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The Dawn of the Witch episodes 4-8

31 Days of Halloween 2026! Day VI: I Spit on Your Grave (1978, Meir Zarchi), In My Skin (2002, Marina de Van) Two (perhaps tenuously) linked entries with female leads and exploitative and violent themes. ISoYG needs no introduction and still packs a heavy punch today as a rather difficult...

Magical Girl Raising Project: Restart episode 1 Skeleton slaying. PSYREN episode 1 First impressions. The Dawn of the Witch episodes 1-3

31 Days of Halloween 2026! Day V: Revenge of the Blood Beast (1966, Michael Reeves), The Night of the Devils (1972, Giorgio Ferroni) Two offerings from Raro Video this evening, the first being RotBB, also known as The She Beast, was the directorial debut of Michael Reeves, who would go on...

You and I are Polar Opposites 2nd Season episode 13 Photo. (Complete. A decent second season though I admittedly found the other would-be couples more engaging to follow than Tani and Suzuki this time around.) 3.5/5 The Daughter of 20 Faces episodes 20-22 (Complete. An overlooked mystery-themed...

31 Days of Halloween 2026! Day IV: Hardware (1990, Richard Stanley), Dust Devil (1992, Richard Stanley), Color out of Space (2019, Richard Stanley) Today’s viewing is a trilogy of Richard Stanley films, all also released by Umbrella Entertainment. Hardware was a curious blend of sci-fi...

Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke episode 24 Saving grave. (Complete. This was a very good continuation overall, and it’s good to know there’s a sequel coming in the future.) 4/5 Black Clover Season 2 episode 171 Idea. Detective Conan episode 1215 Meaning. Even the...

31 Days of Halloween 2026! Day III: Hatchet (2006, Adam Green), Hatchet II (2010, Adam Green), Hatchet III (2013, BJ McDonnell), Victor Crowley (2017, Adam Green) I spent a leisurely late afternoon and evening watching through this franchise courtesy of the new Swamp Slaughter boxset from...

The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 episode 49 Enterprise. The Elusive Samurai 2nd Season episode 12 High. (Complete. A decent enough season but the final episode was rather inconclusive.) 3.5/5 TOUGEN ANKI: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc episode 1 Carry. The Daughter of 20 Faces episodes 5-11

31 Days of Halloween 2026! Day II: The Demon of Mount Oe (1960, Tokuzō Tanaka), The Haunted Castle (1969, Tokuzō Tanaka), Ghost of Hasane Swamp (1970, Kimiyoshi Yasuda) The first of several Radiance Films releases I’m getting through this Halloween, this was the second Dairy Gothic boxset...

The Daughter of 20 Faces episodes 1-4

31 Days of Halloween 2026! Day I: White of the Eye (1987, Donald Cammell), Cold Light of Day (1989, Fhiona-Louise) I’m kicking off this marathon with two films from Arrow Video focused on serial killings. The first taking place in an isolated desert setting, and the other based on the...

I worked my way through No More Heroes I, II, and III (I didn’t bother with Travis Strikes Again) which were fairly solid overall. With October having started my plans are to play through the Dead Space remake, Resident Evil Requiem, and possibly the Silent Hill 2 Remake ahead of the Ocarina of...

Re:ZERO - Starting Life in Another World - Season 4 episode 85 Missing you. (Complete. Another great season, hopefully a fifth isn’t far off.) 4/5 Reincarnated as a Sword II episode 1 Score to settle. The Prince of Tennis II U-17 WORLD CUP: Final Member Selection Match episode 1 Boundless...

The Dangers in my Heart episodes 3-12 & Special, The Dangers in my Heart 2nd Season episodes 1-2