{"id":809523,"date":"2026-07-18T06:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T06:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/809523\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T06:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T06:27:08","slug":"what-to-watch-7-dark-fantasy-movies-with-twisted-worlds-monsters-and-mature-themes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/809523\/","title":{"rendered":"What to watch: 7 dark fantasy movies with twisted worlds, monsters and mature themes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 19th-century Spain, a reclusive, war-ravaged blacksmith named Patxi (Kandido Uranga) lives in a heavily fortified forest forge, feared by the local villagers. When an orphaned girl, Usue (Uma Bracaglia), accidentally sneaks onto his property, she discovers Patxi\u2019s dark secret: he has trapped and is actively torturing a demon named Sartael (Eneko Sagardoy). When a corrupt government investigator arrives searching for missing gold, a chaotic conflict erupts, forcing Patxi to embark on a dangerous rescue mission straight into the gates of Hell itself. Inspired by Basque folklore, the movie blends dark fantasy, horror and fairy-tale elements into a visually striking supernatural tale.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b7. The Northman \u2013 Amazon Prime Video<\/p>\n<p>Prince Amleth (Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd) witnesses the murder of his father, King Aurvandill (Ethan Hawke), at the hands of his uncle Fj\u00f6lnir (Claes Bang). Years later, Amleth returns as a fierce Viking warrior determined to avenge his father, rescue his mother Queen Gudr\u00fan (Nicole Kidman) and reclaim his kingdom. Along the way, he encounters witches, prophetic visions and Norse mythology that blur the line between reality and legend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In 19th-century Spain, a reclusive, war-ravaged blacksmith named Patxi (Kandido Uranga) lives in a heavily fortified forest forge,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":809524,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[5318,240651,49,48,75,337,1316,18904,4718],"class_list":["post-809523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-amazon-prime-video","tag-binge-watch","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-netflix","tag-ott","tag-youtube"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=809523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/809524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=809523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=809523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=809523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}