Horror films love to ask the question, “What would you do if you were stranded in an unfamiliar area, and had to rely on the kindness of strangers?” And Beaten to Death (2022), written and directed by Sam Curtain, screams this question.

Chris Cronin’s The Moor (2023) is a sad and scary exploration of how childhood trauma can haunt you later in life. While horror fans have seen dozens of films about trauma over the last decade or so, The Moor does something fresh. It’s a horror movie that relies on a traumatic event to kick off the action, not a movie about trauma that is also frightening.

Written and directed by Michael Hurst, Transmission (2023) is the story of the weird stuff you used to see on late-night TV. Framed as something an old man saw while flipping channels one night, Transmission tells a few seemingly disconnected stories that end up intertwined when the film is finished.

Babysitting has got to be the most dangerous job in horror films. Across subgenres, those who provide childcare coverage for parents are at the mercy of horror film villains, both human and supernatural. But what if the babysitter was ready for a fight? Here for Blood (2022), directed by Daniel Turres, answers that question.

If your Christmas wish list includes the robots from Chopping Mall (1986) in Santa suits awash in neon and set to rock n’ roll music, you are in luck!