It always feels deeply emotional.
In Q&A’s, his perspective on casting & set design—and his personal connection to the source material or story—is remarkably insightful & inspiring.
He conveys this in a way that is incredibly poetic.
(1/2)
It always feels deeply emotional.
In Q&A’s, his perspective on casting & set design—and his personal connection to the source material or story—is remarkably insightful & inspiring.
He conveys this in a way that is incredibly poetic.
(1/2)
It always feels deeply emotional.
In Q&A’s, his perspective on casting & set design—and his personal connection to the source material or story—is remarkably insightful & inspiring.
He conveys this in a way that is incredibly poetic.
(1/2)
October 31, 2025
HALLOWEEN (1978)
Director: John Carpenter
Locked away 15yrs for murdering his sister, Michael Myers escapes, returning to his hometown of Haddonfield to find new victims on Halloween night.
Cast
Donald Pleasence
Jamie Lee Curtis
Rating
Letterboxd 3.8/5
IMDB 7.7/10
October 31, 2025
HALLOWEEN (1978)
Director: John Carpenter
Locked away 15yrs for murdering his sister, Michael Myers escapes, returning to his hometown of Haddonfield to find new victims on Halloween night.
Cast
Donald Pleasence
Jamie Lee Curtis
Rating
Letterboxd 3.8/5
IMDB 7.7/10
Black Sunday (1960)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
All the Colours of the Dark (1972)
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
The Beyond (1981)
May (2002)
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
Rift (2017)
Annihilation (2018)
Lisa Frankenstein (2024)
Get Out
Annihilation
Alien
Perfect Blue
Pan’s Labyrinth
I Saw the TV Glow
Sinners
Midsommar
10 Cloverfield Lane
The Neon Demon
- Friday the 13th
- Get Out
- House of Wax
- Hellraiser (2022)
- Blade (all three, let's be real here)
- The Craft (honorable mention: The Covenant, 2006, as it's The Craft For Boys)
- Pan's Labyrinth
- The Night House
- Let The Right One In
- Annihilation
Black Sunday (1960)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
All the Colours of the Dark (1972)
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
The Beyond (1981)
May (2002)
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
Rift (2017)
Annihilation (2018)
Lisa Frankenstein (2024)
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October 30, 2025
MAXXXINE (2024)
Director: Ti West
Adult film star & mass murder survivor, Maxine Minx, gets her big break in Hollywood, but is threatened by a stalker killing the people around her.
Cast
Mia Goth
Elizabeth Debicki
Moses Sumney
Rating
Letterboxd 3.1/5
IMDB 6.2/10
October 30, 2025
MAXXXINE (2024)
Director: Ti West
Adult film star & mass murder survivor, Maxine Minx, gets her big break in Hollywood, but is threatened by a stalker killing the people around her.
Cast
Mia Goth
Elizabeth Debicki
Moses Sumney
Rating
Letterboxd 3.1/5
IMDB 6.2/10
October 29, 2025
THE BURNING (1981)
Director: Tony Maylam
At a summer camp, a prank ends with a caretaker set on fire & left for dead. Years later, he rises to unleash vengeance on a new group of campers.
Cast
Brian Matthews
Leah Ayres
Brian Backer
Rating
Letterboxd 3.1/5
IMDB 6.2/10
October 29, 2025
THE BURNING (1981)
Director: Tony Maylam
At a summer camp, a prank ends with a caretaker set on fire & left for dead. Years later, he rises to unleash vengeance on a new group of campers.
Cast
Brian Matthews
Leah Ayres
Brian Backer
Rating
Letterboxd 3.1/5
IMDB 6.2/10
October 28, 2025
HEART EYES (2025)
Director: Josh Ruben
When the Heart Eyes Killer strikes Seattle, a cynical ad exec and her hopeless romantic new colleague are mistaken for a couple & become the next target.
Cast
Olivia Holt
Mason Gooding
Rating
Letterboxd 2.8/5
IMDB 6/10
October 28, 2025
HEART EYES (2025)
Director: Josh Ruben
When the Heart Eyes Killer strikes Seattle, a cynical ad exec and her hopeless romantic new colleague are mistaken for a couple & become the next target.
Cast
Olivia Holt
Mason Gooding
Rating
Letterboxd 2.8/5
IMDB 6/10
October 27, 2025
YOU’RE NEXT (2011)
Director: Adam Wingard
An estranged family seek to mend their ties at the weekend estate. As assailants in animal masks attack, the family must pull together or die.
Cast
Sharni Vinson
Nicholas Tucci
Wendy Glenn
Rating
Letterboxd 3.3/5
IMDB 6.6/10
October 27, 2025
YOU’RE NEXT (2011)
Director: Adam Wingard
An estranged family seek to mend their ties at the weekend estate. As assailants in animal masks attack, the family must pull together or die.
Cast
Sharni Vinson
Nicholas Tucci
Wendy Glenn
Rating
Letterboxd 3.3/5
IMDB 6.6/10
October 26, 2025
A BAY OF BLOOD (1971)
Director: Mario Bava
The murder of a countess begins a series of brutal killings in the surrounding area, as several vile characters try to seize her estate.
Cast
Claudine Auger
Luigi Pistilli
Claudio Volonté
Rating
Letterboxd 3.4/5
IMDB 6.5/10
October 26, 2025
A BAY OF BLOOD (1971)
Director: Mario Bava
The murder of a countess begins a series of brutal killings in the surrounding area, as several vile characters try to seize her estate.
Cast
Claudine Auger
Luigi Pistilli
Claudio Volonté
Rating
Letterboxd 3.4/5
IMDB 6.5/10
October 25, 2025
NEW NIGHTMARE (1994)
Director: Wes Craven
As Heather considers making another film, her son falls under the spell of Freddy Krueger. Heather must confront Freddy to save his soul.
Cast
Heather Langenkamp
Robert Englund
Miko Hughes
Rating
Letterboxd 3.3/5
IMDB 6.4/10
October 25, 2025
NEW NIGHTMARE (1994)
Director: Wes Craven
As Heather considers making another film, her son falls under the spell of Freddy Krueger. Heather must confront Freddy to save his soul.
Cast
Heather Langenkamp
Robert Englund
Miko Hughes
Rating
Letterboxd 3.3/5
IMDB 6.4/10
October 24, 2025
POSSUM (2018)
Director: Matthew Holness
Returning to his childhood home, a disgraced children's puppeteer is forced to confront his wicked stepfather & the secrets that have tortured him.
Cast
Sean Harris
Alun Armstrong
Rating
Letterboxd 3.2/5
IMDB 5.8/10
#horror
October 24, 2025
POSSUM (2018)
Director: Matthew Holness
Returning to his childhood home, a disgraced children's puppeteer is forced to confront his wicked stepfather & the secrets that have tortured him.
Cast
Sean Harris
Alun Armstrong
Rating
Letterboxd 3.2/5
IMDB 5.8/10
#horror
October 23, 2025
LIGHTS OUT (2016)
Director: David F Sandberg
Rebecca’s brother is experiencing events that once threatened her safety & sanity as a child— an entity tied to their mother
Cast
Teresa Palmer
Gabriel Bateman
Alexander DiPersia
Rating
Letterboxd 2.7/5
IMDB 6.3/10
#horror
October 23, 2025
LIGHTS OUT (2016)
Director: David F Sandberg
Rebecca’s brother is experiencing events that once threatened her safety & sanity as a child— an entity tied to their mother
Cast
Teresa Palmer
Gabriel Bateman
Alexander DiPersia
Rating
Letterboxd 2.7/5
IMDB 6.3/10
#horror
October 22, 2025
TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID (2017)
Director: Issa López
A group of five children try to survive the horrific violence of the cartels & the ghosts created every day by the drug war.
Cast
Paola Lara
Juan Ramón López
Ianis Guerrero
Rating
Letterboxd 3.6/5
IMDB 6.9/10
#horror
October 22, 2025
TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID (2017)
Director: Issa López
A group of five children try to survive the horrific violence of the cartels & the ghosts created every day by the drug war.
Cast
Paola Lara
Juan Ramón López
Ianis Guerrero
Rating
Letterboxd 3.6/5
IMDB 6.9/10
#horror
October 21, 2025
SINISTER (2012)
Director: Scott Derrickson
A struggling true-crime writer’s discovery of films depicting gruesome murders in his new home puts his family in danger
Cast
Ethan Hawk
Juliet Rylance
Fred Thompson
James Ransone
Rating
Letterboxd 3.4/5
IMDB 6.8/10
#horror
October 21, 2025
SINISTER (2012)
Director: Scott Derrickson
A struggling true-crime writer’s discovery of films depicting gruesome murders in his new home puts his family in danger
Cast
Ethan Hawk
Juliet Rylance
Fred Thompson
James Ransone
Rating
Letterboxd 3.4/5
IMDB 6.8/10
#horror
October 20, 2025
EVIL DEAD RISE (2023)
Director: Lee Cronin
A reunion of estranged sisters is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a bloody fight for survival.
Cast
Lily Sullivan
Alyssa Sutherland
Morgan Davies
Rating
Letterboxd 3.1/5
IMDB 6.5/10
October 20, 2025
EVIL DEAD RISE (2023)
Director: Lee Cronin
A reunion of estranged sisters is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a bloody fight for survival.
Cast
Lily Sullivan
Alyssa Sutherland
Morgan Davies
Rating
Letterboxd 3.1/5
IMDB 6.5/10
October 19, 2025
HOST (2020)
Director: Rob Savage
6 friends conduct a seance via Zoom during lockdown & soon realize they have mistakenly summoned something demonic.
Cast
Haley Bishop
Radina Drandova
Jemma Moore
Caroline Ward
Emma Webb
Rating
Letterboxd 3.2/5
IMDB 6.5/10
#horror
October 19, 2025
HOST (2020)
Director: Rob Savage
6 friends conduct a seance via Zoom during lockdown & soon realize they have mistakenly summoned something demonic.
