This Week in Horror History | Scream VI, It Follows, Resident Evil & Children of the Corn (Mar 9–15)

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This week, the calendar feels like it was rigged by a sadist with a video store membership, of course.

Other kids in the corner ghost face upgrading to big city slaughter, a curse that never stops

walking, and a zombie video game blockbuster that helped drag survival horror into the multiplex.

And then tucked in the shadows, there's a deep cut that feels almost prophetic now,

a scrappy little faux documentary about the Jersey Devil, desktop editing, and digital paranoia

that showed up just before the Blair Witch Project made the whole world start side-eying,

camcorder footage. So tonight, we're heading from Nebraska Backroads to New York bodegas

from suburban sex panic to the hive beneath Raccoon City, and then into the Pine Barrens,

where the signal gets fuzzy and the story starts mutating. This is one of those weeks where horror

history is not just about monsters. It's about format, it's about transmission, it's about what

happens when the camera shows you something terrible, then dares you to believe it.

Welcome back to this week in horror history. I'm your host Enrique Kuto, and this is the show

where we dig through the graveyard of release calendars, and pull out the horror movies, shows,

books, and games that hit during this exact stretch of the year. This episode covers March 9th

through 15th. On deck tonight, a Stephen King cornfield nightmare that turns a tiny budget

into a franchise, a ghost face sequel that absolutely cleaned up at the box office,

a modern classic that made sex itself feel like a stalking mechanism, and a slick,

resident evil adaptation that proved video game horror could print money. Then right before we

get out of here, a weekly recommendation if you want to stay in that fake documentary reality is

fraying headspace just a little longer. March 9th, 1984, children of the corn hits theaters.

This is one of those 80s titles that people remember instantly from the premise alone,

dead adults, zealous children, rural isolation, and that unforgettable phrase,

he who walks behind the rows. Children of the corn was made on a reported budget of about

$3 million, and grossed roughly $14.6 million worldwide, which made it a bonafide hit.

If for its scale alone, and kicked off a long and truly weird franchise,

it's not the slickest Stephen King adaptation, but it absolutely lodged itself in the culture.

The image of a quiet little town run by murderous kids is still doing work 40 plus years later,

and every time I revisit the original children of the corn,

I remember just how great it is and why it spawned such a fascinating franchise.

Really, children of the corn, and hellraiser, and critters, they all have a very interesting

trajectory. And leprechaun as well, I'll throw that in there too. They have a very odd trajectory

where the sequels get really out of hand really fast, which in my opinion is a recipe for fun.

But in my opinion, all of the children of the corn sequels, by the way, are pretty fun until you get

to 666, which is the one where they try to make all of the films previous make sense. And in my

opinion, that ironically enough was when they lost the plot. But if you want to, and if you want

to revisit or check out children of the corn for the first time, it is readily available to watch

on Amazon Prime Video with subscription or at 2BTV, the Roku channel and Plex, free to watch

with ads and of course you can rent or buy it wherever you rent or buy your movies.

On March 10, 2023, Scream 6 opens in theaters, taking ghost face out of Woodsboro and dropping

that chaos into New York was the exact kind of franchise shake-up the series, probably needed.

Scream 6 opened big, stayed loud and finished with about $169 million. Worldwide against a budget

reported to be around $33 to $35 million. That's not just healthy horror business. That is proof

that a legacy slasher can still feel alive if you let it mutate, just a little. Although we'll

see what happens with the current Scream 7, which kind of went back to basics in a lot of ways and

seems to be cleaning up decently in the theater. But where I really have to hand it to Scream 6 is

the subway imagery, the bodega sequence, the the meaner energy, it all helped to give this one a

sharper and nastier pulse that makes it stand out and makes you want to revisit it. I've been

debating a revisit myself. So if you want to take your own bloody trip to New York City with Scream 6,

you can check it out at Paramount Plus with your subscription or free on Pluto TV.

March 13, 2015, it follows, begins its United States theatrical run. Ten years later,

this one still feels like a transmission from a different frequency. It follows took a relatively

small budget of around $1.3 million and turned it into roughly $23.3 million worldwide.

But the bigger story is the afterlife, the music, the dream logic suburbs that don't really

feel real, the half-familiar technology, the shape that keeps coming no matter how calmly it

walks, this thing hit like an instant modern classic. I saw it twice in the theater and then once

at the drive-in and everyone I showed it to was very surprised how much they liked it even though

it was off-putting in several ways. A lot of movies get called elevated horror after the fact.

