The Bloodlust Podcast
The Bloodlust
295 | Send Help
295 | Send Help
The Bloodlust Podcast
The Bloodlust
294 | 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
294 | 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
The Bloodlust Podcast
The Bloodlust
293 | Influencer & Influencers
293 | Influencer & Influencers
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The Bloodlust
292 | Man Finds Tape
292 | Man Finds Tape
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The Bloodlust
291 | Queens of the Dead
291 | Queens of the Dead

295 | Send Help

Overlooked office workhorse Linda and her entitled new boss, Bradley, are the only two survivors of a plane crash who are stranded on an island together. Linda, a Survivor superfan, is more than ready for the challenge, but Bradley is as helpless as a baby. As the power dynamics shift, a struggle begins to take place for not only dominance, but survival.

Horror Homework

This episode:

  • The Host - 2006 - Bong Joon Ho - Hulu, Hoopla, Tubi. 

  • The Wailing - 2016 - Na Hong-jin - Prime, Hulu, Kanopy, Tubi

Next time:

  • Dead Calm - 1989 - Philip Noyce - Kanopy, Tubi

  • The Loved Ones - 2009 - Sean Byrne - $3.99 rental

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Together, currently streaming on Hulu.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

294 | 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

We rejoin Spike as he is initiated into Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal’s gang. Meanwhile, Dr. Kelson bonds with one of the alpha zombies and attempts to treat the virus.

Horror Homework

This episode:

  • Audition - 1999 - Takashi Miike - Kanopy

  • Battle Royale - 2000 - Kinji Fukasaku - Kanopy, Hoopla, Tubi

Next time:

  • The Host - 2006 - Bong Joon Ho - Hulu, Hoopla, Tubi

  • The Wailing - 2016 - Na Hong-jin - Prime, Hulu, Kanopy, Tubi

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Send Help, opening in theaters January 30, 2026.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

293 | Influencer & Influencers

Influencer

Synopsis

Influencer Madison is moping around Thailand because her boyfriend dropped out of the trip at the last minute. She meets the mysterious CW, who takes her under her wing. But is CW who she seems to be?

Influencers

Synopsis

CW has somehow gotten off the island and is now living in France with a girlfriend. When an influencer disrupts her plans for a romantic getaway, she just can’t resist going back to her old ways.

Horror Homework

This episode:

  • Carnival of Souls - 1962 - Herk Harvey - HBO, Prime, basically everywhere

Next time:

  • Audition - 1999 - Takashi Miike - Kanopy

  • Battle Royale - 2000 - Kinji Fukasaku - Kanopy, Hoopla, Tubi

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, opening in theaters January 16, 2026.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

292 | Man Finds Tape

  • Unrated

  • Runtime: 1hr 24min

  • Written & Directed by Paul Gandersman and Peter S. Hall

  • Stars: Kelsey Pribilski, William Magnuson and John Gholson

  • Premiered at Tribeca Film Festival June 8, 2025

  • Released in US December 5, 2025 (limited)

  • RT: 86% critics / No audience score 

  • Currently available to rent

    Synopsis

    Lucas finds a video tape containing footage of a man coming into his bedroom at night when he was a child. This discovery leads him into a mystery that seemingly involves his whole town. Overwhelmed, he enlists the help of his estranged sister, Lynn. Can the two uncover who is behind the sinister tapes before it’s too late?

Horror Homework

This episode:

  • Bride of Frankenstein  - 1935 - James Whale - HBO

Next time:

  • House of Wax - 1953 - Andre de Toth

  • Carnival of Souls - 1962 - Herk Harvey - HBO, Prime, basically everywhere

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Influencer and its sequel, Influencers, currently streaming on Shudder and AMC+.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

291 | Queens of the Dead

  • Unrated

  • Runtime: 1hr 41min

  • Directed by Tina Romero

  • Written by Tina Romero and Erin Judge

  • Stars: Jaquel Spivey, Katy O'Brian and Quincy Dunn-Baker

  • Premiered at Tribeca Film Festival June 7, 2025

  • Released in US October 24, 2025 (limited)

  • RT: 88% critics / 71% audience 

  • Currently available to rent

    Synopsis

    The drag night Yum is preparing for their Easter show in a converted warehouse in Brooklyn when a zombie outbreak occurs. Now the performers and a few outsiders are sheltering in place and trying to figure out their escape. 

Horror Homework

This episode:

  • The Fly  - 1986 - David Cronenberg - Hulu

  • Bram Stoker’s Dracula - 1992 - Francis Ford Coppola - Netflix

Next time:

  • Bride of Frankenstein  - 1935 - James Whale - HBO

  • Carnival of Souls - 1962 - Herk Harvey - HBO, Prime, basically everywhere

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Man Finds Tape, currently available to rent.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

290 | Keeper

  • Rated R

  • Runtime: 1hr 39min

  • Directed by Osgood Perkins

  • Written by Nick Lepard

  • Stars: Tatiana Maslany, Rossif Sutherland and Birkett Turton

  • Released in US November 14, 2025

  • RT: 51% critics / 40% audience 

  • Currently in theaters

    Synopsis

    Liz joins her boyfriend Malcolm at his family’s cabin to celebrate their one-year anniversary, but she soon comes to suspect that something is wrong with the place, and possibly with the boyfriend.

 

Horror Homework

This episode:

  • The Legend of Hell House  - 1973 - John Hough - rental only

  • The Changeling - 1980 - Peter Medak - Tubi

Next time:

  • The Fly  - 1986 - David Cronenberg - Hulu

  • Bram Stoker’s Dracula - 1992 - Francis Ford Coppola - Netflix

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Queens of the Dead, currently available to rent.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

289 | Cloud

  • Unrated

  • Runtime: 2hr 4min

  • Written & Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa

  • Stars: Masaki Suda, Kotone Furukawa and Daiken Okudaira

  • Premiered at Venice International Film Festival August 30, 2024

  • Released in US (limited) July 18, 2025

  • RT: 93% critics / 61% audience 

  • Currently streaming on Criterion or available to rent

    Synopsis

    Yoshii lives in Tokyo and resells goods on the internet as a side hustle while working in a factory. When Yoshii takes his reselling gig to the next level and quits his day job, he and his girlfriend leave the city for a house in the country. There it seems that Yoshii is being targeted by an unknown assailant. But with a profession that traffics in pissing a lot of people off, which of his enemies has it out for him?

 

Horror Homework

This episode:

  • The Innocents  - 1961 - Jack Clayton - rental

  • Wait Until Dark - 1967 - Terence Young - rental

Next time:

  • The Legend of Hell House  - 1973 - John Hough - rental only

  • The Changeling - 1980 - Peter Medak - Tubi

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing the quarterly release from Oz Perkins, Keeper, opening in theaters November 14.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

288 | Shelby Oaks

  • Rated R

  • Runtime: 1hr 31min

  • Written & Directed by Chris Stuckmann

  • Stars: Sarah Durn, Mason Heidger and Brendan Sexton III

  • Premiered at Fantasia International Film Festival July 20, 2024

  • Released in US October 24, 2025

  • RT: 59% critics / 60% audience 

  • Currently in theaters

    Synopsis

    Riley Brennan and her friends are paranormal investigators who disappear while exploring the abandoned town of Shelby Oaks, Ohio. The bodies of the other investigators are later found, along with one of the video tapes containing their footage. Riley and the other tape remain missing. 12 years later, a film crew is making a documentary about the murders and disappearance focusing on Riley's sister, Mia, and her efforts to locate Riley, when a strange man appears at her door with the missing tape. This plunges Mia further into her search for Riley.

 

Horror Homework

This episode:

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers  - 1956 - Don Siegel - rental

  • Village of the Damned - 1960 - Wolf Rilla - rental

Next time:

  • The Innocents  - 1961 - Jack Clayton - rental

  • Wait Until Dark - 1967 - Terence Young - rental

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s newest, Cloud, currently streaming on the Criterion Channel and available to rent elsewhere.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

287 | Good Boy

  • Rated PG-13

  • Runtime: 1hr 12min

  • Written & Directed by Ben Leonberg

  • Stars: Shane Jensen, Larry Fessenden and Indy

  • Premiered at SxSW Film Festival March 8, 2025

  • Released in US October 3, 2025

  • RT: 90% critics / 83% audience 

  • Currently in theaters

    Synopsis

    Adorable dog Indy and his dad, Todd, move into Todd’s grandpa’s home after Todd becomes ill with a mysterious illness that seemingly also killed his grandpa. Indy immediately senses things are not right in the home, as strange noises and creeping shadows abound.

 

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Shelby Oaks, opening in theaters October 24.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/