This Week's Notable Horror: 03/23 - 03/29
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Spring is officially here with a packed slate of new releases and introducing over a dozen titles to check out this week alone. A couple notable flicks include the French creature feature THE DEEP DARK and Sam Raimi's latest, SEND HELP, both of which land on VOD tomorrow. Friday expands the lineup with even more variety, including the French body horror drama ALPHA, the witchcraft tale FORBIDDEN FRUITS and the action-horror pic THEY WILL KILL YOU. Check below for everything new and notable releasing this week.
NOTE: This is not a comprehensive list (there's simply too much to keep track of), but it is a list of the more notable movies to look out for. If you spot an error or if a movie is missing from the list, contact me. Also, keep in mind that these are US release dates, so they may differ if you're in another country. Dates are subject to change.
VOD: Video on Demand
PVOD: Premium Video on Demand
Limited: Limited Theatrical Release
Theaters: Wide Theatrical Release
THE CONTAINMENT
TUESDAY - MARCH 24th (VOD)
A young girl is consumed by a terrifying entity, its grip tightening with every passing day as she desperately fights to reclaim her own soul. Her mother turns to doctors, exorcists, and so-called experts, but none can expel the darkness festering within her. As the horror escalates and the line between the supernatural and reality begins to blur, a devout nun steps forward to confront the evil. But as she delves deeper, an even more horrifying truth emerges—one that suggests the greatest threat may not come from the demon itself, but from something far more insidious, something no prayer can save them from.
THE DAEMON
TUESDAY - MARCH 24th (VOD)(Screambox)
Grieving his father’s suicide, Tom isolates himself at a remote lakeside cottage, unaware that something ancient and malevolent lies beneath the water. As the lake begins to warp his mind and memories, Tom slips toward possession. When his wife sets out to find him, she uncovers a dark force that feeds on trauma and has already claimed this family once before.
THE DEEP DARK
TUESDAY - MARCH 24th (VOD)
In 1950's France, a team of miners are forced to escort a professor underground in the name of research. But when a landslide prevents them from going back up, they discover a crypt from another time, unknowingly waking a bloodthirsty creature.
MIMICS
TUESDAY - MARCH 24th (VOD)
Down-on-his-luck impressionist Sam Reinhold makes a dangerous pact with Fergus — a wicked puppet with strings attached — in exchange for a shot at stardom. But as fame creeps closer, a nightmare begins to unfold, threatening everything and everyone Sam loves.
PAST LIFE
TUESDAY - MARCH 24th (VOD)
When a traumatised former war reporter is hypnotized as part of a past life regression event, he awakes not with memories of a glamorous previous existence, but finds himself instead haunted by the memories of a 1980s serial killer.
REDUX REDUX
TUESDAY - MARCH 24th (VOD)
In an attempt to avenge her daughter’s death, Irene Kelly travels through parallel universes, killing her daughter’s murderer over and over again. She grows addicted to the revenge streak, putting her own humanity in jeopardy.
SEND HELP
TUESDAY - MARCH 24th (VOD)
Linda Liddle (Rachel McAdams) and Bradley Preston (Dylan O’Brien), two colleagues who find themselves stranded on a deserted island after they are the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it becomes an unsettling and darkly humorous battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.
ALPHA
FRIDAY - MARCH 27th (Limited)
Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old lives with her single mom. Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm.
BARREN
FRIDAY - MARCH 27th (VOD)
After pregnant Emily crashes outside a mill, desperate Julia believes the baby is a gift from God—and will do whatever it takes to make it hers, no matter the cost.
FORBIDDEN FRUITS
FRIDAY - MARCH 27th (Theaters)
At a mall store, Apple (Lili Reinhart) leads a secret witch cult with coworkers Cherry (Victoria Pedretti) and Fig (Alexandra Shipp). New hire Pumpkin (Lola Tung) questions their sisterhood, forcing them to confront inner darkness or meet violent ends.
THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT
FRIDAY - MARCH 27th (Shudder)
Follows newly certified mortician Rebecca Owens (Holland), who takes a job at the River Field Mortuary and is tasked with embalming bodies alone on the night shift, but something sinister lurks beneath the surface. Over the course of the story, she must navigate demonic rituals, unravel the secrets of her enigmatic mentor (Sparks), and confront her own buried traumas to survive the night — and prevent her body from becoming a vessel for possession.
THE SERPENT'S SKIN
FRIDAY - MARCH 27th (Limited)
A supernatural romance that follows Anna after she escapes from her small, transphobic town, and the romantic relationship she develops with another young woman, a goth tattoo artist named Gen. After unwittingly unleashing a demon that begins feeding on their friends, the pair need to face their insecurities in order to defeat evil.
THEY WILL KILL YOU
FRIDAY - MARCH 27th (Theaters)
A woman takes a job as a housekeeper in a NYC high-rise, unaware of the building's history of disappearances. She soon realizes the community is shrouded in mystery.
TOUCH ME
FRIDAY - MARCH 27th (Limited)
After a series of unfortunate events leaves their house uninhabitable and reeking of poo, two co-dependent friends, Joey and Craig, find themselves homeless and out of options. That's when Joey's mysterious ex resurfaces. He wants her back. Along with being hot, Brian also happens to be an alien whose touch makes anxiety and depression disappear. The two venture to his compound for the weekend with the hope of being healed from past traumas, but underneath Brian’s veneer of healing is a sinister plot filled with murder, mayhem, and blood.