Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls

Episode 67 : Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls (10/25/2023)

Horror news:

Mike Flanagan adapting Stephen King’s “The Life of Chuck”
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Netflix Documentary, “The Devil on Trial” Exposing Dark Reality Behind Latest ‘Conjuring,’ Continues To Top The Charts
- Details

“The Thing” ending debate heats up!
- Details

Ridley Scott watched the New Alien film, called it “fucking great”
- Details

Zombie horror comedy “As We Know It” reaches theatres in November
- Details

Jason Blum says Spawn reboot will have “Blumhouse edge”
- Details

Bioshock movie writer teases upcoming Netflix adaptation: “We all love it”
- Details

Thanksgiving’ Celebrates National Horror Movie Day
- Details

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein Netflix Movie
- Details

Trick or Treat (1986) is making its streaming debut just in time for Halloween
- Details

New Cloverfield film will be a very cool sequel to the original
- Details

5 great horror flicks on e right now Hulu:

- No One Will Save You
- Werewolf Within
- The Menu
- Infinity Pool
- Fresh

Top 5:

Top 5 Exorcism Horror Parodies
- Chris:
  - 5 – Transylvainia 6-5000 (1985)
  - 4 – Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls (2023)
  - 3 – What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
  - 2 – Young Frankenstein (1974)
  - 1 – Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – Satanic Panic (2019)
      - 2 – Rapture-Palooza (2013)
- Craig:
  - 5 – Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
  - 4 – Young Frankenstein (1974)
  - 3 – What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
  - 2 – National Lampoon’s: Class Reunion (1982)
  - 1 – Student Bodies (1981)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – This is the End (2013)
- Sal:
  - 5 – Saturday the 14th (1981)
  - 4 – What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
  - 3 – Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)
  - 2 – Transylvainia 6-5000 (1985)
  - 1 – Young Frankenstein (1974)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – The Final Girls (2015)
      - 2 – Shawn of the Dead (2004)
      - 3 – Satanic Panic (2019)

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The Pope’s Exorcist

Episode 66 : The Pope’s Exorcist (9/21/2023)

Horror news:

Thanksgiving teaser trailer
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Legacy of Monsters teaser trailer
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The Strangers reboot trilogy may be released next year
- Details

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines trailer
- Details

Brightburn sequel on the way by The H Collective
- Details

Werewolf By Night colorized for this October on Disney+
- Details

Eli Roth and DreamWorks present Fright Krewe animated series
- Details

Saw X trailer (eye trap clip)
- Details

A24 Shop Pearl Anniversary Suckling Piggy Bank
- Details

6th year of Huluween details
- Details

House of 1000 Corpses returns to theaters Oct. 8th & 11th
- Details

Fathom events Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls October 19th
- Details

Trailer for Monsters of California
- Details

Suitable Flesh trailer
- Details

5 great horror flicks on e right now Pluto TV:

- The Lost Boys
- Halloween (2007)
- The First Power
- 1408
- Night of The Comet

Top 5:

Top 5 Exorcism Horror Movies
- Sal:
  - 5 – The First Power (1990)
  - 4 – The Exorcist III (1990)
  - 3 – The Conjuring (2013)
  - 2 – The Pope’s Exorcist (2023)
  - 1 – The Exorcist (1973)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – The Rite (2011)
      - 2 – The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
- Chris:
  - 5 – The Old Ways (2020)
  - 4 – HellHole (2022)
  - 3 – The Pope’s Exorcist (2023)
  - 2 – The Conjuring (2013)
  - 1 – The Exorcist (1973)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – The Cleansing Hour (2019)
- Craig:
  - 5 – The Pope’s Exorcist (2023)
  - 4 – This is the End (2013)
  - 3 – The Wailing (2016)
  - 2 – The Conjuring (2013)
  - 1 – The Exorcist (1973)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – The Cleansing Hour (2019)

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Aquarium of the Dead

Episode 65 : Aquarium of the Dead (8/24/2023)

Horror news:

The Toxic Avenger remake unveils first image of Peter Dinklage and teaser art!
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Prey gets 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD release in October
- Details

Salem’s Lot remake still shelved after a year
- Details

Creepshow season 4 gets an October premiere date
- Details

Capwolf & the Howling Commandos werewolf comic book coming from Marvel in October
- Details

