JANUARY 3
The Front Room [2024]
STREAMING: MAX
DIRECTOR: Max Eggers, Sam Eggers
WRITER: Susan Hill, Max Eggers, Sam Eggers
PRINCIPAL CAST: Kathryn Hunter, Brandy Norwood, Neal Huff, Andrew Burnap, Morgen McKynzie, Toree Hill, Scottie DiGiacomo, Charlize Orr, Chasity Orr, Wendy Heagy
SYNOPSIS: Everything goes to hell for newly-pregnant Belinda (Brandy Norwood) after her mother-in-law (Kathryn Hunter) moves in. As the diabolical guest tries to get her claws on the child, Belinda must draw the line somewhere.
TAGLINES:
- All hell moves in.
- Two Mothers. No Mercy.
GERNE: Horror, Thriller
RATING: Rated R
RUN TIME: 94 Minutes
STUDIO: A24
https://www.instagram.com/a24/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21905744/
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When It Rains in LA [2024]
STREAMING: VOD
DIRECTOR: David M. Parks
WRITER: John Sillup
PRINCIPAL CAST: Eric Roberts, Mike Ferguson, Monroe Cline, Leslie Stratton, Felix Merback, Natasha Stricklin, LeeAnne Bauer, James Di Giacomo, Mikki Mase, Tori London
SYNOPSIS: Following the story of an Eastern European girl who escapes the horror of losing her boyfriend in her own country for an LA vacation with friends, she faces the reckoning of the trauma she left behind….and the rain she unearthed coming here.
TAGLINE: European woman meets her fate in the USA, when it rains in LA
GENRE: Horror, Crime, Thriller
RATING: Rated R
RUN TIME: 80 Minutes
STUDIO: Gravitas Ventures
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13934264/
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JANUARY 5
Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches: Season 2 [2025]
STREAMING: AMC+
PRINCIPAL CAST: Alexandra Daddario, Harry Hamlin, Annabeth Gish, Beth Grant, Erica Gimpel, Jack Huston, Jen Richards, Tongayi Chirisa
SYNOPSIS: Mayfair Witches centers on an intuitive young neurosurgeon who discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. As she grapples with her newfound powers, she must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations.
GENRE: Horror, Drama, Fantasy
RATING: TV-MA
STUDIO: AMC+
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15428778/
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JANUARY 14
DinoGator [2024]
STREAMING: VOD
DIRECTOR: Jim Wynorski
PRINCIPAL CAST: Savannah Goldstein, Grace Roubidoux
SYNOPSIS: When a gigantic, mutated reptile gets loose in the swampy wilderness, the murky waters suddenly become an all-you-can-eat human buffet. It’s now up to a scientist, a big-game hunter, and a group of tourists to stop it from devouring the entire city.
GENRE: Sci-Fi
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 85 Minutes
STUDIO: Vision Films
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34298004/
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JANUARY 21
Bystanders [2024]
STREAMING: VOD
DIRECTOR: Mary Beth McAndrews
WRITER: Jamie Alvey
PRINCIPAL CAST: Jamie Alvey, Brandi Botkin, John Conners, Erica Dodt, Hannah Fierman, Deaton Gabbard, Zach Hurley, Callie Kirk, Chaney Morrow
SYNOPSIS: Clare & Gray (Jamie Alvey & Garrett Murphy) are your typical loving millennial couple in a jaded world. Abby (Brandi Botkin) is a sweet awkward teen. When Abby attends a party held by her crush, a rich frat boy hotshot named Cody, the bash spins out of control when Cody and the boys decide to drug, rape, and hunt several of the girls in attendance. When Abby’s path intersects with Gray & Clare’s path, they form an unlikely alliance during a night of chaos & bloodshed as the trio fight for their lives against collegiate creeps.
TAGLINES:
- Delegate. Decimate.
- Abby and her friends are drugged and hunted at a frat party, but as they escape, a dangerous couple appears with a surprise plan for the hunters.
GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 82 Minutes
STUDIO: Epic Pictures
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28546957/
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JANUARY 24
Grafted [2024]
STREAMING: Shudder
DIRECTOR: Sasha Rainbow
WRITER: Lee Murray, Sasha Rainbow, Mia Maramara
PRINCIPAL CAST: Jess Hong, Mark Mitchinson, Jared Turner, Eden Hart, Alison Quigan, Ginette McDonald, Andrew Munro, Chloe Parker, Sepi To’a, Mohan Liu
SYNOPSIS: A bright but socially awkward exchange student takes her craving for popularity to horrifying heights.
GENRE: Horror
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 96 Minutes
STUDIO: Shudder
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11162260/
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JANUARY 28
The Night Time World [2025]
STREAMING: VOD
DIRECTOR: Gene Blalock, Sean Brien, Brandon Lescure
WRITER: Jhan Harp, Timothy Paul Taylor
PRINCIPAL CAST: Selina Flanscha, Andrew Adams, Doug Henderson, Adam Michaels, Rosaria Eraso, Nina Donnelly, Brendan Krick, Joe Welkie, John Jarvis, Shira Thompson
SYNOPSIS: Experience four spine-chilling stories woven into one dark and seductive fantasy. A late-night podcaster reveals his own tales of horror as he is pulled into the unspeakable world of an ominous caller who claims to be a vampire. Four unique filmmakers knit their harrowing narratives together to create a film of life, death and resurrection.
GENRE: Horror, Fantasy, Drama
RATING: Rated R
STUDIO: Lionsgate
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3631242/
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