It’s the second anniversary of Horror Press today! I wasn’t actually here at the very beginning, but I think that fact just goes to show how much the site has already grown and expanded in such a short time. Our fearless leader James-Michael Fleites asked me to take you on a tour of some of the delectable articles we’ve contributed to the field of horror over the past two sets of 525,600 minutes, and I am prepared to do so with gusto!

Please note that this is a chronological journey, and in no way a ranking. Plus, these are certainly only some of the articles on the site you should read. There’s a whole treasure trove of material in between that you should also feel free to explore!

‘The Evil Dead’: A Meditation on the Five Elements of Horror
Amanda Nevada DeMel (January 7, 2022)

This is one part of the very first batch of articles released on Horror Press, and already the site proved that it was dedicated to not only celebrating the horror genre but examining it, how and why it works on an audience, and what that means in an objective sense as well as a deeply subjective one.

Carrie & I: The Need for Queer Safety
Abigail Waldron (March 4, 2022)

Abigail Waldron’s article about 1976’s Carrie perfectly underscores the subjective perspective I was just talking about. The way meaning is an exchange between the viewer and a work of cinema is perfectly highlighted in this piece about how identity and horror are necessarily intertwined.

‘Jakob’s Wife’ and the Emancipation of Barbara Crampton
Alex Warrick (March 11, 2022)

This piece, which was published one week after the previous one, is basically Horror Press showing off. Like, how could two such compelling articles exist in the same year, let alone the same seven-day span? The site had already collected such a talented group of writers with a variety of interesting perspectives. It almost makes you sick, doesn’t it?

It Came From Shudder: A Curated Selection For Your Viewing Pleasure
James-Michael Fleites (May 6, 2022)

Now, this wouldn’t be a complete list if it didn’t include at least one of our ever-popular “It Came From” series, highlighting some of the best horror streaming titles on the market. This is the very first, and it already showcases what a remarkable variety of fun movies and shows can be added to your watchlist if you follow along monthly.

Nowhere’s Most Memorable Monsters: The 13 Best Episodes of Courage the Cowardly Dog
Tiffany Taylor (November 9, 2022)

This is a piece that proves we know how to have fun, on top of all the more serious examinations of the horror genre we’ve been doing. In addition to being an enjoyable walk down memory lane, this piece shows how valuable it is to have an expert in the room even when discussing a children’s cartoon.

Scream Fans, We Need to Talk: An Open Letter to Toxic Fans
Ian Carlos Crawford (February 28, 2023)

As a hardcore Scream fan myself, I must say the radical honesty of this piece is a breath of fresh air. We’re all horror fans here, but in the modern age where fandom has become both overwhelmingly kaleidoscopic and poisonously myopic at the same time, it is important to take stock of one’s own obsessions and the way they shape our perspective on the world. We are not divided into fans and anti-fans, we are all just people with a multitude of (mostly) valid perspectives trying to have a nice time watching Drew Barrymore fail at horror trivia.

A Married Woman’s Thoughts On ‘Possession’
Jenika McCrayer (April 5, 2023)

Horror Press has found success in its mission to bring underrepresented voices to the table in the horror sphere, but this piece is one of the most fascinating examples. We don’t exactly have a dearth of married women in the world, so the article irresistibly draws attention to the fact that their cultural experience is almost universally ignored. Jenika McCrayer’s piece proves how many different, interlocking identities a person can possess, and how they all interact with the art we experience, like it or not.

P-TOWN AND BLOOD: An Interview with Monster Makeup
Luis Pomales-Diaz (July 14, 2023)

Horror Press is more than just editorials, of course. It’s reviews, news, interviews, and everything you can imagine. But this is more than just functional, as Luis Pomales-Diaz proves in this deep dive into the inner workings of a fascinating group of people offering exciting and honest insight into their filmmaking process.

What Your Favorite ‘Halloween’ Movie Says About You
Brennan Klein (October 4, 2023)

Obviously, this article proves what fabulous taste in writers Horror Press has. All kidding aside, I think this particular piece of mine, and many others like it from various other contributors, highlights the unique perspective Horror Press can provide on franchises that might seem to have been strip-mined of any possible insight after years and years of dissection and re-dissection.

Tea Parties with Michael Myers: An Unlikely Friendship
Sharai Bohannon (October 25, 2023)

This is one of the most intimate and vulnerable pieces that have ever been published on the site, and it arrived just a few months before our second anniversary, proving just how much more we still have to give after two years. The connection between horror killers and otherness has been made elsewhere, but Sharai Bohannon’s piece does so in a particularly succinct and compelling way.

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So, there you have it. Ten great articles to check out that will allow you to taste test Horror Press. A little flight of editorials, interviews, and more, that will give you an idea of what kind of material you can find in the literal hundreds of other pieces here on the site! I could only choose 10, so not every writer for the site was included, unfortunately. However, you can click on over to our Contributors page to check out works by our other talented writers in addition to everyone already listed.

Thank you so much for reading, whether you’ve been with us for two years or this is your very first article! It’s a pleasure bringing these articles to you month in and month out, and here’s to many more years of Horror Press!