Zombie Town : R.L. Stine movie starring Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase gets September release
- Details

Marvel ‘What if…? Dark: Tomb of Dracula’
- Details

5 great horror flicks on e right now Amazon Prime:

- Tales from the Darkside
- Knock at the Cabin
- Smile
- The Fog
- Run Sweetheart Run

Top 5:

Top 5 Aquatic Horror Movies
- Craig:
  - 5 – The Abyss (1989)
  - 4 – Creepshow 2 (1987)
  - 3 – The Fog (1980)
  - 2 – Crawl (2019)
  - 1 – Jaws (1975)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – Deep House (2021)
      - 2 – Dead Calm (1989)
- Sal:
  - 5 – Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
  - 4 – Deep Star Six (1989)
  - 3 – Deep Blue Sea (1999)
  - 2 – Creepshow (1982)
  - 1 – Jaws (1975)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – Under The Skin (2014)
      - 2 – Prophecy (1980)
- Chris:
  - 5 – The Meg (2018)
  - 4 – Triangle (2009)
  - 3 – Underwater (2020)
  - 2 – Piranha 3D (2010)
  - 1 – Jaws (1975)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
      - 2 – Crawl (2019)

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Our Review: 1 out of 5 stars

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The Burning

Episode 64 : The Burning (7/26/2023)

Horror news:

The Exorcist: Believer | Official Trailer
- Trailer

‘American Psycho’ Getting Comic Book Adaptation
- Details

Twisted Metal Series Starts tomorrow on Peacock
- Details

Spider Baby gets a remake, and a trailer
- Details

Spirit Halloween is now selling a Popcorn Gun!
- Details

Toxic Avenger collection Coming to 4K
- Details

The Last Voyage of the Demeter previews in July FANGORIA
- Details

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines gets an October release date on Paramount+
- Details

New ‘Army of Darkness: Forever’ sequel coming October 2023
- Details

Marvel one-shot horror comic “Crypt of Shadows” coming this Octoberr
- Details

The Exorcist: Deceiver sequel gets Easter 2025 release
- Details

5 great horror flicks on Paramount+ right now:

- Yellowjackets
- Significant Other
- Scream 6
- Chained
- Bodies, Bodies, Bodies

Top 5:

Top 5 Summer Horror Movies
- Chris:
  - 5 – Sleepaway Camp (1981)
  - 4 – Friday the 13th (1980)
  - 3 – Piranha 3D (2010)
  - 2 – IT (2017)
  - 1 – Jaws (1975)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – Club Dread (2004)
      - 2 – The Final Girls (2015)
      - 3 – The Burning (1981)
- Craig:
  - 5 – I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
  - 4 – IT (2017)
  - 3 – X (2022)
  - 2 – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
  - 1 – Jaws (1975)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – Midsommar (2019)
      - 2 – The Burning (1981)
      - 3 – Friday the 13th (1980)
- Sal:
  - 5 – Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)
  - 4 – Sleepaway Camp (1981)
  - 3 – Friday the 13th (1980)
  - 2 – Midsommar (2019)
  - 1 – Jaws (1975)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
      - 2 – Piranha 3DD (2012)
      - 3 – The Evil Dead (1981)
      - 4 – IT (2017)

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Our Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars

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All The Moons

Episode 63 : All The Moons (6/28/2023)

Horror news:

24-Hour Godzilla Channel Coming to Pluto TV
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Five Nights at Freddy’s, reaches theatres and Peacock in October
- Trailer

Saw experience at the Midsummer Scream convention
- Details

The Monster Squad (1987) 4K UHD announced!
- Details

Stuff of Nightmares, R.L. Stine comic book, Red Murder coming in September
- Details

James Mangold sees DC adaptation as a Gothic horror movie
- Details

Mike Flanagan is optimistic that his Stephen King “Dark Tower” series is going to happen
- Details

‘Ted Lasso’ Star Juno Temple Offer Updates on ‘Venom 3’
- Details

Fede Alvarez’s New Alien Movie
- Details

MARVEL ZOMBIES: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD
- Details

Marvel Werewolf by night oneshot
- Details

Marvel Perdator Vs. Wolverine
- Details

5 great horror flicks on MAX right now:

