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Good riddance to 2025; there\u2019s a brand new year ahead packed to the gills with hotly anticipated new horror releases.<\/p>\n

Even more exciting is that this only covers what\u2019s already been announced; expect to get inundated with surprise announcements and film festival discoveries\u00a0to further fill the calendar with horror goodies. Until then, this guide covers the notable highlights, from big releases like Scream 7 and Evil Dead Burn to anticipated chillers like Hokum, Obsession, and beyond.<\/p>\n

Welcome to Bloody Disgusting\u2019s 2025 Horror Preview.<\/p>\n

If this preview of the year\u2019s looming horror offerings is any indication, 2026 is going to be a whirlwind for nonstop horror. Of course, expect some release dates to shift and many surprises yet to be announced in the coming months. In other words, this is only the beginning of the year\u2019s horror offerings. Could this be the year for Adam Wingard\u2019s <\/a>Onslaught<\/a>, for example? We\u2019re keeping our fingers crossed. Mike Flanagan\u2019s Untitled Exorcist<\/a> film shifted off its March release date, but could it still arrive in 2026? We\u2019ll have to wait and see.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the meantime, buckle up for all the horror on the horizon.<\/p>\n

Here are over 50 horror movies we\u2019re excited to check out in 2026.<\/p>\n

We Bury the Dead \u2013 January 2<\/p>\n

\"We<\/p>\n

Daisy Ridley stars as a woman searching for her husband after a catastrophic military disaster causes mass casualties, who then return from the dead.\u00a0 And they\u2019re growing more violent the longer they\u2019re undead. The latest from writer\/director\u00a0Zak Hilditch (1922<\/a>) also stars Brenton Thwaites (Ghosts of War,\u00a0Maleficent),\u00a0Mark Coles Smith (Beast of War<\/a>), and\u00a0Matt Whelan (\u201cNarcos\u201d).<\/p>\n

Primate \u2013 January 9<\/p>\n

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The Strangers: Prey at Night and 47 Meters Down director Johannes Roberts revives the killer chimp horror movie with mischievous glee. It stars Johnny Sequoyah and Oscar\u00ae-winning\u00a0Troy Kotsur (CODA) in his first horror role. The plot sees a tropical getaway interrupted by a family\u2019s pet turned violent, prompting a terrifying bid for survival.<\/p>\n

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple \u2013 January 16<\/p>\n

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Sir Jimmy Crystal (Jack O\u2019Connell) with the Jimmies in Columbia Pictures\u2019 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE.<\/p>\n

Nia DaCosta takes the helm for the second installment of this trilogy. It\u2019ll pick up from the previous film, following Jack O\u2019Connell\u2019s \u201cSir Jimmy Crystal\u201c and his merry band of evil-doers, with young hero Spike (Alfie Williams) now under his wing. Also expect Ralph Fiennes\u2019 Dr. Kelson and his breathtaking memorial to death to play a major role.<\/p>\n

A Useful Ghost \u2013 January 16<\/p>\n

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Thailand\u2019s official submission for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards introduces an unconventional love story. It follows a grieving widower who discovers his deceased wife has possessed a vacuum cleaner. Love sucks in this supernatural comedy.<\/p>\n

Killer Whale \u2013 January 16<\/p>\n

\"Killer<\/p>\n

Halloween 2018\u2019s\u00a0Virginia Gardner, Mel Jarnson, and\u00a0Mitchell Hope\u00a0star in an aquatic thriller that sees a beach getaway upended by not a shark, but a killer whale. Jo-Anne Brechin (Designing Christmas With You) directs from a script co-written with\u00a0Katharine E. McPhee.<\/p>\n

Night Patrol \u2013 January 16<\/p>\n

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An LAPD officer puts aside differences with the local street gangs when he discovers the local force is harboring a dangerous secret in the latest from Lowlife and\u00a0V\/H\/S\/94 director Ryan Prows. Justin Long, CM Punk, Jermaine Fowler, RJ Cyler, Freddie Gibbs, YG,\u00a0Flying Lotus, Dermot Mulroney, Jon Oswald, and\u00a0Nicki Micheaux star.<\/p>\n

Dooba Dooba \u2013 January 23<\/p>\n

\"Dooba<\/p>\n

A babysitting gig grows increasingly uncomfortable by the child\u2019s baffling behavior in the found footage horror movie from Ehrland Hollingsworth. Dooba Dooba\u00a0was shot entirely on an in-home security camera and draws on elements of analog horror popularized on YouTube.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mother of Flies \u2013 January 23<\/p>\n

