Spring 2024 is upon us, and as the flowers start to bloom, so does a fresh crop of horror movies streaming on Netflix, ready to inject some thrills and chills into the sanguine season. Forget the gentle pastels of spring; we’re talking about a palette of fear, suspense, and heart-pounding excitement!
From masked maniacs to paranormal encounters, these 8 new and notable horror movies streaming on Netflix in Spring 2024 are set to redefine your springtime scares. So, buckle up, horror fiends; we’re about to embark on a terrifyingly terrific journey through the best of what Spring 2024 has to offer!
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Thanksgiving turns a festive holiday into a nightmare with its slasher-style terror. Directed by Eli Roth, this film sets its scene in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where a killer in a pilgrim mask brings horror to the town.
From masked maniacs to paranormal encounters, these 8 new and notable horror movies streaming on Netflix in Spring 2024 are set to redefine your springtime scares. So, buckle up, horror fiends; we’re about to embark on a terrifyingly terrific journey through the best of what Spring 2024 has to offer!
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Thanksgiving turns a festive holiday into a nightmare with its slasher-style terror. Directed by Eli Roth, this film sets its scene in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where a killer in a pilgrim mask brings horror to the town.
- 3/24/2024
- by Kimberley Elizabeth
One year on from its Berlinale Special screening Australian horror Talk To Me has grossed nearly $100m at the global box office and sellers have heeded the call: EFM 2024 is packed with “elevated genre” titles.
Neon snapped up Steven Soderbergh’s Lucy Liu ghost story Presence in Sundance and the international division has kicked off talks in Berlin. Neon International also has Cuckoo, Tilman Singer’s horror that premieres in the Berlinale Special section and stars Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens.
A24 is selling I Saw The TV Glow, Jane Schoenbrun’s take on gender dysphoria and teenage isolation...
Neon snapped up Steven Soderbergh’s Lucy Liu ghost story Presence in Sundance and the international division has kicked off talks in Berlin. Neon International also has Cuckoo, Tilman Singer’s horror that premieres in the Berlinale Special section and stars Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens.
A24 is selling I Saw The TV Glow, Jane Schoenbrun’s take on gender dysphoria and teenage isolation...
- 2/15/2024
- ScreenDaily
Stars: Chrissy Metz, Annalise Basso, Scout Taylor-Compton, Connor Paolo | Written by Shannon Wells | Directed by Damien LeVeck
I wasn’t going to review A Creature Was Stirring. After The Sacrifice Game, There’s Something in the Barn, Nightmare on 34th Street and Santa Isn’t Real, I was pretty well played out on Christmas horror films. But then I noticed it was directed by Damien LeVeck whose other feature was The Cleansing Hour, one of the better recent paranormal investigator films., based on that I decided to give it a look.
“We just have to keep this up until it breaks” Faith tells her daughter Charm, only to be met with the reply “The blizzard or me?” Looking at the assortment of syringes, pills and a rectal thermometer laid out on the kitchen counter that response seemed anything but snarky.
Then she leads her upstairs to her room and locks her in,...
I wasn’t going to review A Creature Was Stirring. After The Sacrifice Game, There’s Something in the Barn, Nightmare on 34th Street and Santa Isn’t Real, I was pretty well played out on Christmas horror films. But then I noticed it was directed by Damien LeVeck whose other feature was The Cleansing Hour, one of the better recent paranormal investigator films., based on that I decided to give it a look.
“We just have to keep this up until it breaks” Faith tells her daughter Charm, only to be met with the reply “The blizzard or me?” Looking at the assortment of syringes, pills and a rectal thermometer laid out on the kitchen counter that response seemed anything but snarky.
Then she leads her upstairs to her room and locks her in,...
- 12/22/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
The Norwegian holiday horror movie There’s Something in the Barn was given a theatrical release last month – but if you wanted to see the movie and weren’t able to catch it on the big screen, you’ll be glad to hear that it has already received a digital release this week! The movie is available to watch through Amazon at This Link. Coinciding with the digital release is the unveiling of a new trailer for the film, and you can check that out in the embed above.
Directed by Magnus Martens from a screenplay written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, There’s Something in the Barn is described as being “an ambitious artistic bridge between American classics and Norwegian mythology” that is like “Gremlins meets Home Alone meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation“. The story follows a typical American family who inherits a farm in the Norwegian mountains and crosses paths...