- Hereditary
- Child’s Play
- Evil Dead Rise
- From Dusk Till Dawn
- Life After Beth

Top 5:

Top 5 horror movies based on Comics (or vice versa)
- Sal:
  - 5 – Swamp Thing (1982)
  - 4 – Spawn (1997)
  - 3 – Constantine (2005)
  - 2 – Blade (1998)
  - 1 – 30 Days of Night (2007)
- Chris:
  - 5 – Abattoir (2016)
  - 4 – Creepshow (1982)
  - 3 – Blade (1998)
  - 2 – Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
  - 1 – 30 Days of Night (2007)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – Constantine (2005)
      - 2 – Swamp Thing (1982)
      - 3 – The Walking Dead (TV Series) (2010)
- Craig:
  - 5 – Constantine (2005)
  - 4 – Pumpkinhead (1988)
  - 3 – 30 Days of Night (2007)
  - 2 – The Crow (1984)
  - 1 – Creepshow (1982)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – Trick ‘r Treat (2007)

Discuss Movie: “All The Moons(2020)”

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Our Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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Hellhole

Episode 62 : Hellhole (5/31/2023)

Horror news:

Terrifier 3 starts filming later this year
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Who will be Freddy Krueger, if there are more Nightmare on elm street films?
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Thread: An Insidious Tale – casting news
- Details

Robert Eggers’ ‘Nosferatu’ wraps Prague shoot
- Details

“IT” prequel show “Welcome to Derry” has transformed Port Hope, Ontario into Derry, Maine
- Details

The Hitcher coming to 4K, the restoration blows the director away!
- Details

Renfield gets a “Dracula Sucks Edition” bluray
- Details

Glen Danzig’s second film, “Death Rider in the House of Vampires” seeks distribution in Cannes
- Details

5 great horror flicks on Feevee right now:

- Teeth
- Hostel
- Horns
- Warlock
- American Psycho

Top 5:

Top 5 creep kids in horror movies
- Craig:
  - 5 – The Omen (1976)
  - 4 – The Shining (1980)
  - 3 – The Ring (2002)
  - 2 – Pet Sematary (1989)
  - 1 – The Exorcist (1973)
- Sal:
  - 5 – Mama (2013)
  - 4 – Let The Right One In (2008)
  - 3 – Pet Sematary (1989)
  - 2 – IT: Chapter One (2017)
  - 1 – The Exorcist (1973)
- Chris:
  - 5 – The Ring (1980)
  - 4 – There’s Something Wrong with the Children (2023)
  - 3 – Pet Sematary (1989)
  - 2 – Better Watch Out (2016)
  - 1 – The Exorcist (1973)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – Halloween (2007)
      - 2 – Children of the Corn (1984)
      - 3 – Hereditary (2018)

Discuss Movie: “Hellhole (2022)”

57% (critics) 76% (Audience) on Rotten Tomatoes
Our Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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Evil Dead Rise

Episode 61 : Evil Dead Rise (4/26/2023)

Horror news:

TRICK OR TREAT (1986) coming to 4K Ultra HD
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‘Kraven the Hunter’ “R” Rating for Blood and violence
- Details

The Witcher: Season 3 | Official Teaser | Netflix
- Details

‘The Conjuring’ Drama Series in the Works at HBO Max
- Details

Welcome to Derry: Madeleine Stowe, Stephen Rider join It prequel series at Max
- Details

Mortal Kombat 2 producer says filming expected to begin this June
- Details

Eli Roth celebrates birthday set of ‘Thanksgiving’, shares cast picture
- Details

‘Evil Dead Rise’ Director Used 1,700 Gallons of Blood
- Details

5 great horror flicks on Netflix right now:

- The Thing (2011)
- Viking Wolf
- There’s Someone Inside Your House
- Day Shift
- Psycho

Top 5:

