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Longlegs (2024) is an American horror thriller film written and directed by Osgood Perkins. It stars Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage, who also serves as producer through his Saturn Films production company. The story follows a young girl with a Polaroid camera in 1970s Oregon who stumbles upon a car outside her house and is lured by a mysterious voice to the back of the property where she encounters an unsettling man wearing pale makeup. Decades later, newly recruited FBI agent Lee Harker exhibits inexplicable intuition while ...

A Quiet Place: Day One (2024), an American apocalyptic horror film directed and written by Michael Sarnoski, is the third installment in the A Quiet Place franchise. It serves as a spin-off and prequel to the series. Living at a hospice outside New York City with her cat Frodo, pessimistic and terminally ill cancer patient Samira ‘Sam’ joins a group outing to a marionette show in Manhattan at the persuasion of nurse Reuben. During their time in the city, they witness meteor-like objects falling from the sky. Suddenly, hostile extraterrestrial creatures attack, causing chaos among the crowds. Knocked ...

MaXXXine (2024), the latest addition to Ti West’s X film series, is an American slasher movie set in 1985 Los Angeles during the infamous Night Stalker murders. Maxine Minx, famous for her work in adult films, auditions for the lead role in The Puritan II and lands it despite her unconventional background. Following the audition, she mentions it to her friends Leon and Amber James, who invites her to a party in the Hollywood Hills. However, Maxine declines as she heads to her second job at a live peep show. While working, she encounters a mysterious leather-clad figure who seems disturbed by her ...

Saw X (2023), an American horror film, is directed and edited by Kevin Greutert. The screenplay was written by Peter Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg. This movie is the tenth in the Saw film series, a direct sequel to Saw (2004) and a prequel to Saw II (2005). After being diagnosed with advanced brain cancer, John Kramer seeks out alternative treatments. He meets Henry Kessler at a cancer support group and learns of an experimental Norwegian treatment from Dr. Finn Pederson’s team. Desperate for a cure, ...

Directed by David Gordon Green, Halloween Ends (2022) is a slasher film with Green serving as co-writer alongside Danny McBride, Paul Brad Logan, and Chris Bernier. The movie serves as a sequel to Halloween Kills (2021), the thirteenth installment in the long-running Halloween franchise. It also marks the conclusion of a trilogy that began with the 2018 film following directly after the events of the original 1978 film. On Halloween night in 2019, Corey ...

Mr. Harrigan’s Phone (2022) is an American horror drama film written and directed by John Lee Hancock, based on Stephen King’s novella from the collection If It Bleeds. In 2003, Craig’s mother passes away and he strikes up an unexpected friendship with retired businessman John Harrigan, who asks him to read to him three times a week. As time passes, the two become even closer despite the age gap. Craig starts high school and bonds with his teacher Ms. Hart when a bully named Kenny Yankovich tries to intimidate him. Thanks to a lottery ticket ...

You Won’t Be Alone (2022) is a horror dark fantasy drama film written and directed by Goran Stolevski. It is an international co-production of Australia, the United Kingdom, and Serbia featuring Macedonian language, and marks Stolevski’s directorial debut. Set in 19th-century Macedonia, the story follows Maria, a “Wolf-Eateress” or witch with a disfigured appearance. When she enters the home of a newborn baby girl, the child’s mother makes a deal for her daughter’s life at the cost of surrendering her when she turns 16. As promised, Maria takes away the girl’s voice before ...

Pearl (2022) is an American horror film directed by Ti West, co-written by West and Mia Goth, who also stars as the title character. Set in 1918 during the influenza pandemic, Pearl resides on her family’s Texas homestead with her German immigrant parents while her husband, Howard, is away serving in World War I. Her father is confined to a wheelchair and her controlling mother, Ruth, insists that she help care for both him and the farm. Despite longing for a more thrilling existence, Pearl finds solace in the movies at the nearby cinema and dreams of becoming a chorus girl – much to Ruth’s disapproval. However, Pearl’s behavior also exhibits ...

X (2022) is a slasher flick from America, written, directed, produced and edited by Ti West. The lead role of Mia Goth is split between two characters: Maxine, a young lady, and Pearl, an older woman. In 1979, cops show up at a secluded farm in rural Texas and come across multiple corpses wrapped up in bags. When they enter the house, they discover something shocking down in the basement. Just one day before this gruesome finding, aspiring adult film star Maxine sets off on a road trip with her boyfriend Wayne, along with actors Bobby-Lynne and Jackson, director RJ and ...

