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Ghouls Magazine is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Alix Turner, Caitlyn Downs, Jenn Adams, Jessica Scott, Kat Hughes, Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
3.5/5
The Long Night (2022) Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana The Long Night is a gloomy and foreboding atmospheric set piece with traditional yet not entirely tired folk horror visuals.
Posted Jul 09, 2024  Edit critic review
3/5
Orphan: First Kill (2022) Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana Is this prequel necessary? Absolutely not, but it’s an enjoyable popcorn slasher horror with plenty of truly savage and bloodthirsty moments.
Posted Jul 09, 2024  Edit critic review
2/5
Exorcist Vengeance (2022) Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana Whilst Exorcist Vengeance certainly seems to be an ode to Friedkin’s horror masterpiece, it unfortunately falls a little bit short when it comes to the actual demonic exorcist factor.
Posted Jul 09, 2024  Edit critic review
4.5/5
A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana As Coco Chanel once said: “Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion of death” and A Tale of Two Sisters is a beautiful, yet terrifying embodiment of that.
Posted Jul 09, 2024  Edit critic review
2/5
An Exquisite Meal (2021) Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana The restriction of both location and the running time of the film work against the messaging, with a lack of clear story and character development and a missing strength of conviction.
Posted Jul 09, 2024  Edit critic review
5/5
Deadstream (2022) Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana Deadstream is a fun and light-hearted horror that utilises found footage expertly, bringing the medium into the social media era in an extremely believable way.
Posted Jul 09, 2024  Edit critic review
5/5
Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022) Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana Huesera contains some truly frightening moments of dread and terror, and not just in its traditional scenes of psychological horror, but also manages to tap into the basic gut wrenching fears of any new parents.
Posted Jul 09, 2024  Edit critic review
5/5
Evil Dead Rise (2023) Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana Evil Dead Rise is a return to unpretentious and unrestrained, gore-soaked terror for mainstream horror, bringing the franchise back to be with the maggots, in the best possible way.
Posted Jul 09, 2024  Edit critic review
5/5
Evil Dead (2013) Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana Fede Álvarez’s Evil Dead, while not entirely following the Evil Dead traditions the cult classic is famous for, creates a further sprawl into the Raimi-verse, bringing the world of the Deadites firmly into modern day.
Posted Jul 09, 2024  Edit critic review
3/5
Little Bone Lodge (2023) Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana What begins as a seemingly normal home invasion turned wrong soon devolves into a film that is body horror mixed with sentiments of 1932’s The Old Dark House, and an atmosphere not unlike a Scandinavian crime drama.
Posted Jul 09, 2024  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Resurrection of Charles Manson (2022) Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana It skirts around the edges of the intended subject matter and never quite reaches its full potential.
Posted Jul 09, 2024  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Wolf Garden (2023) Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana There is an interesting story somewhere in Wolf Garden but lacks any real bite.
Posted Jul 09, 2024  Edit critic review
3/5
CreepyPasta (2023) Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana Creepypasta is a somewhat interesting delve into the world of online viral legends come to life.
Posted Jul 09, 2024  Edit critic review
3/5
Cube (2021) Kat Hughes Cube follows roughly the same path as its predecessor, but there are enough side-steps to keep things interesting.
Posted May 22, 2023  Edit critic review
4/5
After She Died (2022) Kat Hughes Three years of blood, sweat and tears have paid off for Dignan. His committed efforts have created an atmospheric hybrid of horror, mystery, and drama that burns slowly before burning brightly.
Posted Apr 10, 2023  Edit critic review
3/5
Lullaby (2022) Kat Hughes By no means perfect, Lullaby remains one of Leonetti’s strongest directorial offerings. The story of Lilith has plenty of unexploited materials and Lullaby presents the perfect starting point for future exploration.
Posted Mar 21, 2023  Edit critic review
As Above, So Below (2014) Jessica Scott Combining elements from Tomb Raider and The Descent with Dante’s Inferno, As Above, So Below is a striking and unique film that cleverly exemplifies its title by finding the horror within this claustrophobia of the soul.
Posted Dec 22, 2022  Edit critic review
The Toll (2020) Jessica Scott The Toll feels like it wants to make a point about women surviving in a world that’s designed to hurt them, but ultimately it just asks them to keep accepting the hurt in the name of entertainment.
Posted Dec 22, 2022  Edit critic review
Meander (2020) Jessica Scott Meander raises a lot of questions and may require a higher suspension of disbelief than some viewers are willing to give. However, for those open to it, the film’s twists will be a pleasure to uncover.
