Ten Noteworthy Genre Movies You Can Stream at Home in December
It may be December, but luckily there’s far more than holiday horror arriving on streaming this month. In addition to a plethora of repertory titles being added across your favorite platforms, December brings a solid number of new release titles that’ll get you caught up on some 2024 horror, from huge theatrical releases to indie […]
It may be December, but luckily there’s far more than holiday horror arriving on streaming this month. In addition to a plethora of repertory titles being added across your favorite platforms, December brings a solid number of new release titles that’ll get you caught up on some 2024 horror, from huge theatrical releases to indie gems.
Here are ten noteworthy horror titles available for streaming in December 2024 on some of the most popular streaming services, along with when/where you can watch them.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – Max (12/6)
MICHAEL KEATON as Beetlejuice in Warner Bros. Pictures’ comedy, “BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
The sequel to Tim Burton‘s 1988 cult favorite reunites three generations of Deetz women for another voyage into the Neitherworld the Ghost with the Most. “Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened.” Michael Keaton returns to his iconic role alongside Oscar nominee Winona Ryder (Stranger Things) as Lydia Deetz and Emmy winner Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek) as Delia Deetz.
Carry-On – Netflix (12/13)
Carry-On. Jason Bateman as Traveler in Carry-On. Cr. Netflix © 2024.
Jason Bateman and Taron Egerton star in the airport-set, Christmas-themed thriller Carry-On from Jaume Collet-Serra (Orphan, The Shallows). In the holiday thriller, “A young TSA agent fights to outsmart a mysterious traveler who blackmails him into letting a dangerous package slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.” Look for this Netflix to bring the intensity on Friday the 13th.
Cuckoo – Hulu (12/17)
NEON’s horror movie Cuckoo starring Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens brings the weirdness this holiday season. Luz director Tilman Singer‘s shot-on-35mm film tells the story of 17-year-old Gretchen (Schafer) who leaves her American home to live with her father and moves into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. Arriving at their future residence, they are greeted by Mr. König (Stevens), her father’s boss, who takes an inexplicable interest in Gretchen’s mute half-sister Alma.
Deus Irae – SCREAMBOX (12/10)
In this Argentine exorcism movie, “Father Javier, a priest living a fractured existence. On one side, he assists families who claim to have witnessed miracles, and on the other he belongs to a trio of excommunicated priests who hunt the possessed down to exorcize them under their own terms: with Bibles, fire, and shotguns. But when the only way to crush Evil is by becoming something even worse, he must question how much of his own humanity — or sanity — he’s willing to sacrifice in order to defeat the Devil.”
The Inheritance – Hulu (12/20)
Peyton List stars in the latest from Alejandro Brugués (Juan of the Dead, Nightmare Cinema, Pooka Lives!), The Inheritance. As for plot, “On the eve of his 75th birthday, billionaire Charles Abernathy invites his estranged children back home out of fear that tonight someone or something is going to kill him. He puts each of their inheritances on the line, to ensure they’ll help keep him alive.”
Last Straw – Shudder (12/20)
A night shift in a rural, roadside diner transforms into a harrowing, rage-fueled siege in Last Straw, the feature directorial debut by Alan Scott Neal. Jessica Belkin stars as “A young waitress working the overnight shift alone at a rural, roadside diner finds herself in a fight for her life when she’s terrorized by a group of masked assailants. With no one to turn to, she will do everything she can to survive the night, even if it means striking back.”
The Last Video Store – Arrow Player (12/10)
This love letter to the video store era arrives on limited edition blu-ray and SVOD on December 10 via Arrow. The feature debut of directing duo Cody Kennedy and Tim Rutherford is described as “Last Action Hero meets Evil Dead” with an evil cursed tape forcing our video store heroes to face against a slew of “classic cinematic villains plucked from the bowels of the B-movies themselves.”
Smile 2 – Paramount+
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Parker Finn’s far more ambitious, intense sequel is now available to stream at home. In Smile 2, “About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.”
Speak No Evil – Peacock (12/6)
Mackenzie Davis (Terminator: Dark Fate, Happiest Season) and James McAvoy (Split, Glass) star in this American remake by James Watkins (The Woman in Black, Eden Lake). In the film, “After befriending a British couple with a mute son, Americans Ben and Louise accept an unusual invitation to bring their daughter for a weekend at an idyllic country estate. Yet when they discover their hosts are hiding sinister motives, Ben and Louise fear their family may be pawns in a disturbing plot.”
Street Trash – SCREAMBOX (12/27)
Fried Barry director Ryan Kruger reimagines the 1987 cult melt film as a standalone spirital sequel. Set in the year 2050, global economic turmoil has destroyed the middle class in Cape Town, South Africa. The local government concocts an evil plot to remove the homeless population using a sinister chemical agent called ‘V.’ They didn’t anticipate that a rag tag group of homeless friends would fight back. The growing divide between the rich and the poor has never been this goopy.
