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Whalefall had me struggling to breathe. Crawlers had me itching. I’m on my couch—why am I having symptoms?

Michael reacts to two survival nightmares hitting theaters this Friday, plus the return of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. There’s claustrophobia, spiders in places they absolutely shouldn’t be, and a squid that has officially ruined my sympathy for calamari.

Pass me the lemon.

Plus, a quick Crystal Lake release reminder. These are trailer reactions—not reviews of the finished movies.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Opening
0:18 Whalefall
2:46 Crawlers
4:58 Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence
6:46 Crystal Lake Update
7:05 Release Dates and Closing
7:39 Grab a Seat on the Couch

RELEASE DETAILS
• Whalefall — October 16, 2026, in theaters.
• Crawlers — October 16, 2026, in theaters.
• Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence — available to rent or buy digitally; released October 6, 2026.
• Crystal Lake — all eight episodes arrive on Peacock October 15, 2026.

TRAILERS
Whalefall:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN9F6-tbySY

Crawlers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DowjB87tRE

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nA_ooecaMY

Crystal Lake:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs49eRHFD9c

FOOTAGE AND AUDIO CREDITS
Whalefall — 20th Century Studios.
Crawlers — Roadside Attractions / Saban Films.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence — trailer linked above; official information at https://killertomatoes.com/
Crystal Lake — Peacock / A24.
Weapons (2025), Josh Brolin reaction — New Line Cinema / Warner Bros. Pictures.

Weapons reaction:
https://clip.cafe/weapons-2025/what-the-fuck-s609/

MUSIC
“The Mad Hatter” — HUMAN
Source: Final Cut Pro built-in soundtrack library.

Which one are you watching—and which one gets an “absolutely fucking not”?

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Horror fans get to help decide who walks away with $25,000.

This week on The Haunted Couch Saturday Rundown, Michael covers Fresh Meat and Dead Meat’s audience-decided horror competition, Evil Dead Burn, Joko Anwar’s Ghost in the Cell, the return of Sam with Sam: The Soul of Halloween, and the insanity of V/H/S/MIXTAPE.

Plus, if you were voting at Fresh Meat, would you choose the movie that scared you the most—or the story you were still thinking about on the ride home?

CHAPTERS

00:00 — Cold Open
00:32 — Ghost in the Cell
01:33 — Evil Dead Burn
02:06 — Fresh Meat
03:17 — Sam: The Soul of Halloween
04:10 — V/H/S/MIXTAPE
05:20 — Final Thoughts / Watchlist

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We Watch. We React. We Survive.

Music: “Mad Hatter” — Human Chapters

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Resident Evil broke the franchise opening-weekend record — but does Zach Cregger’s movie actually feel like Resident Evil?

This week on The Haunted Couch Saturday Rundown, Mike gets into Resident Evil, Jessica Chastain’s Other Mommy, A24’s V/H/S: SCP, and the return of E. Elias Merhige’s Begotten in a new 4K restoration.

Question of the Week:
Does a Resident Evil movie need zombies to feel like Resident Evil?

CHAPTERS

00:00 This Week on The Haunted Couch
00:36 Resident Evil
02:24 Other Mommy
03:13 V/H/S: SCP
05:02 Begotten 4K Restoration
06:22 Question of the Week

CORRECTION — BEGOTTEN

During the episode, an earlier date for the Begotten engagement is mentioned. IFC Center currently lists the new 4K restoration as opening October 1, with director E. Elias Merhige scheduled for a Q&A following the 6:30 PM screening.

MEDIA CREDITS

Resident Evil — Trailer/promotional material © Sony Pictures / Constantin Film and respective rights holders.

Other Mommy — Trailer/promotional material © Universal Pictures and respective rights holders.

V/H/S: SCP — Promotional/reference imagery used for discussion and commentary. SCP-related material belongs to its respective creators/licensors.

Begotten — Restoration/trailer material © respective rights holders.

VHS/TV static footage — padrinan / Pixabay
Published December 2, 2020 • 3840×2160
Used under the Pixabay Content License.

Glitch/static footage — RipperBlueX96 / Pixabay
Published May 23, 2025 • 1920×1080
Used under the Pixabay Content License.

Additional original commentary, graphics and editing © The Haunted Couch™.

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Every kiss shows you how someone dies. Aliens and killer crocodiles invade Waffle House. American Horror Story reaches Season 13. And Donnie Darko is heading back to theaters.

Isa takes over The Haunted Couch Saturday Rundown with the horror news, releases, and updates worth knowing this week.

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💋 THE LAST KISS
Blumhouse’s new teen slasher starring Mckenna Grace is now available digitally—and its deadly visions have Isa thinking about Eyes of Laura Mars.

