[Editorial] "Dreadful, Mad Hunger”: The Danger of Silence in The Woman In Black (1989)
Caitlyn Downs discusses the division of masculine and feminine behaviour within The Woman in Black (1989) and how male silence and complicity perpetuates the Woman's immutable desire for vengeance...
[Ghouls Podcast] Final Destination 3 & 4 with Ariel Powers-Schaub & Iona Smith
Join Ariel Powers-Schaub and Iona Smith as they dive further into the Final Destination franchise to look at Final Destination 3 (2006) and Final Destination 4 (2009)!
[Mother of Fears] Mother of Fear-Escaping a Mother’s Love in Run (2020)
Going away to college can be a difficult time for both parents and children. While both parties are no doubt looking forward to the new-found freedom which will come with the change in circumstances, it also brings a lot of disruption to the status quo of the past eighteen years.
[For The Love Of Franchises] Comedy in The Evil Dead Franchise
Horror and comedy go together like peanut butter and jelly, and anyone who tries to tell you differently is a gaslighter of the third kind.
[For The Love Of Franchises] How Scream Changed the Representation of the Final Girl
If I fell into a pit of snakes, I would do
The slasher genre has married gore and sexuality in an unholy bond that has remained strong since its inception
The roots of the slasher film began in Italian giallo films of the 1960s and 1970s, well known for their innovative use of violence, gore, and sexuality in their murder mystery narratives.
[For The Love Of Franchises] August Underground: The most disturbing franchise ever made
Is August Underground the most extreme and disturbing franchise to exist? The answer is probably yes. Whilst extreme cinema has been around for many years, and has always been boundary pushing, Fred Vogel’s gruesome threesome has been cited as one of the most heinous and depraved pieces of filmmaking to ever be created.
[Ghouls Podcast] Krampus (2015) with Megan Kenny & Rebecca McCallum
The bells are ringing and snow is falling, it's the most wonderful time of the year! So this December for Christmas, join us as we look at Michael Dougherty's festive horror film Krampus from 2015.
[For The Love Of Franchises] Resident Evil “You’re all going to die down here”
A new zombie film franchise kicking off right at the beginning of the zombie renaissance based on a beloved horror game series? Check.
Starring an actress in a fantastic red dress and combat boot combo who kicks zombie ass and takes evil corporation’s names? Check.
Creepy English children being the faces of evil AI? Check.
[For The Love Of Franchises] The Happy Death Day films and the Grieving Process
Grief is complex. Okay, that might be an oversimplification. Grief tends to be one of the most complex human emotions one can experience.
[For The Love Of Franchises] Mortality, Reality and Hilarity in Final Destination
Years ago, I had a habit of getting drunk after post-work drinks and ending up getting the wrong train home. My husband made a joke one night that on my gravestone it would say Here Lies Vanessa, she finally got the right train.
[Editorial] Ghouls’ Top 33 Horror Films of 2022
But what were the best of the best amongst this bloody pile of gore and viscerality? Well, we’ve asked the Ghouls Team for their top picks and created a Frankenstein’s monster of sorts from the results. Here are our favourite horror films from 2022…
[For The Love Of Franchises] The Genesis Paradox in the Alien Franchise
The Alien (1979-present) franchise has been a cornerstone in science-fiction horror cinema…
[Film Review] Confessions of a Necrophile Girl (2021)
Directed by controversial director Cristiano Domiziano (Vore Gore, Nightmare Symphony), Confessions of a Necrophile Girl follows a young mortuary makeup artist as she documents through a video diary her struggles to fight her necrophiliac urges whilst on the job, or run the risk of getting caught.
[Editorial] 10 of the Best Snow-Filled Horror Movies
Snow has started falling, temperatures continue to drop, and the nights are getting darker and darker, so it’s the perfect time to look at some of the best horror movies set in the winter and filled to the brim with snow!
[Film Review] Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022)
If your Christmas wish list includes the robots from Chopping Mall (1986) in Santa suits awash in neon and set to rock n’ roll music, you are in luck!
[For The Love Of Franchises] 1, 2, Freddy’s Coming for My Type-A Personality
If I fell into a pit of snakes, I would do something slick to tie them together to make a rope to climb out of said pit…
[For The Love Of Franchises] The Sleepaway Camp Franchise And The Unsung Slasher Queen We All Deserve
Sleepaway Camp, the now-cult camp slasher film with an infamous twist, came to the horror realm in 1983…
[For The Love Of Franchises] “A Bond That Would Not Be Broken”: Exploring Sisterhood Within The Ginger Snaps Franchise
Maintaining consistency within film franchises is difficult…
[For The Love Of Franchises] ‘Zoms Vs. Poms!’ In Defense of Disney’s Zombies as Gateway Horror
Disney has a turbulent past with children's horror…
[For The Love Of Franchises] How The Purge Franchise is Both Terrifyingly Relevant and Disappointingly Hollow
The Purge film franchise deals with themes of classism, racism, poverty, and inequality…
