Narilya Gulmongkolpech as Mink in The Medium. Photo by: Sasidis Sasisakulporn/Shudder
We’re already a few days into Spooky Season and there are tons of new movies and series premiering all month long. While you look for content to add to your next movie marathon this month, we recommend adding some foreign films to your watch lists. Here are 10 foreign horror movies to stream this Spooky Season.
All My Friends Are Dead (2020) – Poland
Cast: Julia Wieniawa, Katarzyna Chojnacka, Nikodem Rozbicki, Mateusz Wieclawek, Monika Krzywkowska, Magdalena Perlińska, Aleksandra Pisula, Paulina Gałązka
Synopsis: “A group of friends at a New Year’s Eve party go through a whirlwind of events that exposes secrets, breaks hearts — and leads to a shocking outcome.”
Where to watch: Netflix
The Advent Calendar (2021) – France
Cast: Eugénie Derouand, Honorine Magnier, Clément Olivieri, Janis Abrikh, Cyril Garnier, Vladimir Perrin
Synopsis: “Eva is a paraplegic. On her birthday, her friend Sophie gives her a strange Advent calendar. It’s not the traditional treats you find when you open each drawer, but quirky gifts that are scary and get bloodier.”
Where to watch: AMC+, Shudder
Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes (2022) – Germany
Cast: Frederik von Lüttichau, Anna Platen, Jeff Wilbusch, Luisa Taraz
Synopsis: “After inheriting a run-down castle, a dispirited woman and her ill-tempered husband decide to spend the night, as time and reality shift around them.”
Where to watch: AMC+, DIRECTV, Freevee, Plex, Shudder
Goodnight, Mommy (2014) – Austria
Cast: Susanne Wuest, Elias Schwarz, Lukas Schwarz, Hans Escher, Elfriede Schatz, Karl Purker
Synopsis: “Twin boys move to a new house with their mother after she has face-changing cosmetic surgery, but under the bandages is someone the boys don’t recognize.”
Where to watch: Freevee, Pluto, Tubi, Vudu
Howling Village (2019) – Japan
Cast: Ayaka Miyoshi, Ryota Bando, Rinka Ôtani, Megumi Okina, Hina Miyano, Tsuyoshi Furukawa, Renji Ishibashi, Reiko Takashima, Masanobu Takashima
Synopsis: “After her brother goes missing, Kanade, a young psychologist visits his last known location, an infamous haunted and cursed site known as ‘Howling Village’ to investigate his disappearance. Her investigation reveals that the village’s mysteries are connected to her family and works to uncover her family’s dark history.”
Where to watch: Prime Video, Tubi, Vudu
The Innocents (2021) – Norway
Cast: Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim, Rakel Lenora Flottum, Sam Ashraf
Synopsis: “During the bright Nordic summer, a group of children reveal mysterious powers. But what starts out innocent soon takes a dark and violent turn in this gripping supernatural thriller.”
Where to watch: AMC+, Shudder
The Medium (2021) – Thailand
Cast: Narilya Gulmongkolpech, Sawanee Utoomma, Poon Mitpakdee, Yasaka Chaisorn, Boonsong Nakphoo
Synopsis: “A documentary team follows Nim, a shaman based in Northern Thai, the Isan area, and encounters her niece Mink showing strange symptoms that seem to be of inheritance of shamanism. The team decides to follow Mink, hoping to capture the shaman lineage passing on to the next generation, but her bizarre behavior becomes more extreme.”
Where to watch: AMC+, Shudder
Speak No Evil (2022) – Netherlands
Cast: Sidsel Siem Koch, Karina Smulders, Morten Burian, Fedja van Huêt, Liva Forsberg, Marius Damslev
Synopsis: “A Danish family visits a Dutch family they met on a holiday. What was supposed to be an idyllic weekend slowly starts unraveling as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness.”
Where to watch: AMC+, Shudder
Terrified (2018) – Argentina
Cast: Maximiliano Ghione, Norberto Gonzalo, Elvira Onetto, George L. Lewis, Julieta Vallina, Demián Salomón, Agustín Rittano
Synopsis: “On an ordinary suburban street in Buenos Aires, voices are heard from kitchen sinks. Bodies are levitating. Evil is here. It is up to a doctor, her colleague, an ex-cop to get to the bottom of this neighborhood nightmare.”
Where to watch: AMC+, Shudder
Veronica (2017) – Spain
Cast: Sandra Escacena, Iván Chavero, Claudia Placer, Bruna González, Consuelo Trujillo, Ana Torrent, Carla Campra, Ángela Fabián, Leticia Dolera
Synopsis: “Madrid, 1991. A teen girl finds herself besieged by an evil supernatural force after she played Ouija with two classmates.”
Where to watch: Netflix
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