As we unravel the second half of the year, the more interesting the horror titles become. August appears to be a promising month for both theatrical and VOD releases alike. The long anticipated sequel, Annabelle: Creation, will finally open in theaters on August 11. And whether you loved or hated the first one, this one has been blowing away audience expectations at early screenings. And while that Conjuring spin-off is the only mainstream moving hitting theaters this month, there are plenty of options for you in the vast pool of films releasing on VOD. Check them out!

Annabelle: Creation - August 11 Cinema
Plot synopsis: In Annabelle: Creation, several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the dollmaker’s possessed creation, Annabelle.
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Bedeviled - August 11 VOD
Plot synopsis: After downloading an app, five teenagers find themselves being haunted by a supernatural entity.
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Good Time - August 11 Cinema
Plot synopsis: After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Constantine Nikas (Robert Pattinson) embarks on a twisted odyssey through the city’s underworld in an increasingly desperate—and dangerous—attempt to get his brother out of jail. Over the course of one adrenalized night, Constantine finds himself on a mad descent into violence and mayhem as he races against the clock to save his brother and himself, knowing their lives hang in the balance.
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Union Furnace - August 15 VOD
Plot synopsis: Small-town crook Cody was at the end of his rope when a mysterious stranger offered him the chance of his life. There was just one catch – in this game he would have to wager everything, including his life. Cody finds himself trapped among a band of outsiders and misfits – all fighting for their lives and a slice of the American dream. Fueled by a horde of masked sadists, Cody and the others will win a fortune or die a brutal death.
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Dave Made a Maze - August 18 VOD
Plot synopsis: DAVE MADE A MAZE tells the story of an unaccomplished and frustrated artist (Thune) who builds a cardboard box fort in his living room and winds up trapped with a gang of oddball explorers in a fantasy world of his own creation, threatened by booby traps and a bloodthirsty Minotaur.
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The Monster Project - August 18 VOD
Plot synopsis: A group of aspiring horror filmmakers. Eager to raise their YouTube subscriber count they post an online casting call for “real life” monsters to interview for their documentary. They pick three candidates to share their hands on haunted experience in a mansion in the woods on the night of a lunar eclipse. The production turns into living hell when real monsters begin to make an appearance.
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Ghost House - August 25 Cinema and VOD
Plot synopsis: Synopsis: An American couple vacationing in Thailand, find themselves haunted by an evil spirit. The journey to seeking a solution leads them to a surreal supernatural world where they must face pure evil. 
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