Alix Turner / Contributor 11/11/2022 Alix Turner / Contributor 11/11/2022

[Editorial] Interview with Nocebo and Vivarium Director Lorcan Finnegan

Having been blown away by Vivarium when Mayhem Film Festival screened it in 2019, I just had to find my way to talk to director Lorcan Finnegan about his new film, Nocebo (2022). It wasn’t easy, with time zones and then technology working against us, but it happened; and I must say Nocebo is a film that really deserves the effort.

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 10/11/2022 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 10/11/2022

[Film Review] Philosophy of a Knife (2008)

Historical atrocities are something that cannot be shied away from, and filmmakers have time and time again reverted to fictional depictions of true stories to enlighten audiences of the historical horrors that have happened.

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 08/11/2022 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 08/11/2022

[Editorial] The Greatest 15 Horror Films of the 1980s

I knew the ‘80s was a monumental time for the horror genre, but I don’t think I quite realised just how many of my favourites originated in that decade…

Alix Turner / Contributor 05/11/2022 Alix Turner / Contributor 05/11/2022

[Editorial] Interview with Don’t F*** In The Woods 2 (2022) Director Shawn Burkett

Sometimes when interviewing a film director, I could close my eyes and imagine we were giggling together about their work over a beer. It was pretty much like that when I met with Shawn Burkett recently to talk about Don’t Fuck in the Woods 2 (2022), which has recently been released onto VOD.

Anne Séguin / Contributor 04/11/2022 Anne Séguin / Contributor 04/11/2022

[Film Review] Rave (2020)

Loud, bellowing drums are at the forefront of the opening scene while we see partygoers heading towards a mysterious abandoned factory, the primary location of Nils Alatalo’s Swedish psychedelic body horror Rave (2020).

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 03/11/2022 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 03/11/2022

[Film Review] Pennywise: The Story of IT (2022)

Pennywise: The Story of IT (2022) dives into the making of one of the most famous pieces of Stephen King-related media…

Sarah Miles / Contributor 03/11/2022 Sarah Miles / Contributor 03/11/2022

[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.

Alix Turner / Contributor 02/11/2022 Alix Turner / Contributor 02/11/2022

[Editorial] Interview with Slash/Back (2022) Director Nyla Innuksuk

Horror films set in or near the arctic are rare. We have The Thing (1982), 30 Days of Night (2007), a handful of others… and now Slash/Back (2022), set and shot in Pangnirtung, Nunavut; and if you’re not familiar with geography, that’s the Canadian territory that’s basically next door to Greenland.

Megan Kenny / Contributor 02/11/2022 Megan Kenny / Contributor 02/11/2022

[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.

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 01/11/2022 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 01/11/2022

[Film Review] My Best Friend’s Exorcism (2022)

Another beloved horror novel has been given the movie treatment this October as Grady Hendrix’s My Best Friend’s Exorcism (2022) hit Amazon Prime. Based on the 2016 novel, which many of us bought for its beautiful ‘80s VHS-style cover, My Best Friend’s Exorcism focuses on the relationship between best friends Abby (Elsie Fisher) and Gretchen (Amiah Miller) after a night at a lake house goes very wrong.

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 31/10/2022 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 31/10/2022

[Film Review] Hounded (2022)

Tommy Boulding’s Hounded (2022) is a fast-paced and violent appraisal of classism. Four friends make their living as thieves, stealing art from the homes of wealthy people and selling it to art dealers.

Lucy Derry-Holmes / Contributor 30/10/2022 Lucy Derry-Holmes / Contributor 30/10/2022

[Editorial] Sapphics Bite Back: Top 10 Alternatives to Netflix’s “First Kill”

If like me, you are craving more lesbian vampire content to stick your teeth into, below are my top 10 films and tv shows…

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 29/10/2022 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 29/10/2022

[Mother of Fears] I Gave You Everything in Mother! (2017)

Mother! (2017) opens with a fire, a world putting itself back together again, and Mother (Jennifer Lawrence) waking up in bed alone. The first thing she does is seek out Him (Javier Bardem), her husband.

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 29/10/2022 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 29/10/2022

[Editorial] From The Old Dark House to The Feast: 9 Moments of Wales in Horror

Moments of Wales featuring in the horror genre that you may not expect…

Megan Kenny / Contributor 29/10/2022 Megan Kenny / Contributor 29/10/2022

[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.

Melinda Catherine Gross / Contributor 21/10/2022 Melinda Catherine Gross / Contributor 21/10/2022

[Editorial] “I’m Your Boyfriend Now, Nancy!” A Sapphic Lens for A Nightmare on Elm Street

In the zeitgeist of the 80s slashers, it is a truth universally acknowledged that one of the queerest franchises is A Nightmare on Elm Street. I feel like I don’t have to fight y’all super hard on this.

Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 21/10/2022 Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 21/10/2022

[Film Review] Brooklyn Film Festival: Old Flame (2022)

In writer and director Christopher Denham's third feature film Old Flame (2022), what initially appears to be a romantically charged meeting at a college reunion swiftly turns into an uneasy meditation on memory, truth and violence.

Amber T / Contributor 20/10/2022 Amber T / Contributor 20/10/2022

[Film Review] V/H/S/99 (2022)

Last year’s V/H/S/94 breathed new life into the found-footage franchise that had lain dormant since 2014’s poorly received V/H/S: Viral, becoming Shudder’s biggest premiere ever and reigniting the spark that burned in the first two V/H/S movies.

Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 20/10/2022 Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 20/10/2022

[Film Review] Brooklyn Film Festival: Repulse (2021)

After originally debuting at Prague's Febiofest in 2021, Emila Křižky's quietly disturbing film Repulse (Hrana Zlomu) had its North American debut at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival in October 2022.

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 20/10/2022 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 20/10/2022

[TV Review] Dead Set (2008)

Originally starting in the Netherlands in 1999, Big Brother is a hit reality show that derived its name from a character in George Orwell’s dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Throughout its run, Big Brother has spawned over 500 series across 62 countries to date.