Directed by Magnus Martens from a screenplay written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, There’s Something in the Barn is described as being “an ambitious artistic bridge between American classics and Norwegian mythology” that is like “Gremlins meets Home Alone meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation“. The story follows a typical American family who inherits a farm in the Norwegian mountains and crosses paths...
- 12/7/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
This week is the final big time new release week for 2023, as things are going to quiet down a bit for the holidays. But we’re going out with a bang, with 15 new horrors this week alone.
Here’s all the new horror releasing December 5 – December 10, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
It’s Face/Off meets Freaky Friday when a homicide detective swaps bodies with a serial killer in Devils, the critically acclaimed body-swap psychological thriller that’s now on VOD and streaming on Screambox. The thriller, written and directed by Kim Jae-hoon, blurs revenge and morality where an unwavering detective takes on a serial killer.
“Devils follows the story of Jae-hwan, a determined homicide detective assigned to take down a ring of serial killers terrorizing the city. The case becomes deeply personal for him as one of the victims is his own brother-in-law.
Here’s all the new horror releasing December 5 – December 10, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
It’s Face/Off meets Freaky Friday when a homicide detective swaps bodies with a serial killer in Devils, the critically acclaimed body-swap psychological thriller that’s now on VOD and streaming on Screambox. The thriller, written and directed by Kim Jae-hoon, blurs revenge and morality where an unwavering detective takes on a serial killer.
“Devils follows the story of Jae-hwan, a determined homicide detective assigned to take down a ring of serial killers terrorizing the city. The case becomes deeply personal for him as one of the victims is his own brother-in-law.
- 12/6/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Magnus Martens’ 2023 Christmas-horror comedy, There’s Something in the Barn, revolves around an American family consisting of patriarch Bill, his wife Carol, and children Lucas and Nora. Bill grew up in America after his grandfather left Norway and arrived in the States seeking better opportunities. However, Bill had always dreamt of moving back with his family, and when an opportunity knocked on his door, he couldn’t refuse it. Bill learned that he had inherited a beautiful estate in his hometown. This lit up his heart, and he immediately started making preparations to move back where his heart originally belonged: Norway, the happiest country in the world. Even though Bill, Carol, and Lucas couldn’t be more delighted, Nora wasn’t that thrilled to hear the news. She didn’t like the idea that her parents had no problem leaving their old life behind and moving to the middle of nowhere.
- 12/6/2023
- by Rishabh Shandilya
- Film Fugitives
Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce debuts in 568 cinemas while André Rieu’s White Christmas is the widest opener.
Concert films and anniversary screenings dominate the UK and Ireland box office this weekend as Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce opens in 568 cinemas for Trafalgar Releasing.
It is not quite as many locations as Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour which debuted in 651 venues back in October. Swift’s film opened on £5.7m and broke the record for the highest-grossing concert film in the UK, currently standing at around £12m.
Renaissance is directed and produced by Beyonce, through her company Parkwood Entertainment, and...
Concert films and anniversary screenings dominate the UK and Ireland box office this weekend as Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce opens in 568 cinemas for Trafalgar Releasing.
It is not quite as many locations as Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour which debuted in 651 venues back in October. Swift’s film opened on £5.7m and broke the record for the highest-grossing concert film in the UK, currently standing at around £12m.
Renaissance is directed and produced by Beyonce, through her company Parkwood Entertainment, and...
- 12/1/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce debuts in 568 cinemas while André Rieu’s White Christmas is the widest opener.
Concert films and anniversary screenings dominate the UK and Ireland box office this weekend as Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce opens in 568 cinemas for Trafalgar Releasing.
It is not quite as many locations as Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour which debuted in 651 venues back in October. Swift’s film opened on £5.7m and broke the record for the highest-grossing concert film in the UK, currently standing at around £12m.
Renaissance is directed and produced by Beyonce, through her company Parkwood Entertainment, and...
Concert films and anniversary screenings dominate the UK and Ireland box office this weekend as Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce opens in 568 cinemas for Trafalgar Releasing.
It is not quite as many locations as Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour which debuted in 651 venues back in October. Swift’s film opened on £5.7m and broke the record for the highest-grossing concert film in the UK, currently standing at around £12m.
