What sounds worse than supervising a 3-day canoeing trip with a bunch of horny teenagers in the woods?  The scary ghost of a prank-gone-wrong’s past coming back leave a sick burn of his own.  Take a dip in the lake and watch out for mining cars with us in 1981’s The Burning.

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of true crime/violence against children 

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• Cropsey: New York’s Terrifying Urban Legend: https://www.historicmysteries.com/history/cropsey/38031/

• The Burning IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082118/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trv

• The Burning Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Burning_(1981_film)

Got a secret, can you keep it until graduation?  Find out what happens when a “prank” gone wrong bubbles to the surface and the girls of Theta Pi have more problems than just their ugly charm bracelets in 2009’s Sorority Row.

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of date r*pe, sexual violence, self harm, disordered eating

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• Sorority Row (2009 Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorority_Row 

• Sorority Row (2009) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1232783/

• Thomas, Gabe. “Why Did We Forget 2009’s Sorority Row?” Rue Morgue, 25 Apr. 2026, https://rue-morgue.com/why-did-we-forget-2009s-sorority-row/. Accessed 8 July 2026. 

Cole’s a fearful kid anxious about reasonable things: bullies egging his house, flu shots, his babysitter draining his blood to perform satanic rituals in his sleep…you know, the usual stuff.  Find out what happens when you stay up past your bedtime in 2017’s The Babysitter.

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• Dead Meat. “The Babysitter (2017) KILL COUNT”. YouTube, uploaded 21 July 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLxrFxIXAzM&t=174s 

• Lurker, Manfred. "Beelzebub". The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons. London, England: 2004. https://books.google.com/books?id=Vtj0wSsw1JcC&pg=PA31#v=onepage&q&f=false 

• The Babysitter (2017 Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Babysitter_(2017_film) 

• The Babysitter (2017) IMDB:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4225622/  ​​

It’s a sleepover at Trish’s house complete with horoscopes, a pizza delivery, and screwing around…but not the type of pranks you’re expecting in Slumber Party Massacre (1982).

***CONTENT WARNING: sexual assault

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• Slumber Party Massacre (1982 Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Slumber_Party_Massacre 

• Slumber Party Massacre (1982) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084695/  

• Dead Meat. “The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) KILL COUNT”. YouTube, uploaded 1 Nov. 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE-pHxx13LE.

• Brock, Peyton. “The Slumber Party Massacre's Feminist Lens Subverts the Slasher.” Collider, 28 July 2021. https://collider.com/slumber-party-massacre-feminist-explained/  

We’re back from summer break with a slasher smackdown for the ages (or specifically and excruciatingly 2003), Freddy vs. Jason. 

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of childhood trauma, sexual assault, self harm/suicide

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• Freddy vs Jason IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0329101/trivia/

• Freddy vs Jason Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_vs._Jason

You’ve heard of Barbenheimer…but you’re not ready to get lost in the mazes of Backsession while we round out the second movie to take the internet and summertime by storm: Backrooms (2026). 

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of substance abuse, mental illness, domestic violence, childhood trauma 

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• Backrooms film Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backrooms_(film)#Music

• Backrooms (Kane Parson’s Web Series) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backrooms_(web_series)

• Creepypasta: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creepypasta

• Film Theory: The Backrooms is Your WORST Nightmare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vnol6hT54I&t=907s

• The Backrooms Creepypasta Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Backrooms

• The History of The Backrooms - Horror History by CZsWorld: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1r058-VK8g&t=909s
  

Bear’s got a new girlfriend (along with some selfish tendencies, a lack of accountability, and a magic stick) and she’s literally obsessed - and so are we with 2026’s Obsession.

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of sexual assault, suicide, domestic violence

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• ​Marceau, Alex. “Male Loneliness Epidemic: Research, Myths, and Coping Strategies.” Healthline, 20 Mar. 2026, https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/male-loneliness-epidemic. Accessed 3 June 2026.
• ​Man or bear Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_or_bear 
• ​“Obsessions: Behind-the-Scenes Facts and Trivia.” HuffPost UK, HuffPost UK, n.d., https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/obsessions-behind-the-scenes-facts-trivia_uk_6a1994c6e4b005ae4180366a. Accessed 3 June 2026.
• ​Obsession (2025 Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsession_(2025_film)  
• ​Obsession (2025) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37287335/  
• ​"The History of the ‘Nice Guy’ Trope." The Crown & Shield.  https://crownandshield.ndsj.org/archives/15w7lirsd5s6oaob5ve42syls8tsno Accessed 3 June 2026. 
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Our action horror (or leather-trench-coat-laden) month comes to a close with a pop of excitement (and vampires as they explode) in 1998’s Blade.

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of racial violence, sexual violence, drug use

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• Blade: A Mythos Empowered, A Dream Deferred by VyceVictus: https://vycevictus.medium.com/blade-a-mythos-empowered-a-dream-deferred-bb28c492a7dc

• Blade and the Power of Liminal Privilege by Brady Simenson: https://the-artifice.com/blade-analysis/

• Blade IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120611/trivia/

• Blade Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_(1998_film)

• Blaxploitation film wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaxploitation

Vampires and werewolves (and Frankenstein's monster, and the Catholic church) collide once again in the battle for domination...can Kate Beckinsale come out on top again?? Find out in 2004's Van Helsing.

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• The Wolf Man (1941 film): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wolf_Man_(1941_film) 

• Van Helsing (Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Helsing_(film) 

• Van Helsing (2004) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338526/ 

Werewolf: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf

We’re still underground, we’re still flipping out, but we’re trading zombies for vampires, werewolves, and a love story for the ages in 2003’s Underworld. 

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of racism/racial violence, enslavement

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• Kevin Grevioux talks Underworld: https://www.sknr.net/2008/06/19/kevin-grevioux-talks-underworld/

• Underworld 2003 IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320691/trivia/

• Underworld 2003 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld_(2003_film)

• Underworld franchise Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld_(film_series)

• Why Underworld Worked by Better with Bob: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLzZou4WPSI