Hellraiser: Judgment

Director: Gary J. Tunnicliffe

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5476182

Review: Plays like a bad detective film with some Hellraiser glued onto the end of it without an understanding of the difference between stomach-churning and scary.

Watch it if: You desperately need to fill out your Hellraiser scorecard.

And if you liked: Jigsaw, Se7en, Hellraiser: Revelations

Halloween (2018)

Director: David Gordon Green

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1502407

Review: Could use a tightening up in many ways but carries a lot of strong ideas and moments with it.

Watch it if: You want to see something made out of a real joy for the material.

And if you liked: Halloween, Halloween H20, Straw Dogs

Apostle

Director: Gareth Evans

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6217306

Review: A little bit unfocused but otherwise a strongly built film with some wild ideas and great performances.

Watch it if: You're interested in seeing what a perfect action director can do with a horror film.

And if you liked: The Wicker Man, Wake Wood, Evil Dead (2013)

Venom

Director: Ruben Fleischer

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1270797

Review: Messy and silly but undoubtedly fun and entertaining when it revels in its weirdness.

Watch it if: You want something that'll throw ideas at you.

And if you liked: Little Shop of Horrors, Cronos, The Incredible Hulk

Hold the Dark

Director: Jeremy Saulnier

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5057140

Review: Intense and gripping with a winding plot and breathtaking visuals.

Watch it if: You enjoy something brooding.

And if you liked: No Country for Old Men, Insomnia, True Detective, Blade Runner

Check this out: Hold the Dark