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Heatherface Wixson @thehorrorchick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The last entry in my One-and-Done Horrors series is John Carpenter’s PRINCE OF DARKNESS. Come for the world ending vibes, stay for the killer opening credits, all the Susan jokes & Jameson Parker’s card tricks. from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/one-and-done... Open to free/paid subscribers!

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One-and-Done Horrors: Prince of Darkness

Exploring horror, film, and pop culture, all while celebrating the creators, history, and artistry that keep the genre alive.

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Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Finally, we have a banger Resident Evil movie. Lean, mean, bloody as hell & hilarious. Abrams embodies the average terrified player experience, wholly unprepared for the onslaught of horrors. The more I think about it, the more I like it. My review at Dread:

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'Resident Evil' Review: A Lean, Mean, Bloody-As-Hell Thrill Ride Through the Nightmares of Raccoon City

Matt Konopka reviews Zach Cregger's 'Resident Evil', a lean, mean, bloody as hell yet repetitive and perhaps too silly thrill ride.

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Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Had the pleasure of chatting with Adam Wingard and Adria Arjona for Onslaught. Not only does it sound like we could very likely see more films set in the universe, but odds are Arjona could go up against some familiar faces…

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Adam Wingard and Adria Arjona Tease Future Crossovers with Her 'Onslaught' Character: "There's More to Do"

While sitting down with Dread, Adam Wingard and Star Adria Arjona teased future crossovers with her 'Onslaught' character.

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MANOR @manorhq.com · 31/08/2026

Estate of Fright 88 | Take a Ride in Life’s Amusement Park by Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social | Mittendorf’s Diamond by Kevin Owen If you missed it, then subscribe before Issue 89 drops this Friday, September 4 at 6:00AMET. Subscription is free and waiting for you 👉🏠😱 www.manorhq.com/eof 2/5

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Estate of Fright

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Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Coyote vs. Acme was a total blast. Everything you love about the Looney Tunes blended with a courtroom comedy that feels all too timely. Felt like such a great win to see this in theaters. Thrilled for all involved. Down with ACME!

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Heatherface Wixson @thehorrorchick.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Hi everyone, I wrote this last night & I don’t know if it even comes close to celebrating Tim Curry properly, but I tried my best. Like so many others, his impact on my life was deep & I’m so grateful for that: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/thank-you-ti... This is open to everyone!

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Thank you, Tim Curry

This one is bit emotional for me, so allow me to pre-apologize if any of this sounds goofy or silly. There have been a lot of tears today. Sometimes you get lucky as a fan and you connect with a perf...

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Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Gutted to hear Hayden Panettiere passed. She was an icon in this industry. I loved her as Kirby in the Scream movies and that epic rant of horror films is legendary. Was happy for her when they brought her back. Awful news 💔

Still of Hayden Panettiere from Scream VI

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Robbie Banfitch @robbiebanfitch.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Out now 🍂🐦‍⬛ Spread the word 🍎

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Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I had such a good time with The End of Oak Street. Mitchell delivers the sort of fun, scary and heartfelt dinosaur thrill ride I’ve been craving for years. Easily one of the best of the sub-genre since Jurassic Park. One sequence after another had my audience screaming.

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Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Visiting a neighborhood of dinosaurs. The dream

Promotional theater screen for The End of Oak Street

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Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Wrote a bit about Romero’s Amusement Park for this, a film I’m still so glad we finally got to see as of a few years ago

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MANOR @manorhq.com · 04/08/2026

Manor Vellum 300 | Misunderstood Monsters: Armed and Ready WEAPONS by Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social 🩸📜 manorvellum.medium.com/misunderstoo... 4/7

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Misunderstood Monsters: Armed and Ready WEAPONS

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Kev Harrison @kevharrison.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

... @werematt.bsky.social looks back 40 years at @stephenking.bsky.social's Maximum Overdrive @dreadcentral.bsky.social, @horrordna.bsky.social look at scientific realism in modern horror, and @alexpuncekar.bsky.social sits with Chloe Lauter to talk The Flayed Man @nightmare-magazine.com! Enjoy!! 👻

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Heatherface Wixson @thehorrorchick.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I had already been planning on writing about POSSESSION for its 45th anniversary but the loss of Sam Neill changed my approach greatly. What I ❤️ about this film is that no 2 viewings are the same so I wrote about that here & so much more: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/45-years-lat...

