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Apart from trying to avoid back-to-back Stephen King, trust me, he will be coming back this year as its kind of inevitable, I also like looking at modern horror adaptations. This is two-fold as the internet has done the 80s and 90s to death but also because there are some genuinely original and fantastic IPs that have yet to get the spotlight they deserve. The most recent example of this is The Ruins which is a horror one hit wonder from Scott Smith, yeah, he did other things but that was his only horror novel, and that’s a cool and original piece. The Ritual wasn’t one of those immediate releases where the book was churned into a movie before the book had time to cook and it is the only adaptation from a very U.K author’s works. While the movie did extremely well on Netflix and...

Autumn and horror naturally pair well together. The cooling weather, changing leaves, pumpkin patches, and, of course, Halloween ensure that, for the horror fan, it’s difficult to separate the two. This week’s streaming picks are dedicated to horror movies that embrace an Autumnal atmosphere, with many set around Halloween proper.

These picks leave off some of the more prominent Fall horror movies, like Sleepy Hollow (Max) or The Blair Witch Project (Paramount+), to pad your watchlists with less obvious choices.

Here’s where you can stream them this week.

For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers – AMC+, Shudder

After sitting out the previous entry, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Michael Myers returns to Haddonfield once more on All Hallow’s Eve with murder on his mind. This time, the Boogeyman targets his telepathically linked niece, Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris...

My to-be-read pile is shamefully big, but that never stops me from adding more. I cherish getting lost in a good book, but a novel is more of a commitment than chipping away at movies on my to-watch list. The conspicuously titled 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered may make that stack of books to read even more intimidating, but it also helps narrow down which tales of terror are worthy of being moved to the top.

Following a foreword by Bird Box author Josh Malerman, writer Sadie “Mother Horror” Hartmann explains why you should trust her choices implicitly. As the owner of the horror fiction subscription service Night Worms and the editor-in-chief of publisher Dark Hart Books, she’s an unassailable authority on horror literature — even if she’s a self-proclaimed scaredy cat who rarely watches genre movies.

With no shortage of “all-time best” lists available elsewhere,...

It’s a new month, and we’re officially in the back half of 2023. That also means that it’s a new month for streaming. Netflix’s horror offerings might be light when it comes to new releases, the most notable of which is Bird Box Barcelona, set to debut on the streaming service on July 14.

Whether you’re looking for underseen horror gems on Netflix or revisiting spooky favorites, here are ten great horror movies you can stream on Netflix in July.

Apostle

Writer/Director Gareth Evans brings the bone-crunching brutality of The Raid and The Raid 2 to his period folk horror film. The Guest’s Dan Stevens stars as Thomas, a man who travels to a remote island in 1905 to infiltrate the cult that’s kidnapped his sister for ransom. The cult leaders claim that the barren island was made fertile through blood sacrifice, and in his quest,...

When the spooktacular stories of horror novels leap from the pages to the big screen, it's like receiving a double shot of fear straight to the veins! We're diving headfirst into the eerie universe of horror movie adaptations based on books.

From otherworldly creatures to mind-bending psychological nightmares, these films have skillfully captured the essence of their literary counterparts. So, put on your reading glasses and buckle up for a bone-chilling journey into the dark and twisted realms of horror movie adaptations. It's time to witness horror unleashed in this thrilling collision of literature and film!

Warner Bros. The Shining (1980)

Based on Stephen King's iconic novel, The Shining reigns as a horror masterpiece. Stanley Kubrick's directorial genius brought the haunting Overlook Hotel to life, and Jack Nicholson's portrayal of the tormented Jack Torrance remains one of the most memorable performances in horror movie history.

Psycho (1960)

Alfred Hitchcock's...

When the spooktacular stories of horror novels leap from the pages to the big screen, it's like receiving a double shot of fear straight to the veins! We're diving headfirst into the eerie universe of horror movie adaptations based on books.

From otherworldly creatures to mind-bending psychological nightmares, these films have skillfully captured the essence of their literary counterparts. So, put on your reading glasses and buckle up for a bone-chilling journey into the dark and twisted realms of horror movie adaptations. It's time to witness horror unleashed in this thrilling collision of literature and film!

Warner Bros. The Shining (1980)

Based on Stephen King's iconic novel, The Shining reigns as a horror masterpiece. Stanley Kubrick's directorial genius brought the haunting Overlook Hotel to life, and Jack Nicholson's portrayal of the tormented Jack Torrance remains one of the most memorable performances in horror movie history.

