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When it's time to sit back, relax, and be frightened, Hulu has lots of TV shows that fall into the horror genre. The horror shows on Hulu span decades, from shows as old as Rose Red and Death Note from the early 2000s to new shows like Grotesque and Blood Curse. For a quiet night, there is so much available to watch.

The horror genre, of course, is quite diverse. There are disturbing, gruesome, cerebral, and sometimes even humorous horror movies. Hulu has options for any audience and mood, whether looking for a gruesome thrill or a supernatural chill.

Updated on January 3, 2025, by Guillermo Kurten: The horror genre is one of the most versatile in film and TV. Hulu has plenty to offer across both mediums, even those blending different genres. This list has been updated to spotlight more notable horror TV series worth streaming on Hulu.

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The following contains spoilers for Grotesquerie season 1, episode 7, "Episode 7."Grotesquerie show co-creator and executive producer Ryan Murphy reveals that he left a trail of hints before episode 7's big twist. The FX horror drama series follows Detective Lois Tryon (Niecy Nash) as she unveils the truth behind a series of crimes. Episode 7 reveals that Lois has been the one on life support instead of her husband and everything has been a dream. The Grotesquerie episode ends with Lois waking up while being taken off life support.

In an interview with Variety, Murphy shared that 100 Easter eggs would look very different once viewers "get this twist." The executive producer mentioned that while the "opening shot" in "episode one" seems like a dream at first look, it's in fact "[Lois'] hospital curtain is on fire." Murphy has intentionally put "around 10 to 20" details in "every episode" that would suggest what's going on in reality.

The idea of Travis Kelce retiring from the NFL might be unthinkable to Kansas City Chiefs fans.

But the fact is, the man is 34; he plays a physically demanding position, and — oh, and as you might have heard, he’s got a lot on his plate these days.

Yes, Travis is dating Taylor Swift, and their relationship receives far more attention than the tight end’s performance on the field.

Fans have slammed Taylor as a distraction to the team, which is obviously ridiculous.

But an argument could be made that Travis is just nearing the end of his time on the field.

Could Travis be headed to retirement? Is he ready to embrace life after football?

There are a lot of signs that point to yes.

Travis Kelce runs onto the field before the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Geha Field at Arrowhead Stadium on December 31, 2023 in Kansas City,...

Adding to the all exciting displays from other exhibitors at the event, the CloverWorks industry panel at Anime Expo 2024 unveiled a new original anime project from director Atsushi Nishigori ( Darling in the Franxx ) tentatively titled "Grotesque" and scheduled for 2025 , for which an eclectic teaser trailer was released. The film marks the first official venture from Joen, a creative partnership formed in 2022 by animation studios CloverWorks and Wit Studio, publisher Shueisha and Sony media subsidiary Aniplex. Additional details about the project are yet to be announced. Related: New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Anime Reveals Latest Teaser Visual, Main Staff, 2025 Release According to their official website , Joen was established for the purpose of "planning and producing animation works including TV series, feature films, and short clips." By bringing the four companies closer together, Joen states it seeks to establish a better framework and creative environment for the industry that will ensure quality...

Most horror fans are well acquainted with the torture porn or splatter genre. Its the nasty side of horror where the story takes a backseat to gratuitous violence, extreme gore, and the total degradation of the human body through torture and mutilation. In the United States, the genre has become synonymous with films like Saw and Hostel that deal in blood, guts, and increasingly creative and disgusting kills, but these are far from the only way to get a dose of the extreme. Though, sometimes, these films are considered too extreme, and such is the case with 2009s Grotesque, a film so depraved that the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) deemed it unfit for classification, barring it from being legally distributed in the United Kingdom.

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Horror movies are often banned in countries due to their disturbing content, such as extreme torture, sexual abuse, and graphic violence. The Bunny Game, Grotesque, Salò, and The Human Centipede 2 are examples of banned horror movies because of their deeply disturbing and graphic scenes. Cannibal Holocaust and A Serbian Film are some of the most controversial horror movies ever made, known for their explicit and disturbing depictions of violence and sexual content.

It's rare but banned horror movies happen for being too disturbing and for portraying scenes that offend the majority of viewers. Horror movies are meant to be a safe way for the audience to explore a variety of fears, but some were too disturbing and ended up being banned in different countries. While the horror genre has branched out to different subgenres and styles, there have been various horror projects...