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A young woman facing mortality ventures into the woods to escape death in the latest from filmmaking trio\u00a0Toby Poser, John Adams, and\u00a0Zelda Adams (Hellbender, Where the Devil Roams, Hell Hole), collectively known as the Adams Family. Lulu Adams also stars in the witchy tale.<\/p>\n

Return to Silent Hill \u2013 January 23<\/p>\n

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Director\u00a0Christophe Gans\u00a0returns to the\u00a0Silent Hill franchise with an adaptation of the beloved game Silent Hill 2. Jeremy Irvine is James, alongside\u00a0Hannah Emily Anderson\u00a0as Mary Crane. You live here now\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Iron Lung \u2013 January 30<\/p>\n

\"Iron<\/p>\n

A convict navigates an ocean of blood on a desolate moon via submarine in a desperate search for survival resources. Content creator Markiplier self-releases his self-financed adaptation\u00a0of the indie horror game created by\u00a0David Szymanski, named by Bloody Disgusting as one of the\u00a0Best Indie Horror Video Games You Might\u2019ve Missed in 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Send Help \u2013 January 30<\/p>\n

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Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead, Drag Me to Hell) is back in the director\u2019s seat with the darkly comedic psychological thriller written by\u00a0Damian Shannon & Mark Swift (Friday the 13th, Freddy vs Jason). Linda Liddle (Rachel McAdams) and Bradley Preston (Dylan O\u2019Brien) find themselves dealing with violent work grievances once marooned on an island.<\/p>\n

Worldbreaker \u2013 January 30<\/p>\n

\"Worldbreaker<\/p>\n

Director Brad Anderson (Session 9, The Machinist) teams with stars Luke Evans (Dracula Untold) and\u00a0Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil franchise) on a post-apocalyptic sci-fi action thriller that puts a family in the crosshairs of a monster siege that\u2019s destroying humanity.<\/p>\n

Dracula \u2013 February 6\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Luc Besson (L\u00e9on: The Professional, The Fifth Element) puts his own spin on the literary classic, with Caleb Landry Jones (Get Out) as the bloodsucking prince. Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained) and\u00a0Zo\u00eb Bleu also star; Danny Elfman (Batman, Beetlejuice) composed the score.<\/p>\n

The Strangers: Chapter 3 \u2013 February 6<\/p>\n

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Renny Harlin\u2019s reboot trilogy comes to a close, with Madelaine Petsch returning as Maya for the final girl\u2019s ultimate confrontation with the masked killers. Gabriel Basso (Super 8),\u00a0Ema Horvath (\u201cThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power\u201d),\u00a0Pablo Sandstrom, and Richard Brake (Barbarian) round out the cast.<\/p>\n

Whistle \u2013 February 6<\/p>\n

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Ali Skovbye in Whistle<\/p>\n

\u00a0The Nun director\u00a0Corin Hardy\u00a0is back with cursed object horror movie\u00a0Whistle, which sees high school teens dealing with a deadly curse they unwittingly unleash when they discover an Aztec Death Whistle. Dafne Keen (Logan,\u00a0\u201cThe Acolyte<\/a> \u201c),\u00a0Sophie N\u00e9lisse (\u201cYellowjackets\u201d),\u00a0Sky Yang (Rebel Moon),\u00a0Percy Hynes White (\u201cWednesday\u201d), and\u00a0Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead) star.<\/p>\n

Cold Storage \u2013 February 13<\/p>\n

\"Cold<\/p>\n

COLD STORAGE, StudioCanal 2023<\/p>\n

A quiet nightshift turns deadly when a parasitic fungus escapes from the lowest sublevel of a buried military base in the horror-comedy adaptation of the novel by David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Death Becomes Her). Liam Neeson, Joe Keery (\u201cStranger Things<\/a> \u201c) and\u00a0Georgina Campbell (Barbarian<\/a>,\u00a0The Watchers<\/a>) star in the film helmed by Jonny Campbell (Netflix\u2019s\u00a0Dracula).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Honey Bunch \u2013 February 13<\/p>\n

