Stories by @matthewfenner

Spider-Man: Surge of Vengeance

Three months into his life as Spider-Man, Peter Parker is still learning what it means to be a hero — and how much it’s already cost him. Still reeling from Uncle Ben’s death, Peter struggles to balance his double life as a broke high school student and a masked vigilante hunted by both criminals and the police. When an Oscorp electrical engineer named Max Dillon is caught in a catastrophic accident that turns him into a living conduit of raw energy, New York becomes a city on edge. Transformed by pain and rejection, Max becomes Electro, a man who can manipulate power itself — and who blames Spider-Man for the chaos that defines his existence. Spider-Man: Surge of Vengeance dives into the raw, violent heart of Peter’s first year behind the mask. As Electro electrifies the city’s grid, turning Manhattan into a neon battlefield, Peter faces a new kind of enemy — not just superpowered, but human, scarred, and driven by the same anger that once defined him. The R-rated intensity lays bare the consequences of heroism: shattered bones, burned skin, and moral lines crossed in the name of survival. In the film’s harrowing climax, Peter must choose between saving the city that fears him and saving the man who mirrors his own broken soul — proving that being Spider-Man isn’t about power, but the price you’re willing to pay for it.

Batman: City of Madness

Gotham is dying — drowning in crime, corruption, and madness. Years into his crusade, Bruce Wayne has become a darker, more brutal version of the Batman, feared as much as he is revered. When a Returning force of chaos emerges from the shadows — The Joker, a sadistic terrorist with no clear motive beyond anarchy — Gotham spirals into unrelenting fear. Bodies pile up, the police are powerless, and every crime feels like a punchline to a joke only one man understands. As the Joker’s warped ideology infects the city, Batman is pushed to his breaking point, forced to confront not just the killer he hunts, but the monster he’s becoming in the process. Batman: City of Madness is a violent psychological thriller that strips both hero and villain to their rawest cores. With Alfred and Gordon barely holding him back from crossing the line, Bruce must decide whether to be Gotham’s savior or its executioner. The Joker’s reign of terror becomes a mirror — reflecting the city’s corruption, Batman’s fractured mind, and the fragile morality that separates vengeance from justice. In a blood-soaked climax set against a burning Gotham skyline, Batman faces the one truth he’s always denied: to stop the Joker, he may have to become just as mad.

The Evil Dead: Washington Massacre (Animated Movie)

After three long years of chainsaw-swinging, boomstick-blasting, and sleepless nights, Ash Williams is ready for a break. The aging Deadite slayer rolls into Washington D.C. with nothing more on his mind than cheap beer, bad TV, and a motel bed that doesn’t bleed. But when a power-hungry U.S. Senator named Lewis Owen gets his hands on a forbidden artifact tied to the Necronomicon, D.C. becomes ground zero for a demonic uprising. Seeking to use the Deadites as an unholy army to secure absolute control, Owen unleashes hell itself across the capital. As corpses rise in the streets, monuments crumble, and the White House becomes a war zone, Ash realizes retirement isn’t in his cards — not while evil’s still on the clock. The Evil Dead: Washington Massacre delivers a gory, foul-mouthed, and darkly hilarious return to form. Armed with his sawed-off shotgun, trusty chainsaw hand, and enough one-liners to fill a congressional hearing, Ash teams up with a ragtag group of survivors — including a skeptical Secret Service agent and a jaded exorcist — to stop Owen’s Deadite regime before it spreads worldwide. Between buckets of blood, demonic mayhem, and Ash’s signature blend of crass heroism and reluctant bravery, the film turns Washington into a hellish battlefield. When the smoke clears, Ash once again proves that while politicians may be corrupt, he’s still the biggest badass in America — and the only one crazy enough to save it.

