What New Horror Movies Come Out This Week?

New Horror/Suspense Films and TV Shows in Theaters, on Demand and on DVD/Blu-ray

Week of March 24-30:

1. Bag of Lies

Bag of Lies

Release: Theatrical (Limited) (On Demand April 2)
Desperate to save his dying wife, Matt turns to The Bag, an ancient relic with dark magic. The cure demands a chilling ritual and strict rules. As his wife heals, Matt’s sanity unravels, facing terrifying consequences.

2. Easter Bloody Easter

Easter Bloody Easter

Release: On Demand
In a small Texas town, a series of bloody murders has the locals on edge for the upcoming “Easter-palooza”. The Mayor refuses to cancel the festivities and argues that the famous “Egg Hunt” only happens once a year. Jeanie wakes to find her husband is missing, and his wrecked car covered in blood and fur. Sam, the town’s conspiracy theorist steers Jeanie and her best friend Carol, to the legend of the killer Jackalope that ravaged the town 150 years ago. Like a werewolf, the Jackalope is a shapeshifter – human one moment, a giant horned rabbit the next. It’s up to Jeanie and Carol, to follow the bunny tracks and uncover the fluffy truth. After encountering the Jackalope’s demon bunny army, the ladies team up with Megan, a professional bunny slayer, to hunt for the creature’s true identity.

3. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Release: Theatrical (Wide)
The epic battle continues! Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse follows up the explosive showdown of “Godzilla vs. Kong” with an all-new adventure that pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence—and our own. “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” delves further into the histories of these Titans and their origins, as well as the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.

4. Light

Light

Release: Theatrical (Limited)/On Demand
After crash-landing on a dark and misty planet, Niu Shan sets out searching for her missing son, quickly discovering that there is life in the fog and that the lights on her suit attract it. As she encounters other survivors it becomes clear that things are not what they seem and that there are even worse things in the mist.

5. Snow Valley

Snow Valley

Release: On Demand
In this unpredictable mystery comedy, a newly engaged couple’s swank ski weekend goes horribly awry, when an unexpected guest arrives and the house’s dark supernatural forces begin to rise on the anniversary of a tragic event.

6. Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2

Release: Theatrical (Limited)
Deep within the 100-Acre-Wood, a destructive rage grows as Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Owl, and Tigger find their home and their lives endangered after Christopher Robin revealed their existence. Not wanting to live in the shadows any longer, the group decides to take the fight to the town of Ashdown, home of Christopher Robin, leaving a bloody trail of death and mayhem in their wake. Winnie and his savage friends will show everyone that they are deadlier, stronger and smarter than anyone could ever imagine and get their revenge on Christopher Robin, once and for all.

7. Blind Faith

Blind Faith

Ted Partridge is a mass murdering serial killer going around killing unsuspecting women, brutally torturing them beyond imagination. It is up to Detective William Lindsay and Psychologist Richard Stroud to try to stop this killer before more innocent people meet their maker. Based upon the true story of Philadelphia serial killer Gary Heidnik, BLIND FAITH is an unsung late 80s regional slasher/thriller hybrid that uniquely unravels to one of the most jaw dropping final moments. VHSHITFEST is so happy to bring this movie to disc for the first time, along with hours and hours of extras that showcase the forty year career of director Dean Wilson.

8. Bloodmoon

Bloodmoon

Though it arrived near the end of the cycle, it remains the most satisfyingly depraved – yet least-seen – old-school slasher in Ozploitation history: Someone is butchering students at St. Elizabeth’s Girls School, complete with gratuitous nudity, graphic gore, obnoxious teens, creepy cuckolds, barbed wire garroting, ’80s Aussie glam-metal band Vice, an acid-flinging nun and heaps more. Leon Lissek, Christine Amor and Helen Thomson star in the directorial debut of acclaimed UK cameraman/cinematographer Alec Mills with a standout score by Brian May (THE ROAD WARRIOR, PATRICK), now scanned uncut in 4K from the negative at The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia and complete with ‘The BLOODMOON Fright Break Challenge’ presented in 1080p Blu-ray for the first time ever in America.

9. Burial Ground 4K

Burial Ground 4K

For his only foray into the zombie genre, psychosexual sleaze maestro Andrea Bianchi unleashed the barrage of flesh-ripping, gut-chomping and depraved oedipal mayhem that set insane new standards in Italian horror, now in UHD for the first time in North America: Mariangela Giordano stars in the ’80s splatter classic about a cursed country estate besieged by horny houseguests, undead Etruscans and the unusual relationship between a mother (Giordano) and her mega-creepy young son (disturbingly portrayed by adult actor Peter Bark) that will trigger some of the most jaw-dropping scenes in grindhouse history. Severin Films is improbably proud to present the definitive version of this gorehound/sex-fiend favorite, now featuring an all-new 4K scan and 4 hours of special features.

10. Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein

Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein

Inspired by Universal’s 1940s monster mash-ups, writer/director Jess Franco instead delivered “a weird and wonderful masterpiece that transports you to a world like no other” (Scream Magazine): With minimal dialogue and maximum gothic atmosphere, Franco crafts a fever dream of erotic horror in which Count Dracula (Howard Vernon), Dr. Frankenstein (Dennis Price), his assistant Morpho and Frankenstein’s monster battle gypsies, showgirls, Dr. Seward and a wolfman. Alberto Dalbés, Carmen Yazalde and Geneviève Robert co-star.

11. Herencia Diabólica

Herencia Diabólica

When Tony, a successful businessman, receives a call informing him that he has inherited his late aunt’s vast estate, he uproots himself and his wife, Annie, from New York to Mexico City. While adjusting to and exploring their new gothic home, Tony and Annie come upon a mysterious clown doll. Although merely unnerved by the doll’s strange appearance at first, Annie soon becomes concerned as it begins turning up out of nowhere in every corner of the house. When a series of fatal ‘accidents’ occur on or near the couple’s property, with the doll always at the scene, Tony and Annie come to the terrifying realization that a sinister force has possessed it, and begin a race against time to figure out how to bring the carnage to an end! The last film directed by the prolific screenwriter Alfredo Salazar, HERENCIA DIABÓLICA is a unique take on Mexico’s “possessed doll” sub-genre and has been hailed as the country’s answer to Child’s Play.

12. Jurassic Triangle

Jurassic Triangle

After surviving a strange storm over the Atlantic Ocean, a group of work colleagues find themselves stranded on an island, one that is not on any map. They soon encounter dinosaurs and other deadly creatures who begin hunting them down, one by one.

13. Night of the Blood Monster 4K

Night of the Blood Monster 4K

Christopher Lee gives one of his most unforgettable performances as Judge Jeffreys, the infamous 17th Century witchfinder whose unholy obsession with a luscious wench (Maria Rohm of EUGENIE) fuels a jaw-dropping spree of torture, brutality and flesh-ripping perversion. Howard Vernon, Margaret Lee, Maria Schell and Oscar nominee Leo Genn co-star in this landmark epic of sexual violence and sadism, complete with a superb score by Bruno Nicolai and directed with spectacularly deviant glee by the one and only Jess Franco (VENUS IN FURS).

14. Nightsiren

Nightsiren

Two sisters endure a tumultuous upbringing under the tyranny of their abusive mother. One fateful day, a tragic accident occurs when the elder sister, Šarlota, flees into the surrounding woods, closely followed by her younger sister, Tamara. The blame for their disappearance falls upon Otyla, a Roma woman residing on the outskirts of the village. Accused of witchcraft, Otyla becomes a scapegoat for the sisters’ vanishing. Twenty years later, Šarlota unexpectedly returns to the village, stirring suspicion and unease among the locals. Determined to uncover the truth about her past, she begins delving into her history, prompting the villagers to grow increasingly distrustful. Amidst this atmosphere of suspicion, the only person willing to befriend Šarlota is Mira, a young and eccentric herbalist. As tensions rise within the community, a mysterious affliction befalls the village’s animals. Blaming Šarlota for conjuring the spirit of Otyla, the locals become convinced that she is responsible for the worsening situation. The film delves into themes of prejudice, superstition, and the consequences of collective fear, exploring the complexities of human nature and the long-lasting impact of past events.

15. Out of Darkness

Out of Darkness

A small boat reaches the shores of a raw and desolate landscape. A group of six have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving, desperate, and living 45,000 years ago. First they must find shelter, and they strike out across the tundra wastes towards the distant mountains that promise the abundant caves they need to survive. But when night falls, anticipation turns to fear and doubt as they realize they are not alone. Terrifying sounds suggest something monstrous at large in this landscape, something that could kill or steal them away. As relationships in the group fracture, the determination of one young woman reveals the terrible actions taken to survive.

16. The Panther Women

The Panther Women

Gothic horror and lucha librecollide in The Panther Women (Las mujeres panteras), which showcases a host of Mexico’s top female stars, including Elizabeth Campbell, Ariadne Welter, and Yolanda Montes aka Tongolele. The Panther Women are a witch cult who resurrect their leader by sacrificing the descendants of the family which murdered him. As the cult seeks to kill the youngest descendent, they are taken on by fearless luchadoras Loreta Venus (Welter) and Golden Rubí (Campbell).

