Matt Monagle
@monagle.bsky.social
Co-founder of Certified Forgotten (www.certifiedforgotten.com), a writer-owned horror publication. Find my work at IGN, Polygon, Inverse, Dicebreaker, and more. Rehomed Alaskan living in Philadelphia.
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'Keeper' Review: Falling Out of Love Never Felt This Good
'Keeper,' the latest film from 'Longlegs' director Osgood Perkins, combines the best of the worst in romance, horror, and paranoia.
certifiedforgotten.com
"KEEPER will be a gift to everyone on Perkins’s wavelength – and, as the early reviews already indicate, a headache to everyone else." I reviewed Osgood Perkins's latest for @certifiedforgot.bsky.social, and, surprise surprise, I fucking loved it.
Old enough to watch THE REMAINS OF THE DAY for the first time and think it rips.
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Old enough to watch THE REMAINS OF THE DAY for the first time and think it rips.
Someday, remind me to tell the story of how THE EMPTY MAN director David Prior tried to join my home game of the ALIEN RPG.
November 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Someday, remind me to tell the story of how THE EMPTY MAN director David Prior tried to join my home game of the ALIEN RPG.
If Film School Rejects is dead, what is preventing me from publishing my best pieces from there at Certified Forgotten? The answer, it seems, is nothing.
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
If Film School Rejects is dead, what is preventing me from publishing my best pieces from there at Certified Forgotten? The answer, it seems, is nothing.
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THE UGLY STEPSISTER (2025) is one of favorite horror movies this year. It’s Cinderella but the body-horror version with tapeworms, moonlit booty cheeks, chaotic gore, stunning costumes and more. I LOVE it.
a woman with a tiara on her head and a choker
ALT: a woman with a tiara on her head and a choker
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
THE UGLY STEPSISTER (2025) is one of favorite horror movies this year. It’s Cinderella but the body-horror version with tapeworms, moonlit booty cheeks, chaotic gore, stunning costumes and more. I LOVE it.
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Hey! I wrote this!
2019's SPIRAL is so fantastic and worth revisiting especially if it's been a minute.
2019's SPIRAL is so fantastic and worth revisiting especially if it's been a minute.
“With its social consciousness on its sleeve, SPIRAL works hard to be a film with something to say; and it is, literally begging viewers to heed its warnings.” Here’s @xtinemakepeace.bsky.social on the brutal, brutal Shudder release you might have missed.
'Spiral' Is a Warning That Bleeds Through the Screen
Christine Makepeace explains why Kurtis David Harder's 'Spiral' has only increased in urgency since its release.
certifiedforgotten.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Hey! I wrote this!
2019's SPIRAL is so fantastic and worth revisiting especially if it's been a minute.
2019's SPIRAL is so fantastic and worth revisiting especially if it's been a minute.
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“With its social consciousness on its sleeve, SPIRAL works hard to be a film with something to say; and it is, literally begging viewers to heed its warnings.” Here’s @xtinemakepeace.bsky.social on the brutal, brutal Shudder release you might have missed.
'Spiral' Is a Warning That Bleeds Through the Screen
Christine Makepeace explains why Kurtis David Harder's 'Spiral' has only increased in urgency since its release.
certifiedforgotten.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
“With its social consciousness on its sleeve, SPIRAL works hard to be a film with something to say; and it is, literally begging viewers to heed its warnings.” Here’s @xtinemakepeace.bsky.social on the brutal, brutal Shudder release you might have missed.
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The announcement of a lifetime — I contributed a solo commentary track for the Umbrella release of I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (1978).
I still cannot believe this. Bringing DAY OF THE WOMAN completely full circle.
shop.umbrellaent.com.au/products/day...
I still cannot believe this. Bringing DAY OF THE WOMAN completely full circle.
shop.umbrellaent.com.au/products/day...
Day Of The Woman: I Spit On Your Grave + I Spit On Your Grave: Deja Vu
Decades later, I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE: DEJA VU (DAY OF THE WOMAN: DEJA VU) revisits that legacy with shocking audacity, bringing the story full circle in a brutal, haunting continuation that refuses to ...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:06 AM
The announcement of a lifetime — I contributed a solo commentary track for the Umbrella release of I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (1978).
