Fearsome Fiction

A Selection of Horror Movies Released, 21 to 27 Apr 2024

8 horror movies this week

Themes: Supernatural, killer, dystopian, revenge, and spider horror

Horror movies

Table of Contents

Bloodline Killer

Killer horror

Moira Cole attempts to move on with her shattered life after the brutal murder of her friends and family at the hands of her deranged and obsessed cousin.

Living a quiet suburban life with her deeply-affected two adult sons, Moira is constantly reminded of her past, which is strewn across the screen every October, having been optioned into an incredibly popular horror franchise.

Released on VOD

Boy Kills World

Dystopian post-apocalyptic horror

Deaf, voiceless, and orphaned ‘Boy’ vows revenge after his family is murdered by a corrupt post-apocalyptic dynasty.

Boy trains to become an instrument of death and is set loose on the eve of the annual culling of dissidents.

He falls in with a desperate resistance group, all the while bickering with the apparent ghost of his rebellious little sister.

Released in cinemas

Breathe

Dystopian horror

After Earth is left uninhabitable due to lack of oxygen, Maya and her daughter live underground, with short trips to the surface only made possible by a coveted state of the art oxygen suit made by Maya’s husband, Darius, whom she presumes to be dead.

When a mysterious couple arrives claiming to know Darius and his fate, Maya tentatively agrees to let them into their bunker but these visitors are not who they claim to be.

Released in cinemas and on VOD

Cinderella’s Revenge

Fairy tale revenge horror

Cinderella is pushed too far by her evil stepsisters and stepmother, causing her to switch out her glass shoes and, with the assistance of her Fairy Godmother, seek bloody vengeance.

Limited release

Dancing Village: The Curse Begins

Indonesian supernatural horror

A shaman instructs Mila to return a mystical bracelet to the “Dancing Village,” a remote site on the easternmost tip of Java Island.

Joined by her cousin and his friends, Mila arrives on the island only to discover that the village elder has passed away, and that the new guardian, Mbah Buyut, isn’t present.

Various strange and eerie events occur while awaiting Mbah Buyut’s return, including Mila being visited by Badarawuhi, a mysterious, mythical being who rules the village.

When she decides to return the bracelet without the help of Mgah Buyut, Mila threatens the village’s safety, and she must join a ritual to select the new “Dawuh,” a cursed soul forced to dance for the rest of her life.

Limited release

Humane

Dystopian horror

After a global ecological collapse, world leaders take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population.

In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman invites his grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. But when the father’s plan goes horribly awry, tensions flare and chaos erupts among his children.

Released on VOD

Infested

French spider horror

Kaleb is about to turn 30 and faces loneliness, estranged from his sister and best friend over an inheritance dispute.

His fascination with exotic creatures leads him to a venomous discovery: a spider that soon turns his flat into a terrifying webbed prison.

Released on Shudder

This Never Happened

Supernatural horror

While staying at her boyfriend’s childhood home with him and his friends, a young woman experiences terrifying visions of a violent spirit.

Released on Tubi

Published: 27 April 2024

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