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<\/p>\nFrom iconic final girls to Universal monsters, The Hollywood Reporter rounds up scary films coming this year. <\/p>\n
\tPublished on January 10, 2026\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\t‘Scream 7,’ ’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple,’ ‘The Bride!’ and ‘Ready or Not 2.’<\/p>\n
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\n\tComing off 2025, the bar for horror is set high. Last year, audiences watched as original films like Sinners<\/a> and Weapons<\/a> earned strong critical praise and box-office success<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tAs we\u2019ve entered the New Year, we\u2019re looking ahead to the titles arriving soon. They range from high-profile legacy franchises like Scream and Insidious returning with new installments to indie films like Obsession, which are putting young filmmakers on the map. There\u2019s also Zach Cregger\u2019s Resident Evil, a fresh take on the gaming franchise that\u2019s been adapted countless times before.<\/p>\n \n\tRead on to see our picks for the most anticipated horror releases of the year. And don\u2019t panic if you don\u2019t see titles like Terrifier 4, The Exorcist, The Young People or The Backrooms on the list \u2014 those and additional films will be added as official release dates are revealed.<\/p>\n \t\u201828 Years Later: The Bone Temple\u2019 (Jan. 16)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tIn Danny Boyle\u2019s revival of the post-apocalyptic horror franchise, the next installment, The Bone Temple, picks up where things left off for Ralph Fiennes\u2019 Dr. Ian Kelson in last year\u2019s 28 Years Later. After the revival proved successful both critically and at the box office, anticipation is built even further, as the film marks Cillian Murphy\u2019s first return to the franchise since the 2002 original, 28 Days Later \u2014 and sets things up for his larger role in the future fifth movie. Nia DaCosta (Hedda, Candyman, The Marvels) directs, from a script by 28 Years Later writer Alex Garland.<\/p>\n \t\u2018Send Help\u2019 (Jan. 30)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tSam Raimi and Rachel McAdams both returning to horror \u2014 and it being Raimi\u2019s first original movie since 2009\u2019s Drag Me to Hell? That alone should get you excited. Twenty-one years after starring opposite Cillian Murphy in Wes Craven\u2019s Red Eye, McAdams is back in the genre, this time alongside buzzy co-star Dylan O\u2019Brien, with the pair playing the only survivors on a deserted island after their plane crashes en route to a company event. The 1981 Evil Dead filmmaker Raimi directs from a script by Freddy vs. Jason writers Mark Swift and Damian Shannon, and when The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> exclusively revealed in 2019 that the project was in the works, it was described as \u201cMisery meets Cast Away.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\u2018Scream 7\u2019 (Feb. 27)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tThe seventh film in the Scream franchise welcomes back Neve Campbell as final girl Sidney Prescott after she sat out Scream VI due to a salary dispute, with Courteney Cox also returning alongside David Arquette and Matthew Lillard \u2014 the latter two having previously died in the franchise. The film also features a major shake-up in the cast, as Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega, who led the last two installments, are not returning. Kevin Williamson, who wrote the original Scream as well as Scream 2 and Scream 4, directs and writes Scream 7, which sees Sidney and her daughter attempting to escape a new killer, as revealed in the film\u2019s first trailer<\/a>. With franchise favorites coming back from the dead and a new Ghostface killer \u2014 or killers \u2014 targeting Sidney, it shapes up to be a thrilling next chapter from Paramount Pictures.<\/p>\n \n\tCheck out everything The Hollywood Reporter knows about Scream 7 here<\/a>. <\/p>\n \t\u2018The Bride!\u2019 (March 6)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tWarner Bros.\u2019 The Bride! is a punk spin on the classic Bride of Frankenstein story. This time, Christian Bale plays the monster, Frankenstein, while Jessie Buckley stars as his bride. Maggie Gyllenhaal directs the picture, marking her second feature film and aspiring to do something<\/a> \u201cradical\u201d after the Oscar-nominated The Lost Daughter. Her inspiration for the movie came from seeing a man with a tattoo of the bride of Frankenstein on his arm at a party. After that, she watched the film and assured that, unlike the original Bride of Frankenstein, which gave the title character only about three minutes of screen time, her Bride \u201ccould not be more different.\u201d Also included in the cast are Maggie\u2019s brother and Academy Award-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal, as well as Peter Sarsgaard, Pen\u00e9lope Cruz, Annette Bening and Julianne Hough.<\/p>\n \t\u2018Ready or Not 2: Here I Come\u2019 (March 27)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tAfter Samara Weaving\u2019s Grace survived the deadly game her husband\u2019s family put her through on their wedding night in 2019\u2019s Ready or Not, she\u2019s back for another round. Now, she\u2019s trying to outrun four rival families competing for power with her sister Faith, played by Kathryn Newton, a fellow Scream Queen with credits including Freaky, Lisa Frankenstein and Abigail. Searchlight Pictures\u2019 Ready or Not 2: Here I Come also stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Elijah Wood, Kevin Durand and David Cronenberg.