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Violation<\/a> filmmakers\u00a0Madeleine Sims-Fewer and\u00a0Dusty Mancinelli\u2019s twisted love story tests a couple\u2019s marriage when they check in at an experimental medical facility in a bid to reverse amnesia. Instead, mistrust ensues as signs emerge that the place isn\u2019t what it appears. Grace Glowicki<\/a> (Dead Lover),\u00a0Ben Petrie (Dead Lover),\u00a0Jason Isaacs (\u201cThe White Lotus\u201d,\u00a0Event Horizon),\u00a0Kate Dickie (The Witch),\u00a0India Brown (\u201cInvasion\u201d), and Julian Richings (Beau is Afraid,\u00a0Anything for Jackson) star.<\/p>\n

Psycho Killer \u2013 February 20<\/p>\n

\"Psycho<\/p>\n

James Preston Rogers as Psycho Killer in 20th Century Studios\u2019 PSYCHO KILLER. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios \u00a9 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n

A Kansas highway patrol officer tracks her husband\u2019s murderer, one far more depraved and sadistic than she could\u2019ve predicted in the Satanic slasher directed by Gavin Polone (Zombieland, Panic Room) and written by \u00a0Andrew Kevin Walker (Sleepy Hollow<\/a>). \u00a0Georgina Campbell<\/a>, James Preston Rogers (The Blackening), Grace Dove\u00a0(The Revenant),\u00a0Logan Miller\u00a0(Escape Room), and\u00a0Malcolm McDowell\u00a0(Halloween,\u00a0A Clockwork Orange) star.<\/p>\n

Redux Redux \u2013 February 20<\/p>\n

\"Redux<\/p>\n

Irene Kelly travels through parallel universes, killing her daughter\u2019s murderer over and over again, putting her humanity at stake in the sci-fi revenge thriller written and directed by brothers Kevin McManus and\u00a0Matthew McManus (The Block Island Sound). Michaela McManus (\u201cLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit\u201d),\u00a0Jim Cummings (Halloween Kills),\u00a0Jeremy Holm (\u201cMr. Robot\u201d),\u00a0Taylor Misiak (\u201cDave\u201d),\u00a0Grace Van Dien (\u201cStranger Things\u201d), and newcomer\u00a0Stella Marcus star.<\/p>\n

This is Not a Test \u2013 February 20<\/p>\n

\"Sloane<\/p>\n

Writer\/Director Adam MacDonald (Out Come the Wolves<\/a>, Pyewacket) adapts the 2012 young adult novel of the same name by\u00a0Courtney Summers, which follows a group of high schoolers as the zombie apocalypse erupts mid-class. The YA horror movie stars Olivia Holt (Heart Eyes),\u00a0Froy Gutierrez (The Strangers),\u00a0Luke MacFarlane (\u201cBros\u201d),\u00a0Corteon Moore (\u201cFrom\u201d),\u00a0Chloe Avakian (\u201cDevil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy\u201d), and\u00a0Carson MacCormac (Clown in a Cornfield).<\/p>\n

Scream 7 \u2013 February 27<\/p>\n

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Ghostface in Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group\u2019s \u201cScream 7.\u201d \u00a9 2025 Paramount Pictures. Ghost Face is a Registered Trademark of Fun World Div., Easter Unlimited, Inc. \u00a91999. All Rights Reserved.\u201d.<\/p>\n

Neve Campbell is back as Sidney Prescott, with the character taking center stage when Ghostface targets her daughter (Isabel May) in the seventh installment. She\u2019ll be joined by returning players, including David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Scott Foley, and Matthew Lillard, with\u00a0Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown also set to reprise their roles from the previous two installments. Original\u00a0Scream writer\u00a0Kevin Williamson directs from a script by Guy Busick (Scream\u00a02022,\u00a0Scream VI) and Williamson.<\/p>\n

The Bride! \u2013 March 6<\/p>\n

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Christian Bale is Frankenstein\u2019s Monster and\u00a0Jessie Buckley is the Bride of Frankenstein in director\u00a0Maggie Gyllenhaal\u2019s 1930s radical reimagining inspired by James Whale\u2019s classic horror movie. One that will put the Bride first in her own story. The film also stars\u00a0Peter Sarsgaard, Academy Award nominee\u00a0Jake Gyllenhaal, and Oscar winner\u00a0Pen\u00e9lope Cruz.<\/p>\n

undertone \u2013 March 13<\/p>\n

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A paranormal podcast host finds more than she bargained for when she moves into her dying mother\u2019s house to become her primary caregiver. The slow-burn liminal horror film stars Nina Kiri (\u201cThe Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u201d),\u00a0Kris Holden-Ried (\u201cThe Umbrella Academy\u201d),\u00a0Mich\u00e8le Duquet (The Virgin Suicides),\u00a0Keana Lyn Bastidas (\u201cThe Hardy Boys\u201d), and\u00a0Jeff Yung (The Shrouds).<\/p>\n

