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

The Bloodlust 9/29/25 The Bloodlust 9/29/25

286 | Cuckoo

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 42min
Written & Directed by Tilman Singer
Stars: Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens and Marton Csokas
Premiered at Berlin International Film Festival February 16, 2024
Released in US August 9, 2024
RT: 78% critics / 58% audience
Currently in theaters
Synopsis
17yr old Gretchen is sent to live with her father and his new family in Germany after the death of her mother. Her father and step mother work for the mysterious Herr Konig, who has sent for them to stay near the resort they designed for him, and who takes a strange interest in Gretchen and her mute half-sister, Alma. When Gretchen gets a job working at the hotel, she notices that some of the female guests are exhibiting strange behaviors.

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Good Boy, opening in theaters October 3.

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 9/15/25 The Bloodlust 9/15/25

285 | The Long Walk

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 48min
Directed by Francis Lawrence
Written by JT Mollner, based on the novel by Stephen King
Stars: Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson and Mark Hamill
Released in US September 12, 2025
RT: 90% critics / 85% audience
Currently in theaters
Synopsis
In the United States of an undetermined year, 50 boys are chosen from a lottery - one from each state - to walk as long as they possibly can. They may not drop below 3mph. The last boy standing wins.

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

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 9/1/25 The Bloodlust 9/1/25

284 | Final Destination: Bloodlines

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 50min
Directed by Zach Lipovsky & Adam B. Stein
Written by Guy Busick & Lori Evans Taylor
Stars: Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones and Tony Todd
Released in US May 16, 2025
RT: 92% critics / 87% audience
Currently streaming on HBO
Synopsis
Tragedy is averted in the 1960s when a woman has a premonition of a tower collapse and alerts revellers in time to get everyone out safely. Unfortunately, Death can hold a grudge for a loooong time, because in the present day, that woman’s granddaughter is plagued by dreams of the same tower collapse and returns home from college to get to the bottom of why. Soon she learns that Death has been taking all the survivors of the near-tragedy one by one, as well as all the children they shouldn’t have been able to have, and she will soon be next.

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing The Long Walk, opening in theaters September 12.

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 8/18/25 The Bloodlust 8/18/25

283 | Weapons

Rated R
Runtime: 2hr 8min
Written & Directed by Zach Cregger
Stars: Julia Garner, Josh Brolin and Benedict Wong
Released in US August 8, 2025
RT: 94% critics / 86% audience
Currently in theaters
Synopsis
Early one morning every child but one from teacher Justine’s elementary school class runs outside and disappears. Angry parents demand answers from the teacher, but the remaining child, Alex, is who they should be asking.

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Final Destination: Bloodlines, currently streaming on HBO

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 8/4/25 The Bloodlust 8/4/25

282 | The Rule of Jenny Pen

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 44min
Directed by James Ashcroft
Written by Eli Kent and James Ashcroft, based on a short story by Owen Marshall
Stars: Geoffrey Rush, John Lithgow and George Henare
Premiered at Fantastic Fest September 19, 2024
Released in US March 7, 2025
RT: 71% critics / 54% audience
Currently Streaming on Shudder and AMC+
Synopsis
An elderly judge suffers a stroke on the bench and finds himself in a nursing home that is ruled by an unhinged resident and his creepy puppet.

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Weapons, opening in theaters on August 8th

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 7/21/25 The Bloodlust 7/21/25

281 | The Damned

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 29min
Directed by Thordur Palsson
Written by Jamie Hannigan
Stars: Odessa Young, Joe Cole and Siobhan Finneran
Premiered at Tribeca Film Festival June 6, 2024
Released in US January 3, 2025
RT: 90% critics / 47% audience
Currently Streaming on Hulu
Synopsis
A widow is tasked with running an isolated fishing outpost in Iceland at the end of the 19th century. When a ship wrecks on some rocks off the coast, she makes the decision not to rescue the passengers, dooming her crew to madness and danger.

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing The Rule of Jenny Pen, 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/

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280 | 28 Years Later

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 55min
Directed by Danny Boyle
Written by Alex Garland
Stars: Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes
Release in US theaters June 20, 2025
RT: 88% critics / 63% audience
Synopsis
12yr old Spike lives with his domineering father and mysteriously ill mother on a small island less than a mile away from mainland northern England. While safe there from the infected, the citizens uphold a tradition that sees their young people escorted to the mainland to kill infected as a rite of passage. Disillusioned after his outing and determined to locate the rumored doctor there, Spike sneaks out of the compound with his mother in tow in an attempt to cure her illness.

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing The Damned, 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/

The Bloodlust 6/23/25 The Bloodlust 6/23/25

279 | The Ugly Stepsister

Not Rated
Runtime: 1hr 49min
Written & Directed by Emilie Blichfeldt
Stars: Lea Myren, Thea Sofie Loch Næss and Ane Dahl Torp
Premiered at Sundance January 23, 2025
Limited Release in US theaters April 18, 2025
Currently Streaming on Shudder and AMC+
RT: 96% critics / 86% audience
Synopsis
Rebekka and her two daughters, Elvira and Alma, move into the estate of her new husband, Otto, and his beautiful daughter, Agnes. Elvira, the oldest of Rebekka’s daughters, is a dreamy, braces-wearing teen who swoons over the kingdom’s handsome prince and his romantic poetry. But when Otto dies suddenly and it is revealed that he was deeply in debt, Rebekka is forced to pile all her hopes for financial stability on the prince choosing Elvira as his bride at the upcoming ball. In order for the plain and gawky Elvira to catch his eye, she must undergo a series of horrifying medical procedures to become more beautiful.

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing 28 Years Later, currently playing in theaters.

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 6/9/25 The Bloodlust 6/9/25

278 | Bring Her Back

Rated PG-13
Runtime: 1hr 43min
Written & Directed by Logan George & Celine Held
Stars: Dylan O'Brien, Eliza Scanlen and Lauren Ambrose
Released on streaming October 10, 2024
RT: 76% critics / 79% audience
Synopsis
Siblings Andy and Piper, who have just lost their father, are placed in foster care with a mysterious and seemingly unstable woman named Laura who is also grieving a loss. They also meet their new foster brother, Oliver, a mute and extremely creepy little boy.

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing The Ugly Stepsister, 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/