Friday, August 23 – These NINE new horror films came out today

It's probably safe to say that today is the true start of the Halloween season, at least as far as movie schedules go. From now until October 31st, the schedule is FULL of new horror movies. First of all, NINE new horror movies came out today alone…

Here is the new horror that was released Friday, August 23, 2024!

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After the director had exceeded the $100 million mark at the worldwide box office, Osgood Perkins' successful horror film Long-legged is now available for home use as a digital purchase ($24.99) and rental ($19.99).

Celebrated as the “scariest film of the year”, Long-legged was written and directed by Perkins; the main roles are played by Maika Monroe, Blair Underwood, Alicia WittAnd Nicholas Cage.

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In Long-legged“FBI Agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) is a gifted new recruit who is tasked with the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer (Nicholas Cage). As the case takes complex turns and evidence of occult machinations comes to light, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop him before he takes the lives of another family.”

Good reviews and a lot of buzz here in the community ensure Strange darling A must-see this weekend. The film is now showing exclusively in cinemas nationwide.

Stephen King calls the film from Magenta Light Studios “a clever masterpiece.”

“We are delighted to present this unique and extraordinary film with great performances by Willa Fitzgerald And Kyle Gallner. This second film by the talented screenwriter and director JT Mollner has the potential to become a cult classic that defies conventional storytelling,” Magenta Light’s Bob Yari said in a recent statement.

Strange darling currently has a 96% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes with 72 reviews, one of which is from Trace Thurman here on Bloody Disgusting. Trace reviewed the film as part of Fantastic Fest and gave the cat-and-mouse thriller a rating of 3.5/5 stars.

Trace writes: “Writer/director JT Mollner’s Strange darling [is] a film that asks us to question the roles expected of men and women.” He goes on to say that the film is ultimately “a more intelligent contribution to the cat-and-mouse thriller genre than one would expect.”

Led by Zoe Kravitz (The Batman) and formerly titled Pussy IslandMGM's new horror thriller Flash twice is now in cinemas nationwide.

Naomi Ackie Stars next to Channing Tatum In Flash twicewith the impressive ensemble of well-known faces, including Kyle MacLachlan, Adria Arjona, Alia Shawkat, Simon Rex, Haley Joel Osment, Christian SlaterAnd Geena Davis.

In Flash twice, “Tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) meets cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) at his fundraising gala and sparks fly between them. He invites her to spend a dream vacation with him and his friends on his private island. It's paradise. Wild nights turn into sunny days and everyone has a great time.

“Nobody wants this journey to end, but when strange things start happening, Frida begins to question her reality. There's something wrong with this place. She must find out the truth if she wants to leave this party alive.” Kravitz co-wrote the screenplay with ET Feigenbaum.

Heather Graham unleashes the fury in the Wild West in the horror western Location of the boneswhich will be released today in select cinemas and digital outlets.

“On a remote ranch, a mother (Graham) and her daughter fight for survival when a wounded outlaw seeking sanctuary brings a notorious bank robber and his ruthless gang, desperate to recover a stolen fortune, right to their doorstep in this action-packed horror western.”

Tom Hopper (Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City), Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone (The Equalizer 2), And Corin Nemec (The stand“Stargate SG-1”) play the main role alongside Graham.

Location of the bones Directed by Audrey Cummings (She never died) and written by Richard TaylorThe camera work is by Andrzej Sekulawhose credits include American Psycho And pulp FictionThe film is produced by David Lipper and Robert A. Daly Jr. under their banner Latigo Films.

The latest feature of The Adams family (HellbenderWhere the devil roams), the disgusting body horror creature film Hellhole was released today exclusively on Shudder.

In Hellhole“an American-led fracking crew working deep in the Serbian wilderness find contradicts Government assigned Environmental consultant. When the drilling permit is granted, the workers discover the unimaginable: a sleeping parasitic monster trapped deep within the frozen rock. When it awakens, it wreaks havoc on the mining facility. looking for the perfect host.”

John Adams, Toby PoserAnd Lulu Adams wrote the script. John Directed by Adams and Toby Poser.

The main roles are played by Toby Poser, John Adams, Max Portham (Where the devil wreaks havoc), Olivera Perunicic (Subtype V: Blood Rise), Anders Hove (Subspecies IV, The boss of everything) Aleksandar Trmčić, Petar Arsic (Subtype V: Blood Rise), Bruno Veljanovski (Eight eyes), Marko Vuckovic (Subtype V: Blood Rise), Joanna Knezevic And Ivan Djordjevic.

