[Editorial] The Duality of Desperation and Rejection in Motherhood
In both pop culture and modern-day society there are numerous examples of females who are portrayed as being desperate to become a mother or a wife.
[Ghouls Podcast] 5 Coming-of-Age Horror Film Recommendations
In this episode host Zoë Rose Smith is joined by Ghouls Magazine contributors Kat Hughes, Iona Smith, Ariel Baska and Meg Kenny to talk discovering sexuality, battling bullying, navigating teen struggles and being that 'spooky bitch'. From Hellraiser to IT to Excision and more...
[Film Review] Jethica (2022)
Elena (Callie Hernandez) teases out the story to her anonymous lover, the no-name guy she won’t be taking back to her place
[Film Review] We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018)
Stacie Passon’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018) is slow burning and symbolic.
[Film Review] Evil Dead Rise (2023)
Evil Dead Rise is a return to unpretentious and unrestrained, gore-soaked terror for mainstream horror, bringing the franchise back to be with the maggots, in the best possible way.
[Editorial] Frankenhooker (1990) and the Attacks on Bodily Autonomy
The horror and science-fiction genres have always been queer and they’ve always been trans-inclusive…
[Editorial] The 9 Best New York City Horror Movies
Ghouls Magazine looks back at iconic horror films that will put you in a New York state of mind.
[Film Review] After She Died (2022)
After She Died joins the recently graduated Jen (Liliana Ritchie) as she tries to traverse the grief felt in the wake of her mother’s death.
[Editorial] 21 Coming of Age Horror Movies
Coming of age, puberty, growing up, and the horrors of high school feature heavily in a lot of horror movies makes sense, considering so many focus on teenagers.
[Film Review] Candyland (2022)
Set in the early 90’s Candyland follows a small group of truck stop sex workers, aptly named the ‘Lot Lizards’.
[Event Review] SAW: Escape Experience Review
SAW: Escape Experience in London has recently had a gnarly freshen up (or perhaps more like a dirty up) with more immersive rooms added…
[Film Review] Signal 100 (2019)
Based on the manga of the same name, Lisa Takeba’s Signal 100 recalls other films
[Editorial] 9 Modern Horror Characters Who Deserved Better
Whether it's taking one for the team to distract the killers, being used as leverage, or making a noble self-sacrifice - it's often the case that the nicest of the nice guys do, in fact, finish last.
[Editorial] Editor’s Note: Puberty, But Make it Horror
Someone once told me that they were first introduced to horror when they watched Tobe Hooper’s classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, at the age of four!
[Editorial] Desire and Identity in Possession (1981)
My first reaction to the title of Possession was to assume that this will be an occult film, maybe along the lines of The Exorcist.
[Editorial] I’ve Never Been a Muse Before…’ Female Agency in Sightseers (2012)
The film follows Tina as she leaves her mother, Carol (Eileen Davies) behind to embark on an ‘erotic odyssey’ with her new boyfriend Chris (Steve Oram)
[Film Review] The Falling (2014)
In The Falling, writer/director Carol Morley further explores ideas formed in her 2006 short film Madness of the Dance
[Editorial] Is Rape Revenge Dead?
One of the most controversial subjects in horror has continued to return to the screen time and time again.
[Event Review] Heathers The Musical
This recorded performance of Heathers: The Musical from London’s The Other Palace will show for one night only in cinemas on 28th March bringing the show back to the big screen and making for some Big Fun as an experience, but with some variations that might be jarring for hardcore fans of the original.
[Editorial] Good For Her Shorts
“Good for her” horror is a term that’s sprung up in recent years to describe a certain type of revenge movie.
