All of the Horror You Have to Stream in December 2022

Welcome to Horrorscope, a month-to-month column conserving horror nerds and initiates updated on all of the horror content material coming to and leaving your favourite streaming companies. Right here’s what to look at in December 2022:

People, it’s probably the most fantastic time of the 12 months: vacation horror time! Simply as with style movies set at Halloween, festive horror hits otherwise when there’s snow falling, distant carollers, and twinkling lights aplenty. To get you within the spirit, there are a complete lot of spooky flicks hitting streaming companies this month — and quite a lot of of them embody murderous Santas!

All that stated: be sure you peruse the entire record beneath, calendar in hand, for a full image of what horror films are coming and going out of your favourite streaming companies in December 2022.

Please take into account that all dates listed beneath might not apply to viewers exterior the US.

December 2022 Horror Streaming Cheat Sheet

There are six (rely ’em) six movies within the Ju-On franchise hitting ARROW on December twelfth;
An infinite chunk of horror movies (together with entries from this Halloween’s 80s Horror assortment) are leaving The Criterion Channel on the finish of the month, make certain to take a look on the expiring titles web page on the finish of this text for the complete itemizing;
And there are six (rely ’em) six movies within the Hellraiser franchise hitting HBO Max on December twelfth;
Followers of destiny can try 5 entries within the Ultimate Vacation spot franchise on Hulu on December 1st (they go away on the finish of the month);
Three movies within the Omen franchise go away HBO Max on the thirty first of December;
The Blade trilogy leaves Hulu on the final of the month;
In what has develop into one thing of a vacation custom, Joe Bob’s Ghoultide Get-Collectively premieres on Shudder on Sunday, December 18th.
New-ish releases this month embody:

The Leech (2022) on ARROW as of December fifth;
The Night time Home (2020) on Hulu as of December 1st;
Troll (2022) on Netflix as of December 1st;
The Black Telephone (2022) on December 1st and Nanny (2022) on December tenth on Prime Video;
Historical past of the Occult (2021) on Screambox on December sixth; The Anchor (2022) arrives on December twenty seventh;
A Wounded Fawn (2022), Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022), The Apology (2022), and Burial (2022) arrive on December 1st, ninth, sixteenth, and twenty ninth, respectively;
Mattress Relaxation (2022) and Terror Prepare 2 (2022) arrive on Tubi on December seventh and thirtieth.

The streaming service champion of the month is ARROW for constantly delivering on the gathering, franchise, and single-title entrance.

The streaming service dunce of the month is (say it with me) Disney+ which predictably continues to ship a complete lot of nothing shocking completely nobody.

Assortment Nook: December 2022 Horror Streaming

ARROW — J-horror Legends (as of Dec. 12)

Titles embody Ju-On: The Curse, Ju-On: The Grudge, Ju-On: White Ghost;
“Within the 90s, the J-horror phenomenon swept the globe, and horror followers have been enthralled by a brand new form of scary film. The antithesis of gory 80s slashers, J-horror movies have been extra restrained, however totally terrifying nonetheless.”

ARROW — Video Nasties (as of Dec. 23)

Titles embody The Driller Killer, Tenebrae, Blood Feast;
“You’ll be able to be taught all about what went down in our two wonderful Video Nasties documentaries, however should you simply need to see what all of the fuss was about (or tick some titles off your record) then go gorge your self on an unbelievable, unmatched assortment of nasties that will make the Each day Mail pee its pants.”

ARROW — The Better of 2022 (as of Dec. 30)

Titles embody Two Witches, The Righteous, The Sacred Spirit;
It’s been one other unbelievable (however true) 12 months for brand spanking new and unique releases on ARROW. From the darkish aspect of Hollywood in Jim Cummings’ The Beta Check to ufology conspiracy thriller The Sacred Spirit, from a theological battle for the soul in The Righteous to the most recent absurdist quirk fest from Quentin Dupieux, and from the important feminist monster stalking of Take Again the Night time to the dirty and loopy splendid scuzz of Resort Poseidon.”

Shudder — Nightmare on Elm Avenue Assortment: The First 7 Motion pictures (as of Dec. 1)

Titles embody Wes Craven’s authentic 1984 masterpiece, followedby Freddy’s Revenge (1985), Dream Warriors (1987), The Dream Grasp (1988), The Dream Baby (1989), Freddy’s Useless: The Ultimate Nightmare (1991), and Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994).

