This Week's Notable Horror: 12/01 - 12/07
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The new releases are back with a vengeance, as this first week of December opens up with a near dozen movies to check out. Today marks the Netflix premiere of the Norwegian giant troll movie TROLL 2, while tomorrow sees a number of indie horror hit VOD like the horror comedy KOMBUCHA and the killer bear flick SAVAGE HUNT. Meanwhile, the end of the week offers FIVE NIGHTS OF FREDDY'S 2, which hits theaters on Friday. Check below for everything notable coming out 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, 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
TROLL 2
MONDAY - DECEMBER 1st (Netflix)
When a powerful new troll is awakened, chaos spreads across Norway, thrusting Nora (Ine Marie Wilmann), Andreas (Kim Falck), and Captain Kris (Mads Sjøgård Pettersen) into their most dangerous mission yet. To stop the creature’s rampage, they must make new allies, new weapons, and dive into ancient Norwegian history for answers. Can they overcome the impossible odds to save their country from the brink of darkness?
FROM DARKNESS
TUESDAY - DECEMBER 2nd (VOD)
Park ranger Angelica and ex-Viktor investigate a missing woman's case in a Swedish nature reserve. They explore haunted caves, face their past, and uncover dark secrets while battling a mythical creature.
HE KILLS AT NIGHT
TUESDAY - DECEMBER 2nd (VOD)
It’s Christmas Eve and Fern is driving home for the holiday. But when she stops for a break she is killed by a mysterious blood-soaked man. Soon the killer happens upon another traveller and a game of cat and mouse ensues. Is everything as it seems?
HERMAN
TUESDAY - DECEMBER 2nd (VOD)
Old and grizzled, a mountain recluse prepares for a looming storm and the end of his life. He is tormented by a dark force that haunts him. Placing his head in a rope noose, he is ready to end his suffering. Knock. Knock. A young nun from a nearby convent arrives, accompanied by a mystical sister. Another knock brings a stranded hiker seeking a phone. The man grows fond of the nun and jealous of the hiker. When a final guest with demonic influence appears, the night shifts from tense to deadly. Reality blurs as he is thrust into another dimension, forced to confront a dark entity and his inner demons head-on.
IN OUR BLOOD
TUESDAY - DECEMBER 2nd (VOD)
Filmmaker Emily Wyland reunites with estranged mother for documentary. When mother disappears, Emily and cinematographer Danny pursue clues to her whereabouts amidst traces of her past addictions.
KOMBUCHA
TUESDAY - DECEMBER 2nd (VOD)
Trapped in a fluorescent-lit cubicle farm, an aspiring musician thinks the free break room kombucha is a perk - until it begins to change him. What starts with suspicious smiles and team-building ends in a bile-drenched metamorphosis.
SAVAGE HUNT
TUESDAY - DECEMBER 2nd (VOD)
A vengeful tracker is brought in to hunt down a large grizzly bear that starts attacking humans once a new Montana resort begins being built.
SOMETHING OF A MONSTER
THURSDAY - DECEMBER 4th (VOD)
In 1980s North Carolina, Amelia’s life unravels when a phantom pregnancy leads her in-laws to send her away to a Catskills inn. Haunted by a figure in the woods, she fights to prove her sanity and uncovers the dark truth behind a lost woman and a small-town conspiracy that may claim her next.
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S 2
FRIDAY - DECEMBER 5th (Theaters)
One year has passed since the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. The stories about what transpired there have been twisted into a campy local legend, inspiring the town’s first ever Fazfest. Former security guard Mike (Josh Hutcherson) and police officer Vanessa (Elizabeth Lail) have kept the truth from Mike’s 11-year-old sister, Abby (Piper Rubio), concerning the fate of her animatronic friends.
But when Abby sneaks out to reconnect with Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy, it will set into motion a terrifying series of events, revealing dark secrets about the true origin of Freddy’s, and unleashing a long-forgotten horror hidden away for decades.
MAN FINDS TAPE
FRIDAY - DECEMBER 5th (VOD)(Limited)
Lucas Page’s (William Magnuson) viral YouTube channel “Man Finds Tape” features a series of creepy home videos. When he reaches out to his sister, Lynn (Kelsey Pribilski), with surveillance footage of a murder in their hometown, she reluctantly returns to help him investigate the homicide. In doing so, Lynn uncovers a disturbing secret tied to a decades-old supernatural phenomena that casts doubt on whether anyone in town can be trusted. The arrival of a stranger (Brian Villalobos) with destructive intentions forces Lynn to confront her family’s role in a terrifying legend tied to a deadly monster stalking Larkin, TX.
THE WAILING
FRIDAY - DECEMBER 5th (VOD)
Andrea, a university student in present-day Madrid, lives a seemingly normal life, until one day when her boyfriend is killed in a shocking act of violence. She soon begins to notice a mysterious entity that follows her no matter where she turns. Twenty years prior, Marie, a woman in Buenos Aires, suffered the same fate. Camila, a documentarian, learns of the threat these women faced, but no one will believe her. Across time and space, these three unconnected women are bound together by an inescapable terror.