Good morning,
TSA is trending this week, which feels appropriate—because if you’ve ever stood barefoot on a cold airport floor while a stranger scans your body like you’re an alien life form, you already know… we’ve been living in a horror movie for years. The only difference? In horror, at least someone tries to escape. At the airport, we just line up and take it.
🩸SHOULD WE BE SCARED?—WHY ARE THERE CARS UP THERE?
Movie over George Jetson. flying cars are about to become a real thing with China’s Govy air cab already taking orders and set to debut later this year. Flying cars seem safer, but are they really? Hard to swallow when rearview mirror dice are raining down on you.
🩸RECENT HORROR NEWS
The Duffer Brothers aren’t done traumatizing you
Fresh off wrapping Stranger Things, they’ve unleashed Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen on Netflix—and yes, the title is less a suggestion and more a promise. Early reviews are calling it a “blood-soaked, dread-filled nightmare,” which is critic-speak for cancel your weekend plans.Mall witches are having a moment
Forbidden Fruits hit theaters this week—because nothing says horror like retail and teenage covens. Produced by Diablo Cody, it’s basically The Craft meets Black Friday rage, with spells instead of store credit.Psychological horror is getting a new bromance
Dylan O’Brien is teaming up for a new thriller (Apparatus), where a “dream opportunity” turns into a spiral of manipulation and violence. So… LinkedIn, but make it horror.Meanwhile, the morgue is open for business
The Mortuary Assistant just landed on streaming—bringing embalming, possession, and enough nightmare fuel to make you reconsider dying altogether.
🩸TAKE THE GRUDGE POLL
If Horror Got Its Own Oscars What Would They Be Called?
🩸 T- BONE’S TOP PICKS
If you’re a fan of Indie horror or searching for horror movies you may not be aware of, T-Bone is your man. This week he’s chosen some Period Horror from different time periods that’ll make you say Yippy-Kai-Yay Mother… Wait—wrong genre. Just check out the link.
🩸NEWSWORTHY NUMBER
9
That’s how many new horror movies quietly dropped in a single day this week on digital platforms.
Nine.
Because apparently studios decided your sleep schedule wasn’t suffering enough.
🩸 TAKE THE CHUCKY CHALLENGE
Chucky stopped by and left behind a fun Challenge for horror fans. If you’re a serious fan, or even just a dabbler, take The Challenge — 7 multiple choice questions about the Child’s Play franchise. Chucky says: “Take my Challenge and we’ll be friends to the end.” Hmm.
🩸HORROR IN THEATERS.
Forbidden Fruits — (Mar 27th) Teen witches. Mall jobs. Dark magic. Honestly, the scariest part might still be retail.
They Will Kill You — (Mar 27th)
Touch Me — (Mar 27th) Limited release.
The Serpent’s Skin — (Mar 27th) Limited release, low budget, low fi. Twilight meets Buffy The Vampire Slayer-ish.
Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come — (Mar 20th) Buzz building. Crushing it on Rotten Tomatoes.
Coming Soon
Exit 8 — (April 10th)
Faces of Death — (April 10th)
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy — (April 17th)
Keep an eye out for these
Hokum — (May 1st) — haunted Irish getaway… because Airbnb wasn’t risky enough.
Obsession — (May 15th) — wish fulfillment horror, aka “be careful what you manifest.”
Scary Movie 6 — (June 12th) Because 5 was not nearly enough
🩸HORROR TO WATCH ON STREAMERS
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen (Netflix)
Wedding week + cursed family = therapy bills for everyone.The Mortuary Assistant (Shudder / AMC+)
If you’ve ever thought, “How bad could a morgue job be?”
This movie answers: “very.”Send Help (Available for rental or purchase)
Also lurking this week:
A steady flood of new digital horror releases (see: the number “9” above 👀)
Smaller indie titles creeping onto VOD like uninvited guests
🩸FINAL SIP
Next time you’re in line at the airport—half-dressed, clutching your dignity in a plastic bin—just remember: in most horror movies, the nightmare eventually ends. At TSA, it just loops… every time you fly. And yet, we need them. Let’s hope the TSA nightmare we’re experiencing ends soon.
Safe travels. Or at least… survivable ones. ✈️
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