I am your host Doc Rotten and this is the GRUESOME GUIDE to Horror Movies for MAY 2021. Back with me again are the scariest, goriest, bloodiest co-hosts on the ‘Net. Joining Doc is Vanessa, Podcasting Rock Star & International Cosplay Queen.
05/07 – Benny Loves You
Jack, a man desperate to improve his life throws away his beloved childhood plush, Benny. It’s a move that has disastrous consequences when Benny springs to life with deadly intentions.
Director: Karl Holt
Writer: Karl Holt
Stars: Karl Holt, Claire Cartwright, George Collie
05/14 – Spiral: From the Book of Saw
A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in Spiral, the terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw.
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Writers: Josh Stolberg, Pete Goldfinger
Stars: Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson, Morgan David Jones
05/14 – The Djinn
A mute boy is trapped in his apartment with a sinister monster when he makes a wish to fulfill his heart’s greatest desire.
Directors: David Charbonier, Justin Powell
Writers: David Charbonier, Justin Powell
Stars: Ezra Dewey, Rob Brownstein, Tevy Poe
05/21 – Army of the Dead (NETFLIX)
Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries takes the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.
Director: Zack Snyder
Writers: Zack Snyder (screenplay by), Shay Hatten (screenplay by)
Stars: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Ana de la Reguera
05/21 – Seance
Camille, a young woman who arrives at the Fairfield Academy following one of the student’s untimely and violent death.
Director: Simon Barrett
Writer: Simon Barrett
Stars: Suki Waterhouse, Madisen Beaty, Inanna Sarkis
05/27 – Skull: The Mask (SHUDDER)
The feature film is an action-packed horror flick depicting a supernatural serial killer based on pre-Colombian mythology in a hunt for revenge in the metropolis of São Paulo.
Directors: Armando Fonseca, Kapel Furman
Writers: Armando Fonseca, Kapel Furman
Stars: Tristan Aronovich, Natallia Rodrigues, David Wendefilm
05/28 – A Quiet Place Part II
Following the events at home, the Abbott family now faces the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats lurking beyond the sand path.
Director: John Krasinski
Writers: Scott Beck (characters), John Krasinski
Stars: Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Cillian Murphy
05/28 – Endangered Species
ENDANGERED SPECIES is an intense, action-packed survival adventure about a wealthy American family who travels to the vast African wilderness of Kenya hoping for a dream vacation filled with excitement, bonding, and a chance to fix the growing rifts within their family. But when their safari vehicle is attacked by a rhino protecting her calf, the family is left stranded miles from help and their dream vacation turns into a nightmarish struggle for survival in a world where they are at the bottom of the food chain.
Director: M.J. Bassett
Writers: Isabel Bassett, M.J. Bassett
Stars: Rebecca Romijn, Philip Winchester, Isabel Bassett
Doc a lifelong fan of horror films, sci-fi flicks and monster movies first discovering Universal Monsters and Planet of the Apes as a young child in the 1970's searching out every issue of Famous Monster of Filmland (and, later, Fangoria). Favorite films include Jaws, The Car, The Birds, The Tingler, Vampire Circus and The Exorcist. Still a huge fan of horror films from the 70s, Doc continues consuming horror films to this day for the site, for the podcasts and for the fun of it all.