I still cannot believe this. Bringing DAY OF THE WOMAN completely full circle.
shop.umbrellaent.com.au/products/day...
I still cannot believe this. Bringing DAY OF THE WOMAN completely full circle.
shop.umbrellaent.com.au/products/day...
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One of my favorite fests is doing a holiday horror showcase and they'll be doing a live script read of COAL EYES ARE WATCHING
☃️💜
☃️💜
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
One of my favorite fests is doing a holiday horror showcase and they'll be doing a live script read of COAL EYES ARE WATCHING
☃️💜
☃️💜
With the second season of FALLOUT just around the corner, I want to once more shout out @thatwitchmia.bsky.social for letting me write the IGN cover story for Season 1 in 2024. It's probably the only time I'm going to get to do coverage like that, and it remains a cool milestone in my career.
Fallout: A Wasteland Survival Guide to the New TV Series - IGN
IGN Cover Story: The Fallout showrunners and stars Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins and Aaron Moten provide a vault of information on Prime Video's adaptation of the game franchise.
www.ign.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
With the second season of FALLOUT just around the corner, I want to once more shout out @thatwitchmia.bsky.social for letting me write the IGN cover story for Season 1 in 2024. It's probably the only time I'm going to get to do coverage like that, and it remains a cool milestone in my career.
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Tapping pre-order on this was pretty surreal.
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Tapping pre-order on this was pretty surreal.
You (Plebian): ooh new glen powell
Me (Genteel): ooh new topher grace
Me (Genteel): ooh new topher grace
How to Make a Killing Trailer #1 (2026)
YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Trailers
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November 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
You (Plebian): ooh new glen powell
Me (Genteel): ooh new topher grace
Me (Genteel): ooh new topher grace
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they may be geriatric but the Massachusetts senators will absolutely fight you
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
they may be geriatric but the Massachusetts senators will absolutely fight you
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no the new york times does not make money off of my once-a-year post about rogue one
The whole business model is just rage bait at this point. Just don’t engage with these people.
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
no the new york times does not make money off of my once-a-year post about rogue one
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I love Kristen so much and her book is wonderful. Add POPCORN DISABILITIES to your reading list/holiday purchasing NOW.
A massive shout out to @pattonoswalt.bsky.social, @davekarger.bsky.social, @msemilyedwards.bsky.social,
@aduralde.bsky.social, @imtiffanyyu.bsky.social,
@bjcolangelo.bsky.social, and @jtarnold.bsky.social. You guys don't know how much your support means to me.
@aduralde.bsky.social, @imtiffanyyu.bsky.social,
@bjcolangelo.bsky.social, and @jtarnold.bsky.social. You guys don't know how much your support means to me.
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I love Kristen so much and her book is wonderful. Add POPCORN DISABILITIES to your reading list/holiday purchasing NOW.
So @donatobomb.bsky.social put out his final Best Horror of 2025 list and I... don't actually have any jokes to make? I'm charmed that two overlooked films we talked about on the @certifiedforgot.bsky.social podcast, HIM and THE DAMNED, both made the final cut. Good list!
The 20 Best Horror Movies & TV Of The Year, Ranked
It's been a good year for horror movies. Here are the best horror movies and TV shows of the year, ranked.
www.inverse.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
So @donatobomb.bsky.social put out his final Best Horror of 2025 list and I... don't actually have any jokes to make? I'm charmed that two overlooked films we talked about on the @certifiedforgot.bsky.social podcast, HIM and THE DAMNED, both made the final cut. Good list!
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I'm always grateful when @htranbui.bsky.social lets me pop up with something new at @inverse.com.
It's about that time, so here's my take on the best of 2025's horror crop!
It's about that time, so here's my take on the best of 2025's horror crop!
Of course, I had to ask @donatobomb.bsky.social to rank the best horror movies and TV shows of the year. The top 3 may surprise you! www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
The 20 Best Horror Movies & TV Of The Year, Ranked
It's been a good year for horror movies. Here are the best horror movies and TV shows of the year, ranked.
www.inverse.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I'm always grateful when @htranbui.bsky.social lets me pop up with something new at @inverse.com.
