Matt Konopka
@werematt.bsky.social
Staff writer at Dread Central and certified horror fanatic. Bylines at: Arrow Video, Umbrella, Daily Grindhouse and Manor Vellum. Reviews at KillerHorrorCritic.com. He/him
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Matt Konopka
@werematt.bsky.social
· Jun 24
New Extremity Collection Volume 2 (1997, 2001, 2002, 2003) Blu-ray Collector's Edition
Volume 2 continues to showcase landmark films that redefined the boundaries of cinema at the turn of the millennium. This provocative selection of four films dives deep into the flesh, psyche, and tab...
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Thrilled to announce I have an essay in this gorgeous collection of New Extremity films from @umbrellaent.bsky.social, on Jan Kounen's high-octane piece of madness, Dobermann!
Went to bed with genuine hope for the future last night. Felt pretty damn good, I must say
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Went to bed with genuine hope for the future last night. Felt pretty damn good, I must say
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🚨 LOOKING FOR WORK 🚨
I have extensive experience in the music and horror film spheres. From interviewing big artists (Hayley Williams is my fave) to dissecting current trends in horror movies, I’ve done it all!
Here’s my brand new updated portfolio! 🧡
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I have extensive experience in the music and horror film spheres. From interviewing big artists (Hayley Williams is my fave) to dissecting current trends in horror movies, I’ve done it all!
Here’s my brand new updated portfolio! 🧡
authory.com/BeeDelores
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November 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
🚨 LOOKING FOR WORK 🚨
I have extensive experience in the music and horror film spheres. From interviewing big artists (Hayley Williams is my fave) to dissecting current trends in horror movies, I’ve done it all!
Here’s my brand new updated portfolio! 🧡
authory.com/BeeDelores
I have extensive experience in the music and horror film spheres. From interviewing big artists (Hayley Williams is my fave) to dissecting current trends in horror movies, I’ve done it all!
Here’s my brand new updated portfolio! 🧡
authory.com/BeeDelores
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Manor Vellum 283 | Misunderstood Monsters: The Working Dead of THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD | Written by Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social | 🩸📜 medium.com/@manorvellum...
3/3
3/3
Misunderstood Monsters: The Working Dead of THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD
By Matt Konopka
medium.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Manor Vellum 283 | Misunderstood Monsters: The Working Dead of THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD | Written by Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social | 🩸📜 medium.com/@manorvellum...
3/3
3/3
With Predator: Badlands releasing soon, I took a look back at Without Warning for @dreadcentral.bsky.social, the other alien hunter film that laid the ground work for Predator
‘Without Warning’: The Alien Hunter Film that Walked so ‘Predator’ Could Hunt
The 'Predator' franchise is on a roll lately, so we're taking a look back at 'Without Warning', the original alien hunter film.
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November 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
With Predator: Badlands releasing soon, I took a look back at Without Warning for @dreadcentral.bsky.social, the other alien hunter film that laid the ground work for Predator
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One more for October!
Tagging in @billielizzie.bsky.social and @meltyfeelings.bsky.social as both of your films are mentioned!
Happy Halloween y’all!
#GastroHorror #HorrorSky #FilmSky
Tagging in @billielizzie.bsky.social and @meltyfeelings.bsky.social as both of your films are mentioned!
Happy Halloween y’all!
#GastroHorror #HorrorSky #FilmSky
🚨 #NightTideMag’s Monthly Macabre: Cannibal Horror caps with @sarahstubbssays.bsky.social’s
look at cannibalism and romance. What’s love if not consumption? When passion devours reason, cannibalism becomes the most honest metaphor for desire. 👻 📽️
nighttidemag.com/2025/10/31/l...
look at cannibalism and romance. What’s love if not consumption? When passion devours reason, cannibalism becomes the most honest metaphor for desire. 👻 📽️
nighttidemag.com/2025/10/31/l...
LOVE AT FIRST BITE: CANNIBALISM AND ROMANCE
What’s love if not consumption? When passion devours reason, cannibalism becomes the most honest metaphor for desire.
nighttidemag.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
One more for October!
