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268 | Smile & Smile 2
268 | Smile & Smile 2
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267 | Nosferatu
267 | Nosferatu
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266 | The Coffee Table
266 | The Coffee Table
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265 | Heretic
265 | Heretic
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264 | Strange Darling
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188 | V/H/S/94

  • Written & Directed by Simon Barrett, Steven Kostanski, Chloe Okuno, Ryan Prows, Jennifer Reeder, Timo Tjahjanto

  • Released October 6, 2021

  • Rated R

  • Runtime: 1hr 43min

  • Premiered at Fantastic Fest September 26, 2021

  • Available on Shudder

  • RT: 93% critics 50% audience


    Holy Hell: Jennifer Reeder

    The Storm Drain: Chloe Okuno

    The Empty Wake: Simon Barrett

    The Veggie Masher: Steven Kostanski

    The Subject: Timo Tjahjanto

    Terror: Ryan Prows

 

Amy’s V/H/S Wishlist

Coralie Fargeat (Revenge)

The only director I can think of who could rival Timo Tjahjanto’s level of blood.

Chad Crawford Kinkle (Dementer)

Because I would really like more people to know about this guy.

Sophia Takal (Always Shine)

You’ll notice I put Always Shine there and not the Black Christmas remake, and that’s because Always Shine shows how good Sophia Takal can be. She’s already acted in a V/H/S segment, let’s let her redeem herself by directing a really scary one.

David Amito & Michael Laicini (Antrum)

Let’s see what else these two can do

Wraparound: Cristobal Leon & Joaquin Cocina (The Wolf House)

We all know the frame stories in the V/H/S series are garbage, so let’s really change it up and make it animated.

Join us next time when we will be covering Censor - currently streaming on Hulu.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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187 | Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin

  • Directed by William Eubank

  • Written by Christopher Landon

  • Stars Emily Bader, Roland Buck III and Dan Lippert

  • Released October 29, 2021

  • Rated R

  • Runtime: 1hr 38min

  • Available on Paramount+

  • RT: 28% critics 39% audience

    Synopsis: College student Margot was abandoned by her mother as a baby. When she is contacted by a long lost relative she and her film student friend Chris venture to the family farm to meet Margot’s family for the first time and film a documentary about the process. What they find is an isolated Amish community with more secrets than answers. Can Margot discover what really became of her mother without upsetting her weird new family?

Paranormal Activity gave us the itch for more found footage therefore, next up, we’ll be covering the newest V/H/S installment, V/H/S 94 (currently streaming on Shudder). We’re ready for some much needed anthology action, how bout you??

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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186 | The Empty Man

Synopsis: James LaSombra is a former cop mourning the loss of his wife and son. When a young friend of the family goes missing James is drawn into a mystery involving an urban legend about The Empty Man, a shadowy figure who can be summoned by blowing in an empty bottle on a bridge. But there is more to the disappearance than he first suspects, and more to the legend of the empty man than he realizes.

Since there’s apparently no way a franchise could have too many sequels, we’ll be checking out the newest addition to the Paranormal Activity family, Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin. The movie is currently streaming on Peacock so if you haven’t already, sign up for that free trial and then join us next time!

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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185 | Halloween Kills

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Just like the original Halloween 2, this one picks up right where we left off - with the Strode women heading to the hospital and Laurie’s house burning down with Michael inside. However, Michael is of course not dead and is back on the rampage once again. Now it’s up to an angry mob of Haddonfield residents, led by characters from the original Halloween, to take Michael down once and for all.

Next up, we’ll be watching and reviewing the listener suggested movie, The Empty Man (currently streaming on HBO).

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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184 | No One Gets Out Alive

  • Directed by Santiago Menghini

  • Written by Jon Croker (story by) and Fernanda Coppel (novel by Adam Nevill)

  • Stars Cristina Rodlo, Marc Menchaca, David Figlioli

  • Premiered on Netflix 9/29/2021

  • Rated R

  • Runtime: 1hr 25min

  • RT: 71% critics 63% audience (fewer than 50 audience reviews)

    Synopsis 

    A young woman rents a room in a creepy old house. The landlord said there was only one other tenant besides himself, yet she keeps hearing crying coming from supposedly empty rooms and running into strange people in the halls. And then there are the strange nightmares she’s been having since moving in...

Next up, the long awaited sequel to the rebooted sequel to Halloween, Halloween Kills. That’s right, it’s time for more Jamie Lee Curtis and her distinguished natural grey hair kicking ass and taking names, along with her daughter, Judy Greer. I just love that those two are the leads again. Assuming the trailer hasn’t misled us. Guess we’ll finally find out.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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183 | Martyr's Lane

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  • Written & Directed by Ruth Platt

  • Stars Kiera Thompson, Denise Gough and Sienna Sayer

  • Premiered at Fantasia International FF August 19, 2021

  • Released September 9, 2021

  • Available on Shudder

  • Unrated

  • Runtime: 1hr 36min

  • RT: 93% critics 62% audience (less than 50 audience reviews)

    Synopsis: Leah lives with her family in a large old vicarage. In the daytime she is mostly overlooked by her busy family but at night she has a new friend - a little girl who has started to come visit her. At her window. On the second floor.

Next up, something new from Netflix. No One Gets Out Alive is based on a novel by favorite of the podcast Adam Nevill.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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182 | Candyman

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Synopsis: This “spiritual sequel” skips over the movies made after 1992’s Candyman and takes place in a now-gentrified Cabrini Green. Anthony and Brianna are a successful, upwardly-mobile couple who take up residence in one of the posh condos that have been built over the ashes of the infamous projects. When painter Anthony learns of the Candyman legend he becomes obsessed with capturing it in his art, but his obsession leads him and those around him into dangerous territory and he soon finds that there may be more to the urban legend than he anticipated.

Next up, well we’re not sure yet. Check back soon for an update!

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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181 | Don't Breathe 2

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Directed by Rodo Sayagues

Written by Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues

Stars Stephen Lang, Brendan Sexton III, Madelyn Grace

Released August 13, 2021

Available in theaters

Rated R

Runtime: 1hr 38min

RT: 45% critics 87% audience

Synopsis 

The Blind Man of the first movie is back, living in a run-down mansion with a daughter he’s raising as a survivalist loner. The little girl, named Phoenix, of course just wants to be a normal kid, and has begun pushing back against her father’s restrictive ways. Meanwhile, a greasy crime boss in the neighborhood has set his sights on Phoenix and has sent some goons on an errand to kidnap the girl. Guess how well that turns out for them...

Next up, it’s a remake we’ve all been pretty excited for. It’s a name that horror fans have feared for years…that’s right, it’s Candyman!

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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180 | Old

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Written/Directed by M. Night Shyamalan

Based on the graphic novel “Sandcastle” by Pierre-Oscar Levy & Frederick Peeters

Stars Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps and Rufus Sewell

Released July 23, 2021

Available in theaters

Rated PG-13

Runtime: 1hr 48min

RT: 50% critics 52% audience

Synopsis 

Tourists at a secluded resort take a disastrous day trip to a deadly beach that kills them off one by one.

You’d better start holding your breath… on our next episode, we’ll be reviewing Don’t Breathe 2. Why would anyone still be trying to break into this man’s house?

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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