M. Night Shyamalan wrote and directed Trap, which follows a father, played by Josh Hartnett, and his teen daughter as they attend his daughter’s dream concert. Thanks for the information, IMDB.
Soon, it’s discovered that they are at the center of a sinister and dark occurrence. Is the father a serial killer? Well, the trailer tells you. Is it a big spoiler?
Tim Burton directs the sequel to 1988 Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice follows a family trying to keep it together against the interfering Beetlejuice, played by Michael Keaton.
The cast includes Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Jenna Ortega and Justin Theroux.
Fede Alvarez directed Alien: Romulus, a film about a group of young people from a distant world who come face-to-face with the most terrifying life form in the universe. Dan O’Bannon, Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues wrote the script. Ridley Scott, the original director of the Alien franchise, produced the movie.
The first trailer is six seconds over one minute, so it doesn’t tell us much. We hear screaming and see a bloodbath and aliens. Alvarez reportedly said the story takes place between the Alien and Aliens movies.
Historically, Romulus was the creator and initial king of Rome. He’s also known for having a twin brother, Remus. Mythology surrounds Romain history at this time with unclear events and institutions.
The cast of Alien: Romulus includes Isabela Merced, Cailee Spaeny, Archie Renaux and David Jonsson.
Films directed by Fede Alvarez:
Evil Dead
Don’t Breathe
Sister Cecilia, played by Sydney Sweeney, is an American nun of devout faith. She embarks on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque Italian countryside. Cecilia’s warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.
Michael Mohan read a text message “Interested in directing a horror film?” from Sweeney, a close collaborator and the driving force behind her production company Fifty-Fifty Films. “…plunged me into what would become the most electrifying project of my career.”
Mohan describes his directorial intention: “And the story’s culmination, which I will only hint at here, is intended to leave audiences breathless, inviting introspection without prescribing answers—all unfolding within a tight 89 minutes.”
Collaborating on this film wasn’t just the greatest honor of my life; it was a chance to make something that could stand the test of time. My hope is that Immaculate feels like the ultimate rollercoaster ride, leaving you haunted, introspective, and beautifully traumatized,” concludes Mohan.
The supporting cast includes Álvaro Morte, Simona Tabasco, and Benedetta Porcaroli.
Ishana Shyamalan wrote and directed The Watchers, with M. Night Shyamalan producing. Based on the novel by A.M. Shine, the film follows Mina, played by Dakota Fanning, a 28-year-old artist stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland.
When Mina finds shelter, she unknowingly becomes trapped alongside three strangers, played by Georgina Campbell, Olwe Fouere and Alistair Brammer. Mysterious creatures watch and stalk them each night.
Michael Sarnosk directs the third installment of The Quiet Place franchise. Here, we have the prequel, where it all began.
From the trailer, the prequel shows how Djimon Hounsou’s character comes to terms with the aliens and learns to stay quiet. He meets Lupita Nyong’o’s character, who owns a cat, but then the cat is gone. Where did the cat go?
The Quiet Place and The Quiet Place Part II are entertaining films, with Cillian Murphy starring in the second installment.
Since it’s a prequel, we are without Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, though he is a producer, and Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe.
Another horror film from Blumhouse with Jeff Wadlow directing an original horror tapping into the innocence of imaginary friends.
The story follows figments of childhood imagination. Or is something terrifying lying just beneath?
When Jessica, played by DeWanda Wise, moves back into her childhood home with her family, her youngest stepdaughter Alice, played by Pyper Braun, develops an eerie attachment to a stuffed bear named Chauncey. She found the stuffed animal in the basement.
“Not all imaginary friends are friendly… at least that’s what the characters at the heart of Imaginary are about to find out,” shares Wadlow. “I love making films that play with the audience’s perception of what is real and what is not, so a horror movie that explores the frightening possibilities of imaginary friends was the perfect sandbox for me to play in.
“I think the movie we made is filled with unexpected twists, big scares, and, above all else, a ton of thrilling fun. DeWanda, Pyper, and Taegen, the characters at the center of our story, are not only believable as a blended family but a blast to watch as the tale unfolds.
Alice plays games with Chauncey that begin playfully and become increasingly sinister. Jessica intervenes because Alice’s behavior becomes increasingly concerning. She realizes Chauncey is much more than the stuffed toy bear she believed him to be.
The supporting cast includes Tom Payne, Taegan Burns, Pyper Braun, Veronica Falcon, and Betty Buckley.
“I think audiences are going to love watching them go toe to toe with Chauncey, our evil little bear. “I promise you’ll never look at a Teddy the same way again,” says Wadlow.
Can children be monsters?
After a group of would-be criminals kidnap the 12-year-old ballerina daughter of an influential underworld figure, all they have to do is collect a $50 million ransom. And watch the girl overnight in an isolated mansion.
The captors dwindle, one by one, and they discover, to their mounting horror, that they’re locked inside with no ordinary little girl.
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett directed the horror film. The cast includes Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Alisha Weir, Kathryn Newton, William Catlett, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud and Giancarlo Esposito.
Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett also directed Ready or Not, Scream and Scream IV.
The First Omen is an American horror film directed by Arkasha Stevenson and written by Stevenson, Keith Thomas, and Tim Smith. It is based on Ben Jacoby’s story.
The film is a prequel to The Omen. Its storyline follows an American woman, played by Nell Tiger Free. She’s sent to a church in Rome, where she discovers a sister conspiracy to cause the birth of the Antichrist.
The cast includes Bill Nighy, Ralph Ineson and Sonia Braga.
You may consider Lisa Frankenstein the funniest, goriest undead romance seen all year.
Surviving high school is hard enough on its own—add in the trauma of your mom, an axe-murdered, in your living room, and it becomes virtually impossible to cope.
Just ask Lisa Swallows, played by Kathryn Newton, the awkward 17-year-old trying to adjust to a new school and life after her mother’s demise and her father’s hasty remarriage.
Despite the unwavering support offered by plucky cheerleader step-sister Taffy, played by Liza Soberano, Lisa only finds solace in the abandoned cemetery near her house. She finds her commonality with a young man who died in 1837, tending his grave.
But everything changes one dark and stormy night in the fall of 1989. After being humiliated, Lisa makes a desperate and heartfelt wish—to be with the young man in the world beyond. When a monstrous-looking corpse, played by Cole Sprouse, turns up the following evening, Lisa realizes a cosmic misunderstanding happened.
Still, she feels obligated to help the poor soul regain his humanity, and she embarks on a quest to breathe new life into her long-dead companion. All she needs to succeed are some freshly harvested body parts and Taffy’s broken tanning bed.
A genuinely electrifying new horror-comedy, coming-of-rage romance comes from Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody. The film also stars Carla Gugino, Joe Chrestnd, and Henry Eikenberry.
Director Zelda Williams makes her feature debut with the wildly inventive new film Cody and Mason Novick produce under his MXN Entertainment banner.