Danielle Ryan
School
Georgia Gwinnett College
Expertise
The Evil Dead Franchise, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Extreme Horror Cinema
- Danielle started her journey as a published writer on CHUD.com, reviewing straight-to-DVD horror movies before starting her first column, examining controversial cinema and our reactions to it.
- She loves doing interviews and having in-depth conversations with creatives about their work. Career highlights include chatting with Matt Damon and Pedro Pascal backstage at Madison Square Garden and showing Charlie Day her fan art of Denim Chicken.
- One day, Danielle wants to direct a feature film, but so far, she has only directed and edited a short. She was also an assistant director on an independent feature film.
Experience
Danielle is an experienced writer with bylines at The Washington Post, Fandom, Bustle, CNN, Paste Magazine, and more. She has written in a variety of fields, including local crime, global public health, and the entertainment industry. A piece she wrote about youth violence programs in American schools was presented before the United Nations. Danielle is passionate about shocking entertainment, mental health discussions, and practical gore effects.
Education
Danielle has a Bachelor's of English with a concentration in writing and rhetoric.
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Stories By Danielle Ryan
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Netflix might be giving the hit Western series Yellowstone a run for their money with the Australian cowboy show, Territory.
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Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard is teaming up with his Ghostbusters: Afterlife director Jason Reitman to remake a rather zany '90s cult horror flick.
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James Gunn got his start at Troma, and the skills he acquired there can help make the DC Universe (and future superhero movies in general) a success.
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Russell Johnson played Professor Roy Hinkley on Gilligan's Island and had some strong words about working with Ginger star, Tina Louise.
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From Tom Hardy's stressful drive in Locke to Sandra Bullock's outer space mishaps in Gravity, here are the best movies centered around a single actor.
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Matilda star Mara Wilson disappeared from Hollywood for over a decade after becoming a huge child star. Here's what she's been up to since then.
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Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 features a deep-cut reference to one of Star Trek's most bizarre pieces of spin-off merchandise.
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Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 has finally delivered a Klingon storyline that Trekkies have been waiting a long time to see.
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Stargate SG-1 set a record as the longest consecutive running sci-fi series, but it was almost canceled after season 8 and replaced with another show.
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Young Sheldon fans have speculated that Leonard died after the events of The Big Bang Theory. Let's take a look and see if they're onto something.
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If you've ever wondered what Gilligan's Island would be like in real life, there was once a reality show that tried to answer that very question.
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Yellowstone star Luke Grimes has already been gifted one item from the show, but he's hoping for a piece of Kayce Dutton's wardrobe too.
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Nicolas Cage's 13 favorite films (because five favorite films wasn't enough for him) are as eclectic and varied as you would expect.
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MASH is one of the most beloved TV shows of all time, but two members of its fantastic ensemble cast did not always get along.
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Antony Starr has had more than a few uncomfortable moments on The Boys, but his most challenging moment was when he acted opposite of his childhood crush.
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Sofia Coppola wisely kept Jamie Dornan and Kirsten Dunst separated before their first scene together in 2006's Marie Antoinette.
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If Greta Gerwig has her way, her Chronicles of Narnia movie could be a game-change when it comes to Netflix films and the way they're shown.
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Saw director James Wan has revealed his favorite trap in the horror franchise, and it's one that's, understandably, personally meaningful.
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Karen Fukuhara didn't know Kimiko's full backstory when she first joined The Boys, but she made a vital suggestion about the character's muteness.
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The announcement that Stargate Atlantis was ending came as a real shock to fans. Here's what led to the demise of the Stargate TV spinoff.
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Angus T. Jones was the highest-paid child star on television during Two And A Half Men, but then he walked away from the show and Hollywood. Here's why.
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Frasier often pitted the Crane brothers against one another, but how does David Hyde Pierce really feel about his on screen sibling Kelsey Grammer?
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Bruce Willis made a lot of movies shortly before retiring due to a diagnosis of aphasia, with his final film being a little-known 2023 sci-fi flick.
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Keanu Reeves is perfectly cast in The Devil's Advocate, but another big-name actor was originally slated to play his role in the movie.
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Impatiently waiting for The Boys season 5? Don't worry, here are 10 different shows to binge-watch that will hold you over until the superhero satire returns.
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Antoine Fuqua's sci-fi action movie Infinite, starring Mark Wahlberg, is climbing Prime Video's charts three years after its original release.
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Alan Alda was the star of the TV version of MASH, but he also had some major concerns about the project before it began.