Eye of the Devil (1966)
Jane Nightshade revisits Eye of the Devil: an early, often overlooked example of folk horror cinema…
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Karloff On Television: The ‘Other’ Thriller
A decade before Brian Clemens’ Thriller, NBC in the US broadcast an identically-titled anthology show of its very own, introduced British horror legend, Boris Karloff. Jane Nightshade takes us back to 1962…
The Uniqueness of the Hammer Camera: Jack Asher and Arthur Grant
Jane Nightshade goes behind the camera to take a closer look at the cinematographers who helped give Hammer its ‘bright, bold and scary’ visual appeal…
The Nightcomers (1971): Brando Does British Horror
Jane Nightshade recounts the story of Marlon Brando’s strange sojourn into British horror for Michael Winner’s The Nightcomers…
The Innocents (1961)
Jane Nightshade looks back at possibly the best cinematic ghost story ever made, Jack Clayton’s 1961 masterpiece, The Innocents…
Don’t Look Now (1973): Horror as High Art
Jane Nightshade explores the rich, red tapestry of horror that is Nicolas Roeg’s Don’t Look Now…
Interview with a Greek diva
In her interview with a mysterious and ageing diva, a young reporter is warned to leave by midnight. But will she outstay her welcome?
Alfred Hitchcock’s Frenzy (1972): The Master Goes Home
Jane Nightshade considers Alfred Hitchcock’s last great film, 1972’s Frenzy, and examines how this took him home literally, thematically, and stylistically…
The Horror of the Intimate Camera: The Woman in Black (1989)
Why does The Woman In Black (1989) continue to cast a terrifying ghostly shadow over viewers more than 30 years after its first broadcast?