It's hard to believe that June is already upon us, but here we are, getting ready for another summer season filled with blockbuster movies, outdoor activities and all sorts of shenanigans. For those of you looking to avoid the direct sunlight as much as possible, there’s a handful of VOD titles arriving this month that should undoubtedly keep you busy.
June’s VOD offerings kick off with the Snapchat-themed flick Sickhouse, which debuts on Vimeo. The first half of the month is also filled with a few otherworldly offerings like Girl in Woods, Mark of the Witch, and Monsterland. The highly anticipated Clown finally comes home on June 17th and the month closes out with the supernatural-themed Accidental Exorcist.
Sickhouse (available exclusively on Vimeo) – June 1st
Sickhouse follows a group of friends obsessed with social media that go on an excursion into the woods to explore the lore of Sickhouse. Sickhouse leads viewers on a (deadly!) journey that has unsuspected consequences for all concerned, including the audience.
Girl in Woods (Candy Factory Films) – June 3rd
The death of her fiancé (Jeremy London) leaves Grace (Juliet Reeves) abandoned in a harsh mountain wilderness. Struggling against the elements and fighting off starvation, the fragile shell of her sanity begins to crack. Her situation worsens when she notices a dark figure stalking her every step. Through memories of her mother (Charisma Carpenter) and father (Lee Perkins), Grace finds a long-forgotten truth about herself. It is this secret, long hidden away, that will either lead her to safety or down a path of horror beyond anything she could comprehend.
Mark of the Witch (Epic Pictures) – June 6th
Compelled by the possibility that she could have a dark twin, Jordyn questions her own sanity, and reality itself. Jordyn's curiosity pulls her into a dark underworld of demonic possession, desire, and extreme indulgences churning a deadly witches' brew that tears her very soul apart.
Monsterland (RLJ Entertainment) – June 7th
Amidst a bloody backdrop of chaos and carnage, one panicked, lowly survivor of the Monster Apocalypse takes shelter in a movie theater to buy himself a few extra moments of precious life. Little does he know, he’s taken a flying leap out of the frying pan and smack dab into the fires of hell by attending the last movie marathon he’ll ever see. Welcome to Monsterland! A terrifying place where savage beasts, carnivorous creatures and grotesque abominations are the new normal, and the human race is now at the bottom of the food chain.
Terrordactyl (MarVista Entertainment) – June 14th
When a meteor shower rains down outside Los Angeles, Jonas and Lars head out to find a meteor and strike it rich. After recovering one, they start being stalked by terrordactyls, flying reptiles that launch a full-on assault on the city. Trying to survive, they go on the run with Candice, a bartender; Valerie, her sultry roommate; and Sampson, a brash ex-marine. They must become the unlikeliest of heroes and fight to take back Los Angeles and make the terrifying terrordactyls extinct once again.
Clown (Dimension Films/Anchor Bay Entertainment) – June 17th
CLOWN is a story of a loving father who dons a clown outfit and makeup to perform at his son’s sixth birthday, only to later discover that the costume – red nose and wig included– will not come off and his own personality changes in a horrific fashion. To break the curse of the evil outfit, the father must make grim choices with his own family facing danger.
The Last Heist (XLRator Media) – June 17th
A bank heist descends into violent chaos when one of the hostages turns out to be a serial killer. Trapping the well-organized team of bank robbers in the building, the killer is now picking them off one by one... Actor/writer/musician Henry Rollins (Black Flag) stars in this dark suspenseful thriller.
The Wave (Magnolia Home Entertainment) – June 21st
Nestled in Norway’s Sunnmøre region, Geiranger is one of the most spectacular tourist draws on the planet. With the mountain Åkerneset overlooking the village — and constantly threatening to collapse into the fjord — it is also a place where cataclysm could strike at any moment. After putting in several years at Geiranger’s warning centre, geologist Kristian (Kristoffer Joner) is moving on to a prestigious gig with an oil company. But the very day he’s about to drive his family to their new life in the city, Kristian senses something isn’t right. The substrata are shifting. No one wants to believe that this could be the big one, especially with tourist season at its peak, but when that mountain begins to crumble, every soul in Geiranger has ten minutes to get to high ground before a tsunami hits, consuming everything in its path.
Accidental Exorcist (Gravitas Ventures) – June 24th
Richard Vanuck is a thirty-something, dirt poor alcoholic who can’t hold down a day job or maintain a normal life due to a very special “gift” he was born into. All Richard really wants is to finish his book but fate dealt him a very strange hand- he is a natural-born Exorcist. In fact, he is the best there ever was and with possessions on the rise across the city, he’s booked solid. Reluctantly, he faces the fact that performing exorcisms is the only thing he’s truly good at even though it’s wearing him down and making his life utterly miserable. Case after case, he stares evil incarnate in the face, taking on satanic forces to help those in need. However, he soon finds his power may also come with a cost to his own soul and must find a way to finally save himself before time runs out.
Heather A. Wixson was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, until she followed her dreams and moved to Los Angeles in 2009. A 14-year veteran in the world of horror entertainment journalism, Wixson fell in love with genre films at a very early age, and has spent more than a decade as a writer and supporter of preserving the history of horror and science fiction cinema. Throughout her career, Wixson has contributed to several notable websites, including Fangoria, Dread Central, Terror Tube, and FEARnet, and she currently serves as the Managing Editor for Daily Dead, which has been her home since 2013. She's also written for both Fangoria Magazine & ReMind Magazine, and her latest book project, Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume One will be released on October 20, 2021.
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