It may only be the first week of October, but the scary season is in full swing on streaming services.
Conversations with a Killer: Jeffrey Dahmer tapes may be the most gruesome among newcomers this weekend, but Werewolf by Night, Hellraiser, The Midnight Club, and Luckiest Girl Alive all flaunt their fair share of gory thrills at Disney Plus, Hulu, and Netflix, on straight.
Below, we’ve rounded up seven of the biggest new movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more over the next few days.
Conversations with a Murderer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes (Netflix)
Despite all the shortcomings that have appeared recently, Netflix certainly knows how to generate interest in its content.
The streaming device’s most recent success, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, has been jump to popularity After a string of pre-release controversies — and just two weeks later, Netflix used the same pathological curiosity through Conversations with the Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes.
This three-part documentary series from director Joe Berlinger (highly evil, horrific and villainous) chronicles Dahmer’s heinous crimes through real-life footage and newly discovered interviews with his legal team. As with Monster, The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes isn’t likely to be a fun hour – but you already know it.
Now available to stream on Netflix.
Hillraiser (Hulu)
Lots of horror franchise reboots made their way to screens this year – Scream, victim And the Texas Chainsaw Massacre Among them – but one new horror movie We weren’t expecting to see live streaming in 2022 as a new Hellraiser experience.
This new adaptation of Clive Parker’s 1986 novel (which itself was turned into a 1987 film) is actually the eleventh installment in the Hellraiser franchise, but is intended to reboot Parker’s original story. The film revolves around a young woman who accidentally summons a group of sadistic supernatural beings, using an old puzzle box.
Hellraiser is currently broadcasting exclusively on Hulu in the US, but director David Bruckner has promised To share news about the international release of the movie (most likely on Disney Plus) “in the next week or so.”
Now available to stream on Hulu.
Werewolf in the Night (Disney Plus)
Who says Marvel has run out of creative power?
Werewolf by Night, a new one-off special from Disney Plus, is unlike anything the superhero studio has done before. Directed by composer-turned-filmmaker Michael Giacchino (the maestro behind the voices of ratatouille And the Batman), follows a secretive group of monster hunters who engage in a deadly competition for a powerful relic after the death of their leader, Bloodstone Ulysses.
Of course, there is much, much more to the story of Werewolf by Night, rest assured that it’s worth continuing for. in Our review From Special, we described the Marvel Project Bizarre Horror as “a satisfying, impressive, monster-packed play that explores the supernatural side of the MCU.”
Now available to stream on Disney Plus.
Midnight Club (Netflix)
Midnight Mass has grown into a critically and culturally beloved horror series after its release on Netflix this time last year, and creator Mike Flanagan hopes his latest project, The Midnight Club, with a similar title, will be well received.
The show, adapted from Christopher Pike’s 1994 novel of the same name, centers on seven terminally ill teens who, to pass time in their shared hospice, try to outdo each other with different scary stories.
in Our review, we said, “The Midnight Club isn’t meant to dazzle with twists and turns or insomnia-inducing fear. Its message has a more straightforward chemistry—the importance of storytelling in our yard.” By most accounts, Flanagan appears to have another winner on his hands. All ten episodes are available to stream now.
Now available to stream on Netflix.
Catherine Cold Birdie (Prime Video)
In refreshing contrast to her role as Ellie in the upcoming HBO The Last of Us TV ShowGame of Thrones graduate Bella Ramsey gets to show her comedy clips in the new Prime Video period movie, Catherine Called Birdy.
Based on Karen Cushman’s award-winning children’s novel of the same name, the film follows the adventures of Lady Catherine (Ramsay), a 13th-century duchess who resists her father’s attempts to marry her off to a wealthy suitor. Andrew Scott, Billy Piper, Russell Brand and Joe Alwyn also star in this comedy directed by Lena Dunham.
Critical reception for Catherine Called Birdy has been almost universally positive so far, with many reviewers calling it fun and medieval. Girls lovers, pay attention.
Now available to stream on Prime Video.
Luckiest Girl Alive (Netflix)
Netflix is no stranger to dramas of black characters, and the latest movie, Luckiest Girl Alive, continues its fondness for dark and meandering storytelling.
An adaptation of the 2015 novel by Jessica Noll (who also serves as the film’s screenwriter), Luckiest Girl Alive follows a successful New York businesswoman (Mila Kunis) whose perfect life begins to unravel when a documentary filmmaker delves into her checkered past.
Critics were divided about the quality of the film, but in our own review, we said the Luckiest Girl Alive “stands out from the stark comparisons of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train thanks to its precise portrayal of trauma, survival and recovery, and the impressively precise driving performance of Mila Kunis.”
Now available to stream on Netflix.
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman Butler Season 3 (HBO Max)
After adding The Origin of Batman’s Butler to its title, former Epix series Pennyworth is heading to HBO Max for its third season.
Continuing the early life adventures of a loyal relative of Caped Crusader (played here by Jack Bannon), the series’ latest outing will jump five years into the future to delve deeper into the origins of Martha Kane, Thomas Wayne, Bet Sykes, Lucius Fox, and the rest of Pennyworth’s main characters.
Given the continuing repercussions of Warner Bros. merger with Discovery IncPennyworth was in danger of being scrapped – but the series’ ties to the former studio’s biggest intellectual property (Batman) appears to have saved it from extinction.
Now available to stream on HBO Max.
