r e v i e w s
- ‘Speak No Evil’ (2024) Review: A Surprisingly Poignant Remake From Blumhouse
- ‘The Crow’ Review: Rupert Sanders’ Reimagining is DOA
- ‘Alien: Romulus’ Review: In Space, Capitalism Still Destroys Your Dreams
- ‘An Angry Boy’ Review: A Necessary And Brutal Piece of Rape Revenge
- ‘Trap’ Review: Josh Hartnett Steals The Show In Latest M. Night Shyamalan Thriller
- ‘Birder’ Review: New Queer Erotic Thriller Bares It All
- ‘Vulcanizadora’ Tribeca 2024 Review: Joel Potrykus’ Explosive Coming-Of-Age Story
- ‘Longlegs’ Review: A Disturbing Descent Into Hell
- ‘Sasquatch Sunset’ Review: The Patriarchy Sucks Even For Bigfoot
- ‘Gateway’ Review: A Chilling Mumblegore Haunted House Story
- ‘Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood And Honey 2’ Review: Bloodier, Weirder, And Better Than Before
- ‘Imaginary’ Review: A World Of Little Imagination
- ‘She Is Conann’ Review: A Glorious Glitter-Filled Gaze Into Violence and Identity
- ‘Departing Seniors’ Review: A Queer Teen Slasher Full Of Heart
- ‘True Detective: Night Country’ Review: Chilling Frights and Complicated Women

- ‘The Watchers’ Review: An Ambitious Yet Rocky Debut From Ishana Night Shyamalan
- ‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ Review: A Frustrating Attempt To Revive The Past
- ‘Abigail’ Review: A Bloody Good Horror Heist That Makes Vampires Fun (and Nasty) Again
- ‘The First Omen’ Review: The Perfect Religious Horror Film
- ‘Riddle Of Fire’ Review: A Gorgeous Neo-Fairytale About Video Games And Blueberry Pie
- ‘You Can’t Stay Here’ Review: Crucial Queer Horror Featuring Murderous Poppers
- ‘Lisa Frankenstein’ Review: A Beautiful Mess For The Weirdos Out There
- ‘I.S.S.’ Review: Claustrophobia And Tension Abound In New Space Thriller
- ‘Night Swim’ Review: The Amityville Swimming Pool

- The Substance Director Coralie Fargeat
- Sleep Director Jason Yu
- The Birthday Director Eugenio Mira and Star Corey Feldman
- Frankie Freako Director Steve Kostanski
- Red Rooms Director Pascal Plante
- The Babadook Director Jennifer Kent
- Sean Whalen
- Skincare Director Austin Peters
- The McPherson Tape Director Dean Alioto
- Hell Hole Directors Toby Poser and John Adams
- Giovanni Ribisi
- The G Star Dale Dickey
- Dark Match Director Lowell Dean
- Birder Director Nate Dushku
- The Devil’s Bath Directors Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala
- Handling The Undead Director Thea Hvistendahl
- Abigail Star Melissa Barrera
- Dancing Village: The Curse Begins Director Kimo Stamboel
- Femme Actors Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and George Mackay
- Femme Directors Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping
- The Tangi Virus Creator Paul Catalanotto
- Things Will Be Different Director Michael Felker
- You Can’t Stay Here Director Todd Verow and Star Guillermo Diaz
- Monolith Star Lily Sullivan
i n t e r v i e w s
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- Janelle Monaé
- Rumours Directors Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson
- Actor James Duval
- Little Bites director Spider One and star Krsy Fox
- Coup de Grace author Sofia Ajram
- Teacup showrunner Ian McCulloch
- The Radleys actor Damian Lewis
- Daddy’s Head director Benjamin Barfoot
- ‘Apartment 7A’ Writers Skylar James and Christian White
- ‘Strange Harvest’ Director Stuart Ortiz
- ‘House Of Spoils’ Star Ariana DeBose
- ‘A Different Man’ Stars Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson
- The ‘V/H/S/Beyond’ Directors
- Booger Director Mary Dauterman and Star Grace Glowicki
- Opera Actor Cristina Marsillach
- Alexandre Aja Interview: The ‘Never Let Go’ Director Is Your Tour Guide to Terror [September Cover Story]
- The Front Room Directors Max Eggers And Sam Eggers
- #AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead Director Marcus Dunstan
- Kyle Gallner Interview: The ‘Strange Darling’ Star In Graphic Detail [August Cover Story]
- An Angry Boy Star Scott Callenberger
- Filmmaker Dima Barch
- Vulcanizadora Director Joel Potrykus
- The Coffee Table Director Caye Casas
- I Saw The TV Glow Director Jane Schoenbrun
- Late Night With The Devil Star David Dastmalchian
- Riddle of Fire Director Weston Razooli
- She Is Conann Director Bertrand Mandico and Star Elina Löwensohn
- T Blockers Director Alice Maio Mackay
- Stopmotion actor Aisling Franciosi
- Birth/Rebirth Actor Judy Reyes
e d i t o r i a l s


