[For The Love Of Franchises] REC and the story of the Monstrous Woman: La Niña Medeiros
Many horror franchises have an iconic villain at their centre…
[Ghouls Podcast] Soho Horror Film Review with Hannah Ogilvie & Caitlyn Downs
Did you listen to our episode talking about what we were excited to see at Soho Horror Film Festival? Well we’re back from crawling our worm bodies out of the earth to discuss what films we managed to catch at the festival and talk about which ones were our fav!
[Film Review] To the Moon (2021)
The complex (and often twisted) relationship between siblings has provided the tension for dozens of horror movies….
[Ghouls Podcast] Final Destination 1 & 2 with Ariel Powers-Schaub & Iona Smith
Join Ariel Powers-Schaub and Iona Smith as they strap in for the rollercoaster ride that is the Final Destination franchise!
[Film Review] Celluloid Screams Film Festival: The Leech (2022)
Eric Pennycoff’s The Leech delivers on fierce satire and wry dark comedy in this (mostly) three-way Christmas pot-boiler.
[Editorial] The Complicated History of the Lesbian Vampire
“You will think me cruel, very selfish, but love is always selfish.” — Carmilla, Sheridan LeFanu, 1872. There is perhaps no monster in our western glossary of beasts more adaptable and ready to be an allegory than the vampire.
[Film Review] Eating Miss Campbell (2022)
Troma films are something you either do or don’t get…
[Mother of Fears] Three Generations of Trauma in Halloween (2018)
One thing that is interesting about the constant reworking of the Halloween (1978) timelines is that we get to see a different side to the characters involved depending on who is at the creative helm for each particular movie.
[Ghouls Podcast] The Borderlands (2013) with Jen Handorf
When you go down to the Church tonight, you're going to be in for a surprise... At Ghouls Magazine we love independent cinema and to champion indie horror, Assistant Editor Rebecca McCallum caught up with Jen Handorf!
[Editorial] In Her Eyes: Tasya Vos in Possessor (2020)
Possessor is a slick futuristic thriller in which Tasya Vos, an assassin for hire, must manage her responsibilities as an elite killing machine and complex feelings towards her husband and son, whilst taking on another high-profile job that will push her to the edge of her sanity.
[Film Review] Celluloid Screams Film Festival: The Elderly (2022)
A surprising and effective horror on the peril of ignoring your elders.
[Editorial] 15 Wicked Horror Films About Witchcraft
Ever since I was a kid, I have been obsessed with witches. Viewings of The Craft (1996) in primary school and Practical Magic (1998) in my teen years pretty much shaped me as a person, and definitely had a lasting effect on my fashion sense and music taste.
[Editorial] 7 Bizarre Yet Beautiful Black and White Extreme Horror Films
Looking for a bizarre and slightly disturbing horror movie to watch? Then look no further than these seven black and white horror films that blend beautiful cinematography with brutal, mind-bending content.
[Editorial] A Maniac for William Lustig’s Maniac (1980)
A film like 1980’s Maniac has a troubled and controversial past and makes it hard, as a feminist, to defend what is widely considered misogynistic serial killer fare. I am not undertaking this to change minds on that fact, but more to speak upon the fascinating uniqueness of what is truly a grindhouse cult classic that gets so much right.
[Editorial] Interview with Nocebo and Vivarium Director Lorcan Finnegan
Having been blown away by Vivarium when Mayhem Film Festival screened it in 2019, I just had to find my way to talk to director Lorcan Finnegan about his new film, Nocebo (2022). It wasn’t easy, with time zones and then technology working against us, but it happened; and I must say Nocebo is a film that really deserves the effort.
[Ghouls Podcast] Soho Horror Film Preview with Hannah Ogilvie & Caitlyn Downs
There's going to be worms, ghosting, hangovers, cults and more at this year's Soho Horror Film Festival and we are more than excited! Join host Zoë Rose Smith as she chats to Ghouls Magazine contributors and freelance journalists, Hannah Ogilvie and Caitlyn Downs.
[Film Review] Philosophy of a Knife (2008)
Historical atrocities are something that cannot be shied away from, and filmmakers have time and time again reverted to fictional depictions of true stories to enlighten audiences of the historical horrors that have happened.
[Editorial] The Greatest 15 Horror Films of the 1980s
I knew the ‘80s was a monumental time for the horror genre, but I don’t think I quite realised just how many of my favourites originated in that decade…
[Event Review] Lethe (2022)
New sci-fi theatre show Lethe explores the harsh realities that could exist if memory erasure were to be a possibility in the modern world.
[Editorial] Interview with Don’t F*** In The Woods 2 (2022) Director Shawn Burkett
Sometimes when interviewing a film director, I could close my eyes and imagine we were giggling together about their work over a beer. It was pretty much like that when I met with Shawn Burkett recently to talk about Don’t Fuck in the Woods 2 (2022), which has recently been released onto VOD.
