# This Week in Horror History | Silent Hill, Stephen King, George Romero, Cult Horror & More (April 20–26)

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Published: 2026-04-21T09:00:29+00:00
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This Week in Horror History for April 20–26 dives into a packed week of horror release dates, anniversaries, cult favorites, and modern genre hits—from Vacancy (2007) and Silent Hill (2006) to The Hand (1981) , Until Dawn (2025) , and this week’s Deep-Cut Spotlight, The Dark Half (1993) . If you love horror movie history , release date anniversaries , cult horror films , Stephen King adaptations , George A. Romero , video game horror movies , and hidden gems worth revisiting, this episode is built for you. Inside this episode: April 20, 2007 — Vacancy : stripped-down motel horror, snuff-film panic, and one of the nastiest little studio thrillers of the 2000s. Where to watch (U.S., this week): PlutoTV; rentable on Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. April 21, 2006 — Silent Hill : one of the most atmospheric horror game adaptations ever made, with ash-choked visuals and nightmare imagery that still haunt. Where to watch (U.S., this week): PlutoTV; rentable on Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. April 24, 1981 — The Hand : Oliver Stone’s strange psychological horror detour, with Michael Caine unraveling while a severed hand seems to take on a life of its own. Where to watch (U.S., this week): Tubi; also on Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. April 25, 2025 — Until Dawn : the choice-driven horror game becomes a blood-soaked movie built around time loops, death traps, and repeat-night terror. Where to watch (U.S., this week): Netflix; also on Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Deep-Cut Spotlight — April 23, 1993: The Dark Half : George A. Romero adapts Stephen King into a bitter, nasty, underrated horror film about authorship, rage, and a murderous alter ego. Where to watch (U.S., this week): Prime Video, MGM+, Prime Video with Ads, YouTube Free; rentable o…

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