On the surface, Jeong Yong-ki's new South Korean horror “The Ghost Station” seems to be your average entry in the genre, following a similar path as many other recent releases from the country. However, there's a bit more going on beyond the scenes of this one, co-writing a solid story with two of the masters of the J-Horror movement in Koji Shiraishi who was responsible for films like “Noroi: The Curse,” “Grotesque,” and “Occult” among numerous others in a prolific career. As well, screenwriter Hiroshi Takahashi, who penned the original “Ringu” and several of the sequels, teamed up with director Jeong to base their new film on a popular webtoon that incorporates plenty of J-Horror ideas and concepts into a high-quality South Korean feature. The end result is this wholly enjoyable if overly familiar genre effort, coming to Blu-Ray, DVD, and Digital from WellGO USA on December 19.

In the mid-2000s, one of the main selling points in mainstream horror was the so-called Torture Porn scene. Emphasizing extreme violence, brutality, and relentless torture and suffering from its victims at the expense of traditional suspense and chills, the scene had a massive amount of mainstream appeal thanks to films like “Saw,” “Hostel,” “Wolf Creek,” and “The Collector” among others bringing about massive financial gain and audience acceptance which brought about numerous attempts throughout the world. After the Japanese effort “Grotesque” started the Asian countries jumping on the trend, Taiwanese director Kevin Ko tackled the genre with his debut feature “Invitation Only” which is now available on physical media from Unearthed Films.

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Attending a lavish party, driver Wade (Ray Chang) is informed by his boss President Yang (Jerry Chih) that his presence there is intended to be on...

Excavate!, a collection of essays inspired by the music and world of the Fall and Mark E. Smith, is set to be published in the U.S. for the first time on June 22nd via Faber Books.

The book, previously available overseas, features contributions from a variety of writers, as well as a collection of previously unreleased artwork, rare ephemera, and handwritten material. Bob Stanely and Tessa Norton edited Excavate! which includes essays from Grant Showbiz, Michael Clark, Elain Harwood, Ian Penman, Paul Wilson, Owen Hatherley, Mark Fisher, Mark Sinker,...

Mark E. Smith wasn’t singing about Washington, D.C. when he bleated “Leave the Capitol! Leave this Roman shell!”, but the song — titled “Leave the Capitol” — is an apt rallying cry for the week the U.S. has had.

A live recording of that track, off of the acerbic British band’s 1981 Slates EP, drops Friday — along with news of a live album, The Fall – Live at St. Helens Technical College, ’81, out February 19th.

Former Fall member Marc Riley discovered the bootleg recording on Twitter, then approached John Dwyer of the Osees’ label,...

Let’s give three cheers for, well, three things: special effects people, cartoonishly terrorizing punks, and Tab Hunter showing up to save the day. This trifecta (and much more) is brought to you by Grotesque (1988), a truly loopy home invasion thriller with enough turns for two films and enough B movie savvy to have you laughing along with it.

Given a limited theatrical run by Empire Pictures in September, Grotesque wasn’t even embraced by horror fans, who were thoroughly thrown off by the tonal whiplash present in the final product; I get it, but at the same time it gives you so much movie for your money that it can’t be faulted on its ambitions.

An interminable opening kicks us off, as we watch a maiden locked in a castle get accosted by a cloaked monster. The film suddenly cuts, and we find ourselves in a Hollywood screening room,...

Edmund Yeo was born in Singapore in 1984, and graduated from Waseda University. His short films “Kingyo” premiered at the Venice Film Festival 2009; “Inhalation” won the Sonje Award at the Busan International Film Festival in 2010. His debut feature “River of Exploding Durians” premiered in competition at the Tokyo International Film Festival 2014. In 2017, he returned to Tokyo with two films, “Yasmin-san” and “AQÉRAT” (We the Dead), with latter earning him the Best Director Award. “Malu” is his latest film.

On the occasion of “Malu” screening at Tokyo International Film Festival, we talk with him about the story that takes place in both Malaysia and Japan, the cinematography and the editing, working with Masatoshi Nagashe and Sherlyn Seo, and other topics.

The story you present in “Malu” is very interesting. What was the inspiration behind it and why did you choose to have it unfold in both Malaysia and Japan?

The inspiration behind...

While there are fewer Japanese titles than usual at this year’s streamlined Tokyo International Film Festival, it’s a varied selection, with numerous international co-productions and films tackling contemporary issues, as well as retrospectives, anime and a few classics. Here are five, new and old, that are worth catching.

“Along the Sea”

After highlighting the plight of Burmese refugees in debut feature “Passage of Life,” director Fujimoto Akio turns his attention to Japan’s controversial technical trainee program for foreign workers. The film follows three young Vietnamese women who migrate to the country, only to find themselves on the wrong side of the law.

“Underdog”

Director Take Masaharu and screenwriter Adachi Shin scored their most memorable collaboration with 2014 boxing drama “100 Yen Love.” They return to the ring for TIFF’s opening film, a bruising drama with a marathon running time of nearly five hours. A bulked-up Moriyama Mirai...

