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MIND BODY SPIRIT (2023) Meditates On The Horror Of Fitness Influencers

One of the most vain niches of influencer culture is the well-being and lifestyle influencers. The ones who tell you to go vegan, or do HIIT workouts that are perfectly curated to inspire envy and self-doubt. This is the sub-culture that Welcome Villan’s newest film Mind Body Spirit is steeped in.

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FERAL: A New Furry Friend Adventure From The Creators of Stray Dogs

From the creators of Stray Dogs, comes an all new furry friend adventure featuring three (mostly) fearless felines as they try to make their way home during a gruesome rabies outbreak. FERAL follows Ellsie, Lord Fluffy Britches, and Patch are indoor cats who have found themselves stranded in a forest without their human. The cats frantically look for a way home all while trying to avoid the infected “bad kind” animals. A single scratch or bite seals your fate as a feral, blood thirsty beast! 

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INFESTED (2022) Is A Few Legs Short Of Greatness

The list of spider-theme horror films isn’t a long one, and in 2024 we have already had more spider films released than the last 10 years combined. One of these films is the Shudder Original, Infested. Directed by Sébastien Vanicek, the new heir to the Evil Dead franchise, is “Infested” creepy and crawly?

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CINDERELLA'S REVENGE (2024) Is Bloody And Twisted, But Not Much Else

We got word of the new fairy tale turned horror movie, Cinderella’s Revenge, and we were keen to see how this story would be twisted and terrifying. Does it live up to those modest expectations, or is “Cinderella’s Revenge” another middling attempt at reviving nostalgia?

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - THE ABANDONED (UNEARTHED FILMS BLU RAY)

Perhaps it is time we re-expand our horizons and give ghosts another chance, which is why we are taking in Nacho Cerdà’s 2006 supernatural horror film, The Abandoned. Now with a slick new special edition from Unearthed Films will this scare us into believing in supernatural horror or remind us why we don’t?

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Dead and Gone Fishing?: "The Fisherman" by John Langan Takes A Look At The Intensity Of Grief

A literary masterpiece diving into the intensity of grief unlike anything I've ever read before, including Stephen King’s Pet Sematary (blasphemy, I know). Langan exposes and explores the hidden thoughts and dark feelings associated with loss in a nautical folktale that spans decades. Using two storylines that span decades, Langan interweaves the story of 'Der Fischer,' a German legend that has the power to bring the dead back to life. However, they do not return as they were in life; instead, they haunt and attack in search of victims to help bring power to Der Fischer.

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VOD of the Dead - DAMAGED (2024)

Over time, DTV became VOD now that physical media isn’t as ubiquitous as it once was, but that hasn’t stopped these films from continuing to be churned out. One such film is Damaged, from Lionsgate starring Samuel L. Jackson. Is this VOD thriller a diamond in the streaming rough, or is this more of a skidmark on the streaming superhighway?

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - NIGHT OF THE BLOOD MONSTER (BLUE UNDERGROUND BLU-RAY)

This historical horror story comes from none other than Jess Franco and one of his go-go leading men, Christopher Lee. In Night of the Blood Monster (aka Bloody Judge), we get to see the duo teaming up for a horrifying recount of Judge Jeffreys with a brand new Blu-Ray and 4K UHD disc out now from Blue Underground. Is this sordid tale a hallmark of the genre, or is it just another rehash of a film best left forgotten?

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Lone Wolf: Macabre Daily Tears Into Larry Fessenden’s “Blackout!”

Saint Patrick’s Day is lousy with werewolves.  If you went out in public on March 17th, chances are you’ve seen them. People who get so drunk that they enter a feral state and experience sudden bursts of rage that could harm innocent bystanders. But don’t worry.  They’ll pass out and forget what they’ve done when they wake up. Does any of that sound familiar when seen through a horror lens? Larry Fessenden asks us to look through it with his latest film, “Blackout” from Glass Eye Pix and Dark Sky Films.

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - LISA FRANKENSTEIN (UNIVERSAL BLU-RAY)

In 2024, nostalgia is now at epidemic levels as you can’t go too far without seeing a reboot, rehash, or revival of beloved series and characters. It’s also the backdrop for the Diablo Cody-penned and Zelda Williams-directed Lisa Frankenstein. A clever name, but is it just that or is there more to this nostalgia trip horror comedy?

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - POSSESSOR (SECOND SIGHT FILMS 4K UHD)

In Possessor, Brandon Cronenberg broke out to a much wider audience catapulting him into the stratosphere of young horror filmmakers. Now, Second Sight Film has worked its physical media wizardry and given this modern landmark film the deluxe edition it deserves. Is this set worth making space for?

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WINNIE-THE-POOH: BLOOD & HONEY 2 (2024) Is Bloody Sweet...Mostly (REVIEW)

Sometimes nostalgia is good for taking something familiar and turning it on its head, which is likely the best way to describe Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood And Honey 2, the recently released sequel from Rhys Frake-Waterfield that continues the story of the murderous bear from the 100-acre wood. Is this sequel more nostalgia-grifting, or does it take old ideas and recycle them into something desirable?

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