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!
A protege of Argento, the influences are clear in Michele Soavi’s feature narrative debut, StageFright. Dreamy visuals. Frenetic camerawork. Shocking kills. A banger of a score. And an unforgettable killer dressed in an owl mask.
Become more entranced by this one with every revisit.
Become more entranced by this one with every revisit.
January 5, 2026 at 10:35 PM
A protege of Argento, the influences are clear in Michele Soavi’s feature narrative debut, StageFright. Dreamy visuals. Frenetic camerawork. Shocking kills. A banger of a score. And an unforgettable killer dressed in an owl mask.
Become more entranced by this one with every revisit.
Become more entranced by this one with every revisit.
For the Ready or Not fans. Love seeing Zazie Beetz rage. Allll the way into this
First trailer for Kirill Sokolov's 'They Will Kill You' has been released.
Starring Zazie Beetz, Myha’la, Paterson Joseph, Tom Felton, Heather Graham, and Patricia Arquette.
In theaters March 27th.
[📽 via Warner Bros.] #TheyWillKillYou #TheyWillKillYouMovie
Starring Zazie Beetz, Myha’la, Paterson Joseph, Tom Felton, Heather Graham, and Patricia Arquette.
In theaters March 27th.
[📽 via Warner Bros.] #TheyWillKillYou #TheyWillKillYouMovie
January 5, 2026 at 6:18 PM
For the Ready or Not fans. Love seeing Zazie Beetz rage. Allll the way into this
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Since the New Year is all about “starts,” I thought it would be fun to spotlight some horror directorial debuts you can stream on Tubi right now: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/tubi-terrors...
Shares and/or subs would be greatly appreciated!! Cheers! 🖤
Shares and/or subs would be greatly appreciated!! Cheers! 🖤
Tubi Terrors: Celebrating Debut Horror Features for a New Year
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
January 5, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Since the New Year is all about “starts,” I thought it would be fun to spotlight some horror directorial debuts you can stream on Tubi right now: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/tubi-terrors...
Shares and/or subs would be greatly appreciated!! Cheers! 🖤
Shares and/or subs would be greatly appreciated!! Cheers! 🖤
Good to see a chaotically entertaining erotic thriller like this in theaters. A privilege, you could say
January 4, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Good to see a chaotically entertaining erotic thriller like this in theaters. A privilege, you could say
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It's here: the annual round-up of my favorite folk horror media! As always, these are not strictly 2025 releases but rather the movies I watched for the first time (mostly) throughout the year. What were your favorites?
2025 Year in Review: The Best Folk Horror Movies (and One TV Show) I Watched
Last year was rough, to put it lightly. Like many of you, I struggled to claw my attention back from a barrage of anxieties on the personal, national, and global levels. My resolution to document w…
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January 3, 2026 at 11:26 PM
It's here: the annual round-up of my favorite folk horror media! As always, these are not strictly 2025 releases but rather the movies I watched for the first time (mostly) throughout the year. What were your favorites?
We Bury the Dead recognizes how horrific the sound of teeth grinding is.
A solid start for 2026 horror
A solid start for 2026 horror
January 3, 2026 at 10:27 PM
We Bury the Dead recognizes how horrific the sound of teeth grinding is.
A solid start for 2026 horror
A solid start for 2026 horror
Pleasure as always wrapping up another excellent year in horror with John
2025 was a crappy year, but when it comes to horror? 2025 gave us Killer Aunts, Pennies, Toy Monkeys, and that’s not all! Join @werematt.bsky.social and I as we award the best of horror in a horrible year. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
January 2, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Pleasure as always wrapping up another excellent year in horror with John
January 2, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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There are 242 working days in 2026. If you write just one page a day - just 250-300wds, roughly 5 Bsky posts - you will have two full scripts or a novel by New Years Eve.
If you write just two pages a day - just 500-600 words - you will have five scripts or one epic novel.
Just. Keep. Writing.
If you write just two pages a day - just 500-600 words - you will have five scripts or one epic novel.
Just. Keep. Writing.
January 1, 2026 at 8:14 PM
There are 242 working days in 2026. If you write just one page a day - just 250-300wds, roughly 5 Bsky posts - you will have two full scripts or a novel by New Years Eve.
If you write just two pages a day - just 500-600 words - you will have five scripts or one epic novel.
Just. Keep. Writing.
If you write just two pages a day - just 500-600 words - you will have five scripts or one epic novel.
Just. Keep. Writing.
Always exciting to me that by the end of the year, this page is going to be full of new films I love
January 1, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Always exciting to me that by the end of the year, this page is going to be full of new films I love
Happy New Year! Hope 2026 is a good one for you all
January 1, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Happy New Year! Hope 2026 is a good one for you all
A thread of writing from this year that I'm proud of:
First up, I continued my column at Manor Vellum on the humanity of monsters in film. Want to reshare this entry on The Fly, dedicated to my friend who passed away in late 2024. Miss you Bobby 🖤
First up, I continued my column at Manor Vellum on the humanity of monsters in film. Want to reshare this entry on The Fly, dedicated to my friend who passed away in late 2024. Miss you Bobby 🖤
Misunderstood Monsters: On Death, Disease, and THE FLY
By Matt Konopka
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December 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A thread of writing from this year that I'm proud of:
First up, I continued my column at Manor Vellum on the humanity of monsters in film. Want to reshare this entry on The Fly, dedicated to my friend who passed away in late 2024. Miss you Bobby 🖤
First up, I continued my column at Manor Vellum on the humanity of monsters in film. Want to reshare this entry on The Fly, dedicated to my friend who passed away in late 2024. Miss you Bobby 🖤
All the physical media released this year that I worked on (and a couple others on the way). An immense pleasure to contribute to every one of these. Hope to do more in 2026
December 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
All the physical media released this year that I worked on (and a couple others on the way). An immense pleasure to contribute to every one of these. Hope to do more in 2026
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Everyone's sharing things they wrote in 2025, so here's a reminder that I wrote 31 consecutive essays on John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN during the month of October, totaling somewhere around 30k words.
