The Babadook

Have you ever wondered just what it was that set HeadStuff's film writers off on their dark obsessions with haunting and horror? Look no further! In the run-up to Halloween our film team have divulged on the films that first got them…

As the 2010s wind to a close, HeadStuff gathered the collective minds of our Film section to bring you our picks for the best horrors of the decade. Below are #20 to #1. 20. The Invitation I had almost completely forgotten watching The…

Gay surfers. There are many achievements under Kathryn Bigelow’s belt, not least the only Oscar win for a female director but Point Break may be her greatest in terms of pure entertainment. Bigelow was no stranger to genre before or after…

The portrayal of women in cinema has thankfully and drastically changed over the last 50 years. From the hard case personality the late Carrie Fisher injected into her portrayal of Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise, to the…

The New England area is supposedly one of the most beautiful parts of the United States and I never want to go there. The setting of many of Stephen King’s most famous works as well as those of H. P. Lovecraft and even the home of Irish…

The nuclear family is sacrosanct in cinema. Presented as the most sacred of ideals its protection (and destruction) is often key in horror films. The Ring opens with the nuclear family splintered if not totally broken. Children are left to…

Andrew Carroll looked at Kill List's domestic disharmony. Paddy O'Leary looked at the best horror films available on Netflix. Graham Connors examined the dangerous voyeuristic gaze in the modern slasher film. Now, to bring our Halloween…