Revival House: Where Horror Lives Forever

Scream Factory's Day of the Dead 4K restoration has collectors FURIOUS, and Revival House Media sits down with Christian Hanna (Planet CHH) to break it all down. In this video, we expose the transfer problems, analyze the restoration quality issues, and ask the hard question: did Scream Factory drop the ball on George A. Romero's masterpiece? We discuss what went wrong with the audio, vide...

Clive Barker's Hellraiser is one of the most singular films ever made in the horror genre, and Rue Morgue Magazine Issue #179 gives it the deep dive it deserves. In this episode of Friday Night at the Morgue, Todd, Aaron, and Alpha Romero into the 1987 classic: the Lament Configuration, Pinhead and the Cenobites, Doug Bradley's iconic performance, and what Barker was really doing when he a...

George A. Romero's archives have been cracked open — and what's inside will change everything you thought you knew about the father of the zombie film. Tonight on Friday Night at the Morgue, Todd, Aaron, and Alpha Romero go page by page through Rue Morgue Issue #216. This one is stacked: a deep dive into the newly unearthed Romero archive featuring unproduced screenplays and unpublished wo...

Snake Plissken is coming back — and Zack Snyder is the man holding the eye patch. The news that Snyder is attached to reimagine John Carpenter's 1981 dystopian action classic has the horror and genre film community asking the big question: does the director of Dawn of the Dead (2004) and Army of the Dead have the sensibility to do this right, or is this the kind of Hollywood reboot that should...

Aaron, Todd, Alpha Romero, and special guest Grandes Graveyard go page by page through Rue Morgue #230 (May/June 2026). The main event is OBSESSION — filmmaker Curry Barker's breakout feature has the horror community buzzing, but does it actually deliver? The panel digs into the film's spiral of love, possession, and bloodshed and comes away with very different takes. Plus how Barker's...

The horror community has a new obsession and it's called OBSESSION. The 2026 supernatural horror film just hit 97% on Rotten Tomatoes making it the highest rated wide release movie of the year across ANY genre. But is this the real deal or is this another case of critics drinking the Kool-Aid? Todd and Aaron break down Obsession (2026), where it lands in the 2026 horror landscape, and ask the...

One of the greatest horror comedy films ever made. We watched the whole thing live and this is our full commentary and breakdown of Evil Dead 2, directed by Sam Raimi. We cover the complete arc of Ash Williams from terrified victim to groovy chainsaw-wielding hero, the Deadite mythology and the Necronomicon, the legendary practical effects work that still holds up decades later, the splatstick hor...

Every Deadite. Every film. Every season. Ranked. Todd and Aaron went through the entire Evil Dead franchise and ranked every Deadite — from Cheryl crawling up from the cellar in The Evil Dead (1981) to Ellie tearing through an apartment building in Evil Dead Rise (2023). Forty-plus years of possessed horror icons, and we figured out which ones actually hold up and which ones are overrated. We cove...

Evil Dead: Burn hits theaters July 10, 2026 — and we're tracing exactly how we got here. Friday Night at the Morgue cracks open Rue Morgue Issue #132 for a full deep dive into Fede Alvarez's Evil Dead (2013): the brutal, blood-soaked remake that proved the deadites could terrify a whole new generation. We're going inside the making of the film — Alvarez on what it meant to have Sam Rai...

We shared our honest take on the Evil Dead Burn trailer and the Instagram comments came in hot. Tonight we are addressing it head on. Was the pushback actually warranted or is a vocal corner of the Evil Dead fandom turning on anyone who dares have an opinion? We are not backing down from ours. Then we are walking through the complete Evil Dead franchise timeline. The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead II...

We're heading to the cabin in the woods. Sam Raimi's Evil Dead (1981) is one of the most ferocious debut features in horror history — a relentless, low-budget nightmare that launched a franchise, a director, and a genre icon. Tonight, Todd and Aaron break down every deadite, every camera trick, and every drop of Karo syrup. We're talking Raimi's guerrilla filmmaking, Bruce Campbell...

It's been nearly 30 years since Paul W.S. Anderson dropped one of the most beloved video game adaptations in cinema history, and we're putting it on the slab. Does the 1995 Mortal Kombat movie still hold up as a genuine piece of genre filmmaking, or is nostalgia doing all the heavy lifting? We break down what the film got right, why it connected with a generation of fans, and whether it de...

