{"id":329855,"date":"2025-08-09T06:21:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T06:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/329855\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T06:21:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T06:21:15","slug":"friday-august-8-these-8-new-horror-movies-released-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/329855\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday, August 8 – These 8 New Horror Movies Released Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week kicked off with the at-home premiere of Jurassic World Rebirth and the return of Jenna Ortega in \u201cWednesday\u201d Season 2, and eight more new releases have arrived today.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s all the new horror unleashed on Friday, August 8, 2025<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Weapons\"<\/p>\n

First up, Zach Cregger\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0(Barbarian) new horror movie\u00a0Weapons<\/strong> is now playing in theaters!<\/p>\n

Weapons\u00a0has been compared to PTA\u2019s\u00a0Magnolia\u00a0and described as an epic tale that\u2019s both unconventionally structured and \u201creally fucked up\u201d (Cregger\u2019s own words).<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Weapons, \u201cWhen all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.\u201d Dive deeper into the mystery on\u00a0MaybrookMissing.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The cast for Cregger\u2019s new film includes\u00a0Josh Brolin<\/strong>\u00a0(Dune 2),\u00a0Julia Garner<\/strong>\u00a0(The Royal Hotel),\u00a0Alden Ehrenreich<\/strong>\u00a0(Cocaine Bear),\u00a0Benedict Wong<\/strong>\u00a0(3 Body Problem),\u00a0Amy Madigan<\/strong>\u00a0(Antlers),\u00a0Austin Abrams<\/strong>\u00a0(Euphoria), and\u00a0Cary Christopher<\/strong>\u00a0(Days of Our Lives).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Family demands sacrifice in Birthrite<\/strong>, and the folk horror movie is now available on VOD.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen a pregnant woman is bequeathed a home from an estranged aunt, she and her girlfriend leave the city behind to begin a new chapter. But when a karmic debt threatens the life of their unborn child, they soon discover their place in the cursed history of the town.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ross Partridge <\/strong>directs from a script by\u00a0Patch Darragh\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Erin Gann<\/strong>. Alice Kremelberg<\/strong>\u00a0(\u201cThe Sinner\u201d),\u00a0Juani Feliz<\/strong>\u00a0(Civil War),\u00a0Michael Chernus<\/strong>\u00a0(\u201cSeverance\u201d),\u00a0Jennifer Lafleur<\/strong>\u00a0(Nope),\u00a0Henny Russell<\/strong>\u00a0(\u201cOrange Is the New Black\u201d), and\u00a0Owen Campbell<\/strong>\u00a0(X) star.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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A serial killer\u2019s grisly murder spree might lead to supernatural terror in the faux-true crime documentary\u00a0Strange Harvest\u00a0<\/strong>from\u00a0Grave Encounters\u00a0writer-director\u00a0Stuart Ortiz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Saban Films and Roadside Attractions released the film in theaters today.<\/p>\n

In Strange Harvest, \u201cDetectives are thrust into a chilling hunt for \u2018Mr. Shiny\u2019\u2014a sadistic serial killer from the past whose return marks the beginning of a new wave of grotesque, otherworldly crimes tied to a dark cosmic force.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peter Zizzo<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Terri Apple\u00a0<\/strong>star as Detectives Joe Kirby and Lexi Taylor, who act as talking heads as they investigate the mysterious and elusive \u201cMr. Shiny,\u201d a serial\u00a0killer who leaves little in the way of clues despite the ghastly, horrific nature of his crimes.<\/p>\n

Andy Lauer, Matthew Peschio, Janna Cardia, Travis Wolfe Sr.,<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Christina<\/strong>\u00a0Helene Braa<\/b>\u00a0also star. Ortiz, Bruce Guido, Alex Yesilcimen, and Michael Karlin produce.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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From Well Go USA Entertainment, possession movie Shaman <\/strong>is now available on Digital.<\/p>\n

The horror film follows a missionary (Sara Canning<\/strong>) as she and her husband (Daniel Gillies<\/strong>) seek to convert an Indigenous community in a remote Ecuadorian village.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter a confrontation with the local shaman whose beliefs clash with her own, the missionary\u2019s son (Jett Klyne<\/strong>) is seemingly possessed by an ancient spirit.<\/p>\n

