Editorials

Christina Ricci Cursed
Christina Ricci Cursed

Wes Craven’s ‘Cursed’ Deserves Better

August 26th, 2022 • Matt Konopka

Matt Konopka defends Wes Craven’s ‘Cursed’ as a werewolf movie with a timeless message of insecurity and self-doubt.

Tombs of the Blind Dead

‘Tombs of the Blind Dead’ Bests the Modern Zombie Movie

August 18th, 2022 • Bryant James Stark

Bryant James Stark celebrates Amando de Ossorio’s ‘Tombs of the Blind Dead,’ a zombie movie from before the tropes took over.

Wolf Creek 2 John Jarratt

‘Wolf Creek 2’ is a Meta Ozploitation Classic

August 15th, 2022 • Joanna Psaros

Joanna Psaros explains her feelings for ‘Wolf Creek 2,’ a modern Ozploitation classic about her native Australia.

Searchlight Pictures

‘The Night House’ and Living With Anxiety

August 5th, 2022 • Matthew St. Clair

Matthew St. Clair explain how Rebecca Hall’s performance in ‘The Night House’ helped him better understand his anxiety.

Brittany Murphy Cherry Falls

The Freudian Psychodrama of ‘Cherry Falls’

August 2nd, 2022 • Annette LePique

Annette LePique returns to Certified Forgotten with a Freudian analysis of ‘Cherry Falls,’ Brittany Murphy’s horror cult classic.

Assassination Nation

‘Assassination Nation’ Is an American Horror Story

July 30th, 2022 • Molly Henery

In this month’s column, Molly Henery celebrates summer with Sam Levine’s dark, violent, and empowering ‘Assassination Nation.’

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

‘Hellraiser’s Julia: The Underrated Villainess of Horror

July 25th, 2022 • Kayleigh Donaldson

Kayleigh Donaldson returns with a love letter to Julia, the delightful villainess of ‘Hellraiser’ and ‘Hellbound: Hellraiser II.’

Butterfly Kisses

‘Butterfly Kisses’ Captures the Compulsion to Create

July 19th, 2022 • Ariel Powers-Schaub

Ariel Powers-Schaub finds a kindred spirit in ‘Butterfly Kisses,’ Erik Kristopher Myers’s 2018 found footage cult classic.

Intruder Ted Raimi

“In This Economy?” Revisiting ‘Intruder’ in 2022

July 11th, 2022 • Erin Matthews

Erin Matthews explains how Scott Spiegel’s 1989 slasher ‘Intruder’ set the stage for some of modern horror’s best kills.

Jahkara Smith Pure

‘Pure’ Rips the Heart Out of Virginity Pledges

July 5th, 2022 • Molly Henery

In her latest edition of Uterus Horror, Molly Henery gives Hannah Macpherson’s ‘Pure’ some much-deserved love.