π―️ The Conjuring: Last Rites – A Haunting Farewell in 2025 Get ready, horror fans— The Conjuring: Last Rites is set to hit theaters on September 5, 2025 (international launches starting September 3) ( imdb.com ). This film marks the ninth chapter in the Conjuring Universe and serves as the ambitious send-off to Ed and Lorraine Warren’s cinematic journey ( reddit.com ). π₯ Origins & Franchise Legacy Michael Chaves returns as director, working with a screenplay by Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing, and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick. Producers James Wan and Peter Safran, visionaries behind previous Conjuring films, are also back at the helm ( en.wikipedia.org ). This installment draws on the chilling 1986 Smurl Haunting from West Pittston, Pennsylvania—an infamous real-life case where Jack and Janet Smurl claimed long-term supernatural torment ( en.wikipedia.org ). π» Storyline & Thematic Depth Set five years post- The Devil Made Me Do It (1981), the film centers on th...
π©Έ Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025) – A Bloody Trip Back to Shadyside High “There’s nothing more deadly than high school politics… except maybe a killer on the loose.” Netflix’s Fear Street series continues its bloody reign with Fear Street: Prom Queen , a standalone slasher set in the neon-lit halls of 1988’s Shadyside High. Based on R.L. Stine’s 1992 novel of the same name, the film revives everything fans loved about the original Fear Street trilogy—gruesome kills, 80s nostalgia, teenage angst, and the ever-looming shadow of Shadyside’s cursed past. Directed by Matt Palmer , Prom Queen blends slasher thrills with high school drama, creating a horror movie that is equal parts Scream , Carrie , and Mean Girls —with a heavy dose of murder. π« Setting: Shadyside High, 1988 The film takes us back to the late '80s—complete with big hair, bold makeup, synth music, and cliques galore. But beneath the glamor of prom season, danger is brewing. Someone is targeting the five prom q...