Melissa Cox / Contributor 04/11/2022 Melissa Cox / Contributor 04/11/2022

[Event Review] Brooklyn Horror Film Fest Short Film Blocks Review - Nightmare Fuel

With the “Nightmare Fuel” shorts block, BHFF ramps up the fear factor, with intense shocks and visceral body horror.

Anne Séguin / Contributor 04/11/2022 Anne Séguin / Contributor 04/11/2022

[Film Review] Rave (2020)

Loud, bellowing drums are at the forefront of the opening scene while we see partygoers heading towards a mysterious abandoned factory, the primary location of Nils Alatalo’s Swedish psychedelic body horror Rave (2020).

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 03/11/2022 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 03/11/2022

[Film Review] Pennywise: The Story of IT (2022)

Pennywise: The Story of IT (2022) dives into the making of one of the most famous pieces of Stephen King-related media…

Sarah Miles / Events (London) & Contributor 03/11/2022 Sarah Miles / Events (London) & Contributor 03/11/2022

[Film Review] Yokai Monsters Trilogy (1968 - 1969)

To talk about the Yōkai Monsters trilogy, now available on Shudder after a great Arrow box set release last year, it’s necessary to give an idea of what yōkai actually are. However, it’s a little difficult to say as most definitions fall short in encompassing the role that they play in Japanese folklore.

Alix Turner / Contributor 02/11/2022 Alix Turner / Contributor 02/11/2022

[Editorial] Interview with Slash/Back (2022) Director Nyla Innuksuk

Horror films set in or near the arctic are rare. We have The Thing (1982), 30 Days of Night (2007), a handful of others… and now Slash/Back (2022), set and shot in Pangnirtung, Nunavut; and if you’re not familiar with geography, that’s the Canadian territory that’s basically next door to Greenland.

Megan Kenny / Contributor 02/11/2022 Megan Kenny / Contributor 02/11/2022

[Book Review] Hear Us Scream Vol II

Hear Us Scream Vol II is a collection of over thirty essays from horror writers, scholars and fanatics. Touching on topics ranging from the monster within, to family values and reclaiming our bodies through horror, this is a deeply personal collection. Every contribution is meticulously crafted and edited, with care and insight into the film and genre being discussed.

Melissa Cox / Contributor 01/11/2022 Melissa Cox / Contributor 01/11/2022

[Event Review] Brooklyn Horror Film Fest Short Film Blocks Review - Creeping Terror

In Brooklyn Horror Film Fest’s “Creeping Terror” block of shorts, the works are linked by a shared atmosphere of slow-burn dread.

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 01/11/2022 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 01/11/2022

[Film Review] My Best Friend’s Exorcism (2022)

Another beloved horror novel has been given the movie treatment this October as Grady Hendrix’s My Best Friend’s Exorcism (2022) hit Amazon Prime. Based on the 2016 novel, which many of us bought for its beautiful ‘80s VHS-style cover, My Best Friend’s Exorcism focuses on the relationship between best friends Abby (Elsie Fisher) and Gretchen (Amiah Miller) after a night at a lake house goes very wrong.

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 31/10/2022 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 31/10/2022

[Film Review] Hounded (2022)

Tommy Boulding’s Hounded (2022) is a fast-paced and violent appraisal of classism. Four friends make their living as thieves, stealing art from the homes of wealthy people and selling it to art dealers.

Melissa Cox / Contributor 30/10/2022 Melissa Cox / Contributor 30/10/2022

[Event Review] Brooklyn Horror Film Fest Short Film Blocks Review - Laugh Now, Die Later

Comedy and horror can be the perfect combination…

Lucy Derry-Holmes / Contributor 30/10/2022 Lucy Derry-Holmes / Contributor 30/10/2022

[Editorial] Sapphics Bite Back: Top 10 Alternatives to Netflix’s “First Kill”

If like me, you are craving more lesbian vampire content to stick your teeth into, below are my top 10 films and tv shows…

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 29/10/2022 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 29/10/2022

[Mother of Fears] I Gave You Everything in Mother! (2017)

Mother! (2017) opens with a fire, a world putting itself back together again, and Mother (Jennifer Lawrence) waking up in bed alone. The first thing she does is seek out Him (Javier Bardem), her husband.

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 29/10/2022 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 29/10/2022

[Editorial] From The Old Dark House to The Feast: 9 Moments of Wales in Horror

Moments of Wales featuring in the horror genre that you may not expect…

Megan Kenny / Contributor 29/10/2022 Megan Kenny / Contributor 29/10/2022

[Film Review] Mother Superior (2022)

In 1975, Sigrun, an anesthetist in training, agrees to care for the ailing, eccentric Baroness Heidenreich in her crumbling, dilapidated country pile. Alone, except for the Baroness and her equally strange man servant Otto, Sigrun begins to explore the long abandoned dusty rooms, filled with records, chemistry sets, esoteric symbols and taxidermy animals, searching for the truth about her past.

Rebecca McCallum / Contributor 24/10/2022 Rebecca McCallum / Contributor 24/10/2022

[Ghouls Podcast] Halloween Special: 5 Horror Films to Watch This Halloween with Joshua Tonks and Liz Bishop

Halloween is nearly here and it's time to get your PJs on ready for a nightmarish movie marathon! Host Rebecca McCallum is joined by the slumber party experts, Joshua Tonks & Liz Bishop, to find out what 5 horror movies they recommend to watch this spooky season! Plus, the terrifying trio test their horror knowledge...

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.