Horror Streaming Highlights for December 2022

Decide of the Month: Ravenous (1999)

Synopsis: After surviving a massacre, Captain John Boyd (Man Pearce) is heralded as a hero. Nevertheless, when it’s found that he “survived” by taking part in lifeless beneath a pile of corpses, his inaction is rewarded with a “promotion” to the distant Fort Spencer. Simply as Boyd is wrapping his head round his new life, a frostbitten stranger (Robert Carlyle) exhibits up on their doorstep with a harrowing story: his caravan get together turned trapped in a snow storm, and the group resorted to cannibalism … which turned their chief into a person flesh-loving madman. They’d higher go discover him. He’s nonetheless within the cave, the stranger says. However can he be trusted?

If you wish to watch a cannibal cowboy horror comedy based mostly on the historic case of Alfred Packer, you could have two decisions: Cannibal! The Musical! and Ravenous. And solely a kind of two movies has a banjo-heavy rating by Michael Nyman and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn.

Directed by Antonia Chook and that includes an all-star solid, Ravenous is a peerless instance of how one can make a genuinely humorous movie that additionally churns stomachs. Ravenous may be discovered alongside a a lot of non-horror wintery westerns which are additionally properly value your time.

Obtainable on the Criterion Channel December 1st.

I’m dreaming … of a fright … Christ-mas

Synopsis: Snowbound thrills and chills aplenty may be discovered on this Christmas horror assortment from the advantageous of us at ARROW — together with a brand new launch that might be a brand new cult-Christmas fave.

Hear, there’s nothing unsuitable with the horror vacation classics. However if you wish to enterprise off the overwhelmed path, ARROW’s Fright Christmas assortment has obtained you coated (in snow and … oh god, is that blood?). From feature-length wintery expeditions like The Leech and The Chill Issue to itty bitty stocking stuffers like Adams Household shorts, this assortment gives a smörgåsbord for anybody seeking to get just a little festive with their horror-watching this December.

Obtainable on ARROW, December ninth.

A group of Christmassy carnage courtesy of Shudder

Synopsis: Oh, the climate exterior is frightful. And should you’re a horror fan with a Shudder subscription, your streaming habits this December may be frightful too.

Shudder’s “Sad Holidays” is getting an replace. Night time of the Comet will be a part of the gathering on the primary of the month. And Christmas Bloody Christmas will be a part of the fray on the ninth.

Present titles embody Silent Night time, Lethal Night time Half 2, Silent Night time, Lethal Night time 3: Higher Watch Out, Silent Night time, Lethal Night time 4: The Initiation, Silent Night time, Lethal Night time 5: The Toymaker, To All A Good Night time, Black Christmas (1974), Christmas Evil, Higher Watch Out, A Christmas Horror Story, All The Creatures Have been Stirring, Christmas Presence, Lethal Video games, Blood Beat, The Creation Calendar, A Creepshow Vacation Particular, and The Christmas “Ghoul Log.”

Obtainable on Shudder all through the month.

The best horror movie you missed in 2020

Synopsis: What do you have to broadcast for the ultimate episode of the most-viewed journalistic present on tv? Do you do a victory lap and run a retrospective of your best moments? Or do you danger all of it and expose the president’s ties to witchcraft? It’s the latter, isn’t it?

Quite a lot of movies obtained completed soiled by the shit present that was 2020. (For the document, David Prior’s  The Empty Man is the most important loser of the lot). And the Argentinian found-footage horror mockumentary Historical past of the Occult completely deserves to be in your radar. It’s 82 minutes lengthy. It’s by the oldsters behind Netflix’s The Kirlian Frequency. It’s obtained ambiance to spare. And the top result’s a hypnotic, vintage-styled story of terror that hooks you into the thriller. So should you want a break between all of your holiday-themed horror this month, think about venturing into this paranoiac conspiracy of witches, warlocks, and devil worship.

Obtainable on Screambox December sixth.

Streamable Horror Incoming This Month

Recent blood: A listing of all of the horror content material coming to streaming companies in December 2022.

