Certified Forgotten

In this long-overdue new episode of Certified Forgotten - and yes, we missed you too - the Matts are joined by WhatToWatch editor Amelia Emberwing to talk all things Troma and Fernando Alle's absurdist trash-sterpiece, Mutant Blast. Is this a Monagle movie or a Donato movie? You'll never guess the exciting reveal!

How much movie can you make for $5,000? If you're writer-director Stacy Davidson, that will buy you one Sweatshop, a throwback-style slasher with some incredibly creative kills. In this episode of Certified Forgotten, the Matts are joined by Mike Snoonian (The Pod and the Pendulum, Psychoanalysis: A Horror Therapy Podcast) to discuss horror, therapy, and the underrated period of post-Saw splatter.

If one were to describe Mike Mendez's 2000 cult classic in a single sentence, it might be this: The Convent is a film that arrived either 20 years too late or 10 years too early. Steeped in video nasties of the '70s and '80s, Mendez's film offers an early glimpse of the VHS nostalgia that would soon dominate the horror genre. And in this episode of Certified Forgotten, Monagle and Donato are joine...

Did the world really need a porn parody slasher? Well, if the result is as funny - and Adult Swim weird - as Deep Murder, then the answer has to be yes. In this episode of Certified Forgotten, Monagle and Donato are joined by Horror Queers co-host Trace Thurman to talk about Nick Corirossi's 2018 horror-comedy, which runs the gamut from Clue to Pleasantville to, uh, Dude Bro Party Massacre III? Co...

In 2008, Spanish filmmaker F. Javier Gutiérrez took his modest end-of-the-world thriller to the highest heights of the film festival circuit, including a nomination for Best Debut Film at the Berlin International Film Festival. So why is Before the Fall (Tres días) so unknown within genre circles? In this week's episode of Certified Forgotten, filmmaker Becky Sayers joins Monagle and Donato to dis...

It has been described as Evil Dead (2013) meets Memento, which is probably all you should know going in about David Yarovesky's wildly underseen - and wildly creative - science fiction horror film. And here to guide the conversation is the Blogging Banshee herself, Molly Henery . Join Molly, Monagle, and Donato as they explore maybe the most fun horror movie to grace the Certified Forgotten podcas...

Looking for a Midsommar fix without all that pesky "prestige" or "budget"? Friends, do we have a pick for you. In this episode, Matthew Monagle and Matt Donato are joined by Certified Forgotten contributing editor Christine Makepeace to discuss Population 436, Michelle MacLaren's 2006 direct-to-video gem.

Is it possible for the first film in an international horror mega-franchise to really be "forgotten"? If you're the Ju-On franchise, the answer is yes. On this week's episode, Matthew Monagle  and  Matt Donato are joined by Terry Mesnard to discuss Takashi Shimizu's debut feature, often lost in a confusing labyrinth of remakes and sequels.

What began as a very special video episode of Certified Forgotten for the Reel Love Film Festival now finds its way to your podcast platform of choice! In this episode, Matthew Monagle and Matt Donato are joined by Haleigh Foutch and Perri Nemiroff, the co-hosts of Collider's Witching Hour. Together, the dynamic duos discuss Breaking Surface, a 2020 underwater thriller from director Joachim Hedén.

How can a big-budget sequel to an international hit disappear from the public eye? This is the question the Certified Forgotten team must grapple with. On this week's episode, Matthew Monagle  and  Matt Donato are joined by Jonathan Barkan to talk about French cinema, religious horror, and those darn ninja monks from hell.

Is The Poughkeepsie Tapes truly forgotten when horror fans everywhere have, at least once, uttered this infamous film's title? According to the Certified Forgotten rulebook, it is. Matthew Monagle  and  Matt Donato are joined by Ari Drew to discuss the curious case of a found footage horror film that everyone talked about, yet no one saw.

Do you really deserve that 'World's Best Dad' mug when your daughter is possessed by an evil spirit? In this episode of Certified Forgotten, Matthew Monagle  and  Matt Donato are joined by film critic Rebecca Pahle (Boxoffice Pro) to discuss It Comes, a Japanese exorcism film unlike any other.

