256 | Longlegs

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 41min

• Written & Directed by Oz Perkins

• Stars: Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage and Blair Underwood

• Premiered at Beyond Fest May 31, 2024

• Released in theaters July 12, 2024

• RT: 86% critics / 63% audience

Synopsis 

Rookie FBI agent Lee Harker uses her psychic abilities and apparent personal connection to help her catch elusive serial killer Longlegs, who has been implicated in several “family annihilator” murders over the past 30 years, and whose coded letters are the only physical connection to the crime scenes.

Join us in two weeks when we review The Night House, available on demand.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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153 | Antrum

Written/Directed by David Amito, Michael Laicini

Stars Nicole Tompkins, Rowan Smyth, Dan Istrate

Premiered at Brooklyn Horror Film Festival October 14, 2018 released on VOD November 12, 2019

Not rated

Runtime: 1hr 35 min

Antrum is an alleged cursed film made in the late 70s about a sister and brother who journey to an ominous forest to dig a hole to hell in order to contact their deceased dog. The film is presented in its entirety and is bookended with documentary footage regarding the deaths connected with previous screenings.

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Next up, a film about Emily Mortimer’s character in 30 Rock who had Avian Bone Syndrome (hollow bones). Just kidding, but Emily Mortimer does star. It’s available on demand now.

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

42 | The Witch

Directors: Robert Eggers

Writer: Robert Eggers

Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie

Synopsis: Set in the 1630's, a deeply religious family struggles to maintain their faith and sanity against the forces of witchcraft, occultism, and Black Phillip.

It's safe to say we're now in love with Black Phillip...

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Next we'll be checking out Southbound, an indie-horror anthology directed (and produced) by Radio Silence. For those of you keeping track, Radio Silence is responsible for one of our favorite V/H/S segments, 10/31/98, and we've been pretty excited to see what else they've been up to (haven't gotten around to checking out Devil's Due yet...). We're excited to watch & discuss this one!