Melissa Cox / Contributor 28/05/2023 Melissa Cox / Contributor 28/05/2023

[Editorial] 8 Nature Horror Shorts

There’s nothing quite like the terrifying and implacable force of Mother Nature for instilling a sense of existential dread

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 21/05/2023 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 21/05/2023

[Ghouls Podcast] The Bay (2012) with Ariel Powers-Schaub & Amber T

This May we’ve been looking at natured themed horror films, anything from creature features to eco horror to biological horror and more. For this episode, the focus is on the parasitic horror and how infections can take control in terrifying ways with horror film The Bay (2012).

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 14/05/2023 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 14/05/2023

[Editorial] 9 Top Horror Films Steeped in Nature

To celebrate Nature Horror Month at Ghouls, here are nine of the most beautiful and scary horror movies steeped in nature.

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 07/05/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 07/05/2023

[Editorial] Editor’s Note: An Uncontrollable Force of Horror

When I think back to my first memory of fear, I instinctively think of the darkness.

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 25/04/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 25/04/2023

[Ghouls Podcast] Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) with Zoë Rose Smith & Rebecca McCallum

In April we are looking at ‘Coming-Of-Age’ horror films, from the lens of films that defined our own youth to films that directly dissect coming-of-age as a theme. This episode looks at romantic horror film Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)!

Melissa Cox / Contributor 23/04/2023 Melissa Cox / Contributor 23/04/2023

[Editorial] 8 Coming of Age Horror Shorts

Being a teenager can be a horror show in itself…

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 22/04/2023 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 22/04/2023

[Video] The Evil Dead (1981) Live Panel Discussion

Let's get groovy baby and talk about a classic cult horror film - The Evil Dead (1981)! This panel discussion was recorded live at the Ghouls Magazine monthly horror film club at True Romance in Camden, London.

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 16/04/2023 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 16/04/2023

[Editorial] Shiloh’s Coming-of-Age Tale in Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)

Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) tells the tale of a dystopian future wherein people regularly buy medical care on credit through a company called GeneCo

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 09/04/2023 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 09/04/2023

[Editorial] 21 Coming of Age Horror Movies

Coming of age, puberty, growing up, and the horrors of high school feature heavily in a lot of horror movies makes sense, considering so many focus on teenagers.

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 02/04/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 02/04/2023

[Editorial] Editor’s Note: Puberty, But Make it Horror

Someone once told me that they were first introduced to horror when they watched Tobe Hooper’s classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, at the age of four!

Melissa Cox / Contributor 28/03/2023 Melissa Cox / Contributor 28/03/2023

[Editorial] Good For Her Shorts

“Good for her” horror is a term that’s sprung up in recent years to describe a certain type of revenge movie.

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 25/03/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 25/03/2023

[Ghouls Podcast] Psychotic Women in Horror with Zoë Rose Smith & Mary Wild

In March we exploring the topic of women in horror, not only because we focus on looking at horror through the female, female-identifying & non-binary lense, but also because it’s officially Women in Horror Month! So for that reason, our theme is ‘Good For Her’ horror, and anything that might feature complex, complicated and resonating women characters.

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 19/03/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 19/03/2023

[Editorial] 9 Frightening, Ferocious and Dangerous Women in Horror

So to celebrate seeing more frightening, ferocious and dangerous villains on screen, I’m looking at some of the ones that make my skin crawl.

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 12/03/2023 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 12/03/2023

[Editorial] “Name Your Price:” Good for Beth in Hostel: Part II (2007)

It’s a somewhat recent trend to celebrate women in horror films by highlighting them as “good for her” stories

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 05/03/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 05/03/2023

[Editorial] Editor’s Note: We want sex! We want sex! We want sex!

The words are on everyone’s lips in the horror world, and what we’re shouting is “We want sex!

Melissa Cox / Contributor 28/02/2023 Melissa Cox / Contributor 28/02/2023

[Editorial] 8 Romance Horror Shorts To Watch

Horror and romance make for perfect bedfellows

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 26/02/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 26/02/2023

[Ghouls Podcast] Nekromantik with Zoë Rose Smith & Rebecca McCallum

Extreme horror films often look at the relationship between sex and death, examining the ways in which they intertwine and talk to one another in disturbed ways. Which is why for the month of love, we are looking at a complicated and tragic love story with Jorg Buttgereit’s 1988 horror film Nekromantik.

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 26/02/2023 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 26/02/2023

[Editorial] “Aren’t People in Love Supposed to be Happy?” Nekromantik 2 (1991) Reaction

I decided to broaden my horizons with a new love story, as the director lovingly calls it, “The Return of the Loving Dead.”

Elizabeth Bishop / Senior Contributor 19/02/2023 Elizabeth Bishop / Senior Contributor 19/02/2023

[Editorial] Love Hurts: The Anti-Valentines List 2023

It’s Pisces season baby! The official time for romance, emotions and... erm... fish?

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 12/02/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 12/02/2023

[Editorial] 5 Horrific Date Night Horror Films

Valentine’s is a pretty fun time when you’re into horror because there’s a lot of blood-soaked romance to enjoy…