Reserva Imovision and MUBI released programming with several horror films for subscribers to watch from October onwards
THE MUBI and the Imovision Reservation announced special programming for the month of October. The streams will include horror films in the catalog to celebrate the month of Halloween.
Imovision Reservation
Reserva Imovision titles were acquired through an unprecedented partnership with Shudderthe largest American streaming service focused on horror.
The first release of this wave of films that promise to terrify the audience takes place on October 9th, with Don’t Speak Evil (2024), by Christian Tafdrup. The acclaimed psychological horror had its world premiere at Sundance Film Festivalwhere it was widely praised by critics, and recently received an American remake starring James McAvoy.
In the second week of premieres, Stopmotion (2023) embarks on the platform on October 16th. Featured in Sitges Festivalone of the most important film festivals of its kind in the world, the film was rated among the 10 best horror films in 2024 by Variety.
The psychological horror tells the story of a talented stop-motion animator who finds herself consumed by the grotesque world of her horrifying creations with fatal results. The film is directed by Robert Morganknown for his work with stop-motion animations and awarded at the BAFTA.
The explicitly violent The Sadness (2021), by Rob Jabbazarrives at Reserva Imovision on October 23rd. Popularized among young people on TikTok, the film had its international premiere on Locarno International Film Festival. Mixing a lot of gore and undead creatures, the horror follows a young couple who are pushed to the limits of sanity as they try to find themselves again amid violence and depravity during bloody chaos in the city of Taipei.
The animated horror directed by the pioneer in animation and visual effects, Phil Tippett, Mad God (2021) debuts in the catalog on October 30th. In this macabre stop-motion film, we follow a killer into a menacing world of tortured souls, decaying bunkers, and despicable monstrosities forged from the most primal horrors of the subconscious.
Considered an epic nightmare, Mad God took 30 years to complete and debuted at Locarno Film Festival.
Found footage, a format widely used in the horror universe, Deadstreamis signed by the duo Joseph and Vanessa Winter and received its world premiere at SXSW Festival. In this audacious box of horrors, an internet personality tries to win back his followers by live streaming from a haunted house. The debut of Deadstream (2022) is scheduled for October 31st.
MUBI
Female Bites: Vampire Women
This Halloween, the MUBIpresents the collection Female Bites: Vampire Womenwhich explores the role of the vampire in cinema from the 70s to the present. With a strong feminist subtext, these films show women taking control of their own stories, using vampirism as a metaphor to address contemporary fears.
The special includes Blood Lips (1975), from Jean Rollin, Desire and Obsession (2001), from Claire Denis — which debut on the 1st —, and Leeches – A Marxist Comedy About Vampires(2021), by Julian Radlmaierwhich arrives on streaming on the 11th.
folk horror
The folk horror collection reveals the visceral terror that emerges when ancient traditions and ancient beliefs collide with the modern world, exposing the unknown and the power of isolated communities.
Midsömmar – Evil Does Not Wait for Night (2019) and The Wicker Man (1973) explore sacrifices and remote villages, where folklore and isolation become ingredients for disturbing nightmares. These are films that transport the viewer to universes in which ancient rituals and the fear of what is different transform into an irresistible horror experience. The two feature films will be available on MUBI from the 4th.
Japanese Horror
Gaining strength in the 90s, the Japanese horror phenomenon absorbed influences from North American cinema, but developed original stories that had a profound impact on the genre. Ringu(1998), directed by Hideo Nakatapresents the terrifying story of a cursed videotape that causes death within a week — it was later adapted in Hollywood with Naomi Watts.
AlreadyDark Crimes (2006), from Kiyoshi Kurosawafollows a detective who investigates a series of murders, highlighting the director’s striking style. The collection pays homage to a genre that fuses visceral horror with a psychological tone, made in Japan and that redefined horror around the world.
The films premiere on MUBI on the 18th.
Watch If You Can: Halloween Special
The collection Watch If You Can: Halloween Special highlights two films that explore fear in both physical and emotional ways. In The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), from Tobe Hooperthe horror is visceral and relentless, with the terrifying Leatherface as the cannibalistic protagonist. This classic redefined the genre by using raw violence and a suffocating atmosphere — and arrives at MUBI on the 18th.
In turn, The Babadook (2014), from Jennifer Kentturns the monster into a metaphor for grief and the challenges of motherhood, bringing to light the horrors of the mind. The film’s premiere is scheduled for the 25th.
Source: Rollingstone
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