1 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,320 Well, hey there campers, and welcome back to a brand new 2 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:19,760 episode of Camp Cryptid. I am your host Eric Affett, and 3 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:25,440 it is the end of 2025 and looking to a new 2026. 4 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,880 There's a lot to look forward to, but 2025 has been a year 5 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:32,880 full of creatures and lots of good stories. 6 00:00:33,160 --> 00:00:36,280 Vampires one of my favorites and movies this year and we have had 7 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:39,840 a phenomenal year for horror and sci-fi. 8 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:44,000 And I just thought it would be a fun little time to talk about 9 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,320 well off script. So maybe not so much one of my 10 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:51,600 like deep dives of cryptids or random weird subjects, but to 11 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:56,560 talk about all the cool movies that came out in 2025, you know, 12 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,080 because here I can't Cryptid. We don't just talk about horror 13 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:01,200 stories. We actually love to see those 14 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:05,560 stories in movies and being told and other popular culture 15 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:07,880 things. So I'm just so excited to kind 16 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:09,520 of do a little end of the year recap. 17 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:13,480 So you know, when it comes down to it, I didn't see every single 18 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:15,280 movie that came out this year because I'm trash. 19 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:18,640 Easiest thing, I'm just trash. So there's a lot of movies that 20 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:21,640 are probably on the top list that are amazing that I just 21 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:23,960 haven't seen. And if you hear one that I 22 00:01:23,960 --> 00:01:25,880 didn't talk about and you're like, holy crap, that is an 23 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:29,240 amazing movie, please let me know on like social media or in 24 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:32,040 the comments somewhere so I can add it to my list because I'm 25 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:34,600 very disorganized. And you know, as a resolution 26 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,320 for 2026, let's get organized, right? 27 00:01:36,320 --> 00:01:39,080 So this is my top list of things that I've seen, right? 28 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,680 And this is going to be in no particular order because there 29 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:45,400 are some movies that, you know, I really love this aspect in 30 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,400 this aspect. But you know, when it comes down 31 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:49,800 to it, I didn't have like 1 absolute favorite. 32 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:52,960 There's probably like 3 or 4. They're like my, I would be 33 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,360 like, yes, you have to, you have to watch this. 34 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,280 But the first one on my list was Frankenstein. 35 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:02,680 I absolutely loved Frankenstein. I came out in the movies for 36 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:04,360 like a limited run and then it was on Netflix. 37 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:09,320 And I honestly like it to me because you guys know I love 38 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:13,840 Bronze Soaker's Dracula and that 1990s version of Dracula. 39 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:15,640 And so this was like right up my alley. 40 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:19,000 You know, you had this gothic romance, you had beautiful 41 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:22,720 costuming. The entire like set designs was 42 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:27,160 just so extra. And I just honestly like I loved 43 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:30,600 everything down to the casting, down to, you know, the creative 44 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,840 little tidbits that Guillermo del Toro threw in. 45 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,680 And honestly, like y'all know, he's one of my favorite 46 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:39,240 directors writers. I just think he is so creative. 47 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:43,080 I have his cabinet of curiosities behind me that 48 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,800 feature some of the like drawings he's done, the little 49 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:51,000 Kronos Scarab vampire trinket. It's like, it's amazing. 50 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:55,200 Watching this was like just it. It's amazing to see these 51 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:58,320 beautiful stories that are just, you know, withstand the test of 52 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:03,920 time be put into such a beautiful layout. 53 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:05,520 It was I just absolutely loved it. 54 00:03:05,920 --> 00:03:08,320 So Frankenstein, that top, top. I was like, you know, when it 55 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,120 comes down to what I have Dracula stuff all behind me. 56 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:14,160 I was like, this simply gives 100% going to be something that 57 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:17,840 I love. Yes, yes to Frankenstein. 58 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,880 The second one I would say was Begonia. 