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Who's a good boy? Who's a Good Boy?
Indy, that's who! And he's got the Astra Award to prove it.
#SupportIndieHorror #DogsRule #HorrorFamily #AstraAwards #HorrorSky
Indy, that's who! And he's got the Astra Award to prove it.
#SupportIndieHorror #DogsRule #HorrorFamily #AstraAwards #HorrorSky
Indy the Dog wins Astra Award for Best Acting in a Horror/Thriller for Good Boy!
The 9th Annual Astra Awards awarded Indy the Best Performance in a Horror or Thriller. WOOF! Score one for the canines! Check out our interview with the director, Ben Leonberg, here.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Who's a good boy? Who's a Good Boy?
Indy, that's who! And he's got the Astra Award to prove it.
#SupportIndieHorror #DogsRule #HorrorFamily #AstraAwards #HorrorSky
Indy, that's who! And he's got the Astra Award to prove it.
#SupportIndieHorror #DogsRule #HorrorFamily #AstraAwards #HorrorSky
Can it be? The first Sam Raimi horror flick since Drag Me To Hell (2009)? Whatever it turns out to be, all of us at The Scariest Things are beyond excited for it! Because of that, we’ve got the trailer right here for all of you. Bring on that Raimi genre goodness! #HorrorFamily #Trailer #HorrorSky
Trailer Alert! Send Help (2026)
Get ready for a thrilling ride with Send Help, the latest horror film from Sam Raimi, starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien.
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January 7, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Can it be? The first Sam Raimi horror flick since Drag Me To Hell (2009)? Whatever it turns out to be, all of us at The Scariest Things are beyond excited for it! Because of that, we’ve got the trailer right here for all of you. Bring on that Raimi genre goodness! #HorrorFamily #Trailer #HorrorSky
Grief, the search for understanding, and the hope for closure drive We Bury the Dead. Zombie fare enthusiasts should consider it required viewing. We Bury the Dead, from Vertical, opened nationwide in theaters on January 2, 2026. #Zombies #HorrorFamily #HorrorSky
We Bury the Dead (2024): Review
WE BURY THE DEAD horror film review
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January 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Grief, the search for understanding, and the hope for closure drive We Bury the Dead. Zombie fare enthusiasts should consider it required viewing. We Bury the Dead, from Vertical, opened nationwide in theaters on January 2, 2026. #Zombies #HorrorFamily #HorrorSky
The fine folks at Black Mandala are kicking off the new year with the trailer, poster, and images for Lily’s Ritual (El Ritual de Lily; Spain, 2025), a throwback Spanish supernatural horror from director Manu Herrera that features impressive practical makeup and gore effects. #SpanishHorror
Trailer Alert! LILY'S RITUAL
Trailer alert for Spanish horror film LILY'S RITUAL
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January 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
The fine folks at Black Mandala are kicking off the new year with the trailer, poster, and images for Lily’s Ritual (El Ritual de Lily; Spain, 2025), a throwback Spanish supernatural horror from director Manu Herrera that features impressive practical makeup and gore effects. #SpanishHorror
V/H/S Halloween is thematically consistent, but it is also consistently shoddy. There are so many talented short film writers out there. It could be so much more. #HotTake #AnthologyHorror #HorrorFamily #HorrorSky
V/H/S: Halloween (2025): Review
★1/2 out of ★★★★★ Intensity 🩸🩸🩸 out of 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸 Hot take: It's time to shelve the V/H/S franchise and do an autopsy scrub. V/H/S Halloween is the latest iteration of the venerable horror anthology franch...
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January 7, 2026 at 5:44 PM
V/H/S Halloween is thematically consistent, but it is also consistently shoddy. There are so many talented short film writers out there. It could be so much more. #HotTake #AnthologyHorror #HorrorFamily #HorrorSky
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Time for the year end wrap up here at The Scariest Things where our reviewers pick out their favorites from the past year. See? The holidays aren't ONLY about drunk relatives and porch pirates! #Top10 #2025YearEnd #HorrorFamily #HorrorSky
The Best Horror Movies of 2025: Robert's List
Join us for the Top 10 wrap-up showcasing the best content we encountered this year. Discover the highlights you need to see!
