Estate of Fright 78 arrives next week. Presented by Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social 😱 Delivers @ 6:00AMET on Friday, October 3, 2025. 🏚️ Free subscription www.manorhq.com/eof

Misunderstood Monsters: The Jealousy-Fueled Engine of ‘Christine’ by Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social 🩸📜 manorvellum.medium.com/misunderstoo... 3/3

Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social wrote about the All Hallows' Eve superstar Sam for his Misunderstood Monsters series on the membrane. 🩸📜 manorvellum.medium.com/misunderstoo...

Tonight’s screening: #NowWatching

Still pinching myself. Grateful to be a part of the team at @dreadcentral.bsky.social. Congrats to the other new writers, and to Josh Korngut on the well-deserved promotion!

Incredibly honored to have contributed an essay to this stunning collection of discussions on liminal horror. Check out the Crowdfunder for Darkest Margins now and get your copy!

For this week's episode, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social attempt to learn the truth behind the time loop horrors of Dead Reset! 🍎 apple.co/4mauHiZ 🟢 bit.ly/4miYwhx @walesinteractive.bsky.social @bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social

One of the films of the year so far. A heartbreaking journey through the rotten soul of America that left me stunned in my seat. Wow

Going for a walk #NowWatching

Wrote about Abigail and the tragedy of the child vampire

Shakespeare horror comedy Et Tu has some minor issues, but one of them is not Lou Diamond Phillips. In fact, it may be one of his best performances. My review at @dreadcentral.bsky.social:

Wrote about Dangerous Animals this morning and have had the baby shark song stuck in my head all day. It’s just so catchy!

“Within the crypt of heartbreaking monster stories, few are more tragic than that of the child vampire.” New 🩸 on the membrane from Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social Tomorrow! 9/12/25 6:00AMET manorvellum.com

Memorialized this important scene

“To cheer for Toxie is to cheer for all of us.” I have some thoughts on why The Toxic Avenger is indeed the hero we need now:

The Changeling is a ghost story masterpiece. It also has a lot in common with The Conjuring universe. Read my latest @bloody-disgusting.com bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3...

A lot of great horror films are enjoying their 45th anniversary this year. This includes THE CHANGELING & I wrote about it here: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/45-years-lat...

Wrote about one of my favorite horror anthology movies for its anniversary: NIGHTMARES (1983). If you enjoy short tales in the vein of AMAZING STORIES and DARKROOM, give this one a watch.

No surprise here, but looks like Nia DaCosta killed it with The Bone Temple. Holy shit

September is scarecrow season in my house, so re-sharing this piece I wrote for @dreadcentral.bsky.social on some of my favorite scarecrows for you to check out during the month

August 31st / September 1st

📆Oh, it’s September? New month = new streaming guide! Here are all the horror titles hitting streaming services this month. Which titles are you most excited to add to your watchlist? (Continued in comments)

Hey y’all, wrote about my drive-in experience this weekend where we got to see JAWS and the new TOXIC AVENGER. It’s so rare that I get to write about a movie during the week of its release so yay!! Lol 😆 Shares/subs greatly appreciated! from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/drive-in-dou...

Holy hell, The Toxic Avenger. An unhinged rage against the capitalist machine that delivers on gut-splitting laughs and wild gore. Nails the Troma campiness, and Toxie looks better than ever. Macon Blair mopped the floor with my already high expectations. Loved it.

Great time as always chatting with John about a subject I think of way more than I’d like to these days

WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING: THE STAGE PLAY opens at Crashbox in Austin tomorrow night! For @dreadcentral.bsky.social, I talked to @fuckmaxbooth.bsky.social and the Bottle Alley Theatre Company about bringing the show to life.

Seeing the new Toxic Avenger remake on the big screen tonight…a sentence I never imagined I’d be able to say just a few years ago

@shudder.com let me gush about my 8 Favorite Frights on their streaming service, and it’s truly an honor 💜 My picks include OPERA, BLACK CHRISTMAS, and WATCHER letterboxd.com/shudder/stor...

So, here’s some news in case you follow my writing at all: thehorrorchick.substack.com/p/ch-ch-ch-c... Making this switch is a huge leap for me, esp. since I’m going to have to pay to keep this going now. But anyone who is currently a subscriber to my Substack (paid & free), you’ll be ported over.

Deirdre Crimmins thinks Zack Cregger's 'Weapons' is a zombie movie and makes a very compelling case explaining why.

All. In.

As someone who dug Gans' Silent Hill, I can't wait to see what he does with this adaptation of my favorite game in the franchise.

I was not aware that roughly 50% of Freaky Tales is just Nazis getting their asses kicked. Needless to say, I had a great time with it

Revisited the Hell House LLC franchise and decided these are five of the scariest moments in a series that’s full of them

I'm making the case for why EVERYONE in this industry benefits from critics. That, and what's at stake if we disappear - or let publications tie our hands. If you read only one of my articles this week, or this month, please make it this one. Available to everyone this week, not just our patrons.

Angry Orchard got me with this one

Revisited the Hell House LLC franchise and decided these are five of the scariest moments in a series that’s full of them

My sweet baby podcast turns one next week so you know we had to get our original guest back for another great chat. Grateful to Clay, grateful to everyone who's made this year possible.

I wrote about 28 Years Later

That excited squeal you just heard was me

Personally, I consider this to be David Fincher’s best (and scariest) film. And no, it’s not Se7en (which I also love).

For @dreadcentral.bsky.social, I wrote a defense of the Child’s Play remake, which is really, really great! www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/5...

Will never forget seeing this one in theaters. Felt like the audience was cheering and clapping every few minutes. A great time at the movies.

I love the astrological elements of THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE and I will always take the opportunity to share my piece for @manorhq.com about them: manorvellum.medium.com/written-in-t...

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I've been working on this one for a while. It's about the way we talk about what horror is, what it is to be a fan, what that means in the world as it exists today, and what analogues we can see in recent history. Free to all. Share if you enjoy it, please. www.patreon.com/posts/art-of...

I will never miss a chance to write about my favorite killer clown movie

Sharing again for the lunchtime crowd! This is probably some of my best work ever, so don't sleep on it! #GastroHorror #HorrorSky

Happy Texas Chain Saw day to all who observe. May your BBQ be finger lickin’ good

Enjoying the process of creating art, even when it is hard, is the entire reason to do it in the first place. It should be fun. If someone's entire reason for wanting to be an artist is to be handed the result, then it will never be a satisfying endeavor. That is a spiritual dead end.