59 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,280 I was waiting and waiting and waiting to watch this and I try 60 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:26,960 to avoid all all the spoilers and I I would recommend going 61 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:30,760 into it spoiler free, right? And I will I will try not to do 62 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:34,720 any spoilers. OK, so, but I absolutely love 63 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,520 this. I loved Emma Stone in this and 64 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,880 it was like the perfect mix of like mystery, thriller and 65 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:46,600 sci-fi and I just thought it was really, really, really cool. 66 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:50,880 So if you're like on the sci-fi, you know, you want something 67 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:55,960 just a little bit different and just like keep you questioning, 68 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:57,840 that's hands down. I loved it. 69 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:00,720 Another one on my list is Weapons. 70 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:05,560 I saw this one in theaters and I was like, so excited and, you 71 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,840 know, no spoilers, but I absolutely loved that it was 72 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:13,160 something that had like, cool meanings and it used, you know, 73 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:16,240 protagonists that you don't often see in film. 74 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:17,880 And I just thought it was really cool. 75 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:21,160 I thought it was a cool modern take on some things and overall, 76 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:23,720 I also would recommend going into that one completely spoiler 77 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,160 free. I know it's so hard with the age 78 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:29,000 of the Internet to avoid any types of spoilers, but I will 79 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:33,560 try my best and I will say that it is one you should definitely 80 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:35,680 check out. Very cool, just unique. 81 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,160 You know, I I love those cool stories that are like very 82 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:42,160 unique. Now, another one that's super, 83 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:44,880 super unique that I would recommend is Killer of killers 84 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:48,920 and it is animated and it is phenomenal. 85 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:52,680 I think it's on Hulu right now and it is a an animated predator 86 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:56,920 movie about different warriors that meet the predator and the 87 00:04:56,920 --> 00:05:03,480 predator race and overall amazing, amazing animation. 88 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:08,680 It was so cool, so badass. I mean, so many people who love 89 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:11,160 the Predator franchise, right, who love the Predator as like a 90 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:15,120 story and overall, you know, theme love to see like different 91 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:18,960 time periods incorporated. And that's, and that is just 92 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,880 what this did. It was, it gave, it gave 93 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:24,720 everybody who had been asking for these things a little bit of 94 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:27,680 like a little taste, right? So we're now we're like, oh God, 95 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:29,160 we, we need more. I'm like a fiend. 96 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,000 I'm like, yes, more stories, yes. 97 00:05:31,840 --> 00:05:35,440 So I honestly, that was one of my, I just absolutely love that. 98 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:36,960 And you know, I'm a huge Predator fan. 99 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:39,640 I have outside, I have like 2 cases full of Predator 100 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:42,600 figurines, you know, I just love it. 101 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:45,840 So I'd highly recommend that. So, so good. 102 00:05:45,840 --> 00:05:48,720 What? Definitely one on my list, but 103 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:50,520 I'd say you have to see, you have to see, you have to see. 104 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,200 It's so good. Another one that I really liked 105 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,960 was Bring Her Back. This one was a little bit darker 106 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:00,560 of a like a horror, deeper thriller theme. 107 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:05,640 I would say it is definitely a darker movie, but overall it was 108 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,880 really, really good. I'd heard so many great things 109 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,000 about this movie and then I was like, OK, well, I got to sit 110 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:14,840 down and watch it and it was it was definitely very good. 111 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:19,360 Definitely suspenseful. So definitely, definitely, 112 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:21,320 definitely adding that one to my list. 113 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,280 Yes, definitely bring her back is if you need something like a 114 00:06:24,280 --> 00:06:27,040 little bit like more Moody, I would definitely say bring her 115 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:31,000 back for sure. My cat's in the background 116 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,040 meowing, of course. So if you hear that, I'm so 117 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:36,760 sorry. Dangerous animals, Dangerous 118 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:40,640 animals was one that was like, I, I wouldn't classify it as 119 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,640 fun, right? But I would definitely say it's 120 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:48,880 definitely like a very like action-packed horror movie. 121 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:52,680 And honestly it I, I got done with that and I was like, OK, 122 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:55,080 this was really good. Like people were were saying, 123 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:58,520 but also I was like, I could see that happening. 124 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:02,960 So then it adds this extra layer of like scary horror to it, 125 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:06,240 which was really good. But overall, I loved that one. 126 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:08,360 It was definitely like a more action adventure. 