The Whorrors!

A broken mirror is typically a bad omen, but what happens when a mirror’s grasp on a traumatized detective refuses to crack?  Find out what lingers in the reflections of the charred Mayflower in 2008’s Mirrors.

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of addiction, suicide, 9/11

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Sources: 

• Mirrors (2008): The Madness that Moves Men by Ruth Bushi: https://www.thehaughtyculturist.com/films/mirrors-2008-horror-film-commentary-analysis/

• Mirrors Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirrors_(2008_film)

A witch’s potion and a nasty rumor shouldn’t be enough to kick off centuries of drama, but when the Puritans are involved, all bets are off (but deals with the devil are on).  Find out the true origin story of the Shadyside curse in Fear Street Part Three: 1666 (2021).

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of homophobia, hanging

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Sources: 

• “Fear Street Part Three: 1666.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_Street_Part_Three:_1666   

• “Fear Street: Part Three - 1666.” IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9701942/  

• “Fear Street Part 3: 1666 (2021) KILL COUNT” YouTube, uploaded by Dead Meat: 5 Sept. 2021.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1A9A_shNV0   

• Jorge, Marina Soler, and Ana Karolina Aparecida Alves da Silva. "The Slasher Trilogy Fear Street in a Comparative Perspective: Between Intertextuality and Diversity." Comparative Cinema, vol. 13, no. 24, 2025, pp. 67-91, https://doi.org/10.31009/cc.2025.v13.i24.04 

The year is 1978 and the campers are competing, the counselors are kissing, and the axe-wielding maniac is here to spoil the fun . . . but not before the nurse ranting of a curse foretells the prophecy to come.  Find out why this one hits so close to home in Fear Street Part 2: 1978 (2021).   

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of suicide

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Sources: 

• “Fear Street Part Two: 1978.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_Street_Part_Two:_1978  

• “Fear Street: Part Two - 1978.” IMDb. imdb.com/title/tt9701940/ 

• “Fear Street Part 2: 1978 (2021) KILL COUNT” YouTube, uploaded by Dead Meat: 29 Aug. 2021.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S_dc2cmoZY  

• Jorge, Marina Soler, and Ana Karolina Aparecida Alves da Silva. "The Slasher Trilogy Fear Street in a Comparative Perspective: Between Intertextuality and Diversity." Comparative Cinema, vol. 13, no. 24, 2025, pp. 67-91, https://doi.org/10.31009/cc.2025.v13.i24.04 

The year is 1994 and AOL Instant Messenger is pinging, the mall is the place you (don’t) wanna be, and your ex ignores your mix tape to date a football player.  Not scary enough?  A masked killer with a unique bloodlust is on the prowl, and he’s not the only one.  Watch out for flying Gatorade coolers as you make your turn on to Fear Street (1994) (2021).

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of suicide

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Sources: 

• “Fear Street Part One: 1994.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_Street_Part_One:_1994 

• “Fear Street: Part One - 1994.” IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6566576/ 

• “List of Fear Street Books.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fear_Street_books 

• “Fear Street: 1994 Is a Queer Love Story.” IndieWire, 2021, https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/fear-street-netflix-queer-love-story-1234647232/. 

• Watermeier, Sam. “Fear Street Part 1: 1994.” Midwest Film Journal, 4 July 2021, https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2021/07/04/fear-street-part-1-1994/?utm_source=chatgpt.com. 

• “Fear Street Part 1: 1994 (2021) KILL COUNT.” YouTube, uploaded by Dead Meat: 22 Aug. 2021.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrerqYACSQU 

Billy’s on vacation, John Kramer is a distant memory, but a copy cat has got the police department’s tongue on what could be causing this next string of killings.  Follow us to the end of the Spiral (2021) to reach our conclusion of Sawtember!

***CONTENT WARNING: police brutality 

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Sources: 

• Spiral (2021 Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiral_(2021_film) 

• Spiral (2021) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10342730/ 

• JiggySawGirl. TikTok, uploaded 23 Dec. 2022, https://www.tiktok.com/@jiggysawgirl/video/7180514292423347498. Accessed 21 July 2026.

September is out, but Sawtember is always in!  We’re here to kill off the stragglers of our favorite franchise, beginning with one of the missing pieces: Jigsaw (2017).  

***CONTENT WARNING: death of a child, suicide

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Sources: 

• Jigsaw IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3348730/trivia/

• Jigsaw Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jigsaw_(2017_film)

Christine’s hoping to have this new promotion at the bank in the bag, but when an evil spell curses her with an even more evil goat, she realizes she has a few more details to button up before she can ride off into the sunset.  See if we can stay above ground long enough to live in 2009’s Drag Me to Hell. 

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of disordered eating, emetophobia, animal cruelty 

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Sources: 

• Drag Me To Hell (2009 Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_Me_to_Hell 

• Drag Me To Hell (2021) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1127180/ 

• Krueger, Jacob. “Thoughts on ‘Drag Me to Hell.’” WriteYourScreenplay, 10 June 2009, . 

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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Sources: 

• 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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Sources: 

• 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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Sources: 

• 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/  ​​