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With St. Patrick's Day next Tuesday, we're bringing the luck of the Irish to Horrorverse. We've got book and movie recs outside of the usual suspects in this week's Let's Get Listicle. We also have news and trailers you won't want to miss! Happy Reading!
IN THE NEWS
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☘️ With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, Shudder put together a list of over 15 films streaming on their service to keep you busy if you’re not out celebrating.
😱 The Scream franchise has officially joined the $1 billion club! The success of Scream 7 helped enable this milestone, while also potentially greenlighting an eighth film (but Kevin Williamson said he won’t direct).
📅 The Overlook Film Festival takes over New Orleans on April 9-12, 2026. Daily Dead has all the details for you.
👽 After the success of 2024's Alien: Romulus, it looks like a sequel to the film is on the way! According to Dread Central, but not yet confirmed, Michael Sarnoski (Pig) has been tapped to direct the film based on a script from Romulus’ Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues.
HORROR FILMS PERFECT FOR ST. PATRICK’S DAY 🍀
The Horrorverse Team picks their favorite films to watch to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. These range from obvious choices like Leprechaun to lesser known films from Irish filmmakers! Check out the list on Letterboxd.
GORE-MET PAIRINGS
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Movie: Leprechaun (1993)
Synopsis: A demonic leprechaun terrorizes a group of young people whom he believes stole his gold.
Why I Chose This Film: I think it's pretty obvious why I selected Leprechaun. The cult classic is always a popular watch for St. Patrick's Day. Warwick Davis is a lot of fun in the titular role and it really is a campy good time.
Pairing Idea: A bit of shameless self promotion in this one! Alongside a dinner of beef and Guinness stew, the Geeks Who Eat recipe for O'Grady's Lucky Treats are a great dessert. Basically, they are like Rice Krispies Treats that use Lucky Charms instead. Simple and themed, always a plus!
RECOMMENDED READING
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The Burial Tide by Neil Sharpson opens with the main character, Mara, in one of the most horrifying positions any of us could find ourselves in - buried alive. Not only that, she has no memory of anything before waking up in the coffin. The feeling of claustrophobia we immediately get from this continues as Mara feels isolated and doesn't know who she can trust as she tries to remember who she is and what happened to her.
The people of Inishbannock are quick to tell her who she is and start caring for her - except for the ones who look at her with suspicion and horror or want to have nothing to do with her at all.
The more she finds about her past, the less sense it makes. Seeing the story from multiple points of view somehow gives us more information and more perspective while still taking its time to reveal the truth of the mystery, even as Mara - and we - begin to put the clues together.
Besides the mystery of Mara's identity, there's also the mystery - and horror - of what else is going on on the island. What is killing the sheep? What are the creatures that people fear? What is attacking the islanders, and what in the body horror is happening to them? What are the secrets that the island and its inhabitants are so desperate to hide?
The Burial Tide is a chilling blend of folk and psychological horror, mystery, and Irish folklore. Sharpson’s prose is so descriptive, the novel practically played like a film, and with every new reveal, I changed my mind about what I thought was going on, right up to its perfect conclusion.
Bonus rec:
You know Bram Stoker is Irish, right? I’ve recommended it before, I’ll recommend it again. Go read Dracula! Or The Lair of the White Worm if you wanna get weird.
Happy St. Paddy’s Reading!
MACABRE DAILY: WEEKLY UPDATES
💀 10 Horror Movies To Celebrate Women's History Month (RANT)
💀 Matt joined Final Girls Feast to discuss "AUNTIE LEE'S MEAT PIES" (PODCAST)
💀 Macabre Daily's Trailer Park: “1000 WOMEN IN HORROR,” “THE KINDERHOOK CREATURE,” “A THOUSAND CUTS,” And “SCARY MOVIE” (WATCH)
💀 David Yohe And Matt Devino Take "THE DAEMON" (2024) From Festival To Distribution (PODCAST)
💀 "BODYCAM" (2026) Delivers Solid Scares With A Well-Worn Found Footage Format (REVIEW)
TRAILERVILLE
"Whoever controls the machines controls the future," a character says in the new trailer for DRAGN. The concept is pretty simple: a group of workers could be replaced by AI if they don't comply with a retreat. And boom! We have a movie! [written by Bee]
Looking for some sci fi with vibes similar to Event Horizon? Check out this trailer for The Bunker starring Chelsea Edmundson, Tony Todd, and Tobin Bell! [written by Sarah]
Obsession is my most anticipated horror film of this year. And the trailer? I got chills. [written by Bee]
Hokum, you had me at Adam Scott. That's all you literally needed to say. But the trailer looks promising! [written by Bee]
CREATOR CORNER
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You might remember this week's Creator Corner spotlight from our SOV Horror issue. That's right, I'm talking about Justin Burning. Justin is a long time friend and his book Hand-Held Hell: The Outbreak of Homemade Horror just got it's second printing! If you want to learn about SOV Horror and hear about it directly from those who made the films, this is the book for you. He is one of the people responsible for my love of the sub-genre and always had great recommendations as well.
Justin is currently working on his second book, Panels of the Profane: The Underground Horror Comics of the '80s and '90s. You can also find his movie reviews over on Letterboxd. Be sure to give him a follow there and on BlueSky as well!
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WHAT TO WATCH
Looking for more adaptations and reimagings of Frankenstein after seeing The Bride! last weekend? From silent shorts to contemporary titles, there is lots to explore within this framework! [Read Sarah's Recommendations]
The monthly Double Secret Cinema Society watch party hosted by the Chattanooga Film Festival is TONIGHT! To attend, you just need to join their Patreon! You'll also receive monthly streaming recs and more! Hope to see y'all there! [written by Sarah]
Abduction and torture are pretty common concepts in horror. Hounds of Love, Cloverfield, Locked, and Saw are just a few films that explore modern themes of accountability, the millennial-boomer generational divide, and humanity’s most savage behaviors. Working off a script written by Bartek Bartosik and Naqqash Khalid, director Jan Komasa digs in for a brutal, yet tragically empathetic, story called Heel. The film invites the audience to see the very real human beings tucked behind a well-intended but impactfully cruel exterior. [Read Bee's Review]
