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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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<div dir="auto">Amber Isaac is Infrarrealista Review’s Book Reviews Editor and poetry instructor. She is the author of Peppermint from Plancha Press and Remember the Internet: r/WatchPeopleDie from Instar Books.</div>
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Editorials

The Alien Horror of Gregg Araki’s ‘Nowhere’

Matthew is a Philadelphia-based film critic and the co-founder of Certified Forgotten. You can find his writing at publications like Inverse, Polygon, IGN, and more. When not writing about horror movies, he can often be found obsessing over horror comics or roleplaying games.

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Podcasts

Episode 33: Jonathan Barkan on ‘Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse’

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Tim James Funny Man

Simon Sprackling’s ‘Funny Man’ Puts Freddy To Shame

Jenny Nulf

Garance Marillier Raw

Video Essay: The Art Of The Female Cannibal Movie

Valerie Ettenhofer is a Los Angeles based writer who can currently be spotted covering television, horror movies, movie news, and more at sites including Slashfilm, Film School Rejects, and The Playlist. Valerie is a voting member of the LGBTQ+ critics circle GALECA, as well as the documentary and television branches of the Critics Choice Association. When she’s not making spreadsheets about TV shows in her spare time, Valerie publishes a weekly Substack newsletter titled “Hey, What Are You Watching?” You can also find her on social media @aandeandval.

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Gong Yoo Silenced

Finding Strength in Illness With ‘Silenced’

Brett Gallman

Dark Ride

How ‘Dark Ride’ Helped the Slasher Survive

Conor Small

Three Nights of Death: Folk Horror in Mosfilm’s ‘Viy’

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.

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Uterus Horror

The Enduring Power of Beverly Marsh in ‘It’

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.

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The Final Girls

‘The Final Girls’ Finds Acceptance in Slashers

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.

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Megan Ward Shawn Weatherly Amityville: It's About Time

Megan Ward Shawn Weatherly Amityville It’s About Time

In Defense of the ‘Amityville Horror’ Sequels

Nguyen Le is a lover of films, games, and food hailing from a land across the Atlantic. You bet he can make butt-kicking ca phe sua da. Clueless at talking dirty, adequate at talking movies. Nguyen could always use more friends on Twitter and Facebook.

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