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45 Years Later: Andrzej Żuławski's Possession

Exploring horror, film, and pop culture, all while celebrating the creators, history, and artistry that keep the genre alive.

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Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The Devil’s Mouth is out today on Prime. I liked it! Solid shark horror in the vein of 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, anchored by a strong dynamic between Kathryn Newton and Lana Condor’s characters. Got to sit down with Newton and talk a bit about it the other day:

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Kathryn Newton on ‘The Devil’s Mouth’ and the Characters She Plays: “I Think My Superpower is Saying Yes and then Making It Good”

Matt Konopka sits down with star Kathryn Newton to discuss 'The Devil Mouth' and the difficulties of aquatic horror.

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Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Was lucky enough to get a look at the first 18 minutes of Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil, and look…it may only have been 18 minutes, but they were some of the most entertaining 18 minutes I’ve seen from the franchise films. We might finally have a banger Resident Evil movie coming our way.

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'Resident Evil' Preview Footage Recap: Zach Cregger Promises 'Unrelenting' Experience in Terror

Matt Konopka has the details on a 'Resident Evil' footage preview, where Zach Cregger promised an "unrelenting" experience in terror.

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Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I'm ecstatic over the news that we're finally getting a new Nightmare on Elm Street, so I put together a list of filmmakers I'd like to see take on the project for Dread. Who do you all want to see get behind the camera?

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Dream Warriors: Six Filmmakers Who Should Direct the Next 'A Nightmare on Elm Street'

With the news that a new 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' movie is on the way, Matt Konopka looks at six filmmakers who could be up for the task.

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Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Watched a preview of The End of Oak Street with David Robert Mitchell & J.J. Abrams. Saw about ten minutes, but it was the sort of fun, tense & scary dinosaur thrill ride I’ve been craving. Jurassic Park meets the suburban family terror of Poltergeist. Superb camerawork, too. Stoked to see the rest.

Preview screen of The End of Oak Street with David Robert Mitchell and J.J. Abrams

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Kev Harrison @kevharrison.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

#MustRead horror Monday was yesterday while I was flying home. This week: Ava Morwood gives @gnofhorror.com the lowdown on the dark side of mermaids, @themckelsey.bsky.social selects 4 terrifying new indie/small press reads @the-line-up.bsky.social ... 1/?

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 13/07/2026

Today should have been the 47th birthday of legendary Australian film critic and one of my closest friends Lee Gambin, but the dumb bitch couldn't stick the landing and went and fucken died on us. Here's my obit from Fangoria a few years ago: it'd be an honour if you took a moment to remember him ❤️

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We Can Be Who We Are: Lee Gambin, 1979-2024

Like many people who had the privilege of knowing Lee Gambin, I have spent the last few days going over some of his film writing I had somehow forgotten

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MANOR @manorhq.com · 10/07/2026

“What Weapons asks us to understand is that there are monsters behind the scenes, those who gleefully profit in some way off death and destruction.” Manor Vellum 300 | Misunderstood Monsters: Armed and Ready WEAPONS By Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social Now available 🩸📜 medium.com/@manorvellum...

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Heatherface Wixson @thehorrorchick.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Hey everyone- in my initial essay on Brian De Palma, I covered CARRIE in there to a degree. But I’ve been watching CARRIE a lot lately so I decided over the last few weeks to go deeper, so I did: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/first-blood-... Open to free/paid subs - shares appreciated!

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First Blood: Carrie, Womanhood, and the Rise of Brian De Palma's "Red Period"

Exploring horror, film, and pop culture, all while celebrating the creators, history, and artistry that keep the genre alive.

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MANOR @manorhq.com · 08/07/2026

“When we're too busy fighting in the streets and not paying attention, it makes it easier for the bank robbers to rob a bank.” New 🩸 on the membrane from Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social. Friday! 7/10/26 6:00AMET manorvellum.com

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Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I’ll never forget the energy of seeing Evil Dead (2013) with a crowd opening weekend. For Dread, I wrote about how the film paved an exciting way forward for the franchise

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Not Dead by Dawn: How 'Evil Dead' (2013) Paved a New Way Forward for the Franchise

Matt Konopka looks back at Fede Alvarez's gruesome, grimy and gross 'Evil Dead' (2013) and how it paved a new way forward for the franchise.

