Payton McCarty-Simas

Payton McCarty-Simas is a freelance writer and artist based in New York City. They grew up in Massachusetts devouring Stephen King novels, Edgar Allan Poe stories, and Scooby Doo on VHS. Payton holds a masters degree in film and media studies from Columbia University and her work focuses on horror film, psychedelia, and the occult in particular. Their first book, One Step Short of Crazy: National Treasure and the Landscape of American Conspiracy Culture, is due for release in November.

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TERRIFIER 2: Delivers Good Old Fashioned Blood And Guts
TERRIFIER 2: Delivers Good Old Fashioned Blood And Guts
Wine Moms, Trad Wives And The Insidious Nostalgia Of DON'T WORRY DARLING
Wine Moms, Trad Wives And The Insidious Nostalgia Of DON’T WORRY DARLING
How SLEEPING BEAUTY Set The Stage For The Anti-Princess Movie
How SLEEPING BEAUTY Set The Stage For The Anti-Princess Movie
HOUSE OF HAMMER Review: Cycles of Power, Cycles of Violence
HOUSE OF HAMMER Review: Cycles of Power, Cycles of Violence
Going To The Mattresses: How New Hollywood Wrestled With Sex, Success And Adaptation
Going To The Mattresses: How New Hollywood Wrestled With Sex, Success And Adaptation
SEASON OF THE WITCH: Looking Back On George Romero's Psychedelic Feminist Should-Be Classic
SEASON OF THE WITCH: Looking Back On George Romero’s Psychedelic Feminist Should-Be Classic
H.P. LOVECRAFT'S WITCH HOUSE: Struggles to Capture Lovecraft's Visions of the Fourth Dimension
H.P. LOVECRAFT’S WITCH HOUSE: Struggles to Capture Lovecraft’s Visions of the Fourth Dimension
Anatomy of a Gimmick: The Human Centipede, "the Most Horrific Film Ever Made"
Anatomy of a Gimmick: The Human Centipede, “the Most Horrific Film Ever Made”
Why JACKASS Is A Queer Obsession
Why JACKASS Is A Queer Obsession
What Happened To Boston Movies?
What Happened To Boston Movies?