🖤 Life Update
Hello everyone! I usually try to post my “what’s streaming” on the first of the month, but July has been quite challenging for me. Between the heat, air advisories from Canadian wildfires, and other things going on at home, I’ve had a lot to deal with.
A bit of good news — I completed my 2 courses! But job searching has been challenging.
🦇 Wednesday Season 2 Review (Part 1)
I binge-watched season 1 this past weekend, and it was okay, but I understand why a lot of the marketing and buzz for this new season focused on it being darker and gorier, etc. because season 1 was very tame. The “monster” looked like something out of a child’s book or Goosebumps. And they could’ve done better with the werewolf design, but I digress.
⚠️ WARNING: SLIGHT SPOILERS AHEAD
I tried my best to have as few spoilers as possible. I don’t like spoilers but I described best way that I can.
Episode 1: Here We Woe Again
Wednesday returns for another year at Nevermore, and this time her brother Pugsley is also a student. With Wednesday’s return, she is also very well known and now popular due to last year’s events with the Hyde and Miss Thornhill. There’s also a new Principal and a new sheriff. Wednesday’s stalker from the end of season 1 continues into this season, as well as a new mystery that may threaten the Outcasts and Nevermore. What impressed me about this episode was the animation for “The Tale of the Skull Tree,” beautifully created by Tim Burton.
Also, predicting a running theme for the season, around Edgar Allan Poe, an alumnus of the academy.
Also, love that they played Sisters of Mercy at the Founder’s Pyre 🙂
Wednesday’s psychic abilities are also faltering right after she was getting it under control during the summer break, which will be interesting to see how she proceeds to solve the mystery.
Wednesday’s stalker threatened to burn her manuscript of her novel she has been working on relentlessly, and will do almost anything to make sure that does not happen.
Episode 2: The Devil You Woe
While Wednesday is running away from the Pyre and what she caused with Enid, upset with her, she gets another vision of Enid’s death. The vision causes her to collapse and appear to seize. Morticia explains that the tears Wednesday is experiencing are caused by abusing the psychic gifts and to patiently wait for her guide, which Wednesday refuses. Later on Wednesday finds Galpin is found dead, by a murder of crows, another running theme for the season as well as mystery.
Meanwhile, it’s Prank Day at Nevermore, and Morticia is the new head of the Galla Committee, now living on campus. Morticia also needs to fundraise since Xavier Thorpe is no longer a student at the academy, and his father pulled all funding. Principal Dort asks Bianca to assist, mainly due to her siren song ability, and she siren songs Morticia to call her mother for the donation, with no memory of seeing Bianca.
Wednesday visits Tyler partly to tell him about his father’s death and makes a new ally at Nevermore.
Episode 3: Call of the Woe
Morticia tells Gomez she called her mother to ask to be the guest of honor at the Gala.
Wednesday gets more clues that Galpin left behind, which are near Camp Jericho, which coincides with Nevermore’s overnight trip there.
But Camp Jericho was double-booked by a group of cadets. Wednesday proposes a fight for the camp, which results in an epic competition between the cadets and the Outcasts.
Wednesday makes her way to the location Gelpin alluded to for what is going on with the murders and the crows. But since Morticia took Goody’s book of spells away from Wednesday in an attempt to protect her, Wednesday needs Goody’s book to get her psychic abilities back, so she challenges Morticia to a duel for the book.
Episode 4: If These Woes Could Talk
Wednesday pays her grandmother a visit. Uncle Fester is in town on Wednesday’s request to get himself committed to Willow Hills for more information on the case, but of course, whenever Fester is involved, things backfire. Wednesday concocts a plan to break him out of Willow Hills. I don’t want to say anything more, but it does end in a cliffhanger, in a typical mid-season “finale” second half airs and concludes on September 3rd.
📺 What’s Streaming This August – My Picks
Shudder
Clown in a Cornfield – premieres August 8
I’ve been hearing a lot about this one, hopefully it’s good!
HBO Max
Final Destination: Bloodlines
Last cinematic appearance of Tony Todd. This is a must-watch.
Screambox
Screambox is the winner this month!
They have a ton of Troma films — I’m guessing due to Toxic Avenger hitting theaters later this month. They’ve also got Basket Case 2 & 3, and one of my all-time faves: FRANKENHOOKER!
My Screambox picks:
- Basket Case 2 & 3
- FrankenHooker
- Class of Nuke ’Em High trilogy
- Ichi the Killer
- Igor and the Lunatics
- Maniac Cop
- Redneck Zombies
- SGT Kabukiman NYPD
- Stuff Stephanie in the Incinerator
- Surf Nazis Must Die
- Terror Firmer
- Toxic Avenger 1–4
- Tromeo and Juliet
- VHS Massacre 1 & 2
Can you tell I love Troma films? 😏
Pluto TV
- Black Sunday
- John Carpenter’s Christine
- From Dusk Till Dawn
- Fright Night
- My Bloody Valentine (1981)
Hulu
The Monkey – Synopsis: “When twin brothers Bill and Hal find their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths starts.”
I have been eager to watch this!
Alien: Earth – Synopsis: “When the space vessel Maginot crash-lands on Earth, a young woman and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s biggest threat.”
I have been avoiding trailers but the posters have been looking really good. Starts on August 12, with episodes dropping weekly.
Thanksgiving – Synopsis: “After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts, the birthplace of the infamous holiday.”
This was on Netflix, but since I have the ad plan couldn’t see it due to licensing, so glad I can finally see this film! The Grindhouse trailers were excellent, and Thanksgiving always stood out to me, and I was glad to hear it was finally a film.
Paramount+
I finally resubscribed just to see Dexter: Resurrection.
I’m rewatching from season 5 to catch up.
Other picks:
- Event Horizon – My fave film. RELEASE THE DIRECTOR’S CUT!!!
- Paranormal Activity franchise – Not my go-to series, but it’s cool seeing all the films in one place.
Peacock
- Happy Death Day
- Ma
- Revival Season 1
Don’t forget — Texas Chainsaw Massacre Day is August 18!
🎟️ Theaters – August 2025 Horror Releases
Hell House: Lineage – August 20
The finale of the Hell House series. So glad it’s getting a theatrical run!
Weapons – August 8
Disappearing children, mysterious vibes, and buzz even in Fortnite maps?! Count me in.
Toxic Avenger – August 29
Been waiting two years for this. Hoping to catch it around my birthday weekend!
🎧 Metal Music
BELPHEGOR RELEASED A NEW SINGLE TODAY AND VIDEO
GO LISTEN AND WATCH!!
🎮 Horror Games – August 2025
- August 7 – The Night Shift (PC) → I’ll be streaming this!
- August 12 – Phasmophobia Grafton Farmhouse rework
- August 14 – Midnight Murder Club leaves Early Access
- August 18 – Dead by Daylight 2v8 mode (rumor!)
- August 18 – Broken Lore – Don’t watch on consoles
- August 20 Gamescom which I’ll be co-streaming! Rumor is there may be more info on RE9!!!
🧠 Final Thoughts
That’s it for now!
Did I miss anything? What are you looking forward to watching or gaming this month?
Drop a comment or hit me up on Twitch — let’s talk horror 🎮💀🖤
