supernatural horror

253 | I Saw the TV Glow

Synopsis 

Shy teenager Owen is intrigued by a supernatural teen TV show and an older classmate named Maddy who is obsessed with the show. When they begin watching the show together, the lines between reality and television begin to blur.

 

Join us next time when we'll review In a Violent Nature, now playing in theaters.


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211 | My Best Friend's Exorcism

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?


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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206 | Nope

OJ and Emerald Haywood are siblings trying to keep their family’s horse training ranch in business after the unusual death of their father. Once the strange, supernatural events start up again, however, they soon realize that trying to capitalize on it in order to save the ranch may be more work than they originally thought.


Next up, join us as we’ll be reviewing the newest A24 flick, Bodies, Bodies, Bodies.


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205 | Last Shift

  • Directed by Anthony DiBlasi

  • Written by Anthony DiBlasi and Scott Poiley

  • Stars Juliana Harkavy 

  • Rated R

  • Runtime: 1hr 28min

  • Debuted at Frightfest in London October 24, 2014

  • Released October 5, 2015

  • RT: 100% critics (9 reviews), 51% audience

    Synopsis 

A rookie cop is tasked with patrolling a closing precinct where a horrific massacre once took place.


Next time you hear from us, we’ll be reviewing the most recent Jordan Peele number, Nope, currently playing in theaters all over the place.


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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.


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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??


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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!


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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.


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169 | La Llorona

Directed by Jayro Bustamante

Written by Jayro Bustamante and Lisandro Sanchez

Stars María Mercedes Coroy, Sabrina De La Hoz, Margarita Kenéfic 

Premiered at Venice Film Festival August 30, 2019

Released exclusively on Shudder August 6, 2020 

Not Rated

Runtime: 1hr 37mins 

RT: 97% critics, 61% audience 

Synopsis: A retired army general on trial for war crimes holes up with his family in their mansion while protestors gather outside. Inside the mansion the general is being haunted by the ghost of one of the many people he killed.


We decided it would probably be best if we watched something a little lighter next. With this in mind, our next movie will be Psycho Goreman, the newest feature from one half of the team that brought you The Void. If you’ve seen that one then you know we’re in store for something visually striking at the least. So check this one out and we’ll see you in two weeks.


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