Fearsome Fiction

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

4 horror movies this week

Themes: Psychological, werewolf, survival, and folklore horror

Horror movies

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The Beast Within

Werewolf horror

After a series of strange events leads her to question her family’s isolated life on a fortified compound deep in the English wilds, 10-year-old Willow follows her parents on one of their secret late-night treks to the heart of the ancient forest.

Upon witnessing her father undergo a terrible transformation, she too becomes ensnared by the dark ancestral secret they’ve tried so desperately to conceal.

Limited release

Dead Sea

Survival horror

Stranded on the open sea after a fatal accident, a young woman and her two friends are rescued by a fishing vessel’s captain, unaware that the ship harbors a chilling secret.

Limited release

The Last Breath

Psychological horror

Levi, a British expat diver, has been searching for the wreck of the USS Charlotte for his entire life. Assisted by US college graduate Noah, the pair may have finally made a breakthrough in the wreck’s location.

Their crew expands after Noah’s college friends visit the duo, but as the group find themselves trapped in the darkness of the USS Charlotte’s interior, air rapidly running out, they discover that their dwindling oxygen supply is the least of their fears.

Released on VOD

Starve Acre

Folklore horror

In rural 1970s England, Richard’s and Juliette’s seemingly idyllic rural English family life is thrown into turmoil when their son Ewan starts acting out of character.

At Starve Acre, their remote family home, archaeologist Richard buries himself in exploring a folkloric myth that the ancient oak tree on their land is imbued with phenomenal powers, while Juliette turns to the local community to find some kind of peace.

Released on VOD

Published: 27 July 2024

Horror Movie of the Week

The Cure

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