Editorials

The Village Joaquin Phoenix
The Village Joaquin Phoenix

Revisiting ‘The Village’ in the Era of Active Shooter Drills

January 12th, 2022 • Sezín Koehler

Sezin Koehler revisit M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Village’ and finds a prescient warning against the performative safeties of society.

Dracula 2000 Gerard Butler

Jesus, Dracula, and Bob: The Fascinating Birth of ‘Dracula 2000’

January 10th, 2022 • Kayleigh Donaldson

Kayleigh Donaldson explores ‘Dracula 2000,’ Dimension Films’s ambitious, religious retelling of the Dracula mythos.

Deadly Games Dial Code Santa Claus

Why ‘Deadly Games’ Is the Horror Fan’s ‘Home Alone’

December 31st, 2021 • Katie Liggera

Katie Liggera carves out space in the holiday horror canon for Rene Manzor’s ‘Deadly Games,’ aka ‘Dial Code Santa Claus.’

Jaime King Silent Night 2012

‘Silent Night’ Brings Us the Best Kind of Bad Santa

December 31st, 2021 • Paul Doro

In this Certified Forgotten stocking stuffer, Paul Doro explains why Steven C. Miller’s ‘Silent Night’ (2012) is a Christmas horror classic.

Ella Hunt Anna and the Apocalypse

Embracing the Pop Nihilism of ‘Anna and the Apocalypse’

December 23rd, 2021 • Jenn Adams

Jenn Adams rings in the holidays with an exploration of how the music in ‘Anna and the Apocalypse’ achieves pop nihilism perfection.

Samantha Loxley Hosts

‘Hosts’ and the Subversion of the Family Christmas

December 22nd, 2021 • Brian Keiper

Brian Keiper explains why Adam Leader and Richard Oakes’s ‘Hosts’ (2020) is a lean, mean piece of holiday horror.

Sheitan Vincent Cassel

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear: Homoeroticism and Festive Sacrilege in ‘Sheitan’

December 17th, 2021 • Alex Hall

Alex Hall returns to Certified Forgotten to celebrate ‘Sheitan,’ Kim Chapiron’s queer deconstruction of Christmas rituals.

Just Before Dawn

The Abysmal Magnetism of ‘Just Before Dawn’

December 13th, 2021 • RC Jara

While not as well-known as the other slashers from 1981, Jeff Lieberman’s ‘Just Before Dawn’ is a standout in its own right.

Return to House on Haunted HIll

The Interactive Horrors of ‘Return to House on Haunted Hill’

December 7th, 2021 • Chris McMullen

Chris McMullen explores the short-lived interactive cinema trend with ‘Return to House on Haunted Hill,’ one of its best-known entries.

Kolobos

‘Kolobos’: The Reality TV Horror Ahead of Its Time

December 1st, 2021 • Sab Astley

Sab Astley explains why Daniel Liatowitsch & David Todd Ocvirk’s ‘Kolobos’ is an important link to James Wan’s ‘Saw’ franchise.