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Meagan Navarro

@hauntedmeg.bsky.social
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Horror fanatic, journalist, and critic.

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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Turns out I taste like angel food cake (like the movie). 🤣 Incredible work by OnoJones Cakes in Houston.
Cross section of my head cake, revealing angelfood cake interior
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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"The best part is, you can eat them." I received a creepy visit from Async, with a tasty but disturbing reminder that I may have ventured too far into Cap'n Clark's Ottoman Empire now that BACKROOMS is streaming on HBO Max. This is the coolest, most twisted thing I've ever received.
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Matthew Jackson @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New at @bloody-disgusting.com, my Fantastic Fest review of THE SWALLOW, a film with a good monster idea at its center and...well, not much else. I was baffled by huge chunks of this thing, as you'll read at the link below.
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'The Swallow' Review: Kevin Kölsch & Dennis Widmyer's Creature Feature Sinks In The Mud [Fantastic Fest 2026]
The Swallow emerges first as a prime example of Exactly What It Says On The Tin Horror. The plot is straightforward; the monster's right there on the
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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Now that I've had a little sleep, some TIFF and Fantastic Fest titles to put on your radar (aka my faves). Starting with what will be Italy's Oscar submission for Best International Feature Film, THE SPIRAL. Such a fun, wicked Faustian tale.
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'The Spiral' Review: A Wickedly Entertaining Faustian Family Nightmare [TIFF 2026]
A Classic Horror Story filmmaker and rising horror virtuoso Paolo Strippoli turns the screws on an affluent family in his Faustian fable, The Spiral.
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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
As a Critters fan, really loved the brief appearance by Don Keith Opper in Shudder's THE CYCLE, which also features my fave kind of movie monster (out Oct 23). Which is a good time to remind that you can find my love letter to Opper's Charlie in Arrow's Critters box set.
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Matthew Jackson @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
First review of Fantastic Fest is up, and it's @adamsfamfilms.bsky.social's THE GLORIOUS DEAD for @bloody-disgusting.com.
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'The Glorious Dead' Review: The Adams Family Gets Weird with Intimate Cosmic Horror [Fantastic Fest 2026]
There's an earned confidence running through the more recent films from the Adams Family, a sense that the indie filmmaking crew has nothing to prove to
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Brian Keiper @brianwaves42.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Kwaidan is a masterful collection of ghost stories and one of the most visually stunning movies ever made. I took a close look at this masterpiece in my latest for @bloody-disgusting.com bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3...
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The Enduring Legacy of 'Kwaidan,' Masaki Kobayashi's Ghost Story Masterpiece
Many films are works of art. Some are undeniable masterworks. Only a handful are so visually arresting that practically every frame could be hung in the
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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Widow's Bay. ❤️
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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Michelle Yeoh always kicks ass, but good grief you should see her with a scalpel in the extremely fun action thriller THE SURGEON... written and directed by an oncologist, inspired by his surgeon twin brother. Def brings the pain.
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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The most consistently long line at TIFF this year so far has been the ramyun sample both, and it's tripping me out.
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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday.
Raul Julia as M. Bison, terrorizing Chun Li in the 94 Street Fighter movie
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Benito Cereno @benitocereno.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
For a more measured response from a person smarter than me, you should read @hauntedmeg.bsky.social 's review -- she's usually right about this kind of thing. But I also think you should see the movie bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3966...
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'Onslaught' Review: Adam Wingard's Gory Action Throwback Peaks Too Soon
Director Adam Wingard skipped Godzilla X Kong: Supernova to return to his gorier genre roots with grindhouse-style actioner Onslaught. Set loosely in the
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Benito Cereno @benitocereno.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I wrote up some thoughts about Onslaught (2026, a movie, not a 90s X-Men villain) and why it's good even though by some metrics it's maybe not *that* good www.patreon.com/benitocereno...
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Some on-thoughts on Onslaught | Benito Cereno
Some on-thoughts on Onslaught by Benito Cereno on Patreon. Join Benito Cereno's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
As someone who's been an obsessed Resident Evil nerd since the '96 og and platinumed Requiem with a quickness, the first 30 minutes of Zach Cregger's RE nails the core gameplay and progression. He gets it, and I can't wait to see the rest.
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Matthew Jackson @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
New @bloody-disgusting.com, I reviewed the @vinsyn.bsky.social 4K release of BLOODY PSYCHO, an insane (complimentary) piece of direct to video Italian horror.
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'Bloody Psycho' 4K Review: A Wild Piece Of Italian Horror Finds The Spotlight On Physical Media
Bloody Psycho is not a great movie. That's not just me saying that; critic and historian Rachael Nisbet, who takes on commentary duties for Vinegar
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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Irrationally annoyed my fortune cookie gave me, "you didn't come this far for average."
