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January 2026

January 2 – We Bury The Dead (Theaters)

January 6 – Will Trent (ABC, Next day Hulu)

January 8 – The Traitors (Peacock)

January 8 – His & Hers (Netflix)

January 9 – People We Meet On Vacation (Netflix)

January 9 – Sleepwalker (Theaters)

January 9 – Primate (Theaters)

January 16 – Night Patrol (Theaters)

January 16 – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (Theaters)

January 21 – The Beauty (FX, Next day Hulu)

January 21 – Queer Eye (Netflix)

January 22 – Finding Her Edge (Netflix)

January 23 – Return to Silent Hill (Theaters)

January 28 – School Spirits (Paramount+)

January 28 – Shrinking (Apple TV+)

January 30 – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (Theaters)

January 30 – Iron Lung (Theaters)

January 30 – Send Help (Theaters)

February 2026

February 6 – The Strangers: Chapter 3 (Theaters)

February 6 – Dracula (Theaters)

February 6 – Pillion (Theaters)

February 6 – Whistle (Theaters)

February 8 – The ‘Burbs (Peacock)

February 13 – “Wuthering Heights” (Theaters)

February 13 – GOAT (Theaters)

February 13 – Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (Theaters)

February 18 – 56 Days (Prime)

February 20 – This is Not a Test (Theaters)

February 25 – Scrubs (ABC, next day Hulu)

February 27 – Scream 7 (Theaters)

March 2026

March 5 – Ted (Peacock)

March 6 – The Bride (Theaters)

March 6 – Peaky Blinders: The Eternal Man (Theaters, Netflix on March 20)

March 11 – Scarpetta (Prime)

March 18 – Imperfect Women (Apple TV+)

March 20 – Project Hail Mary (Theaters)

March 27 – Ready or Not: Here I Come (Theaters)

March 27 – Fantasy Life (Theaters)

March 27 – They Will Kill You (Theaters)

April 2026

April 3 – The Drama (Theaters)

April 8 – The Boys (Prime)

April 10 – Malcolm in the Middle (Hulu)

April 15 – Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV+)

April 17 – The Mummy (Theaters)

April 17 – Normal (Theaters)

May 2026

May 1 – The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Theaters)

May 1 – Hokum (Theaters)

May 15 – Obsession (Theaters)

May 22 – I Love Boosters (Theaters)

June 2026

June 12 – Scary Movie 6 (Theaters)

June 19 – Toy Story 5 (Theaters)

July 2026

July 12 – Disclosure Day (Theaters)

July 17 – The Odyssey (Theaters)

August 2026

August 21 – Insidious: The Bleeding World (Theaters)

August 28 – The Dog Star (Theaters)

August 28 – Coyote vs. ACME (Theaters)

September 2026

September 11 – Sense and Sensibility (Theaters)

September 18 – Practical Magic 2 (Theaters)

September 18 – Play House (Theaters)

September 18 – Resident Evil (Theaters)

October 2026

October 1 – Terrifier 4 (Theaters)

October 2 – Digger (Theaters)

October 9 – Other Mommy (Theaters)

October 16 – Street Fighter (Theaters)

October 23 – Remain (Theaters)

November 2026

November 20 – The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (Theaters)

December 2026

December 18 – Avengers: Doomsday (Theaters)

December 18 – Dune: Part Three (Theaters)

December 25 – Werewulf (Theaters)

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping some of my favorite horror documentaries into the ol’ VCR. 

It should be extremely obvious by now that I’m a horror fan. It should also be obvious that I love everything about movies in general. With both of these things in mind, it should come as no surprise that I’m a sucker for a good horror documentary. 

I want to see how the sausage intestines were made. I want to know how an improvised line became iconic. Give me all of the BTS content. 

Now, I know that there are some big ones I’m missing. But, I haven’t seen Pennywise: The Story of It or Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster at the time of this writing, so it isn’t fair for me to review content I haven’t personally watched. 

Additionally, I still haven’t finished Camp Crystal Lake Memories. I’ve enjoyed what I’ve seen, but again, I try to pride myself on always being as honest as possible in writing, so it’s not right for something I haven’t finished to make this list. 

