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Boy Eats Girl (V)
“Positive direction and a fun feel make this worth a watch if you are a fan of the zombie sub-genre, but keep in mind it takes an overly long time before any “goods” are shown.”
This is a film that despite its 2005 release I did not hear of this piece until around 2008. My initial inquiry into Boy Eats Girl did not fascinate me much, but it seemed promising enough to be added into my ever-long queue of horror films to give a watch to, and now two years later I have given this piece the time of day.
Boy Eats Girl follows David Leon as Nathan, an unpopular second-rate student/athlete who has finally decided to confess his love to Jessica(Samantha Mumba), a lifelong friend of his whom he cannot remain just a “friend” with anymore. On the night of his planned profession of love to her Nathan is killed in a freak accident involving his mother. His mother, an employee at an old Catholic church in town, uses an old pagan spell book hidden within the walls of the church to re-animate David, which comes with dire consequences. David is fine at first, but quickly succumbs to the symptoms of the undead and his craving for human flesh. Unfortunately for his fellow classmates, it is prom night, and David has arrived for the festivities, and the populous amount of human flesh.
I am always iffy on teen-oriented zombie films because they usually never stay remotely close to what true zombie lore is all about, giving us running zombies and very little gore. However, thanks to the success of the awesome Dance of the Dead, teen zombie films are not as risqué for me, but I still do not let my guard down. From the get-go this film’s atmosphere had me hooked, and its fun yet dark tone made this an enjoyable feeling film throughout its short 80 minute runtime.
Director Stephen Bradley made his feature film debut with this film, and despite this being his only non-TV non-short film he gave a positive effort in direction/execution. He brought a fun feel to the film that did not come off as a non-respectable teen zombie film but a teen zombie film that gets most of its elements right, such as the gore. Throughout the majority of the film we do not get as much gore as a zombie fan would expect, but the ending sequences give us massive amounts of gore that I really never saw coming, which in a way made the scenes fun to watch despite me having to wait and question whether or not they would come. Honestly, I gave up on this film not delivering the “goods” about an hour in, and I am glad that I was proven wrong.
Story-wise this flick gives an interesting look into teen love with its usage of the “gent” turning into a zombie before he can profess his love to his longtime friend and potential lover, who of course for the sake of all the females and romantics watching…equally loves him as well. While it comes off cheesy at times, we all probably can relate to such teen antics and that brings some fun into this film, so I’ll give the storyline props for that. The rest of the story was nothing special to me, and played off of the usual zombie formula in which everyone other than Nathan transforms into a zombie immediately whereas he, the person who “started” it all slowly develops into a brainless bub as he tries to save Jessica and his friends. That is really all that goes on in this film, but I must say that I really enjoyed the idea behind Nathan’s resurrection, which had nothing to due with toxic radioactive chemicals but hoodoo voodoo, which we don’t see too much in zombie films anymore. To me, resurrection at the hands of supernatural powers is much creepier than anything involving man-made mistakes any day.
Overall, this is an OK zombie film that plays on teen love antics that most of us can relate to, especially if your mother resurrected you from the dead before you could profess your hopeless love to your longtime friend and potential lover. Positive direction and a fun feel make this worth a watch if you are a fan of the zombie sub-genre, but keep in mind it takes an overly long time before any “goods” are shown.
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The holiday weekend means a light week for new horror releases, but it does bring the return of Dark Castle Entertainment to select theaters. It’s being joined by 6 new horror movies.
Here’s all the new horror releasing June 29, 2026 – July 3, 2026!
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You wished for it. The highest-grossing horror movie of the year (so far), Curry Barker’s Obsession, arrived on Digital on June 30.
In Curry Barker’s theatrical debut Obsession, after breaking the mysterious One Wish Willow to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
Michael Johnston (“Teen Wolf”), Inde Navarette (“Superman & Lois”), Cooper Tomlinson (“That’s a Bad Idea,” Milk & Serial), Megan Lawless (The Death That Awaits), and Emmy Award-nominee Andy Richter (“Conan,” Elf) star.
Based on a story by director James Kondelik (Behind The Walls) and a screenplay by Canadian writer Victor Rose, survival thriller Pitfall headed home to Digital on June 30. Family is murder in this Cineverse release.
In Pitfall, a young man becomes separated from his friends in the woods and plunges into a ten-foot pit lined with spikes, impaling his leg and leaving him helpless. As reality sinks in and his situation grows dire, he realizes the fall wasn’t an accident.
