Our Bloody One-Year Anniversary! 🍾 Queer horror recs for Pride 🏳️‍🌈, 'Marshmallow' hits VOD 📼, & more!

Two years ago, I wrote about the slasher renaissance and how things had shifted away from the paranormal to something more visceral. Terrifier 2, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween Ends. Then, there were countless indie offshoots, from Haunt to A Classic Horror Story. Slashers were all the rage. In 2025, the genre exploded further, with slashers becoming a hot ticket item once again. For better or worse, slashers are here to stay. With a script written by Andy Greskoviak, Daniel DelPurgatorio’s Marshmallow offers a fresh coat of paint to usual slasher standards. In coloring outside the lines, the film delivers charming characters, stunning cinematography, and, of course, plenty of ghost-like frights. [Read Bee's review]

I revisited Bloodthirsty this week and remembered how much I adore it. When I shared it on Bluesky, I realized how many people hadn't heard of it. So, I've decided to share my essay on pop stardom.

This editorial contains spoilers for Bloodthirsty.

“There’s just so much pressure as a female in the industry to look a certain way and to dress a certain way,” says Demi Lovato, nearly in tears, in her new documentary. Dancing with the Devil peels back the layers of the popstar’s life with graphic detail about her addiction, 2018 overdose, and sexual trauma — symptomatic of the music industry’s slimy underbelly, particularly as it relates to the treatment of women. In 2021, Lovato’s documentary is one of many deeply-probing reassessments, alongside actor Mara Wilson’s troubling essay and The New York Times doc-style episode “Framing Britney Spears” (despite its sensationalism and Spears not being actively involved). A post-Me Too reckoning, further exposing the hellishness of an industry long-poisoned with toxic masculinity and warped power dynamics, seeks to repay countless pounds of flesh. Read Bee's full editorial over on B-Sides & Badlands

Pride Month is finally here, and more than ever, it's time to Do Gay. With the world on fire, I've been crawling inside my favorite comfort films and seeking out potential new favorites. Instead of your typical Double Trouble, I'll be selecting essential queer films for everyone to check out throughout the month.

The Jessica Cabin is a existential piece, in the same vein as A Ghost Story. Writer/director Daniel Montgomery invites the audience into a secluded cabin where two souls are trapped in purgatory. When a young gay couple stay the weekend, the two souls learn that it just might be time for them to pass over. Death can be a hard pill to swallow; you're left wondering what your life means in the greater scheme of things and if it was all worth it. The film carries a lighter tone, yet there's a heaviness to the material that you just can't escape.

Robert Lee King's Psycho Beach Party is as outrageous as it sounds. The film, which parodies '50s psycho thrilers, '60s beach movies, and '80s slashers, tells the story of a young teen named Chicklet Forrest. Lauren Ambrose infuses her performance with a scatterbrained intensity. A self-proclaimed "tomboy," Chicklet longs to fit into the local surfer scene. With a split personality, she struggles to find her place. Despite such a critical and serious topic, the script is fun loving, silly, and altogether ridiculous. But that's the point. It makes for the perfect midnight showing with its outlandish campiness and out-of-this-world characters.