\u201cForced to confront her faith and a demon older than her own religion, she must make an impossible choice that could either save her son or curse their souls.\u201d<\/p>\n

Humberto Morales<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Alejandro Fajardo<\/strong>\u00a0also star in\u00a0Shaman. The rated \u201cR\u201d horror movie from Well Go USA is written by\u00a0Daniel Negret<\/strong>, directed by\u00a0Antonio Negret<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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A plane crash survival movie reveals itself to be a science fiction thriller in\u00a0The Occupant<\/strong>\u00a0starring\u00a0Ella Balinska<\/strong>\u00a0(\u201cResident Evil\u201d) and\u00a0Rob Delaney<\/strong> (\u201cDying for Sex\u201d).<\/p>\n

The film from director\u00a0Hugo Keijzer<\/strong> hit theaters and Digital today from DECAL.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0The Occupant, \u201cDesperate to save her sister, Abby (Ella Balinska) takes a dangerous job in the remote Georgian wilderness. Stranded in the mountains after her helicopter crashes, she finds hope through John (Rob Delaney), a mysterious helper radioing from nearby.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs he guides her through the harsh conditions, Abby struggles to survive, and her grip on reality falters until she is faced with an impossible choice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stuart Graham<\/strong>\u00a0(Hunger) and\u00a0Vanessa Ifediora<\/strong>\u00a0(Rose\u2019s War) also star.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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A young woman seeking glory in the deadly sport of bullfighting find herself trapped in a body horror nightmare in\u00a0Animale<\/strong>, which was ranked by\u00a0Bloody Disgusting as one of the Top 10 Best International Horror Films of 2024.<\/a> The film is now available on U.S. VOD today.<\/p>\n

In the Camargue region of the South of France, there remains an infamous, long-standing tradition of bullfighting. Local youths participate in the elegant yet dangerous challenge, practicing a modernized version of the sport that seeks not to kill the animals but rather to showcase agility and dominance.<\/p>\n

Among them is Nejma, an intrepid 22-year-old with dreams of one day winning the annual competition. The only woman working on the cattle ranch, she trains tirelessly to prove herself equal among the men, both in and outside of the arena.<\/p>\n

The ranchers share a deep respect for the bulls, though when a loose bull threatens the community of riders and young men begin turning up dead, a hunt to find and kill the creature begins. Nejma fears for the bull, beginning a dark, mysterious transformation of her own.<\/p>\n

The French body horror movie was written and directed by Emma Benestan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Oulaya Amamra, Damien Rebattel, Vivien Rodriguez, Claude Chaballier, Elies-Morgan Admi-Bensellam, Pierre Roux, Marinette Rafai,\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Renaud Vinuesa<\/strong>\u00a0star.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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The filmmaking debut of UFC fighter Keith Jardine<\/strong>, psychological time loop thriller Kill Me Again <\/strong>opened in select theaters today while also being released at home on Digital outlets.<\/p>\n

Kill Me Again starring Brendan Fehr <\/strong>(Final Destination) asks the question, what if you kept reliving the same disturbing night over and over\u2014until you finally got the ending right?<\/p>\n

\u201cCharlie (Fehr), a notorious serial killer known as the `Midnight Mangler,\u2019 finds himself trapped reliving the same violent night at a roadside diner.<\/p>\n

\u201cInitially embracing his grisly urges, Charlie soon becomes desperate to escape the endless nightmare. As the bodies pile up and sanity unravels, he\u2019ll try anything to break the cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Deep in the south, a storm is coming \u2013 but there is no escape from sin in\u00a0Death Letter Blues<\/strong>. The supernatural mystery thriller hit select theaters and VOD today from Dark Sky Films.<\/p>\n

\u201cA small town is rattled by the sudden and mysterious death of Feral Boy, a local legend since his discovery in the woods as a child. Father Moss, a priest with a loose grip on the faith, attempts to counsel the forlorn couple that raised the boy. He soon uncovers haunting parallels between this grisly incident and his own recurring nightmares.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sherman Augustus<\/strong>\u00a0(\u201cStranger Things,\u201d\u00a0Virus) stars in the horror film alongside Karole Foreman, Ramsay Midwood, Arianna Ngnomire,\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Keylor Leigh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Strack Azar\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Michael Stevantoni<\/strong> co-write and co-direct.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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