[Editorial] Blood, Guts and Mommy Issues in The Witch (2015)
Editorials, Horror, Analysis Emma Bailey / Contributor Editorials, Horror, Analysis Emma Bailey / Contributor

[Editorial] Blood, Guts and Mommy Issues in The Witch (2015)

The Witch (2015), written and directed by Robert Eggers, is a horror movie about the most terrifying phenomenon to befall a young woman: mommy issues. While the movie is beloved for a variety of reasons, such as for its haunting visuals, eerie soundtrack, and feminist overtones, it is seldom recognized for its fascinating portrayal of mother-daughter conflict.

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[Editorial] Ranking M. Night Shyamalan: his Good, his Bad, Not so Good, and his Twists
Editorials, Horror, Lists Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser Editorials, Horror, Lists Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser

[Editorial] Ranking M. Night Shyamalan: his Good, his Bad, Not so Good, and his Twists

I am a Shyamalan apologist. I would say I’m sorry but I’m really not. I know he has some questionable films and has made some unorthodox choices over the years when it comes to his twists, but the king of narrative spin still stands tall in my book.

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[Editorial] Dead Ringers (2023) and Bodily Autonomy
Editorials, Horror, Analysis Leyla Hamedi / Contributor Editorials, Horror, Analysis Leyla Hamedi / Contributor

[Editorial] Dead Ringers (2023) and Bodily Autonomy

What any good remake or reboot should do is present the original concept in a way that captures the central idea while integrating new ideas and adapting it to the current audience as well as newcomers to the source material. It should not just be with one talking point such as, casting a trending TikToker.

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[Mother of Fears] A Certain Hunger in Onibaba (1964)
Editorials, Horror, Mother of Fears, Analysis, Sci-Fi Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager Editorials, Horror, Mother of Fears, Analysis, Sci-Fi Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager

[Mother of Fears] A Certain Hunger in Onibaba (1964)

Set during the mid-fifteenth century, Onibaba (1964) tells the story of two women fighting for survival. Credited only as Older Woman and Younger Woman (or Kichi's Mother and Kichi's Wife) according to IMDB, the story is focussed on the lengths these women will go to survive a war, and yet they’re not even given names, unlike the male characters.

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[Mother of Fears] Be Very Afraid of Motherhood in The Fly (1986)
Editorials, Horror, Mother of Fears, Analysis, Sci-Fi Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager Editorials, Horror, Mother of Fears, Analysis, Sci-Fi Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager

[Mother of Fears] Be Very Afraid of Motherhood in The Fly (1986)

For journalist Veronica Quaife her life changes direction one night in a massive way while attending a Bartok Science Industries party. She’s there to cover the event for Particle magazine, and has a few interviews scheduled with scientists who all think they’ve discovered something which will change the world.

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[Editorial] Eden Lake (2008): How a Film’s Potential is Destroyed by Bias
Editorials, Horror, Analysis, Thriller Mx Bel Morrigan / Contributor Editorials, Horror, Analysis, Thriller Mx Bel Morrigan / Contributor

[Editorial] Eden Lake (2008): How a Film’s Potential is Destroyed by Bias

I often ponder if the reason we as fans of this much maligned genre watch so many films that fall within the scope of this genre is due to us being protective of it, or because we are searching for the hit which we felt on our very first time watching a film that got under our skin?

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[Editorial] Working Class Representation in Horror panel discussion
Editorials, Horror Rebecca McCallum / Assistant Editor Editorials, Horror Rebecca McCallum / Assistant Editor

[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.

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[Editorial] Interview with actor & creator of Ghost Stories, Andy Nyman
Editorials, Horror, Interviews Elizabeth Bishop / Senior Contributor Editorials, Horror, Interviews Elizabeth Bishop / Senior Contributor

[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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