This Week's Notable Horror: 09/21 - 09/27
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More than half a dozen new releases are coming this week, with the majority debuting on Friday. The lone title arriving tomorrow is Eli Roth's ICE CREAM MAN, which lands on VOD. Meanwhile, Friday brings several notable releases, including the slasher comedy BUZZKILL, which debuts on Tubi; the latest supernatural pic FAMILY, which premieres on VOD; and the Japanese ghost movie NEVER AFTER DARK, which hits select theaters. Check below for everything notable releasing this week.
NOTE: This is not a comprehensive list (there's simply too much to keep track of), but it is a list of the more notable movies to look out for. If you spot an error or if a movie is missing from the list, contact me. Also, these are US release dates, so they may differ if you're in another country and dates are subject to change.
VOD: Video on Demand
PVOD: Premium Video on Demand
Limited: Limited Theatrical Release
Theaters: Wide Theatrical Release
ICE CREAM MAN
TUESDAY - SEPTEMBER 22nd (VOD)
An idyllic summer town descends into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.
THE 3 KILLER PIGS
FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 25th (Limited)
A desperate farmer resorts to the unthinkable to reclaim his livestock. A blood pact unleashes killer pigs returning to their nightmare's genesis. The farmhouse and inhabitants are shrouded in darkness when the three piggies come home.
BLOODY TENNIS
FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 25th (Shudder)
Sophie enters the cutthroat world of an elite tennis academy in Southern Europe, where ambition, obsession and fierce competition mask something increasingly sinister beneath the surface.
BUZZKILL
FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 25th (Tubi)
Follows a group of sorority sisters who end up trapped with a murderer. Nora's tipsy memories hold the clues to figuring out who is killing their friends, but she can only remember them when she's drunk.
C.O.G.
FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 25th (VOD)
A pioneering tech startup on the verge of launching a new AI chatbot with unparalleled speed and intelligence soon discover their creation harbors a dark and sinister will of its own.
FAMILY
FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 25th (VOD)(Limited)
A 10-year-old girl begins to believe her parents are trying to kill her. Convinced a sinister spirit is to blame, she spirals into a haunting fantasy world that mirrors her deepest fears.
NEVER AFTER DARK
FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 25th (Limited)
Follows Airi, a wandering medium who spends her life guiding restless spirits out of the world of the living. Summoned to an isolated country house, she comes face to face with a grotesque apparition with powers that defy Airi’s experience. As she digs deeper into the house’s past, a secret comes to light — and Airi finds herself hunted by a far more unpredictable force. For the first time, her greatest adversary is not the supernatural, but the living.