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Real Queen of Horror @lovelyzena.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Thanks to @lionsgate.com, I was out in Miami for Mike P. Nelson’s new horror BEWARE BOIÚNA, and let’s just say the swamp had other plans! 👀 BEWARE BOIÚNA slithers into theaters on October 2! 🐍
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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Baby's first lament configuration mug. My coffee will be legendary. 😂
A rounded square shaped black coffee mug with yellow print of the lament configuration outside.a grimacing Pinhead at the bottom inside of mug.
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Matt Donato @donatobomb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I've written over 50 entries for my @bloody-disgusting.com horror remake "column," and every time I've hit a new low, I foolishly think it can't possibly get worse. Well, this month's examination of how NIGHT OF THE ANIMATED DEAD fails every remake justification is my new floor.
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‘Night of the Animated Dead’ Proves That Faithful Remakes Aren’t Always Better
Thanks to a blunder by the Walter Reade Organization, George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead has been in the public domain since 1968. As such, not
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Tim Waggoner @timwaggoner.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Tribute to Tim Curry on the Roku screensaver page.
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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
What about horror
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Matthew Jackson @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
New at @bloody-disgusting.com, I talked to Adam Wingard about making ONSLAUGHT, stepping back from the MonsterVerse, the secret to a good chainsaw kill, and more.
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Adam Wingard Delivers An 'Onslaught': "If The Blood Is Spraying, It's Gonna Be Exciting"
Onslaught is the perfect title for Adam Wingard's latest movie.  For the past decade, Wingard's been working with other people's franchises, playing in
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
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Kay Lynch @kaywithfire.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
This October, I’m returning to Coolidge Corner Theatre for a seminar on monstrous femmes to accompany a screening of Jennifer’s Body. Tickets are on sale now! coolidge.org/events/semin...
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Bev Vincent @bevvincent.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
DEADLIGHTS: A 40th Anniversary Celebration of Stephen King’s IT - A landmark collection of captivating essays celebrating Stephen King’s Magnum Opus, IT. I have a couple of pieces in this, including an interview with a fascinating individual.
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DEADLIGHTS, edited by Richard Chizmar
Check out the deal on DEADLIGHTS, edited by Richard Chizmar at Cemetery Dance Publications
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Rob Saucedo @robsaucedo.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Tonight’s the last chance to pick up a signed copy of CURSE OF THE WHERE WOLF this month as our month celebrating the werewolf films of 1981 comes to a close.
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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Screaming Mad George is forever a horror legend for the Shunting alone, but also that gnarly cockroach kill in ANOES 4, goopy gory work on Bride of Re-Animator, Predator and so much more more. I get a thrill anytime I see "surreal fx by Screaming Mad George" in film credits. This one hurts. RIP 💔
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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Looking forward to the restoration of Ken Russell's The Devils this fall? Can't recommend his psychosexual rock opera comedy LISZTOMANIA enough. Now streaming on Criterion Channel. It depicts opera writer Richard Wagner as a vampire turned Frankenstein nazi who dons a Superman suit. 😂
The Who's Roger Daltrey, who'd just worked with Ken Russell on rock opera Tommy, stars as pianist Franz Liszt, looking like scared Stephen King in Creepshow down to comic panel background
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Rob Hunter @fakerobhunter.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Caught some flak from BD commenters when I covered 2013's EVIL DEAD commentary because it's "old" and the readers "already know everything" about it. So, here's my new Commentary Commentary column covering 1979's PROPHECY! ;) bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3...
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21 Things We Learned from the ‘Prophecy’ Commentary
Eco horror and animal attack films are among my favorite subgenres in horror, and I’m frequently thrilled when a movie comes along that pairs the two
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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The way one small sentence in this got me so hyped for RIVER.
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Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 06/08/2026
Fantasy and reality blur in breathtaking, whimsical, and jubilant ways in TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, using film theory as the launchpad for a dazzling sexual awakening allegory. Read our full review: bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3962...
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‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Review: A Vibrant, Bloody Sexual Awakening
Oft-cited film professor Carol J. Clover posited that horror films, and slashers in particular, tap into society’s repressed fears of gender in her 1992
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Rob Saucedo @robsaucedo.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Oh, hey - today's the official release date for CURSE OF THE WHERE WOLF! I'm so excited that this book is finally out there in the world. I spent the last four years making it, and it's full of heart, laughs, and werewolves and orcas throwing down. Consider buying a copy from your local bookstore.
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Rob Hunter @fakerobhunter.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
It's true, and I'm stupidly thrilled about it, too. Have loved MISTER FROST since I first saw it in the early 90s, and I'm excited to give it new life on the page. Really hope I don't fuck it up!
MISTER FROST poster
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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Your periodic reminder that Velvet Goldmine is back on Criterion Channel, rightfully under the "Rock biopics that don't suck" category.
