My official statement: hahahahahahaha

Psst...Velvet Goldmine is back on the Criterion Channel.

Update: only a few hours in so far but I'm already in love.

2026 is already shaping up to be another banner year in horror, if our massive preview is any indication:

I didn't have a lot of writing milestones in 2025, as my relationship with a few of my regular sites wound down after changes to their freelance policies. But I did get to write about comics for the first time thanks to the wonderful @hauntedmeg.bsky.social.

Our Best of 2025 coverage continues with a rundown of the best horror movies of the year:

The Plague is a fantastic movie, and employs some horror techniques for immersion into the psychological torment of puberty and bullying. But it's not horror. Framing it as one makes me nervous; this film deserves an audience! It would make a great pairing with The Novice.

My brother got me Clair Obscur Expedition 33 for Christmas. How much is this game going to consume my life?

New at @bloody-disgusting.com, my list of the best horror books of 2025, featuring @sgj.bsky.social, @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, @scumbelievable.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social, @ericlarocca.bsky.social , @talkscaredpod.bsky.social, and MORE! bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3...

New episode of @certifiedforgot.bsky.social is live, and we’ve got @hauntedmeg.bsky.social as a special guest! We kept a free-for-all vibe as we talked about our favorite horror movies of 2025, with an emphasis on our lesser talked about darlings. The Certified Forgotten way.

New audio commentary alert! The talented women on this stacked release, obsessed. 😍

Me to 2025.

When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.

I took in a little foster monster last week and wrote about her in the Fango newsletter. manage.kmail-lists.com/subscription...

Before Toy Story, there was Jim Henson's The Christmas Toy. Really happy to discover this 1986 holiday special oddly sponsored by Kraft Foods is steaming on Kanopy (also on Prime Video and Pluto TV). I'd forgotten this existed!

Ahead of the new #SilentNightDeadlyNight arriving in theaters this Friday, @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social is painting the snow red with a ranking of all the kills in the original slasher film series.

The Sundance lineup has arrived this morning, bringing a first look at BUDDY, the new nightmare joint from V/H/S/Halloween filmmaker Casper Kelly. It stars Cristin Milioti, Delaney Quinn, Topher Grace, Keegan-Michael Key, Michael Shannon, and Patton Oswalt.

In my latest for @bloodydisgusting.com I recount my endless and irrational love for ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night, Part 2’ in love letter form. If it’s garbage day then I guess that makes me a garbage collector. 🎅🪓 bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3...

Watch Santa Claus punish the naughty in the NSFW viral scene from SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (2025) and get your tickets now to see the unrated holiday horror experience in theaters on December 12:

There’s a monster beneath Aurora’s (Sophie Sloan) bed, and it’s hungry. That spells bad news for the young girl’s parents in our exclusive clip from DUST BUNNY. The gateway horror movie will open in theaters on December 12.

Houston! I have your Sunday evening plans set- come hang with me at the River Oaks Theater for a screening of THE RULES OF ATTRACTION. I'll be moderating a Q&A with actor Shannyn Sossamon!

Houston, we’re playing a different kind of Christmas movie on 12/10. Come see the Houston Film Critics Society’s screening of RIDERS OF JUSTICE starring Mads Mikkelsen atbtye River Oaks Theatre! www.theriveroakstheatre.com/movie/RiverO...

Houston! I have your Sunday evening plans set- come hang with me at the River Oaks Theater for a screening of THE RULES OF ATTRACTION. I'll be moderating a Q&A with actor Shannyn Sossamon!

This is heartbreaking. Tammie always went the extra mile to not only make sure I had everything I needed for my fest coverage, but also made me feel so welcome at Sundance. She brought an exceedingly rare personal touch and will be greatly missed.

Change is coming. Watch the new trailer for director Nia DaCosta's 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE.

Samara Weaving has reached the next level of the nightmarish game in READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME. Watch the official trailer NOW!

