This Week in Horror History | A Quiet Place, Oculus, Critters & The Void (Apr 6–12)
This Week in Horror History | A Quiet Place, Oculus, Critters & The Void (Apr 6–12)  
Podcast: Weekly Spooky: Scary Stories & Eerie Horror Tales
Published On: Tue Apr 07 2026
Description: This Week in Horror History is your weekly horror release-date roundup, with where to watch or stream (U.S.), a deep-cut spotlight, and a weekly recommendation for fans of monster movies, supernatural horror, survival horror, cosmic horror, Stephen King, and cult favorites. This week brings A Quiet Place, Oculus, Critters, Scary Movie 5, and The Void—a lineup packed with silence-driven terror, cursed mirrors, hungry little monsters, horror parody, and blood-slick cosmic nightmare fuel. Inside this episode✅ Horror releases from Apr 6–12Apr 6, 2018 — A Quiet PlaceA modern monster-movie hit that turned silence, family tension, and every tiny sound into pure box-office terror.Where to watch: Paramount+; rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home.  Apr 12, 2013 — Scary Movie 5A chaotic horror parody sequel that works as a weirdly useful snapshot of the possession, found-footage, and cursed-house boom of the early 2010s.Where to watch: Rent or buy on Prime Video and Apple TV.  Apr 11, 2014 — OculusOne of the meanest haunted-object movies of the last twenty years, built around a cursed mirror that shreds memory, reality, and self-control.Where to watch: Amazon Prime with subscription; also rent or buy via Prime Video and Apple TV.  Apr 11, 1986 — CrittersA scrappy, nasty 1980s creature feature where tiny alien furballs turn a farmhouse siege into gleeful B-movie chaos.Where to watch: Tubi, Pluto TV, and The Roku Channel; rent or buy on Apple TV and Fandango at Home. 🎬 Deep-Cut SpotlightApr 7, 2017 — The VoidA savage cosmic body-horror deep cut with a half-empty hospital, robed cultists, practical-effects mayhem, and pure midnight VHS nightmare energy.Where to watch: Free on Tubi; rent or buy options include Prime Video and Apple TV. 🎂 Horror birthdaysApr 8, 1955 — Kane HodderApr 10, 1988 — Haley Joel OsmentApr 11, 1942 — Damien ThomasApr 12, 1951 — Tom Noonan ⭐ Weekly RecommendationApr 12, 1985 — Cat’s EyeA wickedly fun Stephen King anthology full of mean little twists, 1980s horror charm, and compact nightmare hooks that bite harder than they first appear.Where to watch: Howdy with subscription; rent or buy on 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: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com🎵 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