Cast
Haley Bishop
Radina Drandova
Jemma Moore
Caroline Ward
Emma Webb
Rating
Letterboxd 3.2/5
IMDB 6.5/10
#horror
October 18, 2025
DEAD RINGERS (1988)
Director: David Cronenberg
Twin gynaecologists specializing in women’s fertility, begin dating a patient as one person. Leading to obsession, & the destruction of each other.
Cast
Jeremy Irons
Geneviève Bujold
Rating
Letterboxd 3.8/5
IMDB 7.2/10
October 18, 2025
DEAD RINGERS (1988)
Director: David Cronenberg
Twin gynaecologists specializing in women’s fertility, begin dating a patient as one person. Leading to obsession, & the destruction of each other.
Cast
Jeremy Irons
Geneviève Bujold
Rating
Letterboxd 3.8/5
IMDB 7.2/10
October 17, 2025
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978)
Director: Philip Kaufman
A health inspector discovers that humans are being replaced by alien duplicates; each a perfect clone, but lack empathy & humanity.
Cast
Brooke Adams
Donald Sutherland
Rating
Letterboxd 3.9/5
IMDB 7.4/10
October 17, 2025
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978)
Director: Philip Kaufman
A health inspector discovers that humans are being replaced by alien duplicates; each a perfect clone, but lack empathy & humanity.
Cast
Brooke Adams
Donald Sutherland
Rating
Letterboxd 3.9/5
IMDB 7.4/10
October 16, 2025
POSSESSION (1981)
Director: Andrzej Żuławski
After an affair is revealed to her husband, an obsession over her infidelity sparks a series of violent events & both are pulled into a state of madness.
Cast
Isabelle Adjani
Sam Neill
Rating
Letterboxd 4/5
IMDB 7.2/10
October 16, 2025
POSSESSION (1981)
Director: Andrzej Żuławski
After an affair is revealed to her husband, an obsession over her infidelity sparks a series of violent events & both are pulled into a state of madness.
Cast
Isabelle Adjani
Sam Neill
Rating
Letterboxd 4/5
IMDB 7.2/10
October 15, 2025
TOGETHER (2025)
Director: Michael Shanks
A couple finds themselves in uncharted territory after a move to the countryside, where a supernatural encounter threatens to corrupt their lives, love, & flesh
Cast
Alison Brie
Dave Franco
Rating
Letterboxd 3.3/5
IMDB 6.7/10
October 15, 2025
TOGETHER (2025)
Director: Michael Shanks
A couple finds themselves in uncharted territory after a move to the countryside, where a supernatural encounter threatens to corrupt their lives, love, & flesh
Cast
Alison Brie
Dave Franco
Rating
Letterboxd 3.3/5
IMDB 6.7/10
October 14, 2025
IN MY SKIN (2002)
Director: Marina de Van
A young woman is sent on a downward spiral after she’s wounded outside a party, & becomes a catalyst for a deep obsession with her own body.
Cast
Marina de Van
Laurent Lucas
Léa Drucker
Rating
Letterboxd 3.5/5
IMDB 6.2/10
October 14, 2025
IN MY SKIN (2002)
Director: Marina de Van
A young woman is sent on a downward spiral after she’s wounded outside a party, & becomes a catalyst for a deep obsession with her own body.
Cast
Marina de Van
Laurent Lucas
Léa Drucker
Rating
Letterboxd 3.5/5
IMDB 6.2/10
October 13, 2025
BRING HER BACK (2025)
Director: Michael & Danny Philippou
Two orphaned step-siblings find themselves in the middle of an occult ritual run by their new foster mother.
Cast
Billy Barratt
Sora Wong
Jonah Wren Phillips
Sally Hawkins
Rating
Letterboxd 3.7/5
IMDB 7.2/10
October 13, 2025
BRING HER BACK (2025)
Director: Michael & Danny Philippou
Two orphaned step-siblings find themselves in the middle of an occult ritual run by their new foster mother.
Cast
Billy Barratt
Sora Wong
Jonah Wren Phillips
Sally Hawkins
Rating
Letterboxd 3.7/5
IMDB 7.2/10
October 12, 2025
THE UGLY STEPSISTER (2025)
Director: Emilie Blichfeldt
A young girl competes against her seemingly perfect stepsister in a bloody battle for beauty, & the affections of a Prince.
Cast
Lea Myren
Thea Sofie Loch Næss
Ane Dahl Torp
Rating
Letterboxd 3.7/5
IMDB 7/10
October 12, 2025
THE UGLY STEPSISTER (2025)
Director: Emilie Blichfeldt
A young girl competes against her seemingly perfect stepsister in a bloody battle for beauty, & the affections of a Prince.
Cast
Lea Myren
Thea Sofie Loch Næss
Ane Dahl Torp
Rating
Letterboxd 3.7/5
IMDB 7/10