‘Turning Red’ Has Its Roots In Adolescent Body Horror
April 26th, 2022 • Molly Henery
Molly Henery throws a curveball with her latest Uterus Horror column and finds the body horror in Pixar’s ‘Turning Red.’
Finding Redemption for ‘Gigantis: The Fire Monster’
April 22nd, 2022 • Alex Adams
Alex Adams explains why ‘Gigantis: The Fire Monster,’ the American cut of ‘Godzilla Raids Again,’ deserves a second look from Godzilla fans.
‘Death of a Vlogger’ Finds Horror In a Post-Truth World
April 20th, 2022 • Hugh McStay
Hugh McStay speaks with director Graham Hughes about his standout social media horror-comedy, ‘Death of a Vlogger.’
The Screenlife Futurism of ‘Unfriended: Dark Web’
April 18th, 2022 • Hamish Calvert
Hamish Calvert revisits Stephen Susco’s ‘Unfriended: Dark Web’ through the lens of cryptocurrency, cancel culture, and Web 3.0.
Big Problems, Small Joys: The Music of ‘Jaws: The Revenge’
April 11th, 2022 • Charlie Brigden
Charlie Bridgen returns to Certified Forgotten with a passionate defense of ‘Jaws: The Revenge’ – or at least Michael Small’s score.
‘Exhibit A’: Found Footage’s Opening Statement on Male Fragility
April 5th, 2022 • David Churack
David Churack digs into Dom Rotheroe’s unsettling ‘Exhibit A,’ a found footage film that quickly moves from family to horror.
‘American Psycho,’ ‘Man Bites Dog,’ and Masculine Overconfidence
March 30th, 2022 • Veronica Phillips
Veronica Phillips digs into the masculine overconfidence of the monstrous leads of ‘American Psycho’ and ‘Man Bites Dog.’
‘Love Bites’ and the 90s’ Attempts at Reimagining the Vampire Mythos
March 29th, 2022 • Maggie Boccella
Maggie Boccella explains why Malcolm Marmorstein’s ‘Love Bites’ is secretly a great companion piece to films like ‘Practical Magic.’
Pick Up the Phone, ‘Cell’s Calling
March 25th, 2022 • Christine Makepeace
Noteworthy John Cusack scholar Christine Makepeace mounts a passionate defense of Stephen King’s underrated techno-horror, ‘Cell.’
Blood is the Drug: Addiction and Vampirism in the Spanish Cult Horror ‘Arrebato’
March 11th, 2022 • Kayleigh Donaldson
Kayleigh Donaldson explores the lurid history behind ‘Arrebato,’ the genre masterpiece from Spanish underground cinema icon Ivan Zulueta.