Alpha \u2013 March 27<\/p>\n

\"Alpha<\/p>\n

The world collapses the day 13-year-old Alpha returns home with a tattoo on her arm in the latest from writer\/director \u00a0Julia Ducournau (Raw, Titane). Golshifteh Farahani (The Patience Stone) and Tahar Rahim (\u201cThe Serpent\u201d) star.<\/p>\n

Hunting Matthew Nichols \u2013 March 27<\/p>\n

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Markian Tarasiuk\u2019s directorial debut takes a pseudo-documentary approach and follows a sister searching for her brother, Matthew, who vanished in 2001 while filming a\u00a0Blair Witch Project-inspired investigation into a local cult legend. Tarasiuk stars as himself alongside Miranda MacDougall\u00a0and\u00a0Ryan Alexander McDonald.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Ready or Not: Here I Come \u2013 March 27<\/p>\n

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Ready or Not star\u00a0Samara Weaving, directors\u00a0Matt Bettinelli-Olpin\u00a0& Tyler Gillett, and writers\u00a0Guy Busick\u00a0and R. Christopher Murphy are all back for the sequel that picks up moments after the last film. A new game ensues, this time with Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, N\u00e9stor Carbonell, David Cronenberg, Elijah Wood, Kevin Durand, Olivia Cheng, Varun Saranga,\u00a0and Daniel Beirne joining the explosive fun.<\/p>\n

They Will Kill You \u2013 March 27<\/p>\n

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Zazie Beetz (Joker,\u00a0Wounds) stars as a woman who answers a housekeeping ad for a New York high-rise, unaware that its inhabitants tend to go missing. Kirill Sokolov (Why Don\u2019t You Just Die!) directs from a script co-written with\u00a0Alex Litvak. The film also stars\u00a0Myha\u2019la\u00a0(Bodies Bodies Bodies),\u00a0Patricia Arquette, Heather Graham, and\u00a0Tom Felton. Considering Ready or Not 2 shifted into the same release date, They Will Kill You may likely shift release dates.<\/p>\n

Lee Cronin\u2019s The Mummy \u2013 April 17<\/p>\n

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Evil Dead Rise director Lee Cronin gives his unique spin on the Mummy movie, with plot details under wraps. Jack Reynor (Midsommar) and\u00a0Laia Costa (\u201cThe Wheel of Time\u201d) star in the fresh take on the classic monster.<\/p>\n

Apex \u2013 April 24<\/p>\n

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Charlize Theron will be fighting for her life next year in the\u00a0Netflix survival thriller described as Free Solo\u00a0meets\u00a0Silence of the Lambs. Theron stars as a rock climber being hunted by a killer played by Taron Egerton (Carry-On). Baltasar Korm\u00e1kur (Touch) directs from a script by Jeremy Robbins (\u201cThe Purge\u201c television series). \u00a0Eric Bana (Deliver Us from Evil) also stars.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Deep Water \u2013 May 1<\/p>\n

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International passengers en route to Shanghai from LA instead find themselves in shark-infested waters in the new shark thriller from Deep Blue Sea director Renny Harlin. It stars Aaron Eckhart and\u00a0Ben Kingsley, with\u00a0Molly Wright (The Best Christmas Pageant Ever),\u00a0Angus Sampson (Insidious),\u00a0Kelly Gale (Plane), and\u00a0Li Wenhan from K-pop group UNIQ.<\/p>\n

Hokum \u2013 May 1<\/p>\n

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Adam Scott (\u201cSeverance\u201d) stars as a reclusive novelist disturbed by witchy tales at an Irish inn. The new nightmare from\u00a0Oddity writer\/director Damian McCarthy\u00a0also stars Peter Coonan (\u201cThe Alienist: Angel of Darkness\u201d),\u00a0David Wilmot (\u201cStation Eleven\u201d),\u00a0Florence Ordesh (\u201cDeparture\u201d),\u00a0Will O\u2019Connell (\u201cGame of Thrones\u201d), and\u00a0Michael Patric (\u201cFrontier\u201d).<\/p>\n

