Letโs Talk Terror is an independent horror and Halloween media platform dedicated to news, reviews, interviews, and festival coverage for passionate genre fans โ the average HalloGeek.
Founded by Celia Payne, Letโs Talk Terror blends genuine fandom with industry insight. In addition to running the site and its social channels, Celia is IMDb-listed as a producer on multiple indie horror projects, appears as a horror expert on a streaming series, and regularly collaborates with filmmakers, writers, actors, and creators within the genre.
With press credentials for both national and international festivals, Letโs Talk Terror offers firsthand coverage that celebrates horror at every level โ from studio releases to indie gems. The platform prioritizes authenticity, community, and a deep love for the genre, creating content that feels informed, welcoming, and genuinely excited about horror culture.
At its core, Letโs Talk Terror exists to amplify the voices, stories, and scares that make horror so endlessly powerful โ because horror isnโt just entertainment, itโs a community.
News, boos, and reviews for the average HalloGeek.
Quick Facts About Celia:
- Favorite Movies: The Witch, Terrifier, The Ring, Nosferatu, Haunt Season, Hubie Halloween, Curse of Crom, anything from Witching Season Films (… stopping now because I will definitely keep going!)
- Favorite Subgenres: J-Horror, indie, Universal Monsters
- Favorite Authors: Junji Ito, Koji Suzuki, Stephen King, Shirley Jackson
- Favorite Books: Tomie, Uzumaki, the Ring series, Carrie, Misery, Dracula, The Haunting of Hill House
- Favorite Villain/Killers: Art the Clown, Michael Myers, Larry Talbot/The Wolf Man
Halloween, horror, and everything spooky are my passions in life. Death and the macabre aren’t bad things to me; they’re things to be studied and appreciated. My obsession with darkness goes back as far as I can remember. I am a Halloween baby, born in the Devil’s Hour, a Scorpio whose patron tarot card is Death (my lucky number 13). Halloween was made for me.
… as is the horror genre. It’s oddly soothing to sit and watch terror and destruction, reveling in other people’s misery. It’s an adrenaline rush to walk through a haunted maze, and intoxicating to smell the autumn air as it blows through a pumpkin patch (or graveyard).
There are no words to explain what Halloween and Horror mean to me. But I try my best to share my love of ghouls and ghosts with the world, describing deeper meanings in film, or expanding on centuries-old traditions, or even just sharing my experiences and adventures.
With this site, I hope to share the magic of horror with you.
It’s as much fun to scare as to be scared.
Vincent Price