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“Yellowjackets” Season 2 Review – Season Finale Closes This Chapter in a Blaze of Devastation

May 26, 2023 Meagan Navarro Reviews, Showtime, TV, Yellowjackets

This is it. The season finale of “Yellowjackets” Season 2, “Storytelling,” closes the loop on this chapter and overarching plot threads with fiery devastation. Karyn Kusama (Jennifer’s Body, The Invitation) returns to direct for the first time since the premiere, bringing some of the show’s themes full circle. While “Storytelling” may not bring the intense thrills of the last episode’s wilderness hunt, […]

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Chattanooga Film Festival 2023’s Final Wave Includes SCREAMBOX’s Sci-Fi Horror ‘Subject’ and More

May 26, 2023 Meagan Navarro Chattanooga 2023, Chattanooga Film Festival, Movies, Screambox, Subject

Upcoming SCREAMBOX sci-fi horror movie Subject is among the densely packed final wave of programming for the upcoming Chattanooga Film Festival! The Chattanooga Film Festival 2023 returns in person and virtually for its tenth year, taking place June 23 through 29! The beloved festival will return to an in person event for the first time since 2019, from June […]

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‘The Boogeyman’ Review – A Familiar Grief Metaphor Delivers on Potent Scares

May 25, 2023 Meagan Navarro Reviews, Rob Savage, Sophie Thatcher, Stephen King, The Boogeyman

The Boogeyman, directed by Rob Savage (Host) with a screenplay by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place, 65) and Mark Heyman (Black Swan), draws from Stephen King‘s 1973 short story of the same title. Rather than presenting a straightforward adaptation of King’s text, however, The Boogeyman uses its narrative as the film’s inciting event, acting as a spiritual […]

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‘The Wrath of Becky’ Directors and Star Lulu Wilson Preview the Bigger, Bloodier Sequel [Interview]

May 22, 2023 Meagan Navarro Interviews, Lulu Wilson, The Wrath of Becky

Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote (The Open House) wrote and directed The Wrath of Becky, a sequel to the violent home invasion film that made headlines back in 2020. In the film, “Two years after she escaped a violent attack on her family, Becky attempts to rebuild her life in the care of an older woman – a […]

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‘Failure!’ – Ted Raimi Previews Ambitious, Violent, Single-Take Thriller Ahead of Cannes Debut [Exclusive]

May 19, 2023 Meagan Navarro Cannes, Exclusives, failure, Interviews, Ted Raimi

Actor Ted Raimi loves horror so much that he’s dedicated much of his career to it, providing fans with an endless array of memorable characters from Evil Dead II’s Henrietta to last year’s morally complex Travis Hackett in video game The Quarry. Up next for the horror stalwart is Failure!, an ambitious, violent thriller premiering this Sunday under the […]

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“Yellowjackets” Season 2 Review – The Wild Rumpus Begins in the Penultimate Episode

May 19, 2023 Meagan Navarro Reviews, Showtime, TV, Yellowjackets

The penultimate episode of “Yellowjackets” Season 2, “It Chooses” bides its time laying out all cards on the table before taking giant strides toward the wild hunt teased in the series’ opening. Things look dire for the group, both in the past and present. The careful plotting this week builds to a soul-shaking conclusion that […]

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‘Sister Death’ – Netflix Debuts Teaser for Upcoming ‘Veronica’ Prequel from ‘[REC]’ Director

May 18, 2023 Meagan Navarro Movies, Netflix, Paco Plaza, Sister Death, Veronica

From the co-director of [REC], Paco Plaza‘s movie Veronica is getting a prequel with Sister Death (aka Hermana Muerte), and Netflix has debuted a teaser to coincide with the announcement that the horror film is slated to open this year’s Sitges Film Festival. The eerie teaser comes this morning via the the official account Netflix España. The teaser establishes a scary tone, more than […]

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The Etheria Film Festival Unveils 10th Anniversary Lineup, Dates, and Pays Tribute to Actress Brinke Stevens [Exclusive]

