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297 | Scream 7
297 | Scream 7
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296 | Together
296 | Together
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295 | Send Help
295 | Send Help
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294 | 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
294 | 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
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293 | Influencer & Influencers
293 | Influencer & Influencers

horror comedy

297 | Scream 7

Ghostface comes to Sidney Prescott’s small town of Pine Grove, Indiana, to target her once again. This time it appears that the vanquished killer from the first film, Stu Macher, is somehow back to seek revenge, and he’s targeting not only Sidney but her daughter, Tatum.

Horror Homework

This episode:

  • Man Bites Dog - 1992 - Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde - HBO, Criterion

  • The Night Eats the World - 2018 - Dominique Rocher - Tubi, Hoopla, $.99 rental

Next time:

  • Cronos - 1992 - Guillermo de Toro - HBO, Criterion

  • We Are What We Are - 2010 - Jorge Michel Grau - Kanopy or rental

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing The Bride!, opening in theaters March 6.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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296 | Together

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/

295 | Send Help

Overlooked office workhorse Linda and her entitled new boss, Bradley, are the only two survivors of a plane crash who are stranded on an island together. Linda, a Survivor superfan, is more than ready for the challenge, but Bradley is as helpless as a baby. As the power dynamics shift, a struggle begins to take place for not only dominance, but survival.

Horror Homework

This episode:

  • The Host - 2006 - Bong Joon Ho - Hulu, Hoopla, Tubi. 

  • The Wailing - 2016 - Na Hong-jin - Prime, Hulu, Kanopy, Tubi

Next time:

  • Dead Calm - 1989 - Philip Noyce - Kanopy, Tubi

  • The Loved Ones - 2009 - Sean Byrne - $3.99 rental

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

293 | Influencer & Influencers

Influencer

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

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

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/

291 | Queens of the Dead

  • Unrated

  • Runtime: 1hr 41min

  • Directed by Tina Romero

  • Written by Tina Romero and Erin Judge

  • Stars: Jaquel Spivey, Katy O'Brian and Quincy Dunn-Baker

  • Premiered at Tribeca Film Festival June 7, 2025

  • Released in US October 24, 2025 (limited)

  • RT: 88% critics / 71% audience 

  • Currently available to rent

    Synopsis

    The drag night Yum is preparing for their Easter show in a converted warehouse in Brooklyn when a zombie outbreak occurs. Now the performers and a few outsiders are sheltering in place and trying to figure out their escape. 

Horror Homework

This episode:

  • The Fly  - 1986 - David Cronenberg - Hulu

  • Bram Stoker’s Dracula - 1992 - Francis Ford Coppola - Netflix

Next time:

  • Bride of Frankenstein  - 1935 - James Whale - HBO

  • Carnival of Souls - 1962 - Herk Harvey - HBO, Prime, basically everywhere

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Man Finds Tape, 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/

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/

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/

271 | The Monkey

  • Rated R

  • Runtime: 1hr 38min

  • Written & Directed by Osgood Perkins, based on the short story by Stephen King

  • Stars: Theo James, Tatiana Maslany and Christian Convery

  • Released in theaters February 21, 2025

  • RT: 78% critics / 59% audience

    Synopsis

    Twin brothers discover their father’s dark secret - a toy monkey whose drum playing equals a grisly death from someone nearby. They soon learn that the monkey is attached to their family, bringing destruction wherever it turns up.

 

Join us in two weeks when we review MADS, 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/

266 | The Coffee Table

  • Rated 16+

  • Runtime: 1hr 31min

  • Written by Cristina Borobia and Caye Casas

  • Directed by Caye Casas

  • Stars: David Pareja, Estefania de los Santos, Eduardo Antuna

  • Premiered on September 28, 2023 at Fantastic Fest

  • Released on April 19, 2024 in theaters

  • RT: 88% critics / 78% audience

Synopsis 

Jesus and Maria are a couple going through a difficult time in their relationship and, to top it off, they’re adjusting to being new parents. To help shape their new life, they decide to buy a new coffee table - a decision that will, unexpectedly, change everything.

 

Join us in three weeks when we review Robert Eggers’ new film, Nosferatu, releasing in theaters on Christmas Day.

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/