294 | 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 49min

• Directed by Nia DaCosta

• Written by Alex Garland

• Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell and Alfie Williams

• Released in US January 16, 2026

• RT: 93% critics / 89% audience 

• Currently in theaters

  Synopsis

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

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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
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293 | Influencer & Influencers

Influencer

• Unrated

• Runtime: 1hr 32min

• Directed by Kurtis David Harder

• Written by Kurtis David Harder and Tesh Guttikonda

• Stars: Cassandra Naud, Emily Tennant and Rory J Saper

• Premiered at Brooklyn Horror Film Festival October 16, 2022

• Released in US May 26, 2023 (internet)

• RT: 91% critics / 68% audience 

• Currently streaming on Shudder/AMC+

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

• Unrated

• Runtime: 1hr 50min

• Directed by Kurtis David Harder

• Written by Kurtis David Harder 

• Stars: Cassandra Naud, Veronica Long and Paulo Saraiva

• Premiered at Fantasia International Film Festival July 26, 2025

• Released in US December 12, 2025 (internet)

• RT: 96% critics / 68% audience 

• Currently streaming on Shudder/AMC+

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

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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/

208 | Watcher

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• Written & Directed by Chloe Okuno, based on a screenplay by Zack Ford

• Stars Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman and Burn Gorman

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 31min

• Premiered at Sundance January 21, 2022

• Released June 3, 2022

• RT: 88% critics, 67% audience

  Synopsis 

An American woman moves with her husband to Bucharest, Romania so that he can take a new job. Often left alone in their apartment the woman notices a man in an adjacent apartment always seems to be looking out his window, possibly at her? Meanwhile, a murderer called the spider is terrorizing the city, decapitating women. Could the creeper across the way be the culprit?

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Next up, join us as we’ll be reviewing Glorious, available on Shudder and AMC+

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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/

108 | What Keeps You Alive

Director/Writer: Colin Minihan

Synopsis: Jules & Jackie are a couple celebrating their one-year anniversary by spending the weekend at Jackie’s family’s isolated lake house. An unexpected meeting causes a rift between the couple, as one of them begins to discover that the other is not who she says she is, & may have ulterior motives.

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You’re gonna want to strap in for this next movie; you may find yourself blown away by any number of things: the EPIC score, the trippy camera work and use of color, or Nic Cage’s awesome performance as the axe-wielding husband (a self-forged axe, no less), hell-bent on revenge. Do yourself a favor and join us next time when we sit down to review Mandy.

Into/outro music courtesy of Peter Perfect. Check him out on Instagram | Soundcloud 

All other music this episode by Forest Swords

We briefly talk about the book The Indifferent Stars Above, by Daniel James Brown, which tells the story of one of the members of the ill-fated Donner party.

107 | Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich

Directors: Sonny Laguna & Tommy Wiklund

Writer: S. Craig Zahler

Synopsis: Thomas Lennon plays Edgar, a somewhat pathetic dude who is forced to move back in with his parents after a divorce. He decides to sell his murdered brother’s doll at a convention celebrating the 30th anniversary of the original puppet massacre, which turns out to be a very bad idea. As fans & collectors converge on the site of the murders, a mysterious force begins to animate the dolls once again.

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If you count yourself among the group of folks who love the movie Grave Encounters, then you'll want to join us next time as we discuss writer/director Colin Miniham's latest contribution to the horror genre, What Keeps You Alive.

Into/outro music courtesy of Peter Perfect. Check him out on Instagram | Soundcloud 

All over music this episode by Hudson Mohawke