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Stalkin’ in a Winter Wonderland: 5 Snowy Horror Films with Sinister Intent

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We’ve been hit with a massive winter storm up in the north, with a wave of snow that’s kept many of us stuck inside. What a perfect time to bundle up, throw on a scary movie, and try to forget the nightmare of shoveling all that snow!

Of course, despite the hellish snowscape, at least we have the creature comforts of knowing that we’re safe at home, not stuck in the cold with something hunting us down. Unlike the poor souls in the films I’ve selected! These men and women are in a tough spot, freezing their butts off while at the mercy of someone with murderous intent. 

Dead Snow (2009)

Synopsis: A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies.

Dead Snow has all the guts-and-gore cabin-in-the-woods magic of The Evil Dead, but with a villain that’s somehow even more sinister than deadites: freakin’ Nazi zombies. It’s a rambunctious offering that will satisfy all your bloodthirsty needs, and better yet, there’s a sequel that (in my humble opinion) surpasses the first film. It’s not quite as frighteningly frigid as the original, however, so I’m sticking with Dead Snow as a more appropriate thematic choice.

Where you can watch it: Streaming on Plex

Black Mountain Side (2014)

Synopsis: Archaeologists find a strange structure in northern Canada that appears to be thousands of years old. The team members become isolated when their communications fail, and their sanity begins to unravel.

The Thing would be an obvious inclusion here – and is an obvious point of inspiration – but I thought I’d go with Black Mountain Side as it’s generally similar but – I think – really deserves more attention. This snowy psychological horror offers plenty of paranoia, a stark isolated setting, and a healthy dash of mystery. It’s competently made and beautifully shot, which is really just an added bonus for the dark, tense, wonderfully bleak nature of the film. 

Where you can watch it: Streaming on Tubi & Plex

30 Days of Night (2007)

Synopsis: After an Alaskan town is plunged into darkness for a month, it is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires.

It’s bad enough not seeing the sun for 30 days in the bitter Alaskan cold, but throw in a pack of vicious vampires? No thank you ma’am. With a town stranded and sunless, it’s the perfect scenario for any vampire. These particular vampires are terrifying, with black eyes, a mouthful of teeth as sharp as daggers, claws designed to shred flesh, and a horrific brutality to their attacks that leaves all romance behind. 30 Days of Night is one of the finer vampire films with a clever (and genuinely frightening) concept and some excellent performances; Ben Foster is always amazing, but his Arctic outsider version of a Renfield character is hauntingly well done. 

Where you can watch it: Streaming on Pluto TV, available for rent on Amazon and Apple TV

Calvaire (2004)

Synopsis: Marc, a traveling entertainer, is on his way home for Christmas when his van breaks down in the middle of a jerkwater town with some strange inhabitants.

The Shining should obviously be on this list, but in terms of “final chase scene through the snow”, I want to bring your attention to Calvaire because it’s not as immediately well known. This New French Extremity film is bleak and upsetting, and deeply unsettling. Think of it as a cross between Misery and Deliverance. Got it? Got it. Calvaire carries a feeling of utter hopelessness, with a growing discomfort that’s inescapable. Unlike some New French Extremity films, there isn’t a lot of violence, but it is psychologically terrifying.

Where you can watch it: Unavailable streaming in the US 🙁

Frozen (2010)

Synopsis: Three skiers stranded on a chairlift are forced to make life-or-death choices, which prove more perilous than staying put and freezing to death.

Adam Green is best known for the bombastically violent Hatchet franchise, but Frozen is an excellent exercise in simplicity. It’s the ultimate single-location horror, with characters stuck in an impossible situation. And when it comes to winter horror, nothing feels as brutally cold as Frozen. Just watching it, you want to layer yourself in blankets with a big steaming cup of tea. But freezing aside, it’s the wolves hunting, waiting, hungry, that really complicates things.  

Where you can watch it: Streaming on Roku, Tubi, and Redbox

 

What films make you want to stay in the warm, cozy safety of home? Let us know in the comments!

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‘Immaculate’ Stars Reveal Which Horror Villains They Would “F, Marry, Kill”

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Sydney Sweeney is just coming off the success of her rom-com Anyone But You, but she’s ditching the love story for a horror story in her latest film Immaculate.

Sweeney is taking Hollywood by storm, portraying everything from a love-lusting teenager in Euphoria to an accidental superhero in Madame Web. Although the latter got a lot of hate among theater-goers, Immaculate is getting the polar opposite.

The film was screened at SXSW this past week and was well-received. It also gained a reputation for being extremely gory. Derek Smith of Slant says the, “final act contains some of the most twisted, gory violence this particular subgenre of horror has seen in years…”

Thankfully curious horror movie fans won’t have to wait long to see for themselves what Smith is talking about as Immaculate will hit theaters across the United States on March, 22.

