Essays & Features

2023

Cassandra’s Curse: Unheeded Warnings in SCREAM 2 and BLACK CHRISTMAS | Fangoria

I Am Not a Monster: Fatphobia and Misogyny in ‘Monster House’ | Dread Central

Added To Watchlist: SWITCHBLADE SISTERS (1975) | Neon Splatter

10 Movies That Inspired Kill Bill | /Film

The 12 Best German Horror Movies, Ranked | /Film

Inverse‘s 23 Most Anticipated Movies of 2023 | Inverse

Every Main Character in M3GAN, Ranked | /Film

2022

How Jenna Ortega Reinvented the Scream Queen Title in 2022 | Inverse

All 17 George Romero Films, Ranked Worst to Best | /Film

The 10 Spookiest Moments in Wednesday Season 1, Ranked | /Film

15 Underrated Zombie Movies That You Really Need to See | /Film

Every Main Character in What We Do in the Shadows, Ranked | /Film

The Addams Family Tree Explained | /Film

Every Brooklyn Nine-Nine Halloween Heist, Ranked | /Film

Every Main Character in Smile, Ranked Worst to Best | /Film

Every Member of The Addams Family Ranked from Normal to Creepiest | /Film

The Saddest Moments in ‘The Boys’ | /Film

Every Adam Sandler Exclusive Netflix Movie, Ranked | /Film

The 18 Best Pirate Movies, Ranked | /Film

‘Vacancy’ at 15: A Love Letter to Frank Whaley | Daily Grindhouse

Songs for a Recovering Music Snob | Neon Splatter

Put on a Brave Face: Trauma, Grief, and the Subtle Masks of Female Slashers, Part 2 | Manor Vellum

On Undying Love: How ‘Suspiria’ Bewitched Me | Hear Us Scream

Put on a Brave Face: Trauma, Grief, and the Subtle Masks of Female Slashers, Part 1 | Manor Vellum

2021

[Editorial] 12 Ghouls of Christmas: ‘Christmas Evil’ (1980): Finding Santa’s Tune | Ghouls Magazine

[Article] Nightmarish Conjurings’ Fave Horror Films of 2021 | Nightmarish Conjurings

Scene Stealers 2021: The Best Character in ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Isn’t in Shadows at All | Inverse

‘Always Shine’ Is a Deceivingly Simple Tale of Misogyny and Female Performance in Hollywood | Dread Central

[We Are Horror] The Second Sister: Mental Illness and Identity in ‘The Seventh Victim’ | Daily Grindhouse

Written in the Stars: Astrology and Fatalism in Proto-Slashers | Manor Vellum

[Screamquels! #2] 47 METERS DOWN: UNCAGED (2019) | Daily Grindhouse

[Editorial] You Can Hear Me: Navigating the Aural Gaze in ‘Carnival of Souls’ (1962) | Ghouls Magazine

[13 for Friday the 13th!] THIRTEEN WOMEN | Daily Grindhouse

[13 for Friday the 13th!] ONE HOUR PHOTO | Daily Grindhouse

GateBuster: The Blob (1988) | GateCrashers

[Article] Bringing MYTH: A FROZEN TALE To Life | Nightmarish Conjurings

[The Final Girls Club] Final Girl Expert Level: The Feminist Implications of Ginny’s Academic Knowledge and Erin’s Survival Skills | Screen Queens

Identity, Aesthetics, and Americana: What ‘On Cinema at the Cinema’ Reveals About Culture | Film Cred

2020

Terror from the Sky: Reappraising ‘The Birds’ in the Wake of Bird-Related Trauma | Film Cred

Ted Nicolaou’s ‘TerrorVision’ Pulls No Punches on 1980s America | Certified Forgotten

[Article] Loneliness and Regret: A Very Disney Halloween | Nightmarish Conjurings

Color and Costuming in ‘Black Christmas’ | Film Cred

Reclaiming Our Bodies: Molly’s Fight Against Rape Culture in ‘Tourist Trap’ | Screen Queens

“I’m Into Survival”: Mental Illness and the Warriors of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ | Film Cred

Danse Macabre: Power, Madness, and Self-Discovery in Dance and Horror Cinema | Film Cred

[Comic-Con@Home Panel Recap] Charlize Theron: Evolution of a Badass – An Action Hero Career Retrospective | Nightmarish Conjurings

[Comic-Con@Home Panel] THE WONDERFUL, HORRIBLE WORLD OF E.C. COMICS | Nightmarish Conjurings

[Comic-Con@Home Panel Recap] DON’T LOOK DEEPER | Nightmarish Conjurings

[Comic-Con@Home Panel Recap] Amazon Prime Video: TRUTH SEEKERS | Nightmarish Conjurings

[Comic-Con@Home Panel Recap] THE NEW MUTANTS | Nightmarish Conjurings

[Comic-Con@Home Panel Recap] HIS DARK MATERIALS | Nightmarish Conjurings

[Article] Why DOOMSDAY Deserves More Love | Nightmarish Conjurings

2019

Escaping the Spookhouse: HAUNT and the Lingering Trauma of Abuse | We Who Walk Here

2017

“What? No Pudding?!” 5 of Horror’s Most Awkward Family Dinners | We Who Walk Here

31 Days of Halloween: ‘Ghostwatch’ | We Who Walk Here

A Boy’s Best Friend Is His Mother: 15 of Horror’s Most Memorable Moms | We Who Walk Here