Tales from the Crypt : House of Horror (1993)

Made for HBO, airing October 27th in the US.

Season 5. Episode 7.
The story : Arling, Henderson, and Waters are all fraternity pledges.

The same day that their last pledge is to be carried out, Mona, from a sister sorority, comes to visit the fraternity looking to couple up.

When the guys at the fraternity turn Mona down, they invite her to pledge night, and she accepts.

Arling, Henderson, and Waters are to go into an old, abandoned, haunted house with a nasty history and make it back without chickening out, but not until the fraternity brother calls for them.

The pledges almost make it , but there is someone else messing with all of them inside.

Stars (voice) John Kassir, Wil Wheaton , Kevin Dillon , Courtney Gaines , Brian Krause , Michael DiLuise , Meredith Salenger , Jason London , Keith Coogan , Shannon Day

Directed by (& story written) Bob Gale

Rated TVMA

MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR/SERIES/TV/HALLOWEEN

Tales from the Crypt : Only Skin Deep (1994)

Made for HBO , airing October 31st in the US.

Season 6. Episode 2.

The story : Carl is an angry , jealous and violent kind of guy who has just invited himself to a friends Halloween party that his ex girlfriend Linda is at.
While his friend tries to get him to leave , Carl decides he will stay for one drink.

That's when Linda sees him and starts some shit. 

Carl's friend seperates the two and soon Carl is in the kitchen alone , or so he thinks.

There , he meets a masked woman who wants him to go home with her.

Carl believes she's into him and she is.

But for all the wrong reasons.

Stars (voice) John Kassir , Peter Onorati , Stephen Liska , Diane DiLascio , Sherrie Rose

Directed by William Malone

Rated TVMA

MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR/SERIES/TV

The Housemaid (2025)

Released December 19th in the US.

Filmed entirely in New Jersey.

The story: Millie is a young woman who is having a hard time getting a job.

She has been sleeping in her car and hoping for the best.

By surprise, Millie lands an interview at the wealthy couple Nina and Andrew Winchester's home for the position of housemaid.

The interview goes really well, and before she knows it, Millie is in.

Living at the Winchesters' lavish home in a private room in the attic.

She is to cook, clean, and take care of the couple's young daughter when needed.
Millie only has Saturdays off to do what she wants.

Almost from the get-go, Nina seems off. 

She claims that she may be with child, and that's the reason for her being out of sorts.

As the days go on, things seem more and more strange around the house.

It appears that Nina isn't right in the head. 

But there is something more sinister behind her actions.

Stars Sydney Sweeney , Amanda Seyfried , Brandon Sklenar , Michele Morrone , Indiana Elle , Sarah Cooper , Elizabeth Perkins , Ellen Tamaki , Don DiPetta , Lamar Baucom Slaughter

Directed by Paul Feig

Rated R
THRILLER/MYSTERY

She Was Here (2026)

Made for TV, airing February 24th in the US.

Filmed in California and Nevada.

The story: It has been over 30 years since the talented, young actress Heather Michelle O'Rourke suddenly and tragically passed away.

The young star was headed in the right direction and was on her way to big things, loving every minute of it.

This is her story. The behind-the-scenes stuff, as well as candid interviews and lesser-known roles.  Her family life and her friends who adored her.

Heather had a large impact on so many people's lives in the short 12 years she was on this earth.

Here we hear from her co-stars, sister, parents, friends, and directors, who all had the pleasure of knowing her.

We also learn about her home life and who she was when the cameras were off.

A young life taken too soon by an unknown ailment that may or may not have been curable.

The people who were closest to her are hoping to set the story straight for the public once and for all about what really happened.

Stars Kathleen O'Rourke, Tammy O'Rourke Walker, Craig T Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Linda Purl, Zach Galligan, Gary Sherman, Chris Alexander, Fred Fox Jr., Kari Houlihan 

Directed by Nick Bailey

Rated TV14

BIOGRAPHY/DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/TV

"for Heather

made in loving memory of

Bruce Bailey

1952-2021"

Carrie (2026)

Released on Amazon Prime instant streaming as an 8-part mini-series, October 7th in the US.

