Current horror films can make Halloween scarier

If you're looking for a movie to watch this Halloween, here are some recent releases available on DVD, Blu-ray, or digital platforms.

“A quiet place” grade B: Prequels are difficult. “A Quiet Place: Day One” shows how difficult it can be to set a film in a time where we don’t yet know where the story will go.

The previous A Quiet Place films depicted the aftermath of an invasion by aliens with incredible hearing. The only way to survive is to not make a sound. In these two films there really wasn't much point in explaining why the world had become so quiet. The tension came from the Abbott family having to get through another day without making a deadly noise.

That left Day One writers Michael Sarnoski (who also directed the film), John Krasinski and Bryan Woods the only option to return before the Abbotts' introduction. This was a way to give some backstory about how and why the aliens appeared.

Other invasion films rely on the glory of the struggle for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. “A Quiet Place: Day One” is all about the human spirit.

“The Succubus” Class B: Chris (Brenden Bradley), a new father, joins a dating app and ultimately comes to the conclusion that he should probably rekindle his relationship with his estranged wife. Then Adra (Rachel Cook) appears on his screen. She's so seductive that Chris thinks it would be dangerous to approach her, but his buddy convinces him to swipe right and then the seduction begins, drawing Chris into a sexual abyss.

Writer/director RJ Daniel Hanna has structured the story of seduction that goes completely wrong in his film in a unique way. It's easy to get drawn into this horror story, as the structure has both an intimate and claustrophobic atmosphere.

“The Radleys” Class B: Vampires can be seen in serious terror stories like “Nosferatu,” in teenage angst-ridden tales in “Twilight,” and even in a comedy like “Once Bitten.” Director Euros Lyn offers a completely different perspective with his production and makes the film more of a family drama.

The film stars Bo Bragson and award-winning actors Kelly Macdonald (“No Country for Old Men”) and Damian Lewis (“Billions”) as the Radleys. They may appear normal in daylight, but they can only restrain themselves from their natural desires for so long before the bloody truth comes to the surface and turns their quiet country life upside down.

The entire film becomes a metaphor for any type of addiction that could tear a family apart – gambling, abuse, drug use.

“The Exorcism” Grade D+: Russell Crowe never finds the emotional depth to give new director Joshua John Miller's spiral through hell any power. There are few scary moments, but overall Crowe's performance in The Pope's Exorcist was better, but that was a very low bar.

The original idea of ​​what might happen in a remake of a classic like The Exorcist is solid. Once it's used to explore why a movie about exorcisms is made, the concept fades away. This all leads to the kind of battle with the demon that has been shown in so many other projects.

“Long legs”: Nicolas Cage stars in this story about an FBI agent who finds evidence of the occult after being assigned to an unsolved serial killer case.

“Evil: The Final Season”: The set contains the final episodes of the series, which ended on Paramount+. It features a forensic psychologist who is recruited by an expert from the Catholic Church.

“Curiosity”: A woman pursues those responsible for her sister's death by using haunted objects as a means of revenge.

“Crackcoon”: In the grand tradition of Cocaine Bear, this story follows what happens when a forest dweller uses a synthetically modified street drug that a drug dealer has discarded in the forest.

“Interview with the Vampire – Season Two”: Anne Rice's 1976 novel serves as the basis for this cable series that follows a vampire and his family.

“The Beat Within”: A 10-year-old girl is forever changed after witnessing her father undergo a transformation.

“The Witch”: In this story from 1575, the husband must prove that his wife is not a witch.

“Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale”: The first season of this TV series is now available. It's set in a modern world where witchcraft is real.

Available on digital platforms

“Piece by piece”: The biography about the life of music icon Pharrell Williams is told using LEGO bricks. It will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 17th.

“The House of…”: The documentary shows real locations where productions from “A Christmas Story” to “Halloween” were filmed.

“Hangdog”: Man has to find the dog he was supposed to guard after it was stolen.

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