About this episode
This Week in Horror History is your weekly horror movie and horror game release-date roundup, with where to watch or play (U.S.), a deep-cut spotlight, and a weekly recommendation for fans of body horror, supernatural horror, Stephen King, cult horror, survival horror, and horror documentaries.This week brings Slither, Cat People, Cursed Films, Pet Sematary, and Resident Evil 3—a lineup packed with alien parasites, erotic transformation, cursed-production mythology, grief-driven resurrection horror, and full-speed Raccoon City panic. Inside this episode✅ Horror releases from Mar 30–Apr 5Mar 31, 2006 — SlitherJames Gunn’s slimy body-horror cult favorite turns alien parasites, mutant flesh, and small-town terror into one of the nastiest and funniest creature features of the 2000s.Where to watch: Rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Apr 2, 1982 — Cat PeopleA stylish, dreamlike erotic horror remake where sex, transformation, and predatory danger blur together in a feverish New Orleans nightmare.Where to watch: Rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Apr 2, 2020 — Cursed Filmshis eerie Shudder horror docuseries explores cursed movie legends, horror fandom, and real tragedy, asking why the genre keeps turning productions into myths.Where to watch: Streaming on Shudder; also available through AMC+ and Philo. Apr 5, 2019 — Pet SemataryA modern Stephen King horror remake built on grief, resurrection, and the terrible idea that death might be reversible.Where to watch: Streaming on Paramount+; also available via the Paramount+ Roku Channel; rent or buy on Apple TV and Fandango at Home. 🎬 Deep-Cut SpotlightApr 3, 2020 — Resident Evil 3A fast, brutal survival horror remake that turns Raccoon City, Jill Valentine, and Nemesis into a pure sprint through collapse, fire, and unstoppable biohazard chaos.Where to play: PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, and Steam. 🎂 Horror birthdaysMar 30, 1957 — Tawny MoyerMar 31, 1943 — Christopher WalkenApr 1, 1883 — Lon ChaneyApr 4, 1932 — Anthony Perkins ⭐ Weekly RecommendationApr 5, 1974 — CarrieStephen King’s classic horror novel remains one of the genre’s great nightmares of bullying, repression, religious terror, vengeance, and catastrophic power finally unleashed.Where to read: Available in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audio edit
