New horror picks now
Two buzzy horror releases landed this week: 'They Will Kill You' (Zazie Beetz, satanic high‑rise chaos) and 'Forbidden Fruits' (Lili Reinhart and Victoria Pedretti in a witch‑cult comedy‑horror), while streaming guides flagged 'Pretty Lethal' on Prime and Netflix’s March horror list (including 'Saw X' and 'Misery'). (tomsguide.com) (x.com) (usmagazine.com)
They Will Kill You opened at SXSW on March 17 and hits U.S. theaters March 27 under a New Line/Warner Bros. release via Nocturna, the Muschietti-produced horror label. (en.wikipedia.org) Critics at SXSW gave the film mixed notices—Variety called it a revenge farce that “crashes and burns,” while IGN praised its dark-comedic action elements—reflecting a split critical reception. (variety.com) They Will Kill You runs 94 minutes, is co-written by Kirill Sokolov and Alex Litvak, and lists Andy and Barbara Muschietti among its producers. (en.wikipedia.org) Forbidden Fruits premiered at SXSW on March 16 and opens theatrically in the U.S. on March 27 after IFC Films and Shudder acquired U.S. and Canadian rights last year. (en.wikipedia.org) The film’s cast includes Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti and Alexandra Shipp, the feature was co-written by Meredith Alloway and Lily Houghton, and its runtime is listed at 104 minutes. (imdb.com) Early festival reviews positioned Forbidden Fruits as a campy, “Mean Girls”-meets–The Craft satire with gore elements, with Variety and IndieWire highlighting Meredith Alloway’s stylized debut. (variety.com) Prime Video premiered Pretty Lethal on March 25 following an earlier festival run, and outlets reported the film shot up streaming charts worldwide within days of its Prime release. (primetimer.com) Netflix’s March slate included the near-complete Saw collection arriving March 19 and the 1990 Stephen King adaptation Misery among its March additions, giving subscribers multiple legacy horror titles to binge. (whats-on-netflix.com)