Renaissance is directed and produced by Beyonce, through her company Parkwood Entertainment, and...
- 12/1/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Sony’s magnum opus “Napoleon,” directed by Ridley Scott, debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with a regal £5.2 million ($6.6 million), according to numbers from Comscore.
In its second weekend, Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes” dropped down a spot to second place with £2.6 million for a total of £10.1 million. Disney’s “Wish” debuted in third position with £2.4 million.
In fourth place, in its second weekend, Warner Bros.’ “Saltburn” earned £572,728 for a total of £1.9 million. Rounding off the top five was Disney’s “The Marvels” that collected £485,099 in its third week for a total of £6.5 million.
Trafalgar Releasing’s concert film “Cliff Richard: The Blue Sapphire Tour 2023” bowed in sixth place with £329,826. Universal’s 20th anniversary rerelease of Richard Curtis’ evergreen romantic comedy “Love Actually” entered the charts at No. 10 with £104,728.
The coming weekend all eyes will be on Trafalgar’s concert film “Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce.
In its second weekend, Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes” dropped down a spot to second place with £2.6 million for a total of £10.1 million. Disney’s “Wish” debuted in third position with £2.4 million.
In fourth place, in its second weekend, Warner Bros.’ “Saltburn” earned £572,728 for a total of £1.9 million. Rounding off the top five was Disney’s “The Marvels” that collected £485,099 in its third week for a total of £6.5 million.
Trafalgar Releasing’s concert film “Cliff Richard: The Blue Sapphire Tour 2023” bowed in sixth place with £329,826. Universal’s 20th anniversary rerelease of Richard Curtis’ evergreen romantic comedy “Love Actually” entered the charts at No. 10 with £104,728.
The coming weekend all eyes will be on Trafalgar’s concert film “Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce.
- 11/28/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
One family's failure to follow holiday traditions leads to seasonal repercussions in There's Something in the Barn, and if you missed it on the festival circuit, you can soon enjoy the new holiday horror film from the comfort of your own couch when it comes to digital on December 5th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment!
You can check out the key art and previously released trailer (via Bloody Disgusting) for There's Something in the Barn below, and in case you missed it, read Emily von Seele's four-star Fantastic Fest review of the film!
Directed by Magnus Martens, written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, and produced by Kjetil Omberg and Jorgen Storm Rosenberg, There's Something in the Barn stars Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, Kiran Shah, Zoe Winter-Hansen, Townes Bunner, Calle Hellevang-Larsen, Henriette Steenstrup, Paul Monaghan, and Jeppe Beck Larsen.
Synopsis: "In this holiday horror comedy, Bill (Martin Starr) moves his American wife...
You can check out the key art and previously released trailer (via Bloody Disgusting) for There's Something in the Barn below, and in case you missed it, read Emily von Seele's four-star Fantastic Fest review of the film!
Directed by Magnus Martens, written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, and produced by Kjetil Omberg and Jorgen Storm Rosenberg, There's Something in the Barn stars Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, Kiran Shah, Zoe Winter-Hansen, Townes Bunner, Calle Hellevang-Larsen, Henriette Steenstrup, Paul Monaghan, and Jeppe Beck Larsen.
Synopsis: "In this holiday horror comedy, Bill (Martin Starr) moves his American wife...
- 11/20/2023
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Traditions die hard in the upcoming holiday horror movie There’s Something in the Barn (read our review), which is finally being unwrapped on Digital this coming December 5, 2023, Bloody Disgusting just learned.
Watch the most recent trailer for There’s Something in the Barn below, which promises a fun holiday horror comedy that’s a little bit Gremlins, and a little bit Goosebumps!
In the film from director Magnus Martens, “An American family fulfills their dream of returning to their roots after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway. However, they are in for a big surprise. An elf with a nasty temper lives in the house’s barn. When the family starts to infuriate the creature, a raw and bloody struggle for survival ensues.”
Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, and Jeppe Beck Laursen star in the Norwegian horror movie. Aleksander Kirkwood Brown wrote the screenplay.
“Barn elves are deeply rooted in Norwegian folklore and tradition.
