'Welcome To The Blumhouse': Release Date, Cast And More

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Blumhouse has spent years establishing itself as your one-stop shop for all things horror, boosting the voices of distinctive artists who have spooky stories worth telling. 2020 marked the first time Blumhouse joined forces with Amazon to host a special event for four filmmakers with four horror movies. Almost exactly a year later, they've announced that they're doing so once more with another batch of original genre movies. Titled Welcome to the Blumhouse, the event is made up of two separate double features held one week apart. Read on for everything you need to know.

The first two movies will release on October 1, followed by the next two movies on October 8. As you would expect from the Amazon of it all, all four movies will be streaming exclusively on the Amazon Prime streaming service.

You're already familiar with the larger framework of Welcome to the Blumhouse, so let's take this movie-by-movie. Here are the respective synopses for Bingo Hell, Black as Night, Madres, and The Manor.

Bingo Hell:

When a sinister figure threatens the residents of a low-income community, a feisty senior citizen tries to stop him in Bingo Hell, a wickedly original horror movie with a fiendishly funny twist. After 60-something neighborhood activist Lupita (Adriana Barraza) discovers that her beloved local bingo hall has been taken over by a mysterious businessman named Mr. Big (Richard Brake), she rallies her elderly friends to fight back against the enigmatic entrepreneur. But when her longtime neighbors begin turning up dead under grisly circumstances, Lupita suddenly discovers that gentrification is the least of her problems. Something terrifying has made itself at home in the quiet barrio of Oak Springs, and with each new cry of "Bingo!" another victim falls prey to its diabolical presence. As the cash prizes increase and the body count steadily rises, Lupita must face the frightening realization that this game is truly winner-takes-all.

Black as Night:

A resourceful teenage girl leaves childhood behind when she battles a group of deadly vampires in Black as Night, an action-horror hybrid with a strong social conscience and a biting sense of humor. Fifteen years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, a new threat leaves its mark on the Big Easy in the form of puncture wounds on the throats of the city's vulnerable displaced population. When her drug-addicted mom becomes the latest victim of the undead, 15-year old Shawna (Asjha Cooper) vows to even the score. Along with three trusted friends, Shawna hatches a bold plan to infiltrate the vampire's mansion in the historic French Quarter, destroy their leader, and turn his fanged disciples back to their human form. But killing monsters is no easy task, and soon Shawna and her crew find themselves caught in a centuries-old conflict between warring vampire factions, each fighting to claim New Orleans as their permanent home.

Madres:

Beto (Tenoch Huerta) and Diana (Ariana Guerra), a young Mexican-American couple expecting their first child, move to a small town in 1970's California where Beto has been offered a job managing a farm. Isolated from the community and plagued by confusing nightmares, Diana explores the rundown company ranch where they reside, finding a grisly talisman and a box containing the belongings of the previous residents. Her discoveries will lead her to a truth much stranger and more terrifying than she could have possibly imagined.

The Manor:

A malevolent force preys upon the residents of a sleepy nursing home in The Manor, a gothic tale of terror with a modern twist. When a mild stroke diminishes her ability to care for herself, Judith Albright (Barbara Hershey) moves to Golden Sun Manor, an assisted living facility with a sterling reputation. But despite the best efforts of the staff, and a budding friendship with fellow senior Roland (Bruce Davidson), strange occurrences and nightmarish visions convince Judith that a sinister presence is haunting the massive estate. As residents begin to die mysteriously, Judith's frantic warnings are dismissed as fantasy. Even her devoted grandson Josh (Nicholas Alexander) thinks her fears are the result of dementia, not demons. With no one willing to believe her, Judith must either escape the confines of the manor, or fall victim to the evil that dwells within it.

Bingo Hell: Directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero (Into the Dark, The Purge), the script comes from Shane McKenzie, Guerrero, and Perry Blackshear.Black as Night: Maritte Lee Go (Phobias) directs and the film is written by Sherman Payne.Madres: Directed by Ryan Zaragoza and written Marcella Ochoa & Mario Miscione.The Manor: Axelle Carolyn (The Haunting of Bly Manor, American Horror Story) both writes and directs.

Bingo Hell: Stars Adriana Barraza (Drag Me to Hell, Thor, The Strain), L. Scott Caldwell (The Fugitive, Judging Amy, Lost), Richard Brake (Batman Begins, Game of Thrones, The Royals), and Joshua Caleb Johnson (Black-ish).Black as Night: Stars Asjha Cooper (Everybody Wants Some!!, All American), Fabrizio Guido (World War Z, Mr. Iglesias), Mason Beauchamp (NCIS: New Orleans), and Abbie Gayle (Preacher, Insatiable), with Craig Tate (12 Years a Slave, Greyhound) and Keith David (The Thing, The Quick and the Dead, Community).Madres: Stars Tenoch Huerta (Narcos: Mexico, The Forever Purge), Ariana Guerra (Insatiable, Five Feet Apart, Helstrom), Evelyn Gonzalez (On Becoming a God in Central Florida, The Conners), Kerry Cahill (Terminator Genisys, Free State of Jones, The Walking Dead), and Elpidia Carrillo (Predator, Euphoria, The Tax Collector).The Manor: Stars Barbara Hershey (The Right Stuff, The Last Temptation of Christ, Black Swan), Bruce Davison (The Crucible, Seinfeld, X-Men), Nicholas Alexander (Outcast, Nashville), Jill Larsen (All My Children, Vinyl), Fran Bennett (The Bold and the Beautiful, New Nightmare), and Katie Amanda Keane (How I Met Your Mother, NCIS, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.).