The list is updated daily, as information comes in.
Horror movies being released in theaters in April 2013 are:
“Stitches” (In theaters, April 1, 2013; Video on demand, April 2, 2013; DVD April 2, 2013)
Starring Ross Noble and Tommy Knight.
Years after a cruel kids’ prank during a birthday party for 8-year-old Tommy left hired clown Richard ‘Stitches’ Grindle dead on the kitchen floor, the childhood friends gather to plan a birthday bash to end all bashes. But they haven’t counted on the degenerate jester rising from the grave to seek vengeance on the children who mocked him and caused his grisly, untimely end.
Now, Tommy and his teenage friends are on the run from an undead jokester who’s ready to use every trick in the book to exact his revenge. “Dead Meat” writer and director, Conor McMahon delivers a delirious slasher epic, a hilariously twisted and blood-soaked tale of one very bad clown with a talent for making balloon animals – but with one very hideous difference.
“The Evil Dead” (April 5, 2013)
Starring Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas and Liz Blackmore. Rated ‘R’.
In the much-anticipated remake of the 1981 cult-hit horror film, five friends become holed up in a remote cabin. When they discover a Book of the Dead, they unwittingly summon up a dormant group of demons living in the woods nearby, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival.
“6 Souls” (April 5, 2013)
Starring Julianne Moore, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Jeffrey DeMunn, Frances Conroy and Nate Cordory. Rated ‘R’.
After the death of her husband, Dr. Cara Harding’s faith in God has been shaken but not her belief in science. In an attempt to open her up to accepting unexplainable psychiatric theories, her father introduces her to Adam, a patient with multiple personalities who takes on some of the physical characteristics of his other personalities. But, Cara quickly discovers that Adam’s other personalities are murder victims and the more she finds out about his past, the closer she and her loved ones are to becoming victims themselves.
“Thale” (April 5, 2013)
This film is not rated. Starring Silje Reinamo, Erlend Nervold, Jon Sigve Skard, Morten Andresen and Roland Astrand.
Two crime-scene cleaners discover a mythical, tailed female creature in a concealed cellar. She never utters a word, unable to tell her story. The pieces of the puzzle soon come together: she’s been held captive for decades for reasons soon to surface.
“Antiviral” (April 12, 2013)
Starring Caleb Landry Jones, Sarah Gadon, Douglas Smith, Joe Pingue, Nicholas Campbell and Sheila McCarthy.
Follows the story of Syd March, an employee at a clinic that sells injections of live viruses harvested from sick celebrities to rabid fans who wish to partake in the ultimate form of communion. Syd supplements his income by selling illegal samples of these viruses on the black market, smuggling them out of the clinic in his own body. When he becomes infected with the disease that kills superstar Hannah Geist, Syd becomes a target for collectors and obsessed fans. He must unravel the mystery surrounding the starlet’s death before he too meets a morbid end.
“Dark Circles” (April 12, 2013)
Rated ‘R’ for violence and bloody images. Starring Johnathon Schaech, Andrea Frankle, Pell James and Philippe Brenninkmeyer.
When new parents Alex and Penny retreat from the city and move into a place outside town, the stress and massive sleep-deprivation caused by their infant child has both of them seeing things in the house that may or may not exist. Persistent sightings of a strange woman has each of them wondering if they are suffering from hallucinations or if their new home holds a dark, supernatural presence. As their fragile grasp on reality spirals into delirium, Alex and Penny find themselves nearly helpless to deal with the horrific truth of what is really going on in the house.
“The Lords of Salem” (April 19, 2013)
Starring Sheri Moon Zombie, Ernest Thomas, Bruce Davison, Jeffrey Daniel Phillips and Torsten Voges. Rated ‘R’.
From the singular mind of horror maestro Rob Zombie comes a chilling plunge into a nightmare world where evil runs in the blood. “The Lord of Salem” tells the tale of Heidi, a radio station DJ living in Salem, Massachusetts, who receives a strange wooden box containing a record, a “gift from the Lords.” Heidi listens to the bizarre sounds within the grooves that immediately trigger flashbacks of the town’s violent past. Is Heidi going mad or are the “Lords of Salem” returning for revenge on modern-day Salem?
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