Al Pacino and Dan Stevens Exorcise Demons In The Ritual Chilling Horror Based on the Most Documented Exorcism in American HistoryOpening in UK and Irish Cinemas 30 May Prepare for a cinematic descent into terror as Al Pacino and Dan Stevens star in The Ritual, an exorcism horror film that blends bone-chilling suspense with a … Al Pacino and Dan Stevens Exorcise Demons In The RitualRead more
Corsets, Curses, and Colonialism: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Victorian Horror Pauline Chow
Corsets, Curses, and Colonialism: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Victorian Horror, By Pauline Chow Unnerving plot lines crawl out from the Victorian era. It’s the fog rolling over cobblestone streets, a glow of candlelight along a dark hallway, and breath squeezed beneath tight corsets. The curse of living … Corsets, Curses, and Colonialism: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Victorian Horror Pauline ChowRead more
To Those Willing to Drown: A Disappointing Mythical Journey
To Those Willing to Drown by Mark Matthews On the face of it, To Those Willing to Drown, the new novel from Mark Matthews, should have been right up my street; a tale of ancient creatures and mythology with a fractured, time-hopping narrative but, whilst there is much to admire … To Those Willing to Drown: A Disappointing Mythical JourneyRead more
Vivid Visions: Short Stories of Grief and Memory
Vivid Visions by Seyed Mosayeb Alam: Short Stories of Grief and Memory Vivid Visions by Seyed Mosayeb Alam is a collection of thirty short stories about love, loss, identity, grief and memory. Horror, as a theme, connects the tales – the horror of losing someone you love, forgetting or being forgotten – but I would be reluctant to call it … Vivid Visions: Short Stories of Grief and MemoryRead more
Baby’s First Lovecraft (At The Mountains of Madness): My Life in Horror
My Life In Horror: Baby’s First Lovecraft (At The Mountains of Madness) We can’t escape it. Any more than those seekers after the arcane and esoteric whose doom his tales tell of: The influence of Lovecraft is everywhere, bred in the blood and bones of horror. If you happen to have been … Baby’s First Lovecraft (At The Mountains of Madness): My Life in HorrorRead more
Mapping the Interior: A Unique Take on Horror and Heritage
Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones ‘Mapping the Interior: A haunting journey into the echoes of memory and the ghosts we carryMapping the Interior is a masterclass in literary horror, offering a searing meditation on grief, identity, and the ghosts we inherit. While its ambiguity and emotional weight may not satisfy … Mapping the Interior: A Unique Take on Horror and HeritageRead more
The Open Heart: Stories & Poetry of Catherine Wells
Book Review – Beyond and Within: and The Book of Catherine Wells Latest on the crusade of Flame Tree’s ‘Beyond & Within’ to shine a light on under-appreciated voices comes a reprint of ‘The Book of Catherine Wells’ supplemented with her unfinished novella, ‘The Open Heart’. Overshadowed by the success … The Open Heart: Stories & Poetry of Catherine WellsRead more
How the Thrill of Horror Boosts Our Adrenaline and Mood
How the Thrill of Horror Boosts Our Adrenaline and Mood Horror is a genre that has an uncommon power to thrill and inspire us. Despite it may seem illogical to choose to place oneself in a frightening scenario, fear offers a thrilling experience that may really improve our mood . … How the Thrill of Horror Boosts Our Adrenaline and MoodRead more
The Shrouds Review: Grief, Technology, and Body Horror
The Shrouds Karsh, a creative entrepreneur who lost his spouse, develops a machine designed to communicate with deceased individuals. Release date: 30 April 2025 Director: David Cronenberg A Horror Movie Review by Hope Madden The Shrouds Review: Grief, Technology, and Body Horror Cronenberg’s gonna Cronenberg. Isn’t that why we love him? Whether … The Shrouds Review: Grief, Technology, and Body HorrorRead more
Shadow of God, an Exorcism Movie but not What You Would Expect.
Shadow of God While performing an unauthorized exorcism on his father, an elite exorcist suspects the entity he is battling with might be a holy being, perhaps even God. Director: Michael Peterson Running time: 1h 27m Quite a mishmash of horror mainstays. Peterson and his cast make a valiant attempt at keeping … Shadow of God, an Exorcism Movie but not What You Would Expect.Read more
Five horror highlights at Paracinema
Five horror highlights at Paracinema By Alex Davis Paracinema returns to Derby for the early May Bank Holiday weekend, running at the city’s popular QUAD venue and serving up four days of film from a wide range of genres. The term paracinema itself means ‘movies away from the mainstream’, and … Five horror highlights at ParacinemaRead more
The Unconventional Genius of Alexander Zelenyj’s Beware us Flowers of the Annihilator
The Unconventional Genius of Alexander Zelenyj’s Beware us Flowers of the Annihilator With hundreds of genre-bending short stories already published, Alexander Zelenyj repeatedly raises the bar to even greater heights How many short stories has Canada’s Alexander Zelenyj written? That is a very good question and I’m not sure anybody knows the … The Unconventional Genius of Alexander Zelenyj’s Beware us Flowers of the AnnihilatorRead more
Dead Silence (2007), The Horror Film That Made Me
Dead Silence (2007), The Horror Film That Made Me Picture this. The year is 2007. Ariana Grande is about to embark on her quest for world domination, Justin Bieber is posting videos on a relatively new website called YouTube, and Donald Trump is playing with his apprentices (also he’s on … Dead Silence (2007), The Horror Film That Made MeRead more
Why We’ll Never Stop Rooting for the Final Girl in Horror Movies
Why We’ll Never Stop Rooting for the Final Girl in Horror Movies We all know her. Hell, we live for her. The Final Girl—one of horror’s most iconic tropes, and yet so much more than that. From the blood-soaked scream queens of the ‘70s to the die-hards of today, she’s … Why We’ll Never Stop Rooting for the Final Girl in Horror MoviesRead more
Dirt Upon My Skin: A Gripping Horror Collection
Dirt Upon My Skin by Steve Toase A Review by Kit Power Dirt Upon My Skin is the – blimey – 37th book in the Black Shuck Shadows series – single author micro collections where the stories are themed in some way. So far, we’ve had everything from creepy kids to the … Dirt Upon My Skin: A Gripping Horror CollectionRead more