By William Earl
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Hope Onslaught: Courtesy Everett Collection; Never After Dark: Magnolia Pictures; Black Zombie: Kino Lorber Welcome to Horror Explorer, a curated column showcasing the month’s best movies, series, books and everything else spooky worth checking out. I’m William Earl, the executive digital director of Variety and the publication’s resident horror enthusiast. Please drop me a line at [email protected] if there’s something I should check out for next month’s missive.
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Marquee Madness
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Fall 2: Deadpoint (Opening in theaters Sept. 2 via Lionsgate and Grindstone Entertainment Group) — Two young women (Harriet Slater and Arsema Thomas) try to survive when a rock slide during a plank walk in Thailand leaves them stranded 3,000 feet in the air. Horror filmmakers The Spierig Brothers (“Daybreakers,” “Jigsaw”) helm this sequel to the surprise 2022 hit.
Onslaught (Opening in theaters Sept. 4 via A24) — Adam Wingard returns to down-and-dirty genre filmmaking with this funny, violent siege flick. Adria Arjona kicks ass as a mother who must save her daughter by any means possible when super soldiers attack her trailer park. It’s a little John Carpenter, a little “Terminator” and a ton of fun.
Hope (Opening in theaters Sept. 9 via Neon) — “The Wailing” director Na Hong-jin returns with this creature feature that debuted at Cannes earlier this year. When larger-than-life monsters end up in a small, isolated community, its residents have to fight for survival in this breathless epic.
Resident Evil (Opening in theaters Sept. 18 via Columbia Pictures through Sony Pictures Releasing) — Zach Cregger returns with a high-octane adaptation of the horror video game. “Weapons” breakout Austin Abrams stars in the zombie tale, which is described as a gory, wild chase movie and a departure from the director’s previous work.
