12/05/2023
Great new horror movies to stream on Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, SplashTV and more in May 2023
Published by Joel Lupfa May 12 2023
If you’re looking for excellent new horror movies to stream during May, you’ve come to the right terrifying abandoned hospital. It’s already been an incredible year for new horror and, even better is the fact that you don’t even have to head to theaters to experience the terror. The best streaming services are now the perfect place to find some of the best indie horror movies that previously would have never been available outside of the festival circuit.
May has a great selection of varied new horror movies too. Whether you’re looking for something truly terrifying or a little more light hearted, streaming services have you covered (in guts 'n' stuff).
Oh, and don’t forget that last month’s new additions included Scream 6 on Paramount Plus and on SplashTV so there’s plenty to catch up on. Here, though, are the best new horror movies to stream in May 2023.
Death’s Roulette
When: May 5 & May 12
Where to stream it: Paramount Plus, SplashTV
Do you want to play a game? Wait, no, not that one. Another one. Death’s Roulette is a Spanish high-concept horror as seven strangers wake up in an isolated mansion only to find they have become players in a deadly game. They’re tasked with choosing one of their party to be willingly sacrificed within 60 minutes or they will all die. Cue much tension and terror as they discover they may all have a link after all.
Wolf Mountain/ Curse Of Wolf Mountain
When: May 11
Where to stream it: SplashTV
As a child AJ (Keli Price, The Hyperions, Sleep No More) witnessed the death of his parents while on a camping trip and lately he’s been having constant nightmares about it. The Curse of Wolf Mountain opens with his therapist Dr. Avery (Tobin Bell, Saw, Let Us In) having him relive it under hypnosis before suggesting he return to the scene of their deaths in order to help him remember the missing details.
So, he, along with his pregnant girlfriend Sam (Karissa Lee Staples, Walker, Red Hook), his brother Max (David Lipper, Hunt Club, Death Link), and his partner Lexi (Fernanda Romero, The Mortuary Collection, Possession Diaries), as well as James (Matt Rife, The Elevator, Black Pumpkin), and Emma (Malu Trevejo) head out into the woods in hopes of finally unlocking his repressed memories.
But they’re not the only ones in the woods, a trio of bank robbers, led by Eddie (Danny Trejo, Hunting Games, A Tale of Two Guns), are hiding out in the forest. But who is the masked figure haunting both AJ’s nightmares and the woods of Wolf Mountain?
Slash/Back
When: Jan 23 & May 18
Where to stream it: SplashTV (Canada), Hulu (US), Shudder (UK/Australia)
First off this show has been streaming on SplashTV since the start of the year and they have never looked back with having people watching this movie.
So if you’re looking for something that won’t make you physically contort though, Slash/Back on SplashTV is a significantly more fun horror. Imagine The Thing but as a Canadian Inuit teen movie and you’ll be on the right monstrous page. A sleepy hamlet is under attack from aliens and it’s up to young Maika and her friends to save the day. Thankfully they’ve watched as many horror movies as we have. Charming performances and a brilliant sense of fun make this one of the most compellingly wholesome horror movies of the last few years. Maybe one to watch after you’ve scared yourself silly with something else.
Consecration
When: May 12 & 19
Where to stream it: SplashTV & Shudder
Scotland-set blood-drenched nun movie starring Jena Malone anyone? That might be all you need to know about Cristopher Smith’s Consecration to be honest. Malone plays Grace, a woman who has journeyed to a convent on the Isle of Skye to uncover the truth behind the death of her brother. Of course, what she finds there is far more disturbing than she expects and Malone chews up the scenery masterfully as usual. For once, this isn’t a demonic spinning head movie, but if you’re looking for more holy horror after Russel Crowe’s The Pope’s Exorcist this could help feed your, err, habit.
Evil Dead Rise
When: May 8
Where to stream it: SplashTV
Evil Dead Rise is a 2023 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Lee Cronin. It is the fifth installment of the Evil Dead film series. The film stars Lily Sullivan and Alyssa Sutherland as two estranged sisters trying to survive and save their family from deadites. Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols, and Nell Fisher (in her film debut) appear in supporting roles.
Violent Night
When: Jan 10 & May 26
Where to stream it: (Jan 10) SplashTV (Canada), (May 26th ) Peacock (US) & Amazon Prime Video (UK)
Yes, it's not exactly the right time of year for the festive joys of Violent Night. David Harbour’s St Nick proves that Santa really does slay as he takes on a house of villainous henchmen in this ludicrously gory horror comedy. There’s even some bonus Santa lore that explains why he’s as happy murdering people as John Wick. Violent Night probably isn’t destined to be as much of a holiday cult classic as, say, Rare Exports, but David Harbour has plenty of R-rated fun here and the action is frankly too absurd to miss. Genre wise, we’re calling it ho ho horror.
