July marks the year’s halfway point, and streaming services are acting accordingly with a slew of recent horror releases. Save for one retro gem hitting SVOD for the very first time, July’s offerings are stacked with brand new releases and horror titles coming off their theatrical and On Demand run. Consider this month your chance to catch up on a ton of first-half 2022 horror.
Here are ten noteworthy horror titles available for streaming this month – July 2022 – on some of the most popular streaming services, along with when/where you can watch them.
Last Night in Soho – HBO Max
Last Night in Soho takes us back to London’s Soho district during the Swinging Sixties, with Thomasin McKenzie starring as a fashion designer who uncovers a murder from the past. The victim? Anya Taylor-Joy’s Sandie, a singer from the ’60s. Edgar Wright’s time-hopping psychological horror hits HBO Max on July 1. Expect lavish production design and great performances by its leads, with a tonal shift once the ghostly second half arrives.
The Deadly Spawn – Shudder, July 6
The plot follows an alien that takes refuge in the basement of a suburb after crash landing via meteor, devouring anyone it meets and spawning at a rapid pace. It’s up to a handful of teens and a monster-obsessed boy to stop it. This labor of love and strife defies its meager budget to deliver one of the 80s’ most surprising, gory creature features. An excellent creature design and a dedication to gore and practical effects make this a must-watch, and, thanks to Shudder, it’ll be easier than ever to check it out once it’s available on streaming.
Incantation – Netflix, July 8
Netflix’s found-footage horror movie Incantation has been described as the “scariest Taiwanese film ever.” Inspired by a true story involving a family of cult worshippers in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the film was shot in a mockumentary style interspersed with found footage and actors breaking the fourth wall to address the audience. Will it live up to its promises of terror? If the trailer is any indication, it might. Luckily, we don’t have to wait long to find out.
Umma – Netflix, July 16
Amanda (Sandra Oh) lives a quiet, simple life on a rural farm with her teen daughter Chrissy (Fivel Stewart). She’s a first-generation Korean American who’s carved out a successful life for herself selling the honey she harvests with Chrissy. Then her uncle shows up one day with her mother’s remains, warning her to honor her ancestry and give umma a proper burial lest she angers her mother’s spirit. Amanda’s insistent on ignoring it until it festers and threatens to take control. Iris K. Shim’s feature debut introduces interesting mythology, including mentions of gwishin or visions of a nine-tailed gumiho, but buries them beneath horror tropes and manufactured haunted house scares. Umma is more successful as a drama than horror, but it could work as gateway horror.
The Cursed – Hulu, July 18
Writer/Director Sean Ellis’s period gothic tale introduces new werewolf lore and some surprising body horror moments. After a heinous act, a town gets afflicted with a gruesome curse, and they turn to pathologist John McBride (The Predator‘s Boyd Holbrook) for answers. The Cursed never gets too deep with characterization; it instead attempts to give a broad overview of the repercussions. Ellis presents some fresh werewolf ideas and mythology. There’s some stellar gore work on display, even if those scenes tend to come few and far between. The production is gorgeous, and it offers a moody atmosphere in spades. Those looking for some moody gothic horror with rich production design will likely be satisfied.
Moloch – Shudder, July 21
In Moloch, 38-year-old Betriek lives at the edge of a peat bog in the North of the Netherlands. When she and her family are attacked by a random stranger one night, Betriek sets out to find an explanation. The more she digs, the more she becomes convinced that she is being hunted by something ancient. Director Nico van den Brink teases a creepy slice of folk horror from the Netherlands.
This is GWAR – Shudder, July 21
This is GWAR is the powerful story of the iconic heavy metal art collective, as told by the humans who have fought to keep it alive for over thirty years. One of the world’s most outrageous heavy metal bands is founded upon humor and horror, so it makes sense that a documentary chronicling Gwar’s 30-plus year career would find a home on Shudder. The feature documentary includes interviews with the band members, both past and present, and other artists, including Weird Al Yankovic, Thomas Lennon, Alex Winter, Bam Margera, and Ethan Embry, including never seen footage of legendary GWAR frontman Dave Brockie (Oderus Urungus). This is GWAR is directed by Scott Barber, with producers Tommy Avallone and Josh Goldbloom (V/H/S/94).
You Are Not My Mother – Hulu, July 21
Writer/Director Kate Dolan’s Irish folkloric horror takes place around Halloween. It follows a teen whose mother goes missing, returning home later without explanation and altered behavior. What came home might not be her mother but a Changeling. In his review, Joe Lipsett said, “the film is always beguiling and captivating. Partnered with exceptional performances from Doupe (quiet but layered) and Bracken (legitimately terrifying), You Are Not My Mother is an assured, confident and exciting debut.”
Pennywise: The Story of IT – Screambox, July 26
Thirty-plus years after its release, the popular two-part miniseries IT and its infamous villain live on in the minds of horror fans worldwide. Pennywise: The Story of IT, which is co-directed by John Campopiano (Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary) and Christopher Griffiths (Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser) and produced by Gary Smart, captures not only the spark the IT saga created when it was released but also the lasting impact it has had on an entire generation and the horror genre at large. The film features exclusive interviews with many of the cult classic’s key players, from cast members Richard Thomas, Seth Green, and Tim Curry, who portrayed the notorious monster clown Pennywise, to director Tommy Lee Wallace and special effects makeup artist Bart Mixon. You’ll find it only on SCREAMBOX.
Hatching – Hulu, July 29
Tinja (Siiri Solalinna) struggles to measure up to her Mother’s (Sophia Heikkilä) tireless demands of perfection and poise. Mother showcases the family’s picturesque suburban existence through her web blog, “Lovely Everyday Life,” and demands a lot from Tinja. Tinja’s friendless and wants nothing more than to make her Mother happy, despite no support from her pushover Father (Jani Volanen) or her spoiled younger brother. The pressures morph into something otherworldly and dangerous when Tinja finds a strange egg in the woods and decides to nurture it at home. It hatches, giving birth to a monstrous thing that irrevocably shatters the picture of perfection. Hanna Bergholm helms an atypical, satirical horror story of nature vs. nurture and the complete corruption of idyllic suburban bliss.
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