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Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Awful to hear about Louise Lasser passing. Adore her in Blood Rage. Annual Thanksgiving watch of it is going to hit a lot different this year 💔

Still of Louise Lasser in Blood Rage, her character standing in front a wood wall and appearing uncomfortable

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Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Do you want to party? It’s party time! (Happy The Return of the Living Dead day to all who celebrate)

Shot from The Return of the Living Dead and the caption, “July 3rd, 1984”

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Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Evil Dead Burn rips…and bites, and claws at your eyes. The angriest of the Evil Dead movies, it rages like the fires of Hell. It’s mean, nasty, gruesome AF, with some of the most chaotic and frenzied violence of the series. Has its issues, but right up there with Evil Dead Rise for me.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 29/06/2026

I am a VERY newly annointed single mum and the circumstances leading to this newfound status have been really ugly - deeply unpleasant, upsetting and destabilising. If you've ever enjoyed my books, blu-ray work or horror documentaries, now is the time to help a sister out!

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Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Checking out Evil Dead Burn for Dread. Hope I make it to Dawn.

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Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Just finished writing a piece that made me cry and felt amazing to get out. Only mentioning because I’ll never understand the “writers” who use AI and deny themselves of what’s actually great about writing…the process. Do it yourself. It will always be 1000x better than whatever AI spits out.

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Willow Catelyn Maclay @willowcatelyn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The first of my reader's choice essays this month is on Vera Drew's excellent THE PEOPLE'S JOKER. Watch this film if you haven't already!! www.patreon.com/willowcately...

a still from The People's Joker of Vera Drew dressed as Joker the Harlequin in a dreamy purple space

Vera Drew’s extravaganza of propulsive, and oftentimes garish coherency of digital cinematography, and crude animation, was in the spirit of Joel Schumacher’s wind-swept, erotic drag-Batman, and it was the first thing that pulled me in when I saw The People’s Joker for the first time in the Fall of 2023. Her maximalist tendencies certainly stand out in this age of underlit photography, and morbid seriousness in genre filmmaking. Schumacher’s Batman movies were shot by photographer Stephen Goldblatt, and they most closely resemble his decadent music video stylization of Tony Scott’s bisexual vampire film The Hunger. In the hands of expressionistic directors like Scott and Schumacher, Goldblatt transcended the bounds of decency and gave life to images that were explosively indecent, baroque, and humming with profane sensuality. In the case of the Schumacher Batman movies, it was rendered as a strange melodrama, and he brought to the surface a characteristic of dress-up that was always present in the comics, but not always exploited. In the comics, Batman gave the rest of Gotham City the permission to come out of the proverbial closet and let their alternate identities become their true selves. It sounds so cliche and boring when written out like that, as if it were a testament to queer joy, but it never really played out like that in the books, or in those 90s films. These were worlds of skin-tight leather, purring blonde vixens with kitten-ish flights of fancy, and slobbering, fish-encrusted drag kings taking their trauma to city hall and making the world fabulously indecent. The culture seemed to wake up to the aims of 90s Batman around the time of Batman and Robin, and despite looking and feeling like a sibling film to the property, dating back to the 60s TV series, audiences said the quiet part out loud when they disposed of both it and Batman Forever primarily for reasons of homophobia....cont.

t cannot be overstated how much The People’s Joker felt like a molotov cocktail being hurled at both the conglomeration of the Superhero film industry, and at the respectability politics that had constrained trans cinema for the better part of the early 21st century. Transgender stories on film have a long history of feeling repressed due to sociological factors such as the supposed necessities of closeting, and the expectations of going stealth that were endemic to the process of a “successful” medical transition. This kept our cinema locked away in hospital waiting rooms for a very long time, unless one went looking for queer films on the margins. Films which weren’t always the easiest to procure. On the Hollywood side of things, our stories were routinely positioned as liberal pablum ending in the matrydom of a trans figure meant to be pitied. Fairy tales of castrated danish girls who really thought they could become real, but always flew too close to the sun in pursuit of their desired change. It’s no wonder that trans cinephiles took one look at movies about the dead and dying trans figures of the past, and opted for the disreputable characters of the trans feminine grotesque in the guise of horror films like Sleepaway Camp or even The Silence of the Lambs. We had to search elsewhere for relevance without a canon, and we forced a transition upon existing frameworks of genre, like the hypervisible women in trouble in David Lynch’s films, or in the ever-changing bodies of David Cronenberg’s tapestry of sensual Body Beautiful flesh things. The modern trans film image is born of these circumstances, and of economic restrictions, forcing directors to be crafty while they brought their own histories to existing forms of storytelling.

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