Atomic Fangirl

“Twick or Tweeeet!”

Story: It’s time for Halloween, ghoulies, ghosties, and long-legged beasties! But before you go out, you might wanna revisit your Halloween etiquette. And maybe don’t go whole-hog on the holiday to the point of making an ass out of yourself. Oh, and while Halloween themed stuff is all well and good, perhapsbe a little selective on what you choose to partake of. Because you never know.

Scares: Lots of fun creepy, gross, and/or horrific moments.
Splat Factor: As with the rest of the V/H/S films? Oh yep. Though this is most definitely the grossest.

Subgenre: Anthology Halloween Horrors
Year Released: 2025
Remake, Sequel or OG (Original Ghoul)?: The eighth film of the V/H/S franchise.

Trick or Treat?: It’s October, so you know what that means; time for another installment in the V/H/S franchise! And this one might be the best one yet. Or at least the most fun you’ll have with a gang of friends. Halloween is tailor-made for group viewing, because you’ll definitely want your nearest and dearest nearby to scream and shot with.

“Could somebody do something now?”

Story: Three ghost hunter vloggers – Kris, Celina and Jay – decide to scrap their planned cemetery visit, and hit up a supposedly haunted house nobody else has heard of. Hilarity ensues. Okay fine. Boredom ensues. For them, and for us.

Scares: Nope. This territory is too well tread for any creeping dread.
Splat Factor: Barely a drip, and that’s all off camera, shot in black and white.

Subgenre: Found This At A Haunted Place Films
Year Released: 2025
Remake, Sequel or OG (Original Ghoul)?: Original, but like a ton of other “people investigate something nobody with a functioning brain cell would investigate” films.


Trick or Treat?: Written, directed and starring Kris Collins, Eden definitely feels like her first effort. It’s an unfocused mix of The Blair Witch Project and The Witch with nothing original to say. This feels like a student film that stumbled onto a streaming release.

“This fish is fine.” [It was, in fact, not fine.]

Story: Climate change causes “a major elemental crisis”. Food shortages. Riots. Luckily, the citizens of Thailand are surviving (though not actually thriving) thanks to breeding insects for food, and lots of black market trading. When a strange looking fish is caught for a bunch of powerful businessmen to enjoy, what starts out as dinner turns into a sickness that puts anyone not infected on the menu. Can former Muay Thai fighter Singh rescue his doctor girlfriend from a hospital overrun with hungry ghouls?

Scares: Dread and such.
Splat Factor: As The Traveling Willburys sang, you got it.

Subgenre: Zombies And Muay Thai
Year Released: 2025
Remake, Sequel or OG (Original Ghoul)?: Original, but if this film is anything to go by? The start of a fun series, she said hopefully.

Trick or Treat?: Ziam combines two of my favorite genres; horror, and martial arts. So obviously I had to dig into this one. And I had a blast. Blood, gore, and great Muay Thai? This one’s definitely a Hallow-week re-watch.