Bummer House: A Deep Dive into the Blumhouse Horror Filmography and All Things Horror Movies

Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) with Andrew Hoegen

THE GANG GETS SPIRITUAL
 
 
Ouija: Origin of Evil is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed and edited by Mike Flanagan and written by Flanagan and Jeff Howard. The film is a prequel to the 2014 film Ouija and stars Elizabeth Reaser, Annalise Basso, and Henry Thomas. A widow and her family introduce a Ouija board into their phony seance business, thereby inviting a spirit that possesses the youngest daughter.
Ouija: Origin of Evil was released in the United States on October 21, 2016, by Universal Pictures. The film grossed over $81 million worldwide and received positive reviews from critics, with many praising it as a significant improvement over its predecessor.
 
 
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In 1967 Los Angeles, a young widow named Alice Zander works out of her suburban home as a spiritual medium, accompanied by her daughters, 15-year-old Paulina "Lina" and 9-year old Doris. The family is still reeling over the recent death of Roger, Alice's husband and the kids' father. At Lina's suggestion, Alice incorporates a Ouija board into her readings. While trying out the board, she unknowingly contacts a spirit named Marcus that begins to possess Doris. Alice receives a notice that the bank intends to foreclose on their home. Doris contacts the board for help, believing she is communicating with her dead father. The spirit leads her to a secret compartment behind the basement wall containing a pouch of cash. When she gives the money to her mother, the family has an Ouija session, believing they can contact Roger. When the board answers a question only Roger would know the answer to, a thrilled Alice begins believing that they are in contact with her dead husband.."

The Visit (2015)

The gang dissects the 2015 M. Night Shyamalan found footage Blumhouse horror movie "The Visit".
Is it part of the Unbreakable universe? Is it part of the Signs universe?! Is found footage a doomed format? And most of all... Is it a bummer?!
 
The Visit is a 2015 American found-footage horror film written, co-produced and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, and Kathryn Hahn. The film centers around two young siblings, teenage Becca and her younger brother Tyler who live with their single divorced mother, who had left home 15 years ago and is estranged from her parents. After finding their grandchildren online and wanting to meet them, the grandparents invite them to spend a week at their farmhouse, while their mother goes on a cruise with her boyfriend. During their stay, the siblings notice their grandparents behaving strangely and they set out to find the truth behind the goings-on at the farmstead.

The Bay (2012)

The gang tries something completely new with a deep dive investigation into the 2012 blumhouse horror movie THE BAY. They try to somehow understand how this movie is so critically praised when it is such a stinky dumpster fire. Eat your heart out, Barry Levinson!
 
The Bay is a 2012 American mockumentary horror film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Michael Wallach. It stars Kether Donohue, Nansi Aluka, Christopher Denham, Frank Deal, and Kristen Connolly and premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in theaters on November 2, 2012.[3][4]
 
"This "found-footage" film is set in 2009 in the town of Claridge, Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay. During the town's annual 4th of July Crab Festival, townspeople become sick, exhibiting a variety of symptoms, which leads local news reporters to suspect something has infected the water there. No one is sure what it is or how it's transmitted, but as people start to behave strangely, and others turning up dead, fear spawns into panic. The town is shut down as government authorities confiscate video footage from every media or personal source they find, in an effort to cover-up the incident. But one local reporter who witnessed the epidemic, was able to document, assemble, and hide this film in hopes that one day, the horrible truth would be revealed"

SINISTER 2 (2015)

The gang gets super frustrating reviewing the disasterpiece that is the blumhouse horror film sequel Sinister 2. Where did they go wrong? Both the makers of the film AND the gang. Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here.
 
Sinister 2 (stylized in marketing as Sinister II) is a 2015 supernatural horror film directed by Ciarán Foy and written by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, serving as a sequel to the 2012 film Sinister, and stars James Ransone, reprising his role from the original film, alongside Shannyn Sossamon. The film follows the now ex-deputy as he attempts to put an end to Bughuul's curse, while a boy is being tormented by the entity's previous victims who lived in the house where he, his twin brother, and mother now reside, hiding from his abusive father.

