Chuck Russell makes a triumphant and gloriously over-the-top return to the horror genre with Witchboard, a deliriously fun reimagining of the 1986 cult classic. The filmmaker behind A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and The Blob is clearly in his element, blending practical effects, camp, and chaos into a film that feels like a 1990s VHS treasure, rewound and reborn in a high-def 2024 package. Set in the voodoo-rich atmosphere of New Orleans, Witchboard introduces us to Emily and Christian, a couple opening an organic café in the French Quarter.
Read MoreWeapons (2025)
There’s a moment early in Weapons, the kind that etches itself into your mind long after the credits roll, where seventeen children silently flee their homes at exactly 2:17 a.m., arms outstretched like birds in flight. Set to George Harrison’s haunting “Beware the Darkness,” this chilling image encapsulates everything writer-director Zach Cregger brings to the table: dread, elegance, mystery, and an unshakable grip on the surreal. Welcome back to the twisted fairy tale logic of one of horror’s freshest voices.
Read MoreThe Mannequin (2025) #HHFF
In The Mannequin, director John Berardo returns to the horror genre with a slick, visually appealing ghost story centered around trauma, legacy, and the fashion industry. While the film starts strong and features some undeniably creepy moments, its inconsistent pacing and tonal shifts ultimately hold it back from becoming a modern horror standout. The story follows Liana Rojas, a creatively blocked stylist assistant who moves into a historic downtown Los Angeles building, one that also happens to be the site of her sister’s mysterious death.
Read MoreBury Me When I'm Dead (2025)
At its core, Bury Me When I’m Dead is a meditation on grief, regret, and the quiet ways we haunt ourselves. Director Seabold Krebs crafts a moody, slow-burning character piece wrapped in the skin of a supernatural thriller, delivering something that feels as intimate as a confession and as unsettling as a whisper in an empty room. The film follows Henry, a man buckling under the weight of guilt after failing to keep his wife Catherine’s final wish: to be buried in the woods of her childhood home.
Read MoreThe Haunting of Prince Dom Pedro (2025)
What if your high school history class came back to literally haunt you? That’s the bizarre but oddly compelling premise behind The Haunting of Prince Dom Pedro, an indie supernatural comedy that gleefully mashes up haunted house tropes, teen slasher parody, historical satire, and musical numbers into one sprawling fever dream of a film. Directed by Don Swanson and written by Joe Fishel, this offbeat experiment is equal parts spoof and sincere homage to the kind of films most would call “so bad, they’re good.”
Read MoreFear Street: Prom Queen (2025)
Welcome back to Shadyside—where the blood never dries and the drama never ends. Fear Street: Prom Queen, the latest installment in the R.L. Stine-inspired series, hits Netflix on May 23, delivering a retro-styled slasher that plays like Carrie meets I Know What You Did Last Summer with a synth-drenched, neon glow-up. Directed by Matt Palmer and co-written with Donald McLeary, Prom Queen dives into the cutthroat world of high school royalty in 1988.
Read MoreDrop (2025) #BluRay
From the twisted mind of Happy Death Day director Christopher Landon comes Drop, a lean, adrenaline-spiked thriller that gleefully blends paranoia, tech-fueled dread, and razor-sharp tension into a brisk 95-minute ride. Now available to own physically for the first time, Drop gets the kind of home release that enhances its already tense atmosphere, delivering strong visual and audio presentation alongside compelling bonus content that fans of the film will genuinely appreciate. The story centers on Violet, a widowed mother whose attempt at reentering the dating world turns nightmarish when a romantic dinner with the seemingly perfect Henry is interrupted by a series of sinister, anonymous messages.
Read MoreRuss Meyer’s Motorpsycho and Up! (2025) #BluRay
Severin Films continues its inspired partnership with The Russ Meyer Charitable Trust, this time resurrecting two more fever dreams from the vault of cinema’s most notorious breast-centric auteur. Following the impressive release of The Vixen Trilogy, Severin’s new 4K and Blu-ray box sets of Motorpsycho and Up! are packed with extras, archival features, and fresh restorations that make them essential for longtime fans and newcomers alike. While both films reflect different ends of Meyer’s career, they each stand as bizarrely entertaining entries in his canon of carnality, chaos, and camp.
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