127 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:12,240 And I'd highly recommend that too because it was very, very 128 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:16,680 crazy. And yeah, I like sharks. 129 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:20,560 And it's also nice to be honest, to see the sharks not be like 130 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:23,240 the the thing that's like, everybody's like, Oh my God, 131 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,720 it's the shark's jaws, you know? And it's like sharks, man. 132 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:27,960 They're just, they're just fish out there, you know, you just, 133 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:30,600 there's fish out there. Sorry for my rant. 134 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:35,640 Now one that I think that should get a lot of love, but I think 135 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:38,520 was like not a lot of people have seen it is the ugly step 136 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:42,160 sister. I it was like body gore but in 137 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:46,920 like a really cool way. I really really love. 138 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:50,480 I love like time period pieces where it's like the costuming. 139 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:55,720 I'm like a sucker for that, but the ugly step sister was like 140 00:07:55,720 --> 00:08:00,320 body gore horror and like just human desire maxed out in one 141 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:03,400 movie. And honestly, I I really dug it. 142 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:06,800 I really, really enjoyed it. And if you were into like body 143 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:09,080 gore and those types of like horror movies, I'd definitely 144 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:10,360 check. I'd definitely check it out if I 145 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:12,720 were you, because it was definitely a good story. 146 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:16,160 I really enjoyed the story and I don't know man, I I just really 147 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:18,280 liked it. So I definitely added that one 148 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:23,160 to my list for sure. Now also adding to my list is 149 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:26,520 one that was like, obviously it took over the Internet and this 150 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:29,160 and This is why I also said these are in no particular 151 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:33,200 order, because how could I ever rate like sinners and 152 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,120 Frankenstein? Like, come on, they are they are 153 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:38,000 iconic, right? So I'm not going to pit one 154 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:41,159 against the other because I have love for so many, but sinners, 155 00:08:41,159 --> 00:08:43,080 right? Sinners was a such an amazing 156 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:45,840 movie and it, and it was like viral on the Internet and like, 157 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:49,480 of course we know why because it was amazing, amazing story, 158 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:54,120 amazing representation of vampires of the time period. 159 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:59,080 And I think to me just seeing it brought to life was like such a 160 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:04,200 like a unique, just captivating story. 161 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:07,920 And I, I loved it. The vampires look fucking great. 162 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:12,200 And it was really cool because it was like I really like when 163 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:16,200 vampires look scary and it's like the 30 days of night. 164 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:20,600 And I think that Ryan Coogler did a great job with how he had 165 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:23,920 the vampires look fucking scary. I mean they had, you know, 166 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:29,440 teeth, they had blood, they had like this like eye that like was 167 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:32,040 like almost like, I don't know what that name is for the where 168 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:37,800 your eyes like glow at night, right, But it was amazing. 169 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:39,640 It was so good. It was so good. 170 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,880 There were so many parts about that that I like I see like 171 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:45,160 things about it even still to this day and I'm like, God, 172 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:46,600 that's so good. Or when people find little 173 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:48,800 little tidbits and I'm like, that's so good. 174 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:53,880 Yes, the centers man, I I'm a sucker for a vampire film and 175 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:56,640 I'm definitely a sucker for a great vampire film. 176 00:09:56,640 --> 00:10:00,400 So that's to me. Honestly, I would say hands down 177 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:02,760 this one you have to have to add to your list if you have not 178 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:04,560 seen it and maybe if you have seen it, go give it another 179 00:10:04,560 --> 00:10:07,160 watch because it's so good. It's so good. 180 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:10,280 And the end. Oh gosh, yeah, sorry. 181 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:15,360 OK now another one that I really, really liked was Horror 182 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:19,880 and the High Desert for Majesty. I love found footage. 183 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,040 I have talked about this before, I think on my letterbox. 