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It’s Lola’s (Jeremy Moineau) first time back in her small hometown since leaving for the big city at 16 and transitioning. Thus she expects drama––either because the locals are still stuck under 1950s-era gender norms or because her old bullies are chomping at the bit to pick up where they left off. A double murder, though? No one would fathom that as her homecoming present, regardless of her minor celebrity as a true-crime podcaster who got the bug when being confronted with her own community urban legend as a kid. Could it be a stalker who listened to her latest episode and followed her down? A figure from her past? Or, maybe, the ghost of the Toymaker himself?

While I’ve never read a Nancy Drew book, I have played a couple of the point-and-click games with my partner, so the homage isn’t lost on me. And...

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The Movie: So Vam

Where You Can Stream It: Shudder

The Pitch: In this micro-budget ode to LGBTQ+ identity, Kurt (Xai) is a young man in a small Australian town that feels trapped in its conservative politics, instead wanting to move to the city to follow his passion of becoming a drag queen. Unfortunately, he ends up getting kidnapped and bitten by Landon (Chris Asimos), a vampire who preys upon younger men. Before Kurt succumbs to the bite, he is saved by a pair of vampire vigilantes, Harley (Ethan McErlean) and April (Grace Hyland), who swiftly let him join their ranks. Although he feels like his true self after embracing his vampirism, Kurt, his friends, and his new boyfriend Andy (Tumelo Nthupi...