Amber T / Contributor 08/08/2023 Amber T / Contributor 08/08/2023

[Event Review] GASP! Horror Film Festival 2023

The first ever GASP! horror film festival, Manchester’s only horror film festival dedicated entirely to minority filmmakers, took place last month from June 17 - 18 at cult cinema CULTPLEX. Six feature length films and two short film showcases celebrated and elevated the work of female filmmakers, foreign language filmmakers, people with disabilities, people of colour and the LGBTQ+ community.

Elizabeth Bishop / Events (Midlands) & Social Media 08/08/2023 Elizabeth Bishop / Events (Midlands) & Social Media 08/08/2023

[Editorial] Interview with Carter Smith director of The Passenger (2023)

Liz Bishop sat down with Director Carter Smith (The Ruins, Swallowed) to discuss how The Passenger (2023) came to be, and his experience of working on a script more emotionally driven than his previous body-horrors.

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 07/08/2023 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 07/08/2023

[Event Review] Access: Horror Film Festival (2023)

A two-day event packed full of academic panels, short films, and talks exploring and celebrating the history, impact and future of disability in the horror genre.

Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 06/08/2023 Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 06/08/2023

[Film Review] Talk to Me (2023)

Granted, Talk to Me, directed by brothers Danny and Michael Phillipou may not be the scariest film of the year, but it is thrilling, shocking and relentless nonetheless, with so many reasons to see it on the big screen.

Amber T / Contributor 05/08/2023 Amber T / Contributor 05/08/2023

[Film Review] New Religion (2022)

Since premiering at last year’s FrightFest, Keishi Kondo’s New Religion has been at the top of every Japanese horror fan’s watchlist. In his directorial debut, Kondo has created less of a straightforward horror movie and more a living, breathing thought experiment, fluttering in the midst of moral philosophy and asking an enraptured audience to reckon with the timeless, unanswerable question: what makes a human? Spine? Collarbone? Ribs? Hair? History?

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 01/08/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 01/08/2023

[Ghouls Podcast] Antiviral, Possessor & Infinity Pool with Zoë Rose Smith, Amber T and Iona Smith

In July we have been looking at all things body horror! Which is why for our final episode of the month we visited the films of director Brandon Cronenberg with a look at Antiviral (2012), Possessor (2020) and Infinity Pool (2023).

Melissa Cox / Contributor 31/07/2023 Melissa Cox / Contributor 31/07/2023

[Editorial] 8 Body Horror Short films

Body horror is one of the fundamental pillars of the horror genre and crops up in some form or another in a huge variety of works. There's straightforward gore - the inherent horror of seeing the body mutilated, and also more nuanced fears.

Megan Kenny / Contributor 27/07/2023 Megan Kenny / Contributor 27/07/2023

[Film Review] The Wicker Man (1973)

If you haven’t seen The Wicker Man then drop whatever you’re doing, light your Hand of Glory and fire up the Maypole. Summer is coming, and the land awaits your sacrifice.

Candy Allison / Contributor 25/07/2023 Candy Allison / Contributor 25/07/2023

[Editorial] The Shocking Brilliance of Frankenhooker (1990)

Modern horror cinema has used the Frankenstein theme in various iterations, but none so unique as exploitation director Frank Henenlotter’s Frankenhooker (1990).

Amber T / Contributor 24/07/2023 Amber T / Contributor 24/07/2023

[Editorial] Metal Heart: Body Dysmorphia As A Battle Ground In Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)

In the sweaty summer of 1989, emerging like a monochrome migraine from the encroaching shadow of Japan’s economic crash, Shin’ya Tsukamoto’s Tetsuo: The Iron Man shocked and disgusted the (very few) audiences originally in attendance.

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 23/07/2023 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 23/07/2023

[Mother of Fears] How I Love to Love Nadine in The Stand (2020)

The story focuses on a group of survivors after most of the world’s population is wiped out by Captain Trips, a lethal super-flu. And while there are enough horrors to go around in a story like this, the real focus of King’s book is how those who survive react to the changing world around them.

Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 20/07/2023 Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 20/07/2023

[Film Review] Jagged Mind (2023)

As a psychological horror film, Jagged Edge is hard to watch. But there are spots of hope that also make it an emotionally satisfying experience. As Billie grasps for answers, it is the women in her life that help her find herself again.

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 18/07/2023 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor 18/07/2023

[Editorial] 11 Best Werewolf Transformations in Horror Films

While some films successfully opt to leave the transformation scene out completely, like the wonderful Dog Soldiers (2002), those who decide to include it need to make sure they get it right, or it can kill the whole vibe of the film. So load up on silver bullets, mark your calendar for the next full moon, and check out 11 of the best werewolf transformations!

Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 15/07/2023 Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 15/07/2023

[Editorial] Top 15 Female-Focused Body Horror Films

Whether it's the havoc wreaked on the human body during pregnancy, emotional turmoil producing tiny murderous humans or simply a body turning on its owner, body horror films tend to be shocking. But while they're full of grotesque imagery, they're also full of thoughtful premises and commentary, especially when it comes to women, trauma, and power.

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 14/07/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 14/07/2023

[Ghouls Podcast] Ghouls Watch: Body Horror Recommendations

In this episode, host Zoë Rose Smith is joined by Ghouls Magazine contributors Iona Smith, Melissa Cox and Ariel Baska to get gooey, ewwy and a little bit horny talking about their recent body horror watches, reads and plays! From Cronenberg's Crimes of the Future, to cannibalism book Tender is the Flesh to classic sci-fi horror The Thing and more...

Alix Turner / Contributor 14/07/2023 Alix Turner / Contributor 14/07/2023

[Film Review] The Seeding (2023)

I love horror films set in the daylight. Sometimes stark, dry sunshine can be more chilling than darkness, and even more so when combined with the lonely expanse of a desert. Barnaby Clay’s debut feature film, The Seeding (2023), takes these elements and asks us to contemplate what it would take to survive in that environment, and what kind of people might thrive there.

Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 13/07/2023 Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 13/07/2023

[Film Review] Rose: A Love Story (2020)

This beautiful and moving film is a quiet nod to the enduring power of love, and while aspects of Rose: A Love Story are truly terrifying, it is the relationship built within the story that offers the viewer a truly unique experience.

Elizabeth Bishop / Events (Midlands) & Social Media 13/07/2023 Elizabeth Bishop / Events (Midlands) & Social Media 13/07/2023

[Game Review] Remakes, Rituals and Romance: Resident Evil 4 (2023)

It may shock some of you that I, a Taylor-Swift-loving, girly-girl, am the one to review the Resident Evil 4 video game for Ghouls Magazine, but let me be clear - I LOVE this franchise with my entire black heart.

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 11/07/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 11/07/2023

[Editorial] Editor’s Note: Getting sticky, slimy & sexy with body horror

The human body is a thing of wonder and amazement–the way it heals itself, regenerates certain parts and can withstand pain and suffering to extreme extents. But the human body can also be a thing of disgust and revulsion–with repugnant distortions, oozing fluids and rotting viscera.

Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 10/07/2023 Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 10/07/2023

[Film Review] Stephen King on Screen (2023)

Since Brian de Palma’s stellar triumph with his adaption of Carrie in 1976, people have been keen to turn Stephen King’s stories into film and television, with varying success. Some are incredible blockbusters, which the author himself hates (sorry Kubrick, King despises The Shining) whilst others are quietly released miniseries that become cult favourites (here’s looking at you 1990’s IT).