May 18, 2023 Meagan Navarro Exclusives

The Etheria Film Festival, a showcase of new horror, science fiction, and fantasy films directed by women, turns 10 this year, and they’re celebrating accordingly. And Bloody Disgusting can exclusively unveil what’s in store for this year’s fest, along with a sneak peek trailer. The annual festivities will kick off with a live event in […]

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“Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” – Showrunner Tze Chun on Joe Dante’s Advice and Staying True to the ‘Gremlins’ Brand [Interview]

May 18, 2023 Meagan Navarro Gremlins, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, Interviews, Tze Chun

The upcoming “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” (read my review) puts an animated spin on the popular horror-comedy franchise, packed with unexpected folklore and mythology, and it’s coming to Max on May 23, 2023. The half-hour animated series from WB Animation and Amblin TV is set in 1920s Shanghai and tells how 10-year-old Sam Wing (voiced […]

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“Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” Review – Enchanting Expansion Captures the Spirit of the Original Films

May 17, 2023 Meagan Navarro Gremlins, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, Reviews

Almost forty years ago, Joe Dante introduced the eternally adorable Gizmo, a strange furry mogwai, in Gremlins. The Mogwai comes with strict rules that, when broken, invite terror in the form of monstrous green offspring, unleashing gateway Amblin horror with a dark edge. Its animated prequel series, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, could’ve easily coasted on an origin […]

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Five Action Horror Movies to Stream This Week

May 15, 2023 Meagan Navarro Battle Royale, Blade, Editorials, featured, Prey, Revenge, Stay Home Watch Horror, The Seventh Curse, topnews

The gory action-horror movie Project Wolf Hunting is now exclusively available to stream on SCREAMBOX and Hi-YAH. The high-octane splatterfest spills buckets of blood and paints the seas red with arterial spray as dangerous convicts aboard a cargo ship unite in a coordinated escape. Of course, they’re not the only threat the guards face. This week’s streaming picks are dedicated to action […]

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‘Hellboy: The Crooked Man’ – Principal Photography Wraps on Folk Horror Reboot

May 15, 2023 Meagan Navarro Hellboy, Hellboy: The Crooked Man, Mike Mignola, Movies

Millennium Media is developing a new live-action Hellboy film, Hellboy: The Crooked Man, with Brian Taylor (Crank, Gamer, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Mom and Dad) directing the movie. Hellboy creator Mike Mignola took to social media to reveal that principal photography has wrapped. Mignola said via Instagram, “I wasn’t on set for this one but they have been […]

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“The Muppets Mayhem” – Peter Jackson’s Surprise Cameo Brings ‘Meet the Feebles’ Crossover to Disney+ Show

May 12, 2023 Meagan Navarro meet the feebles, Peter Jackson, The Muppets Mayhem, TV

All ten episodes of “The Muppets Mayhem“ dropped on Disney+ earlier this week, sending beloved Muppet band, The Electric Mayhem, on a musical journey to record their first album. In true Muppet style, the journey comes with a slew of notable cameos, including a shocking horror crossover we never would’ve anticipated in a million years. A surprising uncredited […]

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Radio Silence’s Monster Thriller For Universal Adds Kevin Durand to Growing Cast

May 12, 2023 Meagan Navarro Kevin Durand, Movies, Radio Silence

The cast for Radio Silence‘s (V/H/S, Southbound, Scream, Scream VI) mysterious “Untitled Monster Thriller” for Universal is shaping up to be monstrous in size and talent. Hot on the heels of announcing Dan Stevens among the lineup, Deadline reports that Kevin Durand (Tragedy Girls, “The Strain”) has joined the cast. While details of course remain under […]

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“Yellowjackets” Season 2 Review – Episode Seven Forces Its Characters to Face Harrowing Truths

May 12, 2023 Meagan Navarro Reviews, Showtime, TV, Yellowjackets

Episode seven of “Yellowjackets” Season 2, “Burial,” offers a temporary calm after episode six’s tempestuous storm. As the season faces its final few episodes, “Burial” dials back the turbulent intensity just enough to develop individual character arcs further as the Yellowjackets finally reunite. Episode seven explores the fallout of “Qui,” forcing its characters to confront truths, grapple with […]

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