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Deathday, Birthday, Bloody Birthday: Killer Celebrations in Horror

29 min · 1 de may de 2026
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Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2570337/fan_mail/new] In this episode, we dive into the birthday bash from hell with three killer films that prove you should never blow out those candles without checking your guest list first. We kick things off with the clever, time-looping slasher Happy Death Day (2017), where a college student must solve her own murder before the day repeats… and her killer strikes again. Then we travel back to the early '80s for two cult classics: the twisty, revenge-fueled Happy Birthday to Me (1981) starring a young Glenn Ford and Melissa Sue Anderson, and the delightfully deranged Bloody Birthday (1981), featuring a trio of psychotic 10-year-olds on a murderous rampage. Grab your party hats… and maybe a weapon. Just in case.

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