[Editorial] Sally Hardesty in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
It’s not wholly obvious in the first thirty minutes of Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre just who our final girl will be…
[TV Review] Behind The Monsters (2021)
Behind The Monsters is an in depth examination of how some of the most famous horror antagonists were created…
[Film Review] The Strings (2020)
The Strings (2020) opens with shots of a lonely beach and a man walking into the ocean. He’s too far away to see clearly, and we’re left wondering who he might be…
[Film Review] Titane (2021)
The striking and challenging new film Titane was written and directed by Julia Ducournau; and when I left the screening last night…
[Editorial] Black Gloves, Blood and Style : The History of The Giallo Part 1
Giallo (the Italian word for yellow) cinema found its name from the cheap paperback crime novels of the time...
[Book Review] Night Rooms (2021)
Gina Nutt artfully connects horror movies, horror books and the infamous "final girl" trope to events from her own life…
[Editorial] A New Wave of Horror Stories in Pop Music - Part 1
From Billie Eilish to Kim Petras to CHVRCHES, all of these iconic female pop stars are weaving horror throughout their music & aesthetics to tell their stories…
[Film Review] The Deep House (2021)
In all of the best haunted house movies, the house itself has just as much of a presence and character as the spirits that call it home…
[Film Review] When The Screaming Starts (2021)
An investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker are invited to shadow a young man with ambitions to become the next infamous serial killer…
[TV Review] Texas Chainsaw Massacre - The Shocking Truth (2000)
In 2000, David Gregory wrote and directed this documentary, which looks at the creation of the cult classic slasher movie in detail…
[Film Review] Broadcast Signal Intrusion (2021)
James searches for answers about his wife who went missing a few years ago in 90s Chicago…
[Film Review] The Medium (2021)
I can’t resist a faux documentary horror. I freely admit that. Ghostwatch, Behind the Mask:The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Savageland…
[Film Review] Shepherd (2021)
Shepherd leaves the audience with a bitter taste in their mouth, wondering whether they were ever meant to empathise with Tom Hughes…
[Film Review] Death Drop Gorgeous (2020)
The concept of camp has a long and storied past within the horror genre, and especially in the slasher…
[Film Review] Woe (2021)
Woe (2021) is a slow-burning thriller about two grief-stricken siblings. After the death of a beloved family member, each sibling processes grief in differing ways…
[Film Review] Celluloid Screams Festival: We Need To Do Something (2021)
We Need to Do Something (2021) takes place in a huge bathroom, where a family of four wait out a tornado….
[Film Review] Possession (1981)
Possession is a film that demands the presence of a mass audience, chowing down on popcorn and taking in the chaos.
[Editorial] Disability and Horror: Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break (2021)
Thirty-one years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed, in the hopes that by enforcing certain standards in business….
[Editorial] Interview with Demigod (2021) Writer and Director Miles Doleac
Demigod is a new film from Miles Doleac, about a terrifying secret awaiting a woman when she returns to her birthplace in Germany with her husband…
[Film Review] Caveat (2020)
Caveat, a promisingly rank piece of headfuckery from Irish director Damian McCarthy…
