Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 05/03/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 05/03/2023

[Editorial] Editor’s Note: We want sex! We want sex! We want sex!

The words are on everyone’s lips in the horror world, and what we’re shouting is “We want sex!

Melanie Moyer / Contributor 05/03/2023 Melanie Moyer / Contributor 05/03/2023

[Film Review] Skinamarink (2022)

Just as Danielewski’s novel was a test on concentration, this film—100 minutes of ambient horror—is a test of patience.

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.

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 28/02/2023 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 28/02/2023

[Ghouls Podcast] Ghouls Watch: Severance, Run Sweetheart Run, Splice & more

In the new Ghouls Watch episodes of the podcast, we chat about what horror films and TV shows we’ve been watching lately! This time Ariel Powers-Schaub chats to Caitlyn Downs, Ariel Baska and Liz Bishop about sci-fi horror show Severance, horror film Run Sweetheart Run, sci-fi horror film Splice and more….

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.

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 26/02/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 26/02/2023

[Ghouls Podcast] Nekromantik with Zoë Rose Smith & Rebecca McCallum

Extreme horror films often look at the relationship between sex and death, examining the ways in which they intertwine and talk to one another in disturbed ways. Which is why for the month of love, we are looking at a complicated and tragic love story with Jorg Buttgereit’s 1988 horror film Nekromantik.

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

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 14/02/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 14/02/2023

[Ghouls Podcast] The Loved Ones (2009) with Liz Bishop

Have you ever turned someone down for a date? Well, if you have, then you got away lucky because if you did that to the iconic Lola Stone you would be enduring some torture... This Valentine's Day we're not indulging in anything romantic, instead we're taking part in some Anti-Valentine's by discussing Sean Byrne's Australian horror film THE LOVED ONES (2009).

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.