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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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Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Haha I’m sorry 😞. I didn’t dislike it, still fun, was just hoping for better. Sounds like general consensus so far is that it’s a mixed bag but a good time, so hopefully you still enjoy it!

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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

Big part of it for me as well. And she was so young, too 😢

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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

Yep. Had a great time and made me all the more excited for They Follow

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

It’s a low bar haha, but yep! I’m a Lost World truther though which is why I say “one of” the best

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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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Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Yesss. And someone has to call him an asshole, of course. Now, how do we make this happen? 😂

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Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Haha I’d watch that. But it has to have a good King cameo or bust

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

It’s a good time! Doesn’t get enough credit

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

Always love a good travel by map sequence lol

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

I REALLY liked how they explored the relationship between Kathryn and Lana’s characters. Gave the film a strong core

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

Yessss. So glad to see them getting their due

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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

She’s great. Super nice, too

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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

Strongly considered them as well. Really dug Talk to Me and Bring Her Back. They’d make a hard-hitting Nightmare, that’s for sure

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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

Haha would actually love this. You know he’d give us some fantastic Freddy looks and kills

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

I hear ya. But hey, can’t be worse than the remake, right? (At least, I hope not 😬)

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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

Haha, Michael Giacchino scored this one, but what I heard was fantastic.

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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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