Yes, it’s not often that horror fans come across one Friday, 13th to call yours in the calendar. And the date becomes even more special when it falls in October, the month in which Halloween is celebrated. This makes it clear that horror fans have two reasons to celebrate. And in this new article, we’ll help you celebrate in the best way possible: by watching lots of quality horror films. We decided on the platform Telecine to support us in this mission, because streaming is one of the best when it comes to current horror films.
This is because the Telecine has reached an exclusive agreement with two of Hollywood’s largest studios: Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures. In other words, all films from these studios will be included in this 100% Brazilian streaming service you can be sure of that. Here, we’ve selected six recent films that gained attention because they were either critically acclaimed or part of very popular franchises. Check it out below and be sure to celebrate the date.
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One of the most praised horror films of recent times:Pearl’ is the prequel to the equally popular ‘X The Mark of Death‘. Produced by the popular A24 today’s No. 1 outofthebox cinema house “X” quickly fell in love with horror fans and is considered one of the best examples of the genre of this generation. So what started as a joke between the director Ti West and the actress Mia Gothbecame the original film of the older Pearl, the antagonist of “X”, and to everyone’s surprise, “Pearl The Movie” was even more praised and loved by fans, hailed as a dramatic character study in which we observe the mental decline of a young girl.
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Another great attraction in Telecine’s current collection: “Scream 6is the latest example of one of the genre’s most popular franchises. For the first time, the action takes place in New York, where the masked madman attacks the Big Apple where he pursues the survivors from the previous film, especially the Carpenter sisters played by him Jenna Ortega It is Melissa Barrera. As always, the question remains: Who is behind the Ghostface costume this time? On a positive note, the return of Hayden Panettiere as Kirby and the participation of Samara weaving at the opening. On the negative side it should be noted, Neve Campbell For the first time he was left out and therefore no Sidney. We hope the actress returns in the seventh film.
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When we think of horror today, Blumhouse is one of the pillars of Hollywood for such films, which, unlike A24, produces “fast food”, that is, works that are consumed quickly and have great financial success. His features are more about immediate entertainment and not so much about resonance or narrative complexity. Here, as always, we have a simple story in which a young robotics scientist ends up taking custody of her niece after the girl’s parents die in an accident. To entertain the little one, the aunt gives the prototype of the M3GAN robot doll, equipped with artificial intelligence (a very trendy topic). Anything that can go wrong certainly will.
The latest addition to the collection of Telecine is this film directed? M. Night Shyamalan, his last work to date. Based on the book by Paul Tremblay, which became a bestseller, tells the story of a gay couple vacationing in their country house with their young daughter. Then a group of religious fanatics come knocking on their front door (as the title suggests), who kidnap them and hold them hostage. But not only that, led by the great Leonard, the role Dave Bautista, they announce the end of the world. The catastrophic event can be prevented, and to do so they must make the most difficult decision of their lives, something that is impossible for anyone.
Hot launch on the platform, the latest ‘Damn cemetery‘ just premiered Paramount+ worldwide. How the Telecine Since the company has an agreement with Paramount to show its films, the film also premiered here at the same time. It is a prequel that tells the secret behind the cemetery that can bring the dead back to life. Set in the late ’60s, we follow the youth of Jud who becomes the older neighbor of the Creed family (not “Rocky”) in the original 1975 book Stephen King which was adapted in 1989 and then released in a remake in 2019.
Many may not be aware of this film as it was barely noticed by most it premiered straight to streaming after a brief stint at festivals. It turns out that the streaming that hosted the film is the peacock, which we don’t have in Brazil. However, it is a platform for films from Universal Pictures with which we have a partnership Telecine in our country. In other words, if you want to check out the studio’s releases here, the vast majority are on the platform. For those who enjoy slasher horror, here’s a script from none other than Kevin Williamsonthe creator of the franchise’panic‘. Here, the screenwriter decides to use the pandemic and social isolation to develop his slasher in which a murderer attacks two young women quarantined in a lake house.