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Certified Forgotten is a weekly 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 the aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.
Previous guests include April Wolfe (screenwriter, Black Christmas); Tyler MacIntyre (writer-director, Tragedy Girls); Brad Henderson (Acquisitions, Vinegar Syndrome); and David Dastmalchian (actor-creator). Special episodes of Certified Forgotten have been included as part of the programming of the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, 2021 Reel Love Film Festival and the 2021 North Bend Film Festival.
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Dec 9, 2020
Dec 9, 2020
1 hr 25 min
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.

Nov 25, 2020
Nov 25, 2020
1 hr 3 min
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.

Nov 11, 2020
Nov 11, 2020
1 hr 3 min
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?

Oct 28, 2020
Oct 28, 2020
1 hr 17 min
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.

Oct 14, 2020
Oct 14, 2020
1 hr 7 min
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.

Sep 30, 2020
Sep 30, 2020
1 hr 12 min
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.'

Sep 16, 2020
Sep 16, 2020
1 hr 9 min
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.

Sep 2, 2020
Sep 2, 2020
1 hr 7 min
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.

Aug 19, 2020
Aug 19, 2020
1 hr 17 min
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.

Aug 5, 2020
Aug 5, 2020
1 hr 17 min
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 Balagueró.
