Welcome back to Because I'm John Sellmeyer. This week, we are ripping into the 2026 British horror film Harbinger. The premise sounds like campy gold: a notorious serial killer transfers his soul into a vintage arcade fortune-telling machine just before his death to terrorize his widow and a reality TV ghost-hunting crew. Unfortunately, the execution completely loses its grip on reality.

In this episode, we cover:

• The Orlando Incident: My horrifying and deeply embarrassing encounter with a quarter-operated inmate at Old Town.

• Rule-Breaking Ghosts: Why Harbinger fails at basic supernatural world-building, featuring villain powers that change from scene to scene.

• Bizarre Script Contradictions: Characters getting thrown out of permanently locked, bulletproof windows, and a brief, completely absurd intimate moment that defies explanation.

• A Mismatched Cast: A lead actress fighting for her life to carry the emotional weight of the film, surrounded by a distracting ensemble that feels pulled from an off-brand sketch comedy show.

Spoiler Warning: I ruin the entire movie for you.

If you want an actual page-turner where the supernatural rules make sense, check out my eco-thriller, The Maw Beneath The Mane by J.R.J. Sellmeyer. It is available right now on Kindle, Audible, and Barnes & Noble. Keep your quarters in your pocket, and thank you for listening!

Today on Because I'm John Sellmeyer, we are packing our bags and hopping the ferry to Widow's Bay. I am joined by my wife Alondra to review the brilliant new Apple TV+ horror comedy created by Katie Dippold and directed by Hiro Murai. The series follows Mayor Tom Loftus, played by Matthew Rhys, as a skeptical widower trying to boost tourism on an isolated New England island while completely ignoring its deeply cursed history. We discuss the show's perfect balance of absurd workplace comedy and genuine scares, breaking down our favorite creepy moments involving terrifying basement crawl spaces, stalker sea witches, and literal bloodthirsty mist. We also debate how long it would take us to realize we were trapped in a horror movie at the Breakwater Inn and hand out our final ratings.

If you need a break from island curses and want to dive into some eco-horror instead, you can grab my book The Maw Beneath The Mane, available now on Kindle, Audible, and Barnes & Noble online.

Keywords: Widow's Bay, Apple TV Plus review, horror comedy series, Matthew Rhys, Katie Dippold, Hiro Murai, Halloween TV shows, spooky season, television review, The Maw Beneath The Mane.

Shout out to my sister-in-law Tiff for the rec!

Welcome back to another episode of Because I'm John Sellmeyer! Today, we are going deep underground and talking about one of the most stressful and terrifying horror movies ever made: The Descent. If you have claustrophobia, this one is going to seriously test your limits. We're breaking down the intense cave exploration, the absolute nightmare of being trapped in an unmapped cave system, those terrifying Crawlers lurking in the dark, and the brilliant psychological tension between Sarah and Juno. Whether you are a hardcore fan of creature features, survival horror, or just love Neil Marshall's directing, we are getting into all the bloody details that make this film a modern classic. Just a heads up before you hit play, there will be spoilers in this episode.