Curated by GRACE DETWILER
Catching up on the year’s new releases is one of my absolute favorite parts of horror fanaticism. Keep up with the new titles dropping on digital, On-Demand, and streaming sites this month by checking out the following six recommendations!
CYST
On VOD, Digital HD, and DVD June 21, 2022.
Starring Eva Habermann, George Hardy, Greg Sestero, Terri Merritt Bennett, and Jason Douglas
Written by Tyler Russell and Andy Silverman
Directed by Tyler Russel
RLJE Films
Genre & Synopsis: Horror/Comedy. In CYST, nurse Patricia works under an enthusiastic plastic surgeon who believes he’s invented a breakthrough cyst-removal machine and, against Patricia’s sound advice, will stop at nothing to patent it so it can be used for his patients. But when their differences turn into a physical altercation, damaging the machine, what started as Patricia’s last day on duty becomes a battle for survival after the doctor’s “Get Gone” cyst-removing invention inadvertently turns a patient’s tumor into a cyst-monster that terrorizes the office.
GATLOPP
On Digital and On-Demand June 16, 2022.
Starring Jim Mahoney, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Jon Bass, Sarunas J. Jackson, Shelley Hennig, John Ales, and Amy Davidson
Written by Jim Mahoney
Directed by Alberto Belli
XYZ Films
Genre & Synopsis: Supernatural/Comedy. A group of old friends reunites for a nostalgic evening of fun and games after a decade apart. After one too many, they decide to play a drinking game, but it’s quickly revealed that this game comes with supernatural stakes. Mischief leads to mayhem, and the group realizes that if they can’t come together to win the game by sunrise, they will be forced to play for eternity – in hell.
MURDER AT YELLOWSTONE CITY
On Digital and On-Demand June 24, 2022.
Starring Gabriel Byrne, Thomas Jane, Isaiah Mustafa, Anna Camp, Aimee Garcia, Emma Kenney, with Nat Wolff, and Richard Dreyfuss
Written by Eric Belgau
Directed by Richard Gray
RLJE Films
Genre & Synopsis: Western. The once peaceful and booming Yellowstone City has fallen on hard times, but when a local prospector strikes gold, things seem to be turning around. Any hope is soon shattered when the prospector is found dead and the Sheriff quickly arrests a mysterious newcomer. But nothing is so simple in this sleepy western town, and more than a few of the locals have secrets to keep and reasons to kill. As the brutal murders continue, pitting neighbor against neighbor, Yellowstone City goes down a bloody path to a final showdown that not all will survive.
OFFSEASON
Streaming on Shudder on June 10, 2022.
Starring Jocelin Donahue, Joe Swanberg, Richard Brake, Melora Walters, and Jeremy Gardner
Written and Directed by Mickey Keating
Shudder
Genre & Synopsis: Horror. Upon receiving a mysterious letter that her mother’s grave site has been vandalized, in OFFSEASON, Marie (Donahue) quickly returns to the isolated offshore island where her late mother is buried. When she arrives, she discovers that the island is closing for the offseason with the bridges raised until Spring, leaving her stranded. One strange interaction with the local townspeople after another, Marie soon realizes that something is not quite right in this small town. She must unveil the mystery behind her mother’s troubled past in order to make it out alive.
THE PASSENGER
On Demand and DVD June 28, 2022.
Starring Ramiro Blas, Cecilia Suárez, Paula Gallego, and Cristina Alcázar.
Written by Luis Sánchez-Polack
Directed by Raúl Cerezo and Fernando González Gómez
Dark Star Pictures, Bloody Disgusting
Genre & Synopsis: Horror. A group of strangers sharing a ride have their trip interrupted when the driver hits a woman hiking in the dark of night. They decide to help her, but quickly learn that something is wrong and that they shouldn’t have let her in at all.
THE PREY: LEGEND OF KARNOCTUS
Opens on Los Angeles Screens on June 3rd and debuts on Cable VOD June 7th, 2022.
Starring Nick Chinlund, Adrian Paul, Kevin Grevioux, Fahim Fazli, Adolfo de la Parra, Justin Arnold, Masika Kalisha, and Danny Trejo.
Written by Gus Sainz and Matthew Hensman
Directed by Eric Hensman
Stonecutter Media, Lennexe Films
Genre & Synopsis: Action-Adventure/Monster. In the Afghanistan desert, a group of mercenaries out for treasure complete their greatest heist. Seeking refuge from the hunting Taliban in a nearby cave, they are soon joined by retreating US soldiers, and both groups are trapped within by a rocket explosion at the cave’s entrance. The newly joined parties need to work together to find an escape through the labyrinth but soon realize they’re being tracked by a deadly beast that local legend calls Karnoctus; and they have become… the prey.
