Val Pullin / Contributor 09/06/2023 Val Pullin / Contributor 09/06/2023

[Editorial] 90s Horror Attitude, Music and Friendship

The 1990s is a divisive decade for horror fans. Some say it is the worst decade for horror films, whereas others included) see it as a very influential and distinctive time for the genre, particularly teenage slashers.

Natalie Wall / Contributor 07/06/2023 Natalie Wall / Contributor 07/06/2023

[Book Review] Nineteen Claws And A Black Bird (2020)

Nineteen Claws And A Black Bird packs in plenty of sublime and disturbing short stories across its collection.

Laurence Boag-Matthews / Contributor 05/06/2023 Laurence Boag-Matthews / Contributor 05/06/2023

[Editorial] The Terrible Place: Visiting and Revisiting Hollywood in Horror

In recent years since the inception of the #MeToo movement, we have seen a turn towards discussing the abuses rife in the Hollywood system and the wider media landscape.

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 04/06/2023 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 04/06/2023

[Editorial] 9 Amazing Horror Movies with Equally Amazing Remakes

To celebrate the wonderful world of remakes, here are nine amazing films which have equally amazing remakes!

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 04/06/2023 Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 04/06/2023

[Film Review] Wolf Garden (2023)

Wolf Garden sees William hiding out in a remote and isolated country house, his psyche beginning to crumble as he struggles to contain the terrible secret hidden in the garden shed.

Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 02/06/2023 Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 02/06/2023

[Editorial] Top 15 Aliens in Sci-Fi & Horror Films

Strap in folks, because the aliens have landed and they’re here to probe, eviscerate, procreate, and replace…

Rebecca McCallum / Contributor 01/06/2023 Rebecca McCallum / Contributor 01/06/2023

[Video] The Blair Witch Project (1999) Live Panel Discussion

Pitch those tents and grab your camcorders for a discussion all about found footage horror film - The Blair Witch Project (1999)! This panel discussion was recorded live at the Ghouls Magazine monthly horror film club at True Romance in Camden, London.

Megan Kenny / Contributor 01/06/2023 Megan Kenny / Contributor 01/06/2023

[Film Review] Cherry Tree (2015)

Cherry Tree (2015) tells the story of Faith, a girl whose father is dying of cancer. Desperate to save him, she makes a pact with a coven of witches, led by her hockey teacher Sissy, who need blood sacrifices to nourish the cursed roots of the eponymous cherry tree.

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 31/05/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 31/05/2023

[Ghouls Podcast] Ghouls Watch: The Devil’s Candy, Morgana, Dead Ringers & more

In this episode, host Zoë Rose Smith is joined by Ghouls Magazine Assistant Editor, Rebecca McCallum, and contributors Kat Hughes and Meg Kenny. They have been busy watching horror movies like The Devil’s Candy (2015), Rope (1948), Huesera: The Bone Woman (2023), binging TV shows such as Dead Ringers (2023) also also reading with the likes of My Heart is a Chainsaw and Dennis Coopers’ The Sluts.

Rabia Sitabi / Contributor 30/05/2023 Rabia Sitabi / Contributor 30/05/2023

[Film Review] Invitation Only (2009)

Invitation Only is a testament to the fact that you can really grow in your career and how trends in Horror can influence someone’s style.

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 29/05/2023 Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 29/05/2023

[Film Review] The Resurrection of Charles Manson (2023)

When a couple takes a last minute mini vacation into the desert to work on an audition tape for a film about cult leader Charles Manson, they soon realise the script’s content is beginning to reflect their reality.

Melissa Cox / Contributor 28/05/2023 Melissa Cox / Contributor 28/05/2023

[Editorial] 8 Nature Horror Shorts

There’s nothing quite like the terrifying and implacable force of Mother Nature for instilling a sense of existential dread

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 27/05/2023 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 27/05/2023

[Mother of Fears] Be Very Afraid of Motherhood in The Fly (1986)

For journalist Veronica Quaife her life changes direction one night in a massive way while attending a Bartok Science Industries party. She’s there to cover the event for Particle magazine, and has a few interviews scheduled with scientists who all think they’ve discovered something which will change the world.

Harriet Fletcher / Contributor 26/05/2023 Harriet Fletcher / Contributor 26/05/2023

[Film Review] Influencer (2023)

Blending slick satire with sympathetic nuances rarely seen in films about the rich and famous, Influencer (2023) is a razor-sharp critique of online celebrity and its falsity.

Christina Brennan / Contributor 25/05/2023 Christina Brennan / Contributor 25/05/2023

[Film Review] Blades in the Darkness (2022)

Blades in the Darkness is set in present-day Albania with flashbacks to a formative and brutal period in the country's history as it transitioned away from communism in the 1990s

Kristen Leer / Contributor 24/05/2023 Kristen Leer / Contributor 24/05/2023

[Editorial] The Disrupt Symbology of Lamb (2021)

A24’s folkloric horror productions have been one of the most drawing narrative and cinematic styles within the past decade.

Tadhg Bentham / Contributor 23/05/2023 Tadhg Bentham / Contributor 23/05/2023

[Editorial] Eden Lake (2008): How a Film’s Potential is Destroyed by Bias

I often ponder if the reason we as fans of this much maligned genre watch so many films that fall within the scope of this genre is due to us being protective of it, or because we are searching for the hit which we felt on our very first time watching a film that got under our skin?

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 22/05/2023 Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 22/05/2023

[Film Review] Little Bone Lodge (2023)

Little Bone Lodge directed by Matthias Hoene centres itself around the fierce ferociousness of mothers as two sibling criminals invade the isolated farmhouse home of Mama (Joeley Richardson) after seeking refuge from a frantic storm.

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 21/05/2023 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 21/05/2023

[Ghouls Podcast] The Bay (2012) with Ariel Powers-Schaub & Amber T

This May we’ve been looking at natured themed horror films, anything from creature features to eco horror to biological horror and more. For this episode, the focus is on the parasitic horror and how infections can take control in terrifying ways with horror film The Bay (2012).

Faye Toulson / Contributor 21/05/2023 Faye Toulson / Contributor 21/05/2023

[Film Review] The UFO Chronicles: A History Of Mysterious Sightings (2023)

The selling point of The UFO Chronicles: A History Of Mysterious Sightings, is that it's written, performed and illustrated entirely by Artificial Intelligence.