body horror

261 | The Substance

Synopsis 

Fading Hollywood star Elizabeth Sparkle has just been fired from her fitness show and is to be replaced by a younger actress. She decides to use a mysterious drug called “The Substance” to make herself look younger. But this is no ordinary fad drug…

 

Join us in two weeks when we review Apartment 7A, currently streaming on Paramount+.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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252 | Double Blind

Synopsis 

Test subjects for an experimental drug trial gone awry experience terrifying side effects and a lockdown protocol. As they try to escape the underground facility they also come to the unsettling realization that if they fall asleep they will die.

 

Join us next time when we'll review I Saw the TV Glow, now playing in theaters.


Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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251 | Late Night with the Devil

Synopsis 

A late-night talk show attempts to grab big ratings during sweeps week with a paranormal-themed Halloween episode, which ends up taking a sinister turn

 

Join us next time when we'll review Double Blind, now streaming on Prime.


Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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250 | The First Omen

Synopsis 

Another young novitiate from the U.S. arrives at her new home in an Italian convent and soon realizes that things are not as they seem

 

We mentioned Canadian comic, Mayce Galoni. Please check him out - he’s hilarious and delightful. @maycegaloni on Instagram.

Join us next time when we'll review Late Night with the Devil, now streaming on AMC+ and Shudder.


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

Synopsis 

A young novitiate arrives at her new home in a remote Italian convent and soon realizes that things are not as they seem

 

Join us next time when we'll review The First Omen, now playing in theaters.


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

Synopsis 

An animator who works under her overbearing mother starts to come unglued when her mother has a stroke

 

Here is a selection of other shorts by director Robert Morgan for your enjoyment

Join us next time when we'll review Immaculate, now playing in theaters.


Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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238 | When Evil Lurks

  • Written & Directed by Demián Rugna

  • Unrated 

  • Runtime: 1hr 34min

  • Stars: Ezequiel Rodríguez, Luis Ziembrowski and Demián Salomón

  • Premiered at TIFF September 13, 2023

  • Released in limited theaters October 6, 2023 and on Shudder October 27, 2023

  • RT: 99% critics / 57% audience

    Synopsis 

    Two brothers in a small village discover a possessed man on their neighbor’s property who is infecting the nearby livestock. When they attempt to move him they unleash the demon on everyone around them.

 

Join us next time when we'll review Dark Harvest, currently available for rent.


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

  • Written & Directed by Anna Zlokovic

  • Rated TV-MA

  • Runtime: 1hr 34min

  • Stars: Hadley Robinson, Emily Hampshire and Kausar Mohammed

  • Premiered at South by Southwest March 11, 2023

  • Released on Hulu October 2, 2023

  • RT: 52% critics / 62% audience

    Synopsis 

    A stressed-out young woman finds that her anxieties are manifesting themselves in strange ways, as a growth begins to appear on her stomach and soon dislodges itself and develops a mind of its own.

 

Join us next time when we'll review Argentinian import When Evil Lurks, currently in theaters and coming to streaming October 27.


Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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226 | Beau is Afraid

  • Written & Directed by Ari Aster

  • Stars Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone and Amy Ryan

  • Rated R

  • Runtime: 2hr 59mins 

  • Released April 21, 2023 

  • RT: 68% critics, 71% audience 

    Synopsis 

    A man learns of the death of his mother and then experiences the subsequent complete destruction of his life.

 

Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing The Boogeyman, opening in theaters June 2nd.


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