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Good morning,
Let’s start the week off with some excitement. T-Bone and I are excited because this week we’re previewing our Welcome To Spooky Season Event. The only thing more exciting than Spooky Season is the big day itself, Halloween.
So dust off that Michael Myers mask and read on…
🩸TODAY’S TERROR — THE DELIVERY PHOTO CONUNDRUM
Your phone buzzes.
Your package has been delivered.
Excellent.
Except… it hasn’t.
You open the delivery notification and there it is: photographic proof. Your package, sitting safely on someone's front porch.
Just not your front porch.
You zoom in.
Gray doormat. Potted plant. Suspicious little ceramic frog.
You own none of these things.
And now begins the investigation.
You walk outside and stare at your neighbors' houses like a detective working a very low-budget kidnapping.
Was that porch across the street?
Does Brenda have a ceramic frog?
Wait. Is that even our neighborhood?
You study the photo again.
That's when you notice something worse.
Someone is standing on the porch.
And theyre reaching for your package.
Amazon said it was delivered
They never said to whom.
Todays Terror: because somewhere, Leatherface is wondering who sent him a Ninja Air Fryer.
🩸RECENT HORROR NEWS
CRAWL 2 IS TAKING THE GATORS TO NEW YORK
Apparently Florida was merely the appetizer. Paramount has dated the Crawl sequel for July 16, 2027, with Alexandre Aja returning to direct and Mason Gooding and Emily Rudd starring. This time the alligators are headed for the streets and sewers of New York City. Finally, something in the subway more terrifying than the subway.
SAM RAIMI IS GOING INTO THE FOREST
Sam Raimi is producing a feature adaptation of the Roblox survival-horror game 99 Nights in the Forest for 20th Century Studios, with Toy Story 4 director Josh Cooley writing the screenplay.
Ninety-nine nights in the woods? We wouldn't make it through the Airbnb check-in.
SCORSESE HAS ENTERED THE HORROR CHAT
Martin Scorsese has joined Trees Are Watching as executive producer. The psychological horror film, directed by Bahman Ghobadi and starring Eva Green, made its world premiere this week. Eva Green. Creepy trees. Scorsese. We're listening.
RACCOON CITY IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Zach Cregger's new Resident Evil, co-written with Shay Hatten and starring Austin Abrams, arrived in theaters September 18. Early coverage describes Cregger's take as survival horror with an unexpectedly strong streak of comedy.
Zombies and comedy. Somewhere, Shaun just felt a disturbance in the Force.
🩸SAVE THE DATE — SUNDAY OCTOBER 11TH 2026
This year, to celebrate Spooky Season we’re hosting our 2nd ever Horror Trivia Night. The free virtual event will feature a surprise guest, a fun puzzle from a popular horror franchise where you can win valuable prizes, and once again we’ll have the fan-favorite Buzzer of Doom! Spooky Season comes once a year, and we’ve got an afternoon/evening of frightful fun and laughter to share with you. Be our guest. Please save the date. Sunday, October 11th • 5PM EST / 2PM PST.
🩸NEWSWORTHY NUMBER
31
That's how many consecutive nights Regal is devoting to horror this October with its 31 Screams on Screen series — one horror movie every night from October 1 through Halloween, with tickets listed at $7.99 before taxes and fees at participating theaters. The lineup runs from The Blackcoat's Daughter and The Shining to The Thing, Candyman, The Blair Witch Project and, naturally, Halloween.
Thirty-one nights of horror. Finally, a monthly commitment we can keep.
🩸UNSCRAMBLE THE MOVIE TITLE — TWO WORDS
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🩸THE BLOG — STORYTELLERS — SCARING THEM ISN’T ENOUGH
Once upon a time, a horror writer had one job: Scare the hell out of people. But to be successful today us writers must understand the audeince demands more.
🩸HORROR IN THEATERS.
Resident Evil — (Sept. 18) Zach Cregger (Barbarian, Weapons) takes his swing at the legendary franchise with an entirely new story starring Austin Abrams as a medical courier who picks one spectacularly bad night to go to work... Finally, proof that “your package is out for delivery” doesn’t mean it will arrive—ever!… I’ve been waiting for this one. Enjoy! Trailer
Who’s Watching — (Sept. 18th) Digital and select theaters. Writer-director Tim Kasher's psychological horror thriller follows an aspiring filmmaker who becomes obsessed with a coworker and secretly begins documenting her life… A reminder that sometimes the red flag is holding the camera.
