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Certified Forgotten is a writer-owned horror publication focused on the little movies that leave a big impression. We publish essays on the underseen and underappreciated horror films of the 21st Century.

Certified Forgotten

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Eric Langberg is a writer from Los Angeles by way of Pittsburgh. He loves thinking too much about old movies, trashy reality TV, and pop music, and he&#8217;s excited to be living in LA now because it won&#8217;t be weird when he orders an iced coffee in January. You can find more of his writing at Everything&#8217;s Interesting.

Eric Langberg

Editorials

‘The Last Exorcism Part II’ Finds Trauma Without Found Footage

Ciara Moloney (<a href="https://ciaramoloney.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ciaramoloney.net</a>) is a film critic and scholar based in Dublin. She is chief film critic for Current Affairs magazine, and her work has also appeared in Paste, Cineaste, IndieWire, Crooked Marquee, and MUBI Notebook. She thinks Arnie&#8217;s accent work in Red Heat is severely underrated.

Ciara Moloney

‘Circle’ Calls Our Conscience To a Vote

Dad. Husband. Horror lover. Aspiring writer. &#8216;Are You Afraid of the Dark?&#8217; Fanatic. Podcast supporter. Bad golfer. I love Mothman and all other cryptids.

J.D. Gravatte

The Twists and Turns of ‘Hangman’s Curse’

Fascinated with the horror genre. Enthralled with the stimuli it causes. Love writing the words to explain the horror stimuli. Also, owner of a gargoyle.

Joshua Anderson

‘Trailer Park of Terror’ and God’s Undead Warriors

Wren Crain is a writer, graphic designer and photographer. They are the co-creator of Transploitation, the first book exploring trans and non-binary representation in horror.

Wren Crain

How ‘Seed of Chucky’ Explores Non-Binary Identities

Nguyen Le is a lover of films, games, and food hailing from a land across the Atlantic. You bet he can make butt-kicking ca phe sua da. Clueless at talking dirty, adequate at talking movies. Nguyen could always use more friends on Twitter and Facebook.

Nguyen Le

The ‘Dark Water’ Remake Trades Ghosts for Neuroses

Jerry Sampson is a freelance writer, horror writer, screenwriter, and editor. Her love for film and the horror genre leads her to explore and question the darkness that lies in the shadows of human existence. She studies the concept of inherited trauma and finds that theme coming up unconsciously in much of her work. Jerry is a contributing writer for Ghouls Magazine. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and cat-child.

Jerry J. Sampson

Religion, Shame, and Self-Acceptance in ‘Thirst’

Mikey P. Jr. is a fan of Latin American cinema and horror films. He is the host of The Descent podcast and is either running his Etsy shop or after his children.

Mikey P. Jr.

Bus Life Meets Folk-Horror in ‘Diablo Rojo PTY’

Jo Reid has recently graduated with an Msc in Film, Exhibition and Curation at Edinburgh University. She is interested the weird, the tacky, and the cheesy, and exploring the possibilities of exhibiting digital media such as games and fan content.

Jo Reid

‘Sightseers’ and the Horrors of Intimacy

Writer, actress, &amp; educator. Writer &amp; director of @BystandersFilm. Intersectional feminist. Lead writer at @xmorbidbeautyx. Stephen King&#8217;s It expert. She/her.

Jamie Alvey

Finding Myself in ‘Let’s Scare Jessica to Death’

Molly Henery is a film critic, entertainment writer, and author of both nonfiction and fiction with a Master&#8217;s degree in professional creative writing. Molly began writing horror film reviews for her own website, The Blogging Banshee, before eventually branching out and writing for other outlets including Fangoria, Dread Central, Nightmarish Conjurings, and more. She is most well-known for her “Uterus Horror” column on Certified Forgotten which examines a different film each month in a subgenre of horror Molly named and defined. Molly has made a name for herself as a horror genre expert which has allowed her to be a guest on numerous podcasts, is a cast member of Mental Health and Horror: A Documentary, and co-authored the upcoming book, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Keep up on what Molly Henery is watching and writing about on her social media.

Molly Henery

Uterus Horror

Trauma and Toxic Masculinity in ‘The Rage: Carrie 2’

Erin Devany is an aspiring filmmaker with a love for horror and a passion for all things creative. Her work captures bands, friends, art, pets, portraits, and many of her own creative endeavors. She can currently be found freelancing her work out of the DFW area.

Erin Devany

Religion Begets Trauma in ‘From Within’

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