Hey, I’m Matthew Trask. Writer, journalist and filmmaker.
As a journalist I’ve written features for the Radio Times and HistoryExtra. In the fiction world, I’ve written countless short stories across a bunch of places. And as a filmmaker, well, you’ll have to wait and see.
Over on my newsletter, Mythic Tales, I send out weekly emails about filmmaking, storytelling and animation as well as monthly short stories.
Non Fiction
Spider-Man: Brand New Day ending explained – Full spoilers, but does it set up Avengers: Doomsday? [Radio Times]
Forget Moana - there's only one Disney animated film that desperately needs a live-action remake [Radio Times]
Star Trek is facing a critical moment in its history – but here's how it can still live long and prosper [Radio Times]
Project Hail Mary book vs film differences: What was changed for the Ryan Gosling film? [Radio Times]
Starfield has always been great, but Free Lanes makes it even better [Radio Times]
What if the Soviets had beaten the Americans to the moon? An alternate space race history [HistoryExtra]
Project Hail Mary book vs film differences: What was changed for the Ryan Gosling film? [Radio Times]
Index
Below you’ll find samplings of my writing from across the internet including short stories, essays and other non-fiction work.
Short Fiction
Strays [Science Fiction]
The Ballad of the Gods: Part 1 [Science Fiction]
The Ballad of the Gods: Part 2 [Science Fiction]
Birth [Science Fiction]
Knocking [Horror]
Essays
Arco and the dream of a better future [Animation]
Luca is one of Pixar’s best (and most underrated) films [Animation]
An ode to 80’s Dark Fantasy [Film]
Religion of the Planet of the Apes: The deification of Caesar [World-building]
Archives
Miscellaneous
Platforms
Projects
Scikera (World-building Project)