First up, my feature titled Noteworthy Heroines of Horror has definitely grown. This feature allows me to spotlight some of my favorite female characters in horror films, who are not really the typical “final girls” that you see pop up in people’s top ten lists or whatever, as the description explains. They are just ones that seem to be somewhat underappreciated and this is my chance to say why they are the best! Among these fabulous females are…
Jessie, from Wrong Turn
Rhonda, from Tremors
Lisa, from Red Eye
Erin, from You’re Next
Sara, from House on Haunted Hill
Selena, from 28 Days Later
Stretch, from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Sam, from Eight Legged Freaks
Sarah, from The Descent
Mary, from American Mary
Buffy, from Buffy, the Vampire Slayer
Marybeth, from the Hatchet series
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Donna, from Cujo
More to come with that feature!
I also got to do two amazing interviews with equally amazing people for WH. The first one was with Camden Toy, whose name I did not know before but definitely do now! He played several villains on the greatest TV show of all time, Buffy the Vampire Slayer! So it was definitely an honor to talk to him. Read the interview below to find all about what it was like playing one of the Gentlemen, the Gnarl demon, the Ubervamp, and the Prince of Lies!
Exclusive Interview with Camden Toy: A Buffy Retrospective
And I’ve shared this one before, but in case you missed it, I also interviewed director Adam Green from the Hatchet series, Frozen, and Holliston! This one was truly amazing because as I’ve also shared before, Adam has been a big inspiration to me lately.
Exclusive Interview: Adam Green Talks Horrified! and the Return of Holliston
I also delved into some controversial topics with these two pieces for WH…
In Defense of Rape-Revenge Films – What?! A girl can “like” these movies? Yes, they can and here’s why I do.
The Misidentification of Misogyny in Horror Films
Then there were these other fun articles on some topics that are of great interest to me.
Why Hannibal and Bates Motel Work So Well – Two great television shows with similar premises. I look at why they have been so successful when they maybe shouldn’t be on paper. I also did recaps for each episode of season three of Hannibal!
And OHMIGOD I just realized that I never finished the second season of Bates Motel. CRAP!
Six Great Horror Filmmaking Duos – Pretty self-explanatory.
Why I Stopped Using the Phrase “Guilty Pleasure” – A very important idea for horror fans, I think! STOP CALLING MOVIES “GUILTY PLEASURES”!!!
And just in time for this fabulous Halloween season, I (and all the other writers at WH) made a list of my top five favorite films to watch during the holiday. They are really just my top five favorite horror films of all time, but I think Halloween is a great time to catch up on the favorites. Of course, I also watch stuff like Halloween, Trick ‘r Treat, Hocus Pocus, etc.
Michele’s Top 5 Films to Watch on Halloween
But I’m definitely not done with Wicked Horror! Right now I’m in the middle of reviewing the latest batch of After Dark Horrorfest’s 8 Films to Die For (which is back after five years!), and the first two reviews of those are up!
Review: 8 Films to Die For – Murder in the Dark
Review: 8 Films to Die For – The Wicked Within
So if you’re even the least bit curious about what other kind of shenanigans I get up to outside of the reviews I do on here, please check out any of the articles above. I know I’m a shameless self-promoter but, hey, somebody’s got to do it! And I’m actually very proud of pretty much all of these pieces, and when you’re proud of something, you want to share it.
In closing…