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

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296 | Together

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 42min
Written & Directed by Michael Shanks
Stars: Dave Franco, Alison Brie and Damon Herriman
Premiered at Sundance January 25, 2025
Released in US July 30, 2025
RT: 89% critics / 76% audience
Currently streaming on Hulu
Synopsis

Tim and Millie are a long-time couple who move to the country for a change of pace. Before long the expected resentments and arguments start to arise, but it’s the strange cave they’re forced to spend the night in that really causes the rift between the couple. After drinking some water from a hole in the cave, Tim begins to feel powerfully physically connected to Millie, and any time their skin is touching they seem to merge together. Can they get to the bottom of this mystery before two become one?

Horror Homework

This episode:

Dead Calm - 1989 - Philip Noyce - Kanopy, Tubi
The Loved Ones - 2009 - Sean Byrne - $3.99 rental

Next time:

Man Bites Dog - 1992 - Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde - HBO, Criterion
The Night Eats the World - 2018 - Dominique Rocher - Tubi, Hoopla, $.99 rental

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Scream 7, opening in theaters February 27.

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 9/30/24 The Bloodlust 9/30/24

261 | The Substance

Rated R
Runtime: 2hr 21min
Written & Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Stars: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid
Premiered at Cannes Film Festival May 19, 2024
Released in theaters September 20, 2024
RT: 90% critics / 71% audience

Synopsis

Fading Hollywood star Elizabeth Sparkle has just been fired from her fitness show and is to be replaced by a younger actress. She decides to use a mysterious drug called “The Substance” to make herself look younger. But this is no ordinary fad drug…

Join us in two weeks when we review Apartment 7A, currently streaming on Paramount+.

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 5/20/24 The Bloodlust 5/20/24

252 | Double Blind

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 30min
Directed by Ian Hunt-Duffy
Written by Darach McGarrigle
Stars: Millie Brady, Pollyanna McIntosh and Akshay Kumar
Premiered at Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival July 1, 2023
Limited release in theaters February 9, 2024
RT: 100% critics / 73% audience

Synopsis

Test subjects for an experimental drug trial gone awry experience terrifying side effects and a lockdown protocol. As they try to escape the underground facility they also come to the unsettling realization that if they fall asleep they will die.

Join us next time when we'll review I Saw the TV Glow, now 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 5/6/24 The Bloodlust 5/6/24

251 | Late Night with the Devil

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 33min
Written & Directed by Cameron Cairnes and Colin Cairnes
Stars: David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon and Ian Bliss
Premiered at South by Southwest March 10, 2023
Released in theaters March 22, 2024
RT: 97% critics / 81% audience

Synopsis

A late-night talk show attempts to grab big ratings during sweeps week with a paranormal-themed Halloween episode, which ends up taking a sinister turn

Join us next time when we'll review Double Blind, now streaming on Prime.

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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250 | The First Omen

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 59min
Directed by Arkasha Stevenson
Written by Arkasha Stevenson, Tim Smith and Keith Thomas
Stars: Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson and Sonia Braga
Released in theaters April 5, 2024
RT: 81% critics / 70% audience

Synopsis

Another young novitiate from the U.S. arrives at her new home in an Italian convent and soon realizes that things are not as they seem

We mentioned Canadian comic, Mayce Galoni. Please check him out - he’s hilarious and delightful. @maycegaloni on Instagram.

Join us next time when we'll review Late Night with the Devil, now 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 4/8/24 The Bloodlust 4/8/24

249 | Immaculate

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 29min
Directed by Michael Mohan
Written by Andrew Lobel
Stars: Sydney Sweeney, Álvaro Morte and Simona Tabasco
Premiered at South by Southwest March 12, 2024
Released in theaters March 22, 2024
RT: 71% critics / 59% audience

Synopsis

A young novitiate arrives at her new home in a remote Italian convent and soon realizes that things are not as they seem

Join us next time when we'll review The First Omen, now 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 3/25/24 The Bloodlust 3/25/24

248 | Stopmotion

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 33min
Directed by Robert Morgan
Written by Robert Morgan and Robin King
Stars: Aisling Franciosi, Stella Gonet and Tom York
Premiered at Fantastic Fest September 24, 2023
Available on streaming starting March 15, 2024
RT: 89% critics / 52% audience

Synopsis

An animator who works under her overbearing mother starts to come unglued when her mother has a stroke

Here is a selection of other shorts by director Robert Morgan for your enjoyment

Join us next time when we'll review Immaculate, now 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 11/6/23 The Bloodlust 11/6/23

238 | When Evil Lurks

Written & Directed by Demián Rugna
Unrated
Runtime: 1hr 34min
Stars: Ezequiel Rodríguez, Luis Ziembrowski and Demián Salomón
Premiered at TIFF September 13, 2023
Released in limited theaters October 6, 2023 and on Shudder October 27, 2023
RT: 99% critics / 57% audience
Synopsis
Two brothers in a small village discover a possessed man on their neighbor’s property who is infecting the nearby livestock. When they attempt to move him they unleash the demon on everyone around them.

Join us next time when we'll review Dark Harvest, 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 10/23/23 The Bloodlust 10/23/23

237 | Appendage

Written & Directed by Anna Zlokovic
Rated TV-MA
Runtime: 1hr 34min
Stars: Hadley Robinson, Emily Hampshire and Kausar Mohammed
Premiered at South by Southwest March 11, 2023
Released on Hulu October 2, 2023
RT: 52% critics / 62% audience
Synopsis
A stressed-out young woman finds that her anxieties are manifesting themselves in strange ways, as a growth begins to appear on her stomach and soon dislodges itself and develops a mind of its own.

Join us next time when we'll review Argentinian import When Evil Lurks, currently in theaters and coming to streaming October 27.

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/