Fearsome Fiction

A Selection of Horror Movies Released, 1 to 11 Jan 2025

7 horror movies

Themes: Supernatural, psychological, curse, werewolf, and documentary horror

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Birdeater

Psychological horror

A bride-to-be joins her fiance’s bachelor party in the remote Australian Outback. As the festivities spiral into beer-soaked chaos, uncomfortable details about their relationship are exposed, turning the celebration into a feral nightmare.

Released in cinemas

The Damned

Supernatural horror

Eva, a 19th-century widow has to make an impossible choice when, in the middle of an especially cruel winter, a ship sinks off the coast of her isolated fishing post.

Eva and her crew must choose to either rescue the shipwrecked or survive the winter with their last remaining food.

Facing the consequences of their choice and tormented by their guilt, the inhabitants wrestle with a mounting sense of dread and begin to believe they are all being punished for their choice.

Limited release

George A. Romero’s Resident Evil

Horror documentary

“He would not sell his soul just to get a film done.”

Unprecedented access to the tumultuous behind-the-scenes dynamics, creative tensions, and ultimately, the poignant demise of the envisioned Resident Evil film.

Revealing Romero’s unique perspective, this documentary shows the intricacies of his creative process, undisclosed facts of his script, and his struggles with the corporate elements overseeing the project.

Released on VOD

Grind

Curse horror

“Demons. A cursed movie. One hell of a premiere.”

A group of college students host a midnight grindhouse film festival.

They discover a cursed arthouse horror called “The Creeping Chaos”.

In classic horror fashion, they mistakenly screen the film and unleash absolute mayhem.

Released in cinemas

The Monster Beneath Us

Supernatural horror

Yorkshire, 1898. A grieving woman and her son move back to the unoccupied house of her ex-husband, recently found dead, but they discover that they are not alone inside the house.

Released on VOD

When it Rains in LA

Supernatural horror

“It rarely rains in LA, but when it does, strange things happen.”

Sasha, a beautiful young Eastern European woman, arrives in Los Angeles seeking refuge and a fresh start after the sudden and inexplicable death of her elderly boyfriend.

Leaving behind the life she once knew, she reconnects with old friends in LA, hoping to escape the haunting memories of her past.

But as the rain begins to fall, strange and unsettling events unfold, leaving Sasha to confront the dark and mysterious forces surrounding her.

Released on VOD

The Yorkie Werewolf

Comedy werewolf horror

A rebellious teen is turned into a tiny werewolf and thrown into the middle of a decades-old war between one small town’s creatures of the night and the local mafia.

Released on VOD

Published: 11 January 2025