Don’t Move — (Sept.11th) A church group's retreat in the Ozark wilderness goes haywire when they enter the wrong part of the forest. They are hunted by a giant, prehistoric arachnid that tracks its prey through vibration… playing dead is so much harder when all you want to do is scream. Trailer
Hope — (Sept. 9th) The film centers on a village police chief and his rookie deputy who must defend his local Korean community from a mysterious creature after wildfires sever all communications… Turns out “no signal” was the good news… Looks like fun Trailer
Coming Soon
Victorian Psycho — (Sept. 25th) A governess arrives at a remote Gothic mansion with a questionable past, questionable employers, and an increasingly unquestionable appetite for violence… Mary Poppins, if Mary Poppins had bodies to hide. Trailer
Never After Dark — (Sept. 25th) A medium helping lost souls cross over faces a powerful entity in an isolated house. Dark secrets emerge during her mission, transforming her spiritual work into a desperate struggle for survival.
Hellbilly Hollow — (Sept. 25th) Limited Release. A group of paranormal YouTubers heads into the Alabama backwoods to investigate a haunted attraction. Unfortunately, the attraction comes with two very real locals named Tickles and Bull… A hillbilly slasher? What’s next: Deliverence: The Musical? Trailer
Keep an eye out for
Appofeniacs — (Oct. 2nd) The use of AI technology reaches its most violent and bloody conclusion after a series of deepfake videos are unleashed into the world.
Other Mommy — (Oct. 9th) A grieving family encounters a sinister maternal presence that has very specific ideas about who should be raising the children… Jessica Chastain’s smile is pretty damn terrifying Trailer
She Saw Us — (Oct. 9th) Four friends, trapped in a remote house haunted by the lingering presence of a vengeful witch and her terrifying creation.
Clayface — (Oct. 23rd) Body horror film based on the character from DC Comics… If a Super Hero comes to the rescue, I want my money back!
Buzz In To Win Riches or Ruin
Sunday, October 11th • 5PM EST / 2PM PST
Save this date in your calendar and join us at an event where… your useless knowledge may finally have a purpose. 🩸
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🩸HORROR TO WATCH ON STREAMERS
What’s Worth The Watch — a mix of hidden gems, buzzy titles, comfort horror, underseen picks, and classics worth revisiting
“Home Birth Survival”
Goody Goody — Streaming On: Shudder/ AMC+
Goody Goody traps expecting parents and their midwife in an isolated cabin during a long home birth while a blizzard rages outside — and then things become considerably less Lamaze and considerably more demonic. Raymond Creamer's feature directing debut arrived September 18.
The baby shower has been canceled.
“Immaculate Conception. Terrible Follow-Through”
The First Omen — Streaming On: Prime Video
The First Omen takes us back before Damien and asks the important question: exactly how badly did things have to go before The Omen even started? Arkasha Stevenson's stylish 2024 prequel is currently included with Prime in the U.S.
Turns out evil has an onboarding process.
“Worst Date Night Ever”
It Follows — Streaming On: Peacock
A young woman has sex and discovers she's now being relentlessly followed by a supernatural entity that only she can see. It Follows remains one of those wonderfully simple horror premises that gets worse the longer you think about it.
Dating was already hard enough.
“Worst Uber Ever'“
Wind Chill —Streaming On: Netflix
Just before their university campus’s winter break, a young woman (Emily Blunt) solicits a classmate (Ashton Holmes) for a lift home. When a reckless motorist drives them off the road, they find themselves stranded in the snow on a remote highway… And trust me, Harry did not meet Sally.
Comfort Horror Pick of The Week
“College Is Murder. Repeatedly”
Happy Death Day — Streaming On: Peacock
Happy Death Day gives us Tree Gelbman, a college student forced to relive the day of her murder until she figures out who's killing her. Funny, clever, surprisingly warm and extremely rewatchable — basically Groundhog Day if Punxsutawney Phil carried a knife.
Sometimes comfort means watching somebody else have a much worse Monday.
🩸FINAL SIP
Spooky Season is officially close enough that putting a skeleton on the porch is no longer “concerning the neighbors.”
It's decorating.
Enjoy your week. Please, save the date. And remember: if someone invites you to spend 99 nights in the forest, you already have plans. 💀
A Horrific Mess Answer: Resident Evil
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