Horror
The Old Ways
Status: Premiered at Sitges Film Festival 2020, Now Streaming on Netflix
Directed By: Christopher Alender
When Cristina Lopez, a Mexican American reporter, goes to her ancestral homeland of Veracruz for a story on witchcraft and faith healers, it’s not long before she finds herself abducted by locals. They claim that she is possessed by a demon and they must exorcise her before they can set her free. As she tries to find a way to escape, she slowly comes to believe that they may be telling the truth after all. So along with her captors and estranged cousin Miranda, Cristina’s fight for survival turns into a fight for her soul.
The Mortuary Collection
Status: Premiered September 2019, Now Streaming
Directed By: Ryan Spindell
In horror anthology film The Mortuary Collection, a young girl attends a funeral in an old mortuary and stumbles upon a secret room full of curiosities where she meets the towering, ominous mortician who guides her through his collection, sharing four stories of wild, unique, and memorable deaths. The Mortuary Collection is the debut feature from filmmaker Ryan Spindell and stars Clancy Brown, Caitlin Fisher, Christine Kilmer, and Jacob Elordi from Euphoria, among others. The film features prosthetics designed by legendary Academy Award-nominated effects artist Alec Gillis, whose many credits include Aliens and Starship Troopers.
Southbound
Status: Premiered in the Midnight Madness section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed By: Roxanne Benjamin, David Bruckner, Patrick Horvath, Radio Silence
All roads lead to terror in the acclaimed horror anthology Southbound. From the creators of the popular V/H/S trilogy, the movie follows the fates of a group of weary travelers who confront their worst nightmares over one long night on a desolate stretch of desert highway. An Official Selection at Fantastic Fest 2015 and the 2015 Scary Movies Film Festival, Southbound was released by The Orchard theatrically and digitally in 2017 and was dubbed the “‘Twilight Zone’ for the indie horror generation.”
V/H/S/99
Status: Premiered in 2012
V/H/S/99 is a 2022 American found footage horror anthology film, and the fifth installment in the V/H/S franchise. The film features segments from Johannes Roberts, Vanessa & Joseph Winter, Maggie Levin, Tyler MacIntyre and Flying Lotus. It premiered September 16, 2022 in the Midnight Madness category of the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. It was released as a Shudder Original Film on October 20, 2022. Upon its release, the film broke streaming records on Shudder and became the platform’s most-viewed premiere, a title which was held by the earlier entry, V/H/S/94
The Wind
Status: Premiered September 10, 2018, Now Streaming Directed By Emma Tammi
XX
XX
Status: Premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and was distributed by Magnet Releasing.
Directed By: Jovanka Vuckovic, Annie Clark, Roxanne Benjamin and Karyn Kusama
XX is the first ever all-female directed horror anthology, featuring four short films all directed and written by women. “The Box” is written and directed by Jovanka Vuckovic (“The Captured Bird”), “The Birthday Party” is co-written by Roxanne Benjamin and Annie Clark and directed by Clark (in her directorial debut), “Don’t Fall” is written and directed by Roxanne Benjamin (Southbound, V/H/S, and V/H/S/2), and “Her Only Living Son” is written and directed by Karyn Kusama (Jennifer’s Body and The Invitation).
