Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 06/07/2021 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 06/07/2021

[Editorial] Hex The Patriarchy: 25 Years of The Craft Discussion at Soho Horror Festival

To celebrate 25 years since the release of witchcraft coming-of-age teen horror, THE CRAFT, we were invited to host a panel discussion at Soho Horror Film Festival…

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 06/07/2021 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 06/07/2021

[Editorial] I Don’t Want to be Here Anymore: Dealing with Emotional Abuse Through Colossal (2016)

You can never predict the movies that you’re going to connect with on a personal level. When I settled down to finally watch Colossal (2016)…

Aspen Esquivel / Contributor 02/07/2021 Aspen Esquivel / Contributor 02/07/2021

[Editorial] Top 5 Saw Horror Movie Traps Ranked

What trap do you love the most from the SAW horror movie franchise? Aspen Esquivel, ranks the top 5 traps within the torture porn series….

Harriet Fletcher / Contributor 28/06/2021 Harriet Fletcher / Contributor 28/06/2021

[Editorial] Interview with Yfke Van Berckelaer director of horror short Lili

Director of short horror film Lili, Yfke Van Berckelaer, talks to journalist Harriet Fletcher all about the film…

Jane Nightshade / Contributor 23/06/2021 Jane Nightshade / Contributor 23/06/2021

[Editorial] Alex Forrest Read Too Many 80s Fashion Magazines

Alex Forrest, played by Glenn Close in British director Adrian Lyne’s 1987 film Fatal Attraction, is one of the most famous female villains in movie history…

Jenn Adams / Contributor 22/06/2021 Jenn Adams / Contributor 22/06/2021

[Editorial] Shame, Fear, and Pain in The Poughkeepsie Tapes

Something about The Poughkeepsie Tapes called to me. I knew it was an intensely disturbing Found Footage film…

Emma Platt / Contributor 15/06/2021 Emma Platt / Contributor 15/06/2021

[Editorial] The Evolution of Sidney Prescott

When Scream (dir. Wes Craven) was released in 1996, it was a breath of fresh air for fans and critics alike in a sub-genre that had seen its heyday in the mid-1980s…

Rebecca McCallum / Assistant Editor 14/06/2021 Rebecca McCallum / Assistant Editor 14/06/2021

[Editorial] Reviving Freddy: A Critical Reassessment of Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare PART 1

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) is one of my favourite horror films - I think about it, I write about it and I sometimes wish I was in it…

Grace Britten / Contributor 08/06/2021 Grace Britten / Contributor 08/06/2021

[Editorial] Raw: Abandoning Social Ideologies Through Embracing Female Eroticism

Despite the moral rejection of cannibalism amongst society, horror allows for such a graphic obscenity to be raw, ferocious, and ultimately seductive…

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 26/05/2021 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 26/05/2021

[Editorial] Make Your Choice: What Would Jigsaw Do?

“Only those who have looked death in the face can appreciate life.” This is what Jigsaw says, but does he walk his talk?

Alison Peirse / Contributor 25/05/2021 Alison Peirse / Contributor 25/05/2021

[Editorial] ‘You Didn’t Know I Exist!’: The Feminist Possibilities of Mausoleum (1983)

One afternoon, in the hazy sunlight of her psychiatrist’s office, a woman is hypnotized. She lays back on the oxblood chesterfield sofa…

Emma Platt / Contributor 18/05/2021 Emma Platt / Contributor 18/05/2021

[Editorial] Mothers In Horror

Since its inception, women have always had a role in the horror genre. Early on, they were screeching and fainting damsels in distress, evolving later to ‘Final Girls’…

Hannah Ogilvie / Contributor 11/05/2021 Hannah Ogilvie / Contributor 11/05/2021

[Editorial] And What of the Women of Snow Hollow?

Horror-comedy The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020) reached top horror lists and received an 89 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes…

Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 04/05/2021 Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 04/05/2021

[Editorial] Sister, Sister: Is She Your Saviour or Your Downfall?

Horror movies often reflect the complicated dynamics that can arise when two sisters are together…

Jenn Adams / Contributor 27/04/2021 Jenn Adams / Contributor 27/04/2021

[Editorial] The Body as the Scene of the Crime: The Autopsy of Jane Doe and Reporting Sexual Assault

The Autopsy It’s both terrifying and rich with deep meaning and social commentary…

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 23/04/2021 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 23/04/2021

[Editorial] Gone Girls: Missing Women on Screen

The horror genre is full of active, complex female characters that drive narratives and become iconic figures…

Rebecca McCallum / Assistant Editor 20/04/2021 Rebecca McCallum / Assistant Editor 20/04/2021

[Editorial] Releasing the Cuffs: Trauma and Healing in Gerald’s Game (2017)

Cuffed to the bed and without the promise of help for miles around, Jess gradually realises that her husband is not coming back…

Elizabeth Bishop / Senior Contributor 16/04/2021 Elizabeth Bishop / Senior Contributor 16/04/2021

[Editorial] Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Father Figures, Feminism and My Formative Years

I’ve sat in front of my laptop countless times, wanting to write about the show that changed my life…

Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 13/04/2021 Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 13/04/2021

[Editorial] Do We Need More Female Killers On-Screen?

The question is less do we need more female killers on-screen, and more why the fuck do we need more male killers on-screen?!

Alix Turner / Contributor 06/04/2021 Alix Turner / Contributor 06/04/2021

[Editorial] Welcome To The World Of Horror

I’m tired of articles which list the “best of” a film genre, and only offer British or American titles which are usually modern, fairly big budget and widely known…