This Week in Horror History | American Psycho, Amityville Horror, Jakob’s Wife, Sker Ritual & The Lords of Salem

This Week in Horror History for April 13–19 dives into a killer stretch of horror release dates, anniversaries, cult favorites, horror gaming, and one of the most divisive occult fever dreams of the 2010s. We’re talking American Psycho, The Amityville Horror, Jakob’s Wife, Sker Ritual, and a Deep-Cut Spotlight on The Lords of Salem—plus horror birthdays, a Then & Now bite, and a weekly recommendation with Green Room.
Inside this episode
• April 14, 2000 — American Psycho
Mary Harron’s razor-sharp satire and one of modern horror’s great monsters.Where to watch (U.S., this week): Prime Video, Prime Video with Ads; rentable on Apple TV and Fandango at Home
• April 15, 2005 — The Amityville Horror
The Ryan Reynolds remake that hit big during the 2000s horror remake wave.Where to watch (U.S., this week): Prime Video, Prime Video with Ads, The Roku Channel
• April 16, 2021 — Jakob’s Wife
Barbara Crampton brings vampire horror, marriage rot, and bloody liberation together in one of the era’s most underrated genre titles.Where to watch (U.S., this week): AMC+, Shudder, Philo
• April 18, 2024 — Sker Ritual
A round-based co-op survival horror shooter with eerie Welsh folklore DNA and old-school wave-based chaos.Where to play (U.S., this week): Steam, Xbox, PlayStation
Deep-Cut Spotlight — April 19, 2013: The Lords of Salem
Rob Zombie’s hazy, dreamlike Salem nightmare traded mainstream scares for dread, repetition, static, and witchcraft—and grew into a true cult conversation piece.Where to watch (U.S., this week): Prime Video, Fandango at Home Free; rentable on Apple TV
Birthday Roll
Ron Perlman, Jonathan Brandis, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Abigail Breslin
Weekly Recommendation — Green Room
Jeremy Saulnier’s brutal punk-survival nightmare, released in its April 15, 2016 window, remains one of the nastiest and most effective modern horror thrillers.Where to watch (U.S., this week): Netflix; rentable on Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home
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