Ancient Terrors – or the Terror of Ancientness? Archaeophobia in British Film and TV
Francis Young explores whether the distant past, in and of itself, can be a source of horror, leading to a distinct fear of the past: archaeophobia…
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Welcome to the Horrified Film page. Here, you’ll find writing including articles, essays, analysis, retrospectives, insights and love letters to everything British horror film…
Digging Through Horror on the London Underground
In a companion piece to her absorbing exploration of The Thames and the horror film, Lauren Jane Barnett essays how London and its underground system are deeply intertwined, in life and cinema, from Quatermass and the Pit to Death Line and beyond…
Howling with Laughter and Fear: 40 Years of An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Dean Newman offers his thoughts on the seminal lycanthrope film, An American Werewolf in London (1981) which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2021
Locations, Lighting and Just the Right Amount of Ambition: The Horror Films of Charlie Steeds
Horrified catches up with Charlie Steeds, the man behind Dark Temple Productions, for an exclusive interview with the wunderkind of neo-retro British horror…
‘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…
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 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…