Obsession \u2013 May 15<\/p>\n

\"Obsession<\/p>\n

A hopeless romantic gets far more than he bargained for after breaking the mysterious One Wish Willow to win his crush\u2019s heart. Writer\/Director Curry Barker\u00a0(Milk & Serial<\/a>) brings the scares and intensity in this wish-fulfillment horror movie starring Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless,\u00a0and Andy Richter. Prepare to meet your newest horror Obsession.<\/p>\n

Disclosure Day \u2013 June 12<\/p>\n

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Emily Blunt in DISCLOSURE DAY, directed by Steven Spielberg.<\/p>\n

Steven Spielberg is back in the science fiction world with\u00a0Disclosure Day, written by frequent Spielberg collaborator David Koepp.\u00a0The film stars SAG winner and Oscar\u00ae nominee\u00a0Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer, A Quiet Place), Emmy and Golden Globe winner Josh O\u2019Connor (Challengers, The Crown), Oscar\u00ae winner Colin Firth (The King\u2019s Speech, Kingsman franchise),\u00a0Eve Hewson (Bad Sisters, The Perfect Couple), and two-time Oscar\u00ae nominee\u00a0Colman Domingo (Sing Sing, Rustin).<\/p>\n

Scary Movie 6 \u2013 June 12<\/p>\n

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Miramax and Paramount are bringing the beloved horror spoof franchise back, and they\u2019re getting the gang back together in celebration. Original creators Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and\u00a0Keenen Ivory Wayans are back, and so are Regina Hall, Anna Faris, Lochlyn Munro, Dave Sheridan, and\u00a0Jon Abrahams.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Shiver \u2013 July 3<\/p>\n

\"Shiver<\/p>\n

What\u2019s Fourth of July without sharks? Plot details are scarce for this shark thriller that stars Phoebe Dynevor (Fair Play),\u00a0Whitney Peak (Hocus Pocus 2), and\u00a0Djimon Hounsou (A Quiet Place: Part II). But it\u2019s the director that signals violent fun ahead: Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow,\u00a0Violent Night).<\/p>\n

Evil Dead Burn \u2013 July 24<\/p>\n

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Director\u00a0S\u00e9bastien Vani\u010dek (Infested) aims to deliver one nasty Evil Dead movie, \u201ca film that hurts<\/a>.\u201c Souheila Yacoub (Dune: Part Two),\u00a0Hunter Doohan (\u201cWednesday\u201d),\u00a0Luciane Buchanan (\u201cThe Night Agent\u201d), and Tandi Wright (Pearl) star.<\/p>\n

Flowervale Street \u2013 August 14<\/p>\n

\"Maisy<\/p>\n

Up next from director\u00a0David Robert Mitchell\u00a0(It Follows) is a mysterious genre movie for J.J. Abrams\u2019\u00a0Bad Robot that\u2019s rumored to feature dinosaurs. Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, and\u00a0Christian Convery star in the film described as a \u201cthrill ride.\u201d<\/p>\n

Insidious: The Bleeding World\u00a0\u2013 August 21<\/p>\n

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Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) is back in the latest sequel, destined to venture into the Further once more to stomp some ghost butt. \u00a0Jacob Chase (Come Play) helms the sixth installment starring Amelia Eve (\u201cThe Haunting of Bly Manor\u201d),\u00a0Brandon Perea (Nope),\u00a0Maisie Richardson-Sellers (\u201cLegends of Tomorrow\u201d),\u00a0Sam Spruell (\u201cFargo\u201d), and\u00a0Island Austin. Chase co-wrote the script with\u00a0David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (The Conjuring 2, Orphan).<\/p>\n

Clayface \u2013 September 11<\/p>\n

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DC is giving Batman villain Clayface the body horror treatment that\u2019s being compared to David Cronenberg\u2019s The Fly. James Watkins (The Woman in Black, Speak No Evil) directs from a script by Mike Flanagan (\u201cThe Haunting of Hill House,\u201c Doctor Sleep) and\u00a0Hossein Amini (Drive). Tom Rhys Harries (The Gentlemen) and\u00a0Naomi Ackie (Blink Twice) star.<\/p>\n

Resident Evil \u2013 September 18<\/p>\n

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Austin Abrams in Zach Cregger\u2019s \u2018Weapons\u2019. Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n

