Rebekah McKendry and David Ian McKendry join the Capes and Tights Podcast for Episode 242 on September 10, 2025. To prepare for the conversation, we have compiled five movies by the McKendrys you should watch now.
Rebekah is a filmmaker, writer, producer, director, and academic who has established herself as a prominent figure in the horror and science fiction genres. David Ian is a filmmaker, writer, producer and director. Together, Rebekah and David Ian have written a comic miniseries for Dark Horse entitled Barstow. The collected edition of the series hits bookstores everywhere on September 23, 2025.
Glorious

Written by David Ian McKendry | Directed by Rebekah McKendry
After a breakup, Wes ends up at a remote rest stop. He finds himself locked inside the bathroom with a mysterious figure speaking from an adjacent stall. Soon Wes realizes he is involved in a situation more terrible than he could imagine.
Elevator Game

Written by David Ian McKendry | Directed by Rebekah McKendry
Based on the online phenomenon of the same name, Elevator Game follows socially awkward teenager Ryan, who ingratiates himself into a group of recent high school graduates that run an online web series debunking urban legends. But Ryan has a secret: his sister disappeared months earlier, and he believes they — and a dangerous online challenge called ‘The Elevator Game’ — were responsible. To play the game, you must ride the elevator in a specific sequence, invoking a supernatural creature called ‘The 5th Floor Woman’. In an attempt to gain more information as to the whereabouts of his sister, Ryan persuades the group to play the game once more, and risk unleashing the most fearsome consequences imaginable.
All the Creatures Were Stirring

Written and Directed by David Ian McKendry, Rebekah McKendry
When an awkward date on Christmas Eve leads a couple into a strange theater, they’re treated to a bizarre and frightening collection of Christmas stories, featuring a wide ensemble of characters doing their best to avoid the horrors of the holidays. From boring office parties and last-minute shopping, to vengeful stalkers and immortal demons, there’s plenty out there to fear this holiday season.
Psycho Granny

Written by David Ian McKendry | Directed by Rebekah McKendry
After Samantha’s mother passes away, her spirits are lifted with the sudden appearance of her long-lost grandmother Colleen. All is well until Colleen’s dark past reveals itself and Sam is forced to fight for her life.
Bring it On: Cheer or Die!

Written by Rebekah McKendry
A cheer squad’s plan to have a secret practice at a nearby abandoned school on Halloween takes a terrifying turn when their teammates begin disappearing one by one.
BONUS: Barstow (Dark Horse)

Written by David Ian McKendry, Rebekah McKendry
At the center of the Mojave Desert, at the crossroads between hell and gone, lies Barstow. FBI Special Agent Miranda Diaz is in this godforsaken land on the trail of a missing agent. Agent Lima was in the area investigating human trafficking when he disappeared without a trace. He’s a man she’s never met, and yet her name was the only clue he left behind. Something dark… something demonic… lurks beneath this oddball town and Miranda is determined to unravel the mystery before all hell breaks loose.
Hits stores on September 23, 2025 from Dark Horse.

