[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)
[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….
[Editorial] A Reconstruction: Ten Years of Kill List (2011)
'Part modern folk tale with dark carnival influences and part exploration of the damaged male psyche'; Caitlyn Downs explores the mythos amid the horror in Ben Wheatley's 2011 sophomore film, Kill List.
[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] Soho Horror Film Review with Hannah Ogilvie & Caitlyn Downs
Did you listen to our episode talking about what we were excited to see at Soho Horror Film Festival? Well we’re back from crawling our worm bodies out of the earth to discuss what films we managed to catch at the festival and talk about which ones were our fav!
[Film Review] Celluloid Screams Film Festival: The Leech (2022)
Eric Pennycoff’s The Leech delivers on fierce satire and wry dark comedy in this (mostly) three-way Christmas pot-boiler.
[Film Review] Celluloid Screams Film Festival: The Elderly (2022)
A surprising and effective horror on the peril of ignoring your elders.
[Ghouls Podcast] Soho Horror Film Preview with Hannah Ogilvie & Caitlyn Downs
There's going to be worms, ghosting, hangovers, cults and more at this year's Soho Horror Film Festival and we are more than excited! Join host Zoë Rose Smith as she chats to Ghouls Magazine contributors and freelance journalists, Hannah Ogilvie and Caitlyn Downs.
[Editorial] From The Old Dark House to The Feast: 9 Moments of Wales in Horror
Moments of Wales featuring in the horror genre that you may not expect…
[Film Review] Crimes of The Future (2022)
Humans adapt to a synthetic environment, with new transformations and mutations. …
[Film Review] The Feast (Gwledd)
Before launching into this review, it feels important to note that The Feast is the first Welsh-language film to enter cinemas in five years.
[Editorial] Hearts of Darkness: “Touch With Your Eyes” - Julia Ducournau’s Cinema of Sensation
During the magnetic, roaming camera sequence set to Doing It To Death by The Kills early in Titane, a man is removed from the show after touching one of the girls…
[Editorial] “How Do Girls Know How To Do That?” – Female Adaptation And Evolution In Spring Pt.2
The hypocrisy in the treatment of women finds its place in horror and thriller perhaps more than other genres…
[Editorial] Most Anticipated Horror Films of 2022
Horror in 2021 had plenty to offer everyone, from fiercely independent films to new, big franchise entries that all had an impact on audiences…
[Editorial] 12 Ghouls of Christmas: League of Gentlemen Christmas Special – Yule Never Leave
When downloading episodes of The League of Gentlemen from the UK GOLD on demand service, each episode is now preceded by a disclaimer…
[Film Review] Last Night in Soho (2021)
Last Night in SoHo doesn’t feel bold enough to deliver on its more scathing commentary, delivering on cultivated cinematic moments that make it a diverting, if relatively empty vessel…
[Film Review] The Maid (2021)
The Maid is an immensely satisfying, subgenre-blurring rollercoaster from start to finish…
[Editorial] “How do girls know how to do that?”: Female Adaptation and Evolution in Spring (2014) Part 1
The time spent under lockdown due to the pandemic has meant audiences often turned to films and television for comfort, escapism or even challenge…
[Film Review] Sadistic Intentions (2018)
A solid entry into the ‘horror hangout’ subgenre that takes interpersonal tensions and a love of metal to some very dark places.
[TV Review] The Exorcist
On 11th May 2018 The Exorcist was cancelled after two seasons, joining the ranks of other horror television shows that deserved more time…