The film stars Richard Harmon (Final Destination: Bloodlines), Alexandra Essoe (The Pope’s Exorcist), and UFC champion Randy Couture (The Expendables) as the ruthless killer who stalks his prey in the woods. Marshall Williams (The Ice Road), Jordan Claire Robbins (The Umbrella Academy), and Matt Hamilton (Murder for Sale) also star.
The Amityville IP leans into Jaws with Amityville Shark House, just in time for the Fourth of July holiday too, as it released on Digital June 30.
Will Collazo Jr. (Amityville Thanksgiving) and Shawn C. Phillips (Amityville Karen) co-direct from a script they wrote with Julie Anne Prescott.
In the movie, after discovering an ominous shark idol hidden beneath the decaying floorboards, Richard unknowingly awakens an ancient and savage force. As the entity begins to merge with him, a quiet coastal town descends into blood-soaked chaos.
With each victim claimed, the monstrous predator grows stronger, fueling a cult’s belief that their dark god has been reborn. Now, the race is on to stop the carnage before evil consumes everything in its path.
Phillips and Prescott also star alongside Tasha Tacosa, Maritza Brikisak, Gigi Gustin (The Retaliators), Adam Marino, and Carl Solomon.
Available on Digital, Blu-ray, and DVD as of June 30 is Jacked, directed by John Fucile from a script he co-wrote with Simon Fraser.
The synopsis: “Set in the summer of 1987, JACKED follows two small-town teenagers whose day at the lake turns into a fight for survival after their car breaks down and they encounter a violent stalker.”
Marla Jean Robison, Tom Koch, Anthony Cipriani, Wynn Reichert, Kam Perez and Bella Marie star.
Get ready to work up a killer sweat and maybe spill some blood with Slashercise, a workout meets slasher hybrid that arrived exclusively on Bloodstream on July 1.
Written and directed by Ama Lea (Deathcember), the retro-styled feature follows “a masked killer known only as Meathead as he stalks the fitness clubs of Los Angeles, turning workout sessions into blood-soaked nightmares. As the city’s top trainers are picked off one by one, a group of determined fitness fanatics must fight back before they become the next bodies on the mat.”
Vanessa Decker (Stiletto), John Bloom (The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs), Spencer Charnas (Ice Nine Kills), Sarah French (Blind), Kelli Maroney (Night of the Comet), Sarah Nicklin (V/H/S/Halloween), Diana Prince (The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs), Jared Rivet (The Once and Future Smash), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Tiffany Shepis (Victor Crowley), and Lisa Wilcox (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master) star.
After a record-breaking box office run, A24 and director Kane Parsons’ feature debut is heading back to theaters with bonus footage. AMC Theatres is unleashing Backrooms: Everything Must Go Editiontoday, July 3.
In the film written by Will Soodik, the owner of Cap’n Clark’s Ottoman Empire discovers a strange doorway in the basement of the furniture showroom. He sets out to explore the mysterious, liminal space, walking headfirst into a creepypasta nightmare.
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsvestar.
AMC describes this release as a “theatrically exclusive post-credit” with additional footage from Kane Parsons. Expect 16 minutes of bonus footage, with the new version clocking in at 2 hours and 6 minutes.
The Last Exorcism director Daniel Stamm and Dark Castle Entertainment are back with Lockbox, in select theaters July 3. It adapts Soren Narnia‘s Knifepoint Horror Podcast story “Winthrop” by Emmy-winning playwright Justin Yoffe.
In Lockbox, “Seeking peace after her mother’s death, Ellen retreats to a rural town and takes in her severely traumatized cousin Winthrop. Their fragile domestic balance shatters when an erratic neighbor warns that Winthrop is dangerous. As strange phenomena escalate, Ellen must put everything on the line to defend Winthrop from a dangerous otherworldly entity determined to track him down.”
Lou Taylor Pucci (Touch Me, Evil Dead), Carla Gugino (The Haunting of Hill House, Gerald’s Game, The Fall of the House of Usher) and Katharine Isabelle (Ginger Snaps, Backrooms) star.
This week’s new release roundups are presented by Lockbox.
Be careful who you let in. Carla Gugino and Lou Taylor Pucci star in Lockbox, only in select theaters this Friday. Get tickets.
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