Charles "Charlie" Suor is a writer and cultural studies scholar. He specializes in gender, horror & cult films, and rock & alternative music like metal, punk, and emo. His goal is to analyze and argue the importance of American subculture while exploring the intricacies of gender within them. His work emphasizes the preservation of and accessibility to public scholarship, cultural histories, and subcultural narratives that are often overlooked by the mainstream.
Charlie earned a master's degree in Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies as well as a graduate certificate in American Studies from the University of South Florida. He writes both scholarly and popular works. He also hosts the film review web-series, Cinema Crypt, and produces the zine, Transylvanian Horror. Outside of writing, Charlie serves as a board member of TIGLFF Queer Film & Arts and as a co-chair of the TIGLFF Trans Pride & Tampa Bay's Trans Film Festival.
This site gives an overview of Charlie's research, publications, community engagement, and media appearances.
TIGLFF Trans Pride & Tampa Bay's Trans Film Festival
March 26th to 29th 2026
What began as a film festival in St. Pete is evolving into a Trans Pride Weekend by TIGLFF. Films will remain at the core of the festival, while new events and community experiences are being added to create more space for connection, celebration, and visibility for trans & gender-diverse people on both sides of the bay.
Check out the official site for that below:
There are some things that man is not meant to splice. This week PJ and Derek are joined by special guest Charlie as they dive headfirst into the pure cinematic mayhem of Joe Dante’s sequel that gleefully tears up the rulebook in Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990). In this episode they explore how Dante uses slapstick violence, mutant gremlins, and nonstop parody to mock sequels, media culture, corporate America, and even the audience itself.
A Brief History of American Horror Film
2025 Presentation for the Silver Screen Society, Hillsborough High School's film club. Giving a background to horror and describing its journey in American cinema from the 1900s through the 2010s.