WHAT TO WATCH THIS HALLOWEEN? CHANNEL 4 IS SERVING UP SOME SCARY HORROR WITH ‘FILMFEAR’ AND ‘COMPLETELY BEN WHEATLEY’ COLLECTIONS

23 October 2024

Looking for a fright this Halloween?  Channel 4 has two collections available now on streaming, the creepy ‘FilmFear’ collection which serves up a mix of contemporary horror films, and ‘Completely Ben Wheatley’ a celebration of the directors work ahead of the launch of Generation Z on Channel 4.  To stream the collections, click here.

 

Plus, if you’re Manchester based, why not pop along to Home Cinema which returns with a season of in-person screenings of strange, scary and provocative films that highlight the many unexpected ways horror can take shape on-screen.  Find out more about the season and book here.

 

‘FILMFEAR’ COLLECTION – STREAMING ON CHANNEL 4 UNTIL 2ND NOVEMBER

 

ENYS MEN

Time and memory become jumbled in Mark Jenkin's eerie, expressionist folk horror about a woman researching wildflowers on a remote island off the coast of Cornwall. Starring Mary Woodvine. This 2022 film is written and directed by Mark Jenkin.

 

SMILE

The 2022 horror starring Sosie Bacon is written and directed by Parker Finn. Following a traumatic incident a psychiatrist is haunted by a malevolent, gurning presence that drives people to gruesomely kill themselves. Or is she?

 

IN THE EARTH

Ben Wheatley’s horror with Reece Shearsmith. When a key scientist goes missing during a global pandemic, the search for her is foiled by a strange and mystical man living deep in the woods.

 

THE LODGE

Horror twist on the classic fairy-tale paradigm with Riley Keough. A stepmother-to-be desperately tries to get her partner’s kids to like her. But they’ll stop at nothing to get rid of her… This 2019 film is directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala.

 

FREAKY

Body-swap comedy horror with Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton. A girl gets murdered by a serial killer but then wakes up in his body, with only 24 hours to get her own body back. This film is directed by Christopher Landon.

 

Amulet

Romola Garai’s horror starring Imelda Staunton sees an ex-soldier finding refuge with a woman caring for her mum, but begins to wonder whether his arrival was a coincidence…

 

FIRESTARTER

A 2022 American science horror fiction film directed by Keith Thomas and starring Zac Efron. A young girl tries to understand how she mysteriously gained the power to set things on fire with her mind.

 

BULL

 A revenge thriller starring Neil Maskell. This 2021 British crime thriller written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams.

 

X

A slasher horror directed by Ti West. In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in a rural Texas farm, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the crew find themselves fighting for their lives.

 

ALONE

The menacing horror from 2020 directed by John Hyams. When a woman (Jules Wilcox) is abducted by the driver of a black jeep, she manages to escape his cabin in the woods. But this man (Marc Menchaca) just won’t let it lie and the chase is on.  

 

WEREWOLVES WITHIN

The 2021 comedy horror with Milana Vayntrub. A park ranger is sent to a town where everyone is at each other’s throats, figuratively at first, but then literally. Is a werewolf to blame? It is directed by Josh Ruben from a screenplay by Mishna Wolff.

 

A BANQUET

Tense body-horror directed by Ruth Paxton, written by Justin Bull and starring Sienna Guillory. A teenage girl suddenly stops eating, but stays the same weight… Could she be a monster from Japanese folklore who has a hidden extra mouth?

 

THE THING

2011 science fiction horror film directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.  At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson (Ulrich Thomsen).

 

THE INNOCENTS

Eskil Vogt’s supernatural horror film Slasher Horror sees playtime take a dangerous turn…During the bright Nordic summer, a group of children reveal their dark and mysterious powers when the adults aren't looking.

 

FRESH

Horror thriller film directed by Mimi Cave (2021). The film follows Noa played by Daisy Edgar-Jones, who meets the alluring Steve, played by Sebastian Stan at a grocery store after accepting Steve's invitation to a romantic weekend getaway, she finds that he has been hiding some unusual appetites…

 

‘COMPLETELY BEN WHEATLEY’ COLLECTION – STREAMING ON CHANNEL 4 UNTIL 15TH NOVEMBER

 

In anticipation of new Channel 4 drama, Generation Z which launches on 27th October, why not dive into a collection of Ben Wheatley’s work with Completely Ben Wheatley.  

 

DOWN TERRACE

Ben Wheatley's menacingly dark comedy starring Robin Hill. In Brighton, a criminal family's attempts to root out a suspected informer spin ever more out of control.

 

KILL LIST

Ben Wheatley's horror stars Neil Maskell and Michael Smiley as contract-killer friends, whose latest job spirals into shockingly brutal, gory violence. With MyAnna Buring and Emma Fryer.

 

SIGHTSEERS

Ben Wheatley's dark and violent comedy-drama stars Alice Lowe and Steve Oram as lovers whose initially innocent tour of the British countryside turns into a disturbing odyssey.

 

A FIELD IN ENGLAND

Michael Smiley and Reece Shearsmith star in this psychedelic trip into magic and madness from Ben Wheatley.

 

HIGH-RISE

Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control. This 2015 film features Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons and Sienna Miller.

 

FREE FIRE

Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shoot-out and a game of survival. Starring Sharlto Copley, Brie Larson and Cillian Murphy.

 

THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY

Peter Strickland's acclaimed adult drama explores the fetishistic desires and balance of power within a lesbian relationship. Starring Sidse Babett Knudsen and Chiara D'Anna and exec producer Ben Wheatley.