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This week we’re unpacking Carrie (2026), Episode 1: “First Period.” We dissect the premiere’s documentary-style framing, explore its reimagined mother-daughter dynamic, and examine how modern bullying amplifies Carrie’s humiliation. We also connect its Stephen King Easter eggs and consider where Flanagan might take the series next. This episode contains spoilers.
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Carrie (2026)
Related Episodes
154: Carrie (1976 vs. 2013)
159: Doctor Sleep (2019)
139: Oculus (2013)
182: Hush (2016)
319: The Mist (2007)
Main Episode
This ‘Carrie’ has the bloody prom scene, but it adds a modern horror: social media
Carrie, Stephen King’s novel
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1997 miniseries)
Firestarter (1984)
The Midnight Club
Castle Rock
The Dark Tower, Stephen King’s book series
East of Eden, John Steinbeck’s novel
Stranger Things
Faces of Death (1978)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Twister (1996)
Harry Potter
X-Men
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This week we’re reviewing Resident Evil (2026). We examine how Zach Cregger recreates survival-horror gameplay, unpack Austin Abrams’ frantic everyman performance, and dissect the film’s practical creature effects and body horror. In this episode's b-side, we consider which games should be adapted to film next. This episode contains spoilers, beginning at 35:17.
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Resident Evil (2026)
Related Episodes
242: Resident Evil (2002)
244: Barbarian (2022)
405: Weapons (2025)
137: The Thing (1982 vs. 2011)
069: The Faculty (1998)
268: Evil Dead Rise (2023)
110: Ready or Not (2019)
179: Halloween Kills (2021)
250: The Mean One (2022)
389: Until Dawn (2025)
299: Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023)
Main Episode
Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ Features a 2,000 Pound Practical Monster Puppet Built By a SFX Legend
The Right Way to Adapt a Video Game
Resident Evil Q&A: Director Zach Cregger Shares Inspirations and a New Film Teaser
Train to Busan (2016)
The Exorcist (1973)
B-side
Dead Space
Death Troopers
Dead by Daylight
The Dark Pictures Anthology
The Quarry
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
MADiSON
Alan Wake
Phasmophobia
Friday the 13th: The Game
Halloween: The Game
Mortal Kombat
Fallout
BioShock
Minecraft
The Sims Movie
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We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming for a special bulletin from WHOS-13 Television.
Spooky Season has officially begun, and Kris and Chel are kicking off Hack or Slash’s 2026 31 Days of Horror celebration with a trip back to the glory days of Blockbuster runs, late-night horror movies, sleepovers, trick-or-treat candy, and the memories of being a baby horror fan.
This year’s month-long celebration is built around nostalgia, with themed programming every day of October, community watch parties, gaming marathons, late-night hangouts, and a brand-new interactive tracker at WHOS-13.TV.
Tune in for a full rundown of this year’s calendar, learn how to track and share your 31 Days of Horror record, and get the broadcast schedule for everything happening across the Hack or Slash community this October.
Use our 2026 31 Days of Horror Tracker Here
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This week we’re reviewing Buddy (2026). We dissect its collision of ’90s children’s television and graphic horror, explore Buddy’s need for love as a form of control, and praise Keegan-Michael Key’s emotional range. This episode contains spoilers, beginning at 25:33.
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⁠Buddy (2026)
Main Episode
⁠Casper Kelly dives into the darkness of kids’ television with ‘Buddy’
⁠The Black List Interview: Casper Kelly on BUDDY
⁠Child’s Play (2019)
⁠The Banana Splits Movie (2019)
⁠The Wizard of Oz (1939)
B-side
⁠Barney & Friends
⁠Teletubbies
⁠Blue’s Clues
⁠Pee-wee’s Playhouse
⁠Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
⁠Sesame Street
⁠Gullah Gullah Island
⁠The Puzzle Place
⁠Dora the Explorer
⁠Zoboomafoo
⁠The Big Comfy Couch
⁠Bear in the Big Blue House
⁠The Wiggles
⁠Thomas & Friends
⁠Care Bears
⁠ALF
⁠Clifford the Big Red Dog
⁠If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
⁠Peter Rabbit
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This week we’re building the ’90s Horror Kid Starter Pack. We revisit the movies that scared us too young, retrace the video-store rituals that shaped our tastes, and celebrate the books, television, games, and toys that made horror feel like a childhood lifestyle. 
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Music Credits: "Hack or Slash" by Daniel Stapleton