Went to bed with genuine hope for the future last night. Felt pretty damn good, I must say

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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

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

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

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! Don’t forget to leave candy out for Sam

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...

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

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

Finally watched Good Boy (enjoyed it!). Indy is indeed a very good doggo. 10/10 canine performance

ROTLD, a film with braaaaiiiinnnnssss

“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

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.

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!!

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.

New 🩸 on the membrane next week. By Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social Drops at 6:00AMET on Friday, October 24, 2025. 📜 manorvellum.com

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

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.

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

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 😭)

Despite some pacing issues and an exposition-heavy script, Steven Kostanski’s Deathstalker reboot is a practical fx driven riot. Loads of jaw-dropping monsters, gore, and goofy Saturday morning cartoon humor. My review at @dreadcentral.bsky.social out of Beyond Fest:

Estate of Fright 78: Reality Isn’t What It Used to Be (October 2025) Delivered today 🏚️😱 Featuring Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social in Estate of Fright and this month’s calendar of MANOR releases.

Thinking again about how much I love John Carpenter's CHRISTINE, an easy top 3 entry in his filmography. What a weirdly prescient and insightful film about homosociality, masculinity, and the paradoxical violent power and extreme fragility of the self. www.patreon.com/posts/68801401

“These days, I feel like I have to keep reminding myself: I am not insane.” Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social is in Estate of Fright. 😱 Tomorrow! 10/3/25 @ 6:00AMET 🏚️ Free subscription www.manorhq.com/eof 🎨John Jude Palencar

“Misunderstood Monsters: ABIGAIL and a Tiny Dancer’s Wish to Be Held” by Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social 🩸📜 manorvellum.medium.com/misunderstoo... 2/3

Happy first day of the best month of the year!

The first installment of Tracing The Shape, my essay series on John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN, is live at the newsletter. I began at the beginning, with the jack-o'-lantern. matthewjacksonwrites.com/tracing-the-...

Such a good piece from a great column my dear friend @werematt.bsky.social Misunderstood Monsters: ABIGAIL and a Tiny Dancer’s Wish to Be Held manorvellum.medium.com/misunderstoo...

Excited for Good Boy? I wrote about another canine-led horror movie for @dreadcentral.bsky.social that you'll want to check out, featuring one of the goodest doggos in film.

Anyway, evergreen

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: