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Episode 62: The Eyes of My Mother

Director/Writer: Nicolas Pesce

Stars: Kika Magalhaes, Will Brill, Olivia Bond

Synopsis: Little Francisca lives on a remote farm with her Portuguese-transplant mother & taciturn father. She idolizes her mother, a former surgeon who is seen teaching her about her namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, & giving her anatomy lessons using the local cows. An act of violence is the catalyst which influences Francisca’s psychologically damaged development into very lonely adulthood. The movie progresses towards an inevitable conclusion as Francisca becomes increasingly desperate for companionship in addition to becoming more & more unhinged.

Our dear pal Becky (@bexbz) joins us for this review.

Join us next time as we review The Autopsy of Jane Doe. This was a late additon to the 2016 horror club but was totally worth the wait. It's available for rent so check it out and listen in for our review.

61 | I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

Director/Writer: Oz Perkins

Stars: Ruth Wilson, Paula Prentiss, Lucy Boynton, Bob Balaban

Synopsis: A young woman takes a job as a live-in hospice nurse for an elderly novelist. The longer she stays in the dying woman's home, the closer she comes to learning the identity of the author's muse. It's a truth far scarier than fiction.

Join us next time when we discuss and review the recent, indie thriller, The Eyes of my Mother. The directorial debut from total newbie, Nicolas Pesce, this movie is sure to make more than a few "Top 10 of 2016" lists. The Eyes of My Mother is current available on VOD, or for rent on Amazon, iTunes, and Google Play.

60 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

60 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Director: David Yates

Writer: J.K. Rowling

Stars:  Eddie Redmayne (Newt), Katherine Waterson (Tina), Alison Sudol (Queenie), Dan Folger (Kowalski), Colin Farrell (Graves), Ezra Miller (Credence), Ron Perlman, Johnny Depp 

Synopsis:  Shy and awkward wizard, Newt Scamander, travels from the UK to New York, with plans to make it to the exotic land of Arizona so he can release his precious Thunderbird, Frank, back to the wild. He is shocked to learn that American wizards have very different - and much more strict - rules regarding magical beasts and interactions with no-majs (the American version of muggle). When a few magical beasts escape from his suitcase, Newt and his new friends Tina, Jacob, and Queenie work together to track them all down. But there’s something much more dangerous threatening not only the lives of no-majs, but the exposure of the wizarding world in America.

59 | Under the Shadow

59 | Under the Shadow

During the Iran-Iraq War in 1988, a woman and her daughter are left alone in their Tehran apartment, while her husband serves in the military. After other tenants in the apartment building decide to move north in an attempt to escape the likely destruction of Tehran, Shideh goes against the wishes of her husband and remains in the apartment, despite the danger. But it isn't just bombs that Shideh and her daughter have to be afraid of. There seems to be a malevolent force in the apartment, intent on taking everything from them.

Want to skip the small talk? We start the review at 00:12:15

Episode 58: Ouija: Origins of Evil

Episode 58: Ouija: Origins of Evil

A prequel to the first movie, in which we learn more about the previous owners of the house. Set in 1967. Alice, along with her two daughters Lina & Doris, is struggling to make ends meet after the death of her husband. She runs a fortune-telling business out of her home, & her daughters assist her in fooling their customers with trick cabinets, candles that go out at will, etc. Things start to get real when Alice decides to add a Ouija board into her act. It’s youngest daughter, Doris, who seems to have a real knack for using the board.

56 | Blair Witch

56 | Blair Witch

20 years after the footage was found that made up The Blair Witch Project, Heather’s much younger brother, James, travels to Burkittsvile, Maryland in search of the truth about what happened to her.  He is joined by friends Ashley, Peter & Lisa, who has made James’s search the subject of her school documentary project. The group meets up with a couple in Burkittsville through the internet who claim to have found a tape containing footage shot by someone who appears to be Heather. The couple, Lane & Talia, insist on joining the group on their trip into the woods in exchange for leading them to the spot where the videotape was found.

55 | Don't Breathe

55 | Don't Breathe

A trio of pals with a passion for burglary, decide to break into the home of a supposedly wealthy blind man. What is supposed to be an easy heist turns out to be way more than they bargained for.

In this episode, The Bloodlust talks about buff, older dudes, using the crumbling bits of Detroit as set pieces for horror, and the many uses of a turkey baster...

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54 | ABCs of Death 2.5

54 | ABCs of Death 2.5

The ABC's of Death series brings us another collection of letter-themed horror shorts. These shorts, however, are all created around the letter "M." If you're a fan of the ABC's of Death movies or even just a fan of horror shorts or anthologies, chances are good you will dig this collection.

In this episode we also touch on the Netflix hit, Stranger Things, as well as the totally-not-horror-related podcast, My Dad Wrote A Porno.

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/abcsdeath25

http://www.mydadwroteaporno.com/