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Fright Rags is celebrating 40 years of A Nightmare on Elm Street with new apparel by Justin Osbourne. I hope he’s designed a jewel encrusted version of Freddy’s bladed glove. You know, like Michael Jackson’s. Of course, the most I can afford is one of his tee shirts… maybe.
🩸SHOULD WE BE SCARED?
Last week I told you about Moltbook, the social network created for AI only. NO HUMANS ALLOWED! This piece in The Conversation goes even deeper as to Why We Should Be Scared. I hope one of you is making a horror movie about this nonsense. Kaching!
🩸RECENT HORROR NEWS
The genre just got a little quieter… and a lot louder.
Urban Legend director Jamie Blanks has passed away at 54, leaving behind a legacy of slick ‘90s slashers and a reminder that horror never really dies—it just waits for a sequel.Meanwhile, rich people are still terrible.
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come just hit theaters, once again proving that if you marry into wealth, you should probably read the fine print… and maybe bring a weapon.Sam Raimi is back doing what he does best—torturing people (lovingly).
His survival horror Send Help drops digitally March 24. Plane crash, deserted island, psychological breakdown—basically a corporate retreat from hell.Horror just got a seat at the fancy table.
Amy Madigan took home an Oscar for her role in Weapons, another sign that the Academy is finally realizing horror actors have been carrying entire movies on their backs for decades.And yes, they’re still not done being quiet.
A Quiet Place Part III is officially moving forward with Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy returning. Because apparently, whispering hasn’t solved the problem yet.
🩸 ON E’s YOU TUBE CHANNEL
Heading home from work after midnight, Ben discovers a dreadful nightmare from the past aboard a New York City subway train.
🩸NEWSWORTHY NUMBER
$70 million
That’s roughly what Urban Legend pulled in back in 1998—proving that even before elevated horror, audiences were more than happy to pay to be scared by urban myths and bad decisions
🩸WHICH CHARACTER DID NOT DIE AT CAMP CRYSTAL LAKE?
1) Bartholomew Barry Jackson
2) Crazy Ralph
3) Alice Hardy
4) Pamela Voorhees
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🩸HORROR IN THEATERS.
Undertone — (Mar 15th) This one sounds really creepy Trailer
Scared To Death — (Mar 15th)
Do Not Enter — (Mar 20th)
Touch Me –- (Mar 20th)
Ready or Not2: Here I Come — (Mar 20th ) I loved the original
Vampires of The Velvet Lounge –-limited release (March 20th) Bitchin title, not sure about the content, but Tyrese is in it Trailer
Coming Soon
Forbidden Fruits — (Mar 27th)
They Will Kill You — (Mar 27th)
• SXSW Buzz Titles Rolling Out
Family Movie — Kevin Bacon + Kyra Sedgwick + actual family trauma = meta horror chaos debuting fresh off SXSW.
keep an eye out for these
Hokum (May 1) — haunted Irish getaway… because Airbnb wasn’t risky enough.
Obsession (May 15) — wish fulfillment horror, aka “be careful what you manifest.”
🩸HORROR TO WATCH ON STREAMERS
• Ready or Not — (Rewatch Fuel) – Streaming Now Hulu/Disney +
Perfect homework before diving into the sequel’s fresh batch of rich psychos.
🩸FINAL SIP
That’s it for this week.
The rich are hunting again.
The dead directors are being remembered.
And somewhere, someone is still whispering… thinking that’ll save them.
Sleep tight.
It’s already streaming… and it knows your password. 👀
Answer to Horror Trivia: (3) Alice Hardy is the final girl. She decapitated Pamela Voorhees with her own machete.
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