Matt Storc
School
Columbia College Chicago
Expertise
Tales From The Crypt Franchise, Classic MTV Animation, WWE, AEW, And Impact Pro Wrestling
- Matt wrote, directed, and produced the feature film, "Take Back the Knife" which received worldwide distribution and can be found on several streaming platforms.
- He co-founded/co-directed Chicago's Windy City Horrorama Film Festival from 2018-2020 and brought out guest directors like Adam Marcus ("Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday") and Rodman Flender ("Idle Hands") for screenings at the fest.
- As an indie horror-obsessed fan, he has seen every film released by Full Moon Features and Tempe Video multiple times.
Experience
Matt is a writer and filmmaker based in Chicago. He fell in love with movies, particularly horror movies, at a very young age. He studied both writing and filmmaking in college, and he turned his lifelong obsession into a career when he made several short films that screened all around the country. Following that, he made his first feature film in 2016, and he directed a horror/comedy stage show at Chicago's famed Second City in 2017. He spoke at several indie filmmaking panels throughout the country for the Days of the Dead-branded horror conventions and has been interviewed on and hosted several podcasts on film. He began writing film reviews, event coverage, interviews, and indie horror news for HorrorSociety.com in 2012. He wrote for that brand until he joined Looper in 2022.
Education
Matt attended Columbia College Chicago where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film and Video, with a concentration in directing.
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Stories By Matt Storc
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Brendan Fraser's down to remake "Encino Man."
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Here's a closer look at how a concussion forced The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus to film his iconic final scene with Jeffrey Dean Morgan separately.
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Many fans of Fear the Walking Dead believe the show started declining in Season 3 before hitting rock bottom in Season 5.
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Fans will be interested to learn that more and more actors from the franchise's first film are set to return for "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning."
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Criminal Minds fans have taken to Reddit to make it clear that they're actually okay with Spencer Reid not returning for the first season of the revival.
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Rachel Nichols played important roles in two famous television shows: "Alias" and "Criminal Minds." It was only natural for the actress to make comparisons.
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Here's how Terence Winter, during his time as Tulsa King showrunner, made sure to avoid the usual tropes associated with Mafia characters.
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South Park fans are having a hard time keeping up with what service they need to watch their favorite series, and they're starting to express their displeasure.
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Just prior to the debut of American Horror Story, creator Ryan Murphy moved into a new house -- but couldn't quite shake the feeling that it was haunted.
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Fans of the hit hospital drama "Chicago Med" have proposed a hilariously accurate tweak to the show's name, and social media users are loving it.
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"The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" will be a prequel about President Snow, but will the original "Hunger Games" protagonist Katniss Everdeen appear at all?
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While there are many highs for the actors of "Chicago Fire," the lows include low temperatures. Yuriy Sardarov says filming outside was a miserable experience.
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"Shameless" was a Showtime hit for a decade, and a big part of that was star William H. Macy. Co-star Steve Howey has the highest of praise for Macy.
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Bat-fans rejoice! The new animated series featuring the latest adventures of the Caped Crusader from Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams, and Matt Reeves has found a home.
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"American Horror Story" lovers still seem to remember one specific scene shared between Fiona and Marie during the show's witchy "Coven" season.
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While "Family Guy" fans think Carl's absence from the show stems from Benjamin's ongoing commitments to "Archer" and "Bob's Burgers," they miss the character.
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Actor and comedian Johnny Brennan of The Jerky Boys truly believes that the comedy duo's legacy is forever connected with Seth MacFarlane's "Family Guy."
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With the appearances of both Evil Rick and Evil Morty in the show, fans are wondering if there will be an Evil Summer at some point in "Rick and Morty."
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The real-life couple also brought their unique dynamic to a popular horror franchise.
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American actress Chyler Leigh, known from "Grey's Anatomy" and "Supergirl," actually got one of her first big breaks on the television series, "That '80s Show."
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CBS ended the beloved procedural Criminal Minds after 15 seasons on the network in February 2019, and the series finale felt like a fitting way to say goodbye.
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Zach Gilford thinks that his Criminal Minds: Evolution character Elias Voit is an evil man who audiences might actually start to feel for as the season goes on.
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That's the real Eiffel Tower making an appearance behind Keanu Reeves in "John Wick: Chapter 4" (and according to the director, the scene's secret is symmetry).
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Here's why CSI fans feel CSI: Miami is the lowest ranked of all the parent show's spin-offs.
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Horror fans eyed some easter eggs in Season 9 Episode 5 of "The Walking Dead" that reference one of the most iconic horror series around.
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A pair of social media posts suggest that Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2 will return to the original film's New York setting.
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Here's why Michael Weatherly, who played Tony DiNozzo on NCIS, wasn't sure at first whether he should join the cast of the eventually long-running show.