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Good morning,
This is our last post of 2025. We’re looking forward to the major horror film releases of early 2026 with 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, and Scream 7 in February. So stop lamenting 2025. In case you don’t remember, it sucked—Big Time! But 2026 is going to rock HARD! See you in the New Year!
🩸THE HORROR OF NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
It’s that time again, when people around the world make promises to themselves they’re never going to keep. We’ve compiled a list of our top three horror-ble New Year’s resolutions. I sure hope none of yours are on this list.
🩸RECENT HORROR NEWS
📍 Peacock’s Bugonia showcases Yorgos Lanthimos in horror
Acclaimed auteur Yorgos Lanthimos — known for his off-kilter storytelling — just dropped Bugonia on Peacock and VOD. It’s a dark, satirical horror with Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons that’s already stirring conversation for its bleak tone and genre-blending style. Decider
📺 Stephen King projects stacking up
There’s a fresh slate of Stephen King adaptations and horror‚ adjacent projects heading to screens — everything from TV shows to films from The Long Walk to Carrie remakes — keeping King’s influence firmly in the conversation. GamesRadar+
🎥 Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice lands late-year debut
Esteemed director Park Chan-wook (of Oldboy and Stoker fame) brings his latest — a grim satirical feature titled No Other Choice — to select theaters during the holiday season, blending dark comedy and horror themes as only he can. The Verge
🎟️ Genre cinema spots expanding
Alamo Drafthouse has announced it’s taking its beloved horror programming series nationwide with expanded “Terror Tuesday” events in 2026 — great news for genre fans who like movies with community rituals. Chron
🩸T-BONE’S TOP MOVIE PICKS
The horrors of the holidays come in many forms
If you’re a fan of indie horror, or simply looking for horror movies you may not be aware of, our resident cinephile, T-Bone, is your man. This week’s picks include something for everyone regardless of taste. Check out his five Christmas sub genre flicks.
🩸GRUDGE POLL
The result of last week’s Fruitcake poll was 74% of you found fruitcake to be “meh!”
Our latest poll is below:
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🔢 Newsworthy Number 400+ million USD
the rough box office take that pushed The Conjuring: Last Rites past every other horror film in 2025. So I’m guessing the series is actually not over. What do you think? GamesRadar+
🩸SPOTLIGHT FILM
What’s it about?
Told from a dog’s point of view, Good Boy follows a supernatural presence in a haunted house that only the canine senses… until things escalate.
Why it matters:
It flips the horror gaze — we rarely see the terror through animal eyes.
It’s short, sharp, and tightly executed, proving you don’t need a 2-hour runtime to terrify.
It already carved a place at festivals and earned indie cred.
Where to watch:
Good Boy is now available to stream on Shudder.
🩸UPCOMING HORROR TO THEATERS
🍿Still playing
Several late-year horror releases are lingering in select theaters. If you missed them opening weekend, now’s your chance before they vanish completely.
🩸UPCOMING HORROR TO WATCH ON STREAMERS
🎥 Now Streaming / Available on VOD
• Strange Harvest — Now streaming on Hulu
A horror mockumentary blending true-crime tropes with ritualistic serial killer horror. Decider
• Bugonia — Now on Peacock (and VOD options)
Dark, unsettling satire from Yorgos Lanthimos featuring disturbing paranoia and violence. Decider
• Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 — Available for digital rental/purchase on VOD platforms (Google Play, Apple TV, Prime Video et al.)
This sequel just hit digital storefronts this week – not yet streaming on subscription services. Decider+1
• TV horror check-in
If you’re behind on current horror series, this is a good week to binge — no major finales competing for your attention just yet.
🎮 A Horrific Mess Answer
NOSFERATU
I knew you knew it.
🩸FINAL SIP
New Year, new fears, new challenges. Not to worry, we’ll be here every Monday morning with soothing dark thoughts.
Happy New Year.
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