Fearsome Fiction

A Selection of Horror Movies Released, 6 to 12 Oct 2024

16 horror movies this week

Themes: Supernatural, psychological, ghosts, werewolf, found footage, slasher, comedy, serial killer, witch, and Halloween horror

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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (VOD)

Ghost comedy horror

After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River.  Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened.

With trouble brewing in both realms, it’s only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice’s name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.

Released on VOD

Caddo Lake (Max)

Psychological horror

When eight-year-old Anna mysteriously vanishes, her family’s broken history is forever altered by a series of past deaths and disappearances.

Released on Max

Daddy’s Head (Shudder)

Supernatural horror

A boy and his stepmother are haunted by a terrifying creature that bears an unsettling resemblance to his recently deceased father.

Released on Shudder

Falling Stars (VOD)

Supernatural horror

On the night of first harvest, three brothers in the American West set out to see a dead witch buried by their friend. When they accidentally desecrate her, they learn the only way to stop the curse on their family is a race against time where they have to burn the body before sunrise.

Released on VOD

The Forest Hills (VOD)

Werewolf horror

Haunted by nightmares and dark secrets, Rico descends into madness in the Catskill Mountains.

Fueled by fear and isolation, as well as struggling with a strained relationship with Mama, Rico attempts to find solace in his friendship with Billy in an attempt to fight his demons.

Released on VOD

A Halloween Feast (VOD)

Comedy horror

As Angela Long, a former dancer, descends into madness, her dysfunctional family tries to cope the best they can.

Their lives collectively spiral into chaos, including, a sadomasochistic power dynamic, and a bloody endeavor where a dinosaur may or may not be present.

All of the skeletons will come out at a Halloween night feast.

Released on VOD

Haunt Season (VOD)

Halloween horror

A masked maniac targets cast members at a suburban Halloween haunt attraction, turning their staged injuries into gruesome real-life horrors. As the terror escalates, the lines between performance and reality blur.

Released on VOD

Haunted Ulster Live (VOD)

Found footage horror

On Halloween night 1998, Northern Ireland TV veteran Gerry Burns teams up with popular new children’s presenter Michelle Kelly to investigate poltergeist activity in a reputedly haunted house in Belfast.

Over the course of the night, the family living in the house recounts their terrifying experiences with the ghost.

Released on VOD

Hellboy: The Crooked Man (VOD)

Supernatural horror

Hellboy and a rookie BPRD agent, stranded in 1950s Appalachia, discover a community of witches led by a sinister evil with ties to Hellboy’s past.

Released on VOD

It’s Me, Billy: Chapter 2 (YouTube)

Serial killer horror

Hidden deep within the walls of Jess Bradford’s mansion lies the evidence that will exonerate her former boyfriend Peter Smythe and expose the real 1974 Bedford killers.

Picking up immediately where chapter 1 ended, Sam and her grandmother, now trapped and alone, must fight back against the clutches of Christmas evil before they’re swallowed by its darkness.

Free on Vimeo and YouTube

Mr. Crocket (Hulu)

Supernatural horror

A mother embarks on a perilous quest to rescue her son from a demonic children’s show host who is kidnapping kids.

Released on Hulu

Puzzle Box (VOD)

Psychological horror

Recovering drug addict Kait flees to a house in the woods to self-rehabilitate. Joined by her sister Olivia, who documents the process, strange things begin to happen as the house’s layout begins to change, and the two find themselves trapped inside an inescapable, nightmarish puzzle box.

Released on VOD

Seven Cemeteries (VOD)

Witch horror

A recent parolee gets a Mexican witch to resurrect his old posse so that they can help him save a woman’s ranch from a ruthless drug lord.

Released on VOD

Slasher (VOD)

Spanish slasher horror

When a group of unsuspecting travelers crosses his path, the son of an infamous masked slasher faces a harrowing choice: walk away from his family’s violent history or don a new mask and carve his own gruesome legacy.

Released on VOD

Terrifier 3 (Cinemas)

Slasher horror

After surviving Art the Clown’s Halloween massacre, Sienna and her brother are struggling to rebuild their shattered lives.

As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Christmas spirit and leave the horrors of the past behind.

But just when they think they’re safe, Art the Clown returns, determined to turn their holiday cheer into a new nightmare.

The festive season quickly unravels as Art unleashes his twisted brand of terror, proving that no holiday is safe.

Released in cinemas

The Unraveling (VOD)

Psychological horror

After suffering a traumatic brain injury, a woman is haunted by a gruesome presence and the suspicion that her husband has been replaced by an impostor.

Released on VOD

Published: 12 October 2024

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