This article contains spoilers for the bizarre twist ending to The Legend of Hell House (1973). If you have not yet seen the film and wish to remain unspoiled, please watch it before reading further. What is the first thing you think of when you hear the name Doctor Who? […]
Robyn Adams
Robyn Adams is an actress from Stockport, Greater Manchester, who spends a lot of her time watching horror films, feeding the pigeons in her garden, and being annoying on Twitter. She has previously written for Ghouls Magazine, hosted a panel talk on LGBTQ+ representation in horror in partnership with Forward Stockport and Grimmfest, and been a guest on numerous genre film podcasts. Her friends don't trust her to pick films on movie nights anymore.
Empire of the Ants (1977) The Surprising Liminality of a B.I.G Killer Ant Movie
Bert I. Gordon was a filmmaker who constantly strived to live up to his B.I.G. initials; beginning in 1955 with King Dinosaur, the cult director-producer would quickly carve out a name for himself as the master of the giant creature-feature, going on to direct monster-movie classics such as The Amazing […]
Taxidermia (2006) A Disgusting, Controversial and Deceptively Beautiful Underground Classic
When I heard the news that Radiance Films would be launching Chasm Films, a new sub-label dedicated to underground genre cinema from across the world, I was delighted and intrigued. When it was announced that their first release under this label would be the world Blu-Ray premiere of Hungarian filmmaker […]
Panic Fest 2026 – Online Shorts Roundup
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from attending and writing about horror film festivals over the past few years, it’s that the short film selections often end up being more interesting and memorable than the features. I have a real soft spot for short-form horror fiction, and I frequently find […]
Buffet Infinity (II) (Panic Fest 2026)
It’s a beautiful day in Westridge County. The sun is shining, the birds are behaving strangely, the local fringe religious movement are advertising their upcoming book fair, and a large sinkhole has opened up in the car park outside everyone’s favourite new spot to eat… Buffet Infinity! Offering a seemingly […]
The Invisible Half, The Hole, and Janur Ireng: Three New Asian Horror Films from EST N8
If you ask a horror fan what they think is the most interesting, entertaining, and frightening horror film from the past ten years, there’s a good chance that they’ll choose something by an Asian filmmaker. From Korean shockers like Yeon Sang-ho’s Train to Busan (2016), Indonesian creep-shows like Joko Anwar’s […]
Haunters of the Silence (2025) A lo‑fi plunge into the uncanny space between dreaming and waking
When I was very young I used to experience nightmares where I felt as though I had “woken up” in my bed, but was still at the mercy of whatever dreamt-up horrors might lurk beyond the wall of sleep. Given how young I was at the time, as well as […]
Outside the Blue Box: Dream Demon (1988)
My original plans to cover Dream Demon (1988) for “Outside the Blue Box” were made in the hope that it would coincide nicely with The War Between the Land and the Sea, which – at the time – was the only piece of Whoniverse media with a confirmed release date […]
Special Effects (1984) New York sleaze with a Stern Gaze on Hollywood Power
Manhattan-born genre auteur Larry Cohen, best known for his slimy, effects-laden creature-features, is the brain behind such cult favourites as It’s Alive (1974), Q: The Winged Serpent (1982), and most famously, The Stuff (1985) – all of which have goopy gore and rubber monsters aplenty. When the late, great director […]
The Restoration at Grayson Manor (Glasgow Frightfest 2026)
Eighteen years after he brought body-snatcher horror back from the grave with his cult anthology favourite I Sell the Dead (2008), and fourteen years since he updated the summer-camp slasher for the found-footage era with his segment in the original V/H/S (2012), Irish filmmaker Glenn McQuaid has returned to reinvigorate […]