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Elementary school teacher Emily is organizing a mixer of like-minded women, but an altercation between a woman from Emily's past and the group leads to a volatile chain of events. (Note: this IMDb-supplied plot description is technically accurate but huge content warnings are advisable, which constitute spoilers. See more inside.) [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Dec 8, 2022 - 2 comments

Finney (Mason Thames), a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer (Ethan Hawke) and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer's previous victims... and they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn't happen to Finney. Based on a story by Joe Hill (Locke & Key). Written by the duo Robert Cargill & Scott Derrickson (Sinister). Directed by Derrickson (Doctor Strange). [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jun 23, 2022 - 4 comments

At the start of the pandemic, an obnoxious livestreaming improv musician (Annie Hardy, playing an exaggerated version of herself) abandons L.A. for London, steals her ex-bandmate's car, fires up her livestream and makes the fateful decision to give a ride to an elderly woman who is not what she seems. Filmed entirely via iPhone. Written and directed by Rob Savage (Host). [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jun 3, 2022 - 2 comments

Parents Andy (Zac Efron) and Vicky (Sydney Lemmon) have been on the run, desperate to hide their daughter Charlie (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her dangerous telekinetic powers. Andy has taught Charlie how to defuse her power, but as Charlie turns 11, the fire becomes harder and harder to control. After an incident reveals the family's location, a mysterious operative is deployed to hunt down the family and seize Charlie once and for all. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on May 13, 2022 - 7 comments

Oak Springs is in the throes of gentrification. The locals and local businesses who thrived there for decades are now being pushed out in favor of microbreweries and cold press coffee. Amidst all this Mr Big's Bingo arrives announcing that everyone deserves to be a winner. [more inside]
posted by miss-lapin on Oct 4, 2021 - 3 comments

Slasher films get remixed when a notorious serial killer (Vince Vaughn) and an awkward 17-year-old girl (Kathryn Newton) switch bodies. A new horror-comedy from Blumhouse Pictures and writer-director Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day). [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Dec 5, 2020 - 9 comments

After losing his wife and memory in a car accident, a single father undergoes an experimental treatment that makes him question who he really is. [more inside]
posted by miss-lapin on Nov 14, 2020 - 3 comments

Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried rent a spooky Airbnb in this Blumhouse production directed by David Keopp (Stir of Echoes). [more inside]
posted by whir on Jun 20, 2020 - 4 comments

Jenn (Kiersey Clemons) has washed ashore on a small tropical island. It doesn't take her long to realize she is completely alone. She must spend her days not only surviving the elements, but must also fend off the malevolent force that comes out each night. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Dec 30, 2019 - 3 comments

Two coworkers are invited to a private dinner where they vie for a coveted promotion, but their hosts have some brutal ways of testing them. [more inside]
posted by miss-lapin on Dec 9, 2019 - 1 comment

A college student relives the day of her murder over and over again as she tries to discover her killer's identity. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Dec 2, 2018 - 8 comments

A group of college kids on Spring Break in Mexico are initiated into a deadly game of Truth or Dare.
posted by Etrigan on Apr 19, 2018 - 4 comments