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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.

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Matthew is a Philadelphia-based film critic and the co-founder of Certified Forgotten. You can find his writing at publications like Inverse, Polygon, IGN, and more. When not writing about horror movies, he can often be found obsessing over horror comics or roleplaying games.

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Matthew Monagle

Maika Monroe Longlegs

Reviews

‘Longlegs’ Is a Moody Masterclass In Damnation

Infested

Podcasts

Podcast: ‘Infested’ Gets Uncertified

Josh Bell is a freelance writer and movie/TV critic based in Las Vegas. He&#8217;s the former film editor of Las Vegas Weekly and has written about movies and pop culture for Syfy Wire, Polygon, CBR, Film Racket, Uproxx and more. With comedian Jason Harris, he co-hosts the podcast Awesome Movie Year.

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Santa Jaws

Editorials

Misty Talley Puts the Heart in Sharksploitation

Landlocked Movie

Podcast: Richard Whitaker on ‘Landlocked’

Sezin Devi (Koehler) is the author of upcoming &#8216;Much Ado About Keanu: A Critical Reeves Theory&#8217; (Chicago Review Press, 2024), the first ever in-depth sociocultural study of Keanu Reeves&#8217; entire creative catalog. She also has bylines with Entertainment Weekly, The Daily Beast, Scalawag Magazine, Black Girl Nerds, and many more. Sezin currently writes from a hidden Bay Area mountain town where she can almost see the ocean from her back porch.

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Angela Bettis Carrie 2002

The 2002 ‘Carrie’ Adaptation Brought Fresh Blood To the Small Screen

Exhuma

Podcast: ‘Exhuma’ Gets Uncertified

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.

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Were All Going To The Worlds Fair

Uterus Horror

The Universal Unease of ‘We’re All Going To the World’s Fair’

Chloe Marcq Livid

Podcast: Jenn Wexler on ‘Livid’

Chris John Poole writes about film, literature, art and politics. You can find his work in The Common Magazine, The Big Issue, The Lead UK and others. He produces far too many first drafts.

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The Green Marker Scare

A Closer Look at ‘The Green Marker Scare’

Chime Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Podcast: ‘Chime’ Gets Uncertified

Grace Britten is completing their PhD in film philosophy and ethics, with their thesis focusing on screening real and perceptually accurate horror within cinema during the digital era. Additionally, Grace is the chief writer for Dead Northern, a horror film festival in collaboration with Fangoria Magazine. They have written several pieces for The Film Magazine, Ghouls Magazine, Slay Away and Horrified Magazine.

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