Spooky season is upon us. The weather is starting to get a little chilly. Halloween is right around the corner. Why not start out your horror movie fright fest with something that is a little funny, a little odd and a little weird all wrapped up in one film.
Time to start watching something frightfully fun.
Here are five movies that will give your watchathon the boost it needs.
Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!
1.Why Don’t You Play In Hell?
What’s It About: Muto and Ikegami are two gangsters that hate each other. Ten years prior, the two gangs were at war. Ikegami hides a secret, he is in love with Muto’s daughter, Michiko. She is an actress. Muto wants to make his wife’s dream come true before she is released from prison and have her daughter star in a movie. Muto, on the eve of his revenge against Ikegami, wants to capture everything film and have his daughter be the star. A renegade film group called the F Bombers are standing by to film a real, live Yakuza battle to the death.
Starring: Jun Kunimura, Hiroki Hasegawa, Shinichi Tsutsumi
Where To Watch: Tubi, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play Movies & TV
2. Ghost Squad
What’s It About: Rika is a mild-mannered girl. Unfortunately for her, she has an abusive boyfriend. Three ghosts of murdered girls, help Rika get rid of her abusive boyfriend. Now the ghosts are asking Rika for her help. They were murdered for no reason and their final wish is for them to get revenge against their killers. Rika agrees to help her new spectral friends, and the four of them go on a bloody campaign for vengeance.
Starring: Minori Mikado, Asaka Nakamura, Sumire Ueno
Where To Watch: Tubi, Crackle, Philo
Watch The Trailer Here:
3. One Cut Of The Dead
What’s It About: The cast and film crew are shooting a low budget zombie movie called True Fear in an abandoned water filtration plant. Higurashi is the director and he is desperate for the movie to be success due to large amount of debt. One of the problems that arise is the actors are not getting along with the crew. Someone suggests they try to activate a real zombie in the abandoned plant. Soon the actors and crew find themselves caught between real zombies and a mad director that won’t stop rolling.
Starring: Takayuki Hamatsu, Harumi Shuhama, Yuzuki Akiyama
Where To Watch: The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video, Vudu
Watch The Trailer Here:
4. Versus
What’s It About: Deep in the Forest of Resurrection, a battle between good and evil have been going since the dawn of time. Prisoner KSC2-303 manages to escape from prison. He runs into the forest thinking it will give him a safe haven. Instead, he finds himself a pawn in the endless struggle played out in multiple planes of exsistence. Prisoner KSC2-303 finds himself against a mysterious man and a woman that holds the key to eternal life.
Starring: Tak Sakaguchi, Hideo Sakaki, Kazuhito Ohba
Where To Watch: Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, Google Play Movies & TV
Watch The Trailer Here:
5. Wild Zero
What’s It About: Ace is a rockabilly fan. He desperately wants to be cool and is on his way to see his favorite band, Guitar Wolf. While on his way to the concert, aliens invade Earth and the people start turning into flesh-eating zombies. Ace manages to save his favorite band from the zombies, and in return they make him an honorary brother of the group. Soon Ace and Guitar Wolf find themselves in a bloody battle against crazy rock managers, and savage zombies ready to tear them apart.
Starring: Kwancharu Shitichai, Toru, Makoto Inamiya
Where To Watch: Available on DVD on Amazon
Watch The Trailer Here:
