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

The Bloodlust 10/26/26 The Bloodlust 10/26/26

313 | It Ends

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 29min
Written & Directed by Alexander Ullom
Stars: Phinehas Yoon, Akira Jackson, Noah Toth and Mitchell Cole
Premiered at SXSW March 7, 2025
Released on streaming August 21, 2026 (Neon)
RT: 93% critics / 59% audience
Synopsis

Four 20-something friends head home from college and find themselves stuck on an endless road with nothing but forest on either side.

Join us again in two weeks when we’ll be reviewing Black Zombie, currently available to rent.

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 9/28/26 The Bloodlust 9/28/26

311 | Resident Evil

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 35min
Directed by Zach Cregger
Written by Zach Cregger and Shay Hatten
Stars: Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry and Kali Reis
Released in US theaters September 18, 2026
RT: 96% critics / 91% audience
Synopsis

A medical courier is tasked with one last delivery for the night, to a remote hospital. He encounters obstacle after obstacle on his way, and it soon becomes clear that he’s more than just especially unlucky - there’s an outbreak going on.

Join us again in two weeks when we’ll be reviewing Other Mommy, opening in theaters October 8.

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 8/3/26 The Bloodlust 8/3/26

307 | Redux Redux

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 49min
Written & Directed by Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus
Stars: Michaela McManus, Stella Marcus and Jim Cummings
Premiered at SxSW March 8, 2025
Released in US theaters (limited) February 20, 2026
RT: 97% critics / 61% audience
Synopsis

Grieving mother Irene travels through the multiverse to find a reality where her daughter hasn’t been murdered. Being unable to save her daughter each time, Irene consoles herself by murdering her killer over and over again. But when she is able to save the killer’s next victim, she faces the new dilemma of what to do with the rebellious teen.

Join us again in two weeks when we’ll be reviewing Marama, which is currently available to rent.

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 3/16/26 The Bloodlust 3/16/26

298 | The Bride!

Rated R
Runtime: 2hr 6min
Written & Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal
Stars: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale and Annette Bening
Released in US theaters March 6, 2026
RT: 59% critics / 73% audience
Synopsis

In 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein’s Monster is still around and still lonely, so he seeks out Dr. Euphronious to make him a mate. The lucky lady is Ida, who has coincidentally also just been possessed by the spirit of Mary Shelley into making a scene in front of the mobsters she was partying with, which gets her thrown down some stairs.

Horror Homework

This episode:

Cronos - 1992 - Guillermo de Toro - HBO, Criterion
We Are What We Are - 2010 - Jorge Michel Grau - Kanopy or rental

Next time:

Ganja & Hess - 1973 - Bill Gunn - Kanopy, Criterion, Hoopla
Tales from the Hood - 1995 - Rusty Cundieff - Starz or rental

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing undertone, currently 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 8/19/24 The Bloodlust 8/19/24

258 | Alien: Romulus

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 59min
Directed by Fede Alvarez
Written by Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues
Stars: Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson and Archie Renaux
Released in theaters August 16, 2024
RT: 81% critics / 86% audience

Synopsis

A group of young people on an oppressive planet ruled by evil corporation Weyland-Yutani plan their escape by stealing cryo chambers on a derelict ship floating in space. Soon they encounter the titular alien life forms that begin picking them off one by one.

Join us in two weeks when we review Civil War, currently available for rent.

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 1/15/24 The Bloodlust 1/15/24

243 | Birth/Rebirth

Directed by Laura Moss
Written by Laura Moss and Brendan J. O'Brien
Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 41min
Stars: Marin Ireland, Judy Reyes and A.J. Lister
Premiered at Sundance January 20, 2023
Limited release August 18, 2023
RT: 96% critics / 75% audience
Synopsis
A morgue technician has developed a method to reanimate the dead using embryonic tissue. When she tests it on the recently deceased daughter of a delivery room nurse and the nurse catches wise, they work together to keep the child alive at all costs.

Join us next time when we'll review Society of the Snow, 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 5/8/23 The Bloodlust 5/8/23

225 | Infinity Pool

Written & Directed by Brandon Cronenberg

Stars Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth and Cleopatra Coleman
Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 57mins
Premiered at Sundance January 21, 2023
Released January 27, 2023
RT: 86% critics, 52% audience
Synopsis
A bored couple on vacation in a small foreign country runs afoul of the government and must face an unexpected punishment.

Join us next time when we’ll at long last be watching and reviewing Beau is Afraid, currently 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 9/19/22 The Bloodlust 9/19/22

209 | Glorious

Directed by Rebekah McKendry
Written by Joshua Hull, David Ian McKendry and Todd Rigney
Stars Ryan Kwanten and J.K. Simmons
Unrated
Runtime: 1hr 19min
Released June 18, 2022
RT: 87% critics, 53% audience
Synopsis

A man wakes up to find himself trapped inside a rest stop bathroom with a Lovecraftian hell god voiced by character actor J.K. Simmons.

Next up, we’ll be heading back into Ti West’s sick mind with Pearl, currently in theaters. Join us, won’t you??

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

206 | Nope

Written & Directed by Jordan Peele
Stars Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer and Steven Yeun
Rated R
Runtime: 2hr 10min
Released July 22, 2022
RT: 82% critics, 69% audience
Synopsis

OJ and Emerald Haywood are siblings trying to keep their family’s horse training ranch in business after the unusual death of their father. Once the strange, supernatural events start up again, however, they soon realize that trying to capitalize on it in order to save the ranch may be more work than they originally thought.

Next up, join us as we’ll be reviewing the newest A24 flick, Bodies, Bodies, Bodies.

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/