Streaming ServiceMovieDate

ARROWBlack Christmas (2006)Dec 2

ARROWThe Leech (2022)Dec 5

ARROWJu-On: The Curse (2000)Dec 12

ARROWJu-On: The Curse 2 (2000)Dec 12

ARROWJu-On: The Grudge (2002)Dec 12

ARROWJu-On: The Grudge 2 (2003)Dec 12

ARROWJu-On: Black Ghost (2009)Dec 12

ARROWJu-On: White Ghost (2009)Dec 12

ARROWThe Limitless (2017)Dec 16

ARROWThe Monster Membership (1981)Dec 23

The Criterion ChannelChristine (1983)Dec 1

The Criterion ChannelRavenous (1999)Dec 1

FreeveeMother! (2017)Dec 1

FreeveeDeath Turns into Her (1992)Dec 1

FreeveeThe Shallows (2016)Dec 1

HBO MaxHellraiser III Hell on Earth (1992)Dec 1

HBO MaxHellraiser IV: Bloodline (1996)Dec 1

HBO MaxHellraiser V: Inferno (2000)Dec 1

HBO MaxHellraiser VII: Deader (2005)Dec 1

HBO MaxHellraiser: Hellseeker (2002)Dec 1

HBO MaxHellraiser: Hellworld (2005)Dec 1

HBO MaxThe Purge: Anarchy (2014)Dec 1

HuluChristine (1983)Dec 1

HuluDawn Of The Useless (2004)Dec 1

HuluFinal Vacation spot (2000)Dec 1

HuluFinal Vacation spot 2 (2003)Dec 1

HuluFinal Vacation spot 3 (2006)Dec 1

HuluThe Ultimate Vacation spot (2009)Dec 1

HuluFinal Vacation spot 5 (2011)Dec 1

HuluThe Occurring (2008)Dec 1

HuluI, Frankenstein (2014)Dec 1

HuluThe Night time Home (2020)Dec 1

NetflixTroll (2022)Dec 1

Paramount+Cloverfield (2008)Dec 1

Paramount+Friday The thirteenth (unclear which model)Dec 1

Paramount+Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)Dec 1

Paramount+Halloween VI: The Curse Of Michael Myers (1995)Dec 1

Paramount+Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994)Dec 1

Paramount+Pet Sematary (1989)Dec 1

Paramount+Rosemary’s Child (1968)Dec 1

Paramount+Shutter Island (2010)Dec 1

Paramount+The Cave (2005)Dec 1

Prime VideoCloverfield (2008)Dec 1

Prime VideoCase 39 (2010)Dec 1

Prime VideoHotel Transylvania (2012)Dec 1

Prime VideoMary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994)Dec 1

Prime VideoParanormal Exercise (2009)Dec 1

Prime VideoPet Sematary (1989)Dec 1

Prime VideoThe Ring (2002)Dec 1

Prime VideoThe Black Telephone (2022)Dec 10

Prime VideoNanny (2022)Dec 16

ScreamboxNight Terrors (1993)Dec 1

ScreamboxHistory of the Occult (2020)Dec 6

Screambox7 Under (2012)Dec 16

ScreamboxAmerican Mary (2012)Dec 16

ScreamboxThe Banshee Chapter (2013)Dec 16

ScreamboxBigfoot: The Misplaced Coast Tapes (2012)Dec 16

ScreamboxDead Mine (2012)Dec 16

ScreamboxHousebound (2014)Dec 16

ScreamboxOutpost: Black Solar (2012)Dec 16

ScreamboxThe Anchor (2022)Dec 27

ShudderA Wounded Fawn (2022)Dec 1

ShudderNight of the Comet (1984)Dec 1

ShudderChristmas Bloody Christmas (2022)Dec 9

ShudderThe Police Are Blundering within the Darkish (1975)Dec 12

ShudderThe Killer is Certainly one of 13 (1973)Dec 12

ShudderGirl in Room 2A (1974)Dec 12

ShudderThe French Intercourse Murders (1972)Dec 12

ShudderMy Pricey Killer (1972)Dec 12

ShudderAutopsy (2008)Dec 12

ShudderMurder Mansion (1972)Dec 12

ShudderCrazy Wishes of a Assassin (1977)Dec 12

ShudderArabella Black Angel (1989)Dec 12

ShudderThe Killer is Nonetheless Amongst Us (1986)Dec 12

ShudderThe Sister of Ursula (1978)Dec 12

ShudderJoe Bob’s Ghoultide Get-Collectively (2022)Dec 16

ShudderThe Apology (2022)Dec 16

ShudderScare Bundle II: Rad Chad’s Revenge (2022)Dec 22

ShudderBurial (2022)Dec 29

Tubi1408 (2007)Dec 1

TubiA Nightmare on Elm Avenue (unclear which model)Dec 1

TubiCarrie (1976)Dec 1

TubiFreddy vs. Jason (2003)Dec 1

TubiGhosts of Mars (2001)Dec 1

TubiHostel (Franchise)Dec 1

TubiOrphan (2009)Dec 1

TubiPoltergeist (unclear which model)Dec 1

TubiQueen of the Damned (2002)Dec 1

TubiRob Zombie’s Halloween II (2009)Dec 1

TubiThe Amityville Horror (unclear which model)Dec 1

TubiBed Relaxation (2022)Dec 7

TubiHereditary (2018)Dec 15

TubiIt (2017)Dec 17

TubiTerror Prepare 2 (2022)Dec 30

