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

The Bloodlust 11/10/25 The Bloodlust 11/10/25

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/

The Bloodlust 2/27/23 The Bloodlust 2/27/23

220 | Knock at the Cabin

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
Written by M. Night Shyamalan, Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman, Based on the novel The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
Stars Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff and Ben Aldridge
Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 40mins
Released February 3, 2023
RT: 67% critics, 64% audience
Available in theaters
Synopsis
A family’s vacation rental is invaded by four strangers who ask them to sacrifice one of their number in order to save the world.

Join us next time when we’ll be watching and reviewing Near Dark, currently streaming on AMC+ and 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/

The Bloodlust 8/22/21 The Bloodlust 8/22/21

181 | Don't Breathe 2

Directed by Rodo Sayagues

Written by Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues

Stars Stephen Lang, Brendan Sexton III, Madelyn Grace

Released August 13, 2021

Available in theaters

Rated R

Runtime: 1hr 38min

RT: 45% critics 87% audience

Synopsis

The Blind Man of the first movie is back, living in a run-down mansion with a daughter he’s raising as a survivalist loner. The little girl, named Phoenix, of course just wants to be a normal kid, and has begun pushing back against her father’s restrictive ways. Meanwhile, a greasy crime boss in the neighborhood has set his sights on Phoenix and has sent some goons on an errand to kidnap the girl. Guess how well that turns out for them...

Next up, it’s a remake we’ve all been pretty excited for. It’s a name that horror fans have feared for years…that’s right, it’s Candyman!

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 9/25/16 The Bloodlust 9/25/16

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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Director: Fede Alvarez

Writer: Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues

Stars: Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette

Synopsis: 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...

Want to skip the small talk? We start our review at 00:16:50

For our next episode we're going to review the much-anticipated Blair Witch sequel. Word on the street isn't great, but we'll try to keep an open mind in the interest of journalism. Because when you think of journalistic integrity, you obviously think of The Bloodlust. Heh.

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The Bloodlust 4/17/16 The Bloodlust 4/17/16

46 | Hush

Director: Mike Flanagan

Writer: Mike Flanagan, Kate Siegel

Stars: John Gallagher Jr., Kate Siegel, and Michael Trucco

Synopsis: A deaf woman, living alone in the woods, is terrorized by a crazy, crossbow-weilding maniac who is clearly on some kind of lady-killing spree.

Next up, Karyn Kusama's new dinner party horror film, The Invitation, available on VOD & in select theaters.