Deadline shared the official trailer for Orang Ikan, a historical monster thriller set in 1942.
Horror + Scifi
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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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‘Get Away’ – Nick Frost and Aisling Bea Star in Steffen Haars’ Comedy Slasher Film | Trailer
Nick Frost and Aisling Bea in Get Away (screenshot / IFC Films) Written by the Cornetto Trilogy actor Nick Frost, ‘Get Away’ is a comedy horror/slasher film helmed by Steffen Haars who collaborated with Frost in ‘Krazy House.’
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‘All You Need is Blood’ – Mena Suvari Stars in Bucky Le Beouf’s Wacky Zombie Comedy Film | Trailer
All You Need is Blood directed by Bucky Le Beouf (screenshot / Level 33 Entertainment) ‘All You Need is Blood’ is the directorial debut from writer/director Cooper Roberts (AKA Bucky Le Boeuf). The wacky horror/comedy movie described as ‘Zom-Com’ tells the story of a teenager who makes a zombie film after a meteor crashed into his backyard, turning his father into a zombie.
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‘The Platform 2’ – A New Resident Fights for Food in Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s Spanish Thriller Sequel | Trailer
The Platform 2 (Netflix) Following up on the success of the 2019 Spanish Thriller ‘The Platform‘ which gained over 80 million streams, Netflix unveiled the official trailer for the sequel to the film, ‘The Platform 2.’ Helmed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia who also directed the first film, ‘The Platform 2’ continues the concept of the first film, set in a vertical prison where prisoners are fed on a descending platform.
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‘Heretic’ – Hugh Grant is Really Creepy in Psychological Horror Film New Trailer + Release date
Hugh Grant in Heretic (screenshot / A24) Fresh from its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival, A24 shared a new trailer and release date for Heretic, the psychological horror film described as “a wickedly entertaining twist on holy horror” starring Hugh Grant, alongside Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East.
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‘Hold Your Breath’ – Sarah Paulson Stars in Dusty Horror Film | Trailer
Sarah Paulson in Hold Your Breath (Searchlight Pictures) Set in 1930s Oklahoma, the psychological horror-thriller ‘Hold Your Breath’ is the feature film directorial debut of co-directors Karrie Crouse and Will Joines and tells the story of a family haunted by a mystical figure terrorizing their town.