[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[Film Review] Evil Dead (2013)
Fede Álvarez’s feature directorial debut Evil Dead (2013) is a gut wrenching and richly subtextual reimagining of Sam Raimi’s cult classic.
[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
[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.
[Film Review] Deep Woods (2022)
In Deep Woods, we follow Ty, the aforementioned businessman, and his old college roommate Nick, a Native American Game Warden who Ty seeks out to be his guide to the wilderness.
[Film Review] Spoonful of Sugar (2022)
Spoonful of Sugar is a Shudder original film that combines an assortment of horror elements that keeps you speculating about the narrative's intent.
[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.
[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,
[Film Review] Wrong Turn 2021
Wrong Turn could easily fall prey to the usual out in the woods / folk horror tropes, but this one hits differently.
[Editorial] 8 Coming of Age Horror Shorts
Being a teenager can be a horror show in itself…
[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).
[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.
[Video] The Evil Dead (1981) Live Panel Discussion
Let's get groovy baby and talk about a classic cult horror film - The Evil Dead (1981)! This panel discussion was recorded live at the Ghouls Magazine monthly horror film club at True Romance in Camden, London.
[Film Review] The World We Knew (2020)
The World We Knew (2020) settles itself in a deserted safe house where six men are waiting to hear how their botched robbery will impact their next step.
[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.
[Book Review] Cursed Bunny (2017)
Bora Chung’s bizarre and queasy short stories were nominated for the 2022 International Booker Prize and it’s no surprise why.
[Event Review] The Boston Underground Film Festival
The Boston Underground Film Festival celebrated its 23rd year this year
