Lee Cronin’s The Mummy (2026) Review: Gory, Atmospheric, Tonally Confused Explicit

Lee Cronin's The Mummy is here, and it is not a Brendan Fraser movie. Arthur and Meaghan break down Blumhouse's R-rated possession film, the good (practical FX, Natalie Grace) and the genuinely confusing (wheelchair scenes, tonal whiplash). Spoilers included.
Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026) swings for gory, Evil Dead-style horror but gets tripped up by tonal whiplash, overused camera tricks, and shoehorned Egypt lore.

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Exit 8 Review: The Japanese Horror Film That Turns a Subway Loop Into Something Deeply Human Explicit

Exit 8, the liminal horror video game adaptation that earned an 8-minute standing ovation at Cannes 2025, just hit North American theatres — and Arthur and Meaghan went to see it opening weekend. Game knowledge, anomaly breakdowns, spoiler section, and the full verdict on whether Genki Kawamura's subway loop nightmare is actually better than the game it's based on.
Exit 8 adapts a viral indie game into a tense, emotionally layered Japanese horror film. We break down the story, the scares, and why it works as more than just a video game movie.

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Unhinged Horror Movies You Will Only Watch Once Explicit

Some horror movies you love but will never, ever watch again, and this week, Arthur and Meaghan dig into exactly why. From Hereditary and Gerald's Game to Hounds of Love and The Mist, they break down the films that broke them and why that's sometimes the highest compliment a horror movie can earn.
Horror movies you love but will never watch again. 12 films that are brilliant, brutal, or just too much to ever revisit.

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The Bride (2026) Review: Is It Worth Watching? Jesse Buckley Delivers a Career-Best Performance Explicit

Arthur and Meaghan just got out of The Bride! — Maggie Gyllenhaal's punk feminist reimagining of Bride of Frankenstein starring Jesse Buckley and Christian Bale. Is it the monster movie of the year? They have strong opinions. Spoilers ahead.
Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride is bold, surreal, and stacked with great performances. We saw it — here's our full breakdown of what works and what drags.

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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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