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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 Fourth Wall (Le Quartrieme Mur) (Short Film)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Chloé fights for her moment in the spotlight. How far will she go to upstage the annoying actors with whom she is forced to perform Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’? REVIEW: The Etheria Film Festival 2021 features films all directed by women. The Fourth Wall was directed and written by Kelsey Bollig (Asking for a Friend), …

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Interview: Julian Richings (Anything for Jackson and Spare Parts)

It was quite an honor to chat with the gentleman who so elegantly portrayed Death on Supernatural. Actor Julian Richings stars in Anything for Jackson and Spare Parts. As usual he portrays completely different characters. He makes each character he portrays unique in some way. He talks about preparing to play Henry and The Emperor in these films. We also …

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Film Review: Stalker (2020)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: In the wake of a messy break up, Andy Escobedo decides to start fresh, relocating from Austin to Los Angeles. Eager to make new connections, he befriends Roger, an unusual rideshare driver. But when Roger’s behavior gets too strange for comfort, Andy blows him off, choosing to focus on a budding relationship with Sam. This unhinges …

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Interview: Chloe Traicos (Introducing Jodea)

Writer/Director/Actress Chloe Traicos (Devil’s Cove, The Righteous Gemstone) took time to talk with Horrornews.net about her new film, Introducing Jodea. It’s in theaters now. Hi Chloe, its always so good to talk to you. Introducing Jodea is such a fun movie. It was great seeing you go from playing Jackie in Devil’s Cove to Jodea in Introducing Jodea. Chloe- Thank …

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Film Review: Anything for Jackson (2020) – Review 2

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: In ANYTHING FOR JACKSON, after a tragic car accident that took their grandson’s life, Audrey and Henry are unable to go on without him. Following the guidance of their ancient spell book, the elderly couple decide to abduct a young pregnant woman with the intention of performing a “reverse exorcism” to channel their grandson’s spirit inside her unborn child. But …

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Interview: TREASVRE

Rate This MovieInterview with TREASVRE Sabrina Simonton Sam Pena Evan Dulaney Jason Zaru Julian Balestrieri Hi, thanks so much for taking the time to do this interview with Horrornews.net. Please tell us about how TREASVRE got started? TREASVRE- It all started as a side project! Julian and Jason, our guitarists, were playing in another band together with Jason as the …

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Interview: Simon Barrett (Séance)

Writer/Director Simon Barrett’s new film Séance is his feature directorial debut. Séance stars Suki Waterhouse, Madisen Beaty, Inanna Sarkis. Simon Barrett delivers a good story. Simon wrote The Guest (2014), V/H/S (2012), and of course another one of my favorite films, You’re Next (2011). Simon Barrett spoke with me for Horrornews.net and talks about Séance, working on the new ThunderCats …

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Film Review: Dementia Part II (2018)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Wendell (Matt Mercer) receives a threatening phone call from his parole officer Reggie (Graham Skipper) … if he doesn’t find a job immediately, he will face serious legal repercussions.  Wendell wrangles some home maintenance work for a seemingly benign older woman, Suzanne (Suzanne Voss), who persists in giving him increasingly absurd tasks to complete around the …

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Film Review: Séance (2021)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Camille, a young woman who arrives at the Fairfield Academy following one the student’s untimely and violent death. REVIEW: Séance was directed and written by Simon Barrett. Simon wrote two, well, three of my favorite films. You’re Next, The Guest, and V/H/S. If you haven’t seen any of these films, I recommend you watch them after …

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Interview: Charlotte Kirk and Neil Marshall (The Reckoning)

THE RECKONING stars Charlotte Kirk (Ocean’s Eight, Vice, How To Be Single), Joe Anderson (Across The Universe, The Crazies), Steven Waddington (The Imitation Game, “The Tudors”) and Sean Pertwee (Dog Soldiers, Equilibrium). The film was directed by Neil Marshall (The Descent, Dog Soldiers, Doomsday), who co-wrote the film alongside Kirk, (making her feature screenwriting debut), and Edward Evers-Swindell (Dark Signal). Hello Charlotte and Neil. I loved The Reckoning. Charlotte- Thank you. Neil- I really appreciate that. How did this idea manifest for both of you? Neil- It came to us from an old friend …

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