Gypsy Rose Blanchard didn't need a wheelchair. She certainly didn't require a feeding tube. But for the first 20 years of her life, she was forced into a bizarre charade of fake ailments and shuttled in and out of hospitals by her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, who herself suffered from a rare case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy. It all came crashing to an end on June 14, 2015, when Gypsy Rose snapped and, along with her boyfriend, stabbed her mother 20 times, killing her.

Just three years later, last fall, this real-life tragedy was being re-created on ...

In support of the developing "Batgirl" standalone feature, scripted by Christina Hodson ("Bumblebee"), take a look at DC Comics' "Batgirl" #26, written by Mairghread Scott and illustrated by Paul Pelletier, with covers by Sean Murphy and Joshua Middleton:

"...in 'Art of the Crime', part one, during a high-speed chase with the art thief 'Grotesque'...

"...the villain K.O.'s 'Batgirl' with a souped-up stun gun that temporarily disrupts the device implanted in her spine to help her walk..."

'Batgirl' aka 'Betty Kane' (named after 'Batman' creator Bob Kane) debuted in DC Comics (1961), created by illustrator Bill Finger and writer Sheldon Moldoff...

...then in 1967, was replaced by 'Barbara Gordon', daughter of 'Gotham City' police commissioner 'James Gordon'...

...in "Detective Comics" #359, titled "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl!" by writer Gardner Fox and illustrator Carmine Infantino. 

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Japanese sales and distribution firm Gaga Corporation is launching sales of Palme d’Or winner Hirokazu Kore-eda’s starry new project “The Truth” in Berlin, one of six Japanese titles the company is bringing to the European Film Market.

Kore-eda won the top prize at Cannes for “Shoplifters” last year. “The Truth” stars Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche in an uneasy mother and daughter reunion, that takes place under the eyes of Ethan Hawke. The film is now in post-production and is being jointly sold with France’s MK2 International.

Kore-eda’s production company is also behind Gaga title “His Lost Name,” a drama by first-time director Hirose Nanako. The story involves a young man who opens up his heart to an older friend after running away from his past. The film stars Yagira Yuya, winner of the best actor award at Cannes for Kore-eda’s “Nobody Knows,” and acclaimed actor...

Review by Roger Carpenter

Just after the turn of the Twentieth Century, a new artistic movement began to sweep Japan. Steeped in traditional works of art like sculpture and painting, this new movement, ero-guro-nansensu, or erotic-grotesque-nonsense, found its way into many other mediums as well. So it should come as no surprise that this sensibility would eventually be captured on film as well.

Nowadays many Japanese filmmakers take this concept to the very edges of taste, filling the screen with nudity, sex, and outrageously bloody special effects, perhaps culminating with films such as Organ (1996) and Grotesque (2009). But before the ero-guro-nansensu ideals bled over into torture porn, the original concept had more to do with eroticism and sexual corruption combined with the very Japanese taboo of malformation or deformation of the body. Wrap all this up with a general fascination for the decadent and the bizarre, and a new movement was born.

DC Comics' "Batgirl" #27, in support of the upcoming live-action "Batgirl" feature film, scripted by Christina Hodson, is written by Mairghread Scott and illustrated by Paul Pelletier, with covers by Sean Murphy and Joshua Middleton, available September 26, 2018:

"...you can't go home again. But that's just where 'Barbara Gordon', aka 'Batgirl', is forced to go when the chip granting her mobility keeps shorting out in the aftermath of her clash with 'Grotesque'. 

"Will 'Commissioner Gordon' drive 'Babs' totally bonkers with his bedside manner? Or will the malfunctioning tech impact more than just her legs? 

"Plus, what's the deal with art thief Grotesque and his new M.O.?..."

In "Batgirl" #26, written by Mairghread Scott and illustrated by Paul Pelletier, with covers by Sean Murphy and Joshua Middleton:

"...in 'Art of the Crime', part one, during a high-speed chase with the art thief 'Grotesque'.

After a woman is found cut in half after crossing a train bridge, the word of an Urban Legend starts circling around town. The tale tells the story of a female ghost with no legs who haunts the area of her death. The ghost is known for the sound it makes as it runs on it’s fingers, a rapid tapping that sounds like “teketeke”. Looking at the ghost will cause it to attack, if the victim manages to escape the initial attack, they are tracked down and destined to die within three days.

The story, like most urban legends, finds the most popularity among school students. Kana, a young shy student and her best friend take an interest in the legend. One night Kana’s friend wanders to the haunted site and is struck down by the evil spirit. Not heeding the warning, Kana goes to the site of...

