October 6, 2025By Cafe Crashdown
Hello there, ghouls and gals — welcome back to Café Crashdown, your haunted hideaway for all things horror and sci-fi! It’s officially Halloween season, and you know what that means… time to stream your fears! 👻 In this episode, I’m diving into my Top 5 Shudder Picks for October 2025, featuring a mix of new releases, hidden
September 6, 2025By Cafe Crashdown
Shudder September 2025 is here — and I’m breaking down the Top 5 horror picks you NEED to watch this month.From cult classics to brand-new nightmares, Shudder is stacked with films to kick off spooky season in style. Featured Horror Picks:Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)Night of the Reaper (2025, dir. Brandon Christensen)Bride of Frankenstein
September 1, 2025By Cafe Crashdown
The end of summer doesn’t just mean backpacks, sharpened pencils, and pumpkin spice everything. For horror fans, fall is a season of study in its own right — not algebra or chemistry, but monsters, madness, and movies that keep us up at night. Think of this blog not as a literal syllabus, but as a
August 25, 2025By Cafe Crashdown
When the monsters come knocking, you’d expect adults to know what to do. But in horror, teachers, principals, and authority figures are often absent, clueless, or downright dangerous. From killer teachers to cowardly principals, horror movies love to point a bloody finger at the institutions meant to protect us. Welcome to detention, horror-style. Why Authority Figures
August 15, 2025By Cafe Crashdown
There’s something uniquely sinister about a book you were never meant to read. In horror cinema, it’s never just dusty pages and old ink — these are cursed objects, portals to another realm, or traps for the curious. Whether it’s bound in human skin, scrawled in blood, or humming with ancient magic, the forbidden text
July 29, 2025By Cafe Crashdown
Who needs the dark to be afraid? While most horror films cloak their terrors in the safety of shadows, there’s something uniquely unsettling about horror that unfolds under a blazing sun. These are the films that dare to shine a light on fear — and prove that nightmares don’t always wait for nightfall. In this twisted
July 14, 2025By Cafe Crashdown
Sunshine, swimsuits, and the siren call of the sea — until something slithers beneath the surface. While most folks think of the beach as a summer paradise, horror fans know better. From shark attacks to killer mermaids, some of the most bone-chilling horror films have turned our favorite coastal getaways into sun-drenched nightmares.Let’s take a
July 13, 2025By Cafe Crashdown
Welcome back, ghouls and gals! I’m Kayla, your host here at Cafe Crashdown — and after a short travel break, I’m BACK with my Top 5 Shudder Picks for July!This month’s horror picks are soaked in sunshine and blood—from 70s animal attack cult classics to freaky body horror, to an Indonesian horror gem you need
June 16, 2025By Cafe Crashdown
It’s Pride Month, and we’re going dark in the most fabulous way possible. 🌈💀 In this Café Crashdown episode, I’m counting down my Top 5 Queer Horror Films you absolutely need to watch this June. From masked killers in West Hollywood to eerie Norwegian psychodramas and erotic thrillers soaked in dread, this list highlights the
June 8, 2025By Cafe Crashdown
June’s horror lineup on Shudder is stacked—and I’ve picked my 5 favorite must-watch films this month, from terrifying new releases to eerie classics you may have missed.In this video, we’re covering:🛎️ Hell Motel – A mean, gritty anthology set in a haunted motel 🔥 Ash – Existential sci-fi horror on a remote space outpost 🧛♀️