All the Horror New to Streaming in July 2020, and What’s Leaving

Here's our monthly rundown of all the horror flicks dropping and departing from your favorite streaming services in July 2020.
Horrorscope July

Welcome to Horrorscope, a monthly column keeping horror nerds and initiates up to date on all the genre content coming to and leaving from your favorite streaming services.

 Here’s your guide to horror streaming in July 2020.


As you may have noticed, it’s going to be a weird summer. To put it mildly. The sun is out, the patios are open, and the global pandemic rages on. Being outside is—to varying degrees depending on where and how you live—a dangerous thing to do. But it looks so damn nice out there. It’s a juxtaposition that characterizes summer horror: temperatures go up, guards go down. And there is something especially sinister about the monsters who shun the shadows and stalk their prey brazenly in the light of day.

In that spirit, this July, I’m highlighting films that capture an oppressive sense of summer and an oppressive sense of dread (sometimes at the same time!). We’ve got two controversial masterpieces from the current reigning Enfant Terrible: a gore-heavy arthouse take on cabin fever and a horror-comedy that drags the male ego to hell and back. We’ve also got the sophomore feature from one of the best horror directors of the 21st century and a marathon of campy slashers.

Be sure to peruse the complete list below, calendar in hand, for a full picture of what horror flicks are coming and going from your favorite streaming services this month.


Pick of the Month: The House That Jack Built (2018)

Synopsis: Self-centered sociopath and failed architect, Jack, is making his way through Hell. Literal Hell. Guided by Virgil, his chaperone through the underworld, Jack recalls the five violent incidents he’s most proud of. 

Look. There’s a reason Cannes invited Lars von Trier back. Is this movie for everyone? Absolutely not. The House That Jack Built is upfront about how upsetting it is to watch someone take another person’s life. And as a result, this film has some very “un-fun” deaths. And not everyone wants/is able to watch that sort of thing. But I would encourage you not to hold this film’s violence being “too hard to watch” against it. Men systematically killing women shouldn’t be easy to watch.

The House That Jack Built takes no joy in its violence. But it does take joy in making an absolute fool out of its narcissistic, conceded, misogynistic, and wildly incompetent protagonist. As Jack, Matt Dillon gives a transcendent performance as an ego-inflated buffoon eagerly searching for confirmation that he’s the smartest person in the room. Is this film punching up, or is von Trier punching himself in the face? Whatever the answer, this is the hardest I laughed at a movie in 2018. If you have a strong stomach and an open mind, I implore you: give it a chance.

Premieres on Hulu July 1st.


Good morning campers, it’s time for a Sleepaway Camp marathon!

Synopsis: The kids, and frankly the counselors, aren’t alright. Anyone with less than honorable intentions, a penchant for illicit substances, or an ounce of snark seems to turn up dead! Surely (surely!) the murders have nothing to do with that horrible boating accident that happened all those years ago.

Featuring the first three entries in this delightfully slash-happy franchise—Sleepaway Camp, Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers, and Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland—this marathon has everything you could possibly want from summer horror: ridiculous kills, plenty of puns, and a laissez-faire attitude towards exhibitionism.

Putting the camp in Camp, this franchise doesn’t always get the credit it deserves. But it [SPOILERS] has a kill count rivaling the big boys: 47 kills across the three movies! It took Jason and Michael three times as many films each to get that far! And the hard left turn to comedy certainly doesn’t slow the killer down. The original film is a stone-cold classic and is followed up by two exceedingly goofier sequels shot back-to-back in a matter of weeks. The result is the perfect line-up for a hot summer night: laser-focus your attention on the banger debut, then let your inhibitions slip as things go off the rails.

Available on Shudder July 1st.


A devilish second feature from one of the most intriguing horror directors of the 21st century: The Devil’s Candy

Synopsis: A struggling painter begins to channel a disturbing creative energy after he and his family move into their dream home in rural Texas. The situation does not improve when the previous tenant, a hulking child murderer who suffers from similar visions, comes knocking at their door.

One of the byproducts of the Satanic Panic was a handful of horror films that took advantage of the media’s fearmongering connection between heavy metal and satanic rituals. Modern spins on the subgenre have largely been comedic (e.g. Deathgasm, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny). And in truth, the heavy metal horror bump of the ’80s had a self-aware spring in its step. But, rest assured, The Devil’s Candyis no joke.

Director Sean Byrne follows up his depraved debut with a lean, atmospheric, terror trip with enough tension to shatter steel. There isn’t a single weak performance in The Devil’s Candy, but Ethan Embry and Pruitt Taylor Vince give some of the most memorable genre performances in recent memory. The family at the center of all this demonic madness is genuinely warm and captivating: a loving nuclear unit who happens to enjoy the more metal things in life. You don’t want anything bad to happen to them. But the devil has other plans. As for Byrne’s plans, he’s got three projects in the works currently thwarted by COVID-19.

