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Certified Forgotten is a writer-owned horror publication focused on the little movies that leave a big impression. We publish essays on the underseen and underappreciated horror films of the 21st Century.

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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana is a co-producer of Women In Horror events in Ireland and is passionate about mental health, body acceptance, and activism within the burlesque and cabaret community. Ygraine also hosts the ‘What A Scream’ podcast where she gets to geek out over subgenres and topics.

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana

Dead Meat

Editorials

‘Dead Meat’ and the Dawn of Irish Horror Cinema

Chloe Waryan (she/they) is a librarian from the American Midwest. Chloe writes about horror movies and books on the blog, Chloe&#8217;s Not Scared. She also loves to listen to podcasts, thrift, and bike.

Chloe Waryan

James Badge Dale The Empty Man

Anything But Empty: The Making of Cult Classic ‘The Empty Man’

Kat Hughes is a film writer based just outside of London. Although she loves films and television in all shapes and forms, her heart lies with the horror genre.

Kat Hughes

Return of the Living Dead 3

The Shakespearean Romance of ‘Return of the Living Dead III’

Kim Morrison is a passionate horror geek who loves writing lists on her blog, Little Red Horror. She is also a Senior Contributor and Social Media Manager at Ghouls Magazine, where she has a column dealing with motherhood in horror, Mother of Fears. You can also find her work on Screen Queens, Film Daze, Moving Pictures Film Club, Brain Rot, and Daily Grindhouse.

Kim Morrison

Kate Mara Urban Legends Bloody Mary

Resurrecting ‘Urban Legends: Bloody Mary’

Luke is a screenwriter, horror nerd and occasional rapper with a huge liking towards films made by Tommy Wiseau.

Luke David

13B: Fear Has a New Address

’13B’ and the Overlooked World of Indian Horror

Molly Henery is a film critic, entertainment writer, and author of both nonfiction and fiction with a Master&#8217;s degree in professional creative writing. Molly began writing horror film reviews for her own website, The Blogging Banshee, before eventually branching out and writing for other outlets including Fangoria, Dread Central, Nightmarish Conjurings, and more. She is most well-known for her “Uterus Horror” column on Certified Forgotten which examines a different film each month in a subgenre of horror Molly named and defined. Molly has made a name for herself as a horror genre expert which has allowed her to be a guest on numerous podcasts, is a cast member of Mental Health and Horror: A Documentary, and co-authored the upcoming book, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Keep up on what Molly Henery is watching and writing about on her social media.

Molly Henery

Idris Elba The Reaping

Uterus Horror

‘The Reaping’ Offers a Twisted Religious Horror Story

Bee Delores is a freelance writer based in West Virginia. They are a columnist for Bloody Disgusting and have bylines in /Film, Dread Central, Slay Away with Us, Here Us Scream, and others. In 2023, Bee served on the screening board for Overlook Film Festival. They are also the founder of the indie horror blog B-Sides &amp; Badlands. When they&#8217;re not watching Halloween H20 for the one-millionth time, they are hiking, biking, crocheting, or snuggling their four cats.

Bee Delores

Galadriel Stineman Murder Anyone

‘Murder, Anyone?’ and the Violence of Creation

Writer, actress, &amp; educator. Writer &amp; director of @BystandersFilm. Intersectional feminist. Lead writer at @xmorbidbeautyx. Stephen King&#8217;s It expert. She/her.

Jamie Alvey

David Van Tieghem No Telling

Revisiting Larry Fessenden’s ‘No Telling’

Lívia is a nerd with an MA in Filmmaking and a couple of award-winning short films under her belt. She has contributed to independent publications such as Sapphic Nation, Rock &amp; Art UK, Remezcla, and others, focusing mainly on the horror genre, LGBTQ+, and feminist topics.

Livia Reim

Niamh Algar Censor

Moral Panics and Video Nasties: How Fear Turns Into Censorship in ‘Censor’

Peter Piatkowski is a London-based writer, though he was raised in Chicago. He writes pop culture criticism and film criticism. His work has been published in various publications, including anthologies and journals.

Peter Piatkowski

Elvira Mistress of the Dark

She’s a Queen: Camp, Queerness, and Comedy in ‘Elvira, Mistress of the Dark’

Rebecca Romijn Satanic Panic

How ‘Satanic Panic’ Captures Adulthood Limbo

Justin Kyle is a writer, photographer, and podcaster currently living in Seoul, South Korea. He is one of the hosts of the Straight Chilling Podcast, where he reviews horror films on a weekly basis. Justin is also known for his writing, which often focuses on explorations into Korean horror films and how they reflect Korean society and culture. He also maintains several Youtube channels including a Korean travel channel, Justin Abroad, as well as a Horror channel that explores horror through various mediums.

Justin Kyle

The Wailing

‘The Wailing’ and the Identity Crises of a Korean Generation