lauren gallagher

Freelance film critic, culture journalist and editor based in Dublin. Writing on world cinema, genre literature and pop culture.

film and tv reviews








cinema waves | 'only the river flows' review

interviews












features




Revenge of the Ocean: On the Legacy of 'Jaws'

morbidly beautiful | Reversing the Victim Stereotype: “Teeth” and Female Agency

wig-wag magazine | muriel's wedding

monstrous flesh journal vol 2 | the enduring legacy of "the craft"

bust magazine | remembering lee miller

apocalypse confidential | introducing the boar

darling magazine | Sexy movies to watch this autumn (collab)

Vestisse magazine | tribute to shelley duvall

OFF CHANCE magazine | body image in horror

‘Deadgirl’ Damns Those Who Do Nothing

ANFA COLLECTIVE | the legacy of 'saw'

book reviews

anfa collective | 'the secret life of insects' review

SLEAZE MAGAZINE | 'swanna in love' review

anfa collective | 'fragile animals' book review

OFFCULTURED | madness book review

ANFA COLLECTIVE | 'the bullet swallower' book review

self-published pieces


Gay cowboys, FKA Twigs and Scooby-Doo

Pre-teen Psychopaths, the New Lolita and Scottish Vampires

get in touch

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