Watch the most recent trailer for There’s Something in the Barn below, which promises a fun holiday horror comedy that’s a little bit Gremlins, and a little bit Goosebumps!
In the film from director Magnus Martens, “An American family fulfills their dream of returning to their roots after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway. However, they are in for a big surprise. An elf with a nasty temper lives in the house’s barn. When the family starts to infuriate the creature, a raw and bloody struggle for survival ensues.”
Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, and Jeppe Beck Laursen star in the Norwegian horror movie. Aleksander Kirkwood Brown wrote the screenplay.
“Barn elves are deeply rooted in Norwegian folklore and tradition.
- 11/16/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Norwegian holiday horror movie There’s Something in the Barn just reached theatres last week – but if you can’t catch it on the big screen, you’ll still have a chance to watch it at home this holiday season. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will be giving There’s Something in the Barn a digital release on December 5th! To help you decide whether or not this is a movie you’d like to check out, we have the trailer embedded above.
Directed by Magnus Martens from a screenplay written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, There’s Something in the Barn is described as being “an ambitious artistic bridge between American classics and Norwegian mythology” that is like “Gremlins meets Home Alone meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation“. The story follows a typical American family who inherits a farm in the Norwegian mountains and crosses paths with a tricky creature from Nordic folklore, the Barn Elf.
Directed by Magnus Martens from a screenplay written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, There’s Something in the Barn is described as being “an ambitious artistic bridge between American classics and Norwegian mythology” that is like “Gremlins meets Home Alone meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation“. The story follows a typical American family who inherits a farm in the Norwegian mountains and crosses paths with a tricky creature from Nordic folklore, the Barn Elf.
- 11/16/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
It’s the first full week of November 2023, and with Halloween in the rear view, it’s only natural that the new horror releases will be slowing down a bit. But horror never truly sleeps.
Here’s all the new horror releasing November 7 – November 12, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
The Adams Family debuted on the scene with The Deeper You Dig and returned last year for Shudder’s Hellbender. Up next from the family – and yes, they are indeed a real family – is Where the Devil Roams, and it’s now available on VOD outlets beginning today.
“Set during Depression-era America, Where the Devil Roams follows a family of murderous sideshow performers as they travel the dying carnival circuit.”
Toby Poser, Zelda Adams, and John Adams star in the film, as well as write and direct.
There haven’t been all that many...
Here’s all the new horror releasing November 7 – November 12, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
The Adams Family debuted on the scene with The Deeper You Dig and returned last year for Shudder’s Hellbender. Up next from the family – and yes, they are indeed a real family – is Where the Devil Roams, and it’s now available on VOD outlets beginning today.
“Set during Depression-era America, Where the Devil Roams follows a family of murderous sideshow performers as they travel the dying carnival circuit.”
Toby Poser, Zelda Adams, and John Adams star in the film, as well as write and direct.
There haven’t been all that many...
- 11/7/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
- 10/25/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Traditions die hard in the upcoming holiday horror movie There’s Something in the Barn, and Bloody Disgusting has been exclusively provided with a brand new trailer today.
This trailer comes courtesy of the Norwegian distributor and producer, and it runs about a minute longer than the previously released trailer, loaded with new footage.
Watch the latest trailer for There’s Something in the Barn below, which promises a fun holiday horror comedy that’s a little bit Gremlins, and a little bit Goosebumps!
There’s Something in the Barn will release in select territories on November 10. But first, the film opens Norway’s biggest Genre Film Festival today, October 19.
In the film from director Magnus Martens, “An American family fulfills their dream of returning to their roots after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway. However, they are in for a big surprise. An elf with a nasty temper lives in the house’s barn.
This trailer comes courtesy of the Norwegian distributor and producer, and it runs about a minute longer than the previously released trailer, loaded with new footage.
Watch the latest trailer for There’s Something in the Barn below, which promises a fun holiday horror comedy that’s a little bit Gremlins, and a little bit Goosebumps!
There’s Something in the Barn will release in select territories on November 10. But first, the film opens Norway’s biggest Genre Film Festival today, October 19.
In the film from director Magnus Martens, “An American family fulfills their dream of returning to their roots after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway. However, they are in for a big surprise. An elf with a nasty temper lives in the house’s barn.
