Author The Final Girl

Although The Black Phone has an R rating, there isn't any overt on-screen violence.

13 Reasons Why is based on a YA novel, but its genre is closer to rape-revenge horror with a dash of unrequited love.

Space Force gives us five hours of comedy, where we can fantasize about a life that doesn’t so closely resemble hell.

Blood Rage captures the duality of the 1980s, splicing beautiful art with the grotesque murder of innocent people.

At the center of the collection is Calla (2019), a wonderfully written and executed horror film named for Cala, a flower representing death in Venezuelan culture.

In the Dark has a racially diverse cast, successful LGBTQ+ representation, and authentic relationships.

While Lucifer is well-written, has a talented cast, and shows female and male nudity, it’s not a perfect show.

Jeryline mourns briefly then moves on because she’s got a universe to save.

Pop (2018), written and directed by J. Spencer, packs witty social commentary, grotesque special effects, and memorable scenes into a short 15-minute film.

In indie horror short film, Heartless, our dear killer knows the rules of getting away with murder, but will she?

The Theta Girl subverts traditional horror tropes to deliver a genre-bending masterpiece that will be discussed for years to come.

Our rule was, we had to finish it, no matter what.

For Women in Horror Month, I couldn’t think of a greater example of a female-driven film than The Slumber Party Massacre, written by Rita Mae Brown and directed by Amy Holden Jones.

So we already have a morality tale with Scream, and on top of that, we have hyper-aware teens who know they are in a horror movie.

From the very beginning of the film, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer does not disappoint.

Laurie’s role as Final Girl hellbent on survival conflicts with her mother role, who desperately wants her son to be a normal teenager.

Even though I’m all grown up, I still write, “I KNOW” on my mom’s bathroom mirror when I visit. I probably always will.

Halloween: H20 debuted on the silver screen in 1998, 20 years after the original Halloween (1978), with a very talented and very 90s cast.

Death Day is a brilliant slasher you’ll want to watch again and again.

While I Still Know is a great 90’s slasher filled with suspense and gore, it’s missing that Kevin flare, that metahorror feel to it.