by Finn Burns | Jul 24, 2026 | Nearly Expert Advice
What if you’ve been cast as the victim in your own life? I’m excited to share my upcoming nonfiction book, The Director’s Cut: A Final Girl’s Guide to Killing the Script and Reclaiming the Lead. Drawing on horror films, psychology, and personal...
by Andy Lockwood | Oct 16, 2022 | Nearly Expert Advice
A hunger for brains, ceaseless surging, and a surprising amount of heart – that’s what good zombie movies are made of. I am fascinated by the zombie genre – the books, the movies, the video games. It’s the against-all-odds fight for survival that draws me in. But...
by Nicole Castle | Oct 9, 2022 | 31 Days of Halloween, Movies, Nearly Expert Advice
For as long as I can remember, werewolves have held a special place in my heart. The werewolf myth can be iconic, but it can also be used to usurp the status quo and journey into unknown territory. That is what these six films (and one TV series) do—they take us into...
by J.L. Royce | Oct 2, 2022 | 31 Days of Halloween, Movies, Nearly Expert Advice
Science Fiction is widely recognized as looking beyond day-to-day life to consider threats to life, limb, and sanity engendered by our relentless curiosity, scientific and otherwise. From ‘creature features’ of my childhood, invariably the product of...
by Michael | Oct 1, 2022 | 31 Days of Halloween, Movies, Nearly Expert Advice
Satan. Lucifer. Old Scratch. The Devil. There are so many amazing films, in and out of the horror genre, which feature this character. The question is, how does one choose which movies to include in a list of recommendations? Should you spotlight the scariest films?...