Bloody Disgusting says that the movie’s distributor NEON, in a bit of marketing smarts, had stars Sydney Sweeney and Simona Tabasco play a game of “F, Marry, Kill” in which all their choices had to be horror movie villains.

It’s an interesting question, and you might be surprised at their answers. So colorful are their responses that YouTube slapped an age-restricted rating on the video.

Immaculate is a religious horror movie that NEON says stars Sweeney, “as Cecilia, an American nun of devout faith, embarking on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque Italian countryside. Cecilia’s warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.”

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Michael Keaton Raves About “Beetlejuice” Sequel: A Beautiful and Emotional Return to the Netherworld

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After more than three decades since the original “Beetlejuice” film took audiences by storm with its unique blend of comedy, horror, and whimsy, Michael Keaton has given fans a reason to eagerly anticipate the sequel. In a recent interview, Keaton shared his thoughts on an early cut of the upcoming “Beetlejuice” sequel, and his words have only added to the growing excitement surrounding the film’s release.

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Keaton, reprising his iconic role as the mischievous and eccentric ghost, Beetlejuice, described the sequel as “beautiful”, a term that encapsulates not only the visual aspects of the film but its emotional depth as well. “It is really good. And beautiful. Beautiful, you know, physically. You know what I mean? The other one was so fun and exciting visually. It’s all that, but really kind of beautiful and interestingly emotional here and there. I wasn’t ready for that, you know. Yeah, it’s great,” Keaton remarked during his appearance on The Jess Cagle Show.

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Keaton’s praise did not stop at the film’s visual and emotional appeal. He also lauded the performances of both returning and new cast members, signaling a dynamic ensemble that is sure to please fans. “It’s great and the cast, I mean, Catherine [O’Hara], if you thought she was funny last time, double it. She’s so funny and Justin Theroux is like, I mean, come on,” Keaton enthused. O’Hara returns as Delia Deetz, while Theroux joins the cast in a yet-to-be-disclosed role. The sequel also introduces Jenna Ortega as Lydia’s daughter, Monica Bellucci as Beetlejuice’s wife, and Willem Dafoe as a dead B movie actor, adding new layers to the beloved universe.

“It’s just so fun and I’ve seen it now, I’m gonna see it again after a couple little tweaks in the editing room and I confidently say this thing is great,” Keaton shared. The journey from the original “Beetlejuice” to its sequel has been a long one, but if Keaton’s early rave is anything to go by, it will have been worth the wait. Showtime for the sequel is set for September 6th.

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‘The Unknown’ From Willy Wonka Event is Getting a Horror Movie

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Not since the Fyre Festival has an event been so lambasted online as Glasgow, Scotland’s Willy Wonka Experience. In case you haven’t heard about it, it was a children’s spectacular that celebrated Roald Dahl’s offbeat chocolatier by taking families through a themed space that felt like his magical factory. Only, thanks to cellphone cameras and social testimony, it was actually a sparsely decorated warehouse filled with flimsy set designs that looked like they were bought on Temu.

The famous disgruntled Oompa Loompa is now a meme and several hired actors have spoken out about the inelegant party. But one character seems to have come out on top, The Unknown, the mirror-masked emotionless villain who appears from behind a mirror, terrifying younger attendees. The actor who played Wonka, at the event, Paul Conell, recites his script and gives some backstory to this frightening entity.

“The bit that got me was where I had to say, ‘There is a man we don’t know his name. We know him as the Unknown. This Unknown is an evil chocolate maker who lives in the walls,'” Conell told Business Insider. “It was terrifying for the kids. Is he an evil man who makes chocolate or is the chocolate itself evil?”

Despite the sour affair, something sweet may come out of it. Bloody Disgusting has reported that a horror movie is being made based on The Unknown and may get a release as early as this year.

The horror publication quotes Kaledonia Pictures: “The film, gearing up for production and a late 2024 release, follows a renowned illustrator and his wife who are haunted by the tragic death of their son, Charlie. Desperate to escape their grief, the couple leave the world behind for the remote Scottish Highlands – where an unknowable evil awaits them.”

@katsukiluvrr evil chicolate maker who lives in the walls from willies chocolate experience in glasgow x #glasgow #willywonka #wonkaglasgow #scottish #wonka #theunknown #fyp #trending #foryou ♬ its the unknown – mol💌

They add, “We are excited to begin production and look forward to sharing more with you as soon as possible. We are actually only a few miles from the event, so it is quite surreal to see Glasgow all over social media, worldwide.”

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