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH, and I say this with affection, is like watching a 12 year old play joyously with very expensive toys. It's magical, but it's also prone to childish whims like a character cutting some tension with dialogue about whether to pee in a stream or drink from it first.

Since Thanksgiving is often about family, I decided to tackle POLTERGEIST (2015) for my latest horror remake analysis on @bloody-disgusting.com. It's the "milquetoast disaster we fear every time there’s another announced remake of a beloved horror staple." Especially with a shot-for-shot approach.

TIL that the actor who turned into a leprechaun in Leprechaun 3 grew up to become an Oscar nominated screenwriter. I just think that's neat.

The chilling short film PORTRAIT OF GOD is getting a feature film adaptation from producers Sam Raimi and Jordan Peele, which marks the first time Raimi and Peele have worked together:

Directors Radio Silence are back for more grisly games in sequel READY OR NOT: HERE I COME, and the very first images from the upcoming horror movie gives us a peek at Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and David Cronenberg - yes, THAT David Cronenberg!

Catching up on some movies for fyc season, and goddamn is NE ZHA 2 a gorgeous, epic upgrade over its predecessor. Bonus: the shark general has my heart.

Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from. tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this. 🧵⬇️

This Black Friday, consider the @arrowvideo.bsky.social release of THE VISITOR, with special features from rad folks like @hauntedmeg.bsky.social, @willowcatelyn.bsky.social, and a commentary track from yours truly & @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social! www.arrowvideo.com/p/the-visito...

Psst... you should snag a copy of THE VISITOR because it's wild cosmic genre weirdness but also I contributed a visual essay on a release stacked with some truly killer talent 👇

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen David Bowie Tool Dropkick Murphys HorrorPops Alice Cooper

My article on Wake Up Dead Man is live at @sojo.net! I have been completely annoying about this movie to people for the last two weeks, so read my piece to find out why.

I was thrilled to contribute an essay to the Limited Edition 4K UHD release of MAXXXINE from Second Sight. My contributor's copy just arrived and it's lovely! #filmsky #horrorsky

I've read two separate threads on two different subreddits today where multiple people openly confess to not realizing Smoke and Stack are played by the same actor in SINNERS, and I'm shook.

Now that all of my books are back in print, I wanted to offer a breakdown for anyone interested in checking out my work to date: Current Novels: A CHILD ALONE WITH STRANGERS BOYS IN THE VALLEY GOTHIC THE THIRD RULE OF TIME TRAVEL THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE SARAFINA (April 2026)

A body horror movie featuring practical effects and starring the daughter of FROM fave Harold Perrineau sounds tailor made for me.

It's finally time to venture back into the fog: the official trailer for RETURN TO SILENT HILL, from returning director Christophe Gans, has arrived today.

The new RETURN TO SILENT HILL trailer gives a brief glance at Evie Templeton (Wednesday) as Laura. The actor also provided the motion capture and voice for Laura in Bloober Team's Silent Hill 2 remake that released last year.

Hong Kong’s hopping kung fu horror comedy MR. VAMPIRE is now streaming on Criterion Channel, and it also happens to be celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. @horrordad.bsky.social looks back at the folklore and production behind this infectious '80s gem:

A mutual logged Princess Bride on their letterboxd for the first time, and it makes me a bit euphoric to think of someone potentially discovering that movie for the very first time in their life.

"KEEPER will be a gift to everyone on Perkins’s wavelength – and, as the early reviews already indicate, a headache to everyone else." I reviewed Osgood Perkins's latest for @certifiedforgot.bsky.social, and, surprise surprise, I fucking loved it.

Another bonus of KEEPER- really makes me want to revisit John Langan's THE FISHERMAN. A stellar cosmic folk horror novel fave that I can't recommend enough.

A guy was snoring very loudly at my screening, but I'm an increasingly rare bird on Osgood Perkins' weird, unhurried wavelength.

I'm so excited for this one!

This is a gofundme for my friend’s nephew, and heads up that it’s very hard to read without getting upset. If you’re able to help, I’d appreciate it. www.gofundme.com/f/help-dawso...