Zach Cregger takes on the Resident Evil franchise with a new entry designed to take the film back to the IP\u2019s horror roots, one that won\u2019t be too beholden to the lore. Kali Reis (\u201cTrue Detective: Night Country\u201d), Zach Cherry (\u201cSeverance\u201d),\u00a0Johnno Wilson (\u201cTwisted Metal\u201d), Austin Abrams (Weapons), and Paul Walter Hauser (The Naked Gun) are among the cast.<\/p>\n

Other Mommy \u2013 October 9<\/p>\n

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Up next from director\u00a0Rob Savage (Host) is an adaptation of Josh Malerman\u2019s (Bird Box) horror novel that follows 8-year-old Bela, who lives in a home strained by her parents\u2019 troubled marriage, only to see her life further upended by a sinister entity she calls \u201cOther Mommy.\u201c \u00a0Arabella Olivia Clark (The Housemaid), Jessica Chastain\u00a0(IT: Chapter Two,\u00a0Crimson Peak),\u00a0Jay Duplass (\u201cThe Creep Tapes \u201c),\u00a0Dichen Lachman (\u201cSeverance\u201d,\u00a0Jurassic World: Dominion),\u00a0Sean Kaufman (\u201cThe Summer I Turned Pretty\u201d), and\u00a0Adam Silver (Velvet Buzzsaw) star.<\/p>\n

Whalefall \u2013 October 16<\/p>\n

\"Whalefall\"<\/p>\n

\u2018Whalefall\u2019<\/p>\n

Austin Abrams stars as a diver in search of his deceased father\u2019s remains who gets swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale and has only one hour before his oxygen runs out. Brian Duffield\u00a0(No One Will Save You) directs 20th Century Studios\u2019 aquatic survival thriller from a script he co-wrote with Daniel Kraus, based on Kraus\u2019 2023 novel. Josh Brolin,\u00a0 Elisabeth Shue\u00a0(\u201cThe Boys\u201d),\u00a0Jane Levy\u00a0(Evil Dead),\u00a0John Ortiz\u00a0(Kong: Skull Island), and\u00a0Emily Rudd\u00a0(Fear Street Part Two: 1978) also star.<\/p>\n

Remain \u2013 October 23<\/p>\n

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A grieving architect moves to Cape Cod for work after leaving a psychiatric facility, where he meets a mysterious woman in the supernatural romance thriller from M. Night Shyamalan, based on the novel he co-wrote with author\u00a0Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook,\u00a0A Walk to Remember). Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko),\u00a0Phoebe Dynevor (\u201cBridgerton\u201d), and\u00a0Ashley Walters (\u201cAdolescence\u201d) lead the cast.<\/p>\n

Violent Night 2 \u2013 December 4<\/p>\n

\"Violent<\/p>\n

Santa Claus (David Harbour) is back and ready to smash skulls in the follow-up to 2022\u2019s yuletide action thriller. Director\u00a0Tommy Wirkola\u00a0is also back to direct, alongside returning writers Pat Casey\u00a0and\u00a0Josh Miller. Daniela Melchiorand\u00a0Kristen Belljoin the sequel.<\/p>\n

Werwulf \u2013 December 25<\/p>\n

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Willem Dafoe stars as Professor Albin Eberhart von Franz in director Robert Eggers\u2019 NOSFERATU, a Focus Features release. Credit: Aidan Monaghan \/ \u00a9 2024 FOCUS FEATURES LLC<\/p>\n

The next movie from director Robert Eggers (The Witch, Nosferatu) is a 13th-century period piece described as a medieval horror movie. In it, a werewolf terrorizes a foggy countryside. The filmmaker co-wrote the screenplay for\u00a0Werwulf alongside\u00a0Sj\u00f3n, the Icelandic poet and novelist who previously co-wrote the Viking movie\u00a0The Northman with Eggers. The filmmaker reteams with Nosferatu stars Willem Dafoe, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and\u00a0Lily-Rose Depp.<\/p>\n

The Backrooms \u2013 TBD<\/p>\n

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Kane Parsons\u2019 massively viral YouTube horror universe, known as\u00a0The Backrooms, is headed to the big screen courtesy of\u00a0A24. It stars Creep<\/a> actor\u00a0Mark Duplass,\u00a0Finn Bennett (\u201cTrue Detective\u201d), Lukita Maxwell (Afraid), Avan Jogia (Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City), Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Renate Reinsve. Considering production took place over the summer of 2025, odds are likely this liminal horror movie will appear sometime in 2026.<\/p>\n

