The Sinister Scoop
Contributors
Here's a quick look at our most frequent contributors: this isn't a complete list though, because we will always be looking for members of the horror community to get involved!
Tasha Reynolds
Website Founder
Reviewer, podcaster, interviewer, dog mom, and editor of awesome things like Livestock: Horror Stories from the Un-Herd. I have a crazy soft spot for the indie horror community - love all you weirdos!
Cat Voleur
Website Co-founder
Cat Voleur is a writer, podcaster, and avid consumer of all things horror. This includes books, games, and especially movies. She is the cohost of Slasher Radio and the Nic F'n Woo Cage Cast.
Meaghan Highwood
Contributor
Meaghan Highwood (She/Her) is a podcaster, mental health advocate, horror fan, and German Shepherd mom. She hosts the podcast Meaghan’s Murder Movies and recently launched Meaghan’s Murder Games on Youtube. She loves horror and is working on an entire leg of horror tattoos. Characters' mental states and relationship dynamics are her favorite things to analyze.
Ariel Powers-Schaub
Sinistrative Assistant
Ariel is a horror film critic and analyst from the midwestern United States. She is a writer and a podcaster who champions 2000s horror. Her first book, Millennial Nasties, come out this September from Encyclopocalypse Publications. She is obsessed with Halloween and probably planning this year’s party as we speak.
Billy Loper
Contributor
Billy Don Loper and native Mississippian who tells stories, primarily, about Missippi. He received his BA and MA in history from the University of Southern Mississippi with a focus in Mississippi Cultural History. He utilizes that background to write about the dark and hidden aspects of life in small town Mississippi. Loper writes in a wide array of literary forms and genres, all of which focus on the life, story, and culture of Mississippi and the American South.
Marc from MW Horror Reviews
Contributor
Marc is a co-host with both the You Run Podcast Horror Movie Review and Horror News shows, and is a prolific movie reviewer, lending his perspective to The Scoop!
Sam Reader
Reviewer
Sam Reader is a literary critic and book reviewer currently haunting the northeast United States. Their writing can be found at The Barnes and Noble Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Blog and Tor Nightfire (a fact that makes them feel a bit like a harbinger of doom), Tor.com, and their personal site, strangelibrary.com. In their spare time, they drink way too much coffee, hoard secondhand books, and try not to upset people too much.
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Kirsten Craig
Contributor
Kirsten (She/Her) is a queer, neurodivergent mama. She is currently pursuing her bachelors in Information & Library Sciences at University of Southern Mississippi. She prioritizes reading stories from marginalized and underrepresented communities. You can find her loving dotes on her three cats and ten backyard chickens.