Top 5 Ghost House Pictures Movies
- Chris:
  - 5 – Drag Me to Hell (2009)
  - 4 – Don’t Breath (2016)
  - 3 – 30 Days of Night (2007)
  - 2 – Evil Dead Rise (2023)
  - 1 – Evil Dead (2013)
- Craig:
  - 5 – Don’t Breath (2016)
  - 4 – Evil Dead (2013)
  - 3 – Drag Me to Hell (2009)
  - 2 – 30 Days of Night (2007)
  - 1 – Evil Dead Rise (2023)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – The Messengers (2007)
- Sal:
  - 5 – The Grudge (2004)
  - 4 – Drag Me to Hell (2009)
  - 3 – 30 Days of Night (2007)
  - 2 – Evil Dead (2013)
  - 1 – Evil Dead Rise (2023)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – Don’t Breath (2016)

Discuss Movie: “Evil Dead Rise (2023)”

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Our Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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The Pale Blue Eye

Episode 60 : The Pale Blue Eye (3/23/2023)

Horror news:

Evil Dead Rise SXSW premiere reactions are overwhelmingly positive
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Guillermo del Toro may be making a new version of Frankenstein for Netflix
- Details

M3GAN 2.0 director Gerard Johnstone wants to try to replicate the success of the first film
- Details

The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs season 5 premieres in April
- Details

Check out the website for Robert Eggers remake Nosferatu
- Details

MaXXXine casting rumors
- Details

Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel is now filming!
- Details

Jordan Peele’s fourth film in the works
- Details

Thanksgiving: Eli Roth’s long-awaited slasher is now filming!
- Details

Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery to Star in ‘Faces of Death’ Remake for Legendary
- Details

Bruce Campbell is hidden somewhere in Evil Dead Rise according to director
- Details

Rob Zombie Recording New ‘House of 1000 Corpses’ Commentary Track 20 Years Later; Available Next Month
- Details

5 great horror flicks on Hulu right now:

- Fresh
- Little Monsters
- Prey
- Hellraiser
- The Wretched

Top 5:

Top 5 movies from 2000 to 2009
- Sal:
  - 5 – The Company of Wolves (1984)
  - 4 – The Lighthouse (2019)
  - 3 – Sleepy Hallow (1999)
  - 2 – Dracula (1992)
  - 1 – The Witch (2015)
- Chris:
  - 5 – The Witch (2015)
  - 4 – The Conjuring (2013)
  - 3 – Pearl (2022)
  - 2 – X (2022)
  - 1 – The Fear Street Trilogy (2021)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – Overlord (2018)
- Craig:
  - 5 – From Hell (2001)
  - 4 – The Witch (2015)
  - 3 – The Woman in Black (2012)
  - 2 – Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
  - 1 – Pearl (2022)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – 1922 (2017)
      - 2 – Overlord (2018)

Discuss Movie: “The Pale Blue Eye (2022)”

63% (critics) 69% (Audience) on Rotten Tomatoes
Our Review: 4 out of 5 stars

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Sorry About the Demon

Episode 59 : Sorry About the Demon (2/23/2023)

Horror news:

Venom 3: Tom Hardy confirms new sequel is in pre-production
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Horror filmmaker Blumhouse expands into games
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M. Night Shyamalan’s Knock at the Cabin is now available on Amazon paid rental
- Details

Patrick Dempsey in Talks to Star in Eli Roth’s ‘Thanksgiving’ Horror Thriller
- Details

‘M3GAN’ Is Getting an Unrated Version as Horror Hit Sets Blu-Ray, Digital Release
- Details

Zach Cregger, is Horror’s Hottest New Filmmaker
- Details

Warner Bros is bringing us “I Am Legend” and “Constantine” sequels
- Details

Scream Factory is bringing the 1992 slasher “Dr. Giggles” to Blu-ray next month
- Details

StudioCanal reveals first image of New Spider Horror ‘Sting’
- Details

Silent Hill director Christophe Gans’ Return to Silent Hill is expected to begin filming soon
- Details

Rob Zombie’s first film, House of 1000 Corpses, gets 20th anniversary Blu-ray release
- Details

Halloween: 45 Years of Terror convention is coming to Pasadena this year
- Details

Director Damien Leone teases ‘Terrifier 3’ and a potential 4th film
- Details

John Krasinksi shares behind-the-scenes images of “A Quiet Place: Day One”
- Details

The Last of Us Season 2: HBO renews its new apocalyptic drama after viewer stats surge
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5 great horror flicks on Amazon Prime right now:

