Horror + Scifi

Movies Released on Friday November 8 – From Malcolm Washington’s Drama ‘The Piano Lesson’ to Hugh Grant-Starring Horror ‘Heretic’

Amid the buzz of U.S. presidential election, a diverse lineup of new films is hitting theaters. Making his feature directorial debut, Malcolm Washington—son of Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington—presents The Piano Lesson, an adaptation of August Wilson’s Pullitzer Prize-winning 1987 play. Anthony Mackie stars in George Nolfi’s post-apocalyptic thriller Elevation. For martial arts fans, the period-piece film 100 Yards offers hard-hitting action. After his recent Oscar win, Cillian Murphy returns in the mystery Small Things Like These, set in a quiet Irish town. Hugh Grant stars in the new A24 horror film, Heretic, and Cannes-premiering director Andrea Arnold presents Bird, a coming-of-age story.

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‘Drive Back’ Trailer – Road Trip Goes Wrong in Cody Ashford’s Horror Film

Drive Back (Dark Sky Films)

Following its world premiere at the 2024 FrightFest UK and its US premiere at the 2024 Screamfest Horror Film Festival, Dark Sky Films has unveiled the trailer for Cody Ashford’s Drive Back. The film tells the story of a couple trying to survive a killer while on a road trip celebrating their engagement.

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Luke Sparke’s Horror Film ‘Scurry’ Starring Jamie Costa Wins at Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival, Heads to AFM

Scurry (Film Mode Entertainment)

Directed by Luke Sparke (Occupation, Occupation Rainfall), the horror film Scurry starring Jamie Costa (Kenobi: A Star Wars Story, Bring Him To Me) and Emalia (Paramount+ Paper Dolls) made its festival world premiere at the 2024 Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival where it won the Audience Choice. It was written by Tom Evans (Bring Him To Me).

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‘Presence’ Trailer – Lucy Liu and Julia Fox Star in Steven Soderbergh’s First-Person Horror Film

Presence (screenshot / Neon)

Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Ocean’s series) returns with Presence, a new psychological horror film. Shot entirely from the first-person perspective of the “presence,” the film follows a family moving into a new home haunted by a mysterious entity.

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‘The Damned’ – Odessa Young and Joe Cole Star in Thordur Palsson’s 19th-Century Psychological Horror Film | Trailer

The Damned (Courtesy of Vertical)

Making its world premier earlier this year at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, The Damned marks the feature film directorial debut of Thordur Palsson. Written by Jamie Hannigan, this period psychological horror film follows a widow who faces a dilemma when a ship becomes stranded in her isolated fishing outpost.

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Japanese Soldier and British POW Face Deadly Creature in Mike Wiluan’s WWII Thriller ‘Orang Ikan’ | Trailer

Orang Ikan directed by Mike Wiluan

Deadline shared the official trailer for Orang Ikan, a historical monster thriller set in 1942.

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Movies Released on Friday October 25, From Vatican Thriller ‘Conclave’ to Berlinale-Winning Documentary ‘Dahomey’

Arriving in US theaters this weekend on Friday, October 25th is a diverse lineup of films from award-contenders to a superhero popcorn flick. Oscar-winning director of All Quiet on the Western Front, Edward Berger, returns this week with the Ralph Fiennes-starred thriller Conclave. Adam Elliot’s clay stop-motion animation Memoir of a Snail, exploring grief in a unique way. Mati Diop’s Dahomey, a documentary on stolen African artifacts won the top prize of Golden Bear at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival. Alonso Ruizpalacios’ La Cocina shows the nightmare of working in a fine-dining restaurant as an immigrant, starring Oscar-nominated actress Rooney Mara. For the lighthearted films, modern-day Beauty and the Beast, Your Monster, starring Melissa Barrera, and Stavros Halkias-led comedy Let’s Start a Cult are also coming to the big screen. Daisey Ridley-led neo-noir, Magpie, brings suspense to the theaters, and for fans of superhero movies, Venom: The Last Dance closes the Venom trilogy movies.

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Mark Andrew Bowers’ Directorial Debut ‘Its Name Was Mormo’ Horror Film Sets Release Date | Trailer

Its Name Was Mormo (Uncork’d Entertainment)

Filmmaker Mark Andrew Bowers makes his directorial debut with Its Name Was Mormo, a claustrophobic horror film captured through a raw pedestrian lens. Bowers also stars in the movie alongside Mia Bowers and Diana Cardenas.

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‘The Monkey’ – Theo James and Elijah Wood Star in Osgood Perkins’ Stephen King Adaptation | Teaser Trailer

The Monkey directed by Osgood Perkins (screenshot / NEON|

Coming off from the critical and commercial success of Longlegs, director Osgood Perkins returns with his second collaboration with NEON in The Monkey. Produced by James Wan and adapted from a 1998 Stephen King short story, the film follows a pair of twin brothers, both played by Theo James, haunted by a string of deaths around them.

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Destry Allyn Spielberg’s ‘Please Don’t Feed The Children’ Starring Michelle Dockery and Giancarlo Esposito Premieres at Sitges Film Festival

Please Don’t Feed The Children (Shane Sigler)

The horror-thriller film Please Don’t Feed The Children, the feature film directorial debut of Destry Allyn Spielberg, daughter of Steven Spielberg, will world premiere at the Sitges International Film Festival (the 57th Annual Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantastic de Catalunya), on Friday, October 11, 2024.

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‘Elevation’ Trailer- Anthony Mackie, Morena Baccarin, Maddie Hasson Star in George Nolfi’s Post-Apocalyptic Thriller

Morena Baccarin, Maddie Hasson, and Anthony Mackie in ‘Elevation.’ (screenshot/Vertical)

Vertical unveiled the official trailer for ‘Elevation,’ the sci-fi/thriller film helmed by George Nolfi (Bourne Ultimatum, Oceans Twelve). The film follows the story of a single father played by lead actor Anthony Mackie (8 Mile, Captain America: The Winter Soldier) trying to survive a post-apocalyptic world to save his son.

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‘Nosferatu’ – Bill Skarsgård, Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe Star in Robert Eggers’ Vampire Horror Film | Trailer 2

Nosferatu (screenshot / Focus Features)

Acclaimed horror director of ‘The Witch’ and ‘The Lighthouse,’ Robert Eggers returns with a new take on the classic gothic horror film, ‘Nosferatu.’ Previously done by F.W. Murnau in 1992’s ‘Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror’ and by Werner Herzog in 1979’s ‘Nosferatu the Vampyre,’ Eggers’ version of the vampire will be played by Bill Skarsgård (It, The Crow).

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