[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.
[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.
[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.
[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] Irreversible (2002) (Straight Cut)
Irréversible (2002) is a French extremity film from Gaspar Noé. It follows Alex, Marcus and Pierre over one traumatic fever dream of a night in Paris.
[Editorial] In Her Eyes: Tasya Vos in Possessor (2020)
Possessor is a slick futuristic thriller in which Tasya Vos, an assassin for hire, must manage her responsibilities as an elite killing machine and complex feelings towards her husband and son, whilst taking on another high-profile job that will push her to the edge of her sanity.
[Book Review] Hear Us Scream Vol II
Hear Us Scream Vol II is a collection of over thirty essays from horror writers, scholars and fanatics. Touching on topics ranging from the monster within, to family values and reclaiming our bodies through horror, this is a deeply personal collection. Every contribution is meticulously crafted and edited, with care and insight into the film and genre being discussed.
[Film Review] Mother Superior (2022)
In 1975, Sigrun, an anesthetist in training, agrees to care for the ailing, eccentric Baroness Heidenreich in her crumbling, dilapidated country pile. Alone, except for the Baroness and her equally strange man servant Otto, Sigrun begins to explore the long abandoned dusty rooms, filled with records, chemistry sets, esoteric symbols and taxidermy animals, searching for the truth about her past.
[Film Review] The Lost Boys (1987)
David and his younger brother Sam move with their mother Lucy to the seaside town of Santa Carla. Still recovering in the aftermath of divorce, Lucy settles in with her eccentric father and looks for work in the sinister, yet bustling, town known, according to local graffiti, as the murder capital of the world.
[Film Review] Two Thousand Maniacs (1964)
Two Thousand Maniacs (1964) from The Shudder Herschell Gordon Lewis Collection
[Book Review] House of Psychotic Women
House of Psychotic Women is a fascinating beast. Part autobiography, part reference book, it is a love letter to the topic of female neurosis from author Kier-La Janisse.
[Film Review] Blood Feast (1963)
Blood Feast from The Shudder Herschell Gordon Lewis Collection
[Film Review] Rawhead Rex (1986)
Rawhead Rex is a 1986 fantasy horror written by Clive Barker.
[Film Review] Mad God (2021)
Mad God is a bleak, visually arresting journey into a world of madness, suffering and violence, filled with ‘Miltonesque’ monsters and villains
[Editorial] In Her Eyes: Sara Lowes in Witchfinder General (1968)
Sara is a woman condemned from the start, first because of her religious beliefs…
[Film Review] An Unquiet Grave (2020)
An Unquiet Grave is a slow burning, quiet and sombre film…
[Editorial] Heathens, every one of them! The Unholy Trinity of Folk Horror
Three films have come to define folk horror, namely Witchfinder General (1968), Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971) and The Wicker Man (1973).
[Editorial] The Babadook (2014)
The Babadook is a 2014 psychological horror, the directorial debut of Jennifer Kent…
[Editorial] In Her Eyes: Helen Lyle in Candyman (1992)
Helen Lyle is a triple threat. She is smart, charismatic and tenacious. An innovative researcher who wants to push the envelope. ..
[Film Review] An American Werewolf in London (1981)
American college students David and Jack are on a backpacking tour of Britain, travelling across the Yorkshire moors…