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Skionar @skionar.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Orchids revived, the corpse ambulant and a poetic ruined abbey. These are the news stories I want to read.
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Matthew Jackson @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
New at @bloody-disgusting.com, I reviewed @vinsyn.bsky.social's beautiful 4K restoration of NIGHT SCHOOL, one of the greatest slashers ever made.
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‘Night School’ 4K UHD Review: An Essential Slasher with Giallo Soul
Night School, director Ken Hughes and writer Ruth Avergon‘s tale of a headhunting slasher on the streets of Boston, arrived in the early Golden Age of the slasher film and never quite broke through th...
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Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 29/07/2026
Bloody Disgusting's SILENT HILL: TOWNFALL Hands-On Preview - Even with the change of perspective and setting, which both feel like they were chosen for all the right reasons, this feels like a modern take on classic Silent Hill: bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/...
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‘Silent Hill: Townfall’ Hands-on Preview: Modern First-Person Horror That Feels Like Classic ‘Silent Hill’
When Konami announced their slate of new Silent Hill games four years ago, they had a lot to prove. The series had been dormant for so many years, with the famously cancelled P.T./Silent Hills being i...
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Phil Nobile Jr. @philnobilejr.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Thanks to @hauntedmeg.bsky.social for the heads up that Jimothy has been spotted in Roku City
An illustrated street scene with bisexual lighting, showing a deformed raccoon walking down The sidewalk
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Mike Flanagan @mikeflanaganfilm.com · 26/07/2026
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Carrie – Official Teaser | Prime Video
YouTube video by Prime Video
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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I just really love werewolves.
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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Today has taught me that I'm pretty fearless with spiders.
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Bev Vincent @bevvincent.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The Bangor Historical Society’s annual Movie Night at Mount Hope Cemetery next month will feature Stephen King’s “It.” The 2017 film adaptation will be shown Wednesday, Aug. 19 (rain date Thursday, Aug. 20) at 7:45 p.m. on the field adjacent to the historic burial grounds. Gates open at 6 p.m.
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You can watch Stephen King’s ‘It’ in a Bangor cemetery
The 2017 film is the feature of the Bangor Historical Society’s annual Movie Night at Mount Hope Cemetery.
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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
"John Squires wrote an article about Steve making Slimer under the influence of tons and tons of cocaine, and that went fairly viral." A fitting quote from director Nick Taylor on the origins of wild doc RUBBERHEAD, premiering next week at Fantasia. 😂
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‘Rubberhead’ Director Nick Taylor on FX Maverick Steve Johnson, Practical Effects, and Seven-Year Journey
Horror journalist, producer, and podcast host Nick Taylor moves into the director’s seat for his feature debut with illuminating documentary Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson. It chroni...
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Mark H. Harris @markhharris.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Thrilled to have one of my essays included in the Limited Edition 4K release of Lady in White, available for pre-order now from @vinsyn.bsky.social!
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Harrison Abbott @harrisonabbott.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Vampire Hunter: Nightrise is a game that does a lot well, with seemingly deliberate design choices and inventive ideas. Unfortunately, this is all tainted by one completely needless decision on the part of its developers. My review for @bloody-disgusting.com bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/...
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‘Vampire Hunter: Nightrise’ Review: AI Casts a Shadow Over Gothic Shooter Fun
The gothic castle-cum-escape room you explore in Vampire Hunter: Nightrise is so delightfully kitsch that it is hard to call it truly scary. With chittering bat swarms, lycanthropes baying at the full...
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Harrison Abbott @harrisonabbott.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Almost every mechanic in The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu is filtered through the lens of either cosmic horror or seventeenth-century monasticism, leading to some ingenious twists on well-worn extraction shooter tropes. My review for @bloody-disgusting.com bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/...
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‘The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu’ Review: Cosmic Horror Elevates a Thrilling Co-Op Shooter
The dynamic at the heart of extraction shooters is so well suited to horror that it’s kind of amazing that most of the genre’s foundational works have taken either a sci-fi or militaristic bent, rathe...
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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
People digging Erroll Shand in Evil Dead Burn- his villain turn in this year's Marama is just as skin-crawling. Similarly, this isn't Souheila Yacoub's first rodeo with extreme horror. Her character got put through the wringer in Gaspar Noé's Climax.
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Anthony Breznican @brezwrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The world may remember Sam Neill from the landmark blockbuster Jurassic Park, but there is another performance by the actor that will chill me forever. This performance remains haunting and powerful, even though it debuted almost 40 years ago and is now largely forgotten. 1/
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Sam Neill Knew What Truly Mattered
The joy of watching the ‘Jurassic Park’ actor—who died yesterday at the age of 78—was watching the cracks appear.
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Rob Saucedo @robsaucedo.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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