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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Jan 3

The 4K remaster of David Fincher's SE7EN is now playing in IMAX theaters for the film's 30th anniversary.

The brand new remaster comes to Digital and physical media on January 7, 2025.

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Jan 3

The first theatrical release for the horror genre in 2025, THE DAMNED is now playing in theaters.

"A 19th-century widow is tasked with making an impossible choice when a ship sinks off the coast of her isolated fishing outpost during an especially cruel winter."

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 27

A new take on the 1987 cult classic, STREET TRASH is now streaming on SCREAMBOX.

"In the dystopian future of South Africa, the homeless crisis has reached such a critical level that the government has decided to liquidate the problem... literally."

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 27

Jeffrey Dean Morgan stars in (and produces) the slasher movie BLOODY AXE WOUND, now playing only in theaters.

"Abbie Bladecut is a teenager torn between the macabre traditions of her family’s bloody trade and the tender stirrings of her first crush."

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 25

From director Robert Eggers, NOSFERATU is now playing in theaters nationwide.

"A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake."

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 24

A24's apocalypse comedy Y2K is now available on Digital at home. Rent it for $19.99 or purchase it for $24.99.

"Two high school juniors crash a New Year’s Eve party, only to find themselves fighting for their lives against murderous technology."

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 24

WEREWOLVES is now available on Digital at home. Rent it for $19.99 or purchase it for $24.99.

"A supermoon event triggers a latent gene in every human on the planet, turning anyone who enters the moonlight into a werewolf for one night."

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 24

TERRIFIER 3 returns to theaters nationwide tonight (Christmas Eve) and tomorrow (Christmas Day)!

Get your tickets: tickets.terrifier3.com

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 20

What if Ebenezer was a slasher? THE NAUGHTY LIST OF MR. SCROOGE is now available on VOD.

"Friends gather for a reunion at a winter chalet fifteen years after one of their own dies during a production of A Christmas Carol, only to find themselves being stalked and killed."

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 20

Evil Dead Rise director Lee Cronin's next movie is THE MUMMY, unwrapping in theaters April 17, 2026.

"This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before," Cronin promises.

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 20

Jack Black and Paul Rudd star in a brand new installment in the ANACONDA film franchise, slithering to theaters on December 25, 2025.

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 18

Danny Boyle's 28 DAYS LATER is now available to rent ($3.99) or purchase ($14.99) on Digital.

The film had been unavailable on digital, streaming and physical media in recent years.

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 17

GLUE TRAP is now available on VOD outlets.

"A good couple in a bad place, KJ and Dan plan a last-ditch cabin trip to try and reconnect. But when an obnoxious third wheel shows up, they worry more than their relationship may be in danger."

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 17

A dark twist on the classic tale, THE LITTLE MERMAID is now available on VOD outlets.

"After archeologist Dr. Eric Prince uncovers an ancient pagan temple in the depths of the Caribbean, he falls for a mysterious mermaid woman."

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 17

Documentary THE LADY OF THE LAKE is now available on VOD outlets.

"A researcher investigates the 1940 discovery of a body in Lake Crescent in Washington State. She finds a tale of murder, a hunt for a killer, and herself at the crossroads of history - and the supernatural."

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 16

Ryan Barton-Grimley's LISTEN CAREFULLY is now available on VOD outlets.

"When a troubled assistant bank manager's baby daughter goes missing, he must follow the instructions of a mysterious voice on the other end of a baby monitor to save her."

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 13

Based on a true story, THE MAN IN THE WHITE VAN is now playing only in theaters.

"In 1975 Florida, a series of violent disappearances go unnoticed, and young Annie is targeted by an ominous white van that stalks her every move."

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 13

The Christmas thriller CARRY-ON from director Jaume Collet-Serra is now streaming on Netflix.

"A young TSA agent fights to outsmart a mysterious traveler who blackmails him into letting a dangerous package slip onto a Christmas Eve flight."

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 13

THE LAST DRIVE-IN: JOE BOB'S CHRISTMAS CARNAGE airs at 9 p.m. EST tonight (December 13) on Shudder and AMC Plus.

Joe Bob and Darcy host two holiday horror flicks featuring so much bloodshed that Santa will think twice before coming down this chimney.

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 13

The finale of THE CREEP TAPES is now streaming on Shudder and AMC+.

"A mother's evening is interrupted by a surprise visit from her son."

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 13

Inspired by Slavic folklore, MUDBRICK is now available on VOD outlets.

"After inheriting a house in Eastern Europe, a man returns from England and uncovers a dark secret tied to a pagan Slavic cult—and a hidden truth about his past."

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 13

THE ACTIVATED MAN starring the late Tony Todd is now available on VOD outlets.

"After Ors Gabriel loses his beloved dog to cancer, the trauma leads to strange visions of a shadowy figure known as The Fedora Man."

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 10

The practical effects-heavy REPLICATOR is now available on VOD outlets.

"When his town’s nefarious citizens make sudden turns to righteousness, Darby embarks on a journey that reveals violent otherworldly forces may be responsible."

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 10

From directors Julien Maury & Alexandre Bustillo, THE SOUL EATER is now available on VOD outlets.

"During the investigation of multiple gruesome deaths that have plagued a small mountain village, an old legend emerges as a connecting force."

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The Horror Calendar @horrorcalendar.bsky.social · Dec 10

Body-horror exorcism film DEUS IRAE is now available on VOD and streaming on SCREAMBOX.

"Father Javier is part of a trio of excommunicated priests who hunt the possessed down to exorcize them under their own terms: with Bibles, fire and shotguns."

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