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Good morning,
AI keeps getting smarter, faster, and more “helpful.” Which is great… until it stops asking what you want and starts deciding for you. Chew on that while you read on…
🩸TODAY’S TERROR — FEAR
Are you afraid of the dark? Turns out nearly a third of adult Americans still are. And bad news, guys. As reported in Study Finds, more men are afraid of the dark than women. [That report was clearly written by a woman… I'm kidding.] To add insult to injury, the report reveals more of our after dark secrets. Thanks, Study Finds. Thanks a lot.
🩸RECENT HORROR NEWS
The new Insidious villain apparently has jokes now. Which feels unsafe.
Insidious: Out of the Further introduced its newest nightmare this week — a Dracula-esque entity named Cyrus who’s described as both terrifying and weirdly funny. Because nothing lowers your defenses faster than a demon with charisma.The new Return of the Living Dead footage has horror fans shambling happily toward doom.
Fresh footage from the upcoming Return of the Living Dead sequel recently screened for industry audiences, and the movie is still aiming for a late-2026 release. The film promises practical zombie effects, Christmas chaos, and the return of Tarman — because apparently the undead also celebrate the holidays now.Robert Eggers’ Werwulf is starting to look deeply upsetting—in the best way.
Fresh footage from Eggers’ upcoming werewolf nightmare Werwulf debuted recently at CinemaCon, and early reactions say it looks every bit as bleak, muddy, and emotionally cursed as you’d hope. So yes, Christmas 2026 may finally deliver the gift of medieval psychological wolf trauma.Alexander Skarsgård is signed to do a horror movie with the most alarming title imaginable.
The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands is a real upcoming gothic horror film, and honestly the title alone sounds like something whispered to you moments before disappearing into fog forever.Meanwhile, Adam Scott continues to get praise for the new supernatural horror film Hokum
Critics are calling the movie atmospheric, creepy, and emotionally unsettling. So basically Severance fans are about to discover he can also ruin sleep.
🩸TAKE THE GRUDGE POLL
Be honest: what’s your horror survival strategy?
🩸 T- BONE’S TOP MOVIE PICKS
We may be a day late, but we’re not a dollar short with these three Mother’s Day horror movie picks culled by our resident cinephile, T-Bone. Movies any mother will love… or should love… if she’s a horror fan… I can do this all day.
🩸NEWSWORTHY NUMBER
17%
That’s how much of North American ticket sales horror movies accounted for last year — up from just 4% a decade ago. In other words, horror didn’t just survive… it ate the multiplex.
Apparently audiences no longer want superheroes saving the world. They want cursed videotapes, demonic nuns, killer clowns, and at least one scene where somebody investigates a noise alone with a flashlight like civilization learned absolutely nothing.
🩸HORROR IN THEATERS.
Affection — (May 8th) Sci-Fi/Horror. Ellie Carter suffers from violent memory-resetting seizures, causing her to distrust her own reality… Not sure what that means, but I hear it’s freaky. Trailer
Hokum –- (May 1st) A haunted inn. Creepy guests. Growing paranoia. Adam Scott looking increasingly sleep-deprived. Basically the vacation from hell. Trailer
Deep Water — (May 1st) Sharknado on a plane. Hmm.
Coming Soon
Obsession — (May 15th)
Saccharine — (May 22nd)
Corporate Retreat — (May 22nd) Corporate executives on a team building retreat face a deadly struggle when the team leader turns ugly. Sounds like middle school.
Backrooms — (May 29th) Backrooms brings the viral-liminal horror web series to the big screen.
Look out for these
Scary Movie 6 — (June 12th) The Wayans Brothers send-up of recent horror movies... Not horror, not scary, but could be fun for horror fans Trailer
Alpha — (July 10th) blending body horror and grief. Now that’s fun
🩸COMING SOON — HORROR MOVIE TRIVIA NIGHT — SATURDAY MAY 23rd, 8PM (EST)
Your presence is required to play trivia games like Choose Your Ghoul while buzzing in with The Buzzer of Doom. Invitation to this can’t miss free virtual event coming soon. Spots are limited to the first 50 so sign up as soon as you see the invitation.
🩸HORROR TO WATCH ON STREAMERS
“Tales From the Crypt” just crawled back onto streaming
The Crypt Keeper is officially back meaning a whole new generation is about to discover that childhood trauma pairs beautifully with terrible puns and rotting puppets. Honestly, horror hosting peaked in the ‘90s and the corpse knew it. Shudder.
“We Bury the Dead” quietly became this weekend’s zombie recommendation
The new Daisy Ridley-led zombie drama just hit Hulu, and critics are praising it for being more emotional and unsettling than your standard “run from screaming corpse” movie. Which is nice. It’s always refreshing when the apocalypse also makes you feel things. Hulu.
You know what to do… Just whistle
Whistle centers on a supernatural death whistle that summons horrifying versions of your future self. Ancient cursed artifacts really need better PR teams. Shudder
“Jennifer’s Body” is back in rotation—and still way ahead of its time
The cult horror-comedy is currently streaming on Netflix this month, giving audiences another chance to enjoy demonic possession, toxic friendships, and Megan Fox eating people while Diablo Cody dialogue flies around like razor blades. Netflix
“Alien: Romulus” finally landed on streaming. If you somehow missed humanity making yet another catastrophic mistake in space, Alien: Romulus is now available. Reminder: if a dark abandoned spaceship looks empty… leave. Hulu
🩸FINAL SIP
Scientists keep talking about AI replacing jobs, but after checking out this year’s horror movies, I’m far more concerned about cursed videotapes, ancient mummies, killer families, haunted houses, and whatever the hell is hiding in the Backrooms. Humanity had a good run. Until next time. ☕💀
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