Wedding bells ring 💍, Director Felipe Vargas talks 'Rosario' ⚰️, 'The Brooklyn Butcher' wreaks havoc 🔪, & more!

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Issue 043’s Letterboxd list can be found here

We don't care if he was killed in the series finale of Dexter: New Blood, or that there's a prequel (Dexter: Original Sin). All we want is for Dexter to return (from the dead?), which is happening! Dexter: Resurrection premieres on July 11, 2025 on Paramount Plus with Showtime. 🩸

Hide all the mirrors! The Ugly Stepsister shows itself on Shudder beginning May 9, 2025.

It's time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's JAWS. On June 17th, Universal Pictures is releasing an anniversary edition on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and Digital featuring a number of new features. Learn more here.

Musician Charl XCX is working with Takashi Miike? We'll see how this plays out. [Fangoria]

After playing in theaters, Steven LaMorte’s SCREAMBOAT, starring David Howard Thornton (Terrifer films), comes to Blu-ray, DVD and VOD today!

Felipe Vargas didn’t just make a horror film, he made a claustrophobic, emotionally layered experience. Rosario, his hauntingly intimate feature debut, is rooted in grief, family tension, and the ghosts of generational trauma. I was lucky enough to get to sit down with him & chat all things making fear intimate, childhood spooks that shaped his vision, and what it takes to stretch real fear across 88 minutes and 4 walls.

Watch our full convo now and get a peek inside the world of Rosario, out May 2nd in theatres!

Anthology horror is a tough sell. Often hit or miss, the well-mined genre rarely sticks the landing across the board. But then there are the gems (Trick 'R Treat immediately comes to mind) that prove it can be done and done well. Co-directors Joshua R. Pangborn and Stuart Kiczek take the audience through an apartment building of interconnected stories and characters whose lives are tangled by a common thread. The Brooklyn Butcher weaves an intricate tale about a serial killer's rampage. Through various chapters, separated with apartment number title cards, the filmmakers slice up a murder mystery during which viewers must piece together various clues to figure out the culprit. Everyone has secrets buried in their closet, some more bloodthirsty than others, and in eye-popping glimpses, the audience learns of their wants, needs, and desires. The Brooklyn Butcher is a slice of perfect queer horror that embraces all body shapes and identities. And it's worth way more than its price of admission. [written by Bee]

Co-directors Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy supply the thrills and chills with Dead Mail, now streaming on Shudder. When a synth engineer gets kidnapped, it's a cat and mouse game as he tries valiantly to escape the clutches of his kidnapper. When Josh (Sterling Macer Jr.) momentarily escapes, he's able to slip a blood-soaked note into a nearby public mail receptacle. The cry for help eventually makes its way to the local post office branch, where a letter investigator discovers the note and begins a search for Josh's location. Dead Mail packs on the suspense and offers up an insightful charater study into Trent (John Fleck), the kidnapper, and how loneliness and desperation will cause people to do the craziest things. With its throat-gripping tension, Dead Mail is one of the year's biggest surprises. [written by Bee]

The name Joe D'Amato (one of the man's many monikers) real name, Aristide Massaccesi, is someone who either delights or deters some horror fans. Known for his violent and extreme horror films, and his erotic films to some extent, D'Amato is an auteur in the loosest sense of the word. One of his most fascinating (and infamous) films is Beyond the Darkness, or Buio Omega, and it's also one of his most transgressive. Nothing is off-limits in this story about an embalmer who digs up the body of his dead girlfriend and keeps her alive through any means necessary. It's both stomach-churning and singular in its ability to push the boundaries of taste and practical effects for the time. Gorehounds will delight, while those with sensitive stomachs may want to avoid, and it's streaming for free on Tubi! [written by Matt]

If you know me, you know I love slow-burn folk horror. Aislinn Clarke's Fréwaka unravels at a glacial pace, as she stitches intricate details about the world she's masterfully built. Everything means something and feeds the monster contained inside the story. When healthcare worker Shoo (Clare Monnelly) contends with the tragic death of her mother, she's assigned to care for an elderly woman named Peig (Bríd Ní Neachtain) in the Irish countryside. Thinking Peig simply needs physical care, Shoo learns that paranoia and delusions plague Peig's consciousness. And soon enough, Shoo must confront her past and generational traumas before they consume her, too. Clarke, who also co-wrote the script, offers the viewer a rich character study about human frailty and the demons we all harbor. [written by Bee]

Writer/director Chad Archibald's new feature, It Feeds, boasts a tremendous cast, which includes Ashley Greene, Shawn Ashmore, and Juno Rinaldi. A therapist and clairvoyant Cynthia Wistone (Greene) uses her talents to help psychologically and emotionall broken people - and sometimes, she also assists with demonic problems. Her daughter Jordan (Ellie O'Brien) possesses simliar powers, although she's still in training and learning how to tap into the otherwordly abilities. When a young girl arrives on their doorstep, Cynthia declines to help, as she claims a truly horrifying entity is attached to the girl. But Jordan pushes the issue and eventually falls into a deadly trap from which she herself may never escape. While we've seen similiar stories before, It Feeds offers up genuinely terrifying imagery and plenty of chill-inducing scares, especially as the story faults into the third act. While it might not be something I'd watch again, it more than earns the price of admission. [written by Bee]

Weddings are about bringing two people together with the purpose to support one another for the rest of their lives. Of course, not everything goes to plan. The last thing you should be worried about is cutting the cake. Check out our list featuring our favorite wedding horror films on Letterboxd.

The Chattanooga Film Festival makes its triumphant return to the Chattanooga Theatre Center for the 12th edition of what MovieMaker Magazine calls one of The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World! It all goes down in-person June 20-22 with the virtual side of the festival continuing through the 28th.