It follows just earned its place by simply being nasty and unforgettable as well. I'm still shocked

there hasn't been a sequel because of how well it did at the box office and how much it joined

the zeitgeist, but who knows, there's always time, I suppose. I really have always loved it follows,

and to me the late-night car trip energy of the debate of how you would get away from the it follows

creature makes the film super memorable because it's passed through intercourse. So what would you do

other than pass it along to someone else to try to escape? I think that kind of stuff is great

because it plays with your imagination. And if you want to revisit or watch it follows for the first

time, which would be wild to me, it's available to stream, free with ads at Fandango at home or on

plaques, you can also catch it with subscription with your phylo membership. Check it out on Canopy

with your library card or rented at the usual suspects. It follows is a great fun time but maybe not

the best for a first date. March 15th 2002 resident evil in facts theaters. Paul W. S. Anderson's

resident evil is one of those movies that critics sneered at and audiences kept showing up anyway.

It went on to pull in about 103.8 million dollars worldwide on a 33 million dollar budget.

At the time that made it a serious hit but more importantly it gave video game horror a viable

theatrical template. Slick action industrial production design monsters used like pressure valves

and a star vehicle built around pure momentum. Whether you love it, hate it, tolerate it or just

enjoy the laser hallway, it matters. This movie helped prove that video game based horror could

become a durable screen franchise especially in the realm of horror. And if you want to give it a

watch right now it's available on prime video with your subscription or on hulu also with your

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here tomorrow on the weekly spooky feed for a story about what starts as a drunken mistake

and turns into a nightmare in the middle of nowhere. A man wakes up freezing in a dark field

surrounded by cows covered in dirt with no idea how he got there. The last thing he remembers is

a party, a glass pipe and way too much whiskey. But that missing stretch of the night that's where

things get ugly. Real ugly because somewhere out on those back roads past the farm, past the

broken down car, past the point where anybody's coming to help. There's something waiting,

something that walks on all fours, but isn't any animal you've ever heard of,

hairless, clawed, hungry, and once it finds you, it does not let go. So if you like your horror

filthy frantic and soaked in bad decisions, do not miss tomorrow's story. The back roads

crypted by Bruce Haney dropping tomorrow Wednesday on the weekly spooky feed. Trust me, you do not

want to miss this one. It'll make you think twice about the next time you're on some lonely road

at night and hear something moving out in the field. When we return, we're heading into the

pine barons for a deep cut that cost less than some people spend on a used laptop and still helped

point horror toward the digital future. A film that proves all you need is a great story, a great cast,

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Welcome back, my spookies. Let's get weird. This is one of my personal favorites when it comes to

lesser-known jams. On March 9, 1998, the last broadcast premieres in Pennsylvania.

This is the kind of title that horror history nerds, like me, love to bring up, but it's for a

very good reason. The last broadcast is a faux documentary about a public access cable crew

heading into the New Jersey Pine Barons in search of the Jersey Devil. Only one man

returns alive. From there, the film becomes an investigation, a media object, and a quiet little

dare to the audience. Just how much of what you're watching feels true, simply because the format

tells you it is. And here is the wild part. This film was made for an estimated $900.

Not $900,900. Even when you adjust for inflation, which would make it roughly $1,700 or $1,800.

When you consider the fact that technology in 1998 was far more expensive than it is today,

I mean finding a $500 computer was very difficult in 1998, but now it's common.

That really tells you a lot about how hard they worked to make this film happen, no matter what.

It is also widely credited as the first feature shot and edited entirely on consumer level

digital equipment, and later became the first feature theatrically distributed by satellite.

Now, I don't know about first feature film shot and edited entirely on consumer level digital

equipment because there were a lot of people all over America and the world doing that at the time.

Many of them I've become friendly with over the years, so I can't say that one is for sure,

but the satellite thing, that sounds legit. Even with the Blair Witch Project coming about

around the same time and becoming a huge cultural earthquake, the last broadcast is one of the

little tremors underneath it, and in fact I found out about the last broadcast because it was

written about in Fangoria magazine as a film like the Blair Witch Project that was made at around

the same time. I rented it at Hollywood video, I really loved the last broadcast, even though I'm

not crazy about the ending, but hey, that's life in the big city. As a film, it is icy and awkward

in a way that actually feeds the story, the public access texture, the pseudo true crime framing,

the analog to digital unease, it all makes the film feel like something you stumbled upon instead

of something you were sold. Financially, the theatrical gross was tiny, but reports around the film

credit it with worldwide profit that reached well into the millions, which is astonishing considering

the budget was basically pocket lint, determination, and of course, a jersey devil. As far as where to

watch this film, if you've never watched last broadcast, I'm seriously, seriously telling you

you should check it out, because if you listen to the show, you give a crap about horror history.

