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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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Sezin Devi (Koehler) is the author of upcoming &#8216;Much Ado About Keanu: A Critical Reeves Theory&#8217; (Chicago Review Press, 2024), the first ever in-depth sociocultural study of Keanu Reeves&#8217; entire creative catalog. She also has bylines with Entertainment Weekly, The Daily Beast, Scalawag Magazine, Black Girl Nerds, and many more. Sezin currently writes from a hidden Bay Area mountain town where she can almost see the ocean from her back porch.

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Editorials

The 2002 ‘Carrie’ Adaptation Brought Fresh Blood To the Small Screen

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

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

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

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‘1922’ Reveals the Darkest Side of Stephen King

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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Pick Up the Phone, ‘Cell’ Is Calling

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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The 2002 ‘Carrie’ Adaptation Brought Fresh Blood To the Small Screen

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

‘1922’ Reveals the Darkest Side of Stephen King

Pick Up the Phone, ‘Cell’ Is Calling

The Enduring Power of Beverly Marsh in ‘It’

Brian De Palma’s ‘Carrie’ Celebrates Our Teenage Monsters