I also know the GWAR documentary is more horror-adjacent than straight horror, but I think it’s earned a spot on this list. 

Finally, I want to take a moment to highlight My Nightmare on Elm Street and Queer for Fear. With all of the absolutely disgusting hate and laws being thrown at the LGBTQIA+ community, MY community, I think it’s more important to watch these documentaries than ever before. 

Horror has ALWAYS been queer coded. Horror and the LGBTQIA+ community have always gone hand in hand. If you don’t agree with that statement, you’ve clearly never seen a horror movie or read a horror novel. 

You need to support the LGBQTIA+ community. That may mean having difficult conversations or going out of your comfort zone, but it’s no longer an ask. It’s a requirement. If you take nothing else away from this piece, hear this: If you aren’t vocally taking the side of the LGBTQIA+ community, your silence speaks volumes. 

Now that I’ve made my opinion clear, let’s dive into some of my favorite horror documentaries. 

This is GWAR: “I first saw GWAR on Viva La Bam” is an insane sentence to type in 2023. 

Hail to the Deadites: Yes, I cried whenever the guy who does Ash cosplay raised enough money to meet Bruce Campbell, and I don’t want to talk about it. 

Queer for Fear: If you don’t understand the tirade I went on earlier, watch this four-part documentary. 

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street: Please donate to Mark Patton’s gofundme if you’re able or just share the link. 

Best Worst Movie: Not to date myself, but I watched this via a DVD mailed to me from a certain streaming service.

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping Stephen King film adaptations into the ol’ VCR. 

I love Stephen King. I read a different book of his each October. I’m about to start On Writing. I have an Overlook Hotel-themed rug in my office. It’s a lifestyle. It’s religion. 

Now, that’s not to say I think Stephen King is perfect. I don’t believe that by any means. He’s definitely missed the mark, and I’m not afraid to critique/criticize my idols; you shouldn’t be either. I digress. 

When the morning coffee hits, and you’re nowhere near a bathroom. 

Stephen King writes horror in a way that becomes so vivid in your mind’s eye…and that’s exactly why his work doesn’t always translate well to the screen. The good news is, some of his works were not only brought to life, but remain horror classics to this very day. 

These movies are special to me because I would watch them on, you guessed it, AMC FearFest in the afternoons and on weekends. They would run Stephen King marathons, and I drank it up.

As always, I’m going to give you my favorites, my honorable mention, and my dishonorable mention, which I think is going to be a hot take for some. 

In no particular order, my top 10 favorite Stephie K adaptations are: 

• Carrie
• Christine 
• The Shining 
• Thinner 
• It (all three) 
• Pet Sematary 
• 1408 
• Needful Things 
• Silver Bullet
• Salem’s Lot

Honorable mentions

• Children of the Corn 
• The Boogeyman

Dishonorable mention 

I’m going to level with all of you — I hate Doctor Sleep. Now, I feel like this one needs an explanation. You see, I read the book a few weeks before the movie came out, so it was fresh in my mind, which didn’t help its case. Additionally, I think it was insane to take out the vital plot point that connected Abra and Dan. 

When I get overstimulated and disassociate in H-E-B.

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping the Universal Monster movies into the ol’ VCR.

Many have tried and few have succeeded to replicate the magic of the original Universal Monster movies. From the countless remakes of The Wolfman to Guillermo del Toro’s Coitus from the Black Lagoon, er, The Shape of Water, the originals just can’t seem to be replicated. 

They also laid the groundwork for the modern-day horror movie. We owe the horror genre as we know it to the likes of Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker for writing horror novels that laid the groundwork for the Universal Monster movies and films like Nosferatu. 

There’s a lot of queer-coding within the Universal Monster films, i.e. Bride of Frankenstein,  proving, yet again, that horror and the LGBTQIA+ community have eternally gone hand-in-hand. 

Moving forward, this is the only light I’d like to be photographed in. 

Additionally, movies like Renfield and The Last Voyage of the Demeter have returned to Universal Monster roots.

When I was a little baby horror fan, I didn’t understand the importance of Universal Monster movies. I thought they were boring because I was a naive teenager who didn’t realize how these films shaped all of the horror movies I loved. 

