‘Be My Cat: A Film for Anne’ Is Peak Found Footage
July 1st, 2022 • Violet Burns
Violet Burns explains how Adrian Țofei’s ‘Be My Cat: A Film for Anne’ pushes the found footage genre beyond its so-called limitations.
The Grotesque Perversion of ‘Visitor Q’
June 28th, 2022 • Shae Sennett
Shae Sennett explains why Takashi Miike’s ‘Visitor Q’ is a gleeful exploration of humanity’s worst impulses.
Thrill-Seeking and Self-Destruction in ‘The Houses October Built’
June 22nd, 2022 • Melanie Moyer
Melanie Moyer blends the best of found footage and haunted house horror in her essay on ‘The Houses October Built.’
‘The Watcher in the Woods’ Is Smart Gateway Horror
June 17th, 2022 • Chloe Waryan
Chloe Waryan explains why Disney’s ‘The Watcher in the Woods’ is one of the all-time great works of gateway horror.
Reinterpreting ‘The Blair Witch’ Franchise as Fae Horror
June 13th, 2022 • Sezín Koehler
Sezín Koehler returns to Certified Forgotten with an inspired examination of the ‘Blair Witch’ series as an example of fae horror.
‘Hellraiser: Revelations’ and the Power of Pinhead
June 3rd, 2022 • Travis Earl
‘Hellraiser: Revelations’ has always been the bastard child of the ‘Hellraiser’ universe. Travis Earl thinks it deserves better.
In Irish Folk Horror, Parenting Is the Monster
May 31st, 2022 • Luke Dunne
Film critic Luke Dunne shows how ‘The Hole in the Ground’ and ‘You Are Not My Mother’ use Irish folk horror to explore parenting.
Growing Up In the 2000s With ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation’
May 24th, 2022 • Erin McGurk
Erin McGurk explains why ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation’ is the perfect Gen Z entry point to the beloved franchise.
Sympathy for the Devil: ‘Let Us Prey’ and the Unholy Anti-Hero
May 20th, 2022 • Jenn Adams
Jenn Adams returns to Certified Forgotten to discuss ‘Let Us Prey,’ Brian O’Malley’s cautionary tale for the wicked of the world.
A Man Out of Time: The Enduring Legacy of Charles Band’s ‘Trancers’
May 13th, 2022 • Jerry Smith
Jerry Smith finds a lot to love in Charles Band’s ‘Trancers,’ an ’80s sci-fi comedy that sets its sights on the films of Ridley Scott.