Depending on where you live, a trio of new horror films coming soon to a screen near you could have you staying under the covers indefinitely.

If you’re in an area prone to visitors from other planets (such as here in the desert Southwest,) you might be unnerved by the body-snatcher horror/sci-fi/social commentary/comedy The Becomers, from writer/director Zach Clark (White Reindeer).

The Becomers‘ official description from distributor Dark Star Pictures reads as follows: “Forced to flee their dying planet, two body-snatching alien lovers arrive separately on Earth. Determined to find each other, the aliens jump from body to body, but they quickly learn that it’s not easy to inhabit their new, fleshy hosts, and that life in modern-day America is more complicated than they could have ever imagined.”

The Becomers isn’t straight horror, though it puts its alien protagonists through the wringer; as they jump from body to body they must navigate such modern perils as COVID, QAnon, and other divisive issues in American politics.

The film, which stars Molly Plunk, Mike Lopez, Keith Kelly, Isabel Alamin, and Frank V. Ross debuted at the 2023 Fantasia International Film Festival and had its US premiere at Beyond Fest.

The Becomers opens in theaters in select cities beginning August 23rd before becoming available everywhere via Video on Demand on September 24th.

Anyone living out in the wilderness may want to either avoid or embrace Out Come the Wolves, a new film directed by Adam MacDonald from IFC Films and Shudder.

Out Come the Wolves is an intense survival thriller from Canada. “Retired hunter Sophie (Missy Peregrym, FBI) invites her fellow hunter and childhood best friend Kyle to her family’s secluded cabin deep in the woods. There, she plans for Kyle (Joris Jarsky) to meet and teach her fiancé Nolan (Damon Runyan) how to hunt for an article he’s writing and to share the news of their engagement. Tensions flare between Kyle and Nolan over their shared history with Sophie, escalating during the hunt that goes awry when they are ambushed by a vicious pack of territorial wolves. As alliances fracture under the pressure of survival, Sophie is forced to rely on her long-abandoned hunting prowess to face the deadly predators and save the one closest to her heart.

Enuka Okuma wrote the screenplay from her story with Jarsky and MacDonald. IFC Films debuts Out Come the Wolves in select US theaters and will release it on VOD beginning August 30th.

Australians (and people who live near zoos, I guess) beware: Rippy’s Gone Rogue!

The land down under already has a certain reputation for killer wildlife, insects, and even exceptionally agressive birds. The Red takes that terror and amplifies it to an absurd degree that makes Cocaine Bear look like an overly menacing teddy.

The Red follows Maddy (Tess Haubrich), “a young police officer who is determined to live up to her deceased father’s legacy. Her determination is put to the test when locals are found ripped to pieces by Rippy, a giant zombie kangaroo. As the beast leaves a trail of blood and carnage, Maddy, with the help of her eccentric uncle Schmitty and aunt Donna, must do whatever it takes to save the town.” according to the film’s description.

Yes, a Zombie Kangaroo with a taste for human flesh is menacing the small town of Axehead in the remote Australian outback. An impeccable premise for a movie, if I may say so.

The Red is a feature expansion of Ryan Coonan’s 2014 hit festival short film Waterborne, and was written by Coonan and Richard Barcaricchio. Radioactive Pictures will distribute the film.

Michael Biehn, Aaron Pederson, Angie Milliken, Molly Bell Wright and Don Bridges also star.

Unfortunately for us in the US, The Red hits cinemas only in Australia on October 31st, but will release stateside at a later date.