Vampires and werewolves wouldn’t be as well-known without the help of horror trailblazers and all of those who came before us. 

So the next time you pop on What We Do In The Shadows or even the Boulet Brothers’ Halfway to Halloween Special, pay your respects to the horrors of old. 

Me trying to sing every note in “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping my family heirloom into the ol’ VCR. Literally. 

If you’ve been around for a while, you’ve definitely heard me mention my family heirloom, aka a VHS tape containing the CBS Halloween Lineup from circa 1986. My sister has even told me that in the event of a fire, I am to grab it on the way out of my apartment. 

Well, friends, the time has come for me to share exactly what’s on this VHS tape as well as to highlight some of my favorite commercials, including the commercial that will haunt me for the rest of my life. Sharing the contents of this tape should also give context to several of my tattoos. 

Instead of giving all of you whiplash, I’m going to divide the specials and commercials into their own sections. This way you aren’t left feeling like you’re fighting your sibling for the remote as the channel rapidly changes. 

Grab your leg warmers and shoulder pads because we’re taking it all the way back to the 80s. 

The commercials 

I obviously love this tape in its entirety, but the commercials are truly *chef’s kiss*. I do want to address one in particular up top because it’s a little jarring to watch. 

As with all networks, CBS shows bumpers and commercials for other shows throughout the tape, one being My Sister Sam. For those who don’t know, Rebecca Schaeffer was murdered when she was extremely young (22), and it’s really odd to see a commercial with her in it. The story is extremely tragic, and I won’t be sharing it here. RIP 🖤

Alrighty. Now, let’s dive into the other commercials from the special. 

McDonald’s “Scared Silly” 

McDonald’s “Boo Buckets” (with a young Jason Marsden, I believe) 

Count Chocula

Franken Berry 

Cricket the Talking Doll (I’ll see you in Hell, Cricket) 

Dr. Blood’s Halloweek Promo (Note: This is for 1987, not the one on my VHS, but I sadly couldn’t find any information about this guy ANYWHERE).

The main attractions 

Garfield’s Halloween Adventure

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (Note: this is the original 1966 promo) 

The Halloween That Almost Wasn’t (aka The Night Dracula Saved The World) 

Witch’s Night Out

The Fat Albert Halloween Special 

The Coneheads animated special 

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping some movies about movies into the ol’ VCR. 

I feel like I’ve said this so many times that it’s annoying, but I love, love, love, love, love a good meta horror movie. Particularly those that focus on movies within movies. 

Now, there were several meta movies that didn’t make the cut, only because they weren’t SPECIFICALLY about movies, i.e. flicks like Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (a personal favorite) and Tucker & Dale vs Evil (which I constantly quote). 

I think there’s something special about a well-executed meta movie. Not only does it provide commentary about movie tropes, but it builds upon its predecessors and molds the horror genre into something new. 

Taylor, you’re what the French call a dernière fille. 

And, in a shocking turn of events, that’s why I want to comment on reaction content. 

There are certain reaction creators on YouTube I love, like Baz, but his videos are the polar opposite of other creators, who I won’t mention. Baz not only subscribes and interacts with the creators he reacts to, but he provides his opinions and adds to the videos he shows. 

As a small creator myself, I would be livid if someone put one of my videos or blogs on their screen while they, I don’t know, got up and went to the bathroom for 10-15 minutes and then stole my thumbnail. 

TL;DR – Subscribe to Baz, give creators their credit/subscribe, share, and like their videos, and screw “reaction” creators that try to make their success off the backs of other creators. 

Cool? Cool. 

I digress. 

There are two types of periods. 

I’ve gone on a tangent and given a disclaimer, so it must be list time (see what I did there?). 

Three of my favorite movies about movies are: 

• Scream 3
• Demons 2 
• Killer Movie

With honorable mentions to: 

• The Last Matinee 
• Demons

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise into the ol’ VCR. 

Okay, friends, the time has come to tackle another iconic franchise. Not only can we thank Wes Craven for directing Scream, but he also introduced us to Freddy Krueger. 

