Halloween is just around the corner, which is now also noticeable on Netflix. With “Friday the 13th”, “A Nightmare On Elm Street”, “Paranormal Activity: The Marked” and “Annabelle 3”, four films are now preparing you for the scariest night of the year.
The days are getting shorter again, the leaves are falling from the trees and on 31 October Michael Myers is once again making his annual rounds through Haddonfield to slaughter babysitters for many horror lovers: Yes, Halloween is just around the corner. Of course, Netflix is also fully aware of the popularity of this special day and is already providing its subscribers with four horror films that will get you in the perfect mood for the spookiest night of the year. In addition to “Friday the 13th” (2009) and “A Nightmare On Elm Street” (2010), “Paranormal Activity: The Marked” and “Annabelle 3” are now also available for download on the streaming service.
THIS IS “FRIDAY THE 13TH “
In Marcus Nispel’s reboot of the 1980 classic of the same name, we travel to the notorious Crystal Lake with a group of party-hungry teenagers. The agenda here is alcohol and sex. However, the hilarious mood quickly changes when serial killer Jason Voorhees (Derek Mears) shows up and puts an abrupt end to the youthful hustle and bustle with his machete. Six months later, Clay (Jared Padalecki) desperately searches for his sister, who has never returned home from Crystal Lake after that day. On location, he once again meets a group of young people who are looking forward to an excessive weekend, but this party also turns out quite differently than expected…
THIS IS “A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET “
Another remake of a legendary horror classic awaits you in the Netflix subscription with “A Nightmare On Elm Street”. Here, everything revolves around Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley), who haunts his victims in their dreams. One by one, he murders more and more of Springwood’s teenagers. Kris (Katie Cassidy) even has to watch her boyfriend Dean (Kellan Lutz) slit his throat in front of her. As a result, she too is plagued by nightmares. Together with her ex-boyfriend Jesse (Thomas Dekker), Nancy (Rooney Mara) and Quentin (Kyle Gallner) she does everything she can not to fall asleep…
THIS IS “ANNABELLE 3”
The demonologists Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) and Ed Warren (Patrick Wilson) know about the sinister power of the possessed doll Annabelle and are firmly convinced that they can put an end to her doings. To banish the demonic powers, Annabelle must be kept in a glass case made of holy glass consecrated by a priest. But Annabelle’s power is so great that she can still awaken the evil spirits that slumber in some other artefacts. And they have it in for the Warrens’ young daughter, Judy (Mckenna Grace)…
THIS IS WHAT “PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE DRAWN ONES” IS ALL ABOUT
In “The Marked Ones”, the fifth installment of the “Paranormal Activity” series, Jesse (Andrew Jacobs) takes centre stage when he learns that the elderly woman who lives below him has allegedly been murdered. Curious, he sneaks into the dead woman’s flat accompanied by friends and armed with a camera. There they come across all kinds of occult objects and ominous video tapes – and Jesse even finds a photo of himself. The following night he has violent nightmares and wakes up the next morning with a bite wound on his arm. Something must have happened to him, but he has no explanation. After more mysterious changes, Jesse and his friends become increasingly worried and seek advice from Ali (Molly Ephraim), who already had an encounter with evil as a child. “
