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

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309 | Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 52min
Written & Directed by Jane Schoenbrun
Stars: Hannah Einbinder, Gillian Anderson and Jack Haven
Premiered at Cannes May 13, 2026
Released in US theaters (limited) August 7, 2026
RT: 94% critics / 78% audience
Synopsis

Queer filmmaker Kris has been tasked with revamping the problematic Camp Miasma slasher film series. She tracks down the original film’s reclusive star, Billy Presley, who just so happens to live at the former campsite, and they begin a strange relationship.

Corrections

It’s Franklin, goddammit! The brother from Texas Chainsaw’s name is Franklin Hardesty. Of course I remembered it right after we finished recording :(

Thank you for your attention to these matters.

Join us again in two weeks when we’ll be reviewing Leviticus, 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/

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297 | Scream 7

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 54min
Directed by Kevin Williamson
Written by Kevin Williamson, Guy Busick and James Vanderbilt
Stars: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and Isabel May
Released in US theaters February 27, 2026
RT: 34% critics / 78% audience
Synopsis

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
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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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

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/

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255 | MaXXXine

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 43min
Written & Directed by Ti West
Stars: Mia Goth, Kevin Bacon and Michelle Monaghan
Released in theaters July 5, 2024
RT: 75% critics / 78% audience

Synopsis

We rejoin Maxine six years after the events of X, as she’s about to make her crossover from porn star to horror movie star. Unfortunately, her friends once again start turning up dead, throwing a wrench into her big plans.

Join us in two weeks when we review Longlegs, in theaters on July 12th.

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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254 | In a Violent Nature

Not Rated
Runtime: 1hr 34min
Written & Directed by Chris Nash
Stars: Ry Barrett, Andrea Pavlovic and Cameron Love
Premiered at Sundance Film Festival January 22, 2024
Released in theaters May 31, 2024
RT: 81% critics / 43% audience

Synopsis

When a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower in the woods that entombs the rotting corpse of Johnny, a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year old crime, his body is resurrected and becomes hellbent on retrieving it.

Join us in four weeks when we review Maxxxine, in theaters on July 3rd.

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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242 | Saw X

Directed by Kevin Greutert
Written by Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg
Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 58min
Stars: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith and Synnøve Macody Lund
Released September 29, 2023 in theaters
RT: 80% critics / 89% audience
Synopsis
John Kramer returns, and he still has cancer! This time, John is swindled by a group pretending to provide a miracle cure, and he takes his revenge in the usual ways.

Join us next time when we'll review Birth/Rebirth, currently streaming on Shudder and AMC+.

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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241 | Thanksgiving

Directed by Eli Roth
Written by Jeff Rendell
Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 46min
Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Gina Gershon and Ty Olsson
Released November 17, 2023 in theaters
RT: 84% critics / 79% audience
Synopsis
One year after a Black Friday riot killed multiple people, a masked killer starts picking off those involved in gruesome ways.

Join us next time when we'll review Saw X, 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/

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229 | The Blackening

Directed by Tim Story
Written by Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins
Stars Antoinette Robertson, Dewayne Perkins and Sinqua Walls
Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 37mins
Premiered at Toronto International Film Festival September 16, 2022
Released June 16, 2023
RT: 86% critics, 85% audience
Synopsis
A group of college friends reunite ten years later to celebrate Juneteenth at an isolated cabin in the woods. When they discover a mysterious board game, their vacation becomes a fight for their lives.

Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing Insidious: The Red Door, in theaters July 7

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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223 | Scream 6

Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett
Written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick
Stars Courteney Cox, Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega
Rated R
Runtime: 2hr 2mins
Released March 10, 2023
RT: 77% critics, 91% audience
Available in theaters
Synopsis
The fucks are at it again! This time several different people want to be the next Ghostface, and they’re all going after our survivors.

Join us next time when we’ll be watching and reviewing Ari Aster’s newest, Beau is Afraid, opening in theaters April 21.

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/