Want some recommendations for horror movies that bring the chills and thrills this Halloween? Here's a list of current releases you can watch at home. I recommend that you go in cold and never watch more than 20 seconds of any trailer. Spoiler Alert: most of these will likely end up on my best-of list this year.
LONGLEGS
Something about the sustained and unrelenting dread of this movies makes it feel truly wicked. Coupled with nuanced performances and disorienting visual and audio design, this psychological thriller grinds you down.
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ODDITY
This is a simple tale of revenge told in the most unlikely manner. Set in a dark, remote house each frame is filled with cold lighting and a sinisiter mood that evokes an undescriable hopelessness. It's a thinking man's horror film whose success lies in giving over to its subtle, nuanced atmosphere.
STREAM ON SHUDDER & AMC+ or VOD
CUCKOO
This bizarre film feels like it was made in another time and it manages to make an improbable story utterly visceral and terrifying. The film reeks of homage to early David Cronenberg with science-y body horror and a profound sense of isolation in an otherwise picturesque setting.
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LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
Shot in a behind-the-scenes documentary style, this film baits you into thinking that nothing bad can happen on TV, right? The make-believe of a girl who claims to be possessed unravels in real time as the host attempts to spook the audience. It makes you squirm and ensures you won't look away.
STREAM ON SHUDDER, AMC+ & HULU or VOD
SALEM'S LOT
Remakes get a lot of hate but this very abbreviated take on Stephen King's tale is richly produced with loads of atmopshere and action. It's an old-fashioned vampire story that pays much respect to King's narrative style (for better or worse).
STREAM ON HBO MAX
BEEN THERE, SEEN THAT?
Is the list above too mainstream for your tastes? Perhaps try these fringe films that may not be for everyone, but might be good for you.
IN A VIOLENT NATURE - A slasher from the sole perspective of the killer. (Stream on Shudder, AMC+, VOD)
IT'S WHAT'S INSIDE - A dark humor filled science fiction comeuppance. (Stream on Netflix)
SATAN WANTS YOU - A documentary about the people who set off the 80s satanic panic. (Stream on Prime, VOD)
YOU'LL NEVER FIND ME - A moody and atmospheric mind warp that's cagey and unsettling. (Stream on Shudder, AMC+, VOD)
INFESTED - An intense French film about folks barricaded inside a building festering with spiders. (Stream on Shudder, AMC+, VOD)
STING - A horror comedy about a space spider (yes from space) that gets really out of hand. (Stream on Hulu, VOD)
THE DEVIL'S BATH - A somber period horror drama that is tragically based on ture events. (Stream on Shudder, AMC+, VOD)
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