Psycho (1960)

Alfred Hitchcock's...

At first glance, Netflix’s No One Gets Out Alive (read my review) appears to be another familiar and conventional haunted house story. But there’s far more than meets the eye here. Director Santiago Menghini‘s adaptation of Adam Nevill‘s novel doles out a few clues along the way, building toward one insane third act that shifts out of haunted house mode right […]...

“Please don’t try to leave… you’ll make it worse.” Following in the wake of David Bruckner’s adaptation of The Ritual, Adam Nevill‘s novel No One Gets Out Alive has also been adapted by Netflix, and will release on the streaming service this coming Wedneday, September 29, 2021. No One Gets Out Alive is a must-see haunter about an […]...

No One Gets Out Alive: "Ambar (Cristina Rodlo) is an immigrant in search of the American dream, but when she's forced to take a room in a boarding house, she finds herself in a nightmare she can't escape."

Director: Santiago Menghini

Writers: Jon Croker, Fernanda Coppel

Based on the Novel No One Gets Out Alive by Adam Nevill

Cast: Cristina Rodlo, Marc Menchaca

Producers: Jonathan Cavendish, Will Tennant

Executive Producers: Andy Serkis, David Bruckner, Philip Robertson, Adam Nevill, Jon Croker

Releases globally on Netflix on September 29, 2021

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Mean Spirited: "Michelle Veintimilla, Neville Archambault, and Will Madden join the cast for Mean Spirited, the solo directorial debut from Jeff Ryan. The film, which is co-written by Ryan and Joe Adams, is a found-footage horror-comedy set to begin shooting this fall.

Madden will star as Andy, an up-and-coming Vlogger whose attempts to reconnect with his estranged friend, Bryce (played by Ryan) fall...

“Please don’t try to leave… you’ll make it worse.” Following in the wake of David Bruckner’s adaptation of The Ritual, Adam Nevill‘s novel No One Gets Out Alive is also being adapted by Netflix, and the trailer has arrived today. Cristina Rodlo (Miss Bala) and Marc Menchaca (The Outsider) will star in the adaptation from Netflix and Imaginarium Productions, arriving on the service September […]...

What does the American dream really mean? For one woman it comes with unimaginable consequences in the new film “No One Gets Out Alive.” Using otherworldly qualities helps the project tap into some of today’s most challenging topics as it engages viewers. The adaptation of Adam Nevill’s novel looks at a person trapped in a world that seems unfamiliar, all the while delving into the darkest of supernatural themes.

Continue reading ‘No One Gets Out Alive’ Trailer: Cristina Rodlo From ‘Too Old To Die Young’ Gets The Horror Spotlight at The Playlist.

Following in the wake of David Bruckner’s adaptation of The Ritual, Adam Nevill‘s novel No One Gets Out Alive is also being adapted by Netflix, and we’ve got your first look today. Cristina Rodlo (Miss Bala) and Marc Menchaca (The Outsider) will star in the adaptation from Netflix and Imaginarium Productions, arriving on the service September 29, 2021. In the film… “An […]...

Following in the wake of David Bruckner’s adaptation of The Ritual, we’ve learned today that writer Adam Nevill‘s novel No One Gets Out Alive is also being adapted by Netflix. Deadline reports today that Cristina Rodlo (Miss Bala) and Marc Menchaca (The Outsider) will star in the adaptation from Netflix and Imaginarium Productions. No One Gets Out Alive […]...

Exclusive: Netflix is reteaming with Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish’s Imaginarium Productions on a second adaptation of an Adam Nevill horror novel, this time the author’s 2014 book No One Gets Out Alive.

Cristina Rodlo (Miss Bala) and Marc Menchaca (The Outsider) have been set as leads in the story of an immigrant in search of the American dream who, after being forced to take a room in a boarding house, finds herself in a nightmare she can’t escape.

Netflix and Imaginarium Productions produced a film based on another of Nevill’s novels, The Ritual, in 2017. The companies’ have also previously worked together on Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle and have an adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm in the pipeline.

Cavendish and Will Tennant will produce for Imaginarium, with Andy Serkis, David Bruckner, Phil Robertson, and Adam Nevill as executive producers. Jon Croker and Fernanda Coppel...