- 10/19/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Monia Chokri’s “The Nature of Love” has been acquired for U.K. and Ireland distribution by Vertigo Releasing.
The film stars Magalie Lépine Blondeau and Pierre-Yves Cardinal. In the film, the cosy married life of lecturer and intellectual Sophia (Blondeau) takes a bold new turn when she meets Sylvain (Cardinal), the ruggedly charming handyman at her new chalet and she embarks on a steamy and all-consuming affair.
“The Nature of Love” premiered at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard strand earlier this year and since then has played Toronto and Zurich among other festivals. It has its U.K. premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on Oct. 13 and will play Chicago post that.
“Female mid-life crises are not explored in this mode of storytelling as often their male counterpart: While the tragedy of the woman who f—s around and finds out is a mainstay of plenty of great literature and cinema,...
The film stars Magalie Lépine Blondeau and Pierre-Yves Cardinal. In the film, the cosy married life of lecturer and intellectual Sophia (Blondeau) takes a bold new turn when she meets Sylvain (Cardinal), the ruggedly charming handyman at her new chalet and she embarks on a steamy and all-consuming affair.
“The Nature of Love” premiered at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard strand earlier this year and since then has played Toronto and Zurich among other festivals. It has its U.K. premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on Oct. 13 and will play Chicago post that.
“Female mid-life crises are not explored in this mode of storytelling as often their male counterpart: While the tragedy of the woman who f—s around and finds out is a mainstay of plenty of great literature and cinema,...
- 10/10/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, Zoe Winther-Hansen, Townes Bunner, Kiran Shah, Henriette Seenstrup | Written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown | Directed by Magnus Martens
It’s October, so it’s time for two things: pumpkin spice on everything and the start of Christmas marketing. And just in time, the Norwegian holiday horror-comedy There’s Something in the Barn makes its world premiere at Fantastic Fest.
Bill inherits his uncle’s house in Norway after the man dies in a freak accident. We, of course, know it was no accident, and soon enough so will Bill, his wife and Bill’s kids Nora and Lucas (Townes Bunner) will too.
They relocate from California to Norway with plans to open a bed and breakfast, but complications ensue. Both in the obvious cultural differences and, more ominously, what Lucas discovers living in the barn.
It’s a nisse or barn elf. He’s a jolly little...
It’s October, so it’s time for two things: pumpkin spice on everything and the start of Christmas marketing. And just in time, the Norwegian holiday horror-comedy There’s Something in the Barn makes its world premiere at Fantastic Fest.
Bill inherits his uncle’s house in Norway after the man dies in a freak accident. We, of course, know it was no accident, and soon enough so will Bill, his wife and Bill’s kids Nora and Lucas (Townes Bunner) will too.
They relocate from California to Norway with plans to open a bed and breakfast, but complications ensue. Both in the obvious cultural differences and, more ominously, what Lucas discovers living in the barn.
It’s a nisse or barn elf. He’s a jolly little...
- 10/4/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
The Norwegian holiday horror movie There’s Something in the Barn is heading toward a November 10th theatrical release, and one month out from that date we’ve gotten our hands on a trailer for the film! You can check it out in the embed above.
Directed by Magnus Martens from a screenplay written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, There’s Something in the Barn is described as being “an ambitious artistic bridge between American classics and Norwegian mythology” that is like “Gremlins meets Home Alone meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation“. The story follows a typical American family who inherits a farm in the Norwegian mountains and crosses paths with a tricky creature from Nordic folklore, the Barn Elf. The family must avoid incurring the wrath of this gnome-like Santa by eschewing all bright lights and loud noises and making sure to leave a bowl of porridge on Christmas Eve.
The film...
Directed by Magnus Martens from a screenplay written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, There’s Something in the Barn is described as being “an ambitious artistic bridge between American classics and Norwegian mythology” that is like “Gremlins meets Home Alone meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation“. The story follows a typical American family who inherits a farm in the Norwegian mountains and crosses paths with a tricky creature from Nordic folklore, the Barn Elf. The family must avoid incurring the wrath of this gnome-like Santa by eschewing all bright lights and loud noises and making sure to leave a bowl of porridge on Christmas Eve.
The film...