17. Patrick 4K

Patrick 4K

From director Richard Franklin (Roadgames) comes Patrick, a terrifying fusion of science-fiction and Hitchockian suspense thriller, starring Susan Penhaligon (House of Mortal Sin), Robert Helpmann (The Red Shoes), and Robert Thompson (Thirst). Murderer Patrick (Thompson) is kept in a comatose state between life and death, under the watchful eye of the eccentric Dr Roget (Helpmann). When he is assigned a caring new nurse, Kathy (Penhaligon), he becomes possessive, and uses telekinetic powers to torment anyone who comes between them.

18. Perpetrator

Perpetrator

Jonny Baptiste (Kiah McKirnan) is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie (Alicia Silverstone). On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator.

19. The Playgirls and the Vampire

The Playgirls and the Vampire

A troupe of five showgirls, along with their manager, are traveling through a remote stretch of countryside when their minibus gets stuck after a rainstorm. Finding refuge at the castle home of the mysterious Count Gabor Kernassy, the women make the best of the situation by continuing to practice their burlesque routines. But little do they know that the strange Count is harboring a fiendish secret and is intent on subjecting the lovely ladies to his vampiric desires… A pioneering entry in the history of more erotically-minded Italian gothic horror, future Fulci collaborator Piero Regnoli’s (writer of Demonia and Burial Ground) sole horror directing effort, THE PLAYGIRLS AND THE VAMPIRE (L’ultima preda del vampiro) is a cheeky and charming mix of atmospheric castle chills and sexy go-go thrills.

20. Spanish Bloodbath

Spanish Bloodbath

In the early 70s, while Italy led the charge in the production of gialli, its neighbor to the West, Spain, began churning out more and more of its own takes on the genre. With their uniquely Catalan flavor and casts, this trio of criminally-underseen Spanish gialli have all been newly restored in 4K from their 35mm camera negatives and are at last making their worldwide Blu-ray debuts from Vinegar Syndrome. Includes: Night of the Skull, Violent Blood Bath, and The Fish with the Eyes of Gold.

21. Spider Labyrinth

Spider Labyrinth

For more than three decades, the remarkable debut feature – and sole horror film – by award-winning director Gianfranco Giagni has been one of the most elusive Italian horror titles in home video history…until now: When an American professor is sent to Budapest to complete a mysterious research project, he’ll become ensnared in a mind-bending web of sexual provocation, occult carnage and arachnidian havoc. Roland Wybenga, William Berger (FIVE DOLLS FOR AN AUGUST MOON) and Stéphane Audran (FACELESS) star in this “invaluable contribution to ’80s Italian Horror” (Screen Rant) featuring unnerving special effects by Sergio Stivaletti (CEMETERY MAN) and an outstanding score by Franco Piersanti (TERRAFERMA), now scanned in 4K from the original vault negative at Cinecittà and presented in 1080p on Blu-ray with over 4 hours of new Special Features for the first time ever!

22. Vampire Wars

Vampire Wars

Two brothers return from the Civil War’s battlefields to the town they once called home. Having been attacked by Vampires, they begin their transformation into creatures of the night. Recruiting the help of recently freed slaves, they begin to build Nightshade Farm. But when the brothers and a neighboring rival begin to feud, all hell breaks loose in this Southern gothic Civil War epic.

23. When Evil Lurks

When Evil Lurks

When brothers Pedro (Ezequiel Rodríguez) and Jimmy (Demián Salomón) discover that a demonic infection has been festering in a nearby farmhouse — its very proximity poisoning the local livestock — they attempt to evict the victim from their land. Failing to adhere to the proper rites of exorcism, their reckless actions inadvertently trigger an epidemic of possessions across their rural community. Now they must outrun an encroaching evil as it corrupts and mutilates everyone it is exposed to, and enlist the aid of a wizened “cleaner,” who holds the only tools that can stop this supernatural plague.

24. Where the Devil Roams

Where the Devil Roams

Follows a family of traveling sideshow performers as they traverse the harsh conditions of Depression-era America on a bloody search for eternal life.

25. The Zombie Army

The Zombie Army

The Pentagon has purchased an abandoned insane asylum as a training ground for The Lethal Ladies, an elite experimental female combat unit. Unfortunately, two former psychotic inmates were left behind in the asylum’s deserted fallout shelter. One is a shock therapy-obsessed lunatic who fancies himself a psychiatrist. The other, an unhinged nymphomaniac hellbent on lethal seduction. Together, they wreak havoc by capturing soldiers and turning them into mindless zombies by means of electricity. Trapped within the subterranean catacombs of the old asylum, The Lethal Ladies must rally their troops and do battle with the flesh-ripping hordes of the living dead. Shot in Wilmington, Delaware and utilizing a real, abandoned asylum location, THE ZOMBIE ARMY was the brainchild of former military vet turned writer / producer John Kalinowski, who harnessed local cable production talent to help realize his dream of staging a regional SOV zombie epic.