Matt Simon

Matt Simon

Los Angeles
Dec
09

Vampire Autopilot

Thinking about Fright Night, dir. Tom Holland, 1985; Good Boy, dir. Ben Leonberg, 2025; and Arrebato, dir. Ivan Zulueta, 1979.
3 min read
Dec
02

Devil / Plague / Bride

Thinking about The House of the Devil, dir. Ti West, 2009; The Plague, dir. Charlie Polinger, 2025; and Attirement of the Bride, Max Ernst, 1940.
4 min read
Nov
18

Village / Cabin / Cemetery

This week, eerie children, a dwell magazine horror, and a graveyard labyrinth (spoilers for the first, light spoilers for the
3 min read
Nov
11

Noirvember Horrors—London, New York, & Nowhere

It's Noirvember, and this week I'm writing about three horror movies that are also noirs (some
3 min read
Nov
04

Mask / Mind / Mood

I was lucky enough last week to catch The Phantom of the Opera (1925) on the big screen accompanied by
4 min read
Oct
28

🎃 Halloween 🎃 Special 🎃 Featuring 🎃 Michael 🎃 Myers 🔪

It's Halloween week (!) and I'm getting to the heart of things by thinking about John Carpenter
4 min read
Oct
21

Fog / Frankenstein / Family

As we approach the molten core of Halloween season, we're thinking about John Carpenter, Frankenstein, and haunted houses/
4 min read
Oct
14

Erotic Demonic / Eighties Crazies / Drowned Sounds

This week we’re thinking about a metaphysical horror classic and a 1980s-set slasher—then I’m recommending one of
4 min read
Oct
07

Pumpkin / Monster / Secret Past

This week we're mainlining Halloween vibes, thinking about dangerous rabbits, and meeting a long lost slasher . . . From the
4 min read
Sep
30

Glamour, Gore, & Goblin Too

It's almost Halloween season, and this week we're chasing visions in Venice, excavating nostalgic memories, and
5 min read