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250 | The First Omen
250 | The First Omen
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249 | Immaculate
249 | Immaculate
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248 | Stopmotion
248 | Stopmotion
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247 | Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael ...
247 | Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor
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246 | The Others
246 | The Others

Horror Comedy

235 | Perpetrator

  • Written & Directed by Jennifer Reeder

  • Stars Kiah McKirnan, Alicia Silverstone and Christopher Lowell

  • Not Rated

  • Runtime: 1hr 41mins

  • Premiered at Berlin International Film Festival February 17, 2023

  • Released September 1, 2023

  • RT: 80% critics, 32% audience

    Synopsis 

    Teenage outcast Jonny is sent to live with her strange aunt in a town where girls have been going missing. As her aunt introduces Jonny to her burgeoning new powers, she decides to utilize them to find her missing classmates.

 

Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing V/H/S 85, streaming on Shudder starting October 6.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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229 | The Blackening

  • Directed by Tim Story

  • Written by Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins

  • Stars Antoinette Robertson, Dewayne Perkins and Sinqua Walls

  • Rated R

  • Runtime: 1hr 37mins 

  • Premiered at Toronto International Film Festival September 16, 2022

  • Released June 16, 2023

  • RT: 86% critics, 85% audience

    Synopsis 

    A group of college friends reunite ten years later to celebrate Juneteenth at an isolated cabin in the woods. When they discover a mysterious board game, their vacation becomes a fight for their lives.

 

Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing Insidious: The Red Door, in theaters July 7

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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226 | Beau is Afraid

  • Written & Directed by Ari Aster

  • Stars Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone and Amy Ryan

  • Rated R

  • Runtime: 2hr 59mins 

  • Released April 21, 2023 

  • RT: 68% critics, 71% audience 

    Synopsis 

    A man learns of the death of his mother and then experiences the subsequent complete destruction of his life.

 

Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing The Boogeyman, opening in theaters June 2nd.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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224 | Evil Dead Rise

  • Written & Directed by Lee Cronin

  • Stars Mirabai Pease, Anna-Maree Thomas and Alyssa Sutherland

  • Rated R

  • Runtime: 1hr 37mins 

  • Premiered at SXSW March 15, 2023

  • Released April 21, 2023 

  • RT: 85% critics, 80% audience

    Synopsis 

    New book, same old story - this time the evil book is discovered by a young family and possesses their mother. Will her estranged sister be able to save the children and get them out of the apartment building before it’s too late?

 

Join us next time when we’ll be watching and reviewing the very fluid-filled movie, Infinity Pool, currently available for rent on various platforms.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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223 | Scream 6

 

Join us next time when we’ll be watching and reviewing Ari Aster’s newest, Beau is Afraid, opening in theaters April 21.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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219 | The People Under the Stairs

  • Written & Directed by Wes Craven

  • Stars Brandon Quintin Adams, Everett McGill and Wendy Robie

  • Rated R

  • Runtime: 1hr 42mins 

  • Released November 1, 1991

  • RT: 70% critics, 59% audience 

  • Available to rent

    Synopsis 

    Facing eviction, a young boy agrees to help two men break into their weirdo landlord’s home to find gold coins. Once inside, however, they find that there is seemingly no way out.

Join us next time when we’ll be watching and reviewing A Knock at the Cabin, currently in theaters.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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218 | M3GAN

A robotics engineer creates an extremely lifelike child robot and allows it to bond with her recently orphaned niece, with disastrous results.

Next up, we’re going back in time to review a lil Wes Craven film that we’ve mentioned more than a few times, The People Under the Stairs. So dust off your VHS copy, or head to your local video store and then join us for our next episode.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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217 | The Menu

A group of 12 high-brow foodies attend a once-in-a-lifetime fine dining experience at the famous Hawthorne restaurant, which is conveniently situation on its own private island. The guests soon learn, however, that they may have bitten off more than they can chew with this particular experience.

Next up (hopefully), we’ll be covering the fever dream that is M3GAN, which is currently in theaters. On the off chance we don’t make it to the theater in time, we will be reviewing The Harbinger, currently available to rent. Either way, you won’t want to miss it!

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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213 | V/H/S/99

  • Shredding

    • Written & Directed by Maggie Levin 

    • A band plays a gig in an abandoned club where a now infamous punk band was killed

  • Suicide Bid

    • Written & Directed by Johannes Roberts 

    • A sorority pledge spends the night in a coffin as part of a hazing ritual

  • Ozzy’s Dungeon

    • Directed by Flying Lotus, Written by Flying Lotus and Zoe Cooper

    • When a young contestant is injured in a Double Dare-style game show, her family seeks revenge on the smarmy host

  • The Gawkers

    • Written & Directed by ​​Tyler MacIntyre

    • A nerdy computer whiz agrees to help his creep brother hack their hot neighbor’s webcam

  • To Hell and Back

    • Written & Directed by Joseph Winter and Vanessa Winter 

    • A couple guys agree to film a Y2K cult and accidentally wind up transported to hell

  • Not Rated

  • Runtime: 1hr 49mins

  • Premiered at TIFF September 14, 2022

  • Released October 20, 2022

  • RT: 76% critics, 38% audience 

Time to see what our old pal Art the Clown has been up to. Judging by the run time, he's been up to quite a bit. Join us next episode as we review Terrifier 2.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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