Natalia Keogan
School
SUNY New Paltz, Craig Newmark Graduate School Of Journalism
Expertise
Horror Films, Spanish-Language Cinema, Queer Filmmakers, Documentary Trends
- Natalia is a freelance culture writer who regularly writes about film for publications like Paste and Filmmaker Magazine, while also having her work featured in Blood Knife, We Are Horror, Awards Watch, and more.
- Her graduate school thesis was a video essay focusing on the intersection of horror films and depictions of gory womanhood—finding that the monster society truly fears most is a woman's uncontrollable body.
- She has been accredited to cover multiple film festivals, including Sundance, the New York Film Festival, and Brooklyn Horror Film Festival.
Experience
Natalia is a film writer based in Ridgewood, Queens. Since graduating with an M.A. from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism in 2019, she has freelanced for a number of publications, among them Paste Magazine, Filmmaker Magazine, Blood Knife Magazine, and Awards Watch. She is particularly interested in examining the intersection of race, gender and sexuality in the horror genre, but has covered an eclectic range of films, directors and cinematic trends within her work. Above all, everything she does is to honor her beautiful (and large) orange cat named Henry.
Education
Natalia was an annoying overachiever while earning her B.A. at SUNY New Paltz, double-majoring in Spanish and Journalism and double-minoring in Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies and Latin American & Caribbean Studies. After taking a gap year to sling coffee, she enrolled at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism in NYC, cramming courses on podcasting, Spanish-language reporting, arts & culture writing, and documentary filmmaking into her program's three short semesters before graduating with an M.A. in 2019.
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Stories By Natalia Keogan
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Is it hot in here? Our latest Year of the Vampire entry takes a look back at The Lost Boys.
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One of the most upsetting monster designs in recent memory had a number of influences ... and a few alternate takes.
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If you're a seasoned horror fan who has seen it all... Well, here's the next step.
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Freaks and Geeks brought us a season of near-perfect teen television ... before being canceled by NBC.
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A pre-fame Tobey Maguire was almost part of a beloved '90s classic.
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It's literally impossible to imagine this movie getting made today.
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What do Sleepless in Seattle and Seinfeld have in common? Just one unusual New York City fixture.
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Several years before his directorial debut, Joel Coen had a small hand in creating a horror classic.
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Woke up this morning, got myself a lawsuit for demanding to be paid properly for my hit show...
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The original Final Destination movie began as a spec script written as a Mulder and Scully adventure.
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The hopeful, open-ended conclusion of Terminator 2 was originally... Well, a whole lot less open-ended!
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How did Stanley Kubrick shoot a movie by candlelight? By using space age technology, of course.
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Harlem sounds like a refreshing spin on a familiar television premise. Here's what you need to know about the new Amazon series.
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If you love Irish mythology and horror and movies with appropriate seasonal release dates, Unwelcome could be for you.
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The ending of Boogie Nights isn't just about Dirk Diggler's giant member. It's about cinema itself, and the people who make it.
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The Ring prevails as one of the most culturally ubiquitous horror films of its era, partly due to an ending imbued with haunting imagery and pointed messages.