Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 14/04/2022 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 14/04/2022

[Event Review] 2:22 A Ghost Story

From the beginning, 2:22 sets a tone that will haunt you for the rest of the show…

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 10/04/2022 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 10/04/2022

[Ghouls Podcast] Let The Right One in with Iona Smith

Our monthly theme in April is blood-thirsty and hungry... VAMPIRES! Join host Zoë Rose Smith as she invites contributor and horror fanatic into the discussion - Iona Smith!

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 22/03/2022 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 22/03/2022

[Editorial] Best 15 Zombie Horror Films

Nowadays the market is saturated with zombie (or zombie adjacent) content, so here’s a list of my favourites so you can find the gems in the horde…

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…

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 16/02/2022 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 16/02/2022

[Editorial] Hearts of Darkness: Beauty Creating the Beast – A Posthumous Love Letter to Milicent Patrick

Creature from the Black Lagoon is a 1954 classic monster horror from Universal Studios. The creature struck fear into the hearts of audiences across America…

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 12/02/2022 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 12/02/2022

[Film Review] Two / Dos (2021)

Have you ever sat down to watch your favourite Spanish telenovela and thought, “you know what would make this better?

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 12/01/2022 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 12/01/2022

[Film Review] Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)

Resident Evil started life on PlayStation in 1996 (known as Biohazard in Japan) and has since become Capcom’s most successful video game franchise to date

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 16/12/2021 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 16/12/2021

[Film Review] Pyewacket (2017)

Teenage rebellion is often a key theme in horror; revolts against authority figures are shown through excessive drinking, sex, and drugs…

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 10/12/2021 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 10/12/2021

[Editorial] 12 Ghouls of Christmas: Gremlins (1984): Horror for Children?

I am not a huge fan of the festive period, I have a very comfortable black jumper that says, “I Don’t Hate Christmas, I Just Hate People”, and those who know me well are aware …

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 16/11/2021 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 16/11/2021

[Event Review] Lights Out (2021)

Part of London Horror Festival at The Pleasance Theatre, Lights Out was a Merely Roleplayers and Blackshaw Theatre Company co-production inspired by the game Ten Candles…

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 07/11/2021 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 07/11/2021

[Film Review] Shepherd (2021)

Shepherd leaves the audience with a bitter taste in their mouth, wondering whether they were ever meant to empathise with Tom Hughes…

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 04/11/2021 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 04/11/2021

[Film Review] Possession (1981)

Possession is a film that demands the presence of a mass audience, chowing down on popcorn and taking in the chaos.

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 03/11/2021 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 03/11/2021

[Editorial] London Horror Festival: Scare Slam (2021)

The 6th annual Scare Slam, part of the London Horror Festival, was held in the downstairs of The Pleasance Theatre…

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 04/10/2021 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 04/10/2021

[TV Review] Squid Game (2021)

The plot follows gambling addict and failed father Seong Gi-hun, who finds himself in a world of debt…