- Them
- The Town That Dreaded Sundown
- Killer Clowns From OuterSpace
- Friday The 13th
- Let The Right One IN

Top 5:

Top 10 movies from 2000 to 2009
- Craig:
  - 10 – Halloween (2007)
  - 9 – Trick ‘r Treat (2007)
  - 8 – Drag Me To Hell (2009)
  - 7 – The Ring (2002)
  - 6 – Let The Right One In (2008)
  - 5 – Saw (2004)
  - 4 – Dead Silence (2007)
  - 3 – Hostel (2005)
  - 2 – House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
  - 1 – 30 Days of Night (2007)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – The Human Centipede (2009)
      - 2 – The Strangers (2008)
      - 3 – The Mist (2007)
- Sal:
  - 10 – 1408 (2007)
  - 9 – Willard (2003)
  - 8 – Frailty (2001)
  - 7 – House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
  - 6 – ?????
  - 5 – Slither (2006)
  - 4 – Shaun of the Dead (2004)
  - 3 – Grindhouse (2007)
  - 2 – Drag Me to Hell (2009)
  - 1 – Let The Right One In (2008)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – Bubba Ho-tep (2002)
      - 2 – Ginger Snaps (2000)
      - 3 – House of the Devil (2009)
- Chris:
  - 10 – Dead Snow (2009)
  - 9 – The Collector (2009)
  - 8 – House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
  - 7 – Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
  - 6 – The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
  - 5 – Drag Me to Hell (2009)
  - 4 – Saw (2004)
  - 3 – 30 Days of Night (2007)
  - 2 – American Psycho (2000)
  - 1 – The Strangers (2008)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – Zombieland (2009)

Discuss Movie: “Sorry About the Demon (2022)”

91% (critics) 68% (Audience) on Rotten Tomatoes
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Pearl

Episode 58 : Pearl (1/19/2023)

Horror news:

Damien Leone says Terrifier 3 will recapture the creep factor present in the original Terrifier short film.
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Evil Dead Rise features a different Necronomicon than the other films
- Details

‘Servant’ Star Nell Tiger Free Talks Her ‘The Omen’ Prequel
- Details

Universal Planning Permanent Horror Experience In Las Vegas
- Details

John Larroquette Confirms He Got Paid in Marijuana for Texas Chain Saw Massacre narration
- Details

Paul Feig & Sam Raimi Team On ‘Suburban Hell’ Adaptation For Legendary Pictures
- Details

Mia Goth says the third film in X and Pearl trilogy, MaXXXine, has the best script
- Details

‘There’s Something Wrong with the Children’ Explores New Angles in Evil Kid Genre
- Details

‘Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls’ Clip Brings Jeffrey Combs Back to Life
- Details

5 great horror flicks on HBO Max right now:
- The Last of Us
- Barbarian
- Club Dread
- The Green Room
- Text Chainsaw Massacre 2

Top 5:

Top 5 Top 5 Movies of 2023
- Chris:
  - 5 – Terrifier 2 (2022)
  - 4 – Pearl (2022)
  - 3 – X (2022)
  - 2 – Glorious (2022)
  - 1 – Fresh (2022)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – The Sadness (2022)
      - 2 – Barbarian (2022)
      - 3 – Speak No Evil (2022)
      - 4 – Prey (2022)
      - 5 – Hellraiser (2022)
      - 6 – Scream (2022)
      - 7 – Deadstream (2022)
      - 8 – Wednesday (2022)
      - 9 – Werewolf By Night (2022)
- Craig:
  - 5 – Pearl (2022)
  - 4 – Barbarian (2022)
  - 3 – Glorious (2022)
  - 2 – Black Phone (2022)
  - 1 – X (2022)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 –
- Sal:
  - 5 – Glorious (2022)
  - 4 – Terrifier 2 (2022)
  - 3 – Barbarian (2022)
  - 2 – Pearl (2022)
  - 1 – X (2022)
    - Honorable Mentions:
      - 1 – Hellraiser (2022)
      - 2 – The Sadness (2022)
      - 3 – Werewolf By Night (2022)
      - 4 – Prey (2022)

Discuss Movie: “Pearl (2022)”

91% (critics) 82% (Audience) on Rotten Tomatoes
Our Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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