Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 22/02/2022 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 22/02/2022

[Editorial] Hearts of Darkness: Mary Lambert’s Return Trip to the Pet Sematary

The horror genre is no stranger to Stephen King adaptations and after the original property has proven popular, we are sometimes treated to sequels that decide to tell a different story in King’s universe…

Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 21/02/2022 Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 21/02/2022

[Editorial] Tree Glebman: How Happy Death Day Redefines the “Final Girl”

As one of the staples of slasher horror, the “Final Girl” is the viewer's connection to the film, the girl they’re on the edge of their seats for…

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

[Editorial] The Revival and Rebirth of the Final Girl in Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)

In 1974 the world was shocked by what was depicted on-screen; something so unimaginable, so heinous and so depraved…

Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 20/02/2022 Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 20/02/2022

[Editorial] Hearts of Darkness: A Letter to Béatrice Dalle: In Honor of la Femme & Gorgeous Villainy

Chère Béatrice, I remember the first time I saw your visage on screen. I was horrified. As the flame of the lighter just kissed the tip of your cigarette…

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 18/02/2022 Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 18/02/2022

[Book Review] It’s Me Billy: Black Christmas Revisited (2022)

It’s Me Billy: Black Christmas Revisited is an in-depth exploration of the horror film that influenced John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978)…

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 18/02/2022 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 18/02/2022

[Editorial] Hearts of Darkness: A Love Letter to… Monika in Nekromantik 2

There are times in life when you think that you will never fully be understood by those around you, and unfortunately for you Monika…

Alix Turner / Contributor 17/02/2022 Alix Turner / Contributor 17/02/2022

[Film Review] Isolation (2021)

All around the world, 2020 was the year of the pandemic; and for so many of us that also meant lockdown…

Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 16/02/2022 Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 16/02/2022

[Editorial] Hearts of Darkness: Beauty Creating the Beast – A Posthumous Love Letter to Milicent Patrick

Creature from the Black Lagoon is a 1954 classic monster horror from Universal Studios. The creature struck fear into the hearts of audiences across America…

Elizabeth Bishop / Events (Midlands) & Social Media 14/02/2022 Elizabeth Bishop / Events (Midlands) & Social Media 14/02/2022

[Editorial] Romance Gone Wrong: The Anti-Valentines Movie List

Sick of seeing lovesick posts of couples snogging all over social media? Allow me to present to you: The Anti-Valentines movie list…

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 14/02/2022 Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 14/02/2022

[Editorial] Hearts of Darkness: Mary Shelley - Mother of Monsters

It was a dark and tempestuous night in Villa Diodah, Switzerland in 1816 when the young Mary Shelley birthed a tale so monstrous…

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 13/02/2022 Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 13/02/2022

[Film Review] Exorcist Vengeance (2022)

Exorcist Vengeance follows tough cookie Catholic priest Father Josef as he battles against the ultimate evil, the Devil himself…

Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 12/02/2022 Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 12/02/2022

[Film Review] Two / Dos (2021)

Have you ever sat down to watch your favourite Spanish telenovela and thought, “you know what would make this better?

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 12/02/2022 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 12/02/2022

[Editorial] Hearts of Darkness: Women and Grief in Pyewacket (2017)

Pyewacket (2017) is a story about women and grief. It’s a horror film because the protagonist Leah (Nicole Muñoz) summons a demon out of anger at her mother (Laurie Holden), and it is a cautionary…

Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 10/02/2022 Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 10/02/2022

[Editorial] Hearts of Darkness: A Love Letter to Elaine in The Love Witch (2016)

The Love Witch (2016) herself, Elaine Parks (Samantha Robinson) is a woman on a mission–to get her man…

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 09/02/2022 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 09/02/2022

[TV Review] Marianne (2019)

Marianne, born on Tuesday, she was happy on Wednesday, got married on a Thursday, became a witch on a Friday…

Elizabeth Bishop / Events (Midlands) & Social Media 08/02/2022 Elizabeth Bishop / Events (Midlands) & Social Media 08/02/2022

[Editorial] Hearts of Darkness: A Love Letter to Sarah Michelle Gellar

Scream Queen, Sustainable Sweetheart, Style Icon, Slayer – Celebrating the on-screen and real-life roles of the irreplaceable Sarah Michelle Gellar…

Rebecca McCallum / Contributor 08/02/2022 Rebecca McCallum / Contributor 08/02/2022

[Editorial] Hearts of Darkness: February’s Love Letters to Horror…

To celebrate Valentine’s Day we have decided to turn our gaze towards the females of the genre in a celebratory collection of essays…

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 07/02/2022 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 07/02/2022

[Film Review] Thirteen Ghosts (2001)

As the ‘90s came to a close, Dark Castle Entertainment was conceived to remake the popular horror works of famed director William Castle…

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 05/02/2022 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 05/02/2022

[TV Review] Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021)

The latest Shudder Exclusive documentary takes a dip into the horror vaults to follow the life and career of Universal’s Frankenstein’s Monster, Boris Karloff

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 05/02/2022 Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 05/02/2022

[Editorial] Black Gloves, Blood and Style: The History of the Giallo Part 2

Despite the golden age of the giallo lasting a relatively short time period in the context of horror subgenres, with its heyday occurring between the years 1970 and 1975…

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