Curling Horror Movies That Should Exist

October 29, 2025

Halloween is creeping closer, and while most people are watching slashers or haunted house flicks, curlers know the real terror is already waiting out there on the ice. Forget Dracula—have you ever faced a 12-foot takeout with the game on the line? That’s nightmare fuel.

Still, it got me thinking: what if horror movie directors actually leaned into curling? We already have hockey mask killers and creepy golf club cults (okay, maybe just in my imagination), so where are the curling horror films? Below are a few spooky curling-themed movies that absolutely should exist. Grab your broom, tighten your gripper, and let’s get chilling.

1. The Stone That Wouldn’t Stop

Picture this: a small-town rink, late at night. A lone curler throws what looks like a perfect draw… only the stone keeps sliding. Past the house. Past the hack. Out the back door. And yet—it returns. Again and again.

Pretty soon, this cursed granite has a taste for hog lines and a thirst for souls. Every time it crosses the sheet, someone mysteriously vanishes from the warm room. Can you sweep fast enough to stop it? Spoiler: you can’t.

This one would clearly be a psychological thriller, with echoes of Christine but with more ice and way better shoes.

2. Attack of the Killer Brooms

Forget hockey sticks—curling brooms are where the real danger lies. In this low-budget B-movie, one angry skip accidentally chants the wrong cheer and awakens the vengeful spirits of long-forgotten corn brooms.

One by one, the club members are swept away (literally). The final showdown takes place on Sheet D, where the survivors must face the ultimate monster: a Frankenstein broom with carbon fiber bristles and a personality disorder.

Honestly, if SyFy can make Sharknado, we can make Sweepnado.

3. The Bonspiel of the Damned

A team signs up for a late-night bonspiel in a rink they’ve never heard of. The ice is perfect—too perfect. The scoreboard doesn’t count down; it counts up. The food table only has poutine that never gets cold.

As the teams realize they’re actually playing for their souls, it’s clear: this is no ordinary spiel. The final end decides whether you get the trophy… or eternal sweeping in the underworld.

Would you hammer out a guard or play it safe? Doesn’t matter. The Devil always skips last.

4. Sheet E: The Forbidden Ice

Every curler knows there’s always that sheet in the rink. The one with a wonky curl, the dead spot where stones just stop, and the scoreboard that flickers when no one’s near it.

In this flick, Sheet E hides a chilling truth: it was built over an old Zamboni graveyard. Now, the restless machinery spirits haunt the ice. If you play there after midnight, the hacks move closer together, the rocks whisper, and the scoreboard bleeds red numbers.

Yeah, good luck getting hammer in this house of horrors.

5. Curlgeist

“They’re on the buttonnnnnn!”

In this paranormal classic, a family’s curling stones start sliding across the basement floor at night. Soon, glowing rings appear in the linoleum. A TV commentator’s voice echoes from nowhere: ‘Sweep hard! Hurry! HARDER!’

The only way to free the family? Deliver the perfect draw to the button… while blindfolded. And if you miss? Well, the spirits get hammer for eternity.

6. Grippers

This slasher would follow a group of newbie curlers at a Learn-to-Curl clinic. But instead of worrying about balance, they discover their shoes have been tampered with. Anyone stepping on the ice without a gripper vanishes into the void beneath the sheet.

The killer? A bitter ice tech, tired of people stepping on the ice in street shoes. The moral? Respect the game—or else.

Why Curling Horror Works

It sounds silly at first, but honestly curling already has all the elements of a great horror backdrop:

  • Cold, echoing arenas.
  • Sharp sounds of granite crashing in the dark.
  • Strange traditions that feel almost ritualistic.
  • And let’s be honest—the uncanny vibe of mannequins wearing old curling jackets in every warm room.

Curling is both wholesome and just a little weird. Which makes it perfect for spooky storytelling.

Ready for Some Scary-Good Curling Merch?

If these horror movies ever get made, you know I’ll be in line wearing one of my curling shirts. While we wait for Hollywood to catch up, you can grab your own at the Curling Is Fun Threadless store. The designs are less “nightmare fuel” and more “laugh-out-loud bonspiel chic”—perfect for fall leagues and Halloween spiels.

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So what do you think? Should we pitch Netflix on The Stone That Wouldn’t Stop? Or would you rather buy popcorn for Attack of the Killer Brooms? One thing’s for sure: curling might be the only sport where the true horror isn’t blood and guts—it’s missing the house by half an inch.

Until then: sweep well, sleep with one eye open, and may your stones never curl the wrong way.