There Are So Many Great Horror Movies Streaming This Weekend (And One Total Bomb)

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This week brings an exciting wave of genre-bending projects to your favorite streaming platforms. Thrash masterfully fuses disaster cinema with creature-feature thrills, dropping a group of survivors into a flooded town besieged by sharks following a Category 5 hurricane. For fans of darker, grittier fare, Seven writer Andrew Kevin Walker teams up with director Gavin Polone to deliver Psycho Killer, a stylish throwback arriving on VOD that marries the tension of a detective procedural with the visceral intensity of a classic slasher.

Meanwhile, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s reimagining of a gothic legend, The Bride!, makes its highly anticipated VOD debut, tracking a newly reanimated companion on the run. If you prefer your terrors buried in the ice, the creature feature The Yeti pits an Alaskan rescue team against an ancient, vengeful beast.

Read on for a curated selection of this week’s essential streaming and VOD debuts—the most compelling films you can catch at home right now.

New on Netflix

Thrash

• Genre: Survival Thriller
• Run time: 1h 26m
• Director: Tommy Wirkola
• Cast: Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak, Djimon Hounsou

Offering a grittier, more intense take on the “nature runs amok” formula, Thrash centers on marine researcher Djimon Hounsou, who struggles to save the inhabitants of a coastal town as a massive storm fills their streets with hungry predators. Among those caught in the rising floodwaters is a heavily pregnant woman (Phoebe Dynevor), raising the stakes of their desperate escape.

From our review:

Thrash truly hits its stride during its high-tension sequences, particularly a harrowing moment where the characters must infiltrate a flooded basement to recover gear before retreating to their precarious perch on a kitchen counter. It’s an unapologetically exploitative romp that doesn’t shy away from extreme scenarios—including a standout scene of childbirth amidst shark-infested waters that pushes the boundaries of modern genre filmmaking.

New on Apple TV

Outcome

• Genre: Black Comedy
• Run time: 1h 24m
• Director: Jonah Hill
• Cast: Keanu Reeves, Jonah Hill, Matt Bomer

Keanu Reeves stars as Reef Hawk, a Hollywood has-been attempting to rebuild his life and public image after a five-year hiatus prompted by substance abuse. His path to redemption is derailed when a shrewd crisis attorney (Jonah Hill) reveals he is the target of a blackmailer, forcing Hawk into a chaotic and often darkly comedic apology tour.

New on Hulu

Sirât

• Genre: Thriller
• Run time: 1h 54m
• Director: Óliver Laxe
• Cast: Sergi López, Bruno Núñez Arjona, Richard Bellamy

This Academy Award-nominated drama follows Luis (Sergi López) on a frantic search through the Moroccan desert for his daughter, who vanished while attending a rave months earlier. Accompanied by his son, Esteban, Luis tracks a group of partygoers deep into the unforgiving landscape, only to find the mission is far more perilous than anticipated.

New to Rent

The Bride!

• Genre: Gothic Romance
• Run time: 2h 6m
• Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal
• Cast: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard

After being gunned down by Chicago mobsters, Ida (Jessie Buckley) is resurrected by a process imbued with the spirit of Mary Shelley to serve as the companion for Frankenstein’s creature (Christian Bale). Once she discovers her newfound lease on life, the pair embarks on a cross-country spree of chaos and self-discovery.

From our review:

Much like its titular subject, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s film is a patchwork creation, stitched together from disparate influences that lurch into a strange, vibrant life. It invites deep analysis and dissection, though at times the sheer scale of its ambition makes it an unwieldy beast that struggles to maintain its momentum.

Psycho Killer

• Genre: Horror Thriller
• Run time: 1h 31m
• Director: Gavin Polone
• Cast: Georgina Campbell, James Preston Rogers, Malcolm McDowell

Officer Jane Archer (Georgina Campbell) takes the law into her own hands after her husband falls victim to a sadistic serial killer. Defying jurisdiction, she embarks on a relentless cross-country pursuit of the “Satanic Slasher,” a hunt that turns increasingly grim as the killer continues his spree across the heartland.

From our review:

The core concept—pitting a detective thriller protagonist against a slasher villain—is a fascinating premise. While films like Longlegs have successfully elevated the serial killer subgenre with an uncanny, artistic touch, Psycho Killer struggles to find a cohesive rhythm as it tries to force these two incompatible cinematic worlds to collide.

The Yeti

• Genre: Horror
• Run time: 1h 31m
• Directors: Gene Gallerano and William Pisciotta
• Cast: Brittany Allen, Eric Nelsen, Jim Cummings

When an oil tycoon disappears in the Alaskan wilderness, his son leads a rescue mission into the frozen unknown. They soon realize that the elements are the least of their worries, as they’ve intruded upon the territory of an ancient, primordial horror. Featuring gritty practical effects, the film serves as a violent tribute to the creature features of decades past.

 

Source: Polygon