Tagging in @billielizzie.bsky.social and @meltyfeelings.bsky.social as both of your films are mentioned!
Happy Halloween y’all!
#GastroHorror #HorrorSky #FilmSky
Tagging in @billielizzie.bsky.social and @meltyfeelings.bsky.social as both of your films are mentioned!
Happy Halloween y’all!
#GastroHorror #HorrorSky #FilmSky
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I just made my @fangoria.bsky.social debut (!!!!!) writing about 10 essential indie horror films. My picks include Slay, HeBGB TV, Deadware, and Death Drop Gorgeous 💅🏻 www.fangoria.com/essential-in...
10 Indie Horror Films That Are Criminally Overlooked
We love our horror blockbusters, but we also need to shine some more light (and love) on these indie gems! Add these to your watchlist immediately. How many have you already seen?
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October 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I just made my @fangoria.bsky.social debut (!!!!!) writing about 10 essential indie horror films. My picks include Slay, HeBGB TV, Deadware, and Death Drop Gorgeous 💅🏻 www.fangoria.com/essential-in...
Was a joy to join the @finalgirlsfeast.bsky.social team to discuss a film that I think embodies the spirit of Halloween better than any other, Trick ‘r Treat
Happy Halloween! Today is also the day we drop our 100th (full length) episode! We were joined by @werematt.bsky.social & @alexpagliuca.bsky.social to discuss Trick 'r Treat! There really is no better Halloween movie! Go give it a listen!
#GastroHorror #HorrorSky #Halloween
bit.ly/FGFTrickrTreat
#GastroHorror #HorrorSky #Halloween
bit.ly/FGFTrickrTreat
October 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Was a joy to join the @finalgirlsfeast.bsky.social team to discuss a film that I think embodies the spirit of Halloween better than any other, Trick ‘r Treat
Happy Halloween! Don’t forget to leave candy out for Sam
a scarecrow sits next to a carved pumpkin in the dark
ALT: a scarecrow sits next to a carved pumpkin in the dark
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October 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Happy Halloween! Don’t forget to leave candy out for Sam
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I wrote a piece on the work of writer and director James Gunn, who is engaged in a pretty incredible ongoing enterprise that despises bigotry and authoritarianism and reaffirms patriotism for progressives. www.vulture.com/article/jame...
James Gunn’s American Project
He is few critics’ idea of a respectable auteur, but his work is more consistently progressive than any other comic-book material today.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I wrote a piece on the work of writer and director James Gunn, who is engaged in a pretty incredible ongoing enterprise that despises bigotry and authoritarianism and reaffirms patriotism for progressives. www.vulture.com/article/jame...
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Before the month is over I figured I'd reshare this piece on screenlife horror and LIVESCREAMERS.
Give it a read. I'm super proud of it and all the work I do at @certifiedforgot.bsky.social
Give it a read. I'm super proud of it and all the work I do at @certifiedforgot.bsky.social
"Michelle Iannantuono’s vision is both fresh and familiar, and whether you’re a gamer or a watcher like me, the LIVESCREAM series is one that deserves your attention." New to the site: @xtinemakepeace.bsky.social shares her love for LIVESCREAMERS, the next evolution in screenlife horror.
'Livescreamers' Is the Next Big Idea in Screenlife Horror
Christine Makepeace explains why Michelle Iannantuono's horror sequel 'Livescreamers' breathes new life into screenlife cinema.
certifiedforgotten.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Before the month is over I figured I'd reshare this piece on screenlife horror and LIVESCREAMERS.