184 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:26,040 I have like my top found footage list and I just love found 185 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:27,200 footage. I think it's a really cool 186 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,560 genre. I think it's really cool to see 187 00:10:29,560 --> 00:10:32,160 how directors pull off the whole, you know, why are they 188 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:37,040 holding the camera thing? And honestly, I love the horror 189 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:40,240 in the high deserts. And what is captivating about 190 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:46,000 this series is that it leaves so much to the imagination, which 191 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:51,560 makes it even like scarier in my opinion, because it gives you so 192 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:54,520 it gives you like these little tidbits that add so much 193 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:57,720 eeriness to the story and what could be out there in the 194 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:00,160 desert, right? And there's already so many like 195 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:05,000 folklore legends and stories about, you know, ghost towns out 196 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:08,600 in the desert, haunted, haunted places out in the middle of 197 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:11,000 nowhere that are in these desert landscapes. 198 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:15,280 You know, you have the story of the MK if you have so many cool 199 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:18,400 little tidbits about the desert. I mean, and, and think about 200 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:20,280 when you think about the desert, sometimes you're like, oh man, 201 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:22,720 you think of like, oh, how they used to test things out there. 202 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:25,160 And then you're like, Oh my gosh, there's literally it's 203 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:29,440 vastness of like empty desert, which makes it scary because in 204 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:32,400 a solitude, right? And it's like, OK, if you're out 205 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:34,680 there, if there's no one probably going to hear you. 206 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:40,760 So I think that adding all that into these stories that he comes 207 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:46,320 up with is just amazing. I absolutely loved Horror in the 208 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:49,520 High Desert 4. You know, every single one goes 209 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:52,120 through a different story about a different place out there, but 210 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:56,720 it's kind of all linked. And it's like you sit there and 211 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,440 think this could this could absolutely be real. 212 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:02,160 And I think to me, that's that realism factor that makes 213 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,880 something so terrifying. But yes, that is 1. 214 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:07,800 I definitely added to my list and I love those movies. 215 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:10,920 I will continue to watch them because they I mean, honestly, 216 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:13,400 so forth went in and I'm still like, OK, give me like 8 more. 217 00:12:14,560 --> 00:12:15,680 They're so good, They're so good. 218 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:18,800 But yeah, so horror in the high desert for majesty. 219 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:20,640 If you have not watched the horror in the high deserts, I 220 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:23,400 highly recommend it because you've got a lot of content now 221 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:25,880 to catch up on. But it's found footage desert 222 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:28,080 creepiness. Come on, who doesn't love that? 223 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:31,360 I don't know. I I told you all, I I just I I 224 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:35,120 love movies. So now another one that I would 225 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:38,400 say that I really, really liked what actually 2 that I really, 226 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,720 really liked were all in shutter and I really loved the whole 227 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:45,680 house lineage movie and I really loved influencers. 228 00:12:45,680 --> 00:12:48,720 The follow up to influencer. I think that shudder has come 229 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:52,480 out with some really pop and movies lately and I really had a 230 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,600 fun time with influencers. I I really like the first one. 231 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:57,400 So the second one I was like, OK, sign me up. 232 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:00,000 Crazy and awesome. And it was it was like one of 233 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:01,800 those adventure horror movies, thriller. 234 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:04,560 Yeah, but it was still good, very, very good. 235 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:07,440 And, you know, hell house lineage. 236 00:13:07,680 --> 00:13:10,160 I knew this was kind of divisive when I came out because there 237 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:12,480 were a lot of people who didn't like that He switched from found 238 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:14,520 footage. And you know, I might be in the 239 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:17,360 minority, but I really, really liked it. 240 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:21,320 I think that the thing that with these movies is there's so much 241 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:24,800 information and so many characters packed into the first 242 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:26,760 like 3 films, right? That are the, the, the found 243 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:28,320 footage prior to the Carmichael Manor. 244 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:32,440 And to me, it's like when you have so many characters being 245 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:34,600 introduced, right? And there's such a a long time 246 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:38,720 in between the movies getting, you know, published and 247 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,920 especially since this most recent one, people might forget 248 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:44,560 some of the characters. And so I think this movie tried 249 00:13:44,560 --> 00:13:47,200 to bring them all together. But it it it's hard for people 250 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:49,040 to remember things, right, unless they're going through 251 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:51,800 like the day before and, and doing a marathon and watching 252 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:53,400 them. But what I will say is I think 253 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:56,200 that if people give it a second shot after they watch the other 254 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:58,200 ones do do like a marathon one day, right? 