New Horror Movies 2024: Latest Releases

We don't know a ton about this one as it just dropped onto our radars, but it stars Matt Smith and is set in rural England circa 1970s. Here's the official synopsis:

1970s, rural England. Richard and Juliette’s seemingly idyllic family life is thrown into turmoil when their son Ewan starts acting out of character, creating an insurmountable wedge between the once happy couple.

Written and directed by Daniel Kokotajlo, starring Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark. Starve Acre is in theaters and On Demand on July 26.

April brought us the first trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's upcoming new horror movie Trap.  It's hitting theaters August 9, and until that trailer drop, we didn't know much aside from the cast includes Josh Hartnett and Hayley Mills, which is exciting enough in itself.

Now we know the plot of Trap involves a man attending a concert with his daughter where something sinister is set to occur. The trailer gives more than that, but you can watch the Trap trailer here if you want some more details! And although some folks say the trailer gives too much away, we know there's no way an M. Night Shyamalan movie is giving it up that easy!

Previously scheduled for August 2, M. Night Shyamalan's Trap was moved to an August 9 release date. It has since moved again, one week earlier. Trap will now be in theaters August 2. Probably. Most likely.

We first heard about Cuckoo nearly two years ago when we brought you a first look still at Cuckoo star Hunter Schafer, with hardly any word on it since. After premiering at SXSW this year we got an initial May 3 theatrical announcement, which was then pushed to August 2, and the latest is that it will now be in theaters August 9th. But at least we finally have some plot details and the first official Cuckoo trailer.

"On a trip to the German Alps with her father and stepmother, Gretchen discovers that the resort town where they’re staying hides sinister secrets, as she’s plagued by strange noises and frightening visions of a woman pursuing her."

Written and directed by German filmmaker Tilman Singer (Luz), Cuckoo also stars Dan Stevens (The Guest), Jessica Henwick (Game of Thrones), Marton Csókás (Freelance), Greta Fernández (Santo) and Jan Bluthardt (Luz).

The latest is that Cuckoo will be in theaters August 9.

Officially, this one is currently being referred to as "Untitled Alien Event Movie." Unofficially (and on IMDB), it's been referred to as Alien: Romulus. Whatever the final title ends up being, we know for certain the star of the movie, Cailee Spaeny revealed in an interview with Variety that this installment is "supposed to slot in between the first movie and the second movie" from the original Alien franchise.

Starring alongside Spaeny are Isabela Merced, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn and Aileen Wu. So far, the details of the standalone story remain tightly under wraps, but with a whole fifty-seven years of plot time to play with, it really could go anywhere.

One month after the 30th anniversary of Alex Proyas' original The Crow adaptation, Rupert Sanders' adaptation of The Crow was originally set to make its way to theaters June 7  Lionsgate has since done a bit of shifting around, with The Crow remake now landing on the big screen August 23.

Based on the iconic James O'Barr comic series of the same name, this time It and Barbarian star Bill Skarsgård will be playing the role of Eric Draven, who returns from the dead to take revenge on the evil bastards who murdered him and his girlfriend. Rupert Sanders, who previously helmed Ghost in the Shell and Snow White and the Huntsman, directs.

Watch The Crow remake trailer right here.

It's no secret we are big fans of the Adams family (Hellbender) around these parts! We are very excited to have new goodies from one of our favorite filmmaking outfits coming down the pipeline later this year. Their latest endeavor is a creature feature, making its way to the 2024 Fantasia Film Festival this summer.

In the Adams Family's celebration of the classic creature-feature, an American-led fracking crew working deep in the Serbian wilderness find themselves at odds with government assigned environmental advisors. When they get approval to drill, the workers uncover the unimaginable: a dormant parasitic monster entombed deep in the frozen rock. Now awakened, it tears through the mining facility in search of the perfect host.

Hell Hole will be streaming on Shudder August 23.

After lots of rumors and false starts, Beetlejuice 2 wrapped in November. It's a real movie and we get to see it in 2024. We learned the official title on this one is Beetlejuice Beetlejuice  and we even have a Beetlejuice Beetlejuice trailer and plot!

As Scott Wampler notes, "We don't know much about Beetlejuice 2 (though we can say with certainty that it won't be Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian, another iteration of this sequel that almost got made once upon a time), but the few things we do know are intriguing: for one thing, Beetlejuice will have a wife, played by Monica Bellucci.

We also know that Jenna Ortega will be playing the daughter of Winona Ryder's Lydia Deetz, and that Willem Dafoe is playing a former B-movie action star who's now working as a detective in the afterlife. How any of this fits together is anyone's guess, but we're admittedly very curious to find out.

