The best new horror movies in October 2026, in theaters and streaming: Beware Boiúna, V/H/S/Mixtape, Buddy, Other Mommy and more, with our scores.
Other Mommy book vs movie: how Rob Savage’s film changes Josh Malerman’s Incidents Around the House, and why the novel’s ending is so much darker.
The IT 1990 miniseries gave our guest a full-blown Tim Curry phobia at six years old. Janine of Graeae Horror joins us to rewatch Stephen King's IT, recast the Losers Club, and figure out why Pennywise still gets under our skin.
Janine was six years old when she snuck down the stairs, peeked through the banister, and watched a clown pull a little boy named Georgie into a storm drain. Her mom had been very clear...
Jonathan Janz explains whether Moonflowers is required reading before Marla, which editions include it, and how it seeds season two.
Return to Oz and The Peanut Butter Solution both landed in 1985; both were made for kids, and both left scars. Grave Tone teams up with Drawn to Darkness for a childhood trauma double bill.
Grave Tone and Drawn to Darkness break down Return to Oz and The Peanut Butter Solution, two 1985 kids' movies that terrified a generation.
Jonathan Janz returns to talk about Marla, the horror novel that sold out in a 500-copy run and took four years to reach everyone else. Adaptation news, the Moonflowers prequel, and a horror town staffing game.
Jonathan Janz on the Marla TV series, the Veil screenplay, Moonflowers, and why he lets adaptations rip his books apart.
Daniel Barnett on horror’s stigma: a big house with a room for everyone, a sugar test, and a dad who swears he doesn’t like horror.
Insidious: Out of the Further ending explained: what happens to Cyrus, what the mid-credits scene means, and why Keyface is the real problem.
Insidious: Out of the Further review. We rewatched all six films, then saw Jacob Chase's sequel. Amelia Eve, Lin Shaye, a pillow fort that will not open, and a post-credits scene with real implications.
Our Insidious: Out of the Further review breaks down the pillow fort scare, that Keyface mid-credits sting, and the missing Specs and Tucker.
Fantasia Film Festival 2026 is done and we saw over 20 films between us. Meaghan and Arthur break down their favorites: No Rest for the Wicked, Colony, Buddy, Freaks Part II and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Plus honorable mentions and release dates worth circling.
Fantasia 2026 wrap up: the 6 best horror films we saw, including Colony, Buddy, Freaks Part II and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.




