Good morning,
Gas is so expensive now I don’t fill up anymore—I just put in an amount that feels emotionally manageable and drive away… like I’ve narrowly escaped a monster. Sound familiar?
🩸TODAY’S TERROR — PLANTS
China is in the horror news again. This time Chinese scientists have engineered plants that glow in the dark. They say these plants will eventually be used to light cities. All I can say is when the new vegetation starts chiming “Feed me, Seymour,” I’m pulling out the weed whacker.
🩸RECENT HORROR NEWS
CinemaCon spilled blood (the good kind).
Studios rolled out trailers, remakes, and “totally necessary” reboots at CinemaCon 2026—including fresh looks at upcoming horror titles and franchise extensions. Because nothing says originality like digging up another corpse… and giving it a sequel.Festival horror is quietly sharpening the knife.
The Overlook Film Festival showcased a wave of indie nightmares hunting distribution deals. If this festival has anything to do with the famous hotel—Yikes!New nightmare incoming: road trip edition.
A trailer dropped for Passenger, a horror film where a simple trip goes very, very wrong.Date Night just got homicidal.
Over Your dead Body officially hit theaters this weekend. This marks Jason Segel’s return to big screen comedy… but with knives, betrayal, and relationship goals you absolutely shouldn’t emulate.Streaming platforms quietly double down on horror.
If it feels like every service suddenly has “one creepy thing you didn’t notice,” you’re not wrong. Horror remains one of the safest bets in the algorithm casino.
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🩸T-BONE’S TOP MOVIE PICKS
Horror In the Golden Years is the subject T-Bone tackles this week. If you’re a fan of indie horror or searching for something to watch on the weekend, check out his short video review of three horror movies about aging not necessarily gracefully.
🩸NEWSWORTHY NUMBER
104°F
Parts of the U.S. are already seeing early-season heat spikes pushing triple digits.
Summer hasn’t even started… and it’s already trying to kill you.
🩸SPOTLIGHT — SUMMER GORY READS — 17 NEW BOOKS
There’s a lot to look forward to this summer—assuming you enjoy your entertainment with a side of emotional damage. We’ve got a gory little number about keeping a marriage from rotting out, a feel-good tale of a weight loss treatment that might kill you faster than carbs ever could, and a voyeurism-meets-revenge story for when you’re feeling especially trusting of strangers.
And if none of those scream “perfect beach read,” go ahead—click the link. There’s plenty more nightmare fuel where they came from.
🩸HORROR IN THEATERS.
Mother Mary — (April 24th) Anne Hathaway plays a Pop Star facing a personal crisis Trailer
Over Your Dead Body –- (April 24th) A gory action/horror comedy starring Jason Segel and Samara Weaving playing a couple who secretly plans to kill the other over a romantic weekend. Yah, there’s a lot of that going around. Trailer
Buffet Infinity — (April 24th) Horror comedy told through mock TV commercials.
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy — (April 17th) Trailer
Coming Soon
Hukum — (May 1st)
Deep Water — (May 1st) Another shark attack film. The twist… this time it’s in international waters.
Affection — (May 8th)
Obsession — (May 15th) — wish fulfillment horror.
Keep an eye out for
Corporate Retreat — (May 22nd) Corporate executives on a team building retreat face a deadly struggle when the team leader turns ugly.
Backrooms — (May 29th) Backrooms brings the viral-liminal horror web series to the big screen.
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🩸HORROR TO WATCH ON STREAMERS
• Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 — Apple TV+, Peacock
Animatronics. Again. Still horrifying. Still somehow worse after dark.
Apex — Netflix
A grieving woman becomes the target of a deadly human hunt.
🩸FINAL SIP
That’s all for now and remember you don’t leave the gas station… it lets you go. Have a good week. Stay away from the gas station... if you can 👀
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