Good morning,
Summertime is officially here. The sun is blazing, the mosquitos are organizing, and horror fans everywhere are retreating to dark rooms to watch terrible things happen to other people. But if your summertime thing is walking though long bat infested caves, read on…
🩸TODAY’S TERROR — THE SILENCE AFTER “CAN WE TALK?”
You get a text:
“Hey… when you have a minute, can we talk?”
No context.
No emoji.
No follow-up.
For the next four hours your brain writes seventeen horror scenarios ranging from job loss to alien invasion.
Turns out ALL they wanted was a restaurant recommendation.
Psychological horror is still horror.
🩸RECENT HORROR NEWS
Backrooms keeps breaking reality.
What started as a viral YouTube nightmare continues its improbable rise. Kane Parsons' Backrooms is still performing strongly at the box office, proving that liminal spaces and internet dread are officially mainstream horror now. Hollywood executives everywhere are currently searching their offices for yellow wallpaper.Curry Barker's Obsession is heading home.
One of the year's biggest indie horror success stories is preparing for its streaming debut following a strong theatrical run. If you missed the movie everyone in horror circles suddenly couldn't stop talking about, your excuse is about to disappear.Halloween just got creepier.
STILETTO, a provocative new slasher film, starring Gigi Gustin, who also serves as a producer alongside Eli Roth (Hostel, Thanksgiving, Ice Cream Man) carves its way into theaters nationwide on October 30, 2026, just in time for Halloween. Stiletto arrives to remind us that the real horror has always been uncomfortable shoes.
Horror keeps eating the box office (again).
Low-budget genre films continue to punch way above their weight, proving — yet again — that audiences will always show up for fear if it’s done right.
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🩸NEWSWORTHY NUMBER
3,563
That's the length—in feet—of the world's longest walk-through haunted attraction. Located in Lewisburg Ohio, the attraction stretches more than two-thirds of a mile underground and even includes thousands of live bats. Apparently someone looked at a cave and thought, "You know what this needs? More nightmares."
🩸HAUNTED VACATIONS — THE HOUSE OF SEVEN GABLES
With summer now in full swing, we continue our haunted house tour with number four on our list, The House of Seven Gebles. This huanted house comes with a ghost who peers out of windows, another who wanders the stairs, and an IRL author who changed his name because of witches. Rather than guess who it is, just Click.
🩸HORROR IN THEATERS.
Camp — (June 26) Gen Z coming-of-age film dealing with witchcraft… I’ve never been to summer camp. But if I had, I’d definitely want to go to one with witches. 😉
Leviticus — (June 19th) Two teens try to escape from a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most. Trailer
Backrooms — (May 29th) YouTube sensation, Kane Parson’s debut feature is still in theaters… If you haven’t seen it yet, what are you waiting for? Trailer
Coming Soon
Evil Dead Burn — (July 10th) After the loss of her husband, a grieving woman seeks solace with her in-laws at their secluded family home. However, it soon becomes a reunion from hell as the Book of the Dead unleashes demonic forces that transform them into Deadites one by one… Are we ready for more Deadites? Hellz Yeah! Trailer
And keep an eye out for
Her Private Hell — (July 26th) A troubled young woman searches for her father in a futuristic metropolis. Her quest collides with an American G.I. who's on a mission to rescue his daughter from hell.
The Ice Cream Man — (Aug. 7th) The Ice Cream Man seems determined to ruin summer, childhood, and possibly rocky road forever.
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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.
“The mall witches are open for business”
Forbidden Fruits — Streaming on: Shudder/AMC+
The premise alone deserves your attention: a group of retail workers secretly operating a witchy cult beneath a shopping mall. Think Heathers meets The Craft with significantly worse employee morale. Retail horror has never looked this stylish.
“Six friends. One desert getaway. Zero good decisions”
Find Your Friends — Streaming on: Shudder
Find Your Friends follows a girls' trip to Joshua Tree that quickly goes sideways because, as horror has repeatedly taught us, nobody should ever rent an Airbnb in the middle of nowhere. Expect friendship drama, hostile locals, and a rapidly deteriorating vacation itinerary.
Comfort Horror Pick of the Week: “The cozy haunted-house masterpiece”
Poltergeist — Streamon on: Max
Poltergeist remains comfort horror at its finest: spooky enough to raise goosebumps, fun enough to revisit endlessly, and still responsible for an entire generation refusing to sit too close to the television. They're heeeeere… again.
🩸FINAL SIP
Summer officially arrived last week, which means longer days, backyard barbecues, and the annual horror fan tradition of sitting inside with the curtains closed watching people make terrible decisions in abandoned cabins. Happy summer, Grudgies. 🌞🔪
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