Fearless Films

Send us Fan Mail Taking a page from the Book of Jason Voorhees, the third installment of the Critters franchise takes a trip to the big city! (Which city that is... is unclear). This 1991 direct-to-video sequel sees the Crites hitching a ride on a family's RV into the city and causing mayhem inside a run down tenement building. A smaller budget means smaller locations and less Critter action,...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 is always bigger and louder, and the Critters franchise is no exception! This week, Pete takes us through the 1988 sequel, Critters 2: The Main Course. The Crites are back, and this time instead of terrorizing a single Kansas farm, they are taking over the entire town! Brad, Charlie, and the Alien Bounty Hunters are back with help from their fellow townsfolk. But the Critte...

Send us Fan Mail If you thought the Gremlins were bad news, wait until you get a load of... Critters! It's another October Franchise Breakdown, and this year Pete is bringing us one of his childhood favorites with the Critters franchise! The first film from 1986 tells the story of a gang of escaped alien monsters known as Crites (hungry little furballs that eat anyone they meet) that make the...

Send us Fan Mail This week's movie has it all: romance, music, dancing, throat slitting, human pies! This week Sarah sings us the song of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. This 2007 adaptation of the classic stage musical once again reunites director Tim Burton and actor Johnny Depp. Depp plays a man seeking revenge in 1800's England, who hides under the guise of a simple b...

Send us Fan Mail When there's something strange in your little hamlet, who you gonna call? Ghost Constables! This week, Sarah rides with us to the 1999 Tim Burton film, Sleepy Hollow. This spooky retelling of the classic tale sees Johnny Depp as Ichabod Crane, a science obsessed inspector who gets called to investigate a murder and learns that magic may be more real than he imagined. A star s...

Send us Fan Mail If I had a nickel for every time Katie Holmes starred in a 90's teen horror film that was recut by the studio and brought down from an R rating to a PG-13... I would have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but its weird that it happened twice. This week, Pete schools us on the 1999 film, Teaching Mrs. Tingle. The directorial debut of Kevin Williamson, this was an early scre...

Send us Fan Mail When the ghosts get tough, who ya gonna call? The pope's guy! Sarah blesses us with this week's film, 2023's The Pope's Exorcist. Inspired by the real life priest with an awesome name (Gabriel Amorth) this movie details Rome's number one exorcist helping a young boy fight off possession from a demon. Amorth then uncovers a Vatican conspiracy while dealing...

Send us Fan Mail "Let's Encyclopedia Brown this bitch!" This week, Pete talks us through one of his favorite movies of all time, Stephen King's 1408. This 2007 film tells the story of a jaded horror author who checks in to the most haunted room in New York's Dolphin Hotel, only to find out that the stories are true, and he may never get out alive. Who will win? The stubbor...

Send us Fan Mail It's based on a book, it's got a white woman solving a mystery, it features the teachings of 18th-century theologian Emanuel Swedenborg! It's the Netflix original, Things Seen and Heard! Sarah takes us through this 2021 film (which takes places in the 80's) about a family moving into an old home in upstate New York. Weird things start happening, the husband doe...

Send us Fan Mail A 2000's remake of a William Castle classic starring a bunch of people not known for horror. If I had a nickel for every time that happened I would have two nickels! And this one is for Thirteen Ghosts! Pete takes us through the story of a grieving family that learns they have inherited a steampunk mansion from their estranged, ghost-hunting uncle. What should be their rescue...

Send us Fan Mail Dangerous imaginary friends, precocious little kids, and dark secrets from the past; that's a recipe for 2016's Lights Out! This week, Sarah walks us through this exciting horror flick that was actually expanded from a hugely popular short film from director David Sandberg. It tells the story of a family with a complicated and troubled history being haunted by a dangerou...

Send us Fan Mail Equal parts horror, comedy, homage, satire, gorefest, and anthology. That's the formula for 1988's Waxwork. When a group of yuppie college kids get invited to a private midnight showing at a new Waxwork, they are surprised to find that the exhibits are more interactive than they seem. Each scene of horrific violence is actually a portal to a pocket dimension where the mo...

