens in Cat People (1942)

In Cat People (1942), Irena Dubrovna (Simone Simon) is terrified of intimacy, and the possibility that it will prove a folktale from her hometown in Serbia true—that she will become consumed by lust and passion, transforming into a panther.

Rebecca McCallum / Contributor 07/05/2023 Rebecca McCallum / Contributor 07/05/2023

[Editorial] Working Class Representation in Horror panel discussion

Join host and Assistant Editor at Ghouls Magazine, Rebecca McCallum for a panel discussion on ‘Working Class Representation in Horror’. Looking at the current status of working class in horror, emerging perspectives, ‘hoodie horror’, Ben Wheatley’s contributions, queerness and class, and how to improve the representation of working class voices in horror films and within the community.

Rebecca McCallum / Contributor 05/05/2023 Rebecca McCallum / Contributor 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.

Amber T / Contributor 03/05/2023 Amber T / Contributor 03/05/2023

[Editorial] Director Mark Jenkin Talks Identity and Ambiguity in Enys Men

Ahead of Enys Men’s US release, I got to chat with BAFTA-award winning director and writer Mark Jenkin about ambiguity, Cornish folklore and the importance of identity.

Amber T / Contributor 01/05/2023 Amber T / Contributor 01/05/2023

[Editorial] The Stone Swallows You Whole: Reconciling A Self Through Enys Men [2022]

It was about halfway through my inaugural viewing of Mark Jenkin’s Enys Men that I burst into tears for the first time.

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

Vanessa Cordner / Contributor 29/04/2023 Vanessa Cordner / Contributor 29/04/2023

[Editorial] The Losers Club: The Best Friends I Never Had

I can’t quite remember exactly what age I was when I first read It by Stephen King but I think I was around 13.

Christina Brennan / Contributor 26/04/2023 Christina Brennan / Contributor 26/04/2023

[Editorial] Interview With Amber Doig-Thorne (Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey)

I met British actress Amber Doig-Thorne to chat about women in slasher horror, her experiences making Blood and Honey, and LGBTQ+ representation in horror.

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 25/04/2023 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 25/04/2023

[Editorial] Blood and Monsters: Coming of Age in Carrie (1976) and IT (1990)

Coming-of-age stories are something that Stephen King deals with in a lot of his work,

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 23/04/2023 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 23/04/2023

[Mother of Fears] Killing the Cuckoo in Orphan: First Kill (2022)

2022 saw Esther return to our screens with the prequel Orphan: First Kill (2022).

Elizabeth Bishop / Events (Midlands) & Social Media 22/04/2023 Elizabeth Bishop / Events (Midlands) & Social Media 22/04/2023

[Editorial] Interview with actor & creator of Ghost Stories, Andy Nyman

Join Ghouls Magazine senior contributor, Liz Bishop, as she chats to British horror legend, Andy Nyman! They discuss Andy's involvement in British horror including Dead Set and Severance, plus the creation of horror theatre play Ghost Stories, and Andy's co-written new book The Warlock Effect.

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 21/04/2023 Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 21/04/2023

[Editorial] In Her Eyes: Jennet Humfrye in The Woman In Black (2014)

The Woman In Black, directed by James Watkins, is the second cinematic adaptation of the 1983 novel written by Susan Hill.

Alix Turner / Contributor 18/04/2023 Alix Turner / Contributor 18/04/2023

[Editorial] Interview with Attachment (2023) Director Gabriel Bier Gislason

Attachment AKA Natten har øjne is a queer love story with a Yiddish and demonic twist. It’s also the first directorial feature from Gabriel Bier Gislason

Jenn Reid / Contributor 17/04/2023 Jenn Reid / Contributor 17/04/2023

[Editorial] Survival and Suspense: 7 Recommended Horror Films for Lovers of Yellowjackets

If Yellowjackets has given you a taste for more, here are some films and series you need to check out.

Natasha O'Neill / Contributor 15/04/2023 Natasha O'Neill / Contributor 15/04/2023

[Editorial] The Duality of Desperation and Rejection in Motherhood

In both pop culture and modern-day society there are numerous examples of females who are portrayed as being desperate to become a mother or a wife.