Gretel and Hansel
Happy October! It’s the best month of the whole year, Halloween Month! There is a ton of gastro horror hitting streaming this month as well! As usual, there is a lot of shifting platforms. However, there are some films that don’t seem to make the rounds as often. There are a ton here to get through, so let’s get started!
- Cooties (2014)- A mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the kids into a feral swarm of mass savages. An unlikely hero must lead a motley band of teachers in the fight of their lives. (PlutoTV)
- Gretel and Hansel (2020)- A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil. (PlutoTV, Tubi)
- Hannibal (2001)- After having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in disguise as an art scholar. Trouble strikes again when he’s discovered, leaving a deserving few dead in the process. He returns to America to make contact with now-disgraced Agent Clarice Starling, who is suffering the wrath of a malicious FBI rival as well as the media. (Peacock)
- Hannibal Rising (2007)- The story of the early, murderous roots of the cannibalistic killer, Hannibal Lecter – from his hard-scrabble Lithuanian childhood, where he witnesses the repulsive lengths to which hungry soldiers will go to satiate themselves, through his sojourn in France, where, as a medical student, he hones his appetite for the kill. (PlutoTV)
- The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)- A group of National Guard trainees on a routine mission find themselves up against cannibalistic mutants in the New Mexico desert. (Hulu)
- The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 (1984)- A motocross team on their way to trial a new super-fuel head out across the desert led by Rachel, who, unbeknownst to the rest of the group, is a survivor of the cannibal clan which menaced the Carter family several years before. (Screambox, Tubi)
- Leatherface (2017)- A young nurse is kidnapped by a group of violent teens who escape from a mental hospital and take her on a road trip from hell. Pursued by an equally deranged lawman out for revenge, one of the teens is destined for tragedy and horrors that will destroy his mind, molding him into a monster named Leatherface. (Peacock)
The Menu
- The Menu (2022)- A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises. (Netflix)
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)- The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a. Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London, which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical. (Paramount Plus)
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)- The film follows five youths on a weekend getaway in the Texas countryside on August 18th, 1973, as they fall prey to a butcher in a mask made of human skin and his cannibalistic family. (Criterion Channel, PlutoTV)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)- A radio host is victimised by the notorious cannibal family while a former Texas Marshal hunts them. (PlutoTV)
- Thinner (1996)- An obese lawyer finds himself growing “Thinner” when an old Romani man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the old man to lift the curse. Time is running out for the desperate lawyer as he draws closer to his own death, and grows ever thinner. (PlutoTV)
I’m sure some of these titles would be great for helping you cross the finish line of the 100 Horror Movies in 92 Days Challenge! Is there an upcoming gastro horror title you’re interested in? Let me know in the comments below! Don’t forget to come find me on Letterboxd and/or Discord to share what movies you’re looking forward to or checking out! Happy Watching!