Four decades after A Nightmare on Elm Street redefined horror, Robert Englund sits down with Rue Morgue Magazine to reflect on the role that made him a legend. From Freddy's evolution across the franchise to his favorite unmade sequel, Englund opens up about what it meant to return one final time as the man in the razor glove. Then the first lady of Elm Street, Heather Langenkamp, looks back o...

It's Wednesday night at Revival House and Todd & Aaron are going full zombie mode — ranking 43 films across the entire history of the subgenre, from the granddaddy Night of the Living Dead all the way through Dead Snow, Train to Busan, and the depths of Contagium. No comedy padding, no ranking filler — just serious horror fans settling the debate once and for all. Covered in this stream: N...

Right after Halloween (2007) hit theaters, Rob Zombie sat down with Rue Morgue Magazine for a full, candid interview — and said flat out there would be no sequel. Two years later, Halloween II came out. On this episode of Friday Night at the Morgue, Todd, Aaron, and Alpha Romero read and react to the complete Rue Morgue Issue #70 interview with Rob Zombie, covering his reimagining of Michael Myers...

It's a Members Night at Revival House — and we're going straight to the comments. Tonight we're answering your questions live, breaking down the Total Recall remake, getting into The Exorcist novel, talking family chaos, and rounding things out with a deep dive into Dwayne Johnson's filmography. Plus: recent eBay sales that every physical media collector needs to know about, and so...

Is A24 really moving on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre? And is A Nightmare on Elm Street actually coming back? We break down the latest franchise news, what it could mean for horror fans, and whether these iconic properties are in the right hands for a new generation, or headed for another disappointment. We also get into the Night of the Living Dead reboot, dig into the history of modern horror rema...

Rob Zombie's Halloween gets unfairly buried, and this episode is the full defense. We dig into the 2007 film and why this Blu-ray deserves a permanent spot in your collection, from the raw power of Zombie's vision to the behind-the-scenes chaos that nearly derailed the whole production. There's a documentary buried in this release that documents exactly what Zombie was dealing with mid...

The horror community is hitting a breaking point. From rare Rob Zombie Halloween figures to massive boutique Blu-ray libraries, seasoned collectors are suddenly dumping their life's work — and we need to talk about it. In this episode, we're diving deep into what we're calling the Great Horror Sell-Off of 2026. We break down the shifting battle between physical media and digital stream...

Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007) is one of the most divisive horror remakes ever made — but does it actually deserve its reputation? Todd, Aaron, and Alpha Romero rewatched it before this stream and came in with fresh takes. Then we went cover to cover through the legendary Rue Morgue Magazine Rob Zombie issue live on air. This episode covers our honest rewatch reaction to Rob Zombie's Halloween, a f...

Some directors come out swinging so hard on their first film that nothing they make afterward ever touches it. This week we're breaking down the horror directors whose debut features became genre-defining masterpieces — and asking the uncomfortable question: did they peak on day one? Rob Zombie. Ari Aster. A handful of others who changed horror forever right out of the gate. We cover the films...

We're breaking down Rue Morgue Issue #229's cover story on UNDERTONE — a shoestring-budget Canadian indie horror film built entirely around sound design. We dig into the director interview and give you our honest review of the film. We didn't love it. This episode covers: Rue Morgue Issue #229 — cover story and director interview breakdown Honest review — what worked, what didn't,...

We ranked over 40 of the greatest horror movie themes ever composed — from Bernard Herrmann's slashing strings in Psycho to Disasterpeace's pulsing dread in It Follows. John Carpenter, Goblin, Ennio Morricone, John Williams, Philip Glass, Hans Zimmer — the legends are all here. Spanning six eras of horror: Classic & Foundational, Slasher Icons, Italian & Euro Horror, 80s Cult Horro...

UNDERTONE is one of the most talked-about horror films of 2026 — and Rue Morgue Magazine put it front and center in Issue #229. On Episode 2 of Friday Night at the Morgue, Aaron, Todd, and Alpha Romero go LIVE to crack open Rue Morgue Issue #229 — a packed issue celebrating the new wave of Canadian indie horror, with Undertone leading the charge as A24's latest found-audio nightmare. We go pag...

Welcome to Crypt Night! This week we're back in the crypt for Tales from the Crypt Season 2 with a full commentary and fan chat covering Episodes 3 and 4 — "Cutting Cards" and "'Til Death." We break down the twisted storytelling, classic HBO horror atmosphere, and of course, the Crypt Keeper's signature antics. Whether you're a longtime fan of the anthology or d...