A Selection of Horror Movies Released, 7 to 13 Jan 2024
Themes: Supernatural, psychological, Lovecraftian, werewolf, AI, revenge, and South Korean survival horror
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Destroy All Neighbors
Supernatural splatter comedy horror
William, a neurotic, self-absorbed musician determined to finish his prog-rock magnum opus, faces a creative roadblock in the form of Vlad, his noisy and grotesque neighbor.
Finally working up the nerve to demand that Vlad keep it down, William accidentally kills him.
While attempting to cover up one murder, William’s accidental reign of terror causes victims to pile up and become undead corpses who torment and create more bloody detours on his road to prog-rock Valhalla.
Released on Shudder
H.P. Lovecraft’s The Old Ones
Lovecraftian cosmic horror
In 1930, sea captain Russel Marsh saw the light, and for 93 years his body was not his own.
Inhabited by a Great Old One, he committed unspeakable acts in the name of the Esoteric Order of Dagon.
Now free, he is in search of a way to go back in time to reverse the horrors wrought upon the world.
But the cult has other plans and will stop at nothing to destroy him.
Released on VOD
Hellhounds
Werewolf horror
“The streets will run red with blood.”
A pack of werewolves known as the Hell Hounds wage a shadow war against a fanatical order of werewolf hunters called the Silver Bullets.
The Hounds and the Bullets now roam the country appearing to the outside world as rival biker gangs.
Released on VOD and DVD
The Human Trap
South Korean slasher horror
A group of young friends from the city go on a camping getaway. What starts as a fun-in-the-woods adventure soon turns into a bloody nightmare as a madman, and eventually his henchman, stalk them like prey.
Released on VOD
Laced
Psychological horror
In an unprecedented snowstorm, a wife’s plans to kill her abusive husband begin to unravel.
Released on VOD
T.I.M.
AI horror
Abi is a robotics engineer who moves to the countryside to work for a tech firm that’s developing an A.I. manservant: T.I.M (Technologically. Integrated. Manservant.).
She is hoping the new job will be a fresh start, allowing her to rebuild her relationship with her husband, Paul, following his affair, and start a family.
As a perk of the job, Abi is given her own prototype T.I.M. She’s thrilled. After all, they’re meant to change your life.
However, T.I.M. quickly becomes obsessed with her. He will do anything he can to take Paul’s place, using his access to their data to manipulate her into thinking Paul’s straying again.
What hope does trust have against an intelligence that can deep fake your voice, access your bank account, control the locks on your smart home, and take control of your driverless car?
Released on VOD
They Turned Us Into Killers
Revenge horror
Karma is drugged and assaulted by her boyfriend, BJ. She writes a letter to her best friend, Star, detailing that horrific night, and then takes her own life.
Determined to seek revenge for her friend, Star hunts down BJ and his brothers, and tortures each of them while reading Karma’s letter to them.
Released on VOD
Underground
Found-footage supernatural horror
During a spirited bachelorette party, a tight-knit group find themselves on an unexpected and harrowing journey through an underground bunker, a long-forgotten fortification from World War 2.
What begins as a night of laughter, dancing, and unforgettable memories takes a nightmarish turn that none of them could have anticipated.
Released on Screambox
What Happened at 625 River Road?
Psychological horror
Two female students rent 625 River Road in New York for a vacation after their successful semester at school.
They arrive at their rental and a chain of mysterious events take place that are still unsolved to this day.
Released on VOD
The Windigo
Supernatural horror
“It can take away your enemies and your fears … and everything else if you’re not careful.”
A Native American teen resurrects an ancient demon to protect his family from meth dealers, but finds the creature’s bloodlust uncontrollable, forcing the family to break the curse before becoming its next victims.
Released on VOD
Published: 13 January 2024
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