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This Week in Horror History (Mar 23–29) is your weekly horror release-date rundown—with where to watch (U.S.), a deep-cut spotlight, and a weekly recommendation built for nights when you want your horror mean, chaotic, and just a little contaminated.This week we’ve got desert-mutant survival horror, a killer video game movie with pure mid-2000s cursed-object energy, a found-footage livestream nightmare that spirals beautifully out of control, and one extremely angry flock proving that pastoral scenery is no protection from body-count madness.Inside this episode✅ Horror releases from Mar 23–29Mar 23, 2007 — The Hills Have Eyes 2A brutal remake-era sequel that swaps the family-road-trip setup for National Guard trainees, abandoned bunkers, and irradiated desert terror. Mean, grimy, and built to make survival feel filthy.Where to watch: Rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home.Mar 24, 2006 — Stay AliveOne of the most aggressively 2000s horror premises ever made: what if the video game kills you for real? Glossy PG-13 studio horror with haunted-game rules, gamer paranoia, and cursed-tech charm.Where to watch: Free with a library card on Hoopla; rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home.Mar 28, 2018 — Gonjiam: Haunted AsylumA South Korean found-footage jolt that turns a livestream ghost hunt into a panic attack. Smart about performance, smart about fear, and one of the best “camera keeps rolling while everything goes wrong” horror movies of the last decade.Where to watch: Prime Video; free with ads on Tubi, Xumo Play, The Roku Channel, and Plex.Mar 29, 2007 — Black SheepA gloriously ridiculous horror-comedy creature feature where genetic engineering goes wrong and the countryside itself becomes the problem. Carnivorous sheep, splatter laughs, and full commitment to the bit.Where to watch: Free with ads on Tubi TV and Plex; rent or buy on Amazon Video and Apple TV.🎬 Deep-Cut SpotlightMar 23, 1990 — Def by TemptationA slick, smoky, neon-lit cult favorite that drops supernatural horror into late-night New York and makes every bar, sidewalk, and bad decision feel dangerous. Seductive, funny, eerie, and way too cool to stay overlooked.Where to watch: Prime Video, Shudder, AMC+ channels, and Troma NOW; free with ads on Tubi and Pluto TV.🎂 Horror birthdaysMar 24, 1930 — Steve McQueenMar 24, 1977 — Jessica ChastainMar 25, 1942 — Richard O’BrienMar 26, 1931 — Leonard Nimoy⭐ Weekly RecommendationMar 24, 2017 — LifeA tight studio sci-fi horror movie built on the eternal bad idea of smart people assuming protocols will save them. Space-lab panic, escalating dread, and one rapidly evolving organism that does not care about anybody’s plan.Where to watch: Rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home.🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!Twitter: @WeeklySpookyFacebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpookyEmail: [email protected]🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com