UK INDIE HORROR CHAPTER COMES TO WESTON-SUPER-MARE ‘My first con and everyone was so lovely and welcoming. I had the best time meeting everyone. Thank you!’ ‘What an absolute blast I’ve had. One of the best days of my life’ ‘This is the kind of event that makes me feel … UK Indie Horror Chapter Comes to Weston-Super-Mare in 2025Read more
The Last Ballard by Kay Hanifen: Ghosts, Family Secrets & Dark Past As with the greatest fiction, The Last Ballard can be enjoyed on multiple levels. In its simplest form, the novel grants its audience welcomed escapism, and the long-simmering climax literally and figuratively ignites with thrills. Yet serious and … The Last Ballard Review: Ghosts, Family Secrets & Dark PastRead more
Eye for an Eye, After Watching This You Might Think the Director Should Have Gone to Specsavers! But Eye for an Eye is a horror movie. And besides Grandma May’s empty stare, nothing genre related works. The confused Freddy Krueger-esque mythology feels Scotch-taped onto an indie drama. Nightmare sequences are … Eye for an Eye, After Watching This You Might Think the Director Should Have Gone to Specsavers!Read more
Return to the Rage: Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s Thrilling Sequel, 28 Years Later It’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped from a biological weapons laboratory. Still living in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amid the infected. One such group of survivors … 28 Years Later, Return to the Rage: Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s Thrilling SequelRead more
How can underwhelming novels win prestigious international gongs? In mainstream YA and MG awards, such as the Newbery (USA) and Carnegie (UK) Medals, this is just not possible. What makes the Stoker different is that the voting members of the HWA decide who win, the majority of which clearly know … The 2024 Bram Stoker Award: A depressing night for quality children’s fictionRead more
Malevolent Fairy by BB Clifford: Navigating Horror and Paranoia – An In-Depth Review A Horror Book Review by Carmilla Voiez. Content warning: horror, misogyny, rape, suicide. With its labyrinthine prose, twisting and turning, frequently circling back on itself, Malevolent Fairy creates a web of tangled lies and half truths. Ania … Malevolent Fairy by BB Clifford: Navigating Horror and Paranoia – An In-Depth ReviewRead more
Nosferatu: The Feminist Gothic – My Life in Horror Re-imagining a story as familiar as Nosferatu’s isn’t an enviable task. The original film is, of course, foundational to what we know as cinema (not to mention horror as a genre), a loose adaptation of an already familiar story in the … Nosferatu: The Feminist Gothic – My Life in HorrorRead more
Meet Kay Hanifen, a dedicated writer whose passion for storytelling began in high school through the Centre for Fine and Performing Arts’ creative writing program. Kay has been published for over four years with a college degree in creative writing and a minor in publishing. Her debut novel, The Last … Kay Hanifen’s Take on Horror, Power & ResponsibilityRead more
The Haunting Weight of Perfection: A Review of Henry Corrigan’s Somewhere Quiet, Full of Light Henry Corrigan’s Somewhere Quiet, Full of Light (Slashic Horror Press, May 2025) is a masterful and chilling novella that reinvents the haunted house trope by giving the house a distinct, terrifying personality and a sinister agenda. … Somewhere Quiet, Full of Light by Henry Corrigan. The Haunting Weight of PerfectionRead more
The Captive by Kit Burgoyne, A satirical anti-capitalist horror debut for fans of Rosemary’s Baby! From a new voice in horror comes a satirical Rosemary’s Baby for our conspiratorial present in which anti-capitalist activists unwittingly unleash staggering demonic forces when they kidnap a pregnant heiress. Man Booker Prize longlisted author Ned Beauman … The Captive by Kit Burgoyne, A satirical anti-capitalist horror debut for fans of Rosemary’s Baby!Read more
Shapeshifting in Suburbia: How Bisexuality Made My Monsters by Em Reed The oppressive sense of alienation and dread doesn’t come from the fear of invaders in this case, but the stultifying suburban setting that enforces conformity and tries to root out the changeable, the unexpected, the strange… for the sake … Shapeshifting in Suburbia: How Bisexuality Made My MonstersRead more
Sister Midnight, A Horrifying and Sad Movie. Sister Midnight is a 2024 black comedy film directed and written by Karan Kandhari in his directorial debut. The film stars Radhika Apte as a woman who is dragged into an unhappy arranged marriage and experiences chaotic events. The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival during its Directors’ … Sister Midnight, A Horrifying but Sad Movie.Read more
CBT, The Unseen Battle: Coming to Terms with Mental Health I have had a horrible time of it of late, to the point where two months ago I finally made the jump to get help. Being the product of generations of stoic Scottish farming stock meant that it was never … CBT, The Unseen Battle: Coming to Terms with Mental HealthRead more
Update Your Address Books! Important Email Change for Jim McLeod & Ginger Nuts of Horror Hey everyone, it was fantastic connecting with so many authors, publishers, and publicists at Cymera this past weekend! Those face-to-face conversations are invaluable. However, one thing became terrifyingly clear during our chats: my old email address … Update Your Address Books! Important Email Change for Jim McLeod & Ginger Nuts of HorrorRead more
Scares That Cares: Authorcon V – Trip Report Because I was attending with Stephen Kozenewski (author and publisher of my latest novella Millionaires Day), I got the gold standard STC experience, and that started with our arrival on the Wednesday evening, a whole 24 hours before the ‘Spirited Giving’ pre-show … My Unforgettable Experience at Scares That Cares: Authorcon V by Kit PowerRead more
