211 | My Best Friend's Exorcism

• Directed by Damon Thomas

• Written by Jenna Lamia, based on the novel by Grady Hendrix

• Stars Elsie Fisher, Amiah Miller and Christopher Lowell

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 37min

• Released September 30, 2022

• RT: 52% critics, 38% audience

  Synopsis 

Gretchen and Abby are best friends navigating high school in 1988 suburbia. After a night of taking LSD at a lake house goes terribly wrong and Gretchen starts behaving strangely, Abby sets to work trying to figure out what’s wrong with her friend. Is it just PMS, or could she be possessed by a demon?

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Next up, we’ll be taking yet another trip back to Haddonfield, IL to see what Michael Myers is up to. Will we finally be done with Mr. Myers and his stabby shenanigans? Our guess is no, we won’t. If you haven't figured it out, we're reviewing Halloween Ends next.

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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...

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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.

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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134 | It Chapter 2

Director: Andy Muschietti

Writers: Gary Dauberman (screenplay), Stephen King (novel)

Stars: Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, James Ransone, Bill Skarsgard

Rated: R; Runtime: 2hr 49min

Released September 9, 2019; Available in theaters

Synopsis: The gang is called back to Derry 27 years after they fought Pennywise by Mike, who never left town. He calls each in turn - Bill, Beverly, Eddie, Stan, Ben & Richie, & lets them know that the murders have begun again. Each member of the Loser’s Club makes their way back to town, remembering all the horrible things they had repressed in order to become functioning adults. Once reunited, Mike splits them all up again by sending them on a quest for meaningful artifacts from their pasts which they will use in a final showdown with Pennywise.

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Next up, we’ll be checking out the Shudder original, Tigers Are Not Afraid. You’ll need a Shudder account, your friend’s Shudder login info, or to sign up for their free trial, in order to check out the movie, but if you’re able to check it out, join us next time to hear what we thought of it.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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132 | Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Director: Andre Ovredal

Writers: Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Guillermo del Toro (all did screenplay); stories by Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton

Stars: Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Zajur

Rated: PG-13, Runtime: 1hr 48min

Released August 9, 2019; Available in theaters

Synopsis: It’s Halloween 1968 in the small town of Mill Valley, & young high schooler Stella & her two buddies, Auggie & Chuck, still love the holiday & all things spooky. When their act of revenge on the local bully goes a little too well they’re forced into hiding in the car of a mysterious young man named Ramon, who is running from his own demons. Together the teens explore a local haunted house, where they find a book of scary stories written by the long-dead recluse daughter of a powerful local family. Stella takes the book home, seemingly upsetting the spirit of the author, who begins magically writing new stories from beyond the grave featuring Stella’s friends & classmates as the characters. And when the characters in the stories meet a grisly end, so do their real life counterparts.

Illustrations from the Scary Stories books were done by Stephen Gammell:

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Next up, we’ll be reviewing the first full-length feature from our old pals, Radio Silence (V/H/S, Southbound). So check out the trailer and join us in a couple of weeks when we review Ready or Not! You can find our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, or most anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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