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

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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.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

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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

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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

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23553640/

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