Larissa Zageris
School
New York University, Missouri State University
Expertise
Mystery Movies/TV, Horror Comedy, Genre Storytelling
- Larissa uses her expertise in filmmaking and the dramatic arts in every article she writes for Looper.
- She is the author of "For Your Consideration: Keanu Reeves," and "Taylor Swift: Girl Detective."
- Her short film, "Not Bloody Mary," screened on Shudder as part of the Nyx 13 Minutes of Horror Fest and was featured in India's Wench Film Fest.
Experience
Larissa Zageris is a writer, educator, and filmmaker from Midlothian, IL. She is the author of many books, comics, games, and scripts. Her short film Not Bloody Mary was a NYX Official Selection for their inaugural 13 Minutes of Horror Film Festival. It streamed on Shudder, and as part of India's Wench Film Fest. Her short story "Something in the Night" received an Honorable Mention in Killer Shorts Season 5, and her scripted adaptation is being produced by Good Pointe podcasts. When she isn't writing scripts, she's writing articles, including an Oral History of the Chicago Rat Hole for Thrillist.com.
Education
Larissa holds BFAs in dramatic writing and film/TV production from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She's currently pursuing her MFA in dramatic writing from Missouri State, where she also teaches acting fundamentals.
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Stories By Larissa Zageris
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Netflix is popping off in July with a huge list of movies coming to the streamer stacked with all-time greats, from recent genre hits to blockbuster franchises.
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Disney and Pixar's "Inside Out 2" may be aimed primarily at kids, but there are plenty of things in the movie that only adults will really understand.
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"Godzilla Minus One" delivers plenty of monster movie thrills, but it's a little confusing in places. These are the biggest unanswered questions from the film.
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Deadpool fans, assemble! We've heard all your most difficult, pressing questions and turned to Marvel Comics to answer them. Here they are, finally answered.
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"Justified" and "Fallout" star Walton Goggins has had a long, winding career. These little-known Goggins facts will shed new light on the character actor.
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Michael Keaton is back as Betelgeuse in a sequel that everyone's talking about. Here are all the things you missed in the "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" trailer.
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Giancarlo Esposito said he was once scheming his own murder for the insurance money, but that's only the beginning of the actor's tragic true life story.
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Commercial actors can become stars with the right character. When a brand suddenly changes that actor, it can be jarring. These replacements left us shocked.
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The first season of the new "Fallout" TV series is out of the Vault - and streaming on Amazon Prime Video. This is the ending of Season 1, explained.
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We rewatched "Barbie" after the dust has settled on awards season and we got a chance to check out all the behind-the-scenes material. Here's what we noticed.
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Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" movies are full of computer-generated and visual effects. But what does the action look like without the added graphics?
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The cast of "Jackass" have made a career out of being stupidly reckless -- so when they admit to being unwilling to do a stunt, you know it's got to be bad.
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From a string of successful car insurance advertisements to a poorly reviewed failed TV sitcom on ABC, here is the full untold truth of the Geico cavemen.
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As likable as the characters on "Modern Family" are, their stars are even more so -- especially when they're contributing to the show's blooper reels.
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"Wonka" starring Timothee Chalamet may have enough sugar-coating concoctions to give you a stomachache, but it's also got its fair share of plot holes.
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Charlie Sheen was a movie star before "Two and a Half Men," but it was the CBS sitcom that really changed his life. Here's how the show shaped him.
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Mayhem from Allstate has grown into one of the most iconic ad campaigns in recent memory -- here are the best TV spots from TV's favorite agent of chaos.
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Stepping into the role of Coriolanus Snow in "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" is Tom Blyth -- here are his career highlights so far.
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The stories behind some of the most memorable, elaborate, innovative commercials in recent memory are truly astonishing.
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An adaptation of the hit World War II novel "All the Light We Cannot See" dropped on Netflix in 2023. The miniseries differs from the book in a variety of ways.
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After causing strife in the fandom with its manga ending, the anime of "Attack on Titan" has another chance to get it right.
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David Fincher's "The Killer" is a stylish thriller about a meticulous assassin, but what is the film trying to tell us with its surprising finale?
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The unrelentingly bonkers pilot already has 35 million views. So, what the heck is "The Amazing Digital Circus" and what kind of humans cooked it up?
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The world of One Chicago often strives for realism, but every now and again there's a weird storyline that leaves viewers shocked and confused.
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"Stranger Things" has come a long way since Season 1 with its visual effects, and they're even more amazing when you see glimpses of the show without them.
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Ratings hit "Rose Red," marketed as "Stephen King's Rose Red," combined psychics and a haunted house in a major miniseries event. Here's the ending explained.
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Netflix's "Fair Play" redefines the meaning of a toxic relationship -- read on to find out how the drama between Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich shakes out.