The Bloodlust Podcast
The Bloodlust
268 | Smile & Smile 2
268 | Smile & Smile 2
The Bloodlust Podcast
The Bloodlust
267 | Nosferatu
267 | Nosferatu
The Bloodlust Podcast
The Bloodlust
266 | The Coffee Table
266 | The Coffee Table
The Bloodlust Podcast
The Bloodlust
265 | Heretic
265 | Heretic
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264 | Strange Darling
264 | Strange Darling

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197 | X

  • Written & Directed by Ti West

  • Stars Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega and Brittany Snow

  • Rated R

  • Runtime: 1hr 45min

  • Premiered at South By Southwest March 13, 2022

  • Released in theaters March 18, 2022

  • RT: 96% critics, 74% audience

Synopsis 

The year: 1979. Wayne, his future fiance Maxine, and their group of young go-getters have a dream to cash in on the burgeoning field of amateur pornography, so they head out to rural texas to make their film on location on the property of an unsuspecting old man and his ill wife. But once the couple finds out what the group is really doing on their property we discover that they aren’t quite as old and helpless as we previously thought.

Next up, another theatrical release. Get thyself to the movies to see You Won’t Be Alone, then join us in two weeks to discuss it.

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

Synopsis 

Noa is tired of the dating scene. After yet another disastrous date she meets charming stranger Steve at the grocery store, and they have an instant connection. However, when she agrees to go away with him on a trip she discovers this new guy may be too good to be true.

Next up, a movie from a name we haven’t heard in a while.. join us next time as we review Ti West’s X.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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195 | Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Synopsis 

A group of young entrepreneurs buy up property in the ghost town of Harlow, TX with a plan to turn the downtown into a hip retail zone. Unbeknownst to them, however, there are still a few former residents occupying the properties, and one of them is Leatherface.

Join us next time as we review Fresh, currently streaming on Hulu.

Really assaulted us with those pop songs in the trailer, huh? At least they didn’t slow them down to make them ominous.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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194 | 1BR

  • Written & Directed by David Marmor

  • Stars Nicole Brydon Bloom, Taylor Nichols and Naomi Grossman

  • Rated TV-MA

  • Runtime: 1hr 30min

  • Premiered at Fantasia Film Festival July 18, 2019 

  • Released in US April 24, 2020 (Netflix)

  • RT: 88% critics, 53% audience

    Synopsis 
    A young woman named Sara moves to LA in the hopes of distancing herself from her controlling father. She rents an apartment in what seems like the perfect apartment complex - a large, diverse group of friendly people who socialize and help out their neighbors. However, she soon finds out the place may be too good to be true.

Join us next time when we will be covering the newest installment to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. Is it a remake? Is it a prequel? A requel? Jk, we still don’t like that term. Whatever it is, we’ll be reviewing it next. Join us, wont you? *Currently streaming on Netflix (as of the date of this post)

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

Join us next time when we will be covering 1BR, currently streaming on Netflix.

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

Join us next time when we will be covering the upcoming indie release, Shapeless. To be released for free on Tubi on 2/10 (available for rent through other streaming services).

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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191 | The Queen of Black Magic

  • Directed by Kimo Stamboel

  • Written by Joko Anwar

  • Stars Ario Bayu, Hannah Al Rashid, Adhisty Zara

  • Unrated 

  • Runtime: 1hr 39min

  • Premiered in Indonesia November 7, 2019

  • Released exclusively on Shudder in the US January 28, 2021, 

  • Available on Shudder and AMC+

  • RT: 90% critics; 70% audience

    Synopsis: Three men return with their families to the orphanage where they grew up when they learn that the man who took them in is dying. Once there they realize that there is an evil force that has called them back for revenge.

Below are some of the Indonesian religious comics we discuss in the episode, by which some of the deaths in the movie are inspired:

Join us next time when we will be covering the newest entry into the Scream franchise, playing in theaters now.

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

bloody naked woman near fire

  • Written & Directed by Chad Crawford Kinkle

  • Stars Katie Groshong, Stephanie Kinkle and Larry Fessenden

  • Unrated 

  • Runtime: 1hr 20min

  • Premiered at Nashville Film Festival in Oct. 10, 2019

  • Released March 2, 2021

  • Available on VOD

  • RT: 83%

    Synopsis: A woman named Katie, who appears to have run away from a dangerous cult, takes a job working as a caregiver at a group home for mentally disabled adults. She finds she takes to the job immediately, despite the upsetting flashbacks she suffers about her time with the cult. When one of her patients becomes ill, Katie begins to suspect that an evil spirit is behind it and uses the knowledge gained from the cult to attempt to rid her patient of the demon.

Join us next time when we will be covering The Queen of Black Magic - currently streaming on Shudder and AMC+.

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

  • Directed by Prano Bailey-Bond

  • Written by Prano Bailey-Bond & Anthony Fletcher

  • Stars Niamh Algar, Michael Smiley & Nicholas Burns

  • Unrated 

  • Runtime: 1hr 24min

  • Premiered at Sundance January 28, 2021

  • Released June 11, 2021

  • Available on Hulu

  • RT: 89% critics 57% audience

    Synopsis: Enid is a censor in Britain during the 1980s, the era of the “video nasty.” When she screens a film whose plot eerily mimics a traumatic event from her past she goes to the filmmakers looking for answers.

Join us next time when we will be covering Dementor - currently streaming on Shudder.

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