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Good morning,
I’m not sure this horror story is the best way to start your day, but since horror is your thing, I’m certain it will make you cringe. Last week, a woman driving in Lake Worth, Florida was issued a citation for texting with her right hand while driving with her left. When she held up the stub where her right arm used to be and asked the cop did he want to reconsider, you know what he did? Of course you do, the same thing people in horror movies do when told DO NOT say Candyman three times. Read on. It gets better from here.
🩸SHOULD WE BE SCARED?
Last week, hackers allegedly found a surprisingly easy way to access Instagram accounts: simply by asking Meta’s AI chatbot to reset people’s passwords. Imagine your entire online life getting hijacked because the robot helper was feeling… helpful.
Meta (owner of Instagram and Facebook) says the issue has since been resolved.
And sure. We believe them.
In the same way horror movie characters believe the creepy little kid whispering, “Don’t worry. The basement monster is gone.”
🩸RECENT HORROR NEWS
The Backrooms Are Still Printing Money
Remember when Backrooms sounded like “that weird internet thing”? Yeah, now it’s a full-blown horror flex. The indie nightmare from a 20-something creator continues to punch way above its weight and has become one of the year’s biggest horror success stories. Translation: Hollywood executives are currently typing “found footage liminal spaces” into Google at alarming speed.
Scary Movie Is Back… and Everyone’s Getting Roasted
The Wayans crew officially returned with a new Scary Movie, and horror fans are once again being reminded that no franchise is safe from parody. Elevated horror? Legacy sequels? Final chapters that definitely aren’t final? Consider them all fair game.
Horror’s Summer Hot Streak Continues
Genre outlets are calling 2026 one of horror’s strongest years in a while, with titles like Backrooms, Obsession, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, and Send Help keeping horror unusually dominant in theaters. Nice to see fear finally getting invited to the grown-ups’ table.
Horror Fans Are Already Buzzing About Leviticus
One of the louder “wait… what is THIS?” titles gaining momentum is supernatural horror film Leviticus. It’s been generating curiosity after festival buzz, and horror Reddit seems unusually united in the phrase: okay, I might actually show up for this one.
🩸TAKE THE GRUDGE POLL
Which of these Yesteryear slasher movies did you find scary?
🩸T- BONE’S TOP MOVIE PICKS
Who says we can’t jump into an impromptu, yet highly choreographed dance routine just because there’s a homicidal maniac on the loose? T-Bone’s top picks for horror musicals.
🩸NEWSWORTHY NUMBER
$1 Billion
That’s the total lifetime global box office for the Scary Movie franchise after the new film’s monster opening weekend pushed the parody series over the billion-dollar mark.
Apparently, horror fans enjoy screaming… and immediately making fun of the screaming.
🩸HAUNTED VACATIONS — THE WINCHESTER MYSTERY HOUSE
If you’re on the West Coast this summer, we have the perfect pit stop during your summer haunted vacation tour. Sarah Winchester’s 160 room sprawling mansion is home to the strangest haunted house story you’ve ever heard.
🩸HORROR IN THEATERS.
Kraken — (June 12th) Norwegian horror-thriller Kraken (directed by Pål Øie) follows marine biologist Johanne, who returns to her childhood village to investigate mysterious, violent deaths by a mythical sea monster.
Scary Movie 6 — (June 5th) The Ghostface jokes are back as The Wayans Brothers once again proved horror and comedy are a potent formula, grossing over $105 mil. A franchise record for an opening weekend. Trailer
The Summoning — (June 5th) Based on a legendary creepypasta, the film revolves around a terrifying bathroom ritual in which a girl must tell a ghost story in front of a mirror… The old “ghost story in front of the mirror” trick. Trailer
Backrooms — (May 29th) Backrooms is back for another weekend of dread. Trailer
Obsession — (May 15th) The movie is back for a fourth weekend and now has praise from Steven Speilberg…Is this the golden age of horror, or am I obsessed? Trailer
Coming Soon
Leviticus — (June 19th) Two teens try to escape from a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most. Trailer
Rose of Nevada — (June 19th)
Keep an eye out for
Evil Dead Burn — (July 10th)
Alpha — (July 10th) blending body humor with grief
🩸THE GRUDGE BLOG — STORYTELLERS: STEPHEN KING’S HIERARCHY OF SCARES
Introducing our new blog: Storytellers. It’s our little corner of the newsletter for me to share my thoughts with writers, or would be writers, or failed writers, or content creators, or any horror fan who’s interested in getting motivated, or hearing about some horror inside info not typically shared. That’s a lot of ors.
Today it’s Stephen King’s Hierarchy of Scares.: Three Scares Every Horror Writer Needs to Know. Fans will enjoy this one, too.
🩸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.
“Summer comfort horror, but loud.”
Alien vs. Predator: Streaming on Tubi
Want something dumb, fun, and gloriously committed to chaos? Giant aliens versus giant predators still gets the job done.
“Underrated gem alert”
Overlord: streaming on Tubi
Nazi experiments + war horror + creature-feature energy = wildly entertaining. One of those “how did I miss this?” horror picks.
“The sleeper pick”
Hokum: Streaming on VOD/home platforms now
Critics are oddly enthusiastic about this one, which means horror fans are legally obligated to say, “I saw it before everyone else.” Dark, weird, and apparently worth the hype.
🩸FINAL SIP
Somewhere this week, someone accidentally hit Reply All… and created the kind of dread no demon could match.
Until next time, make sure your fingers tread lightly. 🤞 😈
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