This Week's Notable Horror: 03/02 - 03/08
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March is already starting off strong with a number of interesting options for fans. Specifically, if you missed it in theaters, the supernatural pic WHISTLE lands on VOD tomorrow. Meanwhile, Friday offers a majority of this week's new titles, including THE BRIDE! starring Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley, which opens to theaters. The backwoods horror flick DOLLY also debuts to limited theaters on Friday, and lastly THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 3 is rumored to be hitting VOD. 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.
UPDATED (4/5): COLD STORAGE is hitting VOD tomorrow.
VOD: Video on Demand
PVOD: Premium Video on Demand
Limited: Limited Theatrical Release
Theaters: Wide Theatrical Release
DARK DISTORTION
TUESDAY - MARCH 3rd (VOD)
A group of adult models turned thieves who face unintended consequences after stealing a camcorder that houses the spirit of a murdered child.
THE HERMIT
TUESDAY - MARCH 3rd (VOD)
Dragged on a vacation to the woods, two self-absorbed teens fight for their lives against an unstoppable cannibal pig farmer.
WHISTLE
TUESDAY - MARCH 3rd (VOD)
A misfit group of unwitting high school students stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. They discover that blowing the whistle and the terrifying sound it emits will summon their future deaths to hunt them down. As the body count rises, the friends investigate the origins of the deadly artifact in a desperate effort to stop the horrifying chain of events that they have set in motion.
THE BRIDE!
FRIDAY - MARCH 6th (Theaters)
A lonely Frankenstein (Bale) travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious (five-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening) to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride (Buckley) is born. What ensues is beyond what either of them imagined: Murder! Possession! A wild and radical cultural movement! And outlaw lovers in a wild and combustible romance!
COLD STORAGE
FRIDAY - MARCH 6th (VOD)
When a mutating, highly contagious fungus escapes a sealed facility, two young employees – joined by a grizzled bioterror operative – must survive the wildest night shift ever to save humanity from extinction.
DIDN'T DIE
FRIDAY - MARCH 6th (Limited)
A podcast host, Vinita (Kiran Deol), struggles to maintain her dwindling audience amid the zombie apocalypse, but when her ex shows up with an orphaned baby, priorities shift in order to battle the ever-mutating zombie threat.
DOLLY
FRIDAY - MARCH 6th (Limited)
Macy fights for survival after being abducted by a deranged, monster-like figure who wants to raise her as their child.
HEEL
FRIDAY - MARCH 6th (VOD)(Limited)
19-year-old hooligan Tommy (Anson Boon) revels in a life of drugs, parties, and violence. One night, on a bender with his reckless friends, he becomes separated from the group and is abducted by an unknown figure (Stephen Graham). Though he is no stranger to inflicting violence, he is enraged and horrified when he wakes to find himself chained in the basement of the isolated suburban family home of Chris (Graham), his near-spectral wife Kathryn (Andrea Riseborough), and their young son Jonathan (Kit Rakusen). The family sets out to reform Tommy's unruly behavior, forcing him to comply with their relentless mind games or seek escape at any cost.
MOTHER'S BABY
FRIDAY - MARCH 6th (VOD)(Limited)
A woman navigates the complex journey of motherhood while confronting her deepest fears and anxieties.
NFT: CURSED IMAGES
FRIDAY - MARCH 6th (VOD)(Limited)
Seven friends invest in a cursed NFT collection, but when the digital monsters escape into reality, their get-rich-quick scheme becomes a deadly fight for survival.
THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 3
FRIDAY - FEBRUARY 6th (VOD) - RUMORED RELEASE
Madelaine Petsch returns as Maya for the Final Girl’s long-awaited vengeance, delivering a final chapter that fans won’t want to miss. Tethered by a frightening conclusion, Maya and the Strangers are locked on an unavoidable, unforgiving collision course — a showdown that proves they’re far from strangers now.