Morbidly Beautiful

1 week ago | morbidlybeautiful.com | Stephanie Malone |Kelly Mintzer

Cage commands a sinking ship in the soggy tribute to one of WWII’s most tragic true stories, “USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage”. No time to read? Click the button below to listen to this post. ABOUT THIS SERIES (CLICK TO EXPAND)Kelly and Stephanie go head-to-head to debate the merits of EVERY SINGLE MOVIE in the vast repertoire of Nicolas Cage. Each week, we cover two films. For the first film, we let the random number generator pick a film from Cage’s catalog.

1 week ago | morbidlybeautiful.com | Stephanie Malone |Kelly Mintzer

Nicolas Cage steals the show with a gloriously unhinged performance in “Sympathy for the Devil”—a chaotic, character-driven thriller. It’s Mystery Thriller week. The random number generator gave us the unfortunate Looking Glass (2018), which turned out to be less of a sleeper hit and more of a flat-out snooze fest. Will we have better luck with the People’s Pick, the 2023 film Sympathy for the Devil? It promises the schlocky fun of a B-movie thriller, but does it deliver?

2 weeks ago | morbidlybeautiful.com | Stephanie Malone

“Lowlifes” is a must-watch Tubi Original that subverts horror expectations with razor-sharp wit, thrilling twists, and blood-soaked fun. If you’re prowling Tubi’s dark corridors for a hidden gem that gleefully upends horror conventions, Lowlifes (2024) more than delivers. Lowlifes was recommended to me on a recent episode of the podcast dedicated to the dark corners of Tubi horror, Untold Horrors. It was never on my radar, but it definitely should have been.

2 weeks ago | morbidlybeautiful.com | Stephanie Malone

“Bring Them Down” is a stark descent into guilt and vengeance—a beautifully crafted but emotionally devastating thriller. Let’s get this out of the way: Bring Them Down (2025) is a beautifully executed but unrelentingly bleak film. If you’re sensitive to simulated animal cruelty, consider this a hard pass. Some moments are brutally difficult to endure, and for those who religiously check Does the Dog Die?, the answer here is not one you’ll want to hear.

2 weeks ago | morbidlybeautiful.com | Stephanie Malone

From the creator of “Hell House LLC” comes “825 Forest Road”, a slow-burning ghost story steeped in trauma and full of creeping dread. Stephen Cognetti, the mastermind behind the cult-favorite Hell House LLC series, trades found footage for a more traditional narrative in his latest haunted house venture, 825 Forest Road. Now streaming on Shudder, this film invites viewers into the eerie town of Ashland Falls, where the past doesn’t just haunt—it actively terrorizes.