Who can you trust when you have no memory? That's the intriguing premise of 'Fugue,' the 2018 premiere of Canadian writer-director Tomas Street. In this episode of Certified Forgotten, Matthew Monagle  and  Matt Donato are joined by film critic Lindsay Traves (Bloody Disgusting) to discuss all things genre and Canada.

We're turning the spotlight back on our hosts! In these last two episodes - and at the behest of our guests - each Matt is taking a turn sharing their own history as a horror fan. In Part 2, Matt Monagle opens up about his myriad childhood fears, his love of Irish horror, and how his upbringing in Juneau, Alaska, made him the man (and horror fan) he is today.

And now, for something completely different! At the request of our listeners, the Matts are digging into one another's past to give y'all the full story behind our horror journies until this point. Up first? It's Matt Donato chatting about his childhood horror aversion, his vendetta against Chucky, and the switch that eventually flipped. I hope he at least makes a little more sense, now?

Beware the Honey Baron! In this very special episode of Certified Forgotten, Matthew Monagle  and  Matt Donato are joined by writer-director Tyler MacIntyre (Patchwork, Tragedy Girls) to discuss the standout Brazilian horror film The Devil Lives Here.

Feeling like you would sell your soul for a good rock 'n roll slasher? Then look no further than 1991's Shock 'Em Dead. In this episode of Certified Forgotten, Matthew Monagle  and  Matt Donato are joined by horror journalist Breanna Whipple to discuss the beautiful marriage of rock and horror.

Think you've seen everything found footage has to offer? Think again. In this week's episode of the Certified Forgotten podcast, Matthew Monagle  and  Matt Donato are joined by horror scholar Mary Beth McAndrews to discuss Paul McGhie's brilliant found footage/folk horror mashup 'Webcast.'

Remember what life was like back in the days of direct-to-cable HBO originals? That's the question behind this week's film, Martin Campbell's Cast a Deadly Spell. Matthew Monagle  and  Matt Donato are joined by horror journalist and composer Jerry Smith to discuss how the film brings together the best of fantasy and film noir.

Would you stand in the mirror and say "Dead Mary" three times? That's the question behind this week's film, 2007's direct-to-video classic Dead Mary. Matthew Monagle  and  Matt Donato are joined by horror journalist Zena Dixon to discuss the ways in which Dead Mary is basically a cross of Evil Dead and The Thing - and why that makes it so goshdarn lovable.

Nothing will ever be as scary as your first high school love. That's the premise behind this week's film, John Carchietta's coming-of-age thriller Teenage Cocktail. Matthew Monagle  and  Matt Donato are joined by horror journalist BJ Colangelo to discuss how the film subverts expectations - and the male gaze.

What do you get when you mix a dash of Clive Barker, a dollop of David Fincher, and one of the most knowledgeable horror scholars this side of Toronto? Why, you get the most recent episode of Certified Forgotten! This week, Matthew Monagle  and  Matt Donato are joined by Horror Queers host Joe Lipsett to discuss The Nameless, the 1999 horror film from Spanish filmmaker - and Rec creator - Jaume Ba...

More films should come with extended dreamlike dance numbers. That's why, in this week's episode of Certified Forgotten, Matthew Monagle  and  Matt Donato are joined by AVClub writer Katie Rife to discuss Funky Forest: The First Contact, the 2005 science-fiction/comedy film from Japanese filmmakers Katsuhito Ishii, Hajime Ishimine, and Shunichiro Miki 

Is there a place in the hallowed halls of Certified Forgotten for a movie about toilet zombies? Do you even need to ask? In this week's episode of Certified Forgotten,  Matthew Monagle  and  Matt Donato  are joined by horror filmmaker, historian, publicist (and more) Ted Geoghegan to discuss Noboru Iguchi's Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead.

What happens when five twenty-somethings get trapped in an abandoned ski resort? Slashers happen, my friends. Slashers happen. In this week's episode of Certified Forgotten,  Matthew Monagle  and  Matt Donato  are joined by Horror Movie a Day writer Brian Collins to discuss the outstanding Norwegian horror film Cold Prey.