A quick glance at August’s lineup of horror and you might mistake it for something we’d see during the Halloween season. This month is a real treat for horror fans, a genre-mash of both big theatrical releases and some highly anticipated indie films. I’d list the ones I’m excited about personally, but it’s basically this entire list! Before we jump into this thing, here’s what I watched last month:

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May Viewings

The Perfection: While the story is certainly as twisted and batshit as you’ve likely heard by now, this one just didn’t quite do it for me. The entire plot is silly and the performances were a little too over-the-top to really get into it.  2.5/5

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August 2

The Nightingale (Theaters)

Director: Jennifer Kent

Cast: Aisling Franciosi, Sam Claflin, Baykali Ganambarr

Set in 1825, Clare, a young Irish convict woman, chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On the way she enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.

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August 6

The Night Sitter (VOD)

Director: Abiel Bruhn, John Rocco

Cast: Elyse Dufour, Jack Champion, Jermaine Rivers

A con artist poses as a babysitter to steal from a wealthy occult enthusiast. One of the kids she’s sitting unwittingly summons a trio of witches known as The Three Mothers.

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August 9

Nekrotronic (VOD)

Director: Kiah Roache-Turner

Cast: Dave Beamish, Monica Bellucci, Charmaine Bingwa

A man who discovers that he is part of a secret sect of magical beings who hunt down and destroy demons in the internet.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Theaters)

Director: André Øvredal

Cast: Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush

A group of teens face their fears in order to save their lives.

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August 16

Gwen (VOD)

Director: William McGregor

Cast: Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington, Eleanor Worthington-Cox

A dark folk tale set in the hills of Wales during the industrial revolution.

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August 20

Camp Wedding (VOD)

Director: Greg Emetaz

Cast: Kelley Gates, Sean Hankinson, Cadden Jones

Mia’s destination wedding seems doomed when her bridal party is not too keen on doing all the work to transform a dilapidated summer camp into the venue of her dreams–when they begin to be killed off mysteriously, that doesn’t help either.

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August 21

Ready or Not (Theaters)

Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett

Cast: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien

A bride’s wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.

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August 23

Tigers Are Not Afraid (Theaters)

Director: Issa López

Cast: Paola Lara, Juan Ramón López, Hanssel Casillas

A dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.

Tone-Deaf (VOD)

Director: Richard Bates Jr.

Cast: Amanda Crew, Robert Patrick, Hayley Marie Norman

A woman goes to the countryside to spend a quiet weekend after losing her job and having her last complicated relationship implode. She rents a country house to an old-fashioned widower, who struggles to hide his pyschopatic tendencies.

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August 30

The Fanatic (VOD)

Director: Fred Durst

Cast: John Travolta, Devon Sawa, Ana Golja

A rabid film fan stalks his favorite action hero and destroys the star’s life.

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August Highlights