From family-friendly animation to the worst killers of all time, Netflix has something
spooky up its sleeve for everyone this October.
The pressure is on for Mike Flanagan's upcoming Netflix series.
Following the critical success of his previous works "The Haunting of Hill House," "The Haunting
of Bly Manor," and last year's "Midnight Mass," he has his work cut out for him.
Unlike his previous entries, "The Midnight Club" aims for a younger, Gen Z audience.
It's showing real gateway-horror energy with plenty of chills and thrills 一 and some
grisly murders.
Based on Christopher Pike's 1994 novel of the same name, the series follows eight hospice
teens who, according to the official synopsis, "meet each night at midnight to tell sinister
stories, and to look for signs of the supernatural."
Creepily, the mansion where the kids reside harbors a host of dark entities and a tragic,
long-forgotten past.
The dead never really stay dead.
By all accounts, the series promises to be as gritty and disturbing as the source material.
In a previous interview, Flanagan discussed how "it was not at all uncommon for [the author's]
teenage characters to die, pretty shockingly" – so you can certainly expect some of that
in this new show.
"I want… to live."
"The Midnight Club" debuts on October 7.
Producer Marlon Wayans, Kelly Rowland, and Priah Ferguson lead the cast of Jeff Wadlow's
"The Curse of Bridge Hollow."
Made with a visual style and story that seemingly melds "Hocus Pocus" with "Halloweentown,"
the film is not without its genuinely creepy imagery 一 especially when you consider the
premise: an ancient spirit possesses Halloween decorations.
Ferguson plays Sydney, and her family has just moved from Brooklyn to Bridge Hollow.
Her mother promises that "small towns are full of surprises" – and in this case, she's
certainly not wrong.
Sydney unintentionally sets a mischievous spirit free, and it ravages her secluded town.
She must then team up with her father if they have any hopes of defeating the frightful
entity known as Stingy Jack.
"Yo!"
“What’s wrong with you? Why would you do that?"
Director Wadlow names Steven Spielberg and Chris Columbus among his influences and promises
to bring "that '80s Amblin tone" with "a modern sensibility."
"The Curse of Bridge Hollow" arrives on October 14.
Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
In "Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities," a collection of top-notch horror directors
come together to tell a twisty anthology of macabre tales.
Filmmakers Jennifer Kent, Vincenzo Natali, and Panos Cosmatos are among those involved
in contributing to the horror master's latest work.
The stories draw from vastly different arenas, including "outer space, supernatural lore,
or simply within our minds," del Toro teased.
"Some are savory, some are sweet – you get a surprise from each of the bites."
The five other directors are David Pryor, Keith Thomas, Catherine Hardwicke, and Ana
Lily Amirpour.
In the first look teaser for "Cabinet of Curiosities," del Toro gives audiences a peek at the "beautiful
and practical creatures" he sought to create.
The anthology series will contain eight episodes that drop daily beginning October 25 and leading
up to Halloween.
Stop-motion animator Henry Selick has not produced, written, and directed a feature
film since 2009's "Coraline."
Fortunately, he finally makes his grand return with Netflix's "Wendell & Wild."
According to the movie's official synopsis, "Wendell & Wild" is a story about "two devious
demon brothers" who "have to face their arch-enemy with the help of the nun Sister Helly."
The voice cast boasts huge names, including the former comedy duo of Jordan Peele and
Keegan Michael-Key.
"We are Wendell and Wild."
"Who?"
To design the film's weird world and craft a unique story, Selick told /Film he tried
to, quote, "think of where we are now in history and what the audience has already seen."
There was also a balancing act that occurred, with the movie's tone teetering between "sadness"
and "the humor from Key and Peele."
Fortunately, Selick and his team seem to have captured the magic of both.
"Wendell & Wild" hits Netflix on October 28.
Ryan Murphy's dramatic retelling of events, "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story," will
barely have collected dust when Netflix releases a separate Dahmer-centric docu-series.
Titled "Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes," it's the latest installment
in the ongoing "Conversations" series, which follows storylines on America's serial killers
like Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy.
Similar to previous entries, this one will document Dahmer confessing to his grisly crimes
with possible clues into how he sustained his reign of terror.
In the trailer, attorney Wendy Patrickus invites the viewer into her perspective as she recalls
taking on her first-ever case, where the pressure couldn't have been greater.
"There were times I felt like a mother to him, and I felt like I was his therapist.
But hearing the graphic detail was more than I could stand."
Netflix's "Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes" releases on October 7.
Jessica Chastain stars as Nurse Amy Loughren in the upcoming crime-drama "The Good Nurse,"
based on the real-life serial killer Charlie Cullen.
Amy is good at her job, but she risks everything when it's revealed that her colleague, Charlie
Cullen, has killed dozens of patients.
Amy must then expose her medical superior and potentially jeopardize her own career
and her children.
"I don't want to talk about work."
"Is it because what they're saying is true?"
The true story is as haunting and dark as the film's trailer.
In real life, Charlie Cullen confessed to killing 40 patients — although there's an
indication that he may have murdered several hundred.
Only 29 victims have ever been confirmed.
After years of delaying his sentence, Cullen is now serving 11 life sentences.
The film aims to bring this shocking reality to the small screen and will also see a limited
theatrical run.
"The Good Nurse" makes its streaming debut on October 26.
Directed by John Lee Hancock, grief lies at the heart of "Mr. Harrigan's Phone."
The psychological thriller tells the story of a young boy named Craig who befriends an
elderly gentleman, Mr. Harrigan.
This unlikely friendship abruptly ends when Harrigan dies suddenly.
In mourning, Craig dials up Harrigan's number and leaves sorrowful voicemails about being
bullied and asking for advice.
He soon begins receiving strange phone calls in return from the late Mr. Harrigan.
But this wild turn of events is just the tip of the iceberg.
With a script penned by Hancock and based on a Stephen King short story, "Mr. Harrigan's
Phone" probes deep within Craig's mind — exploring the extent to which grief has infiltrated
and disrupted his life.
"Mr. Harrigan's Phone" hits Netflix on October 5.
In the K-drama "Glitch," a woman's boyfriend vanishes.
But she doesn't initially turn to the cops.
Instead, she takes matters into her own hands and mounts an investigation.
She stumbles across a secret UFO club that could be the key to unlocking her boyfriend's
whereabouts.
She befriends a member of the club, and together, they fall into a mysterious web that suggests
a secret much larger than they could have expected.
The trailer blends comedy and social anxieties with the extraterrestrial.
But don't be fooled by the campy tone permeating each frame.
The series blends sci-fi and thriller elements into its storyline.
During their investigation, the protagonists attempt to confirm aliens exist and have made
contact with planet Earth.
"Glitch" shatters screens on October 7.