What would a monster movie be without monster effects? Hellhole has even more impressive talent on that front. The film's creature effects were created by a 35-year veteran of monster and prosthetic makeup effects, Todd Masters (“Out of,” Child's play) and his studio MASTERSFX, with Trey Lindsay by Moondog Pictures (Hellbender, Where the devil wreaks havoc) Monitoring visual effects and the Serbia-based studio Cinergy FX (Hellraiser) provided additional gore and make-up effects.

While Disney's Alien: Romulus on the big screen, we knew it was only a matter of time before The institution have released their own copycat film. Alien: Rubicon is out now.

You can now find the “Mockbuster” film on VOD providers.

According to the latest issue of The Asylum: “An alien spacecraft lands in the ocean just off the coast of New York, effortlessly destroying everything in the area without moving. The military investigates as the spacecraft flies inland, easily destroying everything around it. We find out it's a probe, sent EXPRESSLY so we can throw everything we have at it as it heads straight for Washington DC. When it reaches our capital, it will destroy it and send a signal to the rest of its species to come down and destroy the rest of the planet.

“Everything we throw at the ship fails, and it's up to our scientists and the military to figure out how to stop the unstoppable before it's too late.”

Michael Pare Stars next to Preston Geer, Paul Logan, Neeley Dayan, Vinney PuglieseAnd Tammy Klein. Adrian Avila directed Alien: Rubiconwritten by Glen Campbell.

A fresh reinterpretation of the legendary comic story with Bill Skarsgard (IT) takes on the title role, The Crow is now playing in theaters nationwide, courtesy of Lionsgate.

From the director Rupert SandersSkarsgård leads the cast of The Crowwith FKA Branches Co-star in the reboot. Daniel Huston (30 days of night) plays alongside Laura Birn (Foundation), Sami Bouajila (A son), And Jordan Bolger (The Women King).

In the new film, “soulmates Eric (Skarsgård) and Shelly (FKA Twigs) are brutally murdered when the demons of their dark past catch up with them. When Eric is given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, he sets out to take merciless revenge on their killers, traversing the worlds of the living and the dead to right the wrongs.”

Zach Baylin (King Richard) And Will Schneider wrote the screenplay and the new film is of course based on the graphic novel by James O'Barr, which already spawned an earlier film series.

After a successful run on the festival circuit, found-footage sci-fi horror film Hostile dimensions unleashes multiverse madness on Dark Sky Films’ VOD outlets.

Hostile dimensions is a film full of twists and turns from the screenwriter and director Graham Hugheswhose previous film Death of a vlogger was a hit at FrightFest 2019 and received much praise from critics.

Hughes also stars in the film, alongside Annabel Logan.

Hostile dimensions tells of “two documentary filmmakers who decide to investigate the disappearance of a graffiti artist who has seemingly 'vanished'. As they delve deeper into their investigation, they come across an ominous freestanding door that leads them on a dark journey through the dimensions beyond. Determined to uncover the truth, the pair soon realize they have stumbled upon something far more terrifying than they could have ever imagined.”

In a cross-genre comedy, body-snatching aliens try to find the right path in love in the modern world The emergingwhich has an extremely limited theatrical release this weekend.

The film will premiere in New York on August 23 at the Cinema Village, in Los Angeles on August 30 at the Lumiere Music Hall and in Chicago on September 13 at the Music Box Theatre. There will be a Q&A with the filmmakers. Additional cities and dates to be announced. The film will be available on VOD for home viewing on September 24.

In The emerging: “After landing on Earth and escaping their dying planet, the two aliens (played by a variety of actors) seek each other out – jumping from one body to another – and find themselves drawn ever deeper into the madness of modern America.”

Screenplay, direction and editing: Zach Clark (Little sister), the film was shot in Chicago and the main roles Molly Plunk (Little sister, Desecrate), Michael Lopez (Totally excited and full of worms, Crimes against humanity), Frank V. Ross (Drinking buddy), Isabel AlaminAnd Keith Kellyand has the voice Russell MaelLead singer of the explosive pop-rock band Sparks.

The emerging is produced by Joe Swanberg (Spoiled, The rental), And Edwin Linker (Saint Francis, Queen of the Earth) from Slasher films.