“The Bell Keeper” (Theaters and on demand, October 13): Stop if you’ve heard this one: A group of friends – who are dumb in the way people in these movies have to be – travel to a remote spot to shoot a documentary that seeks to debunk urban legends by ringing a bell that, the legend says, summons a psychotic killer ( “The Expendables’” Randy Couture). John Carpenter lends his name to the horror docuseries "John Carpenter's Suburban Screams." Trae Patton/Peacock
In terms of fresh arrivals, here’s a by-no-means-comprehensive breakdown of options – including movies, series and documentaries – scheduled to start haunting screens between now and that first knock from trick or treaters, in order of availability: Beyond dedicated channels like Shudder and theme months on various networks, movie channels like TCM and AMC have kicked into Halloween mode, so there’s no shortage of older offerings to go with the newly dead ones. The last week brought a trio of new horror movies – the low-budget “When Evil Lurks,” and two more based on familiar titles in “The Exorcist: Believer” and “Pet Sematary: Bloodlines” – but that’s just an appetizer for what’s to come. But the annual crush of such fare has an auspicious kickoff date with Friday the 13th falling this month, with the modern addition of Hallo-streams to help provoke Hallo-screams.
Like those people who put up decorations around Labor Day, TV and movies don’t always wait until October to begin dropping horror-themed projects to capitalize on Halloween.
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