With “The Cloverfield Paradox” all but a distant memory at this point, Netflix has released its latest original horror film: “The Ritual,” which is earning mixed-to-positive notices (which, to be fair, is better than most genre offerings). David Bruckner (“Southbound,” “V/H/S”) directed the movie, which is now streaming. Here’s what those coastal-elite critics have to say:

Katie Walsh of the Los Angeles Times is for it:

“‘The Ritual’ is efficient and highly effective in its style, relying on sound, creepy production design, and the men’s own fear and misjudgment to create the sense of pervasive doom. We don’t see the monster in too much detail, leaving the mystery intact, but the creature design is stunningly original.”

Henry Stewart‘s review for Slant is less enthusiastic, but still fairly positive:

“‘The Ritual,’ based on the novel by Adam Nevill, is besieged with strange happenings, including Runic-like symbols carved...

Exclusively arriving on Netflix this Friday is The Ritual from filmmaker David Bruckner, who has directed a variety of great genre projects over the last 10 years, including The Signal (which you’ll definitely hear more on later this month for its upcoming anniversary), V/H/S, and Southbound. For his latest movie, Ritual, Bruckner has adapted Adam Nevill’s novel of the same name. The film follows a group of friends (led by Rafe Spall, Hot Fuzz, Prometheus, Life of Pi) as they take a hiking vacation in honor of their friend who recently died, but their trip takes a sinister turn once they realize they’re being stalked by an unseen malevolent force that will stop at nothing to ensure they suffer greatly.

Daily Dead had the opportunity to speak with Bruckner earlier this week, and he discussed his approach to tapping into the horrors of Nevill’s novel,...

It's no picnic for bears in these woods

Down in the deep dark woods, you never know quite what you might find. The Ritual, adapted by screnwriter Joe Barton from Adam Nevill's 2011 novel, follows a group of men whose holiday hiking trip sees them veer off the trail to take a short cut through a forest after one of their number is injured. As night falls and the shadows lengthen, a series of sinister incidents convinces them that there's something else there in the dark, watching and waiting for its moment to strike.

David Bruckner made his name with Southbound and The Signal before working on this film. "The Imaginarium had been developing the movie for quite some time. I read a draft that they had been working on and then I read the book immediately after that and got involved from there," he told me.

Setting out

It...

It's no picnic for bears in these woods

Down in the deep dark woods, you never know quite what you might find. The Ritual, adapted by screnwriter Joe Barton from Adam Nevill's 2011 novel, follows a group of men whose holiday hiking trip sees them veer off the trail to take a short cut through a forest after one of their number is injured. As night falls and the shadows lengthen, a series of sinister incidents convinces them that there's something else there in the dark, watching and waiting for its moment to strike.

David Bruckner made his name with Southbound and The Signal before working on this film. "The Imaginarium had been developing the movie for quite some time. I read a draft that they had been working on and then I read the book immediately after that and got involved from there," he told me.

Setting out

It...

David Bruckner’s The Ritual is a harrowing blend of fierce and folksy horror, but also comes with a tingle of Fomo. How, you ask? Track back to 2007, when Bruckner teamed with Dan Bush and Jacob Gentry to dial-in their shared narrative The Signal (three directors, three “transmissions”). Between then and The Ritual we’ve seen two Bruckner visions in the form of (fan favorite) anthology segments – “Amateur Night” (V/H/S) and “The Accident” (Southbound) – yet no solo project. Quite simply, The Ritual is too tight and polished for a “feature-length debut,” but that’s what it *technically* is. Genre fans, we’ve been robbed of boatloads more Bruckner these past years (case and point: where the Hell is Brucker’s Friday The 13th).

Throughout writer Joe Barton’s adaptation of Adam Nevill’s novel, we follow four friends who take a hiking “mancation” through Northern Sweden. Suggestions like Ibiza,...

"Your darkest dreams await you..."

Another day, another movie about a group of friends that venture into the woods where awful and nightmarish things await them. Yeah, this kind of movie is a dime a dozen, but this one actually looks really good! Netflix produced the film, and after watching this trailer, I can't wait to check it out.

It's movies like this that make going camping and exploring in strange mysterious woods and other places so exciting! You think I'm joking, but I love exploring stuff like this in real life! If I came across woods like this with crazy markings on the trees I'd be the first to run in and starting exploring. I haven't been killed by any creatures or anything yet, so that's a plus!

The Ritual was directed by David Bruckner, who helmed segments in the horror films Southbound, V/H/S, and The Signal.

Reuniting after...

