Of Dogs, Dreams and Doom: The Appointment (1981)
Ray Newman examines Lindsey C. Vickers’ obscure 1981 British horror, The Appointment. Granted only a VHS release, the film is notable for being Vickers’ one and only feature-length film…
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‘Come and have a dance with Andy’: Exhibit A (2007)
Dom Rotheroe’s EXHIBIT A (2007), isn’t often the first found-footage title that springs to mind, but Duncan Gates argues that it stands head and shoulders above a number of better-known contemporaries, in this piece for Horrified…
The Beast Must Live!: The Beast Must Die (1974)
Jonathan Clode recently discovered Amicus’s 1974 lycanthropic entry, The Beast Must Die. Despite being an avowed werewolf movie fan, he’d never before encountered Paul Annett’s film. Here are Jonathan’s thoughts…
Disturbing the Fairy Tale in The Company of Wolves (1984)
In her first essay for Horrified, Lakkaya Palmer examines how The Company of Wolves subverts the conventions of the traditional fairytale…
The Train From Another World: The Odd Universe of Horror Express (1972)
Andy Roberts climbs aboard the Horror Express to explore the 1972 sci-fi horror favourite, which was not alone in taking inspiration (and plot points) from John. W. Campbell’s influential novella, Who Goes There?
The Retreat: an interview with director, Marcus Anthony Thomas
Director Marcus Anthony Thomas, speaks with Christina Brennan about his short film, The Retreat, and the impact of online platforms…
Representations of Male friendship in Dog Soldiers and The Ritual
Emma Platt heads off the beaten track to explore the divergent relationships between the male friends of Dog Soldiers (2002) and The Ritual (2017)…
Syringes, Crucifixes and (Un)Therapeutic Whirlpools: The Social and Medical Horror of Saint Maud (2019)
Joe Howsin explores the ‘social horror’ of Rose Glass’ excellent British horror debut film, 2019’s Saint Maud…
Horror in the Britcom: The League of Gentlemen’s Metapocalypse
In the latest entry for his Horror in the Britcom series, writer A.J. Black explores the transition from beloved television comedy to the big screen with 2005’s The League of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse…
Kitchen Sink Horror: The Short Films of Ben Steiner
Ellis Reed examines Ben Steiner’s short horror films, available now via YouTube, and speaks to the British filmmaker about his work…