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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

Kiernan Shipka The Blackcoat’s Daughter

Editorials

‘The Blackcoat’s Daughter’ Is a Fable for the Lonely

Emily Naser-Hall is an Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies and Director of the Film Program at Western Carolina University. Her research focuses on post-1945 American literature and film, cultural narratives, and the intersection of law and literature. She has also published on Gothic domesticity, sexuality, and labor, with a forthcoming project on the Gothic frontier in American folk horror.

Emily Naser-Hall

Landlocked Paul Owens

The Millennial Techno-Anxiety of ‘Landlocked’

Grant Butler is the author of the novel The Heroin Heiress. His short fiction has appeared in in Sick Cruising, Mardi Gras Mysteries, Punk Noir Magazine, Close to the Bone, The Night&#8217;s End Podcast, Horror Bites Magazine, Texas Horror Stories, The Killer Collection, Drabbledark II: An Anthology of Dark Drabbles, and The Siren&#8217;s Call, and his nonfiction has been appeared in The Daily Drunk, Interstellar Flight Magazine, The Best New True Crime Stories, and Hear Us Scream.

Grant Butler

Peter Gallagher House on Haunted Hill

Before Reality Television, There Was ‘House on Haunted Hill’

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

Katharine Isabelle Emily Perkins Ginger Snaps Back The Beginning

In ‘Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning,’ Men Are the Real Monsters

Nathan Keowen is a freelance film critic based in Los Angeles with a passion for the weird, strange, and comedic of the horror genre. He recently graduated from the School of Film and Television at Loyola Marymount University with a minor in Film Studies.

Nathan Keowen

The Great Satan Everything Is Terrible!

‘The Great Satan’ Puts the ‘Found’ In Found Footage

Darcy McBrinn is a writer and general film enthusiast. Originally from Northern Ireland, he graduated with a BA in English Literature from the University of York, and spends most of his time over analysing art.

Darcy McBrinn

Chainsaw Charlie Slashers

‘Slashers’ Has No Patience for Reality TV

Erin Devany is an aspiring filmmaker with a love for horror and a passion for all things creative. Her work captures bands, friends, art, pets, portraits, and many of her own creative endeavors. She can currently be found freelancing her work out of the DFW area.

Erin Devany

Jon Foster Sarah Jones Mr. Jones

‘Mr. Jones’ Is a Twisted Take on Found Footage – And So Much More

DeVaughn Taylor is a podcaster and writer in the horror space. He’s the producer and co-host of Specter Cinema Club, a podcast with an emphasis on horror sub-genres. DeVaughn can also be heard as a rotating panelist on the Pod and the Pendulum podcast, breaking down horror franchises one film at a time. With over 150 appearances on various podcasts, you could say DeVaughn is never short on words when it comes to the horror genre. Haunt him on social media…if you dare!

Devaughn Taylor

Najarra Townsend The Stylist

Intimate Fears of the Service Industry in ‘The Stylist’

Julia Garner Ambyr Childers We Are What We Are

Uterus Horror

Breaking Free From Trauma in ‘We Are What We Are’

Victoria Jaye blogs about demons, horror movies, and folklore. Her research areas are demonic experiences, narratives, and phenomena. She&#8217;s not an exorcist; if you need spiritual help, you&#8217;ll have to contact someone else.

Victoria Jaye

Satan’s School for Girls

Pentagrams, Crows, and ‘Satan’s School for Girls’

Ryan Uytdewilligen is a broadcast journalist, author, and film historian based in Vancouver. Born in Lethbridge, Alberta and raised on the family farm outside the town of Coaldale, Uytdewilligen studied Communication Arts with a major in Broadcast Journalism at Lethbridge College – leading to work as a radio news anchor, television reporter, and copywriter.

Ryan Uytdewilligen

Vincent Price The Hilarious House of Frightenstein

How Vincent Price Headlined ‘The Hilarious House of Frightenstein’

Liam Griffin works full-time covering local news in northern Virginia. In his spare time, you can find him crying while watching movies.

Liam Griffin

Amber Heard All the Boys Love Mandy Lane

The Sun-Soaked Subversion of ‘All the Boys Love Mandy Lane’