Summer Slash 7: I Like Bats And Wes Craven’s New Nightmare Sink Their Teeth In!

Welcome back to Summer Slash 7, where we dig into horror movie gems, cult classics, and scary-good sequels that just won’t die. This week, Johnny Spoiler takes us deep into vampire territory with I LIKE BATS (1986) — Poland’s first cinematic vampire film — and slices through meta horror history with Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994), Freddy Krueger’s most self-aware killfest.

Whether you’re a creature feature fanatic or just here for the late-night movie trivia, this is the episode you didn’t know you needed.

🦇 I LIKE BATS: Gothic Romance with Fangs

Before Twilight glamoured audiences and long before Let the Right One In won critics’ hearts, there was I LIKE BATS — a strange, stylish vampire film from 1980s Poland that feels like a dreamy blend of art-house cinema and midnight movie mayhem.

The story follows a proudly single vampire who works in her aunt’s curio shop and casually feeds on sleazeballs. Things get complicated when she falls for a handsome psychiatrist, and suddenly... love bites.

Highlights:

  • First vampire film in Polish cinema history

  • Described as “patchwork gothic” by Polish film critics

  • Part of Poland’s “Cinema of Moral Anxiety” movement

  • Bat ASMR, moody metaphors, and interrupted vampire sex scenes (thanks, streaming ads!)

Our rating? Binge Later — not for everyone, but a unique relic worth a watch for horror history buffs.

🔥 NEW NIGHTMARE: Freddy Krueger Goes Meta

Wes Craven’s New Nightmare flips the script by bringing Freddy into the real world — hunting the actors and filmmakers who created him. It’s part horror, part Hollywood satire, and totally ahead of its time.

Inside the episode:

  • Heather Langenkamp plays herself, dealing with a stalker — based on real events

  • Freddy’s look gets updated (but Craven later regretted it)

  • Cameos galore: Bob Shaye, Tuesday Knight, and more

  • A scrapped Freddy-Spider sequence!?

This one's a solid Binge Now — a must-watch for fans of meta horror and franchise deep cuts.

🎥 Home Video Headlines

  • Winter Games is in production! An Olympic romance drama with Cutting Edge vibes starring Hailee Steinfeld and Miles Teller.

  • Deathstalker Remake images leaked — and they look metal.

  • Red Sonja trailer just dropped. Think 300 meets Gladiator, but without Brigitte Nielsen’s star power.

👻 Extras, Easter Eggs, and Fan Moments

  • Someone from the Witchboard 2025 team liked our reel — shout out to them!

  • We’re deep in Summer Slash 7, where only seventh entries in horror franchises get love.

  • Did you know New Nightmare is the only Elm Street film where Freddy doesn’t kill any teens? Only adults meet their end.

📼 Binge Ratings

  • I Like Bats – Binge Later (for its historical value and moody style)

  • New Nightmare – Binge Now (meta horror masterpiece)

💬 Join the Conversation

Are you team Freddy or team fanged feminist? Have you ever seen a Polish vampire movie? Do you wish that Freddy-Spider scene had made it in?

Tell us in the comments or tag us on socials with your hot takes. And don’t forget — we’ve got 30 days of Hulu free if you want to catch This Fool, Only Murders, or Dopesick while you’re at it.

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