Russell Crowe as Fr Gabriele Amorth in The Pope’s Exorcist. Jonathan Hession/Sony Pictures April 25, 2023 The Pope’s Exorcist: how the film compares to the real church’s approach to exorcism Helen Hall, Nottingham Trent University In reality, most Roman Catholic exorcists recognise the danger of encouraging a person suffering from auditory hallucinations to believe that these are demonic.
Ralph Fiennes (centre) plays The Menu’s mad Chef Slowick. Disney November 29, 2022 The Menu: Ralph Fiennes’s new film shows why restaurants are a ripe setting for horror Mark Jancovich, University of East Anglia A despotic chef reveals the theatre, terror and class divides of haute cuisine.
Shutterstock October 29, 2021 Not spooked by Halloween ghost stories? You may have aphantasia Rebecca Keogh, Macquarie University If a friend seems to be immune to your spooky, ghost story this Halloween, ask them if they can see the story unfold in their mind’s eye.
Shutterstock October 27, 2021 The best Halloween scares you can watch from the safety of your sofa – recommended by a horror expert Alec Charles, University of Winchester From the indie to the blockbuster, Halloween viewing recommendations whatever your taste.
Dani, The Haunting of Bly Manor’s Governess. EIKE SCHROTER/NETFLIX October 12, 2020 The Haunting of Bly Manor: why Henry James’s eerie tale still inspires so many adaptations Bethany Layne, De Montfort University Be they ghosts or her mind playing tricks? The uncertainty is the draw of the 1898 classic The Turn of the Screw.