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Janel Spiegel

My name is Janel and I have been writing since second grade when I was first published. I previously wrote for RealityShack.com and many other magazines and newspapers. Writing is in my heart, soul, and blood! I do interviews, film reviews, event reviews, and more for HORRORNEWS.NET and TheValleyLedger.com I graduated with National Honors Society. I was the Associate Editor of the college newspaper. I earned a Publishing award and plan to keep writing. I graduated college. "May your nightmares inspire you." @butterflyjms

Film Review: The Doom Generation (1995) v2

SYNOPSIS: Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embark on a sex-and-violence filled journey through an America of psychos and quickie marts. REVIEW: The official release date for The Doom Generation was October 25, 1995. Gregg already had some rad, wild films out including: Totally F***ed Up (1993), The …

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Interview: Aaron B. Koontz (Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge)

SCARE PACKAGE II: RAD CHAD’S REVENGE Now Available on Shudder SCARE PACKAGE II is a meta horror-comedy anthology film, from creators Aaron B. Koontz & Cameron Burns, that immediately follows the events of the cult hit original. The film is built around a core story that breaks off into four smaller segments with each moment geared to subvert a different set of horror tropes, and brought …

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The Best Horror of 2022

It’s that time again to make the 2022 list. I was able to interview a lot of new directors’ writers’ actors’ producers’ artist’s musicians’ singers, and more. I was able to watch some amazing films. It was a good year for Horror. It was a stressful chaotic year for some of us, and we strived to work and take care …

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Film Review: The Apology (2022)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: In THE APOLOGY, twenty years after the disappearance of her daughter, recovering alcoholic Darlene Hagen (Anna Gunn) is preparing to host her family’s Christmas celebration with her best friend Gretchen (Janeane Garofalo). Late Christmas Eve, Darlene’s estranged ex-brother-in-law, Jack (Linus Roache) arrives unannounced, bearing nostalgic gifts and a heavy secret. Soon, Darlene finds herself caught between reason and ruthless instinct. …

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Interview: Joe Begos (Christmas Bloody Christmas)

Starring: Riley Dandy, Sam Delich, Jonah Ray Rodrigues, Dora Madison, Jeremy Gardner, with Jeff Daniel Phillips, and Abraham Benrubi Written & Directed By: Joe Begos It’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little …

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Film Review: Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022)

Rate This Movie In CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS, it’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs, …

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Film Review: Blood Relatives (2022)

Rate This Movie  SYNOPSIS: In BLOOD RELATIVES, Francis, a 115-year-old Yiddish vampire, still looks 35. He’s been roaming American backroads in his beat-up muscle car for decades, keeping to himself, and liking it that way. One day, a teenage kid, Jane, shows up. She says she’s his daughter, and she’s got the fangs to prove it. They go on the road, deciding whether to …

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Event Review: MONSTER-MANIA 52 

November 11-13, 2022 GREATER PHILADELPHIA EXPO CENTER 100 Station Avenue Philadelphia,  Pa  https://www.facebook.com/phillyexpocenter “Premiere Horror Film Convention with ROBERT ENGLUND, COREY TAYLOR, HEATHER LANGENKAMP, DAVID HOWARD THORTON, DAMEN LEONE, MARLEY SHELTON, KEN SAGOES, IRA HEIDAN, JENNIFER RUBEN, BRADLEY GREG, RODNEY EASTMAN, PENELOPE SUDROW, ROBYN LIVELY, DAVID MORRISSEY, DUNCAN REGEHR, ASHLEY BANK, TYLER MANE, ROBERT BRIAN WILSON, JAMES WINBURN, MICHAEL BAILEY …

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Film Review: Jeepers Creepers: Reborn (2022)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Chase and Laine head to the Horror Hound festival where Laine begins to experience unexplained premonitions and disturbing visions associated with the town’s past, and in particular, local legend The Creeper. As the festival gets underway and the blood-soaked entertainment builds to a frenzy, Laine believes that something unearthly has been summoned and that for the …

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Interview: Cameron Cowperthwaite (American Horror Story (2022) Dahmer)

Known most for his work in the series ‘American Horror Story’ and the horror-thriller film ‘Pledge,’ Cameron Cowperthwaite has joined the cast of writer-director Tom Schulman’s indie drama ‘Southern Gothic.’ The cast includes Lili Simmons, Kim Coates, Igby Rigney, Tom Bower, and Justin Marcel McManus. Cowperthwaite plays the supporting role of Douche, a hot shot who ran tables during high-stakes Keno matches. …

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Interview: Charlie Sarroff (Smile)

“Charlie Sarroff is an award-winning Australian cinematographer, known for his compelling and dexterous lensing of films and television shows. His latest work can be seen in Smile, director Parker Finn’s upcoming traumatic horror releasing to theaters Sep. 30. Starring Sosie Bacon, Rob Morgan, Kal Penn, Jessie T. Usher and Kyle Gallner, Smile follows the story of a psychiatrist who witnesses …

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