In addition to the names mentioned above, Beetlejuice 2 will also star Catherine O'Hara and Justin Theroux. Here's everything we know so far about Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

Update: Originally slated for an August 9 release, Speak No Evil moves to Friday, September 13th. Universal also has "Untitled Blumhouse Productions Film" on the calendar for the same date, we'll keep them both on here for now, but they very well could be one and the same!

Speak No Evil was certainly one of the most brutal movies of 2022. As a matter of fact, it was one of the more brutal offerings in recent memory.

An American remake is on the way, starring James McAvoy and directed by Eden Lake's James Watkins from Christian and Mad Tafdrup's original screenplay. Just in case you've forgotten the synopsis of Speak No Evil (and it isn't seared into your nightmares like it is for us), in the original 2022 movie, a Danish family visits a Dutch family they met on a holiday.

In a tale of killer good manners, what was supposed to be an idyllic weekend slowly starts unraveling as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness.

We have zero information about this one aside from a release date. September 13 just so happens to be a Friday the 13th, and we're curious to see what horrors Blumhouse will be offering up for the occasion.

We'll keep you posted as we learn more!

Alexandre Aja's new horror film has a fall release date, and we are pretty excited about it. Starring Halle Berry as a mother of twin sons trying to outrun and outlast the evil that lurks all around them. Here's the official synopsis:

From visionary director Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes, Crawl) and the creative minds behind Stranger Things and Arrival comes NEVER LET GO. In this new psychological thriller/horror, as an Evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother, played by Academy Award^® winner Halle Berry (Actress in a Leading Role, 2001 –Monster’s Ball), and her twin sons is their house and their family’s protective bond. Needing to stay connected at all times – even tethering themselves with ropes – they cling to one another, urging each other to never let go. But when one of the boys questions if the evil is real, the ties that bind them together are severed, triggering a terrifying fight for survival.

South Korean horror Sleep follows newlyweds Hyun-su (LEE Sun-kyun, Parasite) and Soo-jin (JUNG Yu-mi), whose domestic bliss is disrupted when Hyun-su begins speaking in his sleep, ominously stating, “Someone’s inside.”

From that night on, whenever he falls asleep, Hyun-su transforms into someone else, with no recollection of what happened the night before. Overwhelmed with anxiety that he may hurt himself or their young family, Soo-jin can barely sleep because of this irrational fear. Despite treatment, Hyun-su’s sleepwalking only intensifies, and Soo-jin begins to feel that her unborn child may be in danger. A new thriller from director Jason Yu, who worked with Korean legends Bong Joon-ho and Lee Chang-dong before making his debut film, Sleep world-premiered in Cannes’ Critics’ Week.

Sleep is in theaters September 27th.

Originally slated for an October 25the release, we recently learned Terrifier 3 will be arriving two weeks earlier! Art the Clown fans, rejoice! Your favorite monochromatic murderous clown will be back on the big screen on October 11th.

Terrifier 3 sees the return of FANGORIA Chainsaw Award-winning final girl Lauren LaVera as Sienna, as well as Elliott Fullam and David Howard Thornton reprising their roles as Jonathan Shaw and Art the Clown.

The fourth entry into the franchise will also see the return of Samantha Scaffidi as Victoria Heyes, the heroine turned villainess of Terrifier. In the third installment of Damien Leone’s breakout horror film, Art the Clown is set to unleash chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.

Read more on how Art the Clown slashed his way to becoming a contemporary horror icon.

Plot details are currently being kept under wraps but Parker Finn is returning to write and direct the sequel. to his hit feature directorial debut. Smile became an unexpected smash hit for Paramount Pictures, leading to a first-look deal for Finn.

Aladdin's Naomi Scott has been set to star in the upcoming horror sequel, Kyle Gallner is returning for Smile 2, and we'll keep you posted as we learn more!

Leigh Whannell's Wolf Man originally had Ryan Gosling in the lead, but it was announced in December that the project had a new leading man in the form of Possessor and Sanctuary star Christopher Abbott, with Gosling staying onboard the film as an executive producer.

Ozark star Julia Garner has also joined the cast, plot details are largely being kept under wraps for the new take on the werewolf tale.

Whannell co-wrote the screenplay alongside Corbett Tuck, Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo.

Nosferatu stars Bill Skarsgård (as the blood-sucking Count Orlok), Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney and Willem Dafoe.

Focus Features describes