M-Net's month-long Shock-Tober movie festival is kicking off on Thursday 5 October with several horror and thriller films that will be broadcast on M-Net Movies Action+ (DStv 106) every Thursday, Friday and Saturday this month.
"It's all those movies that make your hair stand up – thrillers, horror, with films from Stephen King for instance,” says Aletta Alberts, MultiChoice's head of content.
Aletta Alberts says the DStv pop-up channels are popular with viewers. "We're really proud of them, when we play them they’re usually in the top 5 normally of most watched channels, and you'll see us doing them on an ongoing basis."
"We think it’s a much better way of curating content and really, really getting people into it."
Here's the line-up of films that DStv subscribers can watch during October:
Thursday 5 October
Sleepwalkers 20:00
A terrifying horror movie based on a Stephen King novel. Two supernatural beings travel to a small town to hunt and feed on a young virgin.
Burying the Ex 21:30
The late Anton Yelchin (Star Trek) stars in this horror romantic comedy about a man whose life is turned upside down when his girlfriend comes back from the dead as a zombie.
The Visit 23:00
M. Night Shyamalan returns to form in this chilling horror. Two siblings visit their grandparents on vacation, only to be terrified by their increasingly disturbing behavior.
Friday 6 October
Final Destination 21:40
Death is everywhere in this riveting horror story. A teenager’s vision prevents him and his friends from dying in a plane crash. But the Grim Reaper begins to hunt them down one by one in the order they are supposed to die.
The Exorcism of Molly Hartley 23:35
Terrifying sequel to the 2008 horror film. A young woman possessed by an unholy demon finds it slowly transforming her into a servant of evil.
Saturday 7 October
The Gallows 22:26
If you're a horror fan then this is up your street. 20 years after a horrific accident took place during a school play, a group of kids are being hunted by an evil spirit.
Thursday 12 October
I Know What You Did Last Summer 20:00
An all-star cast drives this thriller. Four inebriated teens hit a fisherman with their car. A year later their actions come back to haunt them.
The Lazarus Effect 21:40
Olivia Wilde stars in this sci-fi horror. A medical team discover a way to bring the dead back to life. They're forced to save one of their own, but she returns as something else.
The Boy 23:06
Lauren Cohan (The Walking Dead) stars in this chilling horror. An American nanny is shocked to find that her new English family’s ‘son’ is actually a life-sized doll.
Friday 13 October
The Conjuring 2 20:00
For this equally chilling sequel to the popular horror, paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine go to London where a terrifying and malicious spirit is awaiting them.
Final Destination 2 22:13
Death returns in this sequel to the hit horror film. After having a vision of a violent road accident, a teen seems to prevent it, but the survivors begin to die off one by one.
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension 23:49
The final instalment of the terrifying franchise follows a family desperate to protect their daughter from an evil, sinister entity.
Saturday 14 October
The Forest 22:23
There’s no escaping true evil in this terrifying horror. A woman travels to Japan’s Suicide Forest in search of her missing twin sister. There, she is confronted by deadly spirits.
Thursday 19 October
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer 20:00
The thrilling sequel to the hit teen horror. After surviving the last massacre, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinz Jr’s characters must fight for their lives once again.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies 21:40
Take the timeless Jane Austen classic, add a dash of horror and a whole lot of terrifying undead and you have a gritty action film about five sisters who take on a zombie horde.
The Unborn 23:34
A great ensemble cast fight for the soul of a young woman in this terrifying horror. A woman battles the spirit of her unborn twin, who is slowly trying to possess her.
Friday 20 October
Final Destination 3 22:00
The third installment to the horror franchise. A student’s premonition of a roller-coaster accident saves the lives of a lucky few, but death itself seeks to re-correct fate.
Woman in Black 2 - The Angel of Death 23:33
Terror returns to the Eel Marsh House in this disturbing horror sequel. It’s WWII and a group of children are evacuated to the countryside. But they are taken to a haunted place.
Saturday 21 October
Out of the Dark 22:48
Julia Stiles (Save the Last Dance) stars in this intense horror. A family move to Columbia to take over the family manufacturing plant, only to find that their home is haunted.
Thursday 26 October
Urban Legend 20:00
Jared Leto fights for his life in this thrilling horror. A college student begins to suspect that a bunch of unusual deaths are based on a series of urban legends.
Shaun of the Dead 21:40
Hot Fuzz stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost make the ultimate zombie adventure comedy. A man decides to turn his mundane life around during a zombie apocalypse.
The Other Side of the Door 23:20
Tragedy turns to terror in this movie when a mother tampers with unknown forces. After an accident, she tries to contact her dead son but brings back a dark evil instead.
The Conjuring 2 00:55 (Repeat)
For this equally chilling sequel to the popular horror, paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine go to London where a terrifying and malicious spirit is awaiting them.
Friday 27 October
Final Destination 5 22:03
Death returns for another gruesome installment. The survivors of a tragic bridge accident find they haven’t really escaped death – as each succumbs to their respective fate.
Jessabelle 23:36
This bone-chilling horror sees a woman return to her childhood Louisiana home to recover after an accident, only to find that a truly terrifying danger awaits her.
Saturday 28 October
House of Wax 21:46
A heart-stoppingly good remake of the spine-chilling horror classic. A group of teenagers is hunted down, one by one, by a set of murderous twin brothers.
