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If you are a horror fan, then there is a big chance that you might have heard about the horror streaming service Shudder, and if you have its subscription, you might be wondering what’s in store for you in March 2025. Don’t worry. There is a host of new and old horror movies coming to the service in the upcoming month, and we have listed the 13 best movies coming to Shudder in March 2025.

Army of Darkness (March 1) Credit – Universal Pictures

Army of Darkness is a dark fantasy horror comedy film directed by Sam Raimi, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Ivan Raimi. The 1992 film is the third installment in the Evil Dead franchise, and it follows Ash Williams as he is transported to the Middle Ages and must fight the undead to go back to his time.

Director Daniel Kokotajlo follows up his 2017 debut Apostasy with a radical shift that no-one could have predicted. Adapted from the Andrew Michael Hurley titular novel, Starve Acre trades the religious fervour of Apostasy for the folkloric kind, though the stark intimacy of Kokotajlo’s restrained filmmaking remains, with mostly solid results.

The film is disorienting from the outset, rupturing an idyllic day out for archeologist Richard (Matt Smith) and his wife Juliette (Morfydd Clark). The couple are picture perfect: lounging against a tree, his head on her lap, until their son Owen (Arthur Shaw) is caught red-handed after gouging the eye from a pony. The family’s move to Richard’s family home in rural Yorkshire proves not to be the salve for Owen’s ailing health that they hoped it to be — in fact, Owen claims to hear the voice of the same spirit that has been haunting Richard since childhood.

Starve Acre, based on Andrew Michael Hurley's book, is a gothic horror film available for streaming now. Directed by Daniel Kokotajlo, the movie follows a couple dealing with tragedy and sinister forces. The film's aesthetic was inspired by '70s horror films like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, creating an eerie atmosphere.

Based on the book by Andrew Michael Hurly, Starve Acre is currently available to stream on demand. The film follows a married couple who seek professional help after their son displays frightening behavior. When an unimaginable tragedy occurs, Juliette and Richard begin to drift apart, unable to cope with their grief. Something evil is lurking in the countryside, and the family finds themselves falling victim to its pull during their darkest hour.

The gothic horror movie stars Matt Smith (House of the Dragon), Morfydd Clark (The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power), Arthur Shaw, Erin Richards, and Robert Emms.

Quick Links Clark and Smith Are Parents Struggling in Opposite Ways An Impressively Haunting Atmosphere The Slow Burn Is Worth It

Deciding which parental character you favor more in Starve Acre may come down to which hot-button fantasy series you prefer: HBO's House of the Dragon or Prime Video's The Rings of Power. Sure, we're only jesting, but you'll quickly learn that the married couple at hand in Brainstorm Media's gripping new folk horror film is played by TV stars Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark.

Starve Acre, written and directed by Daniel Kokotajlo, working off the acclaimed novella by Andrew Michael Hurley, is a slow-burn delight that pays off in spades by the terrifying end. You just need to put in the work to get there, but we can confirm the waiting game is gripping enough to make the 98-minute runtime worth it.

Clark and Smith Are Parents Struggling...

Despite the whirlwind tragedy of its opening act, Starve Acre is not rushing to get anywhere. With his second feature, writer-director Daniel Kokotajlo wants us to breathe in as much of Starve Acre’s rancid air as our lungs can tolerate. Capturing the English countryside’s ethereal black magic with patience and awe,...

Richard and Juliette are still grieving the loss of their young son Owen as they settle into their new home, the remote Yorkshire farmhouse called Starve Acre. Still reeling from the tragedy that led them to leave London, they hope the country air will allow Juliette time to heal.

But all is not as it seems at Starve Acre. Strange noises wake Owen in the night, and Richard discovers unsettling journals left by his father, who owned the farm years ago. The journals speak of dark folklore and beings that haunt the surrounding lands.

As Richard and Juliette grieve in separate ways, he throws himself into excavations on the farm, unearthing bones and relics that seem to exert a sinister power. She retreats inward, struggling with guilt and pain. Uncanny events escalate around them as Richard delves further into his father’s disturbing research.

Daniel Kokotajlo’s atmospheric direction immerses us in the era,...

Writer/Director Daniel Kokotajlo adheres to classic folk horror convention with Starve Acre, based on the book by Andrew Michael Hurly. It’s not just the 1970s rural setting or spiritual locals that call to mind foundational films like The Wicker Man but the methodical unfurling of its folklore and escalating horror. It makes for a stunning throwback feature grounded by two compelling leads but one too narratively and thematically sparse to make much of an impact.

Starve Acre introduces Richard, an archeologist who’s recently moved his wife Juliette and son Owen (Arthur Shaw) to his childhood home in the bucolic British countryside for work. Juliette, unaware that Richard’s memories of the home aren’t happy ones, feels that the move will be good for young Owen. Never mind that Richard spends most of his waking hours obsessing over his late father’s artifacts and collections, all related...

You can smell what’s happening in “Starve Acre” before you puzzle the rest of it out. The grassy, peaty dampness of its rural Yorkshire setting seems to hit the olfactory glands without any scratch-and-sniff assistance, only intensifying as the film unearths its literally deep-buried secrets. Daniel Kokotajlo’s impressive second feature unfolds in a vein of British folk horror that has been popular of late — with films from Ben Wheatley’s “A Field in England” to Mark Jenkins’s “Enys Men” all tapping into that retro “Wicker Man” eeriness — but rarely with such rattling sensory specificity or formal refinement. Starring Morfydd Clark and Matt Smith as former townies unprepared for the full burden of lore they inherit with their desolate farmhouse, it’s a tale of quite outlandish fantastical leaps, grounded by the chills it also finds in common weather and wildlife.

Premiering in the main competition at this year’s London Film Festival,...