With the spooky season just around the corner, many of us will be searching for the ‘best and scariest’ horror films to watch this Halloween.
While some may prefer to curl up on the sofa and watch something on Netflix, those who’d like to venture to Aberdeen or Inverness cinemas are in luck, with venues in both cities screening a range of old and new horror films.
Smile
One of the best 2022 horror films, Smile, follows Rose who witnessed her mom die of an overdose when she was 10 and now works as a doctor in an emergency psych ward. After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, she starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can’t explain…
When: Out now
Where: Vue, Cineworld (Aberdeen), Vue (Inverness)
The Thing
Don’t miss this 40th Anniversary 4K restoration of The Thing where a research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
When: From October 29 in Inverness and October 31 in Aberdeen
Where: Cineworld (Aberdeen), Vue (Inverness)
Prey For The Devil
To combat a global rise in demonic possessions, the Roman Catholic Church reopens schools to train priests to perform exorcisms. Even though nuns are forbidden to perform this ritual, a professor recognizes Sister Ann’s gifts and agrees to train her.
When: Out now
Where: Vue, Cineworld (Aberdeen), Vue (Inverness)
Halloween Ends
After 45 years, the saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode comes to a spine-chilling climax. The 2022 slasher film is the thirteenth installment in the Halloween franchise which also consists of novels, comic books, a video game and other merchandise.
When: Out now
Where: Vue, Cineworld
Barbarian
Some stay for a night. Some stay for a week. Some never leave. Find out what happens when a young woman discovers the rental home she booked is already occupied by a stranger.
When: From October 28
Where: Vue, Cineworld (Aberdeen)
Halloween films to watch from your Aberdeen or Inverness home
If you don’t feel like going to the cinema, you’ll easily be able to get your horror film fix from the comfort of your home as Netflix’s film library is an ever-evolving beast and Amazon Prime’s horror film selection is scarily good too.
Midsommar
The film stars Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor as a dysfunctional couple who travel to Sweden with a group of friends for a midsummer festival. Things take a dark turn when they find themselves entangled in a sinister cult.
Where: Netflix
Hereditary
A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences in this 2018 horror film starring Toni Collette, Alex Wolff and Milly Shapiro.
Where:Â Amazon Prime
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
The well-received 2016 film stars Emile Hirsch and Brian Cox as father-and-son coroners who experience supernatural phenomena while examining the body of an unidentified woman.
Where: Amazon Prime/ Apple TV
The Novice
The Novice treads a daring line between drama and psychological horror. The film explores just how far one college freshman will go to make it to the top varsity boat.
Where:Â Amazon Prime
It
Based on the famous Stephen King novel, the 2017 horror film It follows seven children who are forced to face their worst nightmares when Pennywise, a shape-shifting clown, reappears.
Where: Amazon Prime
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