![[Editorial] The Female Lens in Cat People (1942)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1682344957816-P38MMAX7KHGXNBRY3B5Q/image1.jpg)
[Editorial] The Female Lens in Cat People (1942)
In Cat People (1942), Irena Dubrovna (Simone Simon) is terrified of intimacy, and the possibility that it will prove a folktale from her hometown in Serbia true—that she will become consumed by lust and passion, transforming into a panther.
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[Editorial] Working Class Representation in Horror panel discussion
Join host and Assistant Editor at Ghouls Magazine, Rebecca McCallum for a panel discussion on ‘Working Class Representation in Horror’. Looking at the current status of working class in horror, emerging perspectives, ‘hoodie horror’, Ben Wheatley’s contributions, queerness and class, and how to improve the representation of working class voices in horror films and within the community.
![[Editorial] Poetry, Literature, Fairy Tales and the Gothic in An American Werewolf in London (1981)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1682257553581-SJVMZZZNIR70HFY4V6GG/image1.jpg)
[Editorial] Poetry, Literature, Fairy Tales and the Gothic in An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Whether it be the mist-covered expanses of the Yorkshire moors or in the confines of the back of a Hackney Taxicab, an American Werewolf in London is haunted by the past through its inclusion and allusions to poems, rhymes, fairy tales and stories.
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[Editorial] Director Mark Jenkin Talks Identity and Ambiguity in Enys Men
Ahead of Enys Men’s US release, I got to chat with BAFTA-award winning director and writer Mark Jenkin about ambiguity, Cornish folklore and the importance of identity.
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[Editorial] The Stone Swallows You Whole: Reconciling A Self Through Enys Men [2022]
It was about halfway through my inaugural viewing of Mark Jenkin’s Enys Men that I burst into tears for the first time.
![[Editorial] Reclaiming Femininity and Coming of Age in Raw (2016)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1682256227932-JIOADB22OIY5FF2VHBHV/image1.jpg)
[Editorial] Reclaiming Femininity and Coming of Age in Raw (2016)
In a world where our bodies are so tightly policed and our desires are shunned, it seems no surprise that there is an abundance of horror films that see women rebel and reclaim their bodily autonomy
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[Editorial] The Losers Club: The Best Friends I Never Had
I can’t quite remember exactly what age I was when I first read It by Stephen King but I think I was around 13.
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[Editorial] Interview With Amber Doig-Thorne (Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey)
I met British actress Amber Doig-Thorne to chat about women in slasher horror, her experiences making Blood and Honey, and LGBTQ+ representation in horror.
![[Editorial] Blood and Monsters: Coming of Age in Carrie (1976) and IT (1990)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1681319601809-SCWHQ1RD421MLV75GH41/Image+1+%2833%29.jpg)
[Editorial] Blood and Monsters: Coming of Age in Carrie (1976) and IT (1990)
Coming-of-age stories are something that Stephen King deals with in a lot of his work,
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[Mother of Fears] Killing the Cuckoo in Orphan: First Kill (2022)
2022 saw Esther return to our screens with the prequel Orphan: First Kill (2022).
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[Editorial] Interview with actor & creator of Ghost Stories, Andy Nyman
Join Ghouls Magazine senior contributor, Liz Bishop, as she chats to British horror legend, Andy Nyman! They discuss Andy's involvement in British horror including Dead Set and Severance, plus the creation of horror theatre play Ghost Stories, and Andy's co-written new book The Warlock Effect.
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[Editorial] In Her Eyes: Jennet Humfrye in The Woman In Black (2014)
The Woman In Black, directed by James Watkins, is the second cinematic adaptation of the 1983 novel written by Susan Hill.
![[Editorial] Interview with Attachment (2023) Director Gabriel Bier Gislason](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe76a518d20536a3fbd7246/1680255504233-S919UO01CG5TMN5B7A6A/image.jpeg)
[Editorial] Interview with Attachment (2023) Director Gabriel Bier Gislason
Attachment AKA Natten har øjne is a queer love story with a Yiddish and demonic twist. It’s also the first directorial feature from Gabriel Bier Gislason
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[Editorial] Survival and Suspense: 7 Recommended Horror Films for Lovers of Yellowjackets
If Yellowjackets has given you a taste for more, here are some films and series you need to check out.
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[Editorial] The Duality of Desperation and Rejection in Motherhood
In both pop culture and modern-day society there are numerous examples of females who are portrayed as being desperate to become a mother or a wife.
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[Editorial] Frankenhooker (1990) and the Attacks on Bodily Autonomy
The horror and science-fiction genres have always been queer and they’ve always been trans-inclusive…
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[Editorial] The 9 Best New York City Horror Movies
Ghouls Magazine looks back at iconic horror films that will put you in a New York state of mind.
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[Editorial] 9 Modern Horror Characters Who Deserved Better
Whether it's taking one for the team to distract the killers, being used as leverage, or making a noble self-sacrifice - it's often the case that the nicest of the nice guys do, in fact, finish last.
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[Editorial] Desire and Identity in Possession (1981)
My first reaction to the title of Possession was to assume that this will be an occult film, maybe along the lines of The Exorcist.
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[Editorial] I’ve Never Been a Muse Before…’ Female Agency in Sightseers (2012)
The film follows Tina as she leaves her mother, Carol (Eileen Davies) behind to embark on an ‘erotic odyssey’ with her new boyfriend Chris (Steve Oram)