Boo Bros VA - The Weekly Fright : 5/20/2026
Your weekly rundown of horror, paranormal, and the unexplained!
Movies & Streaming
Markiplier’s Iron Lung hits YouTube Movies on May 31 after a massively successful indie theatrical run (~$51M on a $3M budget). [sports.ndtv.com]
Notably skipping traditional streamers (Netflix, Hulu, etc.) entirely.
Original Blair Witch Project creators attached to a new project, “Experiment 11” set in a lethal research facility. [yahoo.com]
Horror Gaming
Tech-noir survival horror Hollowbody hits consoles June 5. [psu.com]
This game is mainly focused on having players contend with limited resources, fixed/dynamic camera blending, and has a heavy narrative/worldbuilding vibe to it.
Interesting Takeaway for this:
Clear pivot back to PS2-era survival horror design and a slower pacing over action-heavy horror
Books & Podcasts
New May titles from Nick Cutter, Sarah Gailey, Nat Cassidy continue pushing literary horror forward. [readjumpscares.com]
less pulp, more character trauma + existential horror
Trends online show that horror is increasingly overlapping with “serious fiction”
Audio Horror is becoming a heavy hitter with ongoing content dominance from creators like “MrBallen” and a personal favorite of mine, The Magnus Protocol. A new routine listen for me has been Spooked and another recommend from a forum online, Nocturnal Transmissions. Check those out if you haven’t!
Real-World Paranormal
New reports show hundreds of UAP sightings logged (700+ cases)
Most explained as drones, aircraft, or natural phenomena [paraghosts.com]
Ongoing reports of unexplained creature sightings and encounters continuing into May[paranormal...server.com]
Fresh angle:
There’s a noticeable uptick in reporting, not just isolated events:more regional clustering
more “aggressive encounter” narratives
(Real or not… the trend is back in public conversation.)
New research suggests ghost sightings may be tied to optical afterimages and brain visual processing quirks [telegraph.co.uk]
Thanks for your time! Tune in every week for a recap on all things spooky, if we missed anything, feel free to drop it in the comments below, or drop a line in our Discord!