After premiering at last year's Toronto International Film Festival and screening at Sitges (read Ben Larned's review here), David Bruckner's film adaptation of Adam Nevill's novel The Ritual will find a home on Netflix beginning February 9th. In the meantime, the streaming service released a new trailer that takes viewers deep into the woods and the haunted corridors of the mind.

Directed by David Bruckner (The Signal), The Ritual stars Rafe Spall (The Big Short, Life of Pi), Robert James-Collier (Downton Abbey, Spike Island), Arsher Ali (Line of Duty, Four Lions), and Sam Troughton (Robin Hood, Alien vs. Predator).

Synopsis: "After the death of their friend, a group of old college friends embarks on a hiking trip through an unnerving Scandinavian forest. They should have gone to Vegas…"

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When it comes to horror movies, the woods are never a safe place. If it's not ancient demons, inbred cannibals, or machete wielding maniacs, it's the people you're with turning against you. Simply put, it's not a good idea. Based upon Adam Nevill's novel of the same name, The Ritual finds four old friends from university reuniting after the tragic death of their... Read More...

Netflix has released the trailer for “The Ritual,” its new horror film about a Scandinavian hike gone wrong. Based on Adam Nevill’s book of the same name, the film premiered in Toronto last fall. Avail yourself of the trailer below.

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Here’s the synopsis: “Reuniting after the tragic death of their best mate, four old friends from university set out to hike through the Scandinavian wilderness. But a wrong turn leads them into the dark and mysterious forests of Norse legend, where an ancient evil still exists and stalks them at every turn.” Rafe Spall, Robert James-Collier, Arsher Ali, and Sam Troughton star as the quartet of friends in question.

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“The Ritual” was directed by David Bruckner,...

The shadow of The Blair Witch Project certainly looms large over any Horror movie that ventures into the woods. Be it the countless Found Footage capers set inside a dark, treacherous, vegetative coated hell on earth or the other entries in the genre that feature young people lost at nature being dispatched by something gruesome and (mostly) unseen. So doing something different with the setting is a big ask but we’ll settle for just an interesting addition to the pile and while The Ritual is flawed and not exactly original, it boasts something many of its ilk do not…strong characters.

Starting with an unexpected but thoroughly interesting narrative set-up, The Ritual immediately grabs your attention with a ruthless moment of realistic nastiness, which leads onto the plot ahead. Based on the Horror novel by Adam Nevill, the film sees four guys reunite abroad for an ‘at one with nature’ holiday,...

Nordic Noir takes a dark detour into pagan folk-horror in The Ritual, a superior B-movie shocker set in the hinterlands of northern Sweden. Based on a prize-winning 2011 novel by British author Adam Nevill, this holiday-from-hell yarn was shot in Romania by American director David Bruckner, graduating to full-length features after several well-regarded contributions to horror anthologies. London-based Imaginarium Studios, co-founded by Andy Serkis, developed and produced the project with backing from Entertainment One.

Brazenly riffing on vintage backwoods horror classics including Deliverance, The Evil Dead and The Blair Witch Project, Bruckner’s Scandi spookfest mostly relies on familiar plot twists...

The Ritual, starring Rafe Spall, Robert James-Collier, Arsher Ali and Sam Troughton is now in theatres everywhere! It's a funny yet terrifying psychological horror that will keep you on the edge of your seat throughout! To celebrate this terrifying new release we have teamed up with Entertainment One to give you the chance of winning a fantastic merchandise pack which includes a sleeping bag, maglite torch, first aid kit, leather bound hip flask and a copy of the original novel by Adam Nevill.. Contest Ends on Friday, October 27, 2017...

MaryAnn’s quick take… A horror movie for grownups, dripping with the dread of a fairy tale of yore, primitive and atavistic, drawing on profound human pain and fear. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing

I’m “biast” (con): I usually don’t find horror movies scary

I have not read the source material

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)

Life lesson from The Ritual: There’s no such thing as a “shortcut” through a deep dark ancient forest. Four British friends, former university pals — Rafe Spall (Swallows and Amazons), Robert James-Collier, Arsher Ali (Doctor Who), and Sam Troughton (Vera Drake) — are on a hiking weekend in a hilly Swedish wilderness when one of them hurts his knee, badly. But cutting through the woods — the lodge is right on the other side, according to their map — turns out to be, er, a really bad idea.

Rafe Spall stars in an efficient horror film with obvious hints of Deliverance and The Blair Witch Project

The Ritual is an efficient, well-made if programmatic Brit horror, with good effects and a big monstrous reveal intelligently withheld. It is adapted by Joe Barton from a 2011 bestseller by Adam Nevill, and directed by David Bruckner – who worked on the very interesting and creepy compilation movie V/H/S.