- 10/3/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Christmas horror movies don’t come around too often, but every now and then we get gems like Black Christmas, Gremlins, Rare Exports and Krampus. Magnus Martens‘ evil elf horror comedy There’s Something in the Barn tries to hit that holiday horror comedy sweet spot that falls somewhere between Gremlins and Krampus, but misses the mark on both counts. It winds up being a forgettable, if mildly amusing, movie that doesn’t seem to know which audience it’s playing to.
After inheriting his uncle’s estate in Norway, Bill (Martin Starr), his second wife Carol (Amrita Acharia) and their children Lucas (Townes Bunner) and Nora (Zoe Winther-Hansen) move into their new home with the dream of turning the property into a bed and breakfast. The family adapts to their new Scandinavian lifestyle differently, with Bill and Carol trying to make the best of it, and the children feeling...
After inheriting his uncle’s estate in Norway, Bill (Martin Starr), his second wife Carol (Amrita Acharia) and their children Lucas (Townes Bunner) and Nora (Zoe Winther-Hansen) move into their new home with the dream of turning the property into a bed and breakfast. The family adapts to their new Scandinavian lifestyle differently, with Bill and Carol trying to make the best of it, and the children feeling...
- 10/2/2023
- by Trace Thurman
- bloody-disgusting.com
Christmas horror movies are something special. The best ones take a time that -- for many -- is peaceful and full of joy, then juxtapose the lights, the carols, the gatherings, and the parties with absolute carnage in a way that results in a fun time.
Within Christmas horror there's an even more specific subgenre of Christmas horror creature features, which play with specific Christmas beliefs and traditions and twist them into gory, violent monsters. Movies like Mike Dougherty's "Krampus" and Jalmari Helander's "Rare Exports" do this, and now, the pseudo spiritual trilogy is complete with Magnus Martens's "There's Something in the Barn." This family Christmas horror movie takes clear inspiration from "Gremlins" and '80s genre movies, and wraps it in a hilarious fish-out-of-water story of an American family moving to Norway. It's laced with smart jabs at both cultures, and features Martin Starr doing a great obliviously silly performance.
Within Christmas horror there's an even more specific subgenre of Christmas horror creature features, which play with specific Christmas beliefs and traditions and twist them into gory, violent monsters. Movies like Mike Dougherty's "Krampus" and Jalmari Helander's "Rare Exports" do this, and now, the pseudo spiritual trilogy is complete with Magnus Martens's "There's Something in the Barn." This family Christmas horror movie takes clear inspiration from "Gremlins" and '80s genre movies, and wraps it in a hilarious fish-out-of-water story of an American family moving to Norway. It's laced with smart jabs at both cultures, and features Martin Starr doing a great obliviously silly performance.
- 9/24/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
"The barn elf hates changes to the barn!" Oh sweet Christmas horror - this is like Gremlins meets Krampus! Charades & XYZ Films have unveiled a teaser trailer for an intriguing new Norwegian horror thriller in the works called There's Something in the Barn, from filmmaker Magnus Martens. It's set to open later this fall in Norway first, though other international dates haven't been set yet. An American family fulfills their dream of moving back after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway. However, when they arrive they find there's an angry elf living in the barn. And he doesn't like to be disturbed. This sounds like another mad crazy fun follow-up to Christmas horror classics Jalmari Helander's Rare Exports and Mike Dougherty's Krampus. This stars Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, Zoe Winter-Hansen, and Townes Bunner. There's only a quick sample of some footage in this teaser, the...
- 9/15/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The life dream of the Nordheims comes true: going back to their roots and moving to their old family farm in the Norwegian Mountains. Unfortunately, they are sharing this dream with one of the trickier mythical creatures in Nordic folklore: the Barn Elf. This gnome-like Santa will turn the family’s life into hell and torment. To survive them the rules are simple: no bright lights, no loud sounds, and most important of all - always put out a bowl of porridge on Christmas Eve. Magnus Martens’s comedy horror movie There's Something in the Barn has two important stops on festival circuit - Sitges and Fantastic Fest. His new film from Dead Snow producers at 74 Entertainment and XYZ Films is selling like pannekaken...
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- 9/15/2023
- Screen Anarchy
‘There’s Something in the Barn’ Teaser – Killer Elves Holiday Horror Acquired Ahead of Fest Premiere
Killer elves are on the prowl in the upcoming holiday horror movie There’s Something in the Barn, and Variety reports that the horror-comedy has been acquired in multiple territories ahead of its premiere at Fantastic Fest and Sitges.
