Editorials

Deadgirl
Deadgirl

‘Deadgirl’ Damns Those Who Do Nothing

July 20th, 2024 • Lauren Gallagher

Lauren Gallagher explains why Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel’s ‘Deadgirl’ has more on its mind than just exploitation.

Santa Jaws

Misty Talley Puts the Heart in Sharksploitation

July 10th, 2024 • Josh Bell

Josh Bell explains how filmmaker Misty Talley (‘Santa Jaws,’ ‘Zombie Shark’) finds the heart in sharksploitation.

Angela Bettis Carrie 2002

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

July 3rd, 2024 • Sezín Devi Koehler

Sezin Devi Koehler examines the 2002 ‘Carrie’ adaptation, which brought fresh blood to the small screen for Stephen King’s book.

We're All Going To the World's Fair

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

June 27th, 2024 • Molly Henery

Molly Henery explores the unease of Jane Schoenbrun’s ‘We’re All Going To the World’s Fair,’ a horror story for the online among us.

The Green Marker Scare

A Closer Look at ‘The Green Marker Scare’

June 19th, 2024 • Chris John Poole

Chris Poole colors between the lines of ‘The Green Marker Scare,’ Graham Jones’s horror film hand-animated entirely by children.

Jennifer Fraser Farhang Ghajar Capture Kill Release

Seeking the Real in ‘Capture Kill Release’

June 12th, 2024 • Grace Britten

Grace Britten hacks into Nick McAnulty and Brian Allan Stewart’s chilling found footage film, ‘Capture Kill Release.’

iii The Ritual

Podcast: Matthew Monagle on ‘III: The Ritual’

June 7th, 2024 • Matthew Monagle

In this episode of the Certified Forgotten podcast, Matthew Monagle takes a turn at the wheel and picks Pavel Khvaleev’s ‘III: The Ritual.’

Courage the Cowardly Dog Cartoon Network

The Cartoon-Network-to-Horror-Fan Pipeline

June 3rd, 2024 • Livia Reim

Lívia Reim explains why Cartoon Network’s ambitious programming turned so many millennials into life-long horror fans.

Michalina Olszanska The Lure

‘The Lure’ Is a Tragic Retelling of ‘The Little Mermaid’

May 24th, 2024 • Molly Henery

Molly Henery examines the sisterhood at the heart of Agnieszka Smoczynska’s ‘The Lure’ in this edition of Uterus Horror.

Skeleton Crew

‘Skeleton Crew’ Turns an Unexpected Lens on 2000s Horror

May 15th, 2024 • Ariel Powers-Schaub

Ariel Powers-Schaub returns to Certified Forgotten with a breakdown of ‘Skelton Crew,’ a meta-textual examination of 2000s torture porn.