The Medium (Shudder, October 12): Directed by the man who made the excellent Shutter and produced by the man who delivered the unforgettable The Wailing - that’s all that real horror fans need to know to check this out.ĭay of the Dead (Syfy, October 15): George A. Joe Bob’s Halloween Hoedown (Shudder, October 10): It wouldn’t be spooky season without Joe Bob Briggs, whose annual tradition includes guest David Gordon Green this year. The only question is if Flanagan can top its success next October. It’s a fascinating original production in a time when most horror films and series seem to be rebooting something that’s been done before. The excellent ensemble is filled out with Flanagan’s regular collaborator (and wife) Kate Siegel as well as Zach Gilford, Kristin Lehman, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, and more familiar faces. It may not be a Stephen King story, but it has the feel of Flanagan’s favorite writer as it sketches in an island community of lost souls who gather around a magnetic young priest (Hamish Linklater) just before things start to get weird. This time around, he’s not adapting a famous work by a genre author but telling his own story, one about religious fervor and creatures of the night.
The director of Gerald’s Game and The Haunting of Hill House has become one of the biggest names when it comes to streaming horror.
Here are the ten most prominent selections, followed by alternates for those who are really ambitious or just don’t want to go trick-or-treating. A new series by Mike Flanagan, a new anthology horror film from the creators of a modern classic, and the returns of Chucky and Michael Myers are only a few of the month’s highlights. With horror being one of the most prominent genres in recent years, these companies have increased their original outputs every October - and 2021 is no exception.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for horror fans: As the leaves change color and Halloween decorations go up all over town, people turn to streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime for something a little spooky.
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