We're just a couple months away from our beloved October and so far August is already starting off strong with a dozen new movies this week. Specifically, we've got a rare Monday release with THE MUTILATOR 2, which quietly landed on Amazon Prime today. Meanwhile, tomorrow sees the PVOD release of ABRAHAM'S BOYS: A DRACULA STORY and JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH for viewers who prefer to skip the theaters and watch at home. However, the biggest release this week is the latest from writer/director Zach Cregger (Barbarian), as his much anticipated sophomore effort WEAPONS lands in 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. Keep in mind that these are US release dates, so they may differ if you're in another country.

VOD: Video on Demand
PVOD: Premium Video on Demand
Limited: Limited Theatrical Release
Theaters: Wide Theatrical Release

THE MUTILATOR 2
MONDAY - AUGUST 4th (Amazon Prime)

Only one more day of shooting remains on the remake of cult classic "The Mutilator." Cast members from the original "The Mutilator" have come to the Oceanana Motel to join a wrap party with the cast and crew of the remake. While most are partying and having fun, others are being killed one by one by gory murders committed by a psychopathic homicidal maniac.

THE A-FRAME
TUESDAY - AUGUST 5th (VOD)

A quantum physicist develops a machine that creates a tunnel to a subatomic universe. In his quest to prove the machine's efficacy, he inadvertently discovers a radical treatment for cancer. But with all experiments, things can, and sometimes, go horribly wrong.

ABRAHAM'S BOYS: A DRACULA STORY
TUESDAY - AUGUST 5th (PVOD)

Follows Max and Rudy Van Helsing, who have spent their lives under the strict and overprotective rule of their father, Abraham. Unaware of his dark past, they struggle to understand his paranoia and increasingly erratic behavior. But when they begin to uncover the violent truths behind their father’s history with Dracula, their world unravels, forcing them to confront the terrifying legacy they were never meant to inherit.

JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH
TUESDAY - AUGUST 5th (PVOD)

The planet’s ecology has proven largely inhospitable to dinosaurs. Those remaining exist in isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived. The three most colossal creatures within that tropical biosphere hold the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind.

SLEEP STALKER
TUESDAY - AUGUST 5th (VOD)

An influencer couple buys an old home to remodel for their DIY social media channel, but when the husband’s sleepwalking turns violent, they’re forced to investigate his psychological past and the home’s dark history.

ANIMALE
FRIDAY - AUGUST 8th (VOD)

In the Camargue region of the South of France, there remains an infamous, long-standing tradition of bullfighting. Local youths participate in the elegant yet dangerous challenge, practicing a modernized version of the sport that seeks not to kill the animals but rather to showcase agility and dominance. Among them is Nejma, an intrepid twenty-two-year-old with dreams of one day winning the annual competition. The only woman working on the cattle ranch, she trains tirelessly to prove herself equal among the men, both in and outside of the arena. The ranchers share a deep respect for the bulls, though when a loose bull threatens the community of riders and young men begin turning up dead, a hunt to find and kill the creature begins. Nejma fears for the bull, beginning a dark, mysterious transformation of her own.

BIRTHRITE
FRIDAY - AUGUST 8th (VOD)(Limited)

When a pregnant woman is bequeathed a home from an estranged aunt, she and her girlfriend leave the city behind to begin new chapter. But when a karmic debt threatens the life of their unborn child, they soon discover their place in the cursed history of the town.

DESCENDENT
FRIDAY - AUGUST 8th (Limited)

Set in present-day Los Angeles, Sean Bruner, a school security guard who is haunted by childhood trauma while preparing for the birth of his first child with his wife, Andrea. After a beam of light appears in the sky during a late-night shift, Sean wakes up in the hospital with an inexplicable talent for vivid, unsettling drawings of extraterrestrials and desert landscapes.

DIE'CED: RELOADED
FRIDAY - AUGUST 8th (Limited)

When notorious killer Benny escapes an asylum on Halloween night, his scarecrow-masked rampage turns 1980s Seattle into a blood-soaked nightmare - with one young woman in his sights.

SHAMAN
FRIDAY - AUGUST 8th (VOD)(Limited)

A missionary family travels to rural Ecuador to convert the indigenous population. All is going well until their son ventures into a forbidden local cave and comes back with a demonic spirit in tow. Candice (Sarah Canning) believes that an exorcism in the Catholic tradition will free her boy from the evil bonds that bind him. The local shamans know that this spirit is older than her religion and must be dealt with or the demon will take them all.

STRANGE HARVEST
FRIDAY - AUGUST 8th (Limited)

A routine welfare check in the San Bernardino suburbs leads to a gruesome discovery — a family of three has been bound, bled, and posed below a strange symbol written in blood on the ceiling. Detective Joe Kirby and Lexi Taylor recognize the symbol as the calling card of a killer from 15 years earlier calling himself Mr. Shiny, who has seemingly returned to continue his murder spree.

WEAPONS
FRIDAY - AUGUST 8th (Theaters)

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.