In support of the developing "Batgirl" standalone feature, scripted by Christina Hodson ("Bumblebee"), take a look at DC Comics' "Batgirl" #26, written by Mairghread Scott and illustrated by Paul Pelletier, with covers by Sean Murphy and Joshua Middleton, available August 28, 2018:

"...in 'Art of the Crime', part one, during a high-speed chase with the art thief 'Grotesque'...

"...the villain K.O.'s 'Batgirl' with a souped-up stun gun that temporarily disrupts the device implanted in her spine to help her walk..."

'Batgirl' aka 'Betty Kane' (named after 'Batman' creator Bob Kane) debuted in DC Comics (1961), created by illustrator Bill Finger and writer Sheldon Moldoff...

...then in 1967, was replaced by 'Barbara Gordon', daughter of 'Gotham City' police commissioner 'James Gordon'...

...in "Detective Comics" #359, titled "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl!" by writer Gardner Fox and illustrator Carmine Infantino. 

Click...

DC Comics' "Batgirl" #28, in support of the upcoming "Batgirl" feature (screenplay by Christina Hodson), is written by Mairghread Scott and illustrated by Paul Pelletier, Norm Rapmund, with covers by Julian Totino Tedesco and Joshua Middleton, available October 24, 2018:

"...while recovering from the injuries she suffered battling 'Grotesque', 'Barbara Gordon' has been living with her police commissioner dad while she recuperates.

"To get Barbara out of her funk, 'Jim Gordon' hires her to do some 'I.T.' grunt work at the 'Gotham City' Pd.

"Unfortunately, he just gave full security clearance to 'Batgirl', one of the best hackers on the planet...

"...with access to the police database in hopes of capturing Grotesque, who also seems to be using the database as well..."

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The 1990 horror-thriller Jacob's Ladder is getting the remake treatment, according to a new report. A remake was first talked about around 5 years ago and seemed to be gathering momentum in 2016, but nothing else has been heard about the project until now. The original Jacob's Ladder starred Tim Robbins and has become a cult classic over the nearly 30 years that it has been out. Robbins portrayed Jacob Singer, a Vietnam veteran who was dealing with the loss of his young son, and begins to have flashbacks as well as seeing terrifying demons.

Jeff Buhler, who wrote the Clive Barker adaptation The Midnight Meat Train, is currently writing the script for the Jacob's Ladder remake. Buhler is working off of a script that Jake Wade Wall started a few years ago. A director has not yet been chosen, but the studio is not looking to make a direct remake of the original 1990 movie.

The courtroom sketches for Harvey Weinstein were revealed Friday after the disgraced film producer turned himself in, and was later charged with first- and third-degree rape and a criminal sex act in the first degree.

Some of the sketches were done by artist Jane Rosenberg, whose sketches of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady caught fire online for their portrayal of the athlete during a hearing for the Deflategate scandal in 2015. Weinstein's sketches were similarly picking up steam on social media Friday, with some of the discussion surrounding the very different portrayals of the movie mogul by different artists....

Review by Roger Carpenter

In Japanese history the Meiji Period, which lasted from 1868 – 1912, saw Japan change from a centuries-old isolated feudal society to a more modern society. The Meiji Period saw Japan being opened to the West and the influence of Europe and America on Japanese culture and society. This period was a time of immense change for the Japanese. It was followed by a very short-lived period called the Taisho period, which lasted just 14 years, from 1912 – 1926. The Taisho Period was a time of liberalism and democratic thinking in Japan, and also marked the beginning of a creative movement called ero guro nansensu. Based upon the shortened English words erotic, grotesque, and nonsense, the ero guro nansensu movement began in literature and art, eventually expanding into theatre, film, and even music.

Over time the original intent of the movement has evolved from an exploration of ideas or objects that were malformed,...

A Japanese film in the torture porn, or so-called gorno, sub-genre - made popular by such releases as Saw and Hostel (pictured) - has been banned in the UK.

Film bosses have refused to give a certificate to a sadistic horror movie called Gurotesuku - Grotesque, in English - meaning it's now illegal to release, sell or supply the movie.

Distributors hoped to get an 18 certificate for the 74-minute film, so it could be released here on DVD. The movie's subtitle proclaims that 'Saw and Hostel were just appetisers.'

Most of the film - written and directed by Koji Shiraishi - focuses on the assault, humiliation and torture of a young couple (played by Tsugumi Nagasawa and Hiroaki Kawatsure).

They are snatched off the street on their first date and wake up shackled and naked in a basement where, with seemingly no explanation, a sadistic madman (played by Shigeo...