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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

Interview: Maxi Contenti (The Last Matinee)

Director/Writer Maxi Contenti took time to talk with me for Horrornews.net. Directed by Maxi Contenti (Muñeco viviente V, Neptunia) from a script by Manuel Facal (High Five, Fiesta Nibiru) and Contenti, the film stars Luciana Grasso (El Secreto de Julia), Ricardo Islas (El Que No Corre Vuela, Bailiwick), Julieta Spinelli, Franco Duran and Pedro Duarte. SYNOPSIS: The audience attending the last showing of a horror film in a small downtown cinema are terrorized by a murderer who begins to pick them off, one by …

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Film Review: Demonic (2021)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: From the director of DISTRICT 9 and ELYSIUM, a young woman unleashes terrifying demons when supernatural forces at the root of a decades old rift between mother and daughter are revealed.  REVIEW: Directed and written by Neill Blomkamp (Elysium. Chappie), Demonic The film opens with Carly Pope playing Carly. Carly is having one hell of a …

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Film Review: Candyman (2021)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “A “spiritual sequel” to the horror film Candyman (1994) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began. REVIEW: Directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, and Nia DaCosta. We decided to make up and go see the movie in the theatre. COVID and life in general is stressful enough. …

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Event Review: PA Horror Con and Film Festival

August 21-22, 2021. The Delta Hotel By Marriott Allentown, PA. The Lehigh Valley August 21st 10-7 August 22nd 10-5 http://pennsylvaniahorrorcon.com/ Summer is winding down. Pa Horror Con and Film Festival had a great line-up of guests and vendors. It was a blast to see everyone and I even did an on-site interview with Father Evil who advised that everyone, “Follow …

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Film Review: The Boy Behind the Door (2020)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: In The Boy Behind the Door, a night of unimaginable terror awaits twelve-year-old Bobby (Lonnie Chavis) and his best friend, Kevin (Ezra Dewey), when they are abducted on their way home from school. Managing to escape his confines, Bobby navigates the dark halls, praying his presence goes unnoticed as he avoids his captor at every turn. Even …

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Interview: Stelio Savante (Destination Marfa)

Actor, producer, writer Stelio Savante took time to do an exclusive interview with Horrornews.net. Stelio talks about his incredible new film he stars in Destination Marfa. It was directed by Andy Stapp and stars Tony Todd, Stelio Savante, Neil Sandilands, Lisa Roumain, Richard Riehle, Scot Scurlock, Martin Klebba, and more. Destination Marfa is available on DVD now. Stelio Savante is …

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Interview: Ryan Oksenberg (New Not Normal Trilogy Super Cut) (Short Film)

Director, writer Ryan Oksenberg took time to talk with Horrornews.net. Ryan talks about everything from his documentary, Cease To Exist (2007) which is about Charles Manson and his music. Ryan talks about his latest short film, New Not Normal Trilogy Super Cut (Short), and it is incredible. Ryan made the film during quarantine by himself. I was able to review …

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Film Review: He’s Dead and So and So Am I (2021)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Sandy and Lance are ghosts, trapped in purgatory for living mostly terrible lives on Earth. Plagued daily by Bartholomew, a third-rate demon sent to entice them into joining team Beelzebub, their current situation isn’t what you’d call “great.” That is, until Daphne, architect and running enthusiast, enters the picture. With her sister missing, Daphne becomes the …

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