Fearsome Fiction

A Selection of Horror Movies Released, 17 to 23 Mar 2024

8 horror movies this week

Themes: Supernatural, psychological, ghost, vampire, survival, and Lovecraftian cosmic horror

Horror movies

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Exhuma

South Korean supernatural horror

When a renowned shaman and her protégé are hired by a wealthy family, they begin investigating a disturbing supernatural illness that affects only the first-born children of each generation. They soon trace the affliction’s origin to a long-hidden family grave located on sacred ground.

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Femme

Psychological horror

Jules’s life and career as a drag queen is destroyed by a homophobic attack.

But when he re-encounters his attacker, the deeply-closeted Preston, in a gay sauna, he is presented with a chance to exact revenge.

Unrecognizable out of his wig and make-up, Jules infiltrates Preston’s life, and in doing so, discovers power in a different kind of drag.

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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Ghost comedy horror

The Spengler family returns to where it all started to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level.

But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.

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Immaculate

Psychological horror

Cecilia, an American nun of devout faith, embarks on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque Italian countryside.

Cecilia’s warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.

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Late Night with the Devil

Supernatural horror

A live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation’s living rooms.

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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.

Now free, he is searching for a way to go back in time to reverse the horrors wrought upon the world.

But the cult has other plans.

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Slay

Vampire horror

After a booking mistake, four drag queens find themselves performing for a mostly unwelcoming crowd, but when vampires attack, the crowd looks to the queens to save the day.

Watch on Tubi

You’ll Never Find Me

Survival horror

Patrick, a strange and lonely resident, lives in a mobile home at the back of an isolated caravan park.

After a violent thunderstorm erupts, a young woman appears at his door, seeking shelter from the weather.

The longer the night wears on and the more the young woman discovers about Patrick, the more difficult she finds it to leave.

Soon she begins to question Patrick’s intentions, while Patrick begins to question his own grip on reality.

Published: 23 March 2024

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