Demonic oppression was the story of this year’s UK horror film showcase – along with female survivorship, identity differences and the dangers of the internet. Hardy survivors Kim Newman, Anton Bitel and Virginie Selavy explore our latest demons in this roundtable post-mortem.

Under discussion:

Demonic conspiracies and satanic possession in👻 For We Are Many (Lawrie Brewster, Andrew Ionides, Brad Watson, Mitch Wilson, Carlos Omar De Leon, Matthan Harris, Dane Keil, Mark Logan; UK)👻 Porno (Keola Racela, USA)👻 Ready or Not (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, USA)👻 Daniel Isn’t Real (Adam Egypt Mortimer, USA)👻 The Black String (Brian Hanson, USA)

The slipperiness of truth and safety online in👻 Death of a Vlogger (Graham Hughes, UK)👻 Deadcon (Caryn Waechter, USA)👻 Ghost Killers vs Bloody Mary (Fabrício Bittar, Brazil)👻 Halloween Party (Jay Dahl, Canada)👻 The Drone (Jordan Rubin, USA)

Differences of sexuality, class and gender in👻 Spiral (Kurtis David Harder, Canada)👻 The Dark Red (Dan Bush, USA)👻 Satanic Panic (Chelsea Stardust, USA)👻 The Wind (Emma Tammi, USA)👻 Criminal Audition (Samuel Gridley, UK)👻 Why Don’t You Just Die! (Kirill Sokolov, Russia)

Female survivors in👻 A Good Woman Is Hard to Find (Abner Pastoll, UK)👻 Feedback (Pedro C. Alonso, Spain/USA)

Parental angst in👻 Freaks (Zach Lipovsky, Canada)👻 The Deeper You Dig (Toby Poser & John Adams, USA)👻 Knives and Skin (Jennifer Reeder, USA)

The monstrous in👻 Rabid (Jen & Sylvia Soska, Canada)👻 Depraved (Larry Fessenden, USA)