OCTOBER 1
Strange Darling [2023]
STREAMING: VOD – Fandango at Home
DIRECTOR: JT Mollner
WRITER: JT Mollner
PRINCIPAL CAST: Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Barbara Hershey, Ed Begley, Jr.
SYNOPSIS: Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.
GENRE: Horror, Thriller
RATING: Rated R
RUN TIME: 97 Minutes
STUDIO: Magenta Light Studios
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22375054/
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The Curse of the Necklace
STREAMING: VOD
DIRECTOR: Juan Pablo Arias Munoz
WRITER: John Ducey
PRINCIPAL CAST: Violet McGraw, Madeleine McGraw, Sarah Lind
SYNOPSIS: Family navigates turbulent 1960s dynamics. Mom separates from alcoholic husband. Daughters grapple with changes. Dad’s antique gift hides dark force that imperils all.
GENRE: Horror
RATING: Rated R
STUDIO: Warner Bros.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32276246/
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Come Home [2023]
STREAMING: VOD
DIRECTOR: Nicole Pursell, Caitlin Zoz
WRITER: Paton Ashbrook, Audrey Elaine Hailes, Bill Keller
PRINCIPAL CAST: Chinaza Uche, Caitlin Zoz, Sathya Sridharan
SYNOPSIS: Two New York couples, seeking tranquility in the remote Adirondack Mountains, come into contact with spirits imprisoned in the woods.
GENRE: Horror, Thriller
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 72 Minutes
STUDIO: S & R Films
https://www.facebook.com/scatenarosner
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14093148/
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OCTOBER 3
Salem’s Lot [2024]
STREAMING: MAX
DIRECTOR: Gary Dauberman
WRITER: Gary Dauberman, Stephen King
PRINCIPAL CAST: Lewis Pullman, Pilou Asbæk, Spencer Treat Clark, Alfre Woodard, William Sadler
SYNOPSIS: Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.
TAGLINE: Be careful what you invite inside.
GENRE: Horror, Thriller
RATING: Rated R
RUN TIME: 113 Minutes
STUDIO: Warner Bros.
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https://www.instagram.com/warnerbrosentertainment/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10245072/
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Hold Your Breath [2024]
STREAMING: Hulu
DIRECTOR: Karrie Crouse, William Joines
WRITER: Karrie Crouse
PRINCIPAL CAST: Sarah Paulson, Amiah Miller, Alona Jane Robbins
SYNOPSIS: In 1930s Oklahoma amid the region’s horrific dust storms, a woman is convinced that a sinister presence is threatening her family.
TAGLINE: There’s something evil in the air.
GENRE: Horror, Thriller, Drama
RATING: Rated R
RUN TIME: 94 Minutes
STUDIO: Hulu
https://www.instagram.com/hulu/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12573480/
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House of Spoils [2024]
STREAMING: Amazon Prime
DIRECTOR: Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy
WRITER: Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy
PRINCIPAL CAST: Ariana DeBose, Barbie Ferreira, Arian Moayed
SYNOPSIS: It tells the story of a chef who opens her first restaurant where she battles kitchen chaos, a dubious investor and self doubt, but the pressure heats up thanks to the spirit of the estate’s previous owner who threatens to sabotage her.
TAGLINE: Bring your appetite.
GENRE: Horror, Thriller
RATING: Rated R
RUN TIME: 101 Minutes
STUDIO: Amazon Prime Video
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21830836/
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OCTOBER 4
The Platform 2 [2024]
STREAMING: Netflix
DIRECTOR: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
WRITER: David Desola, Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, Egoitz Moreno
PRINCIPAL CAST: Ken Appledorn, Tadashi Ito, Óscar Jaenada
SYNOPSIS: Upon entering the platform, each new resident selects a dish of food. Everyone appears to follow an unwritten rule: each person only eats from their chosen dish, ensuring the food reaches all levels. But is this system truly fair?
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 99 Minutes
STUDIO: Netflix
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27729779/
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It’s What’s Inside [2024]
STREAMING: Netflix
DIRECTOR: Greg Jardin
WRITER: Greg Gardin
PRINCIPAL CAST: Brittany O’Grady, James Morosini, Gavin Leatherwood
SYNOPSIS: A group of friends gather for a pre-wedding party that descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend arrives with a mysterious game that awakens long-hidden secrets, desires, and grudges.
TAGLINE: No body is leaving the same as they came.
GENRE: Thriller, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Comedy
RATING: Rated R
RUN TIME: 103 Minutes
STUDIO: Netflix
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14577874/
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V/H/S/Beyond [2024]
STREAMING: Shudder
DIRECTOR: Jay Cheel, Jordan Downey, Christian Long
WRITER: Evan Dickson, Jordan Downey, Mike Flanagan
PRINCIPAL CAST: Phillip Andre Botello, Dane DiLiegro, Alanah Pearce
SYNOPSIS: Six bloodcurdling tapes unleash horror in a sci-fi inspired hell landscape, pushing the boundaries of fear and suspense.
TAGLINE: No safe space.
GENRE: Horror
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 114 Minutes
STUDIO: WTFilms
https://www.instagram.com/what__the__films
https://twitter.com/What_The_Films
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32880932/
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Things Will Be Different [2024]
STREAMING: VOD
DIRECTOR: Michael Felker
WRITER: Michael Felker
PRINCIPAL CAST: Adam David Thompson, Riley Dandy, Chloe Skoczen, Sarah Bolger
SYNOPSIS: Fleeing the police after a close call robbery, two siblings escape to a mysterious farmhouse that transports them to a different time. There they reckon with a sinister force that keeps them captive until its deadly demands can be met.
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 102 Minutes
STUDIO: Magnet Releasing
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27491225/
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Operation Blood Hunt [2024]
STREAMING: VOD
DIRECTOR: Louis Mandylor
WRITER: Brandon Slagle
PRINCIPAL CAST: Sonia Couling, Myles Clohessy, Gary Cairns
SYNOPSIS: Prolific expert of the occult and whiskey, Reverend Conte, accompanies a ragtag group of military rejects to a remote South Pacific Island to investigate the disappearance of Marines units stationed there in 1944, said to be at the hands of the Japanese Imperial Army. Upon speaking with the island’s inhabitants, they soon discover the Marines had actually been massacred by a group of Lycanthropes, known to most as WEREWOLVES.
GENRE: Horror, Thriller, Adventure, Action
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 93 Minutes
STUDIO: Quiver Distribution
https://www.quiverdistribution.com/
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23553640/
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