Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 05/02/2023 Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 05/02/2023

[Editorial] Top 9 Greatest Satanic and Occult Films Of All Time

The very definition of the term occult is a deep knowledge of that which is hidden and is used to describe a set of beliefs that are supernatural in nature and outside the scope of science or religious faiths.

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 02/02/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 02/02/2023

[Editorial] Announcing the Golden Claw Awards Nominees

We think it’s safe to say that last year was an gore-drenched, scare-fest of horror films and we were certainly treated with an abundance. That’s why the Golden Claw awards were created, as a way to celebrate some of the best horror from 2022 and onwards.

Candy Allison / Contributor 28/01/2023 Candy Allison / Contributor 28/01/2023

[Editorial] In Defense Of… Why Suspiria (2018) is Better Than The Original

Dario Argento’s Suspiria (1977) is a classic. There’s simply no other way to describe it. Its use of garishly bright color, the amazing soundtrack by Argento’s band Goblin, and Daria Nicoldi (Argento’s wife at the time)’s fairy-tale-inspired story are groundbreaking.

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 26/01/2023 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 26/01/2023

[Editorial] Interview with The Unknowable (2022) Filmmaker Zachary Donohue

The Unknowable (2022) is a new found footage episodic film from Zacharay Donohue, who brought us The Den in 2013. I had the pleasure of chatting with Zach about his new original film, available on YouTube now!

Janine Pipe / Contributor 24/01/2023 Janine Pipe / Contributor 24/01/2023

[Editorial] A personal essay on chasing your dreams, no matter your age

Once upon a time in the 1980’s, a little girl sat with her dad listening to him tell her stories. Tales of a phantom coach and horses that plummeted into a bottomless pit once a year. Memories of her great-grandmother being visited by the ghosts of pigs she’d slaughtered on the farm.

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 22/01/2023 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 22/01/2023

[Mother of Fears] Parenting Under Pressure in Under the Shadow (2016)

Set in the 1980s, Under the Shadow (2016) follows Shideh, a mother who is trying to find her place in the world. Shideh’s story takes place in post-revolutionary Iran during the War of Cities and sees her not only try to cope with current events but also piece her life back together now that the revolution is over.

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 19/01/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 19/01/2023

[Film Review] Justine (2022)

When it comes to disturbing works of art, literature has always had a way with words. Finding ways to torment the reader’s mind through the use of prose, relying on their own imaginations to concoct visions of horror.

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 18/01/2023 Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 18/01/2023

[Film Review] Deep Web XXX (2018)

Deep Web XXX is an anthology that explores the depths of depravity immersed in the deep web, as well as the natural human condition of morbid curiosity.

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 17/01/2023 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 17/01/2023

[Film Review] The Unknowable (2022)

Sometimes, as a horror fan, it can feel like we’ve seen everything, and we’re hungry for a new story, some new scares. If that describes you, check out the breath of fresh air that is The Unknowable (2022).

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 16/01/2023 Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 16/01/2023

[Film Review] Kiddo (2022)

Set amongst a bleak and certainly grim landscape, Kiddo introduces viewers to a dystopian world where humans are divided into those who eat, and those who are eaten.

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 13/01/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 13/01/2023

[Editorial] Discussing animated horror in The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror

Editor-in-Chief, Zoë Rose Smith, is joined by a very special guest which is her brother Zak Smith! They discuss one of their favourite animated horror series with the Treehouse of Horror Halloween specials from beloved family cartoon The Simpsons.

Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 03/01/2023 Nicole Sanacore / Contributor 03/01/2023

[Editorial] Sins of the Mother: Generational Sin in the Scream Franchise

When the Scream franchise begins, we’re introduced to Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), the final girl who carries the series against her slasher Ghostface.

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 30/12/2022 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 30/12/2022

[Editorial] A Reconstruction: Ten Years of Kill List (2011)

'Part modern folk tale with dark carnival influences and part exploration of the damaged male psyche'; Caitlyn Downs explores the mythos amid the horror in Ben Wheatley's 2011 sophomore film, Kill List.

Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 28/12/2022 Caitlyn Downs / Contributor 28/12/2022

[Editorial] "Dreadful, Mad Hunger”: The Danger of Silence in The Woman In Black (1989)

Caitlyn Downs discusses the division of masculine and feminine behaviour within The Woman in Black (1989) and how male silence and complicity perpetuates the Woman's immutable desire for vengeance...

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 26/12/2022 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 26/12/2022

[Mother of Fears] Mother of Fear-Escaping a Mother’s Love in Run (2020)

Going away to college can be a difficult time for both parents and children. While both parties are no doubt looking forward to the new-found freedom which will come with the change in circumstances, it also brings a lot of disruption to the status quo of the past eighteen years.

Tiffany Aleman / Contributor 22/12/2022 Tiffany Aleman / Contributor 22/12/2022

[For The Love Of Franchises] Comedy in The Evil Dead Franchise

Horror and comedy go together like peanut butter and jelly, and anyone who tries to tell you differently is a gaslighter of the third kind.

Rebecca Sayce / Contributor 21/12/2022 Rebecca Sayce / Contributor 21/12/2022

[For The Love Of Franchises] How Scream Changed the Representation of the Final Girl

If I fell into a pit of snakes, I would do

The slasher genre has married gore and sexuality in an unholy bond that has remained strong since its inception

The roots of the slasher film began in Italian giallo films of the 1960s and 1970s, well known for their innovative use of violence, gore, and sexuality in their murder mystery narratives.

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 20/12/2022 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 20/12/2022

[For The Love Of Franchises] August Underground: The most disturbing franchise ever made

Is August Underground the most extreme and disturbing franchise to exist? The answer is probably yes. Whilst extreme cinema has been around for many years, and has always been boundary pushing, Fred Vogel’s gruesome threesome has been cited as one of the most heinous and depraved pieces of filmmaking to ever be created.

Hannah Ogilvie / Contributor 19/12/2022 Hannah Ogilvie / Contributor 19/12/2022

[For The Love Of Franchises] Resident Evil “You’re all going to die down here”

A new zombie film franchise kicking off right at the beginning of the zombie renaissance based on a beloved horror game series? Check.

Starring an actress in a fantastic red dress and combat boot combo who kicks zombie ass and takes evil corporation’s names? Check.

Creepy English children being the faces of evil AI? Check.

Reyna Cervantes / Contributor 18/12/2022 Reyna Cervantes / Contributor 18/12/2022

[For The Love Of Franchises] The Happy Death Day films and the Grieving Process

Grief is complex. Okay, that might be an oversimplification. Grief tends to be one of the most complex human emotions one can experience.