This film is a major footnote in horror history, and the reason I love it even more so is because

it's a major footnote that was made by some passionate people in Pennsylvania for $900, and we're

still talking about it to this day. That alone makes it required viewing, and luckily it's easy to

get your hands on because it's available to watch free with your prime video subscription,

or totally free with ads on 2B, and of course, you can rent or buy it digitally at any of the

usual suspects. Stop what you're doing. Check this one out. It's not that it's a perfect film, but

it is so important. You can feel horror learning a new language in real time, and it really does bring

some cool, bizarre, and creepy moments. I just really love the last broadcast. I always have,

and I probably always will, even if, like I said, the last minute and a half kind of took me out of it.

The rest of it absolutely worth the ride.

Now let's take a moment to wish some happy birthdays to folks who are born in this week

in horror history. On March 9, 1986, Brittany Snow, who gave Ty West's ex some serious neon lit

charisma, and also survived one of the more memorable studio era remakes with prom night in 2008.

She's also in Would You Rather, which if you've never seen that one, you really need to check that

out. I love Would You Rather. Happy Birthday, Brittany Snow.

On March 13, 1985, Emil Hirsch was born. He'll forever be tied to one of the best modern

morgue chillers thanks to the autopsy of Jane Doe, and of course has had an incredible and

expansive career in Hollywood for as long as I can remember, which makes sense because he's a

year older than me. Well, especially now, Happy Birthday, Emil Hirsch.

March 14, 1933, brings us the birth of the one and only Michael Cain, who was not usually

filed under horror first, at least not in most households. But in this house, he is known for,

among other things, jaws, the revenge. That's right, baby. He was also in the hand, which I've

always had a soft spot for. But in this house, under this roof, jaws the revenge is Michael Cain's

ultimate accomplishment. And a very happy birthday to you, Michael Cain, and thank you for

playing our Hogi in our beloved The Revenge. And on March 15, 1979, Pollyanna McIntosh was born,

one of modern horror's fiercest presence. And I don't think anyone can deny that. I mean,

from her performances in The Woman to Let Us Pray to Darlin to Tales of Halloween,

she has been in so many awesome, fun horror films and some really unfun and brutal horror films

as well. She's always left her mark and she's left her mark on horror history as well. So happy

birthday, Pollyanna McIntosh. For this week's then and now, then low budget genre filmmakers were

trying to convince audiences that grainy footage might actually be legitimate evidence.

Now we live in a world where everybody carries a camera all the time. Every rumor gets clipped

into a vertical video and horror built around found media, analog decay, screen life, and fake

documentary logic feels less like a gimmick and more like a mirror or maybe more so a front-facing

camera. The tools change, but the dread just gets better at hiding in plain sight. So think about

that one while you're dozing off to bed. And finally, for our weekly recommendation, a film I hope

you haven't slept on, but if you have, I'm filling you in right now. The Invitation.

Karen Kusama's The Invitation premiered on March 13th, 2015, and it's one of the best modern

examples of slow burn horror done, shockingly right. What starts as an uncomfortable dinner party

among old friends turns into something far more sinister with every strange glance and awkward

silence loaded with something else. The conversation constantly tightening the screws more and more.

It's a film built on grief, paranoia, and that creeping sense that you're trapped in a room where

everyone knows more than you do. No flashy gimmicks, no over-explaining just a steady, elegant descent

into dread. If you want a companion watch for this week that leaves you tense, uneasy and quietly

rattled, the Invitation is a strong pick. And you can watch it right now on 2BTV for free streaming

with ads, as well as on the Roku channel, free with ads, or on Philo, Peacock, or Amazon Prime,

with your subscription, and of course you can rent or buy it on the usual suspects.

Fandango at home, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime.

Well, my spookies, that'll do it for this week in horror history for March 9th through 15th,

but if you want more horror, of course come back here tomorrow for our brand new cryptid horror story.

Right here on Weekly Spooky and on Friday, we'll be back with Cutting Deep into Horror,

talking all about the notorious serial killer True Crime-ish film Henry,

Portrait of a serial killer. You're not going to want to miss it, and on Saturday we have a brand

new compilation of horror stories all about the eyes of March, so make sure you're subscribed

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Until next week, keep one eye on the release calendar, and the other on the treeline because

horror history has never really passed, it's just waiting for the right week to come back,

and remember, our days are numbered, because that's how we tell them apart. See you next week.

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