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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.

Certified Forgotten

Tori Potenza is a queer critic and academic based in Philadelphia. Tori is a writer with bylines in MovieJawn and Hear Us Scream. Much of their work focuses on sex and gender themes in films, with a particular focus on the horror genre.

Tori Potenza

Editorials

‘Lisa’ Is a Bizarre Intersection of ’80s Thrillers and ’90s Kids Movies

Kayleigh Donaldson is a features writer for Pajiba.com, where she specialize in chatting about celebrities, the entertainment industry, and whatever takes her fancy. She also writes film and TV features for Screen Rant and is the co-host of The Hollywood Read podcast.

Kayleigh Donaldson

The Curious Case of ‘Dracula in Istanbul’

William Bibbiani is a Los Angeles film critic, born and raised, who dedicates his career to raising awareness about movie history, contextualizing contemporary films and standing up for underdog cinema. His writing credits include The Wrap, Fangoria, IGN, Bloody-Disgusting, Coming Soon, and Movies.com. He also co-hosts and co-produces the podcasts on The Critically Acclaimed Network, including Critically Acclaimed, Canceled Too Soon, Episode Zero, and more.

William Bibbiani

‘Home for the Holidays’ is the Missing Link in the Slasher Genre

Sharena Sigmon (she/her) is a film critic, screenwriter, and filmmaker from the Southside of Chicago. Her writing has appeared in Dialogue Magazine, Harness Magazine, Happier and Healthier LGBTQIA+ Communities, the 13 Horror Screenwriter Competition, Hear Us Scream, and the Chicago Film Office&#8217;s Social Justice Screenwriting Competition. Her work also includes assisting the Chicago International Film Festival, staff writing at Screen Speck, mentoring through Northwestern’s Media Mentorship Program, and teaching filmmaking after-school to middle schoolers.

Sharena Sigmon

‘Gothika’ and Disbelieving Black Women

Christine Makepeace (<a href="http://www.christinemakepeace.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.christinemakepeace.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1745962351495000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2aDbZJlXY5HlfUgsvhf9aL">www.christinemakepeace.com</a>) is a screenwriter and film essayist living in the Southern California desert. Christine’s work has been featured at Dread Central, Certified Forgotten, Movie Jawn, Film School Rejects, and Crooked Marque among others. She is the former EIC and founder of the film magazine Paracinema.

Christine Makepeace

‘Laid to Rest’ Revels in Its Slasher Depravity

Samantha Jacobs, MFA, is a freelance writer from South Florida. She is published in several literary magazines and works as a content creator and ghostwriter.

Samantha Jacobs

Two Titans at a Carnival: ‘Quicksilver Highway’ Takes Viewers on a Curious Journey

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

Uterus Horror

‘Labyrinth’ Is a Coming-of-Age Story With Puppets

Aspiring aspirer. Contributing lunatic to Cinapse. Nightmares offered at bargain prices. Creator/host of Black Sun Dispatches.

Brendan Foley

‘1922’ Reveals the Darkest Side of Stephen King

Akos Peterbencze is an entertainment writer based in London. He covers film and TV regularly on Looper, and his work has also been published in Humungus, Paste Magazine, and Slant. Akos is a Rustin Cohle aficionado and believes that the first season of True Detective is a masterpiece.

Akos Peterbencze

‘Low Life’ Is a Blood-Soaked Cautionary Tale

Timothee Chalamet Taylor Russell Bones and All

‘Bones and All’ Offers a Raw Look at Adolescence

Eric Langberg is a writer from Los Angeles by way of Pittsburgh. He loves thinking too much about old movies, trashy reality TV, and pop music, and he&#8217;s excited to be living in LA now because it won&#8217;t be weird when he orders an iced coffee in January. You can find more of his writing at Everything&#8217;s Interesting.

Eric Langberg

The Queer Cockroach of ‘Mimic 2’

Annette LePique is an arts writer and educator based in Chicago. Her research interests include cinema, race, time, hysteria, and the ill body. She has written for Cleo Film Journal, Another Gaze Feminist Film Journal, is a frequent contributor to Chicago Artist Writers, and a Features Writer at Sixty Inches from Center.

Annette LePique

‘The Loved Ones’ Offers a Twisted Take on Girlhood