Available on Hulu July 1st.


Chaos reigns with guilt, cabin fever, and sexual spectacle in Antichrist

Synopsis: While a married couple bump uglies in the next room, their infant son launches himself out an open window and dies. Buckle up because it only gets worse. She is distraught and he, a psychiatrist, decides to treat his wife’s fractured psyche himself. In an effort to heal their broken hearts and disintegrating marriage, the grieving couple retreats to their cabin, “Eden,” deep in the woods and nature takes its course.

Sometimes, I remember that Antichrist came out the same year as Fantastic Mr. Fox and my faith in a higher power is restored. I have decided to highlight two Lars von Trier films this month because what better directorial voice to capture the anger, absurdity, and absolute nightmare of 2020? It’s the summer of Lars, baby! Antichrist is as depressing as it is cover-your-eyes horrifying. Divisive, provocative, and not for the faint of heart, this is a fantastic film and I will never watch it again. Except there it is in my Criterion queue…

Available on the Criterion Channel July 12th.


Streamable Horror Incoming This Month

Streaming ServiceMovieDate
Amazon PrimeAnaconda (1997)July 1
Amazon PrimeBug (1975)July 1
Amazon PrimeThe Devil’s Rejects (2005)July 1
Amazon PrimeThe Eye 2 (2004)July 1
Amazon PrimeHollowman (2000)
July 1
Amazon PrimePhase IV (1974)July 1
The Criterion ChannelShadow Animals (2017)July 7
The Criterion ChannelAntichrist (2009)July 12
The Criterion ChannelThe Last House on the Left (1972)July 31
Hulu2001 Maniacs (2005)July 1
HuluThe Axe Murders of Villisca (2017)July 1
HuluBuffy, the Vampire Slayer (1992)July 1
HuluBug (1975)July 1
HuluCadaver (2009)July 1
HuluCaptain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)July 1
HuluThe Cured (2018)July 1
HuluDark Touch (2013)July 1
HuluThe Devil’s Candy (2017)July 1
HuluThe Devil’s Rejects (2005)
July 1
HuluExorcismus (2011)July 1
HuluThe Eye (2008)July 1
HuluThe Eye 2 (2004)July 1
HuluFreddy Vs Jason (2003)July 1
HuluFreddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)July 1
HuluHouse of 1000 Corpses (2003)July 1
HuluThe House That Jack Built (2018)July 1
HuluThe Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)July 1
HuluPhase IV (1974)July 1
HuluRoom of Death (2008)July 1
HuluThe Shrine (2011)July 1
HuluSpiderhole (2011)July 1
HuluThe Tenant (1976)July 1
HuluTetsuo III: The Bullet Man (2011)July 1
HuluWe Are What We Are (2011)July 1
NetflixParanormal Activity (2007)July 1
NetflixPoltergeist – Unclear what versionJuly 1
NetflixRed Riding Hood (2011)July 1
NetflixSleepy Hollow (1999)July 1
NetflixSplice (2009)July 1
NetflixThe Witches (1990)July 1
NetflixWinchester (2018)July 1
NetflixONLY (2019)July 5
ShudderThe Burning (1981)July 1
ShudderReturn of the Living Dead (1985)July 1
ShudderSleepaway Camp (1983)July 1
ShudderSleepaway Camp II: Unhappy CampersJuly 1
ShudderSleepaway Camp III: Teenage WastelandJuly 1
ShudderMetamorphosisJuly 2
ShudderJeruzalem (2015)July 6
ShudderThe Beach House (2019)July 9
ShudderManiac Cop (1988)July 13
ShudderManiac Cop 2 (1990)July 13
ShudderManiac Cop III: Badge of Silence (1993)July 13
ShudderLake of Death (2019)July 16
ShudderNina Forever (2015)July 20
ShudderThe Pool (2019)July 20
ShudderImpetigore (2019)July 23
ShudderPatrick (1978)
July 27
ShudderTurkey Shoot (1982)July 27
ShudderIn Search of Darkness (2019)July 30

Horror Titles Expiring from Streaming Soon

On Their Way Out: These films have one foot in the grave—bump ‘em to the top of your July 2020 queue while you can!
Streaming ServiceMovieDate
Criterion ChannelSeconds (1966)July 31
HuluConstantine (2005)July 31
HuluFreddy Vs Jason (2003)July 31
HuluFreddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)July 31
HuluI Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)July 31
HuluMutant Species (1995)July 31
HuluThe Skull (1965)July 31
Netflix47 Meters Down (2017)July 9
NetflixTusk (2014)July 18
NetflixResident Evil: Extinction (2007)
July 31
NetflixScary Movie 2 (2001)July 31
Meg Shields: Based in the Pacific North West, Meg enjoys long scrambles on cliff faces and cozying up with a good piece of 1960s eurotrash. As a senior contributor at FSR, Meg's objective is to spread the good word about the best of sleaze, genre, and practical effects.