A group of guys go on a hiking weekend in a remote Swedish wood – they are Luke (Rafe Spall), Hutch (Rob James-Collier, who deserves more than to be known only as Mr Barrow from Downton Abbey), Phil (Arsher Ali) and Dom (Sam Troughton). They’ve been mates since uni and going away together is a tradition with them. But one of the gang is missing, having been killed during a robbery in a late-night shop after one of their lads’ nights out,...

Fans of horror literature have likely encountered Adam Nevill’s work. His novel The Ritual, a combination of occult fantasy and survival horror, has been ripe for adaptation since its release the better part of a decade ago. Few modern directors are better suited for the job than David Bruckner, the man behind the infamous surgery segment in Southbound. When it premiered in Tiff’s Midnight Madness section, early reactions gave no indication that Bruckner had returned to the feature scene with a debut of mythical power, but his faithful adaptation of Nevill’s novel revives the folk horror sub-genre to give us one of the year’s most terrifying films.

The setup is deceptively simple, with four friends embarking on a hiking trip through Sweden in honor of their deceased fifth member. When one of them twists an ankle, they make a mistake that may cause a few eye-rolls:...

Heading into cinemas today is The Ritual - but is it any good? Glad you asked...

Four old friends convene for a hiking trip in Scandanavia, attempting to pay tribute to the fifth member of the group, while the trauma of his violent death wisps into their lunges and clouds their relationships like heavy smoke. When one of the gang injures his knee they decide head home early and take a shortcut through the woods, which - and if you’ve seen a horror film before you might be able guess this - turns out to be a bad idea. The woods are creepy and it becomes increasingly difficult to rationalise the strange things they’re seeing and experiencing. Particularly when it becomes apparent they’re being watched by someone, or something.

Adapting the novel of the same name by author Adam Nevill, screenwriter Joe Barton (not the hyper-aggro footballer,...

David Bruckner’s The Ritual, which is an adaptation of Adam Nevill’s award-winning horror novel, has made a lot of noise out of the Toronto International Film Festival, attracting everyone from Lionsgate, Annapurna, IFC and Saban Films to Netflix. THR is… Continue Reading →

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A pair of new posters are here for David Bruckner’s The Ritual, an adaptation of Adam Nevill’s award-winning horror novel, and we have every pixel of ’em awaiting your perusal. Rafe Spall, Robert James-Collier, and Sam Troughton star in The… Continue Reading →

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Last year, we posted news about David Bruckner’s The Ritual, which is an adaptation of Adam Nevill’s award-winning horror novel. Now, a trailer has been released for this film and it looks, not to sound hyperbolic, fucking terrifying. I’ve always… Continue Reading →

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Mixing up a bit of witty banter with terrifying scenes, the debut trailer for The Signal’s David Bruckner’s next project, The Ritual, has landed.

Starring Rafe Spall (The Big Short, Life of Pi), Robert James-Collier (Downton Abbey, Spike Island), Arsher Ali (Line of Duty, Four Lions) and Sam Troughton (Robin Hood, Alien vs. Predator), The Ritual tells the story of a group of friends who take on a hiking holiday in honour of a friend who was murdered at the hands of a criminal. What lays ahead of them in a remote Scandinavian forest proves it might not have been the best idea they’ve ever had.

The trailer begins with the two friends in conversation before Rafe Spall dips behind the shelving of a shop in the midsts of a violent robbery. With his friend dying at the hands of one of the robbers,...

Exclusive: Andy Serkis serves as executive producer on Scandinavia-set horror tale.

Nick Meyer, Jonathan Kier and the sales team head to the Efm with the horror story starring Rafe Spall (pictured) of The Bfg and J A Bayona’s upcoming Jurassic World sequel.

David Bruckner directs from a screenplay by Joe Barton, the Bafta-nominated writer of Our World War whose credits include Humans and who adapted Adam Nevill’s award-winning novel of the same name.

eOne fully finances and produces The Ritual and will distribute directly in the UK, Canada, Australia/New Zealand, Spain and Benelux, while Sierra/Affinity will introduce to buyers in the balance of international markets.

eOne will look to secure a Us distributor during the Efm.

The story centres on four old university friends on a hiking trip in the Scandinavian wilderness following the death of their best friend.

When a wrong turn leads them into the ancient forests of Norse legend they encounter...