Scream VI (2023) with Andrew Hoegen

The gang covers the new ghostface adventures of the horror movie Scream 6. New York, New Rules, Same Booze.
 
Scream VI is a 2023 American slasher film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick. It is the sequel to Scream (2022) and the sixth installment in the Scream film series. The film stars Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Jenna Ortega, Hayden Panettiere, and Courteney Cox, all reprising their roles from previous installments, alongside Jack Champion, Henry Czerny, Liana Liberato, Dermot Mulroney, Devyn Nekoda, Tony Revolori, Josh Segarra, and Samara Weaving. Scream VI follows a new Ghostface killer who targets the survivors of the "Woodsboro legacy attacks" in New York City.
 
"In the next installment, the survivors of the Ghostface killings leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter in New York City."

SINISTER (2012)

The gang gets sinister as they explore the 2012 Blumhouse horror movie, hilarity ensues!
 
Sinister is a 2012 supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and written by C. Robert Cargill and Derrickson. It stars Ethan Hawke as a struggling true-crime writer whose discovery of videos depicting grisly murders in his new house puts his family in danger. Juliet Rylance, Fred Thompson, James Ransone, Clare Foley, and Michael Hall D'Addario appear in supporting roles.
 
"A controversial true crime writer finds a box of super 8 home movies in his new home, revealing that the murder case he is currently researching could be the work of an unknown serial killer whose legacy dates back to the 1960s."

Mayhem (2017)

The gang is back with SIX DEGREES OF BLUMHOUSE in order to cover MAYHEM, the obvious companion piece to last week's james gun high rise horror The Belko Experiment. Murder and chaos! Steven Yeun! Put it in your ears!
 
Mayhem is a 2017 American action comedy film directed by Joe Lynch and written by Matias Caruso.[3] The film was released at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2017,[4] and The Sales art and poster was released at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2017.[5] It was released in US cinemas and on VOD and digital HD on November 10, 2017, through RLJE Films.[6]
 
"A virus spreads through an office complex causing white-collar workers to act out their worst impulses"

The Belko Experiment (2016)

The gang gets Gunn with it! They tango with a James Gunn horror film long before he was in charge of the DC UNIVERSE
 
The Belko Experiment is a 2016 American horror film directed by Greg McLean and written by James Gunn, who also produced the film with Peter Safran. It stars John Gallagher Jr., Tony Goldwyn, Adria Arjona, John C. McGinley, Melonie Diaz, Josh Brener, and Michael Rooker. The film follows eighty Americans working abroad for a company named Belko Industries in Bogotá, Colombia. One day after they arrive at work, they are locked inside the building, and a mysterious voice announces that they have to start killing each other or else.

[MINI EPISODE] The Menu (2022)

The gang banter's about the horror thriller movie The Menu (2022) and thoughts on living in a simulation before jumping into their must recent full length episode on The Mist! Extra bullshit content! You're welcome!

The Mist (2007)

The gang finds a way through three simple degrees of Blumhouse to tackle the 2007 stephen king horror adaption The Mist. Get ready for all the Stephen King nerding out, this one gets deep! 
 
The Mist (also known as Stephen King's The Mist) is a 2007 American science-fiction horror film based on the 1980 novella The Mist by Stephen King. The film was written and directed by Frank Darabont. Darabont had been interested in adapting The Mist for the big screen since the 1980s. The film features an ensemble cast, including Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Nathan Gamble, Andre Braugher, Sam Witwer, Toby Jones, Frances Sternhagen, Buck Taylor, Robert Treveiler, William Sadler, Alexa Davalos, David Jensen, Chris Owen, Andy Stahl, and future The Walking Dead stars Jeffrey DeMunn, Laurie Holden, Melissa McBride, and Juan Gabriel Pareja.
 
"A freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives."