Fearsome Fiction

A Selection of Horror Movies Released, 1 to 7 Dec 2024

13 horror movies this week

Themes: Supernatural, psychological, serial killer, home invasion, cosmic, comedy, creature, werewolf, post-apocalyptic, and sci-fi horror

Horror movies

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Chateau

Found footage horror

While on a French vacation funded by odd jobs, an aspiring influencer is hired to clean a reportedly haunted chateau.

With unrestricted access to a property that is normally closed to the public, she sees an opportunity to covertly film a vlog that could result in an influx of followers.

Investigating a series of disappearances linked to the residence, she uncovers a chilling truth: those who perish there remain trapped. And they want their story told…

Released on VOD

Devils Stay

Korean supernatural horror

After the tragic loss of his daughter, a renowned heart surgeon refuses to face the reality that his child has died, despite declarations from medical examiners and the priest who performed the exorcism.

As the funeral rites begin, mourners start witnessing unnerving changes to the girl’s body, leaving the priest to wonder whether something much more sinister – an evil more ancient than Catholicism itself – may once again be looming over them all.

Limited release

F Marry Kill

Serial killer horror

“A dating movie with a killer twist”

When true-crime junkie Eva is shoved into the dating app world by her besties on her 30th birthday, she finds herself at the center of a real-life murder case.

As new details about the murders are revealed on her favorite podcast, she realizes that one of the three men she’s dating could be the infamous “Swipe Right Killer” terrorizing the city.

It’s up to Eva and her ride-or-die friends to figure out which date is a f-boy, a potential husband, or a killer.

Released in cinemas and on VOD [9 Dec 2024: Release postponed until March 2025]

Get Away

Serial killer comedy horror

“Get ready for a killer holiday”

A family’s vacation to a remote getaway takes an unexpected turn when they discover the island they’re on is inhabited by a serial killer.

Limited release

Go Away

Home invasion horror

“5 intruders, 4 hours, 3 exits, 2 floors, 1 problem”

During a family gathering, dinner is interrupted by a knock at the door.

Five intruders take the guests hostage and put them through a series of sadistic games. As the night goes on, the intruders realize they also may have something to fear.

Released on VOD

How to Kill Monsters

Comedy cosmic horror

The sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre teams up with a rag-tag bunch of rookie cops and lawbreakers to fight off an invasion of monsters from another dimension.

Released on VOD

Nightbitch

Comedy horror

“Unleash the beast”

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.

Released in cinemas

Persona

Psychological horror

Two women wake up injured, with seemingly no memory, trapped inside a secluded home.

These two strangers must work together to figure out what’s going on before the doors are unlocked and their captor is revealed.

Released on VOD

The Invisible Raptor

Comedy creature horror

“You’ll never see it coming”

A hyper-intelligent invisible raptor escapes a lab and begins wreaking havoc in the surrounding neighborhood.

When the creature’s identity is uncovered, it soon becomes clear that a disgraced paleontologist, his ex-girlfriend, an unhinged amusement park security guard, and a local celebrity chicken farmer are the town’s only hope for surviving the raptor’s ravenous rampage.

Released on VOD

Werewolves

Werewolf horror

One year ago, a supermoon event caused a latent gene to turn everyone exposed to the moonlight into a werewolf for one night.

Millions died, and now the supermoon is back.

Released in cinemas

Y2K

Sci-fi comedy horror

Two high school nobodies make the decision to crash the last major celebration before the new millennium on New Year’s Eve 1999.

The night becomes even crazier than they could have ever dreamed when the clock strikes midnight.

Released in cinemas

Year 10

Post-apocalyptic cannibal horror

“Survival is everything”

Ten years after the fall of civilization, cannibalism has become the only option for humanity’s dwindling survivors.

When a violent tribe murders a young man’s father and steals the medicine keeping his love interest alive, he embarks on a treacherous journey battling the elements, packs of vicious wild dogs, and the cannibal group, before he loses the only thing he has left.

Released on VOD

You Are Not Me

Spanish supernatural horror

“We are all replaceable”

Aitana returns home for the first time in three years, excited to introduce her wife and their adopted infant son to her extended family and celebrate Christmas together.

The family villa in the Spanish countryside is exactly as she remembers, except for the addition of Nadia, a Romanian refugee who has claimed Aitana’s bedroom, her clothes, and her family heirlooms.

Released on VOD

Published: 7 December 2024