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Are there any spooky dramas coming up over Halloween?

44 replies

Pumpkinspiceandallthingsnice · 09/10/2022 19:08

I think it was last year we had that drama The Sister on ITV over the half term/Halloween week.

It was quite spooky. Does anyone know if there's going to be anything similar this year?

Would like something good to watch but not a full on horror movie.

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anonacfr · 09/10/2022 19:14

The Midnight Club has just been released on Netflix, by the making of Haunting of Hill House.
I know what I will be watching...

FreezingThyme · 10/10/2022 23:21

Thanks for starting this thread. I’m a sucker for anything spooky. Will definitely give The Midnight Club a try. I loved THOHH .

anonacfr · 10/10/2022 23:31

Ok I watched one episode and unless things pick up drastically I am not holding much hope.
The first episode had been so hyped
but at no point was I scared. The cast is comprised of teens, all of them weak actors with stilted lines and a poor script to work with.
The only plus was the early 90s soundtrack.

Quality and acting wise it is nothing like Hill House.

FreezingThyme · 10/10/2022 23:48

How disappointing anonacfr. Sounds a bit crap.

Sickandtiredofbeingsick · 10/10/2022 23:59

‘The Watcher’ is out next week on Netflix. I’ve heard the story a few times on different podcasts that I listen to and it’s very creepy, so should be a good ‘spooky’ watch.

Sickandtiredofbeingsick · 11/10/2022 00:00

Oops, that was meant to say this week, not next! 🤦🏻‍♀️

anonacfr · 11/10/2022 09:33

I saw advertised A Friend of the Family on Peacock (available through Sky) based on a true story with great cast- it looks like a possible killer/stalky neighbour kind of story?
That might be promising but more thriller than horror.

Waitingfordecember · 11/10/2022 09:41

anonacfr · 11/10/2022 09:33

I saw advertised A Friend of the Family on Peacock (available through Sky) based on a true story with great cast- it looks like a possible killer/stalky neighbour kind of story?
That might be promising but more thriller than horror.

I think A Friend of the Family is about a girl being groomed and kidnapped by a sexual predator who befriends her family.

It’s a true story and, while uncomfortable/upsetting viewing, it probably won’t be spooky.

DesMoulinsRouge · 11/10/2022 09:48

If you haven't seen it The Mezzotint is on iplayer.

anonacfr · 11/10/2022 09:50

@Waitingfordecember ok not for me then. I can't deal with that type of story- it seems to be everywhere at the moment. They have the Dahmer show, the Soham murder show....
I don't mind gore in actual horror films, but anything gratuitous and based on real life upsets me so much.

Blondeshavemorefun · 11/10/2022 12:48

DesMoulinsRouge · 11/10/2022 09:48

If you haven't seen it The Mezzotint is on iplayer.

The 30m thing .

onky one I can find

love a bit of hottie chiller thriller

JanePrentiss · 11/10/2022 12:52

Midnight Club is absolutely rubbish.

It's as though someone took a teen drama and tried to make it spooky. We're 4 episodes in as early teenage dc want to watch it but it is wooden, am-dram acting with a dire script. If a production has to rely on terminal illness, scary old ladies in grey with blacked out eyes pointing at you, suicide references etc it's just shock value covering a really weak and poor script,, and acting.

JanePrentiss · 11/10/2022 12:53

Are the bbc productions from about 6 years ago of Mr James stories on I pkayer? They were fab!

anonacfr · 11/10/2022 15:38

@JanePrentiss that's what I thought after one episode, I was hoping it might get better.
Such a shame.

Sniffypete · 11/10/2022 15:43

I was thinking the other day that there wasn't anything spooky on TV for a while... there always used to be a good supernatural series on in autumn, but it's been a good couple of years since I've seen anything.

CoralBells · 11/10/2022 15:47

I watched The Haunting of Bly Manor last year. I do NOT recommend it if you don't like jump scares. There was one that actually made me feel ill. Think I'm getting too old for them. I love spooky films though. I quite liked the Mezzotint. I love Behind her Eyes on netflix.

Blondeshavemorefun · 11/10/2022 15:50

Bly manor made me jump which is unlike me

FreezingThyme · 11/10/2022 19:01

I'll give Midnight Club a miss and give The Watcher a try. That sounds promising. Bly Manor and Hill House both made me jump out my skin too.

DesMoulinsRouge · 11/10/2022 19:16

Blondeshavemorefun · 11/10/2022 12:48

The 30m thing .

onky one I can find

love a bit of hottie chiller thriller

It's an MR James ghost story all done in 30 minutes. Creepy and weird no hotties though I'm afraid.

FoxCorner · 11/10/2022 19:19

The woman in black is on netflix which I liked.

Blondeshavemorefun · 11/10/2022 19:20

DesMoulinsRouge · 11/10/2022 19:16

It's an MR James ghost story all done in 30 minutes. Creepy and weird no hotties though I'm afraid.

I shall try later. It’s downloaded

Blondeshavemorefun · 12/10/2022 19:31

DesMoulinsRouge · 11/10/2022 09:48

If you haven't seen it The Mezzotint is on iplayer.

@DesMoulinsRouge watched earlier

was weird

didn’t really get the changing painting tbh

ProfYaffle · 12/10/2022 19:34

The Cabinet of Curiosities is being released on Netflix on the 25th October. It's by Guillermo Del Toro so hopefully should be good.

MalbecMakesMeHappy · 12/10/2022 19:39

Red Rose on iplayer is good. And spooky!

Blondeshavemorefun · 12/10/2022 19:44

MalbecMakesMeHappy · 12/10/2022 19:39

Red Rose on iplayer is good. And spooky!

Yes that was good. I had a thread on here about it

red rise thread here

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