Creator Highlight: BriHeartsHorror

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By: Myriam Akbar


Meet BriHeartsHorror – a bright and passionate content creator who is present on Instagram, Tiktok, and Letterboxd. Bri was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. During the day, she works with middle schoolers as a licensed therapist. However, she spends the rest of her time being a horror movie lover and part-time content creator. BriHeartsHorror as it exists on TikTok began in December 2021. Bri posted her first video, featuring an audio where she gave her opinions of horror franchises. To her surprise, it went viral and she started gaining a following. 



When asked about when her passion for film began, Bri said, “I grew up loving movies and television. My mom is a huge fan also, so we bonded by watching things together. She introduced me to so many of my favorite movies and television shows.” In terms of horror, Bri enjoys the subgenres slasher, psychological, zombie, and body. However, she also likes comedies, coming of age dramas, and thrillers. 


“I think I realized I enjoyed creating content the more I did it,” Bri says. She was scared to put herself out there at first, but realized how much she loved having a community and place to express her love of horror. “The best part is becoming mutuals with people who share a similar love of the genre,” she says. Becoming a content creator has given her many unexpected opportunities and has been a great way to make extra money at times. When asked what some of the challenges are of being in this field, Bri listed a few. First, there’s the burnout from trying to constantly come up with ideas for videos and secondly, keeping up with new horror releases. She also mentions internet trolls, but on the bright side it’s a rare occurrence for her. “I struggle with imposter syndrome, so I question myself a lot and compare myself to other creators. I’m trying to work on that,” she admits. Two highlights in content creation for Bri is that she was verified on TikTok and last year a producer of one of her favorite horror franchises told her that he loves her content.


Bri’s short term goal is to simply keep making content. “I wanna keep making content that I feel proud of and that’s fun for me,” she says. Her long term goal is to take all of this further, resulting in a full-time job or career. Additionally, she says she has enjoyed creating stories and characters since childhood. She used to write short stories and wanted to be an author at one point. “I think it’d be cool to write a horror story that was later turned into a movie. I have so many ideas in my head. I also would love to be killed off in a slasher movie,” she says. 


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