There’s Something in the Barn is headed to Fantastic Fest next week before screening at Sitges Film Festival in October.
The excellent news is that you won’t have long to wait to check out this killer elves holiday horror movie: There’s Something in the Barn will release on November 10.
In the film from director Magnus Martens, “An American family fulfills their dream of returning to their roots after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway. However, they are in for a big surprise. An elf with a nasty temper lives in the house’s barn. When the family starts to infuriate the creature, a raw and bloody struggle for survival ensues.
There’s Something in the Barn is headed to Fantastic Fest next week before screening at Sitges Film Festival in October.
The excellent news is that you won’t have long to wait to check out this killer elves holiday horror movie: There’s Something in the Barn will release on November 10.
In the film from director Magnus Martens, “An American family fulfills their dream of returning to their roots after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway. However, they are in for a big surprise. An elf with a nasty temper lives in the house’s barn. When the family starts to infuriate the creature, a raw and bloody struggle for survival ensues.
- 9/15/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
There’s Something in the Barn: Killer Christmas elf horror comedy from Dead Snow sold to big markets
A new tale of Christmas folklore is twisted into a paranoid mythical slasher story with There’s Something in the Barn. The production company, Charades, has just sold their horror comedy to major markets all over the world with multiple deals. The film comes from Norway filmmaker, Magnus Martens, who is a veteran TV director of series like Fear the Walking Dead and Luke Cage. 74 Entertainment and XYZ Films who have produced Dead Snow have also produced this film.
The synopsis according to Variety reads,
“The film follows the Nordheim family who have happily moved to their old family farm in the Norwegian Mountain. They lives turn into hell and torments when they come across the trickiest Nordic folklore creatures known as the Barn Elf.”
The horror satire features actors Martin Starr, known from Freaks and Geeks and the MCU Spider-Man films, Amrita Acharia, who can previously be seen in...
The synopsis according to Variety reads,
“The film follows the Nordheim family who have happily moved to their old family farm in the Norwegian Mountain. They lives turn into hell and torments when they come across the trickiest Nordic folklore creatures known as the Barn Elf.”
The horror satire features actors Martin Starr, known from Freaks and Geeks and the MCU Spider-Man films, Amrita Acharia, who can previously be seen in...
- 9/15/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Charades has closed multiple deals on “There’s Something in the Barn,” Magnus Martens’s (“Fear the Walking Dead”) comedy horror movie from “Dead Snow” producers at 74 Entertainment and XYZ Films.
The English-language movie is headlined by Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia (“Game of Thrones”) and Jeppe Beck Laursen (“The Last Kingdom”). Both Starr and Acharia previously starred in “Dead Snow 2.” The film follows the Nordheim family who have happily moved to their old family farm in the Norwegian Mountain. They lives turn into hell and torments when they come across the trickiest Nordic folklore creatures known as the Barn Elf.
Ahead of its world premiere at Sitges and Fantastic Fest, “There’s Something in the Barn” has been pre-sold by Charades to a raft of major territories, including Germany (Telepool & Capelight), Spain (A Contracorriente) UK (Vertigo Releasing), Switzerland (Telepool), Portugal (Cinemundo), Scandinavia, Hungary (Ads), Czech Rep & Slovakia (Aqs), Romania (Ads...
The English-language movie is headlined by Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia (“Game of Thrones”) and Jeppe Beck Laursen (“The Last Kingdom”). Both Starr and Acharia previously starred in “Dead Snow 2.” The film follows the Nordheim family who have happily moved to their old family farm in the Norwegian Mountain. They lives turn into hell and torments when they come across the trickiest Nordic folklore creatures known as the Barn Elf.
Ahead of its world premiere at Sitges and Fantastic Fest, “There’s Something in the Barn” has been pre-sold by Charades to a raft of major territories, including Germany (Telepool & Capelight), Spain (A Contracorriente) UK (Vertigo Releasing), Switzerland (Telepool), Portugal (Cinemundo), Scandinavia, Hungary (Ads), Czech Rep & Slovakia (Aqs), Romania (Ads...
