We've got a new episode of @certifiedforgot.bsky.social up today! It's just @monagle.bsky.social and myself this week, going hard on how much we love PREDATOR: BADLANDS for 30 minutes. The striking digital SFX, Weyland-Yutani's inclusion, the buddy-comedy laughs—we'll cover it all.

Dangerous confession: I don't like THE BABADOOK.

I loved the heck out of PREDATOR: BADLANDS. It's hilarious and empathetic without betraying the thrills that built the Predator franchise. Dan Trachtenberg is the Yautja whisperer, more in my review for @dailydead.bsky.social:

SEW TORN recently hit @shudder.com, where I hope it finds the audience it deserves. A Fargo-ian caper about a mobile seamstress, a fumbled drug handoff, time-loopy storytelling, and a creative take on small-town dangers.

I loved the heck out of PREDATOR: BADLANDS. It's hilarious and empathetic without betraying the thrills that built the Predator franchise. Dan Trachtenberg is the Yautja whisperer, more in my review for @dailydead.bsky.social:

Review: PREDATOR: BADLANDS is a Winning Franchise Recalibration By @donatobomb.bsky.social

Higher quality cos I'm a sicko

haha holy shit hell yeah omg omg omg !!!!

Those of you still social distancing or waiting to take BLACK PHONE 2 out for a spin in your home theater rejoice! The film is now available for "In Theater" home rental & purchase! $19.99 to rent - or for five bucks more you can own it (what a bargain!) But we're still in theaters the world over!

Doing a lot of catching up over the last week-plus, including some Brooklyn Horror Fest reviews. I enjoyed Emilio Portes' DON'T LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE aka The Kids Aren't Alright: The Movie.

PREDATOR: BADLANDS? More like GOOD…LANDS! But seriously, Dan Trachtenberg delivers the Predator sequel I didn’t know I needed. Laughed way more than expected (complimentary). Shades of Kong: Skull Island, James Gunn, and Saturday morning cartoons reign supreme. A thrilling hunt with a full heart.

Disappearing from the world to finally check out PREDATOR: BADLANDS.

The way I've been ... [gestures wildly] generally hanging on by a fucking thread for most of 2025 and the hits keep coming lol. Fun 5AM wake up! Thankfully, I've had some small but revitalizing wins recently—otherwise, today might have broken me. I crave peace and unprecedented times.

I know we don’t update much on here but this is something we wanna plug, because it was awesome!

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2025 Review: DON’T LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE is a Brutal Parental Nightmare By @donatobomb.bsky.social dailydead.com?p=311367

If you'd like to dance with me in honor of our dearly departed, I'm doing a Day of the Dead DJ set at 6 pm PT www.mixcloud.com/djBrujaRadio

Sharing our latest episode of @certifiedforgot.bsky.social a day late because hopefully y'all were out having wonderful Halloweens! It took our guest all of three seconds to pick OUT OF THE DARK to champion, and what an unexpected movie.

Our sale didn't exactly go as hoped, but I totally understand that people don't have a lot of money to support projects like this right now. That said, fuck it, gonna redo my personal budget in November to start paying for more pieces out of pocket again. We're here for a good time, not a long time.

IN YOUR DREAMS: What a delightful yet maturely handled animated family flick that doesn’t shy away from life’s hardships and the trials we all face. Themes of being perfectly imperfect give the right message while being cute and funny, too. Metallica, laser farts, and Baloney Tony get the job done.

For your viewing pleasure now: the MAN FINDS TAPE poster For your viewing in the near future: the MAN FINDS TAPE trailer (out tomorrow) For your viewing in the not-too-distant future: MAN FINDS TAPE, in theaters and on VOD on 12/5

Support @certifiedforgot.bsky.social ! I'm so lucky to be part of a team that believes in championing--and paying-- writers.

Review: OTHER Might Be Scary, But It’s Going Nowhere By @donatobomb.bsky.social dailydead.com?p=311218

Fully funded but still plenty of reasons to still contribute. Most importantly, to support @mereborders.bsky.social and Team Fango as this project pushes forward. So happy for Meredith, and can’t wait to see all her hard work pay off!

[Anthony Rizzo voice]: “FREDERICK!! FREDDY!!!”

This is now the second time in my life I have missed almost an entire game of baseball (regular 9 innings), but somehow still watched a whole game of baseball anyway (extra innings).

Nobody has scored in over two and a half hours, and I've loved every second. Baseball is fuckin' weird haha.

The way this game is going, Ohtani is gonna end up with 30 walks tonight.

