Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 03/03/2023 Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 03/03/2023

[Film Review] Blood (2023)

Blood stars Michelle Monaghan (Gone Baby Gone) as Jess, a mother and nurse recovering from substance abuse and making a new start after the end of her dysfunctional marriage by moving her daughter Tyler (Skyler Morgan Jones) and younger son Owen (an outstanding performance from Finlay Wojtak-Hissong) into her childhood home.

Amber T / Contributor 01/03/2023 Amber T / Contributor 01/03/2023

[Film Review] The Outwaters (2022)

The Outwaters, the disturbing feature debut from Robbie Banfitch, with its Mojave setting of glaring sun and blood-stained sand is stylistically worlds apart from the — very real, very tragic — incident.

Melissa Cox / Contributor 28/02/2023 Melissa Cox / Contributor 28/02/2023

[Editorial] 8 Romance Horror Shorts To Watch

Horror and romance make for perfect bedfellows

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 28/02/2023 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 28/02/2023

[Mother of Fears] Striving for Perfection in M3GAN (2022)

Motherhood isn’t always a choice. And for Gemma, that’s most definitely the case when she suddenly finds herself the sole carer of her young niece Cady in M3GAN (2022)

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 27/02/2023 Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 27/02/2023

[Film Review] Daughter (2022)

After having its world premiere at FrightFest 2022, taut thriller Daughter has now been released to rent or own digitally for the UK and Ireland.

Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 26/02/2023 Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 26/02/2023

[Film Review] Next Exit (2023)

If the existence of ghosts, and therefore life after death, was proven, how would the world respond

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 26/02/2023 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 26/02/2023

[Editorial] “Aren’t People in Love Supposed to be Happy?” Nekromantik 2 (1991) Reaction

I decided to broaden my horizons with a new love story, as the director lovingly calls it, “The Return of the Loving Dead.”

Alix Turner / Contributor 20/02/2023 Alix Turner / Contributor 20/02/2023

[Editorial] Interview with Mali Elfman Writer and Director of Next Exit (2022)

There’s been quite a buzz about Next Exit since its UK premiere at Arrow Video FrightFest last year…

Elizabeth Bishop / Events (Midlands) & Social Media 19/02/2023 Elizabeth Bishop / Events (Midlands) & Social Media 19/02/2023

[Editorial] Love Hurts: The Anti-Valentines List 2023

It’s Pisces season baby! The official time for romance, emotions and... erm... fish?

Alix Turner / Contributor 17/02/2023 Alix Turner / Contributor 17/02/2023

[Editorial] Interview with Robbie Banfitch Writer and Director of The Outwaters (2022)

The Outwaters is a rare found-footage film, both beautiful and brutally wild at times. I had the privilege of grabbing some of writer/director Robbie Banfitch’s time last week, on the day The Outwaters was due in American cinemas.

Gelsomina De Lucia / Contributor 16/02/2023 Gelsomina De Lucia / Contributor 16/02/2023

[Editorial] Lady Macbeth (2016): An Unconventional Horror Film

Film genres are reliant on certain signs, symbols and narrative motifs to define them

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 14/02/2023 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 14/02/2023

[Editorial] The Top 17 Worst Boyfriends & Husbands in Horror

17 of the worst boyfriends and husbands to ever grace our presence through horror movies.

Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 13/02/2023 Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 13/02/2023

[Film Review] Sorry About the Demon (2022)

In the world of horror film criticism and analysis, common discourse entertains the ‘what abouts’ of subgenres.

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 12/02/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 12/02/2023

[Editorial] 5 Horrific Date Night Horror Films

Valentine’s is a pretty fun time when you’re into horror because there’s a lot of blood-soaked romance to enjoy…

Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 10/02/2023 Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 10/02/2023

[Editorial] It’s All in Your Head: Vampirism as a Psychological Phenomenon in Martin (1978)

The sleepy Rust Belt town of Braddock, Pennsylvania comes alive at night with the arrival of a new resident, Martin Matthias (John Amplas), who might just be a vampire.

Sarah Miles / Events (London) & Contributor 08/02/2023 Sarah Miles / Events (London) & Contributor 08/02/2023

[Film Review] The Killer is One of Thirteen (1973)

Glamorous widow Lisa (Patty Shepherd) has invited a large party of people to her remote mansion.

Lakkaya Palmer / Contributor 06/02/2023 Lakkaya Palmer / Contributor 06/02/2023

[TV Review] Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (2023)

For years, I have been a woman obsessed with the sensational work of manga writer and artist Junji Ito

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 05/02/2023 Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 05/02/2023

[Editorial] Top 9 Greatest Satanic and Occult Films Of All Time

The very definition of the term occult is a deep knowledge of that which is hidden and is used to describe a set of beliefs that are supernatural in nature and outside the scope of science or religious faiths.

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 02/02/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 02/02/2023

[Editorial] Announcing the Golden Claw Awards Nominees

We think it’s safe to say that last year was an gore-drenched, scare-fest of horror films and we were certainly treated with an abundance. That’s why the Golden Claw awards were created, as a way to celebrate some of the best horror from 2022 and onwards.

Candy Allison / Contributor 28/01/2023 Candy Allison / Contributor 28/01/2023

[Editorial] In Defense Of… Why Suspiria (2018) is Better Than The Original

Dario Argento’s Suspiria (1977) is a classic. There’s simply no other way to describe it. Its use of garishly bright color, the amazing soundtrack by Argento’s band Goblin, and Daria Nicoldi (Argento’s wife at the time)’s fairy-tale-inspired story are groundbreaking.

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