I'm a researcher, filmmaker, content creator, podcaster, musician and mental health advocate working between the UK and Los Angeles. My research explores children’s perspectives on horror and their own filmmaking practices.I’ve appeared in Shudder’s docu-series In Search of Darkness III, was a film directing semi-finalist in Issa Rae & HBO’s Project Greenlight, co-host the horror podcasts The Final Girlfriend and Kindergeist, and write for leading genre publications. I hold degrees from USC School of Cinematic Arts and CalArts, blending academic expertise with hands-on creative practice.I'm available for interviews, public talks, conferences, industry consulting, and youth filmmaking initiatives in the horror genre.Currently engaged in research at University of Birmingham UK under the supervisory team of Dr Catherine Lester and Dr Alaina Schempp, with additional support from Dr Richard Langley.
INTERVIEWS WITH YOUTH
I am interviewing children aged 9-15 for their thoughts on the horror genre. My research is about discovering what types of horror resonate with young people without adult opinions shaping the conversation. The responses so far have been eye‑opening, and more voices are welcome.If you’re a parent or gaurdian in the UK or Ireland with a child who loves horror, please get in touch at [email protected]I directed and produced the above trailer, What's Your Favourite Scary Movie? as a audio-visual call for participants.
DOCUMENTARY
Teenage Screams is a feature-length documentary and one half of my doctoral thesis that follows a group of British teenagers as they create their first horror short, The Final Variation. It is directed by 16-year-old Nia Matthews who is based in the West Midlands.Their film centres on a working‑class dancer who earns a coveted scholarship to an elite ballet academy, only to discover that the real choreography lies in navigating privilege, simmering rivalries, and the shadow of a suspicious death…The documentary is still seeking support for post-production via GoFundMe:
CONFERENCES & TALKS
Co-organiser, Creative Practice Colloquium: The Individual Voice in Academia; Blending Creativity and Scholarship, University of Birmingham (5-6 June 2025)
‘Children’s Horror Gothic' – Gothica (24 April)
‘Silly Adults… Horror Is for Kids!’ Poster (Honourable Mention Recepient) – British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies, University of Warwick (26-28 March 2025)
‘The Children, The Horror, And Me' – British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies, University of Warwick (26 March 2025)
‘Children as Audience and Author in Horror’ – The Audience Project, Oxford Brookes University (27 January 2025)
‘The Future of Horror is Now: How Child Horror Filmmakers Are Redefining Genre Cinema’ – Cine-Excess: Blood Ties, Birmingham (21-27 October)
‘Silly Adults… Horror Is for Kids!’ Poster – Whether Near or Far, University of Birmingham, (24 Sep 2024)
Co-organiser, Creative Practice Colloquium: Industries and Institutions: Synergies and Struggles, University of Birmingham, (12-13 June 2024)
‘Mini Masters of Horror’ – Horror Studies Now, Northumbria University, (30-31 May 2024)
‘The Subversive Space of Child Horror Filmmakers: Emily Hagins and Pathogen (2006)’ – Screening Spaces of Youth, University of Birmingham (24 May 2024)
Co-organiser, Screening Spaces of Youth, University of Birmingham 2024
CHEVRONS
"When an Air Force troops tries to act on her taboo attraction to an officer, she slips into bonkers fantasies of romance and horror."Nominations & Awards: Tim Disney Prize for Excellence in the Storytelling Arts Honourable Mention, Official Selection for Best Screenplay at Scream Queen Film Festival, Crowdfunded with Seed&SparkChevrons is loosely inspired by the real experiences my friends and I had while enlisted in the US Air Force. Military stories are stuck in the same loop of war, PTSD, and trauma while the everyday realities, especially for people from diverse backgrounds, rarely get any spotlight.This horror rom‑com leans into those quieter terrors. For Airman Magat, the scariest thing isn’t on a battlefield, it’s the choice between forbidden love and the weight of duty.
ROSEBUD
"A celebrity podcaster has a romantic and steamy evening with a beautiful woman he’s been dating, but learns she is not who she seems."At 10-years-old, I daydreamed Ricky Martin would marry me. Those early fantasies made me reflect on the unhealthy ways we obsess over celebrities. This idea shaped Rosebud, and it was important to me that we cast a romantic lead with dwarfism to push back against the narrow, stereotypical image of who gets to be at the centre of a love story.Actor Colin Buckingham and I worked closely to ensure his character’s journey felt authentic and respectful to the lived experience of disability. Everyone deserves to see themselves in romance.At its core, the film explores the messy intersection of celebrity culture and fandom, how admiration can slip into objectification, and how the relationship between stars and their followers can be both symbiotic and unsettling.
2021 FANGORIA CHAINSAW AWARDS
The 2021 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards is a celebration of the best in 2021 horror hosted by David Dastmalchian with presenters Jamie Lee Curtis, Keith David, Kevin Smith, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Doug Jones, Biqtch Puddin', and more. Aired on AMC Networks/Shudder and filmed remotely during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Kindergeist
Created with my neice when she was 12-years-old, Kindergeist aims is to create a space for older children to explore horror through fun, inspiring and meaningful dialogue.Guests include: Josh Ruben (Heart Eyes), Amie Donald (M3GAN), Emily Hagins (Sorry About the Demon), Jed Shepherd (Host) and more.
The Final Girl(friend)
The Final Girlfriend is a podcast on horror romance films analysed through the lens of dating and relationships. Co-hosted with actor and filmmaker Colin Buckingham.Films and series include: Bones and All, Knife+Heart, Audition, Interview with the Vampire and more.
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