Send us Fan Mail Two feral children living in the woods, a mysterious entity watching over them, and a punk rock Jessica Chastain. That's how you make the 2013 film, Mama! When Jaime Lannister finds his missing nieces (who have been surviving in the woods for five years), him and his girlfriend, Beverly Marsh, take them in and try to care for them. However, a strange ghost-like figure the gir...

Send us Fan Mail What do you get when Stephen Spielberg wants to produce a blockbuster-style horror movie with Jan de Bont directing? You get 1999's The Haunting! Based on the famous Shirley Jackson novel, The Haunting of Hill House, this incredibly 90's film follows a troubled woman invited to a sleep study at a spooky old haunted house in western Massachusetts. The reality, however, is...

Send us Fan Mail Finally an exorcism movie that does not follow the exact same formula as all the rest! That's right, we are talking about 2022's Prey for the Devil. Sarah talks us through this exciting tale about a nun who is allowed to observe the exorcism training school of the Catholic Church. It's kind of like the X-men school for Gifted Youngsters, but normal people fighting t...

Send us Fan Mail Wait a second. Didn't we already cover a movie called The Nun, about an evil spirit in a habit that kills people in Europe?? There is more than one movie with that premise!? And it's not even in the same franchise!?  That's right folks, this week we are not discussing anything related to the Conjuring Universe or any Blumhouse production. Pete is covering the early...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we've got another Mike Flanagan classic. It is 2016's, Before I Wake! Sarah takes us through this modern fantasy tale about a grieving couple who adopts a young boy with a tragic past. Soon, the boys dreams begin manifesting into beautiful illusions in the waking world. However, things take a dark turn when the dreams become nightmares. No one is safe, sleepin...

Send us Fan Mail Happy St. Patrick's Day, Fearless Fans!! What's better than another hilarious entry in the Leprechaun franchise? How about one where the titular character has no dialogue, no personality, and no magical powers?? Wait a second, that sounds terrible. This week, Pete walks us through the lowest rated film in the Leprechaun franchise (and that's saying something), Lepre...

Send us Fan Mail Who would have thought that A-Lister Sandra Bullock would star in a straight to streaming horror movie, and it would be seen as a successful move for her career!? This week, Sarah walks us through the Netflix gem that is 2018's Bird Box. When a global plague of formless entities that cause suicidal madness at mere sight kicks off the apocalypse, a pregnant woman finds shelter...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Valentine's Day, Fearless Fans!! This year, Pete walks us through the 2025 slasher film, Heart Eyes! In a fun blending of horror and romantic comedy, a pair of conflicted coworkers accidentally become the target of a serial killer who only goes after loving couples on Valentine's Day. Can they convince the killer that they are not actually a couple? or will they fa...

Send us Fan Mail Fearless Films goes musical! This week, Sarah takes us through the 2000's rock opera known as Repo! The Genetic Opera. Set in a dystopian future where an epidemic of organ failures has caused engineered specialty replacement organs to become the new fashionable trend. Citizens are addicted to surgery and chasing the fads of "designer organs". But if they can't...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Pete serves up the delicious meal that is 1999's Ravenous! This quirky horror-comedy western film depicts a squad of soldiers manning a lonely mountain fort in the 1800's. When a mysterious stranger arrives one night, things take a turn for the worse as madness and death run rampant through the camp. How far are you willing to go to survive? What horrors could...

Send us Fan Mail Time to ring in the new year, Fearless Fans! This week, Sarah brings us another great entry from Hulu's Into the Dark series, titled New Year, New You. When a group of friends reunites for a girl's night on New Year's Eve, the festivities turn violent when the past comes back up and old grudges are reignited. Join us as we discuss Hollywood casting tropes, the impor...

Send us Fan Mail Merry Christmas, Fearless Fans!! If you are British and hate Santa Claus, then we have the movie for you! This year, we are celebrating with the 1980's slasher, Don't Open til Christmas! Pete takes us through this film about a serial killer targeting Santa Claus performers who are being naughty, taking them out in increasingly brutal ways. Two detectives are on the case,...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we invite you to stay with us for winter break in a traditional location of terror and fear - boarding school! Sarah takes us through 2015's The Blackcoat's Daughter, and early entry in the works of Osgood Perkins. In it, two girls left behind over winter break at a boarding school find themselves haunted by a devilish presence. Meanwhile, a hitchhiking young...