Nothing captures the dread, fear and anxiety of an era like horror. And in 2023, we find ourselves smack dab in the middle of a horror renaissance, with a veritable tsunami of envelope-pushing terror to choose from—both on the big screen and streaming platforms.
It’s an all-you-can-eat buffet of gory goodness, and Zoë—aka The Queen of Extreme Horror, aka Zobo With a Shotgun—is starving. The editor in chief and founder of Ghouls Magazine, Zoë celebrates horror from the female perspective. She is also cohost of Our Bloody Obsession, a podcast dedicated to all things grisly and extreme. Here, the horror film journalist offers her curated selections for 2023—a blood-soaked “best of” for lovers of all things unsettling. Not for the faint of heart!
“In the last year we saw a wave of ‘mainstream extreme’ horror films that left us gagging for more—they were depraved, devoid of humanity and plunged audiences into the darkest places. So what can we expect in the back half of 2023? Despite a visible shift toward more conservative filmmaking (boo), some filmmakers continue to push the boundaries, frightening us with horror that makes us keep the lights on at night.”
Infinity Pool, director Brandon Cronenberg, out now: “Alexander Skarsgård on a leash, drug-fueled orgies, cum shots and gratuitous violence. Plus, Mia Goth perfects her psycho-you-want-to-fuck energy.”
