What's new on Max in October 2024

For fans of horror, there isn’t any higher time of 12 months than October. For one month out of the 12 months, all of us embrace the creepy, spooky, and disturbing recesses of our world, sometimes by way of media. Max has by no means been a slouch relating to supplying us with superb horror reveals and flicks, however it’s actually amping issues up for October. We have a number of recent, authentic, movies and collection on the way in which, plus a large again catalog of classics to maintain you terrified all month lengthy.

Max is not solely catering to those that get pleasure from fright this month.

In fact, Max is not solely catering to those that get pleasure from fright this month. The total lineup is as numerous as ever, with comedies, documentaries, anime, dramas, and all the things in between. We have hand-picked a couple of new and notable releases we expect you need to make time to dive into, in addition to collected all of the reveals and flicks that will probably be leaving so you’ll be able to squeeze them in earlier than they disappear. Let’s take a look at all the things coming to Max this October.

If you wish to know all the things that’s coming and going from Max, simply scroll down under our prime picks for a full listing.

Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot returns

Max takes a crack at adapting the horror traditional

Salem’s Lot has already gotten two diversifications within the type of miniseries in 1979 and 2004, however this would be the first time anybody has tried to translate the novel right into a single film. The plot facilities on an creator named Ben Mears visiting his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot after struggling a severe case of author’s block. Nevertheless, what he finally ends up discovering there is a little more than the inspiration he was on the lookout for as he quickly discovers a vampire has taken residence within the city. The movie stars Lewis Pullman, Afre Woodard, and Makenzie Leigh and was written and directed by Gary Dauberman who has an intensive historical past within the horror style.

Caddo Lake is a mysterious thriller

M. Night time Shyamalan produces this Max authentic

Whereas little or no is understood about Caddo Lake, which may find yourself working within the movie’s profit. The one scrap of knowledge launched about it merely tells us that the disappearance of an eight-year-old woman results in revelations a few lengthy historical past of deaths and vanishings throughout a household’s previous. Simply that small tidbit is sufficient to get thriller followers excited and leaves loads of room for the movie to shock us. Plus, M. Night time Shyamalan approaching to provide does lend a little bit of weight to the movie. He is probably not again to his earlier standing, however has been on a pleasant upward pattern these days so there’s hope he may assist steer this movie to greatness.

The Confidante twists the reality on this miniseries

Being primarily based on true occasions makes it much more gripping

On the collection entrance, Max is bringing a decent 4-episode collection primarily based on true occasions referred to as The Confidante. After the real-life terror assaults that happened on November 13, 2015, in Paris, a lady by the title of Christelle ingrains herself in a neighborhood of survivors of the assault. Claiming that she was pals with one of many victims injured through the assault, she finally turns into an integral member of the affiliation. That’s till others start to comprehend her story is probably not as correct as she claims. This collection will probably be launched weekly, giving us loads of time to invest and theorize on what’s and is not true.