By Dave B.

The Babysitter: Killer Queen (sequel 2017’s “The Babysitter”) takes place two years after the original and finds the protagonist, Cole, as a high school junior who is ostracized by his peers and thought insane by his family. The reason? Despite his harrowing fight for survival against the blood cult, there’s no evidence supporting that anything untoward took place. When his family finally tires of Cole’s unwillingness to recant his account of events, they plan on having him institutionalized. Upon discovering this, Cole flees with his best friend to a boathouse where he hopes to clear his head and come up with a plan. But Cole’s past catches up to him when the cult, revived from the dead and assisted by new acolytes, again come hunting for his blood.

By Dave B.

Amazon Prime’s Upload takes place in the near future in a world where the virtual and “real” worlds coexist in surprising ways. When he’s grievously injured in a self-driving car accident, Nathan’s consciousness is uploaded into his girlfriend’s family’s digital afterlife, Lake View. As Nathan adjusts to his new, noncorporeal existence, he bonds with his customer service representative, Nora. Together, they attempt to solve the mysteries surrounding Nathan’s accident and why some of his memories appear to have been intentionally erased. 

By Dave B.

The third season of Netflix’s Castlevania takes place about a month after Dracula’s defeat. Eastern Europe is in chaos with various vampire and human factions vying for power. Trevor and Sypha roam the countryside killing demons and doing their small part to make the world a safer place. Meanwhile, Alucard wallows in loneliness, searching for purpose after accomplishing his lifelong goal of slaying his father, Dracula. As the vampire king’s loyalists plot their revenge against his betrayers, Trevor and Sypha find themselves battling religious zealots whose sole goal is Dracula’s return.

By Dave B.

​Netflix’s Dracula, is a modern take on the legendary vampire. Beginning in the late 1800s, the audience is told the tale of Dracula’s impending move from his native Transylvania to England. Despite time and distance travelled, Dracula is continuously confronted by his nemesis, the irreverent nun Sister Agatha, who is determined to protect the world from Dracula by discovering his only true weakness.

By Dave B.

​If you’re familiar with any part of the Doom franchise, then the plot of Doom Annihilation (2019, currently on Netflix) won’t surprise you: a group of marines is dispatched to a corporate research facility on the Martian moon of Phobos. Upon their arrival, they discover that a terrible mishap has killed most of the scientists and staff at the facility. The marines are now all that stands between Earth and an ancient, implacable enemy, hell-bent on the destruction of the human race. 

By Dave B.

​Seis Manos (Netflix) follows three martial arts students in a small Mexican town as they team up with a local police officer and an American DEA agent to find justice for the murder of their master who was slain by a man who was genetically mutated by magical tears from a statue. Their mission is further complicated by a mysterious visitor from their master’s past who holds the key to unlocking the truth behind untold mysteries. Does all of that make sense? 

By Dave B.

​Seoul Station (2016, currently on Amazon Prime) is the animated prequel to one of the greatest zombie movies of all time, “Train to Busan”. In the prequel, viewers see how the zombie outbreak begins aand follow a young woman as she desperately seeks safety from the undead while her boyfriend and father search throughout Seoul, South Korea for her. 

By Dave B.

Overlord (2018, currently on Amazon Prime) takes place on the eve of D-Day. American paratroopers insert behind enemy lines to take out a radio jamming tower in a small French town. After a disastrous paradrop, the soldiers find a secret Nazi facility that is conducting horrific experiments in an attempt to create undefeatable super-soldiers that will turn the tide of the war. The American troops must find the courage and wherewithal to accomplish their mission while confronting monsters from their nightmares. 

By Dave B.

​In Assimilate (2019, currently on Netflix), three high school friends in a small Missouri town try to unravel the mystery of why the town pastor is throwing “rats” at people’s houses. As they investigate this mystery, they discover that townspeople are acting increasingly odd. Unable to convince anyone to help them, the teens find themselves pitted against everyone that they know as they attempt to alert the world to a potentially global threat.

By Dave B.

They Come Knocking is Blumhouse’s latest entry into its Into The Dark horror anthology. In it a father and his two daughters go on a road trip to lay to rest the ashes of their wife and mother. However, their grieving is interrupted when a group of strangers (creepy as hell kids) demand to be let into the family’s trailer. After being denied, the kids disable their vehicle, leaving the trio stranded with no cell service and fighting to survive a force that they can barely comprehend.