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December 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Time for the year end wrap up here at The Scariest Things where our reviewers pick out their favorites from the past year. See? The holidays aren't ONLY about drunk relatives and porch pirates! #Top10 #2025YearEnd #HorrorFamily #HorrorSky
The end of the year means delivering on our opinions of the Best Horror Movies of 2025. Every year, I exclaim that we are in the midst of a Horror Renaissance. Never has that feeling felt more impactful than this past year. #Top10 #2025YearEnd #HorrorFamily #HorrorSky
The Best Horror Movies of 2025: Eric Li's List
It's time to deliver the best horror movies of 2025, according to Eric Li of The Scariest Things. Success. That's how this year will be evaluated. Good movies that made bank.
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December 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The end of the year means delivering on our opinions of the Best Horror Movies of 2025. Every year, I exclaim that we are in the midst of a Horror Renaissance. Never has that feeling felt more impactful than this past year. #Top10 #2025YearEnd #HorrorFamily #HorrorSky
Consider Feel Good Horror as a palate cleanser for those of you looking for a bit of optimism and good vibes in your horror movies. Triumph over evil! Protagonists for the win! It’s time for some emotional healing through horror! #Podcast #HorrorFamily #HorrorSky
Feel-Good Horror: Episode 206
Feel good horror is the antidote for mean horror. These are the movies you go back to as comfort material. Fist pumping, fun, and enjoyable every time.
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December 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Consider Feel Good Horror as a palate cleanser for those of you looking for a bit of optimism and good vibes in your horror movies. Triumph over evil! Protagonists for the win! It’s time for some emotional healing through horror! #Podcast #HorrorFamily #HorrorSky
I’ll bet you never really trusted Kombucha, right? This is a little indie film that clawed its way up from the short film stage. It definitely succeeded in broadening the short-film premise into something bigger. #SupportIndieHorror #HorrorSky
Kombucha (2025): Review
Kombucha successfully graduates from its short film roots to the feature film big leagues. with its mix of body horror and dark economic satire.
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December 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I’ll bet you never really trusted Kombucha, right? This is a little indie film that clawed its way up from the short film stage. It definitely succeeded in broadening the short-film premise into something bigger. #SupportIndieHorror #HorrorSky
Horror! The studios are cranked up. Writers are writing. Genre was the word on the tips of Hollyweird’s collective tongues. 2025 had exceptionally inventive offerings! Making our jobs at the Scariest Things Podcast so easy, and our ability to throw together a top ten list even easier! #Top10 #2025
Best Horror Movies of 2025: Mike's List
Delve into the best horror films of 2025. Explore major releases making waves in the horror genre this year.
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December 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Horror! The studios are cranked up. Writers are writing. Genre was the word on the tips of Hollyweird’s collective tongues. 2025 had exceptionally inventive offerings! Making our jobs at the Scariest Things Podcast so easy, and our ability to throw together a top ten list even easier! #Top10 #2025
False start. Production team. Five-yard penalty. Retry third down. Him (2025) is a rare commodity: a sports horror film, and sadly, it fumbled the opportunity away. #SportsHorror #HorrorSky #HorrorFamily
Him (2025): Review
Him (2025): Given a chance to be a breakout sports horror film, Him fumbles its opportunity. It manages to be both stylish and dull at the same time.
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December 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
False start. Production team. Five-yard penalty. Retry third down. Him (2025) is a rare commodity: a sports horror film, and sadly, it fumbled the opportunity away. #SportsHorror #HorrorSky #HorrorFamily
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Remembering genre legend Udo Kier, who has sadly passed away at 81 years old.
Udo Kier: 10 Of His Weirdest And Wildest Horror Roles
Remembering genre legend Udo Kier, who has sadly passed away at 81 years old.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Remembering genre legend Udo Kier, who has sadly passed away at 81 years old.