p h y s i c a l_r e l e a s e s
e s s a y s
- The Blair Witch Project | Second Sight
- The Outwaters | Cineverse
- Hypochondriac | XYZ Films
- May | Second Sight
- Layers of Truth in Lake Mungo | Lake Mungo | Second Sight
- The Gendered Terror of The Strangers | The Strangers | Second Sight
- Finding Myself In Jen | Revenge | Second Sight
c o m m e n t a r i e s
- Swallowed commentary track with director Carter Smith and actor Jose Colon | Yellow Veil Pictures
- Ginger Snaps commentary track with Terry Mesnard | Second Sight
- Attack of the Demons commentary track with Terry Mesnard | Dark Star
- Paranormal Activity commentary track with Terry Mesnard | Second Sight
- Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum commentary track with Terry Mesnard | Second Sight
p r i n t_w o r k
b o o k_c h a p t e r s
- Fact or Fiction: Layering Media to Construct the Illusion of ‘True’ Crime in The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) and Lake Mungo (2008) | Filtered Reality | House of Leaves Publishing | 2024
- “Cash Rules Everything Around Me: The Masculine Body As Corporate Vampire” | Queering the Vampire Narrative | Brill | 2023.
g r i m_m a g a z i ne
- Welcome to the Dollhouse: The Illusion of Controlling the Domestic | Issue 08
- High Tension, Cheap Scares: How Lesley Manning’s ‘Ghostwatch’ Shaped Found-Footage Horror | Issue 06
- Possession As Comfort In ‘The Blackcoat’s Daughter’ | Issue 03
r u e_m o r g u e
- Review: The Banishing | RUE MORGUE #199 MAR/APR 2021


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- ‘Hippo’ Panic Fest 2024 Review: Monochromatic Mayhem And Incel Ennui
- ‘NOCLIP’ Panic Fest 2024 Review: An Earnest Attempt To Capitalize On Liminal Spaces
- ‘Sheryl’ Panic Fest 2024 Review: One Woman’s Bloody Quest for Perfection
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- ‘Horror In The High Desert 3: Firewatch’ Unnamed Footage Festival Review: Horror Edging At Its Finest
- ‘Livescreamers’ Unnamed Footage Festival 2024 Review: Screen Life Horror Done Right
- ‘The Coldness’ Unnamed Footage Festival 2024 Review: Occult Found Footage Is Downright Chilling
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- ‘Oddity’ SXSW 2024 Review: Damian McCarthy’s Latest Is Really Damn Scary
- ‘Family’ SXSW 2024 Review: Brutally Honest Trauma Horror
- ‘Hunting Daze’ SXSW 2024 Review: A Struggle For Power At The Bachelor Party From Hell
- ‘Birdeater’ SXSW 2024 Review: A Harrowing Look At Toxic Masculinity
- ‘Dead Mail’ SXSW 2024 Review: Weird Vibes Abound In Quirky New Thriller
- ‘Things Will Be Different’ SXSW 2024 Review: Heartfelt and Fascinating Cosmic Horror
f i l m_f e s t i v a ls
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- ‘MadS’: One-Take Horror Film Is Simply Stunning [Fantastic Fest 2024 Review]
- ‘Strange Harvest: Occult Murder In The Inland Empire’ Is A Pitch-Perfect Found Footage Film [Fantastic Fest 2024 Review]
- ‘Apartment 7A’ Is A Beautiful and Harrowing Reclamation of the Past [Fantastic Fest 2024 Review]
- ‘Never Let Go’: Alexandre Aja’s Modern Fairy Tale Misses The Mark [Fantastic Fest 2024 Review]
- ‘V/H/S/Beyond’ Is Spectacular Sci-Fi Chaos [Fantastic Fest 2024 Review]
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- ‘House Of Sayuri’: Creepy And Bizarre Fun From Koji Shiraishi [Fantasia 2024 Review]
- ‘Black Eyed Susan’ Is A Shallow Attempt At Interrogating Toxic Masculinity [Fantasia 2024 Review]
- ‘In Our Blood’ Works To Defy Found Footage Expectations [Fantasia 2024 Review]
- ‘Rats!’ Is A Heart-Felt, Gross-Out Comedy For Kids of The Early 2000s [Fantasia 2024 Review]
- ‘Párvulos’ is a Post-Apocalyptic Coming-Of-Age Story With Too Much To Say [Fantasia 2024 Review]
- Beautifully Goopy ‘Kryptic’ Is A Fascinating Look At Being Human [Fantasia 2024 Review]
- ‘Dark Match’: Gritty Wrestling Horror That Could Go Deeper [Fantasia 2024 Review]