Horror Titles Expiring from Streaming Quickly

Streaming ServiceMovieDate

The Criterion ChannelThe Starvation (1983)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelThe Preserve (1983)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelNear Darkish (1987)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelCat Individuals (1982)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelThe Hidden (1987)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelThe Lair of the White Worm (1988)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelDracula (1931)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelWolfen (1981)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelFrankenstein (1931)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelThe Blob (1988)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelThe Invisible Man (1933)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelBride of Frankenstein (1935)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelThe Mummy (1932)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelCreature from the Black Lagoon (1954)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelThe Black Cat (1934)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelLes Vampires (1915)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelBlacula (1972)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelLady in a Cage (1964)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelThe Fan (1981)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelDracula – Spanish-Language Model (1931)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelIsland of Misplaced Souls (1932)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelThe Raven (1935)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelThe Wolf Man (1941)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelIsle of the Useless (1945)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelHenry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)Dec 31

The Criterion ChannelHush … Hush, Candy Charlotte (1964)Dec 31

HBO MAXDamien Omen II (1978)Dec 31

HBO MAXOmen IV: The Awakening (1991)Dec 31

HBO MAXOuija (2014)Dec 31

HBO MAXThe Hitcher (1986)Dec 31

HBO MAXThe Omen (2006)Dec 31

HBO MAXThe Order (2003)Dec 31

HuluAnaconda (1997)Dec 31

HuluBlade (1998)Dec 31

HuluBlade 2 (2002)Dec 31

HuluBlade: Trinity (2004)Dec 31

HuluThe Assortment (2012)Dec 31

HuluThe Covenant (2006)Dec 31

HuluDark Shadows (2012)Dec 31

HuluDawn Of The Useless (2004)Dec 31

HuluDrive Indignant 3D (2011)Dec 31

HuluEvil Useless (2013)Dec 31

HuluThe Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)Dec 31

HuluFinal Vacation spot (2000)Dec 31

HuluFinal Vacation spot 2 (2003)Dec 31

HuluFinal Vacation spot 3 (2006)Dec 31

HuluThe Ultimate Vacation spot (2009)Dec 31

HuluFinal Vacation spot 5 (2011)Dec 31

HuluFright Night time (2011)Dec 31

HuluI Know What You Did Final Summer season (1997)Dec 31

HuluI Nonetheless Know What You Did Final Summer season (1998)Dec 31

HuluMama (2013)Dec 31

HuluOpen Water (2004)Dec 31

HuluThe Rocky Horror Image Present (1975)Dec 31

HuluShaun Of The Useless (2004)Dec 31

HuluSilent Hill (2006)Dec 31

HuluSinister 2 (2015)Dec 31

HuluThe Sixth Sense (1999)Dec 31

HuluWarm Our bodies (2013)Dec 31

Netflix1BR (2019)Dec 31

Associated Subjects: Horror, Horrorscope

Meg Shields is the standard farm boy of your goals and a senior contributor at Movie College Rejects. She presently runs three columns at FSR: The Queue, How’d They Do That?, and Horrorscope. She can also be a curator for One Excellent Shot and a contract author for rent. Meg may be discovered screaming about John Boorman’s ‘Excalibur’ on Twitter right here: @TheWorstNun. (She/Her).

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