Much like Chucky, Freddy has evolved over the years into a campy (and petty) villain who honestly does some of the most fucked up stuff I’ve ever seen, including, but not limited to: 

• Contorting the souls of multiple teens into pizza toppings 
• Using someone’s tendons to control them like a marionette 
• Fusing someone’s body into a motorcycle, as they sped down a highway 

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. 

This is the horror equivalent of running your finger in-between tiles as a kid. 

When we were first introduced to Freddy, all the way back in ‘84, there was a dash of camp, but Freddy was more of a traditional villain, a la Jason or Michael. However, as I mentioned earlier, Freddy has become campier and throws out puns like it’s his job. 

Additionally, like we see in Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, I would argue that the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise has become increasingly queer. We’ve talked about this previously, but horror and queerness go hand-in-hand, so it makes sense to me for NOES to also be queer-coded at times. 

I’d also like to go ahead and throw out my controversial opinion of the piece, which is my defense of Alice. I actually really like her character development, and I think she’s an excellent final girl. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

When your nails are wet, and you turn to ask someone to do something for you. 

Before we get to the reason we’re all here, aka my ranking of the franchise, I want to hop on one last soapbox. I’ve heard the rumors about Blumhouse relaunching the franchise with a requel… and I’m skeptical. I really enjoyed the first two Halloween reboots, but Halloween Ends was AWFUL. I also have a lot of hesitation around the new Exorcist film. 

I really like Blumhouse, but I think they do better with original works than reboots, so I’m approaching this news with extreme caution. 

Okay, friends, you’ve officially made it! The moment we’ve all been waiting for. My ranking of the NOES franchise. My definitive ranking is as follows: 

Nightmare on Elm Street 

Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors 

Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge 

Wes Craven’s New Nightmare 

Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child 

Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare

We’ll go ahead and leave this piece here. The NOES franchise isn’t my favorite franchise, but it’s up there, and I think it’s more than earned its spot as horror royalty. 

Let’s all agree to forget about the 2010 remake, though.

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping some of my favorite final girls into the ol’ VCR. 

If you couldn’t tell by my piece about I Am Not Your Final Girl, I respect the hell out of final girls. They represent the fight that women (including trans women) and femme presenting peeps face each and every day. 

Before I start throwing out some of my favorite final girls, I want to say a couple of things. 

First and foremost, I’m not listing out every single final girl in horror history because this piece would be unending. Just because they aren’t on this list doesn’t mean I don’t believe in what they represent. 

Secondly, I want to address the lack of diversity. I am fully aware that this list is almost exclusively white, straight, cis women. 

Dear future horror writers, directors, etc…

Let’s shake this up. 

Add women of color and women and non-binary folks from the LGBTQIA+ community into the mix, please. 

We’re starting to build stronger female and non-binary characters within the horror genre, and I greatly appreciate it, but now, let’s work on the final girl herself. 

Deal? Deal. 

P.S. Let’s also continue to increase this same diversity in the writers’ room, director’s chair, and all other aspects of the genre. 

Alrighty, let’s get to it. 

My favorite final girls, in no particular order, are: 

• Laurie Strode
• Sidney Prescott
• Gale Weathers 
• Erin Harson 
• Grace Le Domas
• Ellen Ripley 
• Tree Gelbman
• Dani Ardor 
• Alice Johnson
• Sienna Shaw 

Honorable mentions 

• Deena Johnson 
• Sarah Connor 

Now, I feel like I need to explain myself a little bit here. I love Heather Langenkamp, but for some reason, I like Alice more than Nancy. I know that’s a HOT take, and I can’t fully explain it, but I just connect with Alice more. 

Additionally, I’m aware that Sarah Connor *technically* isn’t a horror final girl, but Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a) the best action movie of all time and b) it could be argued that it borders on dystopian horror. 

Hasta la vista, baby.

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping the Child’s Play franchise into the ol’ VCR. 

Okay, friends, I have to be honest. When I was a kid, I hated dolls, including Chucky. 

We’ve already talked about almost all of my bizarre childhood fears, so it’s time we tackle the big one. I also knew this piece was coming and wanted to leave something for it. I digress. 

