Brian Fanelli

Brian Fanelli

Joined: May 15, 2023

Brian Fanelli has been a proud contributor to 1428 Elm since the spring of 2023. Since then, he's conducted several interviews, written many reviews, and opined on various trends in the horror genre. Brian is a member of the Horror Writers Association, the Pop Culture Association, and the Northeast Modern Language Association. He has his M.F.A. from Wilkes University and his Ph.D. from SUNY Binghamton University. Brian's writing has been widely published, including in the LA Times, World Literature Today, Horror Buzz, Horror Homeroom, Schuylkill Valley Journal, Signal Horizon Magazine, Bright Lights Film Journal, and elsewhere. Currently, Brian is an Associate Professor of English at Lackawanna College, where he teaches creative writing and literature, including a class on the horror genre.

On the Set of "Alien"

Scared in space: 5 must-see sci-fi/horror mashups

\"28 Days Later,\" Friday, June 27, 2003

2003 28 Days Later

Why 28 Days Later still feels so eerily relevant

Alma and the Wolf - Courtesy Paramount

Despite its flaws, Alma and the Wolf has some bite (spoiler-free review)

Friday the 13th. Image Courtesy Paramount Pictures, Shudder

Chi chi chi, ha ha ha: 5 of our favorite Friday the 13th final girls

40th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival: 17th Annual Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence

Octavia Spencer returning for Blumhouse's Ma sequel

I Saw the TV Glow - Courtesy A24

5 must-see horror films by queer directors to watch during Pride Month

(L-R) The Killer and Rebecca Ablack as Debbie Winters in Fear Street: Prom Queen

Fear Street: Prom Queen director Matt Palmer talks '80s slashers and shooting one heck of a dance-off

The Surrender Production Still

The Surrender is an unsettling and gory feature debut (Review)

Lionsgate's "Hurry Up Tomorrow" World Premiere

Hurry Up Tomorrow is a self-indulgent deconstruction of a pop star (Review)

The Ugly Stepsister, Marcel Zyskind/Shudder

The Ugly Stepsister is one twisted take on Cinderella (spoiler-free review)

(from left) Violet (Meghann Fahy) and Henry (Brandon Sklenar) in Drop, directed by Christopher Landon

Drop is a nail-biting first date from hell (spoiler-free review)

Exhuma - Photo Credit: Shudder

7 must-see Korean horror films to stream in March 2025

Bill Skarsgård in the Horror/Thriller film LOCKED, a The Avenue release.

Bill Skarsgård & Anthony Hopkins face off in class-conscious thriller Locked (spoiler-free review)

MOM Production Still

Emily Hampshire delivers a dark performance in the otherwise uneven MOM (spoiler-free review)

The Wolf Man - Courtesy Shudder

Why the Wolf Man (1941) remains a sympathetic symbol of otherness

Street Trash Production Still

Street Trash (2024): A goopy, gory social commentary