An Appreciation Of Borley Rectory (2017)
Johnny Restall dares enter Ashley Thorpe’s 2017 recreation of Borley Rectory – the Most Haunted House in England…
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Here, you’ll find writing including articles, essays, analyses, retrospectives, insights and love letters to everything British horror film…
God Rest Ye, Bloody Gentlemen
With the festive season upon us, what better way to celebrate than with MJ Simpson’s curated selection of British Christmas horror? There’s one each for the 12 days of Christmas, so plenty to add to your yuletide watchlist…
The Darling Buds of Slay
The most celebrated of ‘serious’ British directors have taken detours into horror over the years, often producing some of the most thoughtful, nuanced and impactful genre highlights committed to celluloid. Matt Rogerson takes a look at the UK’s long lineage of cinema darlings who turned to the darkest of genres…
Freddie Francis: There and Back Again
Freddie Francis’ cinematographic brilliance is undisputed but his sojourns into directing produced some British horror favourites among fans. Jane Nightshade selects 10 of his best…
Fabulous Beasts: Neil Jordan, Interview with the Vampire & Byzantium
With the passing of Angela Carter and plans for a cinematic Vampirella abandoned, director Neil Jordan nonetheless produced two films examining vampire lore. Graham Williamson discusses how the spirit of Carter is instilled in both…
Fabulous Beasts: Angela Carter, Vampirella & The Company of Wolves
Graham Williamson inspects the late author Angela Carter’s Vampirella, its abandoned cinematic dramatisation and how more of her exquisite horror tales remain curiously unmade…
The Banality Of Evil: 10 Rillington Place (1971)
Johnny Restall examines Richard Fleischer’s seminal 1971 British murder masterpiece, 10 Rillington Place…
Sitting amongst your demons: Unbelonging and unforgetting in His House (2020)
David Evans-Powell tackles displacement, trauma and ghosts in His House, the 2020 debut film from writer/director, Remi Weekes…
Giving The Devil His Due: The demonic in British Horror Cinema
Johnny Restall grows horns and takes a personal look at the Satanic highlights of British horror cinema…
Stephen Weeks’ Ghost Story (1974)
Paul Lewis’ absorbing essay on Ghost Story (1974), takes an in-depth look at Stephen Weeks’ independent haunted house film and its profound sense of Englishness…