When I was around 13, I finally took the plunge into the Child’s Play series, and I finally appreciated everything about Chucky and Co. The character I really fell in love with, however, was Tiffany Valentine (she said to no one’s surprise). 

You can’t tell me she doesn’t look great for someone who was electrocuted, only to be resurrected and trapped in a doll’s body. 

In fact, I’ll be so bold as to say that Bride of Chucky is my favorite movie in the entire Child’s Play franchise. And I’m not just saying that because I’ve been Tiffany Valentine for Halloween.

Jennifer Tilly is a GEM, and I would argue that she was exactly what Don Mancini’s creation was missing. She’s the perfect foil to Chucky, and honestly, she serves as the black, twisted, beating heart of the franchise. 

Additionally, I can’t rave enough about the Chucky series. It’s camp, meta, and, take notes, Texas, but there’s something to be said when even a doll that serves as a vessel for a serial killer supports the LGBTQIA+ community 👀

I’m just going to leave this here for Greg Abbott no one in particular. 

The Child’s Play franchise might only sit at seven movies, but it’s a lot of fun to marathon. Much like Nightmare on Elm Street, we get to watch Chucky evolve as a villain. It’s also really cool to see a generational tradition continued as Fiona Dourif has been added into the fold. 

I also like to think that 7th Heaven is an unofficial sequel, and Karen Barclay went into Witness Protection after the first movie.

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping some punk rock horror into the ol’ VCR. 

We’ve talked all about Nu Metal horror movies, but now it’s time to dive into another one of my favorite horror subgenres: Punk Rock horror. 

Punk Rock horror encompasses a variety of flicks, from low-budget classics with a miniscule budget to movies about actual punk rock bands. Today, we’re going to focus on the latter and save things like Slime City and Troma films for a different piece and/or pieces. 

Additionally, we’re going to skip things like Trick Or Treat for now because it teeters on a horror musical IMO, and that’s also going to be another piece. 

RIP Anton Yelchin

Now that I’ve told you everything we aren’t going to talk about, let’s get into what we are. 

I had to use some pretty strict criteria for this list, and I’ll go ahead and address the elephant in the room. Yes, one of these movies is a Christmas horror movie. BUT it fits so well with the other three and our honorable mention that I couldn’t resist. 

These movies either a) predominantly feature a punk rock band and/or b) feel like they could be perfectly nestled into the lineup at Warped Tour. 

With this in mind, here are four of my favorite Punk Rock horror movies of all time: 

• The Ranger
• Uncle Peckerhead
• Green Room 
• Christmas Bloody Christmas 
• With an honorable mention to Deathgasm

I’d love to see DUH and Bitch Cat co-headline a show.

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping Fear Itself into the ol’ VCR. 

Me? Writing about a horror anthology series from 2008 that only ran for one season? Never. 

I’m just a sucker for a good anthology series. I even watch AHS every season, even though I’ve lost all faith in it. 

That being said, it should come as no surprise that I love Fear Itself. If you aren’t familiar with this gem, it originated from Mick Garris’s Masters of Horror, and the format was just slightly reworked to take the concept from Showtime to NBC. 

“No, the Barbie movie isn’t anti-man.” 

Each episode features a different horror director, and both series include everyone from Stuart Gordon to John Landis. Additionally, each episode features some sort of twist, a la The Twilight Zone. 

Despite being well-executed (sometimes literally) and including up and comers like Elisabeth Moss, Jesse Plemons, and Anna Kendrick, Fear Itself was canceled, leaving us with 13 episodes to binge, over and over again. 

Since we’re in the midst of the spooky times, I thought I would give Fear Itself a well-deserved spotlight because it’s the perfect addition to your wicked watches. 

If I haven’t sold you on Fear Itself, this title card should. 

If you’re watching this series for the first time, never fear. I’ve curated a recommended watch order, so you can get the most out of your viewing experience. 

• “Eater”
• “Community”
• “New Year’s Eve” 
• “Family Man” 
• “Skin and Bones” 
• “In Sickness and in Health” 
• “Something with Bite” 
• “Echoes”
• “The Sacrifice”
• “Chance” 
• “Spooked” 
• “The Circle” 
• “The Spirit Box”