This Week's Notable Horror: 03/10 - 03/16
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We've got another decent week of interesting new releases ahead of us. Among the most notable is the supernatural horror comedy THE PARENTING, which hits Max this Thursday; the Samara Weaving and Ray Nicholson home invasion comedy BORDERLINE and the latest from A24 titled OPUS starring John Malkovich and Ayo Edebiri. Both movies release this Friday. Check everything coming this week below.
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
BUTCHERS BLUFF
TUESDAY - MARCH 11th (VOD)
In a reclusive Texas town, 28 people have gone missing over the last 20 years. A group of college film students seek to capitalize on the dark twisted urban legend of the Hogman as the subject of their thesis film. After one weekend in Butchers Bluff, their only gain is also their loss.
FOR SALE BY EXORCIST
TUESDAY - MARCH 11th (VOD)
After a decade of flipping haunted houses across the country, resourceful realtor and certified exorcist Susan Price is on the hunt for her own forever home. But when the displaced spirits she’s evicted through the years come back to torment her, Susan must banish the dark forces before her forever home becomes her final resting place.
UNCONTAINED
TUESDAY - MARCH 11th (VOD)(Screambox)
A mysterious drifter struggles to protect an abandoned boy and his little sister from an infection that turns people into a feral-like state.
CONTROL FREAK
THURSDAY - MARCH 13th (Hulu)
After a motivational speaker contracts a mysterious infection originating from her homeland, she desperately attempts to halt the parasitic creature's torturous control over her mind and body.
THE PARENTING
THURSDAY - MARCH 13th (Max)
Follows young couple Rohan (Nik Dodani) and Josh (Brandon Flynn) as they plan a perfect weekend getaway in the country to introduce their parents. As tensions begin to flare between the more traditional Sharon (Edie Falco) and Frank (Brian Cox) and the laid-back Liddy (Lisa Kudrow) and Cliff (Dean Norris), the families soon realize that their rental – managed by eccentric local Brenda (Parker Posey) – is haunted by the presence of a 400-year-old poltergeist. When one parent becomes thoroughly possessed, it’s up to the young couple and their meddlesome BFF Sara (Vivian Bang) to unite the families and stop the evil entity once and for all.
BORDERLINE
FRIDAY - MARCH 14th (VOD)
The writer of Cocaine Bear is back with another twisted tale. A star-obsessed sociopath, and his fellow inmates, escape from a mental institution and invade the home of his ‘90s pop superstar. He just wants to be loved; she just wants to survive.
OPUS
FRIDAY - MARCH 14th (Theaters)
A young writer is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago. Surrounded by the star’s cult of sycophants and intoxicated journalists, she finds herself in the middle of his twisted plan.