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The Twin
The Twin

‘The Twin’ Is a Twisted Take on Female Hysteria

May 23rd, 2023 • E.L. King

In Taneli Mustonen’s ‘The Twin,’ the ever-persistent trope of female hysteria becomes the subject of cross-examination.

Julie Christie Demon Seed

The Reproductive Terror of ‘Demon Seed’

May 22nd, 2023 • Kayleigh Donaldson

Donald Cammell’s ‘Demon Seed’ proves that reproductive terror always has and always will dominate our existence.

Good Manners

‘Good Manners’ Is a Strange, Fractured Fairytale

May 8th, 2023 • Abigael Wanjiru

Abigael Wanjiru writes about ‘Good Manners,’ a 2017 Portuguese horror film that offers music and werewolves in equal measure.

Stoker Matthew Goode Mia Wasikowska

Park Chan-wook’s ‘Stoker’ Turns Prey Into Predator

May 2nd, 2023 • Molly Henery

Park Chan-wook’s ‘Stoker’ is a dark coming-of-age story that turns Mia Wasikowska’s India from prey into predator.

Demonicus

‘Demonicus’ Is Z-Grade Heavy Metal Horror

April 28th, 2023 • J. Simpson

What Jay Woelfel’s ‘Demonicus’ lacks in budget or narrative it more than makes up for in heavy metal audacity.

‘Fear In The Dark’: Horror’s Impact From Those Who Know Best

April 25th, 2023 • Samantha Jacobs

The 1991 television documentary ‘Fear in the Dark’ explores the history and future of horror from the filmmakers who know the genre best.

Laura Dern Inland Empire

‘Inland Empire’ Is David Lynch’s Worst Nightmare

April 19th, 2023 • Guillermo De Querol

Guillermo De Querol returns to Certified Forgotten to talk ‘Inland Empire,’ David Lynch’s emerging modern classic.

Last Shift Juliana Harkavy

Work is Hell in ‘Last Shift’

April 17th, 2023 • Tracy Gossage

Tracy Gossage explores the subjective nightmares of ‘Last Shift,’ Anthony DiBlasi’s 2014 horror film set in a police station.

Hell's Ground

When ‘Hell’s Ground’ Brought Splatter Horror to Pakistan

April 12th, 2023 • Musa Chaudhry

Musa Chaudhry joins Certified Forgotten to sing the praises of ‘Hell’s Ground,’ Pakistan’s only splatter horror film.

It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To

‘It’s My Party and I’ll Die If I Want To’ Still Rips

April 10th, 2023 • Jessica Scott

Jessica Scott returns to Certified Forgotten to celebrate cheap horror classics like ‘It’s My Party and I’ll Die If I Want To.’