I'm very proud of this project, and I'd love to turn it into a book if anyone's interested!
I'm very proud of this project, and I'd love to turn it into a book if anyone's interested!
Tracing The Shape - Matthew Jackson and The Scares That Shaped Us
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December 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Everyone's sharing things they wrote in 2025, so here's a reminder that I wrote 31 consecutive essays on John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN during the month of October, totaling somewhere around 30k words.
I'm very proud of this project, and I'd love to turn it into a book if anyone's interested!
I'm very proud of this project, and I'd love to turn it into a book if anyone's interested!
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I know Christmas is over but I really put a lot into this piece on ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE, so I just wanted to share it again here: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/harmonies-he...
Shares & subs (both free & paid) are greatly appreciated - cheers y'all! 🖤
Shares & subs (both free & paid) are greatly appreciated - cheers y'all! 🖤
Harmonies, Heartbreak and Seasonal Horrors: Why Anna and the Apocalypse Still Slays
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
December 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I know Christmas is over but I really put a lot into this piece on ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE, so I just wanted to share it again here: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/harmonies-he...
Shares & subs (both free & paid) are greatly appreciated - cheers y'all! 🖤
Shares & subs (both free & paid) are greatly appreciated - cheers y'all! 🖤
Some Christmas horror streaming recs to spice up the holiday
December 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Some Christmas horror streaming recs to spice up the holiday
Merry Xmas, ya filthy animals. Hope you all have a great one 🖤
December 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Merry Xmas, ya filthy animals. Hope you all have a great one 🖤
Christmas Eve plans
December 25, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Christmas Eve plans
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New at @bloody-disgusting.com, my list of the best horror books of 2025, featuring @sgj.bsky.social, @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, @scumbelievable.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social, @ericlarocca.bsky.social , @talkscaredpod.bsky.social, and MORE!
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The Best Horror Books of 2025!
*Keep up with our ongoing end of the year coverage here* This was a great year for horror in all forms, but if you like your horror on the page, it was an especially exhilarating 2025. Many of the bes...
bloody-disgusting.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
New at @bloody-disgusting.com, my list of the best horror books of 2025, featuring @sgj.bsky.social, @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, @scumbelievable.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social, @ericlarocca.bsky.social , @talkscaredpod.bsky.social, and MORE!
bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3...
bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3...
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Did you guys know that BLACK CHRISTMAS is my favorite movie about abortion? I wrote about it from that angle and how the violence of the picture overlaps and is linked to the central question of the right to choose. It's one of my favorite movies in general.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Did you guys know that BLACK CHRISTMAS is my favorite movie about abortion? I wrote about it from that angle and how the violence of the picture overlaps and is linked to the central question of the right to choose. It's one of my favorite movies in general.
www.patreon.com/posts/patron...
www.patreon.com/posts/patron...
It’s me, the person who actually had a decent time with the new Anaconda despite its many flaws. A silly ode to the passion for filmmaking and the childhood movies that made us.
'Anaconda' Review - Creature Feature Fun for the Whole Family
The new 'Anaconda' may not be all that scary, but it does wrap the audience in a delightful monster movie that's fun for the whole family.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It’s me, the person who actually had a decent time with the new Anaconda despite its many flaws. A silly ode to the passion for filmmaking and the childhood movies that made us.
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For their last chat of 2025, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social share the remainder of their game of the year picks!
🍎 apple.co/4jbbApk
🟢 bit.ly/494Qd4l
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @frankiepixel.bsky.social
🍎 apple.co/4jbbApk
🟢 bit.ly/494Qd4l
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @frankiepixel.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
For their last chat of 2025, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social share the remainder of their game of the year picks!
🍎 apple.co/4jbbApk
🟢 bit.ly/494Qd4l
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @frankiepixel.bsky.social
🍎 apple.co/4jbbApk
🟢 bit.ly/494Qd4l
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @frankiepixel.bsky.social
Finally got around to Spinal Tap II. Hurt to watch Rob Reiner in his final film. The man radiated such sincere warmth and joy for the good in humanity. A tremendous loss 🖤
December 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Finally got around to Spinal Tap II. Hurt to watch Rob Reiner in his final film. The man radiated such sincere warmth and joy for the good in humanity. A tremendous loss 🖤
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HORROR IN THE HIGH DESERT GIVEAWAY
Grand Prize — Dolly's Box full of goodies. Other prizes: Signed Posters and Props from Majesty.
ENTRY IS SIMPLE:
Drop a comment on this post - tag a friend - and tell us your favorite scene from the HITHD movies.
We will do a live drawing at the end of January.
Grand Prize — Dolly's Box full of goodies. Other prizes: Signed Posters and Props from Majesty.
ENTRY IS SIMPLE:
Drop a comment on this post - tag a friend - and tell us your favorite scene from the HITHD movies.
We will do a live drawing at the end of January.
December 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
HORROR IN THE HIGH DESERT GIVEAWAY
Grand Prize — Dolly's Box full of goodies. Other prizes: Signed Posters and Props from Majesty.
ENTRY IS SIMPLE:
Drop a comment on this post - tag a friend - and tell us your favorite scene from the HITHD movies.
We will do a live drawing at the end of January.
Grand Prize — Dolly's Box full of goodies. Other prizes: Signed Posters and Props from Majesty.
ENTRY IS SIMPLE:
Drop a comment on this post - tag a friend - and tell us your favorite scene from the HITHD movies.
We will do a live drawing at the end of January.