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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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John writes predominantly about extreme and shot-on-video horror, but mostly he just loves film. You can catch him espousing the virtues of the zero-budget or arguing about metal.

John Patterson

Craig Jacobson Elliot

Editorials

A Psychoanalytic Reading of Craig Jacobson’s ‘Elliot’

Steve Erickson is a writer and music producer who lives in New York. He writes for Gay City News, the Nashville Scene and other publications. His writing can be found at http://steeveecom.wordpress.com, and his music at http://callinamagician.blogspot.com.

Steve Erickson

As The Gods Will

Looking for Truth in the Violent Films of Takashi Miike

Emily Naser-Hall is an Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies and Director of the Film Program at Western Carolina University. Her research focuses on post-1945 American literature and film, cultural narratives, and the intersection of law and literature. She has also published on Gothic domesticity, sexuality, and labor, with a forthcoming project on the Gothic frontier in American folk horror.

Emily Naser-Hall

Anonymous Animals

‘Anonymous Animals’ and the Making of a Monster

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.

Sezín Devi (Koehler)

Bryce Dallas Howard The Village

Revisiting ‘The Village’ in the Era of Active Shooter Drills

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

Gerard Butler Dracula 2000

Jesus, Dracula, and Bob: The Fascinating Birth of ‘Dracula 2000’

Katie is a writer, skateboarder, and basketball player from California. She loves to write about books, comics, music, and film online.

Katie Liggera

Deadly Games

Why ‘Deadly Games’ Is the Horror Fan’s ‘Home Alone’

Paul Doro&#8217;s writing has appeared in the books Gender, Sexuality, and Queerness in American Horror Story and American Revenge Narratives: A Collection of Critical Essays. He has also written for Shock Till You Drop, Wicked Horror, Creative Screenwriting, and Frames Cinema Journal.

Paul Doro

Silent Night

‘Silent Night’ Brings Us the Best Kind of Bad Santa

Jenn is a writer and podcaster from Nashville, TN. She co-hosts both Psychoanalysis: A Horror Therapy Podcast examining mental health topics through the lens of the horror genre and The Loser’s Club: A Stephen King Podcast taking frequent deep dives into the work and adaptations of her favorite author. She is a senior writer for Consequence of Sound and will gladly talk your ear off about final girls, feminism, and Stephen King.

Jenn Adams

Ella Hunt Anna and the Apocalypse

Embracing the Pop Nihilism of ‘Anna and the Apocalypse’

Brian is a freelance writer and podcaster who has somehow managed to convince his wife to name all their pets after Star Wars characters.

Brian Keiper

Hosts

‘Hosts’ and the Subversion of the Family Christmas

Alex is a queer femme writer &amp; dog walker living in Toronto, Ontario. She is the creator of @lezzie_borden, an Instagram account dedicated to queer womxn in horror. Her work has appeared in Room, Feels Zine, Dyke Queen &amp; Underblong Journal. She has work forthcoming in a ‘zine dedicated to Guadagnino’s Suspiria, the anthology ‘zine Neon Horror &amp; Grim Magazine.

Alex Hall

Vincent Cassel Sheitan

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear: Homoeroticism and Festive Sacrilege in ‘Sheitan’