Give it a read. I'm super proud of it and all the work I do at @certifiedforgot.bsky.social
Give it a read. I'm super proud of it and all the work I do at @certifiedforgot.bsky.social
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Mickey Keating's latest hit @shudder.com this month, and if there's one thing about me, I am present for every Mickey Keating effort. Home invasion by way of Keating's unique style is decidedly different from his prior work, but I'm still here for it! My latest for @dailygrindhouse.bsky.social:
'INVADER' Dives into the Chaos of Domestic Invasion - Daily Grindhouse
“A home invasion occurs every 30 seconds in America.” So opens Mickey Keating’s latest, which just landed on Shudder this month. Keating has proven to be one of my favorite creators working in horror ...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Mickey Keating's latest hit @shudder.com this month, and if there's one thing about me, I am present for every Mickey Keating effort. Home invasion by way of Keating's unique style is decidedly different from his prior work, but I'm still here for it! My latest for @dailygrindhouse.bsky.social:
Had a blast hopping on with Bede and Steve (and Douglas!) to talk the much-maligned TCM: The Next Generation
Hey, gang! The 4th episode of mine and Steven T. Boltz’s TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE themed show BEDE & STEVE VS. LEATHERFACE is now on all podcast streamers. @werematt.bsky.social & Douglas A. Plomitallo join us to discuss TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE NEXT GENERATION. Links are in the post below!
“Bede & Steve Vs. Leatherface Episode 4 - Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1995)... "If Looks Could Kill, He Wouldn't Need A Chainsaw"” with special guests @werematt.bsky.social & Douglas A. Plomitallo
Apple: bit.ly/3WW3syw
Spotify: bit.ly/4oHfIz0
Links: linktr.ee/bedevsthelivingdead
Apple: bit.ly/3WW3syw
Spotify: bit.ly/4oHfIz0
Links: linktr.ee/bedevsthelivingdead
October 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Had a blast hopping on with Bede and Steve (and Douglas!) to talk the much-maligned TCM: The Next Generation
Finally watched Good Boy (enjoyed it!). Indy is indeed a very good doggo. 10/10 canine performance
October 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Finally watched Good Boy (enjoyed it!). Indy is indeed a very good doggo. 10/10 canine performance
ROTLD, a film with braaaaiiiinnnnssss
“O'Bannon's zombies are intelligent. Self-aware. Their existence is agony. They are, in one too many ways for comfort, just like us.”
Misunderstood Monsters: The Working Dead of THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD
By Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social
Now available 🩸📜 medium.com/@manorvellum...
Misunderstood Monsters: The Working Dead of THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD
By Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social
Now available 🩸📜 medium.com/@manorvellum...
October 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ROTLD, a film with braaaaiiiinnnnssss
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“In time, I learned the inevitable truth…We become the living dead. Walking, talking corpses that just haven't realized it yet.”
New 🩸 on the membrane from Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social
Tomorrow! 10/24/25
6:00AMET
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New 🩸 on the membrane from Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social
Tomorrow! 10/24/25
6:00AMET
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October 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
“In time, I learned the inevitable truth…We become the living dead. Walking, talking corpses that just haven't realized it yet.”
New 🩸 on the membrane from Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social
Tomorrow! 10/24/25
6:00AMET
manorvellum.com
New 🩸 on the membrane from Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social
Tomorrow! 10/24/25
6:00AMET
manorvellum.com
Got my contributor’s copy of umbrellaent.bsky.social New Extremity Collection Vol. 2! Thrilled to have an essay in here on the wild ride that is Dobermann.
Hope you all enjoy this gorgeous set, available now.
Hope you all enjoy this gorgeous set, available now.
October 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Got my contributor’s copy of umbrellaent.bsky.social New Extremity Collection Vol. 2! Thrilled to have an essay in here on the wild ride that is Dobermann.
Hope you all enjoy this gorgeous set, available now.
Hope you all enjoy this gorgeous set, available now.
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Have another busy day ahead of me at work (and then EVENT HORIZON tonight!!!) so I just wanted to quickly share my celebration of HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL ‘99 that just went up today: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/halloween-sc...
Shares/subs greatly appreciated!!
Shares/subs greatly appreciated!!
Halloween Screams: House on Haunted Hill (1999)
Exploring horror, film, and pop culture, all while celebrating the creators, history, and artistry that keep the genre alive.
from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io
October 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Have another busy day ahead of me at work (and then EVENT HORIZON tonight!!!) so I just wanted to quickly share my celebration of HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL ‘99 that just went up today: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/halloween-sc...