255 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:01,320 And, and remember the characters, remember the 256 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:03,480 scenarios and remember everything. 257 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:08,680 I think that will help people maybe, maybe watch it again and 258 00:14:08,680 --> 00:14:12,880 give it like, OK, OK, now I see, you know, but you know what, at 259 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:14,960 the end of the day, everyone's opinion is their opinion. 260 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:17,800 I just honestly, I found it very helpful to go through and watch 261 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:20,040 the ones prior to that. So I just, everything was fresh 262 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:22,600 in my mind, which I mean, I had to do with a lot of things, 263 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:26,200 'cause I forget everything, but totally cool. 264 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:28,760 I really liked it. That's one, especially if you've 265 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:31,200 watched the whole, you know, all the, the prior ones. 266 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:32,640 There's like 4 I think prior to it. 267 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:34,240 I mean, you got to watch it, right? 268 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:35,480 Come on. It's part of the story. 269 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:41,720 And then one of I guess one of the last ones on my list that 270 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,000 kind of ties us into 2026, right? 271 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:47,120 28 years later. I mean, we have waited what 272 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:49,720 feels like 28 years for this movie to come out. 273 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:55,600 And I mean, I watched the first one in the theater in 2000, like 274 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,720 3 or 2 when it came out. I was in high school. 275 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:03,840 So I'm like 40 now. So I'm ancient. 276 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:06,120 So it's been a while since these movies came out. 277 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:09,320 And what I will say is it was really cool to see the story 278 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:13,280 continued because I absolutely love, love, love zombies, love 279 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:16,640 zombies. And I really like the new, you 280 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:18,920 know, characters that they have very, you know, it's very 281 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:21,920 believable for like a post apocalyptic Zombieland, right? 282 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:27,400 And I'm very excited now going into 2026. 283 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:29,120 I'm very excited for the bone. What is it? 284 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:32,520 The bone temple? I think, and, and I really, 285 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:33,920 really think it's going to be amazing. 286 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:36,120 And I mean, if you haven't seen 28 years later, I would 287 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:39,560 definitely recommend it. The end is like my favorite. 288 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:42,720 I think it's amazing. I can't wait to see what horror 289 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:46,760 comes with that. But I yes, I'm very excited for 290 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:48,600 that. You know, looking forward to 291 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:50,240 2026, right? There's a lot of cool things 292 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:52,640 coming out. I mean, we have another 293 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:55,520 Frankenstein spinoff, which is like a not a spinoff, but like a 294 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:59,440 Frankenstein movie, The Bride, which is going to be cool. 295 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:01,440 It looks like very punk rock and I'm digging it. 296 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:04,360 I love it. And then obviously you have 297 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:08,680 Frogman Returns, which I just did an an interview with Anthony 298 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:11,840 Cousins, the writer and director of Frogman and the Frogman 299 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:13,880 Returns movie. So that's very exciting, very 300 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:15,320 exciting. I should be seeing that in 301 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:17,560 March. So I should have early, early 302 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:19,640 talks of how amazing that is. I can't wait. 303 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:22,320 There's a Mummy movie coming out. 304 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:26,080 I am very excited about anything to do with Egypt and mummies, 305 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,480 scary movie sex. You all know I love me a good 306 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:34,400 funny comedic horror. I just think it's it's 307 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:35,440 brilliant. I love it. 308 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:38,200 I love it when you pull it off. It's so good. 309 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:39,640 Oh God. So I can't wait. 310 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:41,520 And a lot of the cast is coming back for that. 311 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:44,920 So it's going to be like nostalgia and I can't wait. 312 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:47,960 I cannot wait. The new Exorcist movie, The 313 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:50,600 Deceiver, OK, The Exorcist is one of my absolute favorite 314 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:54,480 movies ever of of horror time and of all time, right? 