[Editorial] 9 Horror Nintendo Switch Games To Play
In the six years since its release the Nintendo Switch has amassed an extensive catalogue of games, with everything from puzzle platformer games to cute farming sims to, uh, whatever Waifu Uncovered is.
[Ghouls Podcast] Ghouls Watch: Bucket List of the Dead, Blood Drive, Candy Land & more
In this episode, host Ariel Powers-Shcaub is joined by Ghouls Magazine contributors Sarah Miles and Liz Bishop to chat about some of their recent horror TV and movies watches. From Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, to TV show Blood Drive to John Swab's Candy Land and more watch recommendations.
[Film Review] The Nun 2 (2023)
This year marks ten years since the release of James Wan’s The Conjuring, the story of real life paranormal investigators/well-meaning kooks/dangerous frauds (delete as applicable) Ed and Lorraine Warren.
[Film Review] Children of the Corn (2020)
Movie adaptations have followed Stephen King’s work since the very beginning of his illustrious career, with Brian de Palma’s Carrie being released two years after the publication of the book of the same name, King’s first.
[Film Review] Cobweb (2023)
This kind of feeling is very much at the forefront of Cobweb, the first feature film from Samuel Bodin, known for the spooky Netflix series Marianne.
[Ghouls Podcast] Ghouls Watch: Deathproof, Child’s Play, Ghostwatch & more
In this episode join host Ariel Powers-Schaub alongside Sarah Miles, Kat Hughes, Alix Turner & special guest Fern. From Quentin Tarantino's Deathproof (2007) to the slasher fav Child's Play (1988) to British horror TV Ghostwatch (1992) and more.
[Event Review] SAW: Escape Experience Review
SAW: Escape Experience in London has recently had a gnarly freshen up (or perhaps more like a dirty up) with more immersive rooms added…
[Event Review] Heathers The Musical
This recorded performance of Heathers: The Musical from London’s The Other Palace will show for one night only in cinemas on 28th March bringing the show back to the big screen and making for some Big Fun as an experience, but with some variations that might be jarring for hardcore fans of the original.
[Film Review] Ox Head Village (2022)
Kanon is an average girl living her life when one day her friend Ren shows her a video of three girls who went into a supposedly haunted location, one of whom went missing
[Film Review] The Killer is One of Thirteen (1973)
Glamorous widow Lisa (Patty Shepherd) has invited a large party of people to her remote mansion.
[Film Review] Yokai Monsters Trilogy (1968 - 1969)
To talk about the Yōkai Monsters trilogy, now available on Shudder after a great Arrow box set release last year, it’s necessary to give an idea of what yōkai actually are. However, it’s a little difficult to say as most definitions fall short in encompassing the role that they play in Japanese folklore.
[Film Review] Snake Girl and the Silver Haired Witch (1968)
The child’s point of view can be a powerful tool in horror.
[Editorial] Junji Ito, Monthly Halloween and the Rise of Shojo Horror
Junji Ito is perhaps one of the most well-known horror mangaka (manga artists) in the Western world these days…
[Ghouls Podcast] Noroi: The Curse & Perfect Blue with Sarah Miles and Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
In the latest episode of the podcast, host Zoë Rose Smith is joined by Sarah Miles and Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana to discuss not one, but two, J-Horror films. The first film they talk about is Koji Shiaishi’s Noroi: The Curse which is a found footage mockumentary film from 2005. The second film they chat about is Satoshi Kon’s psychological anime thriller Perfect Blue from 1997.
[Editorial] J-Horror: Ring (1998) versus The Ring (2002)
Two teenage girls sit in a bedroom, discussing a strange urban legend. It’s about a video tape containing strange images all centred around a mysterious woman…
[Editorial] Tragedy Girls-Friendship is Magically Macabre
We love our Final Girls in slasher movies. We love their capacity for survival and ability to overcome the killer. But what if they are one and the same?
[Film Review] The Medium (2021)
I can’t resist a faux documentary horror. I freely admit that. Ghostwatch, Behind the Mask:The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Savageland…
[Film Review] Detention (2019)
There can be something special about horror stories that weave imagined horrors with real-life ones…
[Film Review] The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
You may be tricked by all the shots of teens basking in the Texan sun, but everything Tobe Hooper puts on screen is there to make you feel unsettled…
[Film Review] The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
The Conjuring franchise has been an interesting addition to the horror movie landscape of recent years…