🧇 THE WAFFLE HOUSE INDEX
A Waffle House horror movie? We thought we were finally getting a documentary about the fights. Instead, we’re getting aliens, killer crocodiles, and Inde Navarrette.

🔪 AMERICAN HORROR STORY 13
American Horror Story returns September 24 on FX, with streaming on Hulu. After twelve seasons of nightmares, what exactly are they planning for number 13?

🐰 DONNIE DARKO
Donnie Darko returns to theaters October 2–4 for its 25th anniversary. Time travel. Frank. The end of the world. And somehow, Patrick Swayze.

🛋️ FROM THE COUCH
Our Barbarian episode ran into technical problems during editing, so we’re holding it back rather than putting out something we aren’t happy with. The Saturday Rundown continues, and we’re already getting ready to take our next seat on the couch.

❓ QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What are YOU watching—and what are you adding to your watchlist?

The Last Kiss? The Waffle House Index? American Horror Story 13? Or are you finally going down the Donnie Darko rabbit hole?

⏱️ CHAPTERS

00:00 Horror News This Week
00:29 The Last Kiss
01:47 The Waffle House Index
03:01 American Horror Story 13
04:12 Donnie Darko 25th Anniversary
05:06 From the Couch
05:30 Question of the Week

WE WATCH • WE REACT • WE SURVIVE.

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Godzilla is coming to New York, a healing retreat turns horrifying, and Camp Crystal Lake is reopening just in time for Halloween.

On this week’s Haunted Couch Saturday Rundown, Michael covers:

🦖 GODZILLA MINUS ZERO — Takashi Yamazaki’s follow-up to Godzilla Minus One heads to the New York Film Festival on September 26, with general-public tickets going on sale September 15 at 12 PM ET. The film opens across North America November 6.

🌀 PENDULUM — Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Phoebe Dynevor head to New Mexico looking for healing at a mysterious wellness retreat, but something is clearly wrong.

🏕️ CRYSTAL LAKE — Peacock and A24 take us back to the world of Friday the 13th, with Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees. The series premieres October 15.

Plus, a Haunted Couch update: our full Barbarian episode premieres September 20, followed by Weapons.

What are you watching?

CHAPTERS

00:00 — Saturday Rundown
00:22 — Godzilla Minus Zero
01:38 — Pendulum
02:38 — Crystal Lake
03:35 — The Haunted Couch Update

🎵 MUSIC
“The Mad Hatter” — Human
Final Cut Pro Soundtrack

WE WATCH • WE REACT • WE SURVIVE.

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Isa takes over The Haunted Couch Saturday Rundown!

This week: RESIDENT EVIL returns with WEAPONS star Austin Abrams and first-person sequences inspired by the games, the director of THE WAILING brings us the creature thriller HOPE, and THE LONG WALK takes a seat on the Couch.

Clear those watchlists and mark those calendars—this is what horror fans need to know this week.

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Welcome to The Haunted Couch Saturday Rundown—your quick hit of horror news and updates from the Couch.

This week:

• Colony arrives in theaters
• The Backrooms: Everything Must Go is heading to HBO Max
• Our Barbarian episode is currently in the editing room

Plus, if you haven’t seen our full discussion of The Backrooms: Everything Must Go, Episode 1 is available now.

We Watch • We React • We Survive.

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🎬 Welcome to Episode 1 of The Haunted Couch!

In our debut episode, Michael and Isa discuss Backrooms: Everything Must Go (2026) after experiencing it in theaters.

We begin with spoiler-free impressions before moving into a full spoiler discussion, where we explore the story, ask questions about the characters, and share our own interpretations of the film’s mysteries.

Rather than claiming to have all the answers, we discuss the clues the film gives us, what we think they mean, and the questions that stayed with us long after the credits rolled. These are simply our personal interpretations of the film, not statements about the filmmaker’s intended meaning.

Whether you’re a lifelong horror fan or just discovering the genre, grab a seat on The Haunted Couch as we talk horror, one movie at a time.

The movie ends. The conversation continues.

⚠️ Spoiler Warning

This episode begins spoiler-free before transitioning into a full spoiler discussion. We’ll let you know before entering spoiler territory so you can stop listening if you haven’t seen the film.

🛋️ Chapters

00:00 Intro
00:07 Introductions
00:25 Spoiler-Free Review
05:23 Spoiler Warning
05:56 Full Discussion
1:09:45 Final Thoughts
1:13:10 Thanks & Goodbye

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Audio Credits

Projector sound effect: Technology Cinema Projector 79606 (Pixabay).

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