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Dolly Alderton’s debut fiction novel ‘Ghosts’: Modern dating under a microscope

Alderton’s writing is utterly engaging and she leaves you itching to know more by the end of every single chapter: I was completely engrossed and captivated by the book from start to finish. Ghosts exposes the uncomfortable truths about modern dating, from the unoriginal and cringy profiles on dating apps to the instant messaging creating […]

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TV

The Haunting of Bly Manor

The long awaited sequel to Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House has finally been released, and it certainly lives up to the hype. With a new house, a new cast of characters, and a new plot, The Haunting of Bly Manor could have easily been a major disappointment. Instead, it was a bingeable, thrilling, and […]

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Film

Cult Column: Crimson Peak

Asking me to name my favourite horror subgenre would be like asking a parent to name a favourite child; I love them all. But some are definitely seasonal, and one that I always grow to love over October is Gothic horror.  Gothic horror originated in literature in the mid-18th century with novels like The Castle […]

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TV

Ghosts: Series Two Review

If you’ve got it, haunt it. And the second series of Ghosts certainly does haunt it. After a year, The BBC’s wonderfully silly sitcom is back, much to the delight of many avid fans. From the creators of the almost cult-like classic Horrible Histories, the show has remained true to its origins, offering the same […]

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Film Reviews

Girl on the Third Floor

I’m confused. Really confused. The plot of Travis Stevens’s awful horror film, released last year and recently added to Netflix, is so convoluted that it stumbles into contradicting any sort of message that could have been extracted from it. If the point of Girl on the Third Floor is to detach the pregnant main character, Liz, from […]