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This Week in Horror History | Final Destination, Dawn of the Dead, Us & The Hearse (Mar 16–22)
About this Episode
This Week in Horror History (Mar 16–22) 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 full of bad omens, fast panic, doubles in the driveway, and death working from a checklist. This week we’ve got franchise-launching paranoia, turbo-charged zombie apocalypse energy, polished Biblical doom, modern prestige nightmare fuel, and a deep-cut supernatural oddity where a black hearse keeps gliding back into frame like something unfinished is still following you.
Inside this episode
✅ Horror releases from Mar 16–22
Mar 17, 2000 — Final DestinationThe movie that made everyday accidents feel rigged by fate: planes, power lines, bathroom cords, kitchen knives, and the awful sense that death noticed you got away with something.
Where to watch: Max or YouTube TV; rent or buy on Amazon, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Plex, and Spectrum On Demand.
Mar 19, 2004 — Dawn of the DeadZack Snyder’s breakneck zombie remake turns the mall into a brightly lit coffin: panic in suburbia, brutal momentum, and fast zombies that still know how to ruin a room.
Where to watch: Netflix; rent or buy on Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango At Home.
Mar 20, 1981 — The Final ConflictSam Neill steps in as adult Damien Thorn and somehow makes the Antichrist look corporate, ambitious, and perfectly comfortable bringing end-times menace into the boardroom.
Where to watch: rent or buy on Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango At Home.
Mar 22, 2019 — UsJordan Peele’s nightmare of doubles, class terror, mirrors, scissors, and subterranean dread—one of those modern horror hits that felt like an event the second it arrived.
Where to watch: Hulu; rent or buy on Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango At Home.
🎬 Deep-Cut Spotlight
Mar 21, 1980 — The HearseA weird little regional supernatural chiller with cults, suspicion, personal trauma, and a black hearse that keeps showing up like an accusation. Exactly the kind of strange side-road title this show exists to celebrate.Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Plex Player, or Fawesome; rent or buy on Amazon.
🎂 Horror birthdays
Mar 16, 1975 — Sienna Guillory
Mar 18, 1950 — Brad Dourif
Mar 20, 1962 — Stephen Sommers
Mar 22, 1991 — Dominique Fishback
⭐ Weekly Recommendation
Mar 21, 2008 — Shutter
A ghostly remake with cursed-image energy, a dislocated Tokyo setting, and a nasty little payoff that still works if you want something slick, eerie, and easy to throw on after the main lineup.Where to watch: Hulu or Disney+; rent or buy on Amazon, 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!
🎵 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
Inside this episode
✅ Horror releases from Mar 16–22
Mar 17, 2000 — Final DestinationThe movie that made everyday accidents feel rigged by fate: planes, power lines, bathroom cords, kitchen knives, and the awful sense that death noticed you got away with something.
Where to watch: Max or YouTube TV; rent or buy on Amazon, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Plex, and Spectrum On Demand.
Mar 19, 2004 — Dawn of the DeadZack Snyder’s breakneck zombie remake turns the mall into a brightly lit coffin: panic in suburbia, brutal momentum, and fast zombies that still know how to ruin a room.
Where to watch: Netflix; rent or buy on Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango At Home.
Mar 20, 1981 — The Final ConflictSam Neill steps in as adult Damien Thorn and somehow makes the Antichrist look corporate, ambitious, and perfectly comfortable bringing end-times menace into the boardroom.
Where to watch: rent or buy on Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango At Home.
Mar 22, 2019 — UsJordan Peele’s nightmare of doubles, class terror, mirrors, scissors, and subterranean dread—one of those modern horror hits that felt like an event the second it arrived.
Where to watch: Hulu; rent or buy on Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango At Home.
🎬 Deep-Cut Spotlight
Mar 21, 1980 — The HearseA weird little regional supernatural chiller with cults, suspicion, personal trauma, and a black hearse that keeps showing up like an accusation. Exactly the kind of strange side-road title this show exists to celebrate.Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Plex Player, or Fawesome; rent or buy on Amazon.
🎂 Horror birthdays
Mar 16, 1975 — Sienna Guillory
Mar 18, 1950 — Brad Dourif
Mar 20, 1962 — Stephen Sommers
Mar 22, 1991 — Dominique Fishback
⭐ Weekly Recommendation
Mar 21, 2008 — Shutter
A ghostly remake with cursed-image energy, a dislocated Tokyo setting, and a nasty little payoff that still works if you want something slick, eerie, and easy to throw on after the main lineup.Where to watch: Hulu or Disney+; rent or buy on Amazon, 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: @WeeklySpooky
- Facebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpooky
- Email: [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
Hosts & Guests
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