Dolls (1987) + Poltergeist (1982) Revisited With Horror Roulette Podcast Explicit

Grave Tone collabs with Horror Roulette Podcast for a Childhood Trauma double feature: Dolls (1987) and Poltergeist (1982). We revisit the scenes that wrecked us as kids—porcelain terror, clown panic, tree-eating chaos, and peak 80s practical effects—plus the surprisingly funny moments we forgot.
Revisiting Dolls (1987) and Poltergeist (1982), Grave Tone and Horror Roulette Podcast unpack childhood trauma, fear of dolls, and horror movies that still haunt us.

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Why Universal’s Dark Universe Failed (The Mummy 2017 & the Monsterverse That Never Was) Explicit

Universal tried to launch a shared “Monster MCU” — and it collapsed almost immediately. We break down how Dracula Untold and The Mummy (2017) set the Dark Universe up to fail, why the tone was so confused, and how later monster reboots proved the idea could work.
A postmortem of Universal’s Dark Universe: how The Mummy (2017) derailed the plan, what went wrong creatively, and why the monster MCU never happened.

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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple REVIEW — Ralph Fiennes, Cult Horror, and a PERFECT Zombie Sequel Explicit

Meaghan and Arthur give first impressions of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple—a surprisingly smart, stunning zombie sequel with killer performances, wild cult energy, and a Bone Temple setpiece we can’t stop thinking about. (Light spoilers later.)
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple review, every critic says it is worse, we say it's so much better.

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We Saw PRIMATE Early: The Gnarliest Kill Happens Before Minute Five Explicit

Grave Tone is back from an early screening of Primate (2026)—a rabies-fueled killer chimp creature feature set in remote Hawaii. We break down spoiler-free reactions, our scores, the wild practical/CG effects, and then dive into full spoilers (smart characters, gnarly kills, and those tense “silent” POV moments).
Early, spoiler-light review of PRIMATE: we break down that jaw-dropping cold open kill (before minute five), Troy Kotsur’s standout turn, and whether this creature feature roars.

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We Bury the Dead Review: Ending Explained, The Zombie Baby Twist & What It Means Explicit

We’re back with a spoiler-filled review of We Bury the Dead (2026)—the Tasmania-set zombie thriller starring Daisy Ridley. We break down what works (visuals, performances, creepy undead moments) and what totally didn’t (clichés, pacing, and an ending choice we can’t stop debating).
We Bury the Dead review: Daisy Ridley and killer zombie design impress, but the story stumbles. Theater-worthy or skip it?

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The Plague (2025) Review: A Coming-of-Age Horror Film That Hits Way Too Close to Home Explicit

We review The Plague, Charlie Polinger’s coming-of-age psychological horror set at a boys’ water polo camp—where a cruel “plague” game turns insecurity into something monstrous. Spoilers included as we unpack the score, performances, body-horror metaphor, and why it hits so uncomfortably close to home.
A disturbing and realistic horror film about adolescence, bullying, and body horror at summer camp. The Plague (2025) is one of the year’s most talked-about movies.

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Top 10 Horror Movies of 2025 Ranked Explicit

Megan and Arthur count down their Top 10 horror movies of 2025—the biggest releases, the under-the-radar surprises, and the films that stuck with them long after the credits (no spoilers).
We rank the top 10 horror movies of 2025—from surprise hits to festival favorites. No spoilers, just honest picks from two die-hard fans of horror cinema.

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Horror Author Jonathan Janz on Why Horror’s Having a 2025 Moment

Horror author Jonathan Janz joins Grave Tone to talk his new sci-fi horror novel Veil, his story “Leonora” in The End of the World as We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King’s The Stand, and why horror is the most “limitless” genre. Plus: childhood trauma movies, haunted-house preferences, and rapid-fire horror takes. Tags
From streaming scares to King-backed anthologies, Jonathan Janz breaks down the trends and cultural shifts making horror 2025’s most unstoppable genre.

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The Definitive Silent Night, Deadly Night Ranking, Now Including the 2025 Remake Explicit

Megan and Arthur watched every Silent Night, Deadly Night movie and ranked the entire killer-Santa franchise—then give a mini-review of the brand-new 2025 remake (yes, including “Garbage Day”). Tags
The ultimate Silent Night, Deadly Night list: best to worst, including the 2025 remake. See which entry tops the tree—and which ones are just coal.

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