Bodycam \u2013 TBD<\/p>\n

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When two police officers show up to investigate a domestic dispute, a startling escalation leads to a tragic accident. Not wanting to be crucified by the public, the officers attempt to cover it up \u2013 only to reveal that their body cameras aren\u2019t the only things watching them. The latest from Night of the Reaper director Brandon Christensen is set to arrive on Shudder in 2026.<\/p>\n

Crazy Old Lady \u2013 TBD<\/p>\n

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On a stormy evening, Pedro receives a desperate call from his ex-girlfriend asking him to look after her senile mother, Alicia. What begins as a simple favor soon turns into a terrifying ordeal when Alicia refuses to let him leave. Trapped in the house, he\u2019s forced to play along with her sadistic games to survive the night. Crazy Old Lady will head to Shudder sometime in 2026.<\/p>\n

Dolly \u2013 TBD<\/p>\n

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A young woman, Macy, fights for survival after being abducted by a deranged, monster-like figure who wants to raise Macy as their child in this grimy 70s-style horror movie from director Rod Blackhurst. Fabianne Therese, Seann William Scott, Ethan Suplee, and Max the Impaler star.<\/p>\n

Forbidden Fruits \u2013 TBD<\/p>\n

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Free Eden employee Apple secretly runs a witchy femme cult in the basement of the mall store after hours \u2013 with fellow fruits Cherry and Fig. But when new hire Pumpkin challenges their performative sisterhood, the women are forced to face their own poisons or succumb to a bloody fate in this Diablo Cody-produced horror comedy. Lili Reinhart leads a cast that includes Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Chamberlain, and Gabrielle Union.<\/p>\n

The Mortuary Assistant \u2013 TBD<\/p>\n

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A recent Mortician graduate discovers a sinister presence when she begins the night shift at her new job in this video game adaptation. The film is being directed by\u00a0Jeremiah Kipp (Slapface) and co-written by\u00a0Tracee Beebe (Dog Years) and game designer Brian Clarke. Willa Holland (\u201cArrow\u201d) and Emmy Award Nominee\u00a0Paul Sparks (\u201cBoardwalk Empire\u201d) star in the undated Shudder release.<\/p>\n

Orphans \u2013 TBD<\/p>\n

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Isabelle Fuhrman returns as Esther in the upcoming prequel, also starring Stephen Moyer (\u201cTrue Blood\u201d),\u00a0Susanne Wuest (Goodnight Mommy), and\u00a0Simon Man (\u201cWestworld\u201d). William Brent Bell (Orphan: First Kill, The Boy) directs\u00a0Orphans from a script by\u00a0David Coggeshall (Orphan: First Kill, The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia).<\/p>\n

Over Your Dead Body \u2013 TBD\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Samara Weaving and Jason Segel star as a couple who embark on a weekend getaway with secret plans to murder each other in the remake of Tommy Wirkola\u2019s darkly comedic thriller The Trip. The film, adapted by\u00a0Nick Kocher and\u00a0Brian McElhaney, features an all-star lineup also including Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis, Paul Guilfoyle, and\u00a0Keith Jardine. The Lonely Island\u2019s Jorma Taccone directs.<\/p>\n

River \u2013 TBD<\/p>\n

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Jane Levy in Evil Dead; Jessica Rothe in Happy Death Day<\/p>\n

Genre favorites\u00a0Jane Levy (Evil Dead) and\u00a0Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day) will face off against a masked killer in this Shudder release heading to theaters sometime in 2026. Max Mattern (\u201cDevil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy\u201d) and\u00a0Dane DiLiegro (Prey) also star in the feature debut of writer\/director Joshua Giuliano.<\/p>\n

The Young People \u2013 TBD<\/p>\n

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Lola Tung in \u201cThe Summer I Turned Pretty\u201d<\/p>\n

Filmmaker Osgood Perkins continues his partnership with Neon with their fourth collaboration. Plot details are scarce, but it\u2019s said to follow school friends, one of whom begins exhibiting strange behavior. Lola Tung\u00a0and Nico Parker lead the ensemble, which also includes Nicole Kidman, Brendan Hines, Cush Jumbo, Heather Graham, Johnny Knoxville, Lexi Minetree, Lily Collias,\u00a0and Tatiana Maslany.<\/p>\n

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