Tag: horror

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    Daisy Gazzard

    Preview: Theatre Group Presents ‘The Canterville Ghost’ @ The Annex

    Classic Culture Editor, Daisy Gazzard previews, The Canterville Ghost, playing at The Annex 15th-18th December.

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    Reece Beckett

    Review: Candyman (2021)

    The original Candyman, a cult favourite based upon a short story by Clive Barker and directed by Bernard Rose, is a personal favourite and remains a landmark horror film for its racial politics (up there with Night of the Living Dead and The People Under the Stairs, the latter of which remains unsung but does […]

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    Sam Pegg

    Review: Boys From County Hell

    Sam Pegg sinks his fangs into a fresh horror-comedy that “sits comfortably alongside greats like Shuan of the Dead.”

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    Sam Pegg

    Spooky Season: Our Favourite Ghost and Folklore Tales

    As we come to the end of spooky season, some of our writers talk everything spooky and ghostly.

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    Katie Evans

    Studio in Focus: Blumhouse Productions

    First established in 2000, the formidable studio Blumhouse Productions, known for its wide expanse of low-budget horror films, turns 20 this year. The production company, founded by the now very notable film producer Jason Blum, has racked up a hefty filmography of horror/thriller-based features, all of which are funded by the Blumhouse company and most […]

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    Vicky Greer

    Nostalgic News: American Horror Story: Hotel was released 5 years ago

    Vicky Greer celebrates the hit anthology series that was taken ‘to staggering new heights’ in its fifth season.

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    Sophie Young

    Review: Ratched

    Sophie Young reviews the latest Netflix series from Ryan Murphy.

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    Olivia Dellar

    Flashback Review: The Shining

    Olivia Dellar looks back on the influential horror in honour of its 40-year anniversary.

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    Elizabeth Sorrell

    Review: The Painted Bird – Moving, Brutal, But Powerful In Its Message

    Elizabeth Sorrell reviews this harrowing adaptation of Jerzy Kosiński’s novel

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    Katie Evans

    Review: She Dies Tomorrow – Tedious Journey of Existentialism

    Katie Evans offers her thoughts on the

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    Jacob Hando

    Hidden Gem: Bone Tomahawk – An indication of the Western’s Future

    Our first Hidden Gem of 2020/21 comes from Jacob Hando with this brutal western/horror hybrid.

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    Lucy Maggs

    Review: The Hunt

    Lucy Maggs reviews the controversial Blumhouse thriller, starring Betty Gilpin and Hilary Swank.

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    Maddie Lock

    Review: Extra Ordinary

    Maddie Lock reviews the new Irish horror comedy, starring Will Forte.

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    Ellis Murrell

    Review: Pet Sematary

    Culture Editor Ellis claws his way out from the dirt to review the new horror remake.