{"id":80042,"date":"2025-05-06T20:25:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T20:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/80042\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T20:25:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T20:25:14","slug":"christopher-smith-to-helm-the-creep-a-reboot-of-his-2004-film-creep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/80042\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Smith to Helm ‘The Creep,’ a Reboot of His 2004 Film ‘Creep’"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week kicks off with four brand new horror movies at home, including a Hellraiser-inspired film starring horror legend Doug Bradley as well as new werewolf and scarecrow flicks.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s all the new horror that released on\u00a0Tuesday, May 6, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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

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The next movie in the killer scarecrow subgenre is Deescalated Pictures\u2019 indie horror film\u00a0Field of Screams<\/strong>, and Gravitas Ventures has released it on VOD at home today.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Field of Screams, \u201cHaving recently inherited his late grandfather\u2019s farmhouse, Allen, his boyfriend Justin, and their friends Luke, Lisa, Britt, and Shane clean out the old man\u2019s house and get it ready for sale. While packing and cleaning, the tensions begin to rise as Allen tries to deal with his grief and his boyfriend tries to play nice with the rest of the group.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeanwhile, a living scarecrow named Billy creeps in the shadows, killing anyone who speaks ill of his dead creator or plans to sell the farmland he calls home. Using the organs harvested from his victims, Billy makes living scarecrows of his own. With violent scarecrows lurking around every corner, Allen and his friends must overcome their interpersonal conflicts and figure out a way to escape Billy\u2019s wrath.\u201d<\/p>\n

The film was\u00a0written and directed by\u00a0Alix Moad<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Evan Runkle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Jessica Shepherd, Bill D. Russell, Justin Marxen, Calvin T. Shepherd, Randy Rochford, Justin Heinz, Savanna Steinhoff, Jared Chandler, J. Jordan Parsons<\/strong>, and\u00a0Charlize Delenn<\/strong>\u00a0star.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\"Thorns<\/p>\n

Director\u00a0Douglas Schulze<\/strong>\u00a0(The Dark Below,\u00a0Hellmaster,\u00a0Mimesis) took inspiration from horror classics including\u00a0The Thing, Alien, and\u00a0The Exorcist\u00a0for his new movie\u00a0Thorns<\/strong>, but it\u2019s pretty clear that the biggest inspiration on the film was\u00a0Hellraiser. In fact,\u00a0Thorns\u00a0looks like something of a lost\u00a0Hellraiser\u00a0sequel, right down to\u00a0Doug Bradley<\/strong>\u00a0starring in the film.<\/p>\n

The film was released onto VOD outlets beginning today. Thorns\u00a0is said to be \u201cripe with physical makeup effects and plenty of gore,\u201d and you can watch the trailer below for a taste.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Thorns, \u201cAn ex-priest working for NASA is sent to investigate a remote observatory that went silent after receiving a mysterious radio signal from deep space. Upon arrival, he discovers the signal has opened a portal unleashing a thorned monster. The former priest must now summon his lost faith to stop the signal from jumpstarting the end of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Douglas Schulze previews, \u201cAt its core,\u00a0Thorns\u00a0is an homage to 80\u2019s era monster movies, from our use of practical effects to a synth fueled music score and lots of easter eggs.\u00a0Hellraiser, The Thing, Alien\u00a0are all great films with even greater practical makeup effects. For me the best horror cinema steers away from the computer realm when pursuing all things visceral.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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If lycanthropy is a virus, can it be cured? That\u2019s the premise behind writer\/director\u00a0Peter McLeod\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0indie\u00a0First Moon<\/strong>, which looks to mix the werewolf and exorcism subgenres.<\/p>\n

First Moon howled its way onto VOD outlets today.<\/p>\n

In the film, \u201cA waitress is abducted by a religious cult, who are hell-bent on curing her from a werewolf virus \u2013 or killing her in the process. Will she escape before her first full moon?\u201d<\/p>\n

Lauren Esposito<\/strong>\u00a0(The Conjuring 2) stars alongside\u00a0Julian Curtis<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Shannon Ryan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all agree that werewolves are monsters,\u201d McLeod said. \u201cI wanted to delve into the idea of what makes someone monstrous. We vilify people in the real world easily, but psychologically, if you dig down far enough, very few people are truly evil. They\u2019re just damaged.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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And finally, only the elite will survive in Primal Games<\/strong>, which is also available on VOD now from Uncork\u2019d Entertainment. The indie action\/sci-fi\/horror\/thriller mashup draws influence from Richard Connell\u2018s classic 1924 short story \u201cThe Most Dangerous Game.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the film from director David Ryan Keith<\/strong>\u00a0(The Redwood Massacre), \u201cA newlywed couple\u2019s honeymoon turns into a waking nightmare when they are thrust into a sadistic survival game created for the world\u2019s thrill-seeking elite. Hunted and outnumbered, they must fight to survive and uncover the truth about the twisted reality they\u2019ve been dragged into.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hannaj Bang Bendz, John Love, Gary Kasper, Mark Wood, Liam Matheson<\/strong>, and\u00a0Ryan Livingstone<\/strong>\u00a0star.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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