Not one, not two... but SEVEN new spooky shows and movies to check out for Halloween weekend!
While there are a lot of new scary things to watch this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, don't worry if you don't like the horror, because there are some rom-coms, dark comedies and war epics also on the new arrivals menu!
Here are the movies which will all be available on the big screens around Ireland from Friday, 28 October.
BROS
Billy Eichner writes, produces and stars in this romantic comedy about a long-term single gay man who may have just found the love of his life... despite not actually wanting a relationship at all. From the director of I Love You Man and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
Check out our chat with Billy Eichner and his co-star Luke Macfarlane right here:
BARBARIAN
Already one of the most-talked-about horror movies of recent years. A young woman (Georgina Campbell) discovers that the rental home she's booked for the weekend is double booked with another tenant (Bill Skarsgård), which begins her nightmarish journey into terror.
Check out our full review right here.
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS
Winner of the Palme D'Or at Cannes this year, Woody Harrelson plays the captain of a luxury cruise ship for the super-rich, which sinks and leaves survivors trapped on an island.
PREY FOR THE DEVIL
As the Church attempts to battle a rise in possession around the globe by opening more schools for exorcism, one new recruit finds her past is directly linked to a new case.
And now on to the stuff you can watch at home this week.
Starting with...
GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Bizarre nightmares unfold in eight tales of terror in this visually stunning, spine-tingling horror collection curated by Guillermo del Toro.
All episodes available on Netflix right now.
THE GOOD NURSE
Amy (Jessica Chastain), a compassionate nurse and single mother struggling with a life-threatening heart condition, is stretched to her physical and emotional limits by the hard and demanding night shifts at the ICU. But help arrives, when Charlie (Eddie Redmayne), a thoughtful and empathetic fellow nurse, starts at her unit. But after a series of mysterious patient deaths sets off an investigation that points to Charlie as the prime suspect, Amy is forced to risk her life and the safety of her children to uncover the truth.
The movie is available to watch on Netflix right now.
RUN SWEETHEART RUN
A thriller set around the simple-but-scary premise of a young woman (Ella Balinksa) trying to survive the night when the man on her blind date (Pilou Asbæk) turns violent.
The movie is available to watch on Prime Video from Friday.
THE BASTARD SON & THE DEVIL HIMSELF
Jay Lycurgo (Titans) and Nadia Parkes (Doctor Who) star in this bloody and breathtaking fantasy series based on the Half Bad books by Sally Green.
The series is available to watch on Netflix from Friday.
BIG MOUTH SEASON 6
The Emmy-winning adult animation series returns for a new season.
All episodes available on Netflix from Friday.
THE DEVIL'S HOUR
Peter Capaldi and Jessica Raine star in this psychological thriller series in which a woman finds her nightmares may somehow be directly linked to the actions of a serial killer.
All episodes available on Prime Video from Friday.
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Award-winner Edward Berger directs this tense drama based on the bestseller by Erich Maria Remarque.
The movie is available on Netflix from Friday.
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