While at Brooklyn Horror, we posted our latest guest episode with the filmmaking power couple behind V/H/S/Halloween's "Home Haunt" segment. They brought THE PIT to discuss, and I assure you, I was not ready for THE PIT.

It's the final week to join @certifiedforgot.bsky.social for just one dollar for your first month! We've had exactly one new subscriber this month so far, which is obviously not what we were hoping for.

Crammed a Halloween beer fest, friend time, and The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert at the Hollywood Bowl into the past weekend. Highly recommended. (@thatwitchmia.bsky.social @horrorgirlprobs.bsky.social @pnemiroff.bsky.social)

At 2:30PST, @pnemiroff.bsky.social and I are going to pregame a Halloween-themed beer festival with our weekly livestream. We've got an hour to chat about anything you've got, but will be focusing on GEN V as our title topic.

I can’t help myself. There are so many other movies I should prioritize on this flight, but I … must find out what the fuck A MINECRAFT MOVIE is all about.

My in-flight TV is broken but luckily the guy in front and diagonal put the Dodgers game himself, on so I could watch … for an inning. Then his partner made him put Hocus Pocus on. They even did the pause and start together thing. It was adorable … but bro was my only hope. I needed you, bro.

Am I the asshole if I bring an order of trash can nachos onto my 6 hour flight?

QUEENS OF THE DEAD is a campy, zombie horror comedy, and it also happens to be the movie we need in 2025.

In other QUEENS OF THE DEAD news, @monagle.bsky.social and I chose to do a snappy lil' 30-minute @certifiedforgot.bsky.social episode this week about the film. Somehow, against all odds, Tina Romero gifted us a horror-comedy we can agree on.

For @certifiedforgot.bsky.social: There’s homage and there’s derivation; Chris Stuckmann’s part-found footage debut “Shelby Oaks” strays too far into the latter, often sidestepping its most intriguing ideas. Still, certain tense scenes show he has potential certifiedforgotten.com/shelby-oaks-...

"The cast is electric, comedy blazes with a quick wit, and [Tina Romero's] zombie [reinvention] glistens like a disco ball ... It's more Hedwig and the Angry Inch than Dawn of the Dead, but that's by design." For @dailydead.bsky.social I reviewed QUEENS OF THE DEAD.

Emerging from my latest festival bubble, time to catch up on some work posts. I see THE ASTRONAUT was finally released last weekend? I saw and reviewed it back at SXSW. It's bafflingly bad.

The waiter at this horror tiki bar said I can only handle one of the “Tarman” zombie cocktails, and now that’s a fucking challenge.

HEY LA! Tonight is the night @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social and I are delivering a presentation about the power of reclaiming queer-coded villains for NERD NITE LA! There are two other killer presentations so if you're looking for something fun to do, JOIN US! events.humanitix.com/nerd-nite-lo...

If you stay at @brooklynhorror.bsky.social long enough, this is what you turn into.

Oh hey, livestream time! @pnemiroff.bsky.social and I have some chatty chats about BLACK PHONE 2 and more topics. Some Brooklyn Horror recaps. Etc etc. We'll be live until 2EST if you'd like to fire questions at us in the chat.

A Thread of Appreciation: As I sit in the afterglow of tonight's Chainsaw Award festivities, I am filled with an immense gratitude...and am not entirely certain there are words enough to express how much I appreciate the hard work of everyone who came together to make this year's show happen.

Holy shit, gang. This isn't the first time Scott & I have had the number one movie, but it is the first time we've done it with OUR movie and not the Marvel machine. BP1 never got higher than 4th place. This is huge for us & we owe every last bit of it to you. THANK YOU! deadline.com/2025/10/box-...

I can’t believe it’s here!!! @fangoria.bsky.social Chainsaw Awards are happening TONIGHT! Handy how to watch guide linked if ya need it. Show us your ballots with #chainsawawards ! And show me your fits, your themed snacks, and all the celebrations!

Over the last 10 years, @brooklynhorror.bsky.social has become such a special part of my life. Decided to celebrate the fest’s 10-year anniversary with a tattoo. My little Brooklyn ghosty rat, holding a candle that guides him back safely to the fest again and again. 🖤

Tonight is the night! Get all the details on how to watch horror’s biggest night in this post. Make your predictions in the comments!

Name the movie or we can’t be friends.

For @bloody-disgusting.com, I dug into that time a MADtv funnyman remade Roger Corman’s A BUCKET OF BLOOD with Anthony Michael Hall in the lead role. It's ... something!