The Long Walk is a simple, well-executed story. It oozes Stephen King’s trademark pop-horror tropes: normal people pitted against long odds, with grotesque consequences. Brutal, gritty, and showcasing some stellar performances by David Jonsson and Cooper Hoffman. #HorrorSky #StephenKing #Walking
The Long Walk (2025): Review
The Long Walk takes follows a group of young men competing in a marathon walk that ends with one winner and 49 corpses. A Stephen King Story.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:56 AM
The Long Walk is a simple, well-executed story. It oozes Stephen King’s trademark pop-horror tropes: normal people pitted against long odds, with grotesque consequences. Brutal, gritty, and showcasing some stellar performances by David Jonsson and Cooper Hoffman. #HorrorSky #StephenKing #Walking
This is 100% a fun popcorn thriller. If you are looking for a night of cat-and-mouse theater, this is an excellent pick. For fans of shark horror, this one's a cut above. It doesn’t rise to the raw terror of Open Water or the pinnacle of Jaws, but it should put a smile on your face. #HorrorSky
Dangerous Animals (2025): Review
Dangerous Animals puts a new twist on the serial killer trope, with a psychopath who films captive humans as shark bait for kicks.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM
This is 100% a fun popcorn thriller. If you are looking for a night of cat-and-mouse theater, this is an excellent pick. For fans of shark horror, this one's a cut above. It doesn’t rise to the raw terror of Open Water or the pinnacle of Jaws, but it should put a smile on your face. #HorrorSky
The revisioning of the Predator franchise is in full swing and continues to impress. A rite of passage movie that oozes with warrior ethos. It's a fantastic creature feature harkening back to the days of Ray Harryhausen! #CreatureFeature #HorrorSky #Yautja
Predator: Badlands (2025): Review
Predator: Badlands flips the Predator formula by following a young Yautja warrior on a redemptive epic quest of honor, with the help of a chatty half-android.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
The revisioning of the Predator franchise is in full swing and continues to impress. A rite of passage movie that oozes with warrior ethos. It's a fantastic creature feature harkening back to the days of Ray Harryhausen! #CreatureFeature #HorrorSky #Yautja
A highly entertaining slice of fright fare that opens with a night terrors/curse plot and then later on adds unexpected backstory that heightens the suspense. Winner of the Silver Audience Award at Brooklyn Horror Film Festival! #HorrorSky #Nightmares #HorrorFamily
Parasomnia (2025) Review: Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2025
PARASOMNIA Brooklyn Horror Film Festival review
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November 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
A highly entertaining slice of fright fare that opens with a night terrors/curse plot and then later on adds unexpected backstory that heightens the suspense. Winner of the Silver Audience Award at Brooklyn Horror Film Festival! #HorrorSky #Nightmares #HorrorFamily
In the mood for some throwback science-fiction horror set in the world of pornographic filmmaking? Mar.ia (Argentina, 2023) has you covered. The film blends female revenge and women’s empowerment themes with bloody violence galore, and we have the trailer and poster reveals for you. #HorrorSky
Trailer Alert! MAR.IA
The Scariest Things has the trailer and poster reveal for Argentinian sci-fi horror MAR.IA.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
In the mood for some throwback science-fiction horror set in the world of pornographic filmmaking? Mar.ia (Argentina, 2023) has you covered. The film blends female revenge and women’s empowerment themes with bloody violence galore, and we have the trailer and poster reveals for you. #HorrorSky
If you’re okay with the slower pacing of older horror movies, and don’t mind being a little lost at times, Messiah of Evil is completely worth the watch. And maybe you can finally figure out who the “Messiah of Evil” is once and for all. #MessiahOfEvil #HorrorSky #HorrorFamily
Deep Cuts from the Horror Archive: Messiah of Evil (1973) Review
Messiah of Evil offers a deliciously confusing early 70s cross between art film and horror, setting the stage for horror tropes to come.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
If you’re okay with the slower pacing of older horror movies, and don’t mind being a little lost at times, Messiah of Evil is completely worth the watch. And maybe you can finally figure out who the “Messiah of Evil” is once and for all. #MessiahOfEvil #HorrorSky #HorrorFamily
If you're a fan of the Corman era Poe interpretations from the '60s, you'll be right at home here. This is not a period tale so it isn’t a costume drama, but it does strike the same tones. Read the short story. It will inform you of the background, without actually spoiling anything. #HPLFF2025
Edgar Allan Poe's The Oval Portrait (2025) Review: H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival
★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★ Intensity: 🩸 out of 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸 Edgar Allan Poe's The Oval Portrait is an adaptation of one of Poe's shortest works. It visits the intersection where life, art, and death collide. The st...
