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Matthew Monagle

Matthew is a Philadelphia-based film critic and the co-founder of Certified Forgotten. You can find his writing at publications like Inverse, Polygon, IGN, and more. When not writing about horror movies, he can often be found obsessing over horror comics or roleplaying games.

Podcast: ‘Primate’ Gets Uncertified

Matt Donato and Matthew Monagle sit down to discuss 'Primate,' Johannes Roberts's killer 'killer monkey' movie.

January 9, 2026

‘Primate’ Review: Creature Feature Meets Monkey Slasher

'Primate,' the latest film from Johannes Roberts, is a gnarly (complimentary) mashup of slasher and creature feature tropes.

January 9, 2026

‘We Bury the Dead’ Review: Apocalyptic Scale Minus the Stakes

'We Bury the Dead,' the latest film from 'These Final Hours' director Zak Hilditch, offers apocalyptic scale but little human connection.

January 3, 2026

Podcast: ‘It Ends’ Gets Uncertified

Matt Donato and Matthew Monagle talk Letterboxd and high-concept horror in their discussion of Alexander Ullom's 'It Ends.'

January 2, 2026

Podcast: ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Gets Uncertified

Matt Donato and Matthew Monagle sit down for a conversation about Mike P. Nelson's 'Silent Night, Deadly Night' remake

December 16, 2025

Podcast: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Gets Uncertified (with BJ Colangelo)

Film critic BJ Colangelo joins Matt Donato to discuss 'Five Nights at Freddy's 2,' the latest adaptation of the popular video game series.

December 5, 2025

Podcast: Meredith Borders on ‘The Peanut Butter Solution’

Fangoria senior editor Meredith Borders returns to the podcast to talk about gateway horror cult classic 'The Peanut Butter Solution.'

November 29, 2025

Podcast: ‘Keeper’ Gets Uncertified

Matt Donato and Matthew Monagle break their recent Osgood Perkins ceasefire in this discussion of 'Keeper.'

November 21, 2025

‘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.

November 16, 2025

Fans of Cosmic Horror Shouldn’t Sleep on ‘Archons’

Fans of cosmic or Indigenous horror would do well to take a chance on Canadian filmmaker Nick Szostakiwskyj's 'Archons.'

November 11, 2025

Podcast: ‘Predator: Badlands’ Gets Uncertified

Matthew Monagle and Matt Donato discuss all things Yautja in this 30-minute podcast episode about Dan Trachtenberg's 'Predator: Badlands.'

November 7, 2025

Podcast: Jarrod Hornbeck on ‘Out of the Dark’

Jarrod Hornbeck, co-host of the 'Puppets Masters / Castle Freaks' podcast, opens up about 1988 slasher 'Out of the Dark.'

November 1, 2025