Matthew Monagle
School
Columbia University
Expertise
Tabletop Games, Aliens, Folk Horror
- As a feature writer, Matthew has interviewed filmmakers such as Edgar Wright, Wes Ball, Jeremy Saulnier, David Prior, and the Safdie brothers.
- Matthew has also served as a jury member for the Austin Asian American Film Festival and the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival.
- To this day, Matthew is still the only person he knows with a tattoo based on Antonio Bird's 1999 horror cannibal western Ravenous.
Experience
Matthew's career as a film journalist began in middle school, when a community newspaper in Southeast Alaska published his review of The Mothman Prophecies. Since then, Matthew has focused his writing on his love of horror films and tabletop games. His work in the Austin arts community can be found in publications like Eater Austin and the Austin Chronicle, and his list of recent publications includes Dicebreaker, Dread Central, Ebert Voices, Film School Rejects, The Playlist, and more. When not writing about horror and tabletop, Matthew works full-time as a marketing director for a financial services cooperative.
Education
Matthew has an MA in Film Studies from Columbia University.
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Stories By Matthew Monagle
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Escape From the Aliens in Outer Space checks every box you need for a game night with lots of players, even those who play casually.
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Our latest roundup of board games inspired by popular media includes games based on DCeased, Rebel Moon, Saw, and more. Do you want to play a game?
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The board game Aliens: Bug Hunt combines dungeon crawler and tower defense mechanics to bring the frantic gunfights of Aliens into a fast and friendly game.
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Can you survive Leatherface in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Board Game? Plus: everything is Magic: The Gathering now.
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A unique and engaging augmented reality experience.
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Any D&D movie that isn't full of running gags and silly jokes doesn't understand why we play roleplaying games.
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If the new movie has you interested in rolling up a fantasy adventurer, we have good news: there's never been a better time to learn D&D.
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Terminator and The Walking Dead become board games, while Dungeons & Dragons is now a movie.
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Board gamers looking for their latest horror movie-inspired fix have a new option.
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In the latest Cardboard Cinema, the much-beloved Alice Is Missing gets an update, two more Unmatched titles enter the vault, and more.
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Gather around tabletop gamers as we take a look at the best board games of 2022.
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Frontier Scum is a love letter to every incarnation of the Hollywood Western, with very little patience for the genre's more unsavory tropes.
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In this month's installment of Cardboard Cinema, we're breaking down some pretty big news in the world of tabletop.
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Your favorite movie monsters have never been this cute, or this brain-breaking.
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Whether your flavor is old-school cardboard or new-school mechanics, October offers plenty of options for your end-of-year shopping.
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Introducing the Monty Python tabletop RPG, where instead of a dungeon master you'll find a 'Head of Light Entertainment.'
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Death in Space is the perfect gateway drug for horror fans looking for an entry point into the world of tabletop roleplaying games.
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The last week has also brought some exciting news for fans of board games and TTRPGs.
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In this installment of Cardboard Cinema, we explore the nuclear wasteland of the board games Fallout and Fallout: Atomic Bonds.
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Become a tabletop Mad Max or Furiosa with these board games that take you beyond civilization's end.
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Grab your phone, swing open that freezer door, and catch up on tabletop news for movie lovers from the comfort of your icebox.
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The upcoming film based on tabletop RPG Alice is Missing has all the ingredients it needs for the perfect YA mystery thriller.
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There may be more strategically satisfying games, but these 15 best strategy board game rankings stand out among strategy-first games.
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If you like science fiction, masked vigilantes, and delicious baked goods, here are some board games for you.
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This ambitious tabletop game offers an experience like no other.