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Sam Moore

The Old Dark House

Editorials

Pre-Code Queerness in James Whale’s ‘The Old Dark House’

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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Matthew Monagle

Seana Kerslake The Hole in the Ground

‘The Hole in the Ground’ Finds the Irish Horror in A24

Funky Forest: The First Contact

Podcasts

Podcast: Katie Rife on ‘Funky Forest: The First Contact’

Jenny Nulf

Sion Sono Antiporno

Sion Sono: Exploitation and Empowerment

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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Sleepaway Camp

Reliving the Adolescent Trauma of ‘Sleepaway Camp’

Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead

Podcast: Ted Geoghegan on ‘Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead’

Sauna Horror AJ Annila

Certified Forgotten in Our Own Words: Matthew Monagle

Matt is a Los Angeles-based film critic currently published on IGN, AV Club, Fangoria, Bloody Disgusting, and many other places. He is a proud member of the Critics Choice Association. Definitely don’t feed him after midnight.

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Pre-Code Queerness in James Whale’s ‘The Old Dark House’

‘The Hole in the Ground’ Finds the Irish Horror in A24

Podcast: Katie Rife on ‘Funky Forest: The First Contact’

Sion Sono: Exploitation and Empowerment

Reliving the Adolescent Trauma of ‘Sleepaway Camp’

Podcast: Ted Geoghegan on ‘Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead’

Certified Forgotten in Our Own Words: Matthew Monagle

Certified Forgotten In Our Own Words: Matt Donato

Podcast: Brian Collins on ‘Cold Prey’

Podcast: Meagan Navarro on ‘Burning Bright’

Podcast: Al Lowe on ‘Munger Road’

Podcast: Meredith Borders on ‘Ojuju’