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CHANTAL SAYS THE UNTHINKABLE
In a counter review to Kit Power's comprehensive review of Hellraiser and Chantal Noordeloos shows why she doesn't think Hellraiser stands up in a modern world. Up until about a month ago, if you...
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YOU OPENED IT. WE CAME. NOW YOU MUST COME WITH US, TASTE OUR PLEASURES
To celebrate Hellraiser's birthday on September 18 (an apt date as it seems as after today we will have all eternity for the soul of Scotland's nation to be torn apart) some of horror's finest and...
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Liam Neeson Brought Graveyards Back
Review: A Walk Among The Tombstones Look at the posters for A Walk Among The Tombstones, and it appears to be one of the least impactful films of 2014. Why? Well, it's because the poster features Liam...
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IN DEFENSE OF HORROR BY DUNCAN RALSTON
I realize I'm preaching to the choir here, defending horror on a website devoted to it, but stick with me for a minute. Recently I found myself in a heated debate with someone who claimed to dislike...
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TOM JOHNSTONE ON HORROR UNCUT EDITED BY JOEL LANE
HORROR UNCUT: Tales of Social Insecurity and Economic Unease, edited by Joel Lane and Tom Johnstone (Gray Friar Press). HORROR UNCUT This anthology arose out of the editors' horror at the austerity...
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SHARLTO COPLEY CAREER RETROSPECTIVE
SHARLTO COPLEY To mark the start of a new series of film reviews on Ginger Nuts of Horror, which starts with a review of Open Grave here is a career retrospective of the films star Sharlto Copley....
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GUEST POST - THE BEST APOCALYPTIC FILMS
Over the years apocalyptic films have come in all shapes, sizes and genres. Starting with the 1950s science-fictions, and moving into the epic and overwhelmingly patriotic and Americanised apocalypses...
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COMPETITION TIME! WIN A COPY OF DEBUG
Everyone loves a competition, and thanks to to good people at Signature Entertainment Ginger Nuts of Horror has three copies to give away to three lucky winners. DEBUG comes to Blu-ray, DVD and...
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HALLOWEEN FILM FAVOURITES PART 2 BY PAUL M FEENEY
Kairo (Pulse) – (2001) – Dir: Kiyoshi Kurosawa – Language: Japanese (Japan). Of the many, many Asian films I love (horror and otherwise), Kairo is quite possibly the most effective I've yet seen. It...
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HALLOWEEN FILM FAVOURITES PART 1 BY PAUL M. FEENEY
Okay, today being the day it is (and if you don't know, who are you and why are you browsing a horror website??), I'm going to take a quick run through the films that I, personally, consider to be the...
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BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW - LEX JONES
Better the Devil you Know. I was torn between titles for this one. I was either going to go with the above, or "Sympathy For the Devil". In the end the content of the article made the decision for me....
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THE TRUE FACE OF EVIL
THE FACE OF EVIL I like to think that I’m a man’s man. You know the sort, big strong, not afraid of anything. The sort of man who, when faced with danger turns into the all action hero ready to defeat...
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SEND IN THE CLOWNS - BY LEX JONES
Clowns are scary. Allegedly. Personally I don’t get it. I don’t like them particularly. They're the least-funny source of comedy since the last time Miranda Hart fell over. But I don’t find them...
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THE HORROR COMMUNITY - WHAT'S WRONG?
Some of you may know I've been off work for a couple of weeks with a busted up leg. I've spent more days than I care to remember lying on the floor of our living room desperately trying to get comfy....
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THE HORROR COMMUNITY - THE DAY AFTER
Thanks to everyone who shared and commented on yesterday's post, both here and on Facebook, and in a few instances in emails. Some of you, and it might be my fault for not being clearer, thought the...
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GREIG BECK - THE WRITING PROCESS AND INSPIRATION
BOOK OF THE DEAD COVER I rise early… very early! I’m up by 4am, and walk Jess, my giant German Shepherd, followed by a jog and then weights. Then by 6am, I’ll check social media, followed by trying to...
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WHY HORROR BY KAYLEIGH EDWARDS
I'm very proud to welcome Kayleigh Edwards to Ginger Nuts of Horror. Kayleigh will be joining Kit, Paul and Charlotte's excellent contributions to the site. So please say hello to Kayleigh in the...
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YOUR BOYFRIEND’S THE KILLER… RUN FOOL!
Horror fans seem weird to ‘normal’ people sometimes. We like to be scared, and that’s a little unusual, right? If something scary happens to us in real life, we’ll get the hell out of dodge as quickly...
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THE DARK PASTS OF AMERICA'S SPOOKIEST PRISONS
Moundsville Penitentiary The wrought iron door slams behind you in your new home, where you will stay until your death. The guard made no attempt to provide optimism or hope; indeed he actively...
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CONFESSIONS OF A BOOK REVIEWER: PART 1
NEV MURRAY Come join us at Ginger Nuts of Horror, he said. It will be fun, he said. I would love to, I said. This is a dream for me, I said. Just give me some reviews, he said. Delighted, I said. Just...
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