30 Coins (series)
During the first episode of this Spanish horror thriller you quickly know where you stand. In a remote town, a cow gives birth to a human baby. Then it is up to a priest and exorcist Manuel Vergara to investigate the mystery, with healthy reluctance. Together with a mayor and a veterinarian, he encounters more supernatural matters. Everything seems to have to do with a conspiracy surrounding the 30 silver coins that were once paid to Judas to betray Jesus. Director and writer Álex de la Iglesia does not hold back: his series is full of grotesque monsters and spicy violence. Everything is sprinkled with a touch of black humor. American actor Paul Giamatti (Sideways, Billions) has a role as an eccentric tech billionaire in the new season. HBO Max. Season 2: a new episode every Monday.
Goosebumps (series)
The Goosebumpsbook series by writer RL Stine managed to reach a large group of teenagers, especially in the 1990s. After an earlier series and two films, there is now another TV series. This time no separate stories per episode, but a continuous story. The tone is a little darker than the other film versions, but it is not really scary. Disney+.
Totally Killer (movie)
Comical slasher with a time travel element. Or: Back to the Future with a serial killer. Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men) plays a modern high school student who ends up in 1987. During Halloween, she must prevent her mother from being murdered by the infamous Sweet 16 Killer. Shipka has a lot of comedic talent and that fits well with the tone of this funny snack. Amazon Prime Video.
The Fall of the House of Usher
The latest production by Mike Flanagan, creator of successful horror series such as The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass. The House of Usher is based on the work of Edgar Allan Poe and is about a family that became filthy rich thanks to the production of addictive painkillers. These Ushers are fictional, but the link with the real world is clear. Director and writer Flanagan was inspired by the real Sackler family and the way they scandalously amassed a fortune with the painkiller OxyContin. The series features creative horror scenes that often contain a touch of dark humor. Netflix.