Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 29/03/2022 Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 29/03/2022

[Editorial] Folie à Deux: When Teenage Bonding Goes Too Far

The bonds that women form as teenagers are necessary for dealing with a hostile world and the many changes of adolescence…

Natasha O'Neill / Contributor 10/03/2022 Natasha O'Neill / Contributor 10/03/2022

[Editorial] The Exploration of Paraphilias in Extreme Horror

Sex and horror have been tied together for decades, scenes alluding to a sexual nature are often seen in most of the classic horrors…

Laura Riordan / Contributor 08/03/2022 Laura Riordan / Contributor 08/03/2022

[Editorial] Transploitation: Glen or Glenda

What is transploitation? Some introduction to the term is necessary, certainly, but I don’t want to take too much away from Glen or Glenda.

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 04/03/2022 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 04/03/2022

[Editorial] Horror in a ‘Not Horror’ Film: Deconstructing The Humans (2021)

As The Humans ended, I sat in stunned silence…

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 25/02/2022 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 25/02/2022

[Mother of Fears] How Mommy Killed The Monster in A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984

Welcome to Mother of Fears – a monthly column that will explore the various roles that mothers play within the horror genre…

Rebecca McCallum / Assistant Editor 25/02/2022 Rebecca McCallum / Assistant Editor 25/02/2022

[Editorial] The Ones Who Did Not Die: The Final Girls of Horror Q&A Event

Do you love final girls? Host Rebecca McCallum chats to some Ghouls Magazine contributors all about their favourite final girls the the evolution of the final girl in horror…

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 20/02/2022 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 20/02/2022

[Editorial] The Revival and Rebirth of the Final Girl in Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)

In 1974 the world was shocked by what was depicted on-screen; something so unimaginable, so heinous and so depraved…

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 01/02/2022 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 01/02/2022

[Editorial] Exploring Womanhood Through Ginger Snaps Back 2: Unleashed

If I had to watch one horror movie on repeat for the rest of my life, it would be Ginger Snaps (2000)..

Ariel Baska / Contributor 27/01/2022 Ariel Baska / Contributor 27/01/2022

[Editorial] Disability and Horror: Midnight (2021)

If you’ve seen Squid Game, you’re probably already familiar with Wi Ha-Joon, the persistent detective determined to find out the truth behind the deadly games…

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 25/01/2022 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 25/01/2022

[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…

Claire Davidson / Contributor 15/12/2021 Claire Davidson / Contributor 15/12/2021

[Editorial] A New Wave of Horror Stories in Pop Music - Part 3

These reclamatory bodies of work are also uniquely suited to the current landscape of pop music…

Aspen Esquivel / Contributor 11/12/2021 Aspen Esquivel / Contributor 11/12/2021

[Editorial] Taking Back Control: Women Empowerment in Malignant (2021)

Malignant (2021) braved the big screen recently, introducing a grungy new horror full of energy and fun. Director James Wan…

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 07/12/2021 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 07/12/2021

[Editorial] Exploring Fear and Extreme Film in S&Man (2006)

Where is the line between real and fake? What scares you the most? What boundary will you not cross?

Claire Davidson / Contributor 01/12/2021 Claire Davidson / Contributor 01/12/2021

[Editorial] A New Wave of Horror Stories in Pop Music - Part 2

While an artist like Halsey has described their aforementioned visual album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power as a work of body horror, and acts…

Lakkaya Palmer / Contributor 30/11/2021 Lakkaya Palmer / Contributor 30/11/2021

[Editorial] The Craft: Witchcraft, Sisterhood and Empowerment Part 2

Although the film tackles some ground-breaking issues, many have highlighted a major flaw in The Craft that is hard to ignore…

Lakkaya Palmer / Contributor 23/11/2021 Lakkaya Palmer / Contributor 23/11/2021

[Editorial] The Craft: Witchcraft, Sisterhood and Empowerment Part 1

Andrew Fleming’s The Craft (1996) is a film that most teenage girls throughout the twenty-first century have watched and treasured…

Claire Davidson / Contributor 17/11/2021 Claire Davidson / Contributor 17/11/2021

[Editorial] A New Wave of Horror Stories in Pop Music - Part 1

From Billie Eilish to Kim Petras to CHVRCHES, all of these iconic female pop stars are weaving horror throughout their music & aesthetics to tell their stories…

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 09/11/2021 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 09/11/2021

[Editorial] Do You Think Me Wicked? A Study of the Witches in Sleepy Hollow (1999)

When Tim Burton reworked this story into his 1999 movie, he made several notable changes to the narrative to ensure it stood out as its own adaptation…

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 02/11/2021 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 02/11/2021

[Editorial] Feminism in The Slumber Party Massacre Series, Part 2: From the Party to the Massacre

Here in part two, we look at each movie in turn, and how the plot lends to the overall themes of the trilogy…

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 26/10/2021 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 26/10/2021

[Editorial] Feminism in The Slumber Party Massacre Series, Part 1: Sex, Snacks, and Friendship

The Slumber Party Massacre (SPM) series is full of feminism. It’s also full of blood, naked breasts, and 1980’s hair…