A Grab Bag of Horror News, 1 to 7 Sep 2024

A taste of things to come.

Horror TV Trailers

• Alien: Earth. Sci-fi horror. When a space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat. Hulu, 2025
• Grotesquerie. Supernatural horror. A series of crimes unsettle a small community. Detective Lois Tryon feels these crimes are eerily personal, as if someone, or something, is taunting her. With no leads and unsure of where to turn, she accepts the help of Sister Megan. However, they find themselves ensnared in a sinister web that only seems to raise more questions than answers. FX, 25 September 2024
• Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal. Docuseries horror. Eight true crime cases with shocking encounters with the paranormal world – through eyewitness accounts, expert interviews, and all-new investigations. Hulu, 24 September 2024
• The Real Murders on Elm Street. Serial killer documentary series. Six-part series, with each episode examining a murder investigation that occurred in a small suburban American town. ID, Max, 9 September 2024

Horror Movie Trailers

• Caddo Lake . Psychological horror. When an 8-year-old girl disappears on Caddo Lake, a series of past deaths and disappearances begin to link together, altering a broken family’s history. Max, 10 October 2024
• Invoking Yell. Chilean supernatural horror. Three girls venture into the woods to shoot the demo tape for their black metal band. However, things take a sinister turn as they document their disturbing and unorthodox process of recording paranormal phenomena to be used in the album’s final track. VOD, 20 September 2024
• Night of the Harvest. Halloween horror. A year after an attack, a woman grapples with recovery. Her sister’s friends plan a Halloween bash, but a killer is released on the group. In a night where masks and costumes are meant for fun, an age-old curse reveals its horrifying face. VOD, 24 September 2024
• Nightbitch. Comedy horror. A woman, thrown into the stay-at-home routine of raising a toddler in the suburbs, slowly embraces the feral power deeply rooted in motherhood, as she becomes increasingly aware of the bizarre and undeniable signs that she may be turning into a dog. Cinema, 6 December 2024
• Piglet. Slasher horror. On Kate’s 21st birthday camping trip, her friends encounter Piglet, a monstrous human-pig hybrid who brutally murders one of them. They uncover Piglet’s origins and Kate must confront her past to survive the relentless killer. Release date TBA
• Salem’s Lot. Vampire horror. An author returns to his hometown just as a vampire begins to make himself known. Max, 11 October 2024
• Smile 2. Psychological horror. About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control. Cinema, 18 October 2024
• Wolf Man. Werewolf horror. A man must protect himself and his family when they are stalked, terrorized, and haunted by a deadly werewolf at night during a full moon. Cinema, 17 January 2025

Horror Game Trailers

• BAN: The Prologue of GUCHA GUCHA. Psychological horror. After a strange creature assaults and kidnaps her beloved dog Chocolat, Yuki has only one lead: a slithering entity beneath the ground. To reunite with Chocolat, Yuki only has a limited time to search Mount Utaga. Steam, 23 October 2024
• Graft. Survival horror. Transform yourself through grafting as you escape a vast, dying space station. Release date TBA