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October 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
If you're a fan of the Corman era Poe interpretations from the '60s, you'll be right at home here. This is not a period tale so it isn’t a costume drama, but it does strike the same tones. Read the short story. It will inform you of the background, without actually spoiling anything. #HPLFF2025
Betrayal. At its core, A Blind Bargain is a movie about the worst kind of betrayal you can imagine. Desperation and greed convince a troubled Vietnam veteran to submit his own mother to the schemes of a mad scientist. #HPLFF2025 #FilmFestival #HorrorSky
A Blind Bargain (2025) Review: H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival
Crispin Glover gets his mad science groove on in Paul Bunnell's 1970s remake of a lost Lon Chaney Sr. silent film, where a young addict makes a Faustian Deal by selling his mom out for a science exper...
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October 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Betrayal. At its core, A Blind Bargain is a movie about the worst kind of betrayal you can imagine. Desperation and greed convince a troubled Vietnam veteran to submit his own mother to the schemes of a mad scientist. #HPLFF2025 #FilmFestival #HorrorSky
Curiosity is a dangerous thing. In cosmic horror, the exploration of truths can lead to fates worse than death, and yet, people will still seek to know things they really should leave alone. #HPLFF2025 #FilmFestival #HorrorSky
Tribe (2025) Review: H.P Lovecraft Film Festival
In Tribe, a desperate man lost in the mountains has to reconstruct his past to understand how he reached the edge of insanity
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October 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Curiosity is a dangerous thing. In cosmic horror, the exploration of truths can lead to fates worse than death, and yet, people will still seek to know things they really should leave alone. #HPLFF2025 #FilmFestival #HorrorSky
The long-sought-after German animated mystery about a series of unsolved murders among a group of domestic cats. Part detective story, Gothic mystery, and occult horror! Involving death cults, genetic experimentation, and a mysterious martyr religion. #HorrorSky #AnimatedHorror
Felidae (1994) Review
FELIDAE animated horror film review
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October 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The long-sought-after German animated mystery about a series of unsolved murders among a group of domestic cats. Part detective story, Gothic mystery, and occult horror! Involving death cults, genetic experimentation, and a mysterious martyr religion. #HorrorSky #AnimatedHorror
Once again loaded with first-rate jump scares and fantastic period piece production design. The ghost story this time out is a muddled mess, though, and some of the secondary characters feel forced. #Conjuring #HorrorSky
The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) Review
The Conjuring: Last Rites is a solid closeout of the franchise for Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. (Probably) Great jump scares are offset by a confusing ghost backstory.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Once again loaded with first-rate jump scares and fantastic period piece production design. The ghost story this time out is a muddled mess, though, and some of the secondary characters feel forced. #Conjuring #HorrorSky
It should come as no surprise, or for some of you it will come as a massive surprise, but the Toxic Avenger is a great film. Not just a fun romp at the movies, but a true-blue, brilliant piece of horror wrapped in some of the best satire seen in years! #HorrorSky #ToxicAvenger
Toxic Avenger review (2025)
Discover why the Toxic Avenger is a brilliant piece of horror satire. Read our in-depth Toxic Avenger review now!
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September 16, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It should come as no surprise, or for some of you it will come as a massive surprise, but the Toxic Avenger is a great film. Not just a fun romp at the movies, but a true-blue, brilliant piece of horror wrapped in some of the best satire seen in years! #HorrorSky #ToxicAvenger