Author: C.H. Newell

C.H. Newell is first and foremost a passionate lover of film— especially horror. He's also a PhD student at Memorial University of Newfoundland with a concentration in postmodern critical theory and Queer Gothic. He wrote for Film Inquiry frequently during 2016-17, and regularly contributed to Scriptophobic during 2018-2019 in a column called Serial Killer Celluloid focusing on film adaptations about real life murderers. As of September 2018, C.H. Newell is an official member of the Online Film Critics Society, and as of April 2019 he's currently listed as a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. He has covered major film festivals such as Fantasia Festival (2019, 2020) and Fantastic Fest. During September 2019, Father Son Holy Gore was one of several media outlets helping to present Randfilmfest in Germany, & will be once again in 2020— Newell will also serve as part of the jury for the prestigious Rand Award.

[31 Days of Halloween – Day 1] True Crime Ethics & Mommy Issues in THE UNGODLY

On By C.H. NewellIn Horror Movies, Mark Borkowski, Rare Movies, The Perfect Witness, The Ungodly, Thriller, Wes BentleyLeave a comment

The 1st 31 Days of Halloween looks at THE UNGODLY, a brutal, disturbing look at true crime ethics and a Freudian killer.

[Fantastic Fest 2021] V/H/S/94: Terrors of a New Digital Age

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V/H/S/94 once more takes us into the digital landscape of found footage, this time harking back to '94, when the internet was just starting to grow.