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šŗ Coyotes: Justin Long & Kate Bosworth Share What Inspired Their Horror-Comedy
We spoke to Justin Long and Kate Bosworth at Fantastic Fest about the real life fears that manifested in their new comedic horror film Coyotes.
Tuesday Edition September 30, 2025
Itās one thing for a director of drama to be inspired by real-life events, but how frightening to think horror directors might also draw from the scariest moments of reality! Granted, Justin Long and Kate Bosworth also injected humor into Coyotes, but theyāre only taking the wildlife encounters that they experience all the time up a notch. It only takes a small tweak to turn an everyday menace into a dangerous threat worthy of a creature feature!
Just ask first time director Chris Stuckmann, a YouTube critic who made the move from reviewing movies to making them. His film Shelby Oaks actually involves the disappearance of ā you guessed it ā a YouTube personality. This takes the concept of āwrite what you knowā to another level! Next thing you know, Iāll be making a movie about a newsletter editor who is stalked by an obsessed subscriber!
Maybe I shouldnāt give anybody any ideasā¦
ā Michael Ahr, Newsletter Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
Our exclusive interview with Coyotesā Justin Long & Kate Bosworth šŗ
An interview with critic-turned-director of Shelby Oaks Chris Stuckmann š±
An exploration of what a big Peacemaker cameo means for the DCU š¦
ā¦and more!