Posted Dec 19, 2022  Edit critic review
5/5
The Leech (2022) Caitlyn Downs Eric Pennycoff’s The Leech delivers on fierce satire and wry dark comedy in this (mostly) three-way Christmas pot-boiler.
Posted Dec 05, 2022  Edit critic review
4/5
Crimes of the Future (2022) Caitlyn Downs A director in a reflective space, consumed by concerns for the future and a career-long fascination with the intersection between humanity and technology creates a film that lingers rather than jolts, but undoubtedly has a lot to say.
Posted Oct 05, 2022  Edit critic review
5/5
The Feast (2021) Caitlyn Downs With an exploration of the personal responsibility one has to roots, space and the negotiations we all undergo to make space in the world, this horror has a lot to chew over.
Posted Sep 10, 2022  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Great White (2021) Caitlyn Downs Lush locations and low stakes make this a solid if unremarkable and occasionally frustrating entry in the body of shark films.
Posted Aug 21, 2022  Edit critic review
4/5
Sadistic Intentions (2019) Caitlyn Downs A deliberate, engaging slice of indie horror that delivers on its tension, all the way to a satisfying conclusion.
Posted Aug 21, 2022  Edit critic review
4/5
The Maid (2020) Caitlyn Downs The Maid is an immensely satisfying, subgenre-blurring rollercoaster from start to finish.
Posted Aug 21, 2022  Edit critic review
3/5
Last Night in Soho (2021) Caitlyn Downs Last Night in SoHo doesn’t feel bold enough to deliver on its more scathing commentary, delivering on cultivated cinematic moments that make it a diverting, if relatively empty vessel.
Posted Aug 21, 2022  Edit critic review
A Ghost Waits (2020) Jessica Scott A Ghost Waits is a triumph. This obvious labor of love has a unique and unified vision that represents the best of indie horror.
Posted Aug 17, 2022  Edit critic review
Vampyr (1932) Jessica Scott Carl Theodor Dreyer’s masterful Vampyr (1932) straddles the line between silent and sound pictures, using the visual language of the former to amplify the terrifying atmosphere of the vampire film and bring its horrors into the new age of sound cinema.
Posted Aug 16, 2022  Edit critic review
3/5
Isolation (2021) Alix Turner Like the film equivalent of a support group: it could be draining or it could be cathartic, depending on the individual.
Posted Feb 20, 2022  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Night Drive (2021) Alix Turner I enjoyed it just as much the second time, preparing for this review; watching the interplay between Russell and Charlotte, the close-ups, the neon lights, the claustrophobic tension and the daft Christmas animals.
Posted Dec 21, 2021  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Hate Crime (2013) Alix Turner There are some great performances and some sound production in Hate Crime, although some poor writing, and I am of the opinion that the wrong approach was made for this film's agenda.
Posted Dec 11, 2021  Edit critic review
4/5
Titane (2021) Alix Turner What really makes the film rich is the exploration of some deeply intimate themes - family, trauma, gender, identity - and the lovely use of fire to draw one in or to wipe out the obsolete.
Posted Dec 11, 2021  Edit critic review
4/5
Dashcam (2021) Alix Turner Dashcam is an enjoyable and thought-provoking thriller, and I'm looking forward to finding out what Nilsson has in store next.
Posted Nov 09, 2021  Edit critic review
2/5
Sacrilege (2020) Alix Turner I might forgive the writing or the tone if the film featured any actual sacrilege.
Posted Oct 04, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Antebellum (2020) Alix Turner Ramping up the two-dimensional good/bad contrast does cause the film to be more sensational than gritty, unfortunately; and the cleverness seems to overshadow any message of the film by the time we get to the end.
Posted Aug 04, 2021  Edit critic review
3/5
The Boy Behind the Door (2020) Alix Turner They wrote and made the film very well, and it maintained strong tension throughout; but this quality didn't compensate for a nagging feeling throughout that I had seen it all before.
Posted Aug 04, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Kandisha (2020) Alix Turner A memorable film, regardless of the (very few) flaws.
Posted Jul 23, 2021  Edit critic review
4.5/5
My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To (2020) Alix Turner A sense of an inevitable implosion is there right from the start; as though we are watching them all simply walking towards inescapable grief.
Posted Jun 21, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Undergods (2020) Alix Turner Although at the start Undergods looked like yet another dystopian picture, it was presented in such an interesting style and with strangely engaging characters that it wasn't "yet another" anything.
Posted Jun 21, 2021  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Seance (2021) Alix Turner Nothing quite gave Seance the spooky atmosphere it cried out for.
Posted Jun 21, 2021  Edit critic review
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