- 9/15/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
‘There’s Something in the Barn’ Exclusive Poster – Holiday Horror Movie Unleashes Nasty Killer Elves
Traditions die hard in the upcoming holiday horror movie There’s Something in the Barn, and Bloody Disgusting has been exclusively provided with the international poster today.
There’s Something in the Barn is headed to the Sitges Film Festival in October – the fest runs from October 5 – October 15 – and you’ll find the official poster art down below.
In the film from director Magnus Martens, “An American family fulfills their dream of returning to their roots after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway. However, they are in for a big surprise. An elf with a nasty temper lives in the house’s barn. When the family starts to infuriate the creature, a raw and bloody struggle for survival ensues.”
Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, and Jeppe Beck Laursen star in the Norwegian horror movie.
Aleksander Kirkwood Brown wrote the screenplay.
Learn more about There’s Something in the Barn on the Sitges Film Festival website.
There’s Something in the Barn is headed to the Sitges Film Festival in October – the fest runs from October 5 – October 15 – and you’ll find the official poster art down below.
In the film from director Magnus Martens, “An American family fulfills their dream of returning to their roots after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway. However, they are in for a big surprise. An elf with a nasty temper lives in the house’s barn. When the family starts to infuriate the creature, a raw and bloody struggle for survival ensues.”
Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, and Jeppe Beck Laursen star in the Norwegian horror movie.
Aleksander Kirkwood Brown wrote the screenplay.
Learn more about There’s Something in the Barn on the Sitges Film Festival website.
- 9/14/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Nine years ago, Martin Starr (Freaks and Geeks) and Amrita Acharia (Game of Thrones) both had roles in the Norwegian horror comedy Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead. Now Starr and Acharia lead the cast of another Norwegian production, the holiday horror movie There’s Something in the Barn – and our friends at Bloody Disgusting have just unveiled the first image from the movie! You can check it out at the bottom of this article.
Directed by Magnus Martens from a screenplay written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, There’s Something in the Barn is described as being “an ambitious artistic bridge between American classics and Norwegian mythology” that is like “Gremlins meets Home Alone meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation“. The story follows a typical American family who inherits a farm in the Norwegian mountains and crosses paths with a tricky creature from Nordic folklore, the Barn Elf. The family must avoid incurring...
Directed by Magnus Martens from a screenplay written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, There’s Something in the Barn is described as being “an ambitious artistic bridge between American classics and Norwegian mythology” that is like “Gremlins meets Home Alone meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation“. The story follows a typical American family who inherits a farm in the Norwegian mountains and crosses paths with a tricky creature from Nordic folklore, the Barn Elf. The family must avoid incurring...
- 5/8/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Fresh Christmas horror is on the way with the upcoming Norwegian holiday horror romp There’s Something in the Barn, which comes courtesy of director Magnus Martens.
Described as “Gremlins meets Home Alone meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” the film features Martin Starr (Intruders) and Amrita Acharia (Game of Thrones, The Serpent Queen), who previously starred together in zombie movie Dead Snow 2.
“It follows a typical American family who inherits a farm in the Norwegian mountains and crosses paths with a tricky creature from Nordic folklore, the Barn Elf.
“The family must avoid incurring the wrath of this gnome-like Santa by eschewing all bright lights and loud noises and making sure to leave a bowl of porridge on Christmas Eve.”
The film has been described as “an ambitious artistic bridge between American classics and Norwegian mythology,” as well as “one of those fun rides you rarely come across.”
Produced by Norway’s 74 Entertainment,...
Described as “Gremlins meets Home Alone meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” the film features Martin Starr (Intruders) and Amrita Acharia (Game of Thrones, The Serpent Queen), who previously starred together in zombie movie Dead Snow 2.
“It follows a typical American family who inherits a farm in the Norwegian mountains and crosses paths with a tricky creature from Nordic folklore, the Barn Elf.
“The family must avoid incurring the wrath of this gnome-like Santa by eschewing all bright lights and loud noises and making sure to leave a bowl of porridge on Christmas Eve.”
The film has been described as “an ambitious artistic bridge between American classics and Norwegian mythology,” as well as “one of those fun rides you rarely come across.”
Produced by Norway’s 74 Entertainment,...
- 5/8/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
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