<\/p>\n \t\u2018The Mummy\u2019 (April 17)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tAnother take on Universal\u2019s iconic monster The Mummy is coming to the big screen this year \u2014 though it\u2019s not the version featuring Brendan Fraser\u2019s return<\/a>, which is in the works. This iteration is being directed by Evil Dead Rise filmmaker Lee Cronin and stars Midsommar actor Jack Reynor alongside May Calamawy, Laia Costa, May Elghety and Veronica Falc\u00f3n. Horror legend James Wan is producing through his Atomic Monster banner, alongside Blumhouse and Cronin\u2019s company, Doppelg\u00e4ngers. \u201cThis will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before,\u201d Cronin said in a 2024 statement to THR<\/a> when the project was first announced. \u201cI\u2019m digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\u2018Hokum\u2019 (May 1)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tIrish writer and director Damian McCarthy is following up on his feature debut Oddity (2024) with another supernatural horror thriller. Severance\u2019s Adam Scott stars in this Neon film in which his character, Ohm, a reclusive novelist, travels to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents\u2019 ashes and encounters disturbing visions.<\/p>\n \t\u2018Obsession\u2019 (May 15)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tAll eyes were on young filmmaker Curry Barker\u2019s Obsession at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival. Barker\u2019s first feature film \u2014 following a background in making $800 YouTube movies \u2014 stars Michael Johnston as a music store employee who uses a supernatural toy to make his crush return his feelings. The plan backfires when she becomes dangerously obsessed. Distributed by Focus Features and executive produced by Blumhouse, the film was made for under $1 million and is expected to gross<\/a> potentially more than $15 million.<\/p>\n \t\u2018Scary Movie 6\u2019 (June 12)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tWhile yes, this film isn\u2019t exactly horror, it spoofs the most popular horror movies of its time, which feels close enough \u2014 and hey, they\u2019re fun, too. Scary Movie 6 arrives 13 years after Scary Movie 5, with franchise staples Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Regina Hall and Anna Faris returning to lead the cast. All three Wayans brothers \u2014 Marlon, Shawn and Keenen Ivory \u2014 along with Rick Alvarez, wrote the script and are producing. Marlon teased which films could be spoofed<\/a> last year, but regardless of what makes the cut, this one should be a feel-good time where you won\u2019t need to clutch your popcorn quite as tightly as you would during a traditional horror flick.<\/p>\n \t\u2018Evil Dead Burn\u2019 (July 24)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tS\u00e9bastien Vani\u010dek\u2019s Evil Dead Burn appears to be a promising return for the brutal franchise. While little is known about the film\u2019s premise, it will be a standalone entry, making it more approachable for newcomers. Sam Raimi, who directed the first three films in the franchise, is producing the project and selected Vani\u010dek to direct after seeing his 2023 debut, Infested. The film stars Souheila Yacoub, Hunter Doohan and Luciane Buchanan.<\/p>\n \t\u2018Insidious 6\u2019 (Aug. 21)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tAfter Patrick Wilson \u2014 who also led The Conjuring franchise, which concluded last year \u2014 directed and starred in the fifth Insidious film, effectively wrapping up his character\u2019s story, it\u2019ll be interesting to see how the sixth installment expands the Insidious universe. The film, from Blumhouse and Sony Pictures\u2019 Screen Gems and Stage 6 Films, stars franchise veteran Lin Shaye alongside Amelia Eve, who joins the feature in a lead role. Jacob Chase (Come Play) is directing and co-wrote the script with David Leslie Johnson, whose credits include The Orphan and The Conjuring films two through four. And for those wondering whether this will be the final chapter, Shaye has already made it clear it won\u2019t be, saying so in a Facebook post<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n \t\u2018Clayface\u2019 (Sept. 11)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tWelsh actor Tom Rhys Harries stars as the title character, Clayface \u2014 a shape-shifting Batman villain \u2014 in the third film under James Gunn and Peter Safran\u2019s new DCU. Described as a body-horror feature, the movie centers on a B-movie actor who becomes a living mass of clay after injecting himself with a substance to stay relevant. Naomi Ackie also stars. Speak No Evil director James Watkins is set to helm the project, with Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, The Haunting of Hill House) writing the script.<\/p>\n \t\u2018Resident Evil\u2019 (Sept. 18)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tZach Cregger is on a roll. After making a name for himself with original horror hits like Barbarian and Weapons, his next project has him writing and directing a new adaptation of the Resident Evil video game series for Sony. Rather than following the storylines of the previous film franchise, Cregger is aiming to make his take a love letter to the games themselves. Weapons actor Austin Abrams is also reuniting with Cregger in a leading role.<\/p>\n \t\u2018Other Mommy\u2019 (Oct. 9)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tThis Jessica Chastain\u2013led supernatural horror film is an adaptation of the New York Times bestselling novel Incidents Around the House. The story follows an eight-year-old girl named Bela, played by Arabella Olivia Clark (The Housemaid), who is haunted by a sinister entity attempting to possess her by exploiting her family\u2019s problems. Rob Savage (Host, The Boogeyman) is directing from a screenplay by Nathan Elston (Succession). James Wan\u2019s Atomic Monster is producing in association with Spin a Black Yarn for Universal Pictures. Additional cast members include Jay Duplass, Dichen Lachman and Sean Kaufman.<\/p>\n \t\u2018Werwulf\u2019 (Dec. 25)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tFollowing the success of 2024\u2019s Nosferatu, filmmaker Robert Eggers has re-teamed with Focus Features to helm Werwulf, a werewolf film set in 13th-century England. Nosferatu co-stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp and Willem Dafoe will reunite with Eggers, who is writing and producing the feature alongside Sj\u00f3n (The Northman). Eggers, whose previous films include The Lighthouse, The Witch and The Northman, said last year<\/a> that Werwulf is \u201cthe darkest thing I\u2019ve ever written. 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