Certified Forgotten
Hosted by Matt and Matt Donato and Matthew Monagle · certifiedforgotten
4.9from 43 ratings
- 192
- Episodes
- 15
- Transcribed
- 43
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 12K
- YouTube views
About Certified Forgotten
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.
- Publisher
- certifiedforgotten
- Category
- tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 5 Jun 2019
- Latest episode
- 10 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
15 of 192 episodes have a transcript.
10 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Jersey Shore Massacre (2014) with Michael Varrati
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Uncertified: Resident Evil (2026)
29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Uncertified: Hope
Inside a recent episode
Jersey Shore Massacre (2014) with Michael Varrati
Published 10 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Has it gotten easier to gain access to talent, to get people to say yes, to pitch people those crazy ideas and have them be like, oh, yeah, Fangoria, Chainsaw Awards, 100%. I think they'd be interested in that. It's funny. The answer is yes and no. It really depends on the year. It depends on the studio. It depends on the talent. I think that there are some people who are really tapped into the idea of what it means to have a horror and cult audience and how powerful that can be. And then there are other people who are more traditionally mainstream minded who don't see the value in it. And that's sort of like something that we always bump into. […]
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- Michael Varrati
- Rob Hunter
- Noel Bartocci
- Louis Peitzman
- Mike Mendez
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 11,678
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 31 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 12 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100
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- Quality
- 56
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 85
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Who hosts Certified Forgotten?
Matt and Matt Donato and Matthew Monagle host the show. Published by certifiedforgotten.
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The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
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