Horror series
Hysteria!
In this horror-comedy, when a quarterback disappears, a struggling high school heavy metal band capitalises on the town’s sudden interest in the occult.
Chucky Season 1-3: His 13 cruellest kills, ranked
The body count is soaring in this slasher horror comedy series, as Chucky launches a nuclear attack on the North Pole. But how did he build up to this level of horror?
Chucky S3
Based on the popular horror movies: a vintage doll turns up at a yard sale and soon the tone faces a series of horrifying murders.
Shining Vale S1-2
An author moves into a house with a troubling history – but nobody else in her family notices anything odd. Is she possessed? Depressed? Both?
Yellowjackets’ 10 biggest shockers
Season 2 of the captivating and spine-chilling show is streaming on Showmax. Join us as we round up Yellowjackets’ most jaw-dropping moments so far.
Yellowjackets S1-S2
In this dark, compelling horror, a high school girls’ soccer team becomes the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the wilderness.
Winter begins to bite in Season 2 of the multi-award-winning Yellowjackets
The first two episodes of the dark, compelling, and horrifying drama Yellowjackets Season 2 land on Showmax on 1 April 2023, with new episodes on Saturdays.
Demon dolls: Chucky, The Conjuring and more creepy toys you’ll never forget
The making of the creepiest dolls in the world of on-screen horror: from Chucky to Annabelle in The Conjuring to the haunted doll in True Blood…
Let The Right One In: Who would you kill to save your children?
This father will do anything to save his daughter – even if she is a vampire. Here are the four of the horror series’ creepiest moments.
Vampire snacks: Series to sink your teeth into on Showmax
These bloodthirsty series, all streaming on Showmax, give us a window into the dark life of the children of the night.
Let the Right One In
A 12-year-old girl and her father live an isolated life, but when is turned into a vampire, he faces new challenges to provide for her.
Chapelwaite dials up the creepiness in these 7 terrifying ways
Adrien Brody stars as a widower who inherits an old house in a strange town in this horror series based on a Stephen King short story.
Chapelwaite S1
A captain relocates his family to his ancestral home, where family secrets and a darkness confront them in this chilling horror series.
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin is “the next great teen drama”
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin revives the multi-award-winning teen drama franchise… with a slasher twist. All episodes now streaming.
Siv Ngesi on his SAFTA nomination for Showmax Original DAM
Siv Ngesi speaks about his approach to roles and the recent SAFTA nomination for his role in DAM, now streaming on Showmax.
Made in South Africa
The Baby
Natasha is 38 – all her friends have babies, and she’d like one, too. But when a baby appears on her doorstep, her life is turned upside down. Where does the baby come from? What does it want? British horror comedy from HBO.
Spud’s Sven Rugyrok on his role in Showmax Original Pulse
Best known as Spud’s Rambo, Sven Ruygrok is now on screen in Showmax’s horror Original Pulse.
Earl Wan on his role in the “absolutely insane” horror series Pulse
British actor Earl Wan brings his experience on the sets of Zack Snyder’s Justice League and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to Showmax Original Pulse.
Thapelo Mokoena is at his most calculating in Showmax Original Pulse
Best known for series like Trackers, Thapelo Mokoena takes on a complex character in Showmax Original Pulse.
“I love playing really weird and out-there characters.” Carel Nel on his creepy new role in Pulse
He’s picked up several international roles; now, Carel Nel channels his inner madman in new Showmax Original horror series Pulse.
“Fearing for your life is a universal thing that people understand.” Taryn Wyngaard on Pulse
Tarryn Wyngaard is fast becoming one of South Africa’s best known faces. She brings her talents to Showmax Original horror series Pulse.
“Horror is about human stories.” Albert Pretorius on playing Denny in Pulse
Nerens, Noord Kaap’s Albert Pretorius is playing against type in his role in survival horror and Showmax Original Pulse.
Ready, player? 8 series and movies inspired by video games
Love gaming? Check out these top movies and series inspired by the world of video games.
Pulse
In the six-episode survival horror Pulse, a group of video game developers become trapped in a real-world version of their own creation.
Made in South Africa