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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana

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Biography:

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana is the host of What A Scream horror podcast, as well as editor of WhatAScreamPodcast.com, and the co-host of Gore Things, the podcast that explores splatter films with Brad Hanson. She has by-lines in Moving Pictures Film Club, Ghouls Magazine, Fangoria and Dread Central and has recently edited and published the zine Mirror Mirror: Reflections From Women on the Horror Genre.

Reviews

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Frankie, Maniac Woman (2025) 4/5 EDIT “"Frankie, Maniac Woman is a fun ode to exploitation classics..."” – What a Scream Podcast Jan 9, 2026 Full Review Dolly (2025) 82% 3/5 EDIT “...Dolly explicitly lays out its intentions to be an homage to 1970s exploitation cinema, with a strong sense of the era’s aesthetic and cinematography styles, as well as the period’s collective commentary on how the horrors are in America’s back garden..” – What a Scream Podcast Oct 28, 2025 Full Review The Cramps: A Period Piece (2025) 100% 3.5 EDIT “...contributes to the important and very poignant conversation surrounding menstruating bodies, doing it with wicked style and a swinging subversive humour. ” – What a Scream Podcast Oct 9, 2025 Full Review Pig Hill (2025) 2/5 EDIT “With characters that never fully grasp viewers' attention or empathy, at times it feels as if audiences are just being put through the paces to reach the inevitable and predictable ending.” – What a Scream Podcast Oct 9, 2025 Full Review Sane Inside Insanity: The Phenomenon of Rocky Horror (2025) 3/5 EDIT “Sane Inside Sanity: The Phenomenon of Rocky Horror is a good entry point documentary for those new to The Rocky Horror Show, but unfortunately does not reveal anything new for those already well aware or a fan of the show or film. ” – What a Scream Podcast Oct 9, 2025 Full Review Blood Shine (2025) 4/5 EDIT “...Blood Shine is a bold and visually rich piece, strengthened by the two central performances of Bennett and Call...” – What a Scream Podcast Oct 9, 2025 Full Review Somnium (2024) 81% 2.5/5 EDIT “Somnium definitely has potential, but less melodramatic emotional teen drama and more creepy sleep paralysis demons would have benefitted the film greatly. ” – What a Scream Podcast Oct 9, 2025 Full Review Bad Haircut (2025) 100% 3.5/5 EDIT “With glimmers of 2007’s Superbad, Bad Haircut is a comedy-horror with a wonderful balance of humour, heart and guts. ” – What a Scream Podcast Oct 9, 2025 Full Review Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror (2025) 97% 5/5 EDIT “Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror has lovingly crafted an indepth dive into just what it is that has made the musical monster such a success.” – What a Scream Podcast Oct 9, 2025 Full Review Hold the Fort (2025) 100% 3/5 EDIT “...with a splattering of satisfying gore, made all the more ridiculous (in a positive way) with cartoonish character performances Hold The Fort is a welcome break from the recent proliferation of horror concentrating solely on trauma and grief.” – What a Scream Podcast Jul 30, 2025 Full Review Noise (2024) 67% 3.5/5 EDIT “...very much follows the tried and tested formula of a traditional ghost story, similar to that of a gothic haunted house. The things that go bump in the night are not always the things you have to be afraid of, sometimes it's the living you should fear.” – What a Scream Podcast Jul 30, 2025 Full Review Cannibal Mukbang (2023) 93% 3/5 EDIT “"Putting the meat into meet-cute is Aimee Kuge’s debut feature Cannibal Mukbang"” – What a Scream Podcast Jun 25, 2025 Full Review Pabrik Gula (2025) 2.5/5 EDIT “Despite its high quality in production, cinematography and acting, Pabrik Gula is a very stereotypical middle of the road supernatural horror, timidly hitting every expected ghostly beat” – What a Scream Podcast May 12, 2025 Full Review The Ugly Stepsister (2025) 96% 5/5 EDIT “Combining gag-worthy practical effects with the very real horrors of being a woman, The Ugly Stepsister takes the idea of a fairytale and transforms it into a nauseating body horror masterpiece.” – What a Scream Podcast May 8, 2025 Full Review Fréwaka (2024) 96% 4/5 EDIT “Fréwaka is a chilling reminder of exactly why Ireland remains haunted by both its past and present, and proudly continues the reign of Irish filmmakers in horror cinema.” – What a Scream Podcast May 8, 2025 Full Review Séance (2024) 100% 3.5/5 EDIT “Séance is a charming period ghost story that explores themes of gender role dynamics, sexuality and relationship abuse, that proves the importance of girl code.” – What a Scream Podcast May 8, 2025 Full Review House of Ashes (2025) 71% 1.5/5 EDIT “House of Ashes fails to really stick, and ultimately muddies any sort of potential for really driving the film’s message home.” – What a Scream Podcast Mar 31, 2025 Full Review The Last Sacrifice (2024) 4.5/5 EDIT “...a visually compelling combination of true crime, societal examination of 1960s England and historical documentation of a well loved subgenre of horror, which makes for a highly competent practice in the art of storytelling.” – What a Scream Podcast Mar 31, 2025 Full Review By the Throat (2025) 2/5 EDIT “Despite the strengths in the performances, By The Throat needs a stronger and sturdier backbone to carry the body of the film.” – What a Scream Podcast Mar 31, 2025 Full Review I Will Never Leave You Alone (2023) 2/5 EDIT “...definitely could do with faster progression through its story development, with some of Richard’s raison d’etre becoming lost in the slog of the narration.” – What a Scream Podcast Mar 31, 2025 Full Review Bokshi (2025) 3/5 EDIT “With an explosive and bloody final sequence, Bokshi’s effort to demonstrate the horrors that are created through the oppression of peoples, whether that be due to gender, sexuality, ethnicity etc, is commendable” – What a Scream Podcast Mar 4, 2025 Full Review Listen Carefully (2023) 44% 1.5/5 EDIT “Listen Carefully attempts to present itself as a taut Taken-esque (2008) thriller, but with a disappointing ending, falls somewhat flat. ” – What a Scream Podcast Jan 22, 2025 Full Review You Are Not Me (2023) 100% 4/5 EDIT “With intensely strong performances and its intriguing world building, You Are Not Me is an incredibly relatable and anxiety-inducing argument for spending the festive holidays away from the family. ” – What a Scream Podcast Jan 13, 2025 Full Review The Damned (2024) 89% 3/5 EDIT “The Damned is a visually stunning and haunting unravelling of the human psyche. ” – What a Scream Podcast Jan 13, 2025 Full Review Párvulos: Children of the Apocalypse (2024) 88% 3.5/5 EDIT “Párvulos is primarily a coming of age familial drama, with flecks of zombie horror which explores how world events affect the youth of the population and the changing aspects of family dynamics set amongst a crumbling society.” – What a Scream Podcast Jan 13, 2025 Full Review
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