Daredevil 2: Bullseye (2005)

Two years after the bloody fall of Wilson Fisk, Hell’s Kitchen has only grown darker. Matt Murdock continues his war on crime, but each night leaves him more broken, more haunted by the lives he’s taken and the ones he couldn’t save — especially Elektra’s. When Lester, the assassin once known as Bullseye, resurfaces after surviving a near-fatal spinal reconstruction, the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen learns that evil doesn’t stay buried. Enhanced with experimental military tech that sharpens his already lethal precision, Bullseye returns to New York with one goal: to kill Daredevil and anyone tied to his past. As the bodies pile up, Matt realizes this isn’t just vengeance — it’s a message, carved into the soul of the city. Daredevil 2: Bullseye is a brutal, R-rated descent into obsession and redemption. Matt must face the monster he created in Bullseye, while battling his own crumbling faith and fractured morality. Every fight becomes more personal, every ally a potential casualty. Karen Page, Foggy Nelson, and the few who still believe in Matt are pulled into a storm of blood and justice that threatens to consume them all. In a final, unrelenting showdown across rain-soaked rooftops, Daredevil and Bullseye confront their shared damnation — two broken men bound by rage, and the need to prove which of them truly is the better Man.

Superman: Extinction

When a mysterious object crashes into the Pacific Ocean, Superman discovers it isn’t a meteor — it’s a seed from the mind of Brainiac, an ancient cybernetic intelligence from the depths of space. As the AI spreads through Earth’s networks, consuming data, weapon systems, and even human minds, Clark Kent races to uncover its origins. But what he finds shakes him to his core: Brainiac has cataloged thousands of worlds — including Krypton — harvesting civilizations and erasing them from existence. Now, Earth is next. Torn between his duty as humanity’s protector and the haunting truth that Brainiac is the very force that destroyed his home, Superman must confront a terror that mirrors his own godlike nature — cold, precise, and devoid of mercy. Superman: Extinction becomes a story of identity, morality, and survival as Brainiac’s invasion turns Metropolis into a war zone. The Man of Steel faces impossible odds — an enemy who cannot be reasoned with and who sees organic life as obsolete. As Lois Lane uncovers the horrifying global reach of Brainiac’s network, Clark must decide whether to save humanity as their hero or as their weapon. Fueled by apocalyptic visuals and visceral, R-rated intensity, the film pushes Superman to his limits — body, soul, and belief — culminating in a catastrophic showdown that questions whether even hope can survive when perfection demands extinction.

Batman: Penguin's Chaos

Two weeks before the rise of the Joker, Gotham is already rotting from within. After the fall of Carmine Falcone, Oswald Cobblepot — known in the city’s underworld as The Penguin — has seized control of Gotham’s criminal empire, running drugs, weapons, and bodies through the Iceberg Lounge under the guise of legitimate business. When a string of brutal murders tied to Cobblepot’s operation surfaces, Batman dives deep into the seedy underbelly of Gotham, uncovering a new wave of organized crime built on political blackmail and blood-soaked corruption. As Bruce pushes himself further into the shadows, his war on crime becomes more ruthless, and the line between justice and vengeance begins to blur. In the midst of this descent, Gordon struggles to maintain order as the GCPD buckles under mob control, and Harvey Dent’s crusade for justice puts him directly in Penguin’s crosshairs. With every lead Batman chases, Cobblepot tightens his icy grip on Gotham’s elite, turning the city into a playground of fear and greed. Batman: Penguin's Chaos is a raw, violent descent into Gotham’s criminal heart — a story of power, paranoia, and moral decay that sets the stage for the chaos soon to come. By the time the Joker arrives, Gotham is already bleeding… and Batman is already on the edge.

Spider-Man: Arms of the Devil

In the heart of New York City, years into his crime-fighting career, Peter Parker has grown weary of the endless cycle of loss and responsibility. Haunted by the people he couldn’t save and struggling to balance his double life, Peter’s world spirals when a scientific experiment at Oscorp goes horrifically wrong, birthing a new kind of monster — Dr. Otto Octavius. Once Peter’s mentor and friend, Otto becomes the metal-limbed menace known as Doctor Octopus, a brilliant but broken man consumed by his own mechanical creations and a desperate need to prove his superiority. As Otto’s descent into madness threatens to tear the city apart, Peter is forced to confront the line between hero and killer, questioning whether mercy has any place in a world built on blood and betrayal. The conflict becomes brutally personal as Octavius targets everyone Peter loves, exposing the fragility of the man behind the mask. In a film soaked in neon-lit violence and emotional grit, Spider-Man: Arms of the Devil pushes Peter to his limits — physically, mentally, and morally. With every broken bone and shattered web, the war between science and humanity, obsession and redemption, comes to a head atop the burning skyline of New York. When the final confrontation erupts, Spider-Man must decide whether to save his fallen mentor… or end the nightmare once and for all.