With The Wicker Man celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Marketing Manager Cathy leads us into the dark world of folk horror.
Curator Toni Booth writes about her memories of the BBC series Moviedrome, fronted by film-maker Alex Cox, and looks at what makes a ‘cult film’.
Volunteer blogger Joe takes a look at the film that arguably kickstarted the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Stephen Norrington’s Blade (1998), starring Wesley Snipes.
Kathryn Penny recounts a very special Frankenstein-themed event which took film fans from novels to nostril expanders…
As Ghostbusters hits our IMAX screen, we turn to our archives to explore the spooky ‘spirit’ photography of William Hope.
Among the more disturbing objects to be found in our collection stores is this pair of distinctive animatronic gorilla heads…
Curator Iain Logie Baird looks back at this forgotten gem of a short story and considers the Bradford-born author’s many contributions to television.
This week sees the release of a book co-authored by Brian May (yes, that one) about an unusual series of stereo photographs featuring hell, skeletons and demons all aglow.
Colin Harding takes a quick peek at the spooky world of photographic ghosts, from the first accidental images to the charlatans of the Crewe Circle.
Today we announced that our annual celebration of horror and SFF films will not be continuing. Here’s a message from the festival team, plus some memories from the past 11 years.
Last night the museum and City Park were overrun by rampaging zombies… to promote our Fantastic Films Weekend, celebrating the best horror and SFF movies.
Mike McKenny takes a deep dive into the world of the Ford brothers’ zombie flick The Dead, with a review of the movie and an interview with the directors and star Rob Freeman.