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“Call of the Void” beckons us into what initially feels like a familiar cinematic space: the isolated mountain cabin. We meet Moray, portrayed by Caitlin Carver, a young woman attempting to mend the fragments of her life after the profound loss of her brother and the subsequent shedding of her job.

She seeks tranquility in the rustic embrace of her family’s getaway in the San Bernardino mountains, a setting that itself hums with a quiet, melancholic beauty. There’s a certain appeal to these stories of retreat, isn’t there? That idea of finding oneself in the stillness of nature.

However, as often happens in such tales, the sought-after peace proves elusive. The film, from its very title, hints at something more unsettling beneath the surface, a psychological undercurrent that promises a slide from quietude into a folk-tinged disquiet.

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This week’s new releases include a Blumhouse horror movie that’s fresh out of theaters and now available at home, a vampire epic from Ryan Coogler in theaters, the latest from returning master David Cronenberg, and, quite fittingly, a Cronenberg-inspired body horror take on Cinderella that made headlines after someone vomited while watching it on the festival circuit.

Here’s all the new horror that released April 14– April 18, 2025!

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After being released in theaters less than a month ago, Blumhouse and Universal’s latest horror movie The Woman in the Yard is now available on Premium VOD at home.

You can rent the film for $19.99 or purchase it for $24.99.

Jaume Collet-Serra (House of Wax, Orphan, The Shallows, Carry-On) directed The Woman in the Yard from a script by first-time feature screenwriter Sam Stefanak.

Danielle Deadwyler stars as Ramona,...

Written and directed by James B. Cox, Call of the Void tells the story of Moray, who has decided to take some time off from the hassles of daily life in a cabin in the woods. Since she has recently lost her job and is still reeling from the death of her brother, Moray’s parents are concerned for her, but she assures them that she can handle herself. On her first night in the secluded place, Moray has a brief interaction with one of her neighbors, Professor Blackwood, and his dog, Parkins. The following day she gets acquainted with her other neighbors: an amateur band, which comprises Lucy, Sterling, Cole, and Darryl (who isn’t a part of the band but hangs around with them for his sound design work as a film student). While interacting with them, Moray learns that the band knows Blackwood because he is helping Sterling with his thesis; however,...

You can’t unhear the Call of the Void when it hits digital platforms on April 15 from Gravitas Ventures.

Written and directed by James B. Cox, watch the trailer for the cosmic folk horror film below.

Caitlin Carver (I Tonya), Mina Sundwall (“Lost in Space”), Christian Antidormi (“Spartacus”), Ethan Herisse (“When They See Us”), and Richard Ellis (“I Am Not Okay with This”) star.

After the tragic death of her brother, Moray retreats to a remote mountain cabin to try and escape her work, her family, and her old life. However, her quiet retreat is quickly diverted by a college band moving into the unit next door and a suspicious professor studying a local phenomenon involving a mysterious hum.

She discovers that the Hum is a gateway to something otherworldly, unnameable, and once heard–there is no return. The Hum is a sonic experience that asks the question: How can you escape your own senses?...

Coming soon from writer and director James B. Cox is Call of the Void. In his latest feature, Cox melds folk horror with cosmic horror to create a tale about an unknowable hum and the chaos it wreaks upon anyone who is unlucky enough to hear it. And we’ve got a first look at the official trailer!

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After the tragic death of her brother, Moray retreats to a remote mountain cabin to try and escape her work, her family, and her old life. However, her quiet retreat is quickly diverted by a college band moving into the unit next door and a suspicious professor studying a local phenomenon involving a mysterious hum. She discovers that the Hum is a gateway to something otherworldly, unnameable, and once heard, there’s no return. The Hum is a sonic experience that asks the question: How can you escape your own senses?...

James B. Cox's feature film debut Hacked has been picked up for North American distribution. Young production outfit Sp Releasing will upload Cox's 2016 film onto VOD and DVD next Tuesday, March 6th.      ...Sp Releasing has acquired the North American rights to Hacked.   Set for a March 6th release on VOD and DVD, the film stars Molly Burnett, Blake Robbins, and Adam Shapiro with Andy Allo, Amy Aquino, and Brian Patrick Wade in supporting roles. The award-winning indie Hacked centers on a young programmer who joins forces with a group of renegade hackers to stop an artificial intelligence from reaching the outside world.        Burnett is playing the leader of the Anonymous-like hacker thieves who infiltrate the building, intent on stealing...

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We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes release details for Inbred, Blood, and 4 Dead Girls, a trailer for The Mole Man of Belmont Avenue, featuring Robert Englund, details on a Jason Voorhees-inspired charity, an interview with Nick Basile, the director of Dark, and much more:

The Mole Man of Belmont Avenue Trailer and Release Details: “Two years ago, the Mugg Brothers, who have never worked a day in their lives, inherited a brownstone apartment building. In that short time, their slacker ways have run the building into the ground. Tenants are moving out, no one drinks at the bar downstairs, and the building’s pets are going missing. If all that isn’t enough to make them sit up and take notice, they soon discover a mysterious creature is hiding in the basement and trying to...

One of the main attractions at this year’s Comicpalooza in Houston—in addition to appearances by the likes of Patrick Stewart, Michelle Rodriguez and Danny Trejo—was the three-day Dollar Baby Film Festival organized by Shawn S. Lealos.

What’s a “Dollar Baby?” It’s a short film based on a Stephen King story or novella. For decades, King has allowed people to acquire limited film rights to an available story for one dollar. The resulting movies cannot be released on the internet or shown at for-profit venues, which limits their availability to festivals like this one. The filmmakers can include their movies on clip reels as calling cards. King also gets a copy of the finished product. The quality of these adaptations is all over the map, but the increased availability of affordable digital cameras and video editing software means that the community is growing by leaps and bounds.