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Certified Forgotten is a 60-minute biweekly podcast with a focus on underseen horror films. Hosts Matthew Monagle (@mattmonagle) and Matt Donato (@DoNatoBomb) speak with creators, filmmakers, and critics about their lifelong relationships to the horror genre. Each episode also highlights another unique genre title with ten-or-fewer reviews on aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. Previous guests include April Wolfe (screenwriter, Black Christmas); Tyler MacIntyre (writer-director, Tragedy Girls); Brad Henderson (Acquisitions, Vinegar Syndrome); and Ariel Fisher (managing editor, Fangoria). Special episodes of Certified Forgotten have been included as part of the programming of the 2021 Reel Love Film Festival and the 2021 North Bend Film Festival.
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Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
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.
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
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.
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
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.
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
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?
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
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.
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
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.
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
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.'
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
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.
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
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.
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
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.