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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: Superhost (2021)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: In SUPERHOST, Teddy and Claire are travel vloggers who run a channel called “SUPERHOST” where they travel and share their experiences in and around vacation homes, and until recently, had become successful doing it. With a dwindling subscriber count, they find the perfect opportunity to create content that people want to see when they meet Rebecca, the …

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Film Review: Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation (2021)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS Horror Icon Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th VII, VIII, IX, X, Hatchet) leads a team of paranormal investigators as they investigate The Grand Old Lady Hotel in Balsam, North Carolina. The Grand Old Lady Hotel is a 112-year-old, 40,000 square foot hotel with a disturbing past. Nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, the hotel …

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The Best Horror of 2021

Movies, particularly horror movies, let’s discuss. I wasn’t sure if I would make a “List” but I wanted to acknowledge some of the films I was able to review or watch as a writer. There were a few films, web series, anthologies, and SHUDDER, could we just say THANK YOU, SHUDDER. A few films that stood out this year. We …

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Film Review: Agnes (2021)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A nun’s disturbing behavior sparks rumors of demonic possession at a remote convent. When a priest-in-waiting hand his disillusioned mentor are sent to investigate, their methods backfire, leaving a wake of terror and trauma. REVIEW: Agnes was directed and written by Mickey Reece and John Selvidge. The last film Mickey Reece made was Climate of the …

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INTERVIEW W JOSH CURZI HORROR COSPLAYER AND HAUNT ACTOR – Zoom interview

Josh Curzi is a talented Horror Cosplayer and Haunt actor. Josh did an exclusive interview with me for Horrornews.net. Josh was a Haunt actor this year at the Waldorf Estate of Fear. Josh will be making several appearances next year at different conventions including New Jersey Horror Con, PA Horror Con, The Horror Sideshow Market, Monster Mania, and more.

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Film Review: Isolation (2021)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: As a narrative framework, Director and Producer, Nathan Crooker created a fictional world many months into the future that is based around the current global pandemic. All eleven filmmakers used the same unifying framework in creating their stories. The filmmakers were tasked with how to stay creative using only what was available to them at the …

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Interview: Josh Ruben (Werewolves Within)

RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, will release the critically acclaimed horror-comedy whodunit Werewolves Within on DVD and Blu-ray on December 7, 2021. IFC Films released Werewolves Within in theaters on June 25, 2021 and on Digital Rental & VOD on July 2, 2021. Werewolves Within is directed by Josh Ruben (Scare Me) from a script by Mishna Wolff (I’m Down), and stars Sam Richardson (“Veep”, “Detroiters”), Milana Vayntrub (“This Is Us”), George …

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Interview: Camille Griffin (Silent Night)

AMC+ and RLJE Films released today the key art and an all-new trailer for the darkly comedic drama Silent Night, which is set to debut in theaters and stream exclusively in North America on Friday, December 3. Marking writer Camille Griffin’s directorial debut, the film focuses on a group of friends that comes together for an eventful Christmas dinner, and stars Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Roman Griffin Davis, Annabelle …

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Film Review: Silent Night (2021)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: From producers Matthew Vaughn (Kingsman franchise), Trudie Styler (Moon) and Celine Rattray (The Kids Are Alright), Silent Night follows parents Nell (Knightley) and Simon (Goode) who have invited their closest friends to join their family for Christmas dinner at their idyllic home in the English countryside.  As the group comes together, it feels like old times – but behind all of the laughter and merriment, something …

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Film Review: Werewolves Within (2021)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS After a proposed pipeline creates divisions within the small town of Beaverfield, and a snowstorm traps its residents together inside the local inn, newly arrived forest ranger FINN (Sam Richardson) and postal worker CECILY (Milana Vayntrub) must try to keep the peace and uncover the truth behind a mysterious creature that has begun terrorizing the community.

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