315 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:58,120 And I'm really excited to see Mike Flanagan do this. 316 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:02,160 I think it is going to be eerie and unsettling. 317 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:07,280 And I'm very excited because he is a very artistic storyteller 318 00:17:07,319 --> 00:17:11,800 and I am so excited for this. OK yeah. 319 00:17:11,839 --> 00:17:13,599 So there's, I mean, y'all, there's a lot coming out. 320 00:17:13,599 --> 00:17:17,240 And not to mention, I, I think a Gettysburg Haunting by Gabe 321 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:20,800 Braxton should be out in 2026. We're very excited for 322 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:22,560 everything that Gabe does, including music. 323 00:17:22,839 --> 00:17:27,160 So make sure to check him out. I just wish I was that artistic. 324 00:17:28,319 --> 00:17:29,760 Like all my friends are so artistic. 325 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:32,240 And I'm like, y'all are so cool. Like, jeez. 326 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:37,560 And then oh, the Fairfield County 4 found footage werewolf 327 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:41,320 film that I'm in and I'm very excited by Josh Brucker and as 328 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:43,400 amazing cast. And I'm hoping to get Noah 329 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:47,000 Welter, Celeste Landon and Jacob Ronica on here to maybe have 330 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,800 like a little reunion because they're all doing so much horror 331 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:52,240 stuff and it's amazing. And I'm like, I got to pick 332 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:53,920 their minds of all these cool things that they're doing. 333 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:58,600 And then all the Cryptid should be coming out. 334 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:03,920 It is a film that was filmed in Princeton, WV, and I'm very 335 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:05,800 excited about that too. So, you know, there's some 336 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:09,360 really cool some things coming out in 2026, but you know, I 337 00:18:09,360 --> 00:18:12,640 thought it would be fun to do a little off script episode where 338 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:15,120 as you know, I didn't even print out notes for this. 339 00:18:15,120 --> 00:18:17,120 I just kind of looked at my computer and I saw the name of 340 00:18:17,120 --> 00:18:18,880 the movie and I said, OK, well let's talk about it. 341 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:23,720 But I also am very excited because I have, I have like 3 342 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:27,080 episodes already written. I have one on Mercy Brown. 343 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:29,520 I'm really excited for that one. I was going to do that one in 344 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:32,360 January because that's basically when it actually took place. 345 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:35,560 But that is about America's first vampire. 346 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:37,520 You know, when you think of America's vampires, you always 347 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:39,560 think of New Orleans, which I mean, rightfully so, right? 348 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:44,000 This one is up in New England and I, it's a pretty cool story. 349 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:47,000 So I, when I found out about that story, I was like, oh, I'm 350 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:48,040 going to write something about that. 351 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:51,840 OK. And then I did have one on since 352 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:57,080 it is, you know, the winter time on Alaska and Antarctica and 353 00:18:57,080 --> 00:19:00,120 weird like legends and lore out of there because I, you know, 354 00:19:00,120 --> 00:19:02,080 it's it, you know, I think of January, I'm like ice. 355 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:04,760 So I was like perfect, we're going to do one on that. 356 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,600 And you know, I just I so I'm really excited. 357 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:12,520 I might do honestly in 2026, I might even do more off script 358 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:14,800 episodes where it's like me talking about movie reviews or 359 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:16,520 movies that I just watched, because that's one of the things 360 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:21,280 that I love to do is watch horror movies and sci-fi movies 361 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:25,640 and talk about them. So maybe more of the like movie 362 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:29,160 reviews coming because I also love when y'all meet me in 363 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:31,000 conventions and I get to talk movies with you. 364 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:37,080 So yes, more movies, but yeah, I am pretty excited for 2026. 365 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:39,400 I think it's going to be amazing year full of creatures and 366 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:41,800 cryptids. And I'm I'm very excited for 367 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:44,880 what's it come. And I hope 2026 is full of so 368 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:48,000 many amazing things for you. And I really hope that you eat 369 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:50,520 lots of good food and get some sunshine and you go and travel 370 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:53,800 and you treat yourself right. So I want to thank you all so 371 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:57,120 much for hanging out for a little recap of all the the of 372 00:19:57,120 --> 00:20:00,880 my favorite and best horror movies of 2025 and. 373 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:03,160 I'm very excited for what's to come in 2026. 374 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:06,160 So with that being said, eat some good food. 375 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:09,040 You snuggle up and you watch some good movies. 376 00:20:09,360 --> 00:20:11,960 And until next time, take care.