Horror
The monster that lurks within us
The enduring popularity of fantasy and horror fiction proves that we still live in the long, dark shadow of the Gothic novel
The rise of meta-horror
In 2022, a new Scream film must face down more than monsters
Our deepest, darkest fears
The transgressive, transmedial and transnational nature of the Gothic genre
The Thing: 40 years on
Left to freeze by Thatcher’s censors, The Thing has finally been recognised as John Carpenter’s best film
The legacy of The Woman in Black
Susan Hill’s story remains one of the most pervasively unsettling tales in the English ghost story tradition
Why does The Shining still scare us?
A large part of its appeal revolves around a simple fact, it is utterly terrifying
I spread disinformation, and I’m very sorry
In which our brave author is found guilty of trying to be funny online
Studio: The 2022 Venice Biennale
Cecilia Alemani has produced an exceptionally intelligent and delightful Biennale
Rod Dreher comes home
The conscience of the New World is here in the Old
Bring back Victorian YIMBY-ism
We cling to the buildings our 19th century forebears left behind, but they would decry our squeamishness
The case for dismissal
Apologies are the end, going is the start
Professor Barry Mole: Scholarly Obsessive
Some things should stay buried
Cash in the Cabinet
Helpful tips from your favourite politicians on how to beat the cost of living crisis
Why demonise medical interventions for pregnancy?
We shouldn’t let nature get in the way of nurture
An inspector calls
An Englishman’s illegally small room should be his castle
Women aren’t “womb-carriers”
How the left internalised the misogyny of the modern state
Stormont desperately needs reform
The interests of Northern Irish voters are being sacrificed to the perceived needs of the peace process