Since they were announced, these 4 movies have been in the watchlist of horror fans. Blumhouse Productions and Amazon Studios have joined forces to spice-up the Halloween season. The series of movies have been called Welcome to the Blumhouse, and it is formed by the four previously unreleased titles Black Box (2020) and The Lie (2018), released today October 6, 2020, and Nocturne (2020) and Evil Eye (2020) scheduled to see the light next week, on October 13, 2020.
Black Box (2020) is a horror and science-fiction thriller about a man struggling to regain his memory after surviving a tragic car accident. Desperate to return to his former self while trying to raise his daughter, he receives an experimental treatment that helps him probe into a past which suddenly feels too dark to be his own. it is the debut feature film of writer and director Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour. He has also been one of the co-writers of the screenplay together with Stephen Herman and Wade Allain-Marcus.
Mamoudou Athie, Phylicia Rashad, Amanda Christine, Tosin Morohunfola, Charmaine Bingwa, and Donald Elise Watkins form the main cast of Black Box (2020). Here you can watch its official trailer.
The second title available today is The Lie (2018), a horror and mystery drama surrounding a father and daughter who are on their way to dance camp when they spot the girl’s best friend on the side of the road. When they stop to offer the friend a ride, their good intentions soon result in terrible consequences. The family quickly closes ranks and decides not to tell anybody. But secrets rarely stay secret for long… and they soon find themselves faced with an impossible choice that will alter the course of their lives forever.
The movie is a remake of the German film We Monsters (2015) (Wir Monster in the original German language). The movie is written and directed by Veena Sud, who has been the executive producer of successful Netflix TV series The Killing (2011–2014). Peter Sarsgaard, Joey King, Cas Anvar, Dani Kind, and Mireille Enos form the main cast.
The Lie (2018) is Rated R for language throughout, some violence, and brief sexuality. Here you can watch its official trailer.
Nocturne (2020), coming out next week, is the story about an incredibly gifted pianist who makes a Faustian bargain to overtake her older sister at a prestigious institution for classical musicians. Zu Quirke has been the writer and director of this horror thriller, making it her feature film debut after the short films Ghosting (2016), Tiny Bible (2015), and Wight (2015).
Sydney Sweeney, Jacques Colimon, Ji Eun Hwang, Madison Iseman, Asia Jackson, Brandon Keener, and John Rothman for the main cast for Nocturne (2020). Here you can watch its official trailer.
The last title of the series is horror and mystery Evil Eye (2020), a movie about a superstitious mother who is convinced that her daughter’s new boyfriend is the reincarnation of a man who tried to kill her 30 years ago.
In it, from her home in Delhi, India, proud parent Usha Khatri is overjoyed when her daughter Pallavi calls from New Orleans with news that she has met someone special. But Usha’s happiness turns to fear when she notices strange similarities between Pallavi’s wealthy boyfriend Sandeep and a frightening figure from her own past. Although her suspicions are dismissed by friends and family, the more Usha learns about this new man in her daughter’s life, the more certain she becomes that an evil force from 30 years earlier has returned with a vengeance.
Evil Eye (2020) has been directed by Elan Dassani and Rajeev Dassani from a screenplay written by Madhuri Shekar. Sarita Choudhury, Sunita Mani, Bernard White, Omar Maskati, Anjali Bhimani, and Lena Clark form the main cast. Here you can watch the official trailer of the movie.
Welcome to the Blumhouse – Official Trailer