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After meeting with a priest, a professor gathers grad students to monitor a mysterious and unstable green liquid stored in an old canister in a locked church basement. 

For this week of Mirrors month, we are discussing John Carpenter's 1987 cult classic, Prince of Darkness. This film delves into science and religion, starring Donald Pleasence and featuring an appearance from Alice Cooper. While this film has mixed reviews based on its convoluted plot, it does have an interesting mystery of an odd green canister found in a church basement, an apocalyptic transmission from the future coming in the form of a dream, and a convergence of strange, possessed people. Although lacking a strong story and character development, the ending is thought provoking. Watch the movie and catch our review.

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Two brothers research and investigate the mystery behind "Man Chicken", an urban legend and local conspiracy. 

Friday is here once again after nearly two years to discuss Jesse Heisel's latest film, Man Chicken. This film takes two brothers on an investigative journey to search for an urban legend like no other and what begins as a trip of discovery turns into something we couldn't have predicted. With a crazy set of characters and a mythological creature, this film is wild. Watch the movie and catch our review.

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Ben, a former investigator turned security guard, watches over a partially burned department store at night when he begins to see odd occurrences in the mirrors of the store. Following the death of his sister, he believes it's related to the images he's seeing in the mirrors.

Mirrors is the first movie we're discussing in Mirrors month, a whole month dedicated to horror movies that involve a mirror. Mirrors stars Keifer Sutherland in a role where he plays a former investigator who has had run-ins with alcohol in his past, is now watching over a department store with dozens of mirrors. During his runs, he begins to see creepy images in the mirrors and visions of people being burned. These images lead to deaths surrounding him and make him believe something more sinister is happening with the mirrors. After watching this movie, we are completely divided on how we feel about this movie based on plot, acting, effects, really everything. Watch the movie and catch our review.

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Following the latest Woodsboro murders, Sam, Tara, and their friends relocate to New York City, but soon discover there's a new killer picking up the Ghostface murders.

Scream VI is the finale of Sequel September 2026 and although there's a change of scenery from Woodsboro, the killings continue and Ghostface resurfaces. Sam, Tara, Mindy, and Chad are now in New York City, navigating a slew of new murders that are continuing where Ghostface left off. With a string of new friends, returning victims, and motives, everyone is a suspect. We're happy to see this film reprises the same style as the other Scream movies with success by continuing to mix in horror movie tropes and tie in the evolution of horror movies within its narrative. Although thematically there is some repetition, the writing overall remains clever and the mystery is exciting. Watch the movie and catch our review.

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A horrible incident from a year prior comes back to haunt a group of friends in the form of a killer dressed in a fisherman slicker.

I Know What You Did Last Summer features a new set of friends encountering a horrific death similar to the events that occurred in Southport in 1997. Although this film features a new cast of friends, it brings back familiar faces of the series like Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Brandy Norwood. This film also retains the iconic fisherman slicker killer vibe with his hook. While the kills were well done in this movie, the characters are poorly developed, and the writing decisions will have fans of the series scratching their heads at the end. Watch the movie and catch our review.

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The members of the Losers Club receive a phone call, reuniting them back in Derry, 27 years following their initial encounter with Pennywise, and after building lives outside of the town they grew up in.

It: Chapter Two is the next film we're discussing in Sequel September 2026 and it's the story of The Losers Club as adults, returning to Derry to put an end to Pennywise, once and for all. While we love the story of It, this film feels repetitive. The cast in the movie is great, the acting is strong, but there are too many flashbacks to keep up the engagement in this film. After rewatching this movie, we came away believing this story is told better through the kid's perspectives vs the adults. Watch the movie and catch our review.

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Experiencing horrific nightmares of her grandparents dying, a college student returns home and speaks with her estranged grandmother on the deadly fates awaiting their family.

Final Destination: Bloodlines is the first movie we're discussing for Sequel September 2026 and this movie continues the cycle of death, however, introduces the new concept of death coming for an entire family's bloodline. A completely fresh take on a franchise that had been written off due to so much redundancy, this movie takes a new, hopeful direction that was exciting. This is not to say that death doesn't like to be cheated and features some crazy kills. Watch the movie and catch our review.

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A journalist begins to investigate the mystery behind her niece's death that involves a videotape, which causes anyone who watches it to die after 7 days.

The Ring is the finale for Things You Don't Fuck With month and it was an American remake that made a splash in the early 2000s. We distinctly remember growing up and hearing all hype regarding how creepy this movie was. The concept of watching a video tape and receiving a call that foretold death in 7 days was always horrifying. We look forward to discussing this movie after having seen it over 2 decades ago. Watch the movie and catch our review.

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A student's disappearance leads two private investigators to break into his home and look through a combination of VHS tapes. As they view the tapes, they begin to experience odd occurrences in the home and believe there's a more sinister cause for his disappearance.

V/H/S/2 is up next in Things You Don't Fuck With month and this anthology is often referred to as the best in the series. As fans of the series and anthology horror movies, we love going back and watching through the shorts. This one in particular has some decent entries with one that stands not only above the rest in this film, but among the entire series. With a ghost-seeing eye, a zombie outbreak in the park, a demonic Japanese cult, and an alien invasion, this film has some crazy horror shorts that are sure to entertain. Watch the movie and catch our review.

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A group of friends experiment with a new trend of using an embalmed hand to communicate with the dead, but when one of them breaks the rules, she starts to believe a spirit has permanently crossed over.

Things You Don't Fuck With month is in full swing and Talk to Me fits very nicely into this month. With a modern take on seances and almost comparing the possession to a high, this film has a very unique take on demon possession. This is the full-length feature directorial debut of the Philippou brothers, and they deliver with an original concept that has shocking moments. They're able to successfully bridge prior family trauma and the desire to speak to a loved one who has passed on in a creative way, where this is often poorly executed in horror. Watch the movie and catch our review.

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