Horror movie reviews artfully conducted by four classy broads and one token dude.

The Bloodlust 4/3/22 The Bloodlust 4/3/22

197 | X

Written & Directed by Ti West
Stars Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega and Brittany Snow
Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 45min
Premiered at South By Southwest March 13, 2022
Released in theaters March 18, 2022
RT: 96% critics, 74% audience

Synopsis

The year: 1979. Wayne, his future fiance Maxine, and their group of young go-getters have a dream to cash in on the burgeoning field of amateur pornography, so they head out to rural texas to make their film on location on the property of an unsuspecting old man and his ill wife. But once the couple finds out what the group is really doing on their property we discover that they aren’t quite as old and helpless as we previously thought.

Next up, another theatrical release. Get thyself to the movies to see You Won’t Be Alone, then join us in two weeks to discuss it.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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The Bloodlust 3/20/22 The Bloodlust 3/20/22

196 | Fresh

Directed by Mimi Cave
Written by Lauryn Kahn
Stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sebastian Stan and Jojo T. Gibbs
Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 54min
Premiered at Sundance January 20, 2022
Released on Hulu March 4, 2022
RT: 81% critics, 81% audience

Synopsis

Noa is tired of the dating scene. After yet another disastrous date she meets charming stranger Steve at the grocery store, and they have an instant connection. However, when she agrees to go away with him on a trip she discovers this new guy may be too good to be true.

Next up, a movie from a name we haven’t heard in a while.. join us next time as we review Ti West’s X.

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/

The Bloodlust 3/6/22 The Bloodlust 3/6/22

195 | Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Directed by David Blue Garcia
Written by Chris Thomas Devlin, based on a story by Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues
Stars Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher and Mark Burnham
Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 21min
Released on Netflix February 18, 2022
RT: 32% critics, 29% audience

Synopsis

A group of young entrepreneurs buy up property in the ghost town of Harlow, TX with a plan to turn the downtown into a hip retail zone. Unbeknownst to them, however, there are still a few former residents occupying the properties, and one of them is Leatherface.

Join us next time as we review Fresh, currently streaming on Hulu.

Really assaulted us with those pop songs in the trailer, huh? At least they didn’t slow them down to make them ominous.

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/

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194 | 1BR

Written & Directed by David Marmor
Stars Nicole Brydon Bloom, Taylor Nichols and Naomi Grossman
Rated TV-MA
Runtime: 1hr 30min
Premiered at Fantasia Film Festival July 18, 2019
Released in US April 24, 2020 (Netflix)
RT: 88% critics, 53% audience
Synopsis
A young woman named Sara moves to LA in the hopes of distancing herself from her controlling father. She rents an apartment in what seems like the perfect apartment complex - a large, diverse group of friendly people who socialize and help out their neighbors. However, she soon finds out the place may be too good to be true.

Join us next time when we will be covering the newest installment to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. Is it a remake? Is it a prequel? A requel? Jk, we still don’t like that term. Whatever it is, we’ll be reviewing it next. Join us, wont you? *Currently streaming on Netflix (as of the date of this post)

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/

The Bloodlust 2/6/22 The Bloodlust 2/6/22

193 | Shapeless

Directed by Samantha Aldana
Written by Kelly Murtagh & Bryce Parsons-Twesten
Stars Kelly Murtagh, Bobby Gilchrist and Jamie Neumann
Unrated
Runtime: 1hr 29min
Premiered at Tribeca June 10, 2021
Released on Tubi February 10, 2022 and theaters the following day
RT: 67% (only 15 reviews)
Synopsis
Ivy, a struggling singer in New Orleans trapped in the hidden underworld of her eating disorder, must face her addiction - or risk becoming a monster.

Join us next time when we will be covering 1BR, currently streaming on Netflix.

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/

The Bloodlust 1/23/22 The Bloodlust 1/23/22

192 | Scream

Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett
Written by James Vanderbilt & Guy Busick (based on characters created by Kevin Williamson)
Stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette, plus Melissa Barrera, Jack Quaid and Jenna Ortega
Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 54min
Released in theaters January 14, 2022
RT: 76% critics; 83% audience
Synopsis
The town of Woodsboro is once again being stalked by Ghostface, and 25 years after the murders of Sydney Prescott’s friends a new killer is going after people related to the earlier tragedy. Will the new group of teens, helped along by reluctant players from the original murders, be able to find the killer before the killer finds them?

Join us next time when we will be covering the upcoming indie release, Shapeless. To be released for free on Tubi on 2/10 (available for rent through other streaming services).

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/

The Bloodlust 1/16/22 The Bloodlust 1/16/22

191 | The Queen of Black Magic

Directed by Kimo Stamboel
Written by Joko Anwar
Stars Ario Bayu, Hannah Al Rashid, Adhisty Zara
Unrated
Runtime: 1hr 39min
Premiered in Indonesia November 7, 2019
Released exclusively on Shudder in the US January 28, 2021,
Available on Shudder and AMC+
RT: 90% critics; 70% audience
Synopsis: Three men return with their families to the orphanage where they grew up when they learn that the man who took them in is dying. Once there they realize that there is an evil force that has called them back for revenge.

Below are some of the Indonesian religious comics we discuss in the episode, by which some of the deaths in the movie are inspired:

Join us next time when we will be covering the newest entry into the Scream franchise, playing in theaters now.

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/

The Bloodlust 12/26/21 The Bloodlust 12/26/21

190 | Dementer

Written & Directed by Chad Crawford Kinkle
Stars Katie Groshong, Stephanie Kinkle and Larry Fessenden
Unrated
Runtime: 1hr 20min
Premiered at Nashville Film Festival in Oct. 10, 2019
Released March 2, 2021
Available on VOD
RT: 83%
Synopsis: A woman named Katie, who appears to have run away from a dangerous cult, takes a job working as a caregiver at a group home for mentally disabled adults. She finds she takes to the job immediately, despite the upsetting flashbacks she suffers about her time with the cult. When one of her patients becomes ill, Katie begins to suspect that an evil spirit is behind it and uses the knowledge gained from the cult to attempt to rid her patient of the demon.

Join us next time when we will be covering The Queen of Black Magic - 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/

The Bloodlust 12/12/21 The Bloodlust 12/12/21

189 | Censor

Directed by Prano Bailey-Bond
Written by Prano Bailey-Bond & Anthony Fletcher
Stars Niamh Algar, Michael Smiley & Nicholas Burns
Unrated
Runtime: 1hr 24min
Premiered at Sundance January 28, 2021
Released June 11, 2021
Available on Hulu
RT: 89% critics 57% audience
Synopsis: Enid is a censor in Britain during the 1980s, the era of the “video nasty.” When she screens a film whose plot eerily mimics a traumatic event from her past she goes to the filmmakers looking for answers.

Join us next time when we will be covering Dementor - currently streaming on Shudder.

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/