Staff writer at Dread Central and certified horror fanatic. Bylines at: Arrow Video, Umbrella, Daily Grindhouse and Manor Vellum. Reviews at KillerHorrorCritic.com. He/himhttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3mvnwbzjbtk2eFinally, 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: https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/589009/resident-evil-review-a-lean-mean-bloody-as-hell-thrill-ride-through-the-nightmares-of-raccoon-city/16 Sep 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnwbzjbtk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3mvlzsyzdyk2zIt’s time16 Sep 2026 01:54 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlzsyzdyk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3muie6onbts2vHad 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… https://www.dreadcentral.com/interviews/587000/adam-wingard-and-adria-arjona-tease-future-crossovers-with-her-onslaught-character-theres-more-to-do/01 Sep 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muie6onbts2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3mufnn53gkk2cFound Onslaught to be a big step down from The Guest, but I can’t say I didn’t have fun with the ludicrous approach and John Carpenter cosplay. My review at Dread: https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/586865/onslaught-review-an-inconsistent-yet-entertaining-shocker-locked-and-loaded-with-john-carpenter-vibes-new/31 Aug 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufnn53gkk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3mufnn53gkk2cFound Onslaught to be a big step down from The Guest, but I can’t say I didn’t have fun with the ludicrous approach and John Carpenter cosplay. My review at Dread: https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/586865/onslaught-review-an-inconsistent-yet-entertaining-shocker-locked-and-loaded-with-john-carpenter-vibes-new/31 Aug 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufnn53gkk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3mucqi6adyk2pCoyote 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!30 Aug 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucqi6adyk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3mtc6eieu4c2bGutted 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 💔17 Aug 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc6eieu4c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3msvmo6uskc2nIs The End of Oak Street perfect? No. But goddamn, did I have a great time with this one. My review at Dread: https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/584674/the-end-of-oak-street-review-a-prehistoric-thrill-ride-and-one-of-the-best-dino-films-since-jurassic-park/12 Aug 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvmo6uskc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3msvmo6uskc2nIs The End of Oak Street perfect? No. But goddamn, did I have a great time with this one. My review at Dread: https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/584674/the-end-of-oak-street-review-a-prehistoric-thrill-ride-and-one-of-the-best-dino-films-since-jurassic-park/12 Aug 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvmo6uskc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3mstelnwyts2pI 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.11 Aug 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstelnwyts2phttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3msrhw7roj22wVisiting a neighborhood of dinosaurs. The dream11 Aug 2026 01:34 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3msrhw7roj22whttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3mseaw6imls2oWrote about my love of Tobe Hooper’s Texas Chain Saw Massacre and why we can’t get enough of Texas Chain Saw Day (August 18th) https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/583334/remembering-a-masterpiece-of-horror-why-we-celebrate-august-18th-texas-chain-saw-day/05 Aug 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mseaw6imls2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3msiuojkegc22Wrote 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Aug 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3msiuojkegc22https://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3mseaw6imls2oWrote about my love of Tobe Hooper’s Texas Chain Saw Massacre and why we can’t get enough of Texas Chain Saw Day (August 18th) https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/583334/remembering-a-masterpiece-of-horror-why-we-celebrate-august-18th-texas-chain-saw-day/05 Aug 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mseaw6imls2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3mrv6fuszh22vFor me, Maximum Overdrive is much more than just a box office disaster from Stephen King. Wrote about why for the film’s 40th. https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/582789/maximum-chaos-forty-years-of-stephen-kings-maximum-overdrive/30 Jul 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrv6fuszh22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3mrv6fuszh22vFor me, Maximum Overdrive is much more than just a box office disaster from Stephen King. Wrote about why for the film’s 40th. https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/582789/maximum-chaos-forty-years-of-stephen-kings-maximum-overdrive/30 Jul 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrv6fuszh22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3mrt53nx5722lThe 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: https://www.dreadcentral.com/interviews/582325/kathryn-newton-on-the-devils-mouth-and-the-characters-she-plays-i-think-my-superpower-is-saying-yes-and-then-making-it-good/30 Jul 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrt53nx5722lhttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3mrg55qh5o22tThis one hurts. Can’t say enough how much Russell’s Dream Warriors and The Blob meant to me growing up 🖤 https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/582542/chuck-russell-the-director-of-dream-warriors-and-the-blob-has-passed-away-at-74/24 Jul 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrg55qh5o22thttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3mrdbs5b3yk2sWas 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. https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/582208/resident-evil-preview-footage-recap-zach-cregger-promises-unrelenting-experience-in-terror/23 Jul 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdbs5b3yk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3mr6ef5wmhc2iI'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? https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/581267/dream-warriors-six-filmmakers-who-should-direct-the-next-a-nightmare-on-elm-street/21 Jul 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6ef5wmhc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3mqxuxlmvhs2uWatched 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.19 Jul 2026 03:53 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxuxlmvhs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/werematt.bsky.social/post/3mqk37udvws2fHOLY SHIT! How I’ve dreamed of this day 🥹 https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/580271/a-new-a-nightmare-on-elm-street-movie-is-officially-moving-forward-at-paramount/13 Jul 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:uunpjs2ebxfsrn5md5qphdwg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk37udvws2f