We’ve never understood why some people wait until October to binge horror movies.
For us, it’s a yearlong pursuit and we’re just as likely to be found watching an all-time classic like “Final Destination 2” or “Bride of Chucky” on Valentine’s Day as we are on Halloween.
Still, the Halloween season does present the opportunity to put our expertise to good use and recommend some of our favorite fright flicks from 2022, a year in which it seemed a new scary movie came out every 10 minutes.
All of these movies are available to stream/rent/buy online.
‘Torn Hearts’
It’s said that making it in the music business in Nashville can be murder. That old adage is taken quite literally in director Brea Grant’s unusual music-horror hybrid film, which stars Katey Sagal as Harper Dutch, a reclusive country great who welcomes two rising stars into her home for a very memorable (and bloody) stay. The result is an intense ride.
Where to watch: Epix, Amazon, more
‘Firestarter’
The original 1984 film – starring Drew Barrymore as a young girl being hunted by a secret government agency due to her extreme pyrokinesis powers — was never considered one of the better Stephen King adaptations. The fact that the 2022 remake fails to clear a relatively low bar shouldn’t stop you from enjoying this fun thriller, which somehow managed to enlist A-lister Zac Efron.