Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 25/09/2023 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 25/09/2023

[Film Review] The Puppet Asylum (2023)

It would be incredibly unfair to review the documentary Otto Baxter: Not a F***ing Horror Story without also looking at the short horror created by the titular man himself, The Puppet Asylum.

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 16/09/2023 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 16/09/2023

[Documentary Review] Otto Baxter: Not A F***ing Horror Story (2023)

Otto Baxter: Not a F***ing Horror Story is a beautifully constructed documentary that is real, honest and brutal about the world’s perceptions of people with Down’s Syndrome, through the eyes of someone who has it, whilst maintaining a comic undertone of wholesome affection.

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 13/09/2023 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 13/09/2023

[Film Review] Herd (2023)

This film keeps audiences guessing where it will lead them next, with subtle and nuanced changes in the narrative that will surprise even the most zombie-literate to a degree.

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 06/08/2023 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 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.

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).

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...

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 10/07/2023 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 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).

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 01/07/2023 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 01/07/2023

[Editorial] Ranking M. Night Shyamalan: his Good, his Bad, Not so Good, and his Twists

I am a Shyamalan apologist. I would say I’m sorry but I’m really not. I know he has some questionable films and has made some unorthodox choices over the years when it comes to his twists, but the king of narrative spin still stands tall in my book.

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 12/06/2023 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 12/06/2023

[Film Review] The Boogeyman (2023)

Audiences will recognise some names from the story but The Boogeyman (2023) takes the story further, darker and into the depths of fear.

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 02/06/2023 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 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…

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 14/04/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 14/04/2023

[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...

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 22/03/2023 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 22/03/2023

[Editorial] Creature Features: Best 15 Horror Films with Animals

Throughout the horror genre, animals are used as a tool for fear (and occasionally humour), some more effectively than others

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 17/03/2023 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 17/03/2023

[Film Review] Pearl (2022)

Ti West has once again gifted us with a film that harks back to a very specific period of iconic cinema with Pearl

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 10/12/2022 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 10/12/2022

[For The Love Of Franchises] REC and the story of the Monstrous Woman: La Niña Medeiros

Many horror franchises have an iconic villain at their centre…

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 20/10/2022 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 20/10/2022

[TV Review] Dead Set (2008)

Originally starting in the Netherlands in 1999, Big Brother is a hit reality show that derived its name from a character in George Orwell’s dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Throughout its run, Big Brother has spawned over 500 series across 62 countries to date.

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 17/10/2022 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 17/10/2022

[Film Review] Two Witches (2022)

Witches don’t die before leaving their legacy. Two Witches, told in two separate acts that come together to weave a tale of inheritance, begins with the pregnant Sarah (Belle Adams) and her partner Simon (Ian Michaels) who are out to dinner when they receive an evil eye from a random woman at another table, the chapter’s titular Boogeywoman (Marina Parodi).

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 03/10/2022 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 03/10/2022

[Film Review] The Scary of Sixty-First (2021)

As a horror fan, if you’re looking for some fun Sunday night spookiness to switch on and switch off in front of, The Scary of Sixty-First (2021) is not for you.

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 20/09/2022 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 20/09/2022

[Editorial] I’m Your No.1 Fan: Horrific Reality - Stephen King’s Experiences and Influences

In most instances, fiction writers can be divided into two categories: those who base their stories on their own personal experiences, and those who delve entirely into their own imagination.

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 17/06/2022 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 17/06/2022

[Editorial] Best 13 Found Footage Horror Films

Found footage is a powerfully immersive method to bring horror into ‘the real world’…

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 13/06/2022 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 13/06/2022

[Film Review] Gatlopp: Hell of a Game (2022)

I am a huge fan of horror comedies. When I’m feeling down, I stick on the woodchipper scene from Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, as it’s guaranteed to make me smile every time…