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The first thing I wanted to do after watching Welcome Week: A College Horror Anthology (gonna call it just Welcome Week from here on) was congratulate the cast and crew for making it. Not that it’s a great film or anything; in fact, I can actually point out tons of flaws—bad acting being the primary one—but considering it’s mostly the work of amateurs, I would rate it pretty high. I also happen to enjoy the majority of it, especially the second segment. We’re going to talk about that, along with the other ones, and also how the main story ties everything together pretty neatly.

Spoilers Ahead

What happens in the movie?

On a quiet night, a masked killer—we can deduce it’s a woman—violently kills two boys on the street in a pretty standard slasher movie manner. The action then moves to Takaki Memorial University.

This week has already seen the theatrical re-release of Shaun of the Dead and the Digital debut of Mike Flanagan’s Hush, and that’s only the beginning of this week’s horror releases.

Here’s all the new horror that released Friday, August 30, 2024!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

M. Night Shyamalan’s sixteenth movie Trap was released into theaters by Warner Bros. less than a month ago, and the film has already been released at home today, August 30.

You can rent ($19.99) or purchase ($24.99) Trap on Digital now.

Saleka Shyamalan, Josh Hartnett and Ariel Donoghue star. “A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.”

Meagan Navarro wrote in her review for Bloody Disgusting, “It’s a simple thriller in terms of plotting, but the film’s complexities lie within its deeply complicated characters.