When I heard about the Beware of Dario Argento: A 20-Film Retrospective in New York City, I agonized for a couple of weeks about how to attend. I have been a huge Dario Argento fan since seeing Creepers (Phenomena) in 1984. Back then, as a teenager, that movie inspired me to take a deep dive into discovering Argento’s works. The films I could find were mostly heavily censored by the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America)—ironically, the ratings board has recently censor

The Horror Writers Association’s mental health initiative launched last month, and one of its aspects is an anthology of flash fiction and poetry. My autobiographical short, Banishing the Darkness, was selected for inclusion in the book, Of Hope and Horror. I wrote about how writing (and especially writing horror) helped me rise above a dark period in my life. I truly think that creative outlets are beneficial to wellness. The mind needs something to focus on while it and the