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What to watch on Neon, Netflix, and other streaming services right now
Add to your watchlist with these new streaming releases.


Phil Tippett is Frankenstein and Mad God is his painstaking, visionary monster
The Old Gods are dead: long live a potato with human teeth, in Tippett’s apocalyptic stop-motion feat.


Violent fantasy epic The Spine of Night is a rare, otherworldly animated experience
This feels destined to be cherished by a cult audience.


V/H/S/94 is hit and miss, even by horror anthology standards
The build-up of each segment is fun, even if the payoffs don’t all deliver.


The best, most memorable (and most messed up) horror anthology segments
Favourite individual segments from horror anthology films over the years.


How to watch throwback horror anthology V/H/S/94 in New Zealand
Sadly, you won’t be able to hire V/H/S/94 from your local Video Ezy (RIP).


The spooky season has begun with Shudder’s 61 Days of Halloween lineup
The horror streaming service has outdone themselves this year, with new and classic frights added to their library.


Bleed With Me marks a promising voice in an overcrowded genre
Bleed With Me is a vampire yarn, gaslighting psycho-drama and sleep-terror shocker all at once.


Vicious Fun offers genuine belly laughs alongside a ton of gore
A nifty central conceit is paired with everything from eye gougings to eviscerations.


Lost 70s George Romero film The Amusement Park is vicious satire
“Indignant, thoroughly cynical and deliberately upsetting” – and now streaming nearly 50 years later.


Ghostly hospital horror The Power proves far from electrifying viewing
A lot of movies streaming on Shudder are impressive – this is not one of them.


Shudder’s upcoming horror releases include Glenn Danzig’s wacko Verotika
It’s been frequently compared to ‘The Room’ as must-see viewing.
