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Meg Shields

Based in the Pacific North West, Meg enjoys long scrambles on cliff faces and cozying up with a good piece of 1960s eurotrash. As a senior contributor at FSR, Meg's objective is to spread the good word about the best of sleaze, genre, and practical effects.
Shadowed

How to Make a Short Horror Film from the Comfort of Your Own Home

By Meg Shields 

‘Shazam!’ director David F. Sandberg is stuck in his house. So he made a short film about how terrifying houses can be.
Rebooted

The Enduring Power of Stop-Motion Animation

By Meg Shields 

An unemployed special effect struggles to find work in this bittersweet short film about going out-of-style in Hollywood.

Horrorscope April

Stuck at Home? Here’s All the Horror New to Streaming in April 2020

By Meg Shields 

This month’s Horrorscope includes the homebound horror classic ‘Misery’ plus a bunch of other streaming recommendations for horror lovers.
Blood Bed A Nightmare On Elm Street

The Coolest Effect in ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ Was a Bloody Accident

By Meg Shields 

There are happy accidents. And then there’s the time Wes Craven lost control of a rotating room full of blood.
Cursedfilms Horizontal

Shudder’s ‘Cursed Films’ is a Blessed Reminder of How Stories Can Help us Cope

By Meg Shields 

Shudder’s polished new docuseries urges horror fans to consider “cursed films” as more than just trivia.
T Helicopter

An Overpass, a Helicopter, and the Riskiest Stunt in ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’

By Meg Shields 

Or, as James Cameron puts it in the commentary: “See this helicopter going under a freeway overpass? That’s a helicopter going under a freeway overpass.”

Cats

It Is Time to Release The Butthole Cut of ‘Cats’

By Meg Shields 

The #ButtholeCut is a good place to start, but we have many more ideas of what untold horrors other ‘Cats’ cuts could have in store.
Castlevania

‘Castlevania’ and Why the Binge Model is Perfect for Video Game Adaptations

By Meg Shields 

The third season of Netflix’s ‘Castlevania’ delivers the gory, gothic goods, and it’s got us wondering: is streaming uniquely suited for adapting video games?
Hands Of Orclac

The Granddaddy of Body Horror was a German Expressionist Film

By Meg Shields 

This month’s Horrorscope includes German Expressionist classic ‘The Hands of Orlac’ and a bunch of other streaming recommendations for horror lovers.