Filmed entirely in Canada.

The story: After Ralph White is killed in a freak accident at work his widow Margaret and 16-year-old daughter Carrie are forced by the state to make adjustments to their lives.

Up until this point, Margaret had been a stay-at-home mother, who home schooled Carrie.

Now that the state has stepped in, Margaret is forced to work outside the home while Carrie is required to attend high school.

While Margaret isn't thrilled at all about the changes, Carrie could not be more excited.

Eager to learn and make friends, Carrie makes an effort to get along with everyone she encounters.

But her first day of school isn't the greatest as she makes it publicly known that she hasn't had a whole lot of socialization with the world outside of her home.

Even still, this step back does not break Carrie. She continues on, trying her best to adjust and find common ground.

Unfortunately, meanspirited senior Chris Hargensen, whose life seems to be spiraling out of her own control, decides that bullying poor Carrie, no matter how much she tries to be her friend, is the only way for her to carry out the rest of her school days.

But there will be consequences for Chris' unrelenting bullying.

Stars Tahmoh Penikett , Naika Toussaint , Samantha Sloyan , Juliet Rose Foley , Crystal Balint , Siena Agudong , Amber Midthunder , Matthew Lillard , Tim Bagley , Michael Trucco , Rahul Kohli , Summer H Howell , Alison Thorton , Josie Totah , Joel Oulette , Arthur Conti , Thalia Dudek , Rowan Danielle , Mapuana Makia , Luther , Heather Graham , Gil Bellows 

Directed by Mike Flanagan (4 episodes) , Kate Siegel (1 episode) , Axelle Carolyn (1 episode) , Kyra Sedgwick (1 episode) , Hiromi Kamata (1 episode)

Rated TVMA
REMAKE/MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR/TV/SERIES

One Mile : Chapter One (2026)

Filmed in Canada, Oregon, Ireland, and England.
Released February 20th in the US.

The story: Danny is a recently retired special forces operative. 

After ten years, he finally has some time to spend with his college-bound daughter Alex.

Alex has a grudge against Danny for not being there the past ten years, but the way he sees it, he is here now and wants to be in her life.

Alex's mom and Danny's ex organize a trip for the two to explore potential colleges for Alex to attend.

Danny sees this as the perfect opportunity for the two to get to know each other, but of course, Alex is reluctant.

After visiting a college, Alex mentions that the school she really wants to explore is one very far away and not on the list of colleges they are supposed to visit.

Danny agrees to take her, and this gives their relationship a whole new start.

But when they cannot find a hotel for the night and end up traveling to an off-the-grid campground that is closest to the school, their lives change from safe to being hunted.

Stars Lily Copeland , Timothy Timpano , Ryan Phillippe , Amelie Hoerferle , Sara Canning , Beverly Elliott , Phil Burke , Richard Harmond , Michael Eckland , C Thomas Howell 

Directed by Adam Davidson

Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER

The Mummy ; Lee Cronin's (2026)

Released April 17th in the US.

Filmed in Ireland and Spain.

The story: American TV reporter Charlie Cannon and his wife, Larissa, who is pregnant, have relocated their family, which includes their two young children, Katie and Sebastian, to Cairo.

Everything is well until one day, while Charlie is at home with the kids and takes a phone call.

While he is sorting things out over the phone , he realizes Katie , his oldest daughter , is missing from the yard.

He finds out from Sebastian that Katie has a secret friend across the fence in the back of their garden who has been giving her her favorite candy...

But now Katie is nowhere to be found.

Fast forward eight years.

The family is now living in Albuquerque without Katie.

Out of the blue, Charlie gets a phone call that Katie has been found.

The family brings her back home, but she is not the person they once knew.

Stars Hayat Kamille , Omar El Saeidi , Arkin Cureklibatir , Aisha Laouini , Jack Reynor , Laia Costa , Emily Mitchell , Dean Allen Williams , Husam Chadat , May Calamawy , Billie Roy , Shylo Molina , Veronica Falcon , Natalie Grace , Mark Mitchinson , Tim Seyfi , May Eeghety

Directed by (& story written) Lee Cronin

Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR