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“Call of the Void” beckons us into what initially feels like a familiar cinematic space: the isolated mountain cabin. We meet Moray, portrayed by Caitlin Carver, a young woman attempting to mend the fragments of her life after the profound loss of her brother and the subsequent shedding of her job.

She seeks tranquility in the rustic embrace of her family’s getaway in the San Bernardino mountains, a setting that itself hums with a quiet, melancholic beauty. There’s a certain appeal to these stories of retreat, isn’t there? That idea of finding oneself in the stillness of nature.

However, as often happens in such tales, the sought-after peace proves elusive. The film, from its very title, hints at something more unsettling beneath the surface, a psychological undercurrent that promises a slide from quietude into a folk-tinged disquiet.

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This week’s new releases include a Blumhouse horror movie that’s fresh out of theaters and now available at home, a vampire epic from Ryan Coogler in theaters, the latest from returning master David Cronenberg, and, quite fittingly, a Cronenberg-inspired body horror take on Cinderella that made headlines after someone vomited while watching it on the festival circuit.

Here’s all the new horror that released April 14– April 18, 2025!

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After being released in theaters less than a month ago, Blumhouse and Universal’s latest horror movie The Woman in the Yard is now available on Premium VOD at home.

You can rent the film for $19.99 or purchase it for $24.99.

Jaume Collet-Serra (House of Wax, Orphan, The Shallows, Carry-On) directed The Woman in the Yard from a script by first-time feature screenwriter Sam Stefanak.

Danielle Deadwyler stars as Ramona,...

“Call of the Void” revolves around Moray (Caitlin Carver), a 30-something woman who retreats to a cabin in the woods after her brother’s sudden death. Within the first few minutes, the film reveals much of what we need to know about her. We learn about her age and desire for a peaceful escape for the time being. We also get a peek into what is causing her to leave her life in the city and the type of relationship she shares with her parents and others. That introduction reveals plenty about her character and immediate emotional goals and needs.

Moray hopes for a quiet getaway, but these hopes get shattered by four college students who show up at the next house. They are more youthful and vibrant, almost the opposite of who she wants to be or be around. So, she tries to maintain distance, likely because they remind...

Written and directed by James B. Cox, Call of the Void tells the story of Moray, who has decided to take some time off from the hassles of daily life in a cabin in the woods. Since she has recently lost her job and is still reeling from the death of her brother, Moray’s parents are concerned for her, but she assures them that she can handle herself. On her first night in the secluded place, Moray has a brief interaction with one of her neighbors, Professor Blackwood, and his dog, Parkins. The following day she gets acquainted with her other neighbors: an amateur band, which comprises Lucy, Sterling, Cole, and Darryl (who isn’t a part of the band but hangs around with them for his sound design work as a film student). While interacting with them, Moray learns that the band knows Blackwood because he is helping Sterling with his thesis; however,...

You can’t unhear the Call of the Void when it hits digital platforms on April 15 from Gravitas Ventures.

Written and directed by James B. Cox, watch the trailer for the cosmic folk horror film below.

Caitlin Carver (I Tonya), Mina Sundwall (“Lost in Space”), Christian Antidormi (“Spartacus”), Ethan Herisse (“When They See Us”), and Richard Ellis (“I Am Not Okay with This”) star.

After the tragic death of her brother, Moray retreats to a remote mountain cabin to try and escape her work, her family, and her old life. However, her quiet retreat is quickly diverted by a college band moving into the unit next door and a suspicious professor studying a local phenomenon involving a mysterious hum.

She discovers that the Hum is a gateway to something otherworldly, unnameable, and once heard–there is no return. The Hum is a sonic experience that asks the question: How can you escape your own senses?...

Coming soon from writer and director James B. Cox is Call of the Void. In his latest feature, Cox melds folk horror with cosmic horror to create a tale about an unknowable hum and the chaos it wreaks upon anyone who is unlucky enough to hear it. And we’ve got a first look at the official trailer!

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After the tragic death of her brother, Moray retreats to a remote mountain cabin to try and escape her work, her family, and her old life. However, her quiet retreat is quickly diverted by a college band moving into the unit next door and a suspicious professor studying a local phenomenon involving a mysterious hum. She discovers that the Hum is a gateway to something otherworldly, unnameable, and once heard, there’s no return. The Hum is a sonic experience that asks the question: How can you escape your own senses?...

Shojo manga and anime offerings boast many strong series that are good for the soul, and with Colette Decides to Die, even the souls of the Underworld can benefit from the genre's healing influence. Hailing from the storied Hakusensha magazine Hana to Yume, home to Yona of the Dawn, Fruits Basket, and Kamisama Kiss, Colette Decides to Die follows a romantic fantasy twist with a Greek mythological twist. Despite the series debuting in 2013, it's finally getting an English print release thanks to Viz Media, with volume #1 holding a mighty 402 pages of Alto Yukimura's Greek myth romance manga.

Hana to Yume's manga series tend to receive wildly successful anime adaptations, with many of its iconic series often gracing best romance anime lists before mentioning its series' uplifting explorations of human connection. Even though many of these cases involve non-humans in the mixture, such as deities, the principle remains the same. Colette...