We’re in the final stages of October, which means we’re at our annual peak of the spooky, the frightening, and the downright frightening. There’s no point resisting fear on the spookiest weekend of the year. So the best way to honor the spine-chilling moment is to pay homage to the classics.
Whatever your taste, it’s a refreshing twist on a spine-tingling tradition. Queue a decades-old sequel to a seminal slasher, try an anthology of old-school gothic tales, or be shaken by these adaptations of two disturbing classics. Who said old stories can’t bring new horrors?
First things first, what’s new with Netflix?
It’s a perfect landing. Part 2 of Simone Biles Rising, a documentary chronicling the gymnast’s experience at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, has been released. Won’t you turn over? It’s okay, just don’t turn it over. In fact, it’s Adam Schindler and Brian Netto’s new thriller film, Don’t Move. The story is about a woman who is alone in the woods and injected with a paralyzing agent and must escape from her attackers before time runs out. . Not on your planet? Check out our new three-part true crime documentary series, “This Is the Zodiac Speaker.” The shocking case of the Zodiac Killer is revisited with new insight.
If only for one night…
Say hello to the boogeyman. Nothing symbolizes Hallo Weekend like Halloween. Celebrate the scariest week of the year with a spin on director David Gordon Green’s 2018 slasher, the 11th installment in the iconic horror series (a direct sequel to the 1978 original). Jamie Lee Curtis reprises her classic scream queen role as Laurie Strode, who confronts masked killer Michael Myers 40 years after her first serial murder spree.
If you have a whole day…
Take a peek inside Guillermo del Toro’s cabinet of curiosities. Created and produced by the masters of horror, the 2022 anthology series is comprised of eight chilling stories spanning a wide range of spooky settings and frightening themes. Each independent episode is directed by a different filmmaker with a unique vision. The lineup includes Anna Lily Amirpour, Katherine Hardwick, Jennifer Kent, and Guillermo Navarro.
If you have time for a whole weekend…
Take a tour. In fact, I’ll highlight two. First, Mike Flanagan’s acclaimed limited series The Haunting of Hill House (2018), inspired by Shirley Jackson’s eerie novel of the same name, follows a group of siblings (Michael Huisman, Elizabeth Reaser, Oliver Jackson-Cohen) ) is drawn. , Kate Siegel, Victoria Pedretti) I remember a terrifying episode from my youth. He would then follow up with Flanagan’s 2020 sequel The Ghost of Bly Mansion. It is a loose adaptation of Henry James’s novella The Turn of the Screw, in which a newly hired au pair (Pedretti) with two young children discovers her new workplace is haunted. .
Remember, you have one last chance…
Visiting stupid places. The 1975 classic comedy film Monty Python and the Holy Grail was directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones and starred Gilliam, Jones, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin ( This is a hilarious work written and starring the legendary comedy group Monty Python. A parody of the Arthurian legend. After Halloween, the film will be separated from Netflix, but that’s just a flesh wound.
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