Melinda Catherine Gross / Contributor 21/10/2022 Melinda Catherine Gross / Contributor 21/10/2022

[Editorial] “I’m Your Boyfriend Now, Nancy!” A Sapphic Lens for A Nightmare on Elm Street

In the zeitgeist of the 80s slashers, it is a truth universally acknowledged that one of the queerest franchises is A Nightmare on Elm Street. I feel like I don’t have to fight y’all super hard on this.

Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 21/10/2022 Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 21/10/2022

[Film Review] Brooklyn Film Festival: Old Flame (2022)

In writer and director Christopher Denham's third feature film Old Flame (2022), what initially appears to be a romantically charged meeting at a college reunion swiftly turns into an uneasy meditation on memory, truth and violence.

Amber T / Contributor 20/10/2022 Amber T / Contributor 20/10/2022

[Film Review] V/H/S/99 (2022)

Last year’s V/H/S/94 breathed new life into the found-footage franchise that had lain dormant since 2014’s poorly received V/H/S: Viral, becoming Shudder’s biggest premiere ever and reigniting the spark that burned in the first two V/H/S movies.

Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 20/10/2022 Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 20/10/2022

[Film Review] Brooklyn Film Festival: Repulse (2021)

After originally debuting at Prague's Febiofest in 2021, Emila Křižky's quietly disturbing film Repulse (Hrana Zlomu) had its North American debut at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival in October 2022.

Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 20/10/2022 Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 20/10/2022

[TV Review] Dead Set (2008)

Originally starting in the Netherlands in 1999, Big Brother is a hit reality show that derived its name from a character in George Orwell’s dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Throughout its run, Big Brother has spawned over 500 series across 62 countries to date.

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 18/10/2022 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 18/10/2022

[Editorial] Top 21 Slasher Horror Films of All Time

These are my favourites that I couldn’t live without, but even if this list was 100 movies long, I think I still would have had a tough time cutting it down. Long live the slasher!

Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 17/10/2022 Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 17/10/2022

[Film Review] Two Witches (2022)

Witches don’t die before leaving their legacy. Two Witches, told in two separate acts that come together to weave a tale of inheritance, begins with the pregnant Sarah (Belle Adams) and her partner Simon (Ian Michaels) who are out to dinner when they receive an evil eye from a random woman at another table, the chapter’s titular Boogeywoman (Marina Parodi).

Candy Allison / Contributor 14/10/2022 Candy Allison / Contributor 14/10/2022

[Editorial] Exploring sexism, ageism, and toxic relationships with The Leech Woman (1960)

Ageism is nothing new to society, particularly from the female perspective. It affects all genders, but is specifically more challenging for women who statistically do more to “cover up” signs of age such as gray hairs, fine lines and wrinkles, age spots, etc. as a societal norm.

Megan Kenny / Contributor 13/10/2022 Megan Kenny / Contributor 13/10/2022

[Film Review] The Lost Boys (1987)

David and his younger brother Sam move with their mother Lucy to the seaside town of Santa Carla. Still recovering in the aftermath of divorce, Lucy settles in with her eccentric father and looks for work in the sinister, yet bustling, town known, according to local graffiti, as the murder capital of the world.

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 12/10/2022 Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 12/10/2022

[Podcast Review] Smile, It’ll Be Over Soon

After having to move into a brand-new home with her mother’s new partner, Hanna begins to be haunted by the monsters that have set their sights on her.

Mo Moshaty / Contributor 11/10/2022 Mo Moshaty / Contributor 11/10/2022

[Editorial] Best 9 Haunted House Horror Films

The Paranormal Horror genre has had a chokehold on audiences for eons. It’s followed us home and from the theatre, it’s had us checking around the dark corners of our bedrooms, our heart jumping at every ping, ding, and crack from our homes.

Meghan Bouffard / Contributor 10/10/2022 Meghan Bouffard / Contributor 10/10/2022

[Book Review] Little Eve

Little Eve is a bone-chilling tale filled to the brim with psychological suspense - a must read for gothic horror fans.

Ariel McCleese / Contributor 10/10/2022 Ariel McCleese / Contributor 10/10/2022

[Editorial] Mommy’s Busy: Punishing Maternal Ambition in The Swarm

I went back to work when my daughter was six weeks old. I’d hidden my pregnant bulge just beneath the bottom edge of the Zoom screen for months. My students had no idea that as we discussed Carol Clover’s take on rape revenge, the fetus was pressing on my bladder so hard I thought I would scream.

Courtney Mills / Contributor 08/10/2022 Courtney Mills / Contributor 08/10/2022

[TV Review] Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997- 2003)

Buffy Anne Summers is more than just a vampire slayer. She taught us to be brave. To never give up and to always fight for who and what we love, all whilst wearing a cute outfit in the process. That is why 19 years after its final episode, Buffy the Vampire Slayer remains a cult classic that will make a difference to more generations to come. Remember, if the apocalypse calls, beep me!

Candy Allison / Contributor 07/10/2022 Candy Allison / Contributor 07/10/2022

[Editorial] An Intervention with Frank Henenlotter’s Brain Damage

Come with me. Let’s sit down. I’ve been worried about you. I know you think Frank Henenlotter is a director of schlock and exploitation and his movies aren’t too great. I know you find Brain Damage silly.

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 06/10/2022 Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 06/10/2022

[Film Review] DeadStream (2022)

Disgraced social media personality and vlogger Shawn Ruddy attempts to face his fear of ghosts and return to his former glory by live streaming himself spending the night in an infamous haunted manor house.

Grace Wood / Contributor 05/10/2022 Grace Wood / Contributor 05/10/2022

[TV Review] The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018-2020)

Rather than a retro ‘60s comic book queen or a ‘90s sitcom with a teenager and a talking cat, Sabrina Spellman of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (CAOS) is a 21st century witch with 17th century problems.

Marissa Pona / Contributor 04/10/2022 Marissa Pona / Contributor 04/10/2022

[Editorial] 9 Horror Films That Get Psych (Mostly) Right

So, let’s celebrate the many horror films that do justice to the severity and complexity of the mental health issues they explore. None of these films are perfect. But they do spark conversations, represent disorders in a meaningful and interesting way, and avoid too many of the stereotypes and misconceptions that endanger progress.

Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 03/10/2022 Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 03/10/2022

[Film Review] The Scary of Sixty-First (2021)

As a horror fan, if you’re looking for some fun Sunday night spookiness to switch on and switch off in front of, The Scary of Sixty-First (2021) is not for you.

Mo Moshaty / Contributor 02/10/2022 Mo Moshaty / Contributor 02/10/2022

[Editorial] Top 15 Best Horror Films of the 1970s

The seventies were rife with excellent gore, kickass suspense, and masterful kills. In a tumultuous time of Vietnam War protests and human rights activism, it became a backdrop for societal upheaval, fringe outliers, class politics, mental and emotional warfare and of course the return of the Boogeyman…

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