It's about that time, so here's my take on the best of 2025's horror crop!
It's about that time, so here's my take on the best of 2025's horror crop!
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Xenovember day 23! One of my favourite things I've ever drawn. This sequence at the start of Aliens: Defiance #6 ruled. @officialbrianwood.com always wrote great pages that got both the best out of me & the story itself, and Dan Jackson absolutely... (link for rest)
www.instagram.com/p/DRcU-GmkuHm/
www.instagram.com/p/DRcU-GmkuHm/
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Xenovember day 23! One of my favourite things I've ever drawn. This sequence at the start of Aliens: Defiance #6 ruled. @officialbrianwood.com always wrote great pages that got both the best out of me & the story itself, and Dan Jackson absolutely... (link for rest)
www.instagram.com/p/DRcU-GmkuHm/
www.instagram.com/p/DRcU-GmkuHm/
Finally caught up with Stephanie Phillips and Tony Shasteen’s NUCLEAR FAMILY, which is a really fun mashup of some of my favorite post-apocalyptic tropes. A little FALLOUT, a little SILO, a lot of 1950s aesthetic. And, like most of what I collect, it wraps cleanly in a short (five issue) arc.
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Finally caught up with Stephanie Phillips and Tony Shasteen’s NUCLEAR FAMILY, which is a really fun mashup of some of my favorite post-apocalyptic tropes. A little FALLOUT, a little SILO, a lot of 1950s aesthetic. And, like most of what I collect, it wraps cleanly in a short (five issue) arc.
Story is a great napping buddy.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Story is a great napping buddy.
This NYCC variant of EVENT HORIZON: DARK DESCENT made the journey from New York to Philadelphia with a brief pit stop in my home state of Alaska (!) thanks to the kindness of @davidharper.bsky.social. It’s now been forever united with its brethren.
November 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This NYCC variant of EVENT HORIZON: DARK DESCENT made the journey from New York to Philadelphia with a brief pit stop in my home state of Alaska (!) thanks to the kindness of @davidharper.bsky.social. It’s now been forever united with its brethren.
THE PEANUT BUTTER SOLUTION (1985): Body horror for children! Not intended for grown-ups, but it does capture the madcap (and sometimes mean) energy of kid’s stories like THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T or SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOL. Plus, the Severin remaster is gorgeous. Good movie!
November 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
THE PEANUT BUTTER SOLUTION (1985): Body horror for children! Not intended for grown-ups, but it does capture the madcap (and sometimes mean) energy of kid’s stories like THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T or SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOL. Plus, the Severin remaster is gorgeous. Good movie!
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In celebration of the 1408 steelbook announcement, I'm showing off a portion of my Cusack stack
November 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
In celebration of the 1408 steelbook announcement, I'm showing off a portion of my Cusack stack
Got to learn how to play the HARROW COUNTY board game at PAX Unplugged thanks to the folks at @offthepagegames.bsky.social. I’m embarrassed to say I own this one and never got it to the table, but I’m now ready to get hands on with @cullenbunn.bsky.social and @mrtylercrook.bsky.social’s world.
November 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Got to learn how to play the HARROW COUNTY board game at PAX Unplugged thanks to the folks at @offthepagegames.bsky.social. I’m embarrassed to say I own this one and never got it to the table, but I’m now ready to get hands on with @cullenbunn.bsky.social and @mrtylercrook.bsky.social’s world.
I’m at 13,000 steps on the convention floor today, but I met a new-new friend, connected with an old-new friend, chatted with one of my favorite writers, play tested an amazing game about building an orchestra, and (somehow) stuck to my budget. All in all, a successful first PAX Unplugged.
November 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I’m at 13,000 steps on the convention floor today, but I met a new-new friend, connected with an old-new friend, chatted with one of my favorite writers, play tested an amazing game about building an orchestra, and (somehow) stuck to my budget. All in all, a successful first PAX Unplugged.