How do you make a Hellraiser? The secret ingredient is love. No, really. Content warning: we’re talking about the Hellraiser franchise here, so torture, gore, mutilation, medical abuse, suicide, sexual assault, addiction, suicide and a lot of blood, plus some discussion of homophobia and systemic oppression because, well, this is … How do you make a Hellraiser? The secret ingredient is love. No, really.Read more
More Than a Tribute: How Black Sabbitch’s “Unrest in the West” Reanimates the Spirit of Sabbath
More Than a Tribute: How Black Sabbitch’s “Unrest in the West” Reanimates the Spirit of Sabbath On 7th November, I took my 15-year-old daughter to The Craufurd Arms in Wolverton to see Black Sabbitch, an all-woman Black Sabbath tribute act. We were both blown away. My kid is too young … More Than a Tribute: How Black Sabbitch’s “Unrest in the West” Reanimates the Spirit of SabbathRead more
The Cold House Review: A.G. Slatter’s Folk Horror Novella Chills to the Bone
The Bones Remember: A.G. Slatter’s Grief-Chilled Tale of Haunting and Heritage, The Cold House You know that feeling. Not the jump scare, not the gory bit. It’s the slow seep of cold. The kind that starts behind your ribs, a dull ache that has nothing to do with the weather. … The Cold House Review: A.G. Slatter’s Folk Horror Novella Chills to the BoneRead more
The Aviator Experience is a Perfect Match for Horror Fans
The Aviator Experience is a Perfect Match for Horror Fans For horror fans, adrenaline is clearly part of the thrill and the Aviator online game delivers it in a unique, high-flying way. Every round offers suspense, strategy and excitement that certainly keep players coming back for more. Horror enthusiasts are … The Aviator Experience is a Perfect Match for Horror FansRead more
Bailfire and Brimstone by Raven Dane, Grimdark Gaelic Folklore: A Review
Honestly, you don’t see a Bodach Glas every day. Or a Sidh, for that matter. Raven Dane’s latest, Bailfire and Brimstone, isn’t just another fantasy novel, it’s a grimy pilgrimage into an alternative 17th century where the monsters from Gaelic folklore feel as real and rotten as the people. Forget pristine … Bailfire and Brimstone by Raven Dane, Grimdark Gaelic Folklore: A ReviewRead more
He Will Have the World by David Jack-Fletcher The Unsettling Claustrophobia of Trapped at 30,000 Feet
He Will Have the World by David Jack Fletcher The Unsettling Claustrophobia of Trapped at 30,000 Feet You don’t read He Will Have the World. You survive it. You white-knuckle your way through it, checking over your own shoulder, second-guessing the person in the next seat, especially if, like me, you … He Will Have the World by David Jack-Fletcher The Unsettling Claustrophobia of Trapped at 30,000 FeetRead more
Should Kit Whitfield Watch ‘Influencers’? You Decide.
Should Kit Whitfield Watch ‘Influencers’? You Decide. We need to settle something. It’s not a question of if the horror sequel “Influencers” exists; it does. The real, prickly, deeply meta question hanging in the air is this: Should Kit Whitfield have to watch it? After her exhaustive, brilliant, and frankly pissed-off excavation of seven films … Should Kit Whitfield Watch ‘Influencers’? You Decide.Read more
Chris Sorensen’s Balancing Act: The Haunting of Sorrow’s Leap Merges Heart and Humour
Chris Sorensen’s Balancing Act: The Haunting of Sorrow’s Leap Merges Heart and Humour You can always tell an audiobook narrator wrote it. There’s a rhythm to the prose in The Haunting of Sorrow’s Leap, a cadence meant to be heard. Chris Sorensen builds his sentences with a performer’s ear. It … Chris Sorensen’s Balancing Act: The Haunting of Sorrow’s Leap Merges Heart and HumourRead more
Anaconda 2025, Is this a Reboot To Far? A Double Headed Review
A Tale of Two Snakes (Or, One Film, Two Very Different Heads) Reviewing a movie like the new Anaconda reboot is a lot like encountering a mythological hydra: for every head that finds something to enjoy, there’s another head right next to it, hissing a completely different opinion. It seems only fitting … Anaconda 2025, Is this a Reboot To Far? A Double Headed ReviewRead more
Ghouls, Gatherings & Giveaways: Your Chance to Win Pass to the UK Ghost Story Festival
THE UK GHOST STORY FESTIVAL RETURNS THIS FEBRUARY – AND HERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A FULL PASS TO THE ONLINE OR IN-PERSON EVENT… Introduction: Funny thing, ghost stories. They never really clock out for the season, do they? Long after the tinsel’s packed away, that chill finds a way … Ghouls, Gatherings & Giveaways: Your Chance to Win Pass to the UK Ghost Story FestivalRead more
Digging into Darkness: A Review of Scratch Moss, David Barnett’s Mining Folk Horror
You finish it. And you feel the dirt, that metaphorical dirt, still there. Under your nails. In the creases of your skin. A residue of Scratch Moss. It doesn’t wash off easy. Barnett hasn’t just written a novel; he’s conducted a séance for a whole way of life, and the … Digging into Darkness: A Review of Scratch Moss, David Barnett’s Mining Folk HorrorRead more
Daisy Ridley’s Undead Drama: A Review of We Bury the Dead’s Quiet Zombie Apocalypse
We Bury the Dead After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don’t just rise, they hunt. Ava searches for her missing husband, but what she finds is far more terrifying. Release date2 January 2026 (USA) DirectorZak Hilditch Starring Daisy Ridley; Mark Coles Smith; Brenton Thwaites Ever wonder what Daisy Ridley … Daisy Ridley’s Undead Drama: A Review of We Bury the Dead’s Quiet Zombie ApocalypseRead more
Threads 1984: The Nuclear Horror That Traumatized a Generation & Still Haunts Us
“Threads is a rare, rare species of work I admire enormously both in terms of its technical accomplishment and ideological positions, but that I would be happy never to see again, and cannot recommend to others without the most earnest and sincere of caveats.” My Life In Horror: Threads 1984: The … Threads 1984: The Nuclear Horror That Traumatized a Generation & Still Haunts UsRead more
The Best Horror Movies of 2025 and Why 2026 is Already Twitching
The Bloody Benchmark: The Best Horror Movies of 2025 and Why 2026 is Already Twitching You know, it’s funny. You spend a whole year bracing for the worst, and somehow horror movies end up being the best part of it. Let’s just put it out there: 2025 was a monster … The Best Horror Movies of 2025 and Why 2026 is Already TwitchingRead more
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi: A Review
You have to wonder at what point a suspicious death stops being a byproduct of old age and starts being a statistic. The line is blurrier than you think, especially when you’re pushing eighty and living in a place specifically designed for people to quietly expire. looks at that blurry … The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi: A ReviewRead more