Edward Scissorhands is one of my favorite Tim Burton films. I felt like there was definitely a three-way tie between Home Alone, Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands being my favorite movie. As a 90’s baby I was exposed to films that Johnny Depp starred in and I always thought it was interesting to live in a sort of dark Christmas fairytale with a person that had scissors for hands. Still to this day I wonder how different Edward’s character development would have been if his creat

An accomplished and established genre journalist and writer, Justina Bonilla is working on furthering coverage of Latin contributions to the genre with her work on several publications showcasing her work. Now, in honor of Women in Horror Month, I talk with her about her early interest in writing, the process for creating her articles and upcoming projects.

: Hello, and thank you for taking the time to do this. First off, when did you get into horror in general?

: My interest in horror began a

Justina Bonilla can list two reasons why she doesn’t think she has a “beach body.” First, the scars on her legs. Bonilla has severe scarring from large and painful hives caused by allergic reactions to food and medications.

“Fellow classmates, who were not aware of my medical situation, would bully me, saying I had ‘Freddy Krueger legs,’” Bonilla, 26, said. “I was even called ‘Lady Krueger.’” Because of the bullying, Bonilla rarely leaves her house without her legs covered. “I cringe at the tho