Shares/subs greatly appreciated!!
Shares/subs greatly appreciated!!
Define “perfect ending”
October 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Define “perfect ending”
Guillermo del Toro is a treasure. I could listen to him talk film all day.
For @dreadcentral.bsky.social, I wrote up a reflection on his journey to making Hellboy based on his comments out of Beyond Fest.
For @dreadcentral.bsky.social, I wrote up a reflection on his journey to making Hellboy based on his comments out of Beyond Fest.
Dreaming of Hell: A Reflection on Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Hellboy’ Journey Following His Beyond Fest Appearance
Following Guillermo del Toro's comments on 'Hellboy' during Beyond Fest, we reflect on the filmmaker's long journey to getting the film made.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Guillermo del Toro is a treasure. I could listen to him talk film all day.
For @dreadcentral.bsky.social, I wrote up a reflection on his journey to making Hellboy based on his comments out of Beyond Fest.
For @dreadcentral.bsky.social, I wrote up a reflection on his journey to making Hellboy based on his comments out of Beyond Fest.
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New 🩸 on the membrane next week.
By Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social
Drops at 6:00AMET on Friday, October 24, 2025.
📜 manorvellum.com
By Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social
Drops at 6:00AMET on Friday, October 24, 2025.
📜 manorvellum.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
New 🩸 on the membrane next week.
By Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social
Drops at 6:00AMET on Friday, October 24, 2025.
📜 manorvellum.com
By Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social
Drops at 6:00AMET on Friday, October 24, 2025.
📜 manorvellum.com
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A reminder to the Tubi-addicted that Kanopy is free w a library card, ad-free, and is Not Fucking Around when it comes to genre
October 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
A reminder to the Tubi-addicted that Kanopy is free w a library card, ad-free, and is Not Fucking Around when it comes to genre
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A great essay on my use of failure and self-improvement as themes in both my books and movies.
Thanks for the amazing, thoughtful write up, T.J.
Thanks for the amazing, thoughtful write up, T.J.
“The path to full enlightenment in a Cargill story always goes through failure.”
Fright Tomes: How to Fail Better with C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social
By T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social
Now available 🩸📜 medium.com/@manorvellum...
Fright Tomes: How to Fail Better with C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social
By T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social
Now available 🩸📜 medium.com/@manorvellum...
October 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
A great essay on my use of failure and self-improvement as themes in both my books and movies.
Thanks for the amazing, thoughtful write up, T.J.
Thanks for the amazing, thoughtful write up, T.J.
Guillermo del Toro talking film, hope and being yourself at the Beyond Fest screening of Hellboy 1-2 and Blade II last night. The man is a treasure
October 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Guillermo del Toro talking film, hope and being yourself at the Beyond Fest screening of Hellboy 1-2 and Blade II last night. The man is a treasure
Pretty sure V/H/S/Halloween wins as the grossest of the franchise. One gruesome, twisted, wickedly entertaining segment after another (except for one that just plain disturbed me more than anything I’ve seen lately).
All in all a nasty treat and great way to kick off the season
All in all a nasty treat and great way to kick off the season
October 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Pretty sure V/H/S/Halloween wins as the grossest of the franchise. One gruesome, twisted, wickedly entertaining segment after another (except for one that just plain disturbed me more than anything I’ve seen lately).
All in all a nasty treat and great way to kick off the season
All in all a nasty treat and great way to kick off the season
A Halloween-themed pizza dubbed the “Mar-ghoul-Rita” and horror movies, a perfect October Friday night
(It’s not burnt, that’s just black tomato sauce. And it was supposed to have cheese ghosts on it 😭)
(It’s not burnt, that’s just black tomato sauce. And it was supposed to have cheese ghosts on it 😭)
October 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
A Halloween-themed pizza dubbed the “Mar-ghoul-Rita” and horror movies, a perfect October Friday night
(It’s not burnt, that’s just black tomato sauce. And it was supposed to have cheese ghosts on it 😭)
(It’s not burnt, that’s just black tomato sauce. And it was supposed to have cheese ghosts on it 😭)