Retake: Horror Debuts • Member Bonus

Seven films, one series, and a whole lot of reassessing. Pete and Andy close out The Next Reel's Horror Debuts series by revisiting their original ratings for Messiah of Evil, Goodnight Mommy, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, The Babadook, The Lure, Saint Maud, and Relic to see what still holds up.They dig into why so few women-directed horror debuts exist before the 2000s, whether these films count as straight horror or something more metaphorical, and where each stands after time and rewatches. Then they finally rank all seven films against each other, live. We have a great time talking about it, so check it out then tune in—The Next Reel on TruStory FM, when the movie ends, our conversation begins!Listen to each episode in the series: Messiah of Evil | Goodnight Mommy | A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night | The Babadook | The Lure | Saint Maud | RelicThis is normally a member-exclusive Retake episode—we're opening it up to everyone this time as a taste of what membership unlocks. 🔒 Become a member for more bonus episodes like this one all year long. 🎧 Members get episodes like this regularly—early and ad-free, across the whole Next Reel family.Full episode resources and transcript here.