About Michelle Swope

Michelle is a lifelong horror fan and journalist, who has been writing about genre film for Dread Central since 2018. She is a Tomatometer-approved film critic, who has previously written for sites like Ghastly Grinning, F This Movie!, Nightmarish Conjurings, and more. She is also a member of the North Carolina Film Critics Association. You can find her on Twitter @RedheadfromMars

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bloody medical horror
November 16, 2020
I feel fortunate to have grown up in the eighties, the most iconic era in horror. Slashers and great practical…
November 6, 2020
Read Dread Central's exclusive interview with FREAKY's director Christopher Landon.
November 5, 2020
Horror comedies can be kind of hit-or-miss; they either work extremely well or the comedy can fall flat when blended…
November 3, 2020
Writer/director Bryan Bertino is known for making genuinely pulse-pounding horror movies like The Strangers and The Strangers: Prey at Night,…
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October 28, 2020
Wes Craven’s The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) presents a story about voodoo amid scenes of social and political unrest…
October 23, 2020
Fans of independent cosmic horror should be familiar with the mind-bending films of Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson. Their first…
October 9, 2020
Growing up in the eighties, I became a fan of Writer/director Joe Dante’s work at an early age. Gremlins (1984)…
October 8, 2020
I first discovered Jim Cummings’ work because of his incredibly impressive film Thunder Road, which began as a short film,…
October 6, 2020
The Knoxville Horror Film Fest will present its twelfth annual weekend of horror film fueled fun Friday, October 23rd through…
September 28, 2020
Actress Alex Essoe is one of the most recognizable faces in independent horror. She’s starred in horror films like Starry…
September 26, 2020
Starring Teagan Johnston, Jenna Schaefer Written by Ryan Glover, Krista Dzialoszynski Directed by Ryan Glover Salem Horror Fest is going…
September 1, 2020
If you’ve ever felt like you didn’t fit in or considered yourself a misfit, Dinner in America was made for…