There are plenty of reasons to scream out loud this August. Gas prices are still shockingly high, Ryan Murphy<\/strong><\/a> just debuted another critically reviled Hulu show and Ben Affleck<\/strong><\/a> and J.Lo<\/strong><\/a> still haven\u2019t reconciled.<\/p>\n There\u2019s also a slew of new horror movies streaming on popular platforms such as Netflix<\/a>, HBO Max and Hulu<\/a>.<\/p>\n Watch With Us<\/a> has rounded up the best of the new batch this month, with the Netflix original flick The Last House<\/em> at the top of our list.<\/p>\n We also recommend director Zach Cregger<\/strong>\u2019s breakout 2022 hit Barbarian<\/em>, with Georgina Campbell<\/strong> and Justin Long<\/strong>, and a \u201870s-set slasher featuring Mia Goth<\/strong> and Brittany Snow<\/strong><\/a>.\n<\/p>\n Why can\u2019t Ann (Greta Lee<\/strong><\/a>), Jason (Wagner Moura<\/strong>) and their two kids leave their house? At first, it seems absurd; Ann can\u2019t open the front door, and Jason can\u2019t break the windows to crawl out. Soon, it becomes apparent that some mysterious force is keeping them from going outside. They have no choice but to stay in the house, but as their food and supplies run out, they\u2019ll have to figure out a way to survive without venturing outside.<\/p>\n The Last House<\/em> is a horror film about isolation and the possibility that a place you think of as a sanctuary can turn into a prison due to elements beyond your control. Hmm, sound familiar? While the film\u2019s COVID-19 pandemic allegory is less than subtle, The Last House<\/em> is very much a horror film, with elements of H.P. Lovecraft, Alien <\/em>and The Thing<\/em>. It\u2019s also a domestic drama, survival thriller and a creature feature all rolled into one, and it\u2019s one of the most striking Netflix originals in quite a while.<\/p>\n Tess (Georgina Campbell)<\/strong> and Keith (Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd<\/strong><\/a>) are strangers who are stuck together in a Detroit house after Airbnb erroneously double-booked them for the same two days. When Tess discovers a hidden room in the basement, she begins to investigate and finds a long subterranean tunnel that leads to some dark, undisclosed location. Someone \u2014 or some thing<\/em> \u2014 is down there, and Tess and Keith will have to find out what it is before it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n Barbarian<\/em> is best enjoyed by not knowing much about it before you watch it. Writer-director Zach Cregger<\/strong> has said in interviews he had \u201cno long plan, (so) no one could know what\u2019s coming,\u201d and that\u2019s why the film works. It zags when you expect a zig, and pulls one narrative surprise after another. It\u2019s not for pure shock value, though; instead, the Weapons<\/em><\/a> auteur tells an absorbing story of trauma and abuse. Yes, you could call Barbarian<\/em> \u201celevated horror,\u201d but it\u2019s also a fun monster film, with a climactic chase scene that\u2019s both ridiculous and appropriate.<\/p>\n Where\u2019s the harm in a little sex? That\u2019s what six friends think as they trek to an isolated Texas farmhouse to form an amateur porn film with the hope of making a little money \u2013 and for stripper Maxine Minx (Mia Goth<\/strong><\/a>), silver-screen fame. But the farmhouse\u2019s elderly occupants, Howard (Stephen Ure<\/strong>) and Peal (Goth), aren\u2019t as inviting as they appear to be. Something sinister is going on, and Maxine and her friends are about to find out the hard way.<\/p>\n\u2018The Last House\u2019 (2026) \u2014 Netflix<\/h2>\n
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