Speak No Evil (2022) is a spine-chilling film directed by Christian Tafdrup, who also co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Mads. The story follows Bjørn and Louise, a Danish couple on vacation in Tuscany with their daughter Agnes. It is here that they meet Patrick and Karin, a Dutch couple with whom they strike up a friendship. However, things take a dark turn when they receive an invitation from the Dutch couple to visit their remote rural house in the Netherlands. Despite an eight-hour drive, the family accepts and arrives at their destination. As the first two days pass by, Louise begins to feel uneasy about her ...

A slasher flick, Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022), is directed by David Blue Garcia and features a screenplay by Chris Thomas Devlin. Fede Álvarez and Rodo Sayagues contribute to the story. Serving as the ninth installment in the franchise, it takes place half a century after Leatherface’s infamous killing spree in 1973. The plot revolves around Melody and Dante, along with their companions Lila and Ruth, who journey to the abandoned town of Harlow in Texas to auction off ...

Nope (2022), an American Western science fiction horror film, is the latest project from writer, director, and producer Jordan Peele and his production company Monkeypaw Productions. In one infamous incident on the set of the sitcom Gordy’s Home in 1998, a chimpanzee animal actor, playing the titular character, attacks several human co-stars after being startled by a popping balloon. Child actor Ricky “Jupe” Park avoids harm by hiding under a table but is left traumatized. The chimp later extends a friendly gesture to Jupe before being fatally shot by authorities. Fast forward to present-day Agua ...

Firestarter (2022), an American sci-fi horror movie directed by Keith Thomas and written by Scott Teems, is an adaptation of the eponymous novel by Stephen King and a remake of the 1984 film. The story opens with a flashback to baby Charlie McGee in her crib, setting her room ablaze with her pyrokinesis abilities, causing her father Andy McGee to panic. Through the opening credits, we see a young Andy and Vicky participating in a clinical trial where they are injected with an experimental chemical called Lot-6, which ...

Scream (2022) is an American slasher film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick. As the fifth installment in the Scream series, it serves as both a reboot and direct sequel to the previous film, Scream 4 (2011). 25 years have passed since Billy Loomis and Stu Macher terrorized Woodsboro, but the town is once again plagued by Ghostface. High school student Tara Carpenter is attacked while home ...

Spiral (2021) is an American horror-thriller directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and scripted by Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger. Serving as a stand-alone sequel to Jigsaw, the ninth installment of the Saw film series, the storyline centers around Detective Marv Bozwick, who, while off-duty at a Fourth of July parade, chases a thief into a sewer drain. Suddenly ambushed from behind by an unknown figure donning a pig mask, Bozwick awakens to find himself hanging above an active subway tunnel with only one ...

American Horror Stories (2021–2024), a horror anthology series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk for FX on Hulu, premiered on July 15, 2021. It is a direct spin-off of American Horror Story and the third installment in the American Story franchise. While American Horror Story follows a different storyline each season, Stories features a new story in each episode (except for the first two and last episodes of season one which are connected). In August 2021, the show was renewed for a second season which debuted on July 21, 2022. ...

Based on Stephen King’s 2006 novel of the same name, Lisey’s Story (2021) is an American psychological horror drama miniseries. It features Julianne Moore in the title role, with King as the writer, Pablo Larraín as the director, and J. J. Abrams as the producer. The series premiered on Apple TV+ on June 4, 2021, following Lisa “Lisey” Landon’s journey. Lisey is the widow of renowned fiction writer Scott Landon, who passed away two years prior to ...

Malignant (2021) is an American horror film directed by James Wan with a screenplay by Akela Cooper, based on a story by Wan, Ingrid Bisu, and Cooper. In 1993 at Simion Research Hospital, Dr. Florence Weaver and her colleagues Victor Fields and John Gregory were treating Gabriel, a violent patient who could control electricity and transmit his thoughts through speakers. Gabriel’s actions resulted in the deaths of several ...

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) is an action horror film written and directed by Johannes Roberts. Based on the first and second games by Capcom, it serves as a reboot of the popular Resident Evil film series, marking the seventh live-action adaptation of the iconic video game franchise. In the 1980s, siblings Claire Redfield and Chris reside at Raccoon City Orphanage. There, Claire befriends Lisa Trevor, an unfortunate victim of Dr. William Birkin’s twisted experiments. As an employee of Umbrella Corporation, Birkin oversees the orphanage and conducts his own unethical research using the ...

Halloween Kills (2021), a slasher film from director David Gordon Green and writers Danny McBride and Scott Teems, follows the aftermath of a tragic incident on October 31st, 1978. Deputy Frank Hawkins accidentally kills his partner while trying to save him from Michael Myers, and also stops Dr. Samuel Loomis from executing the killer. Forty years later, on another Halloween night (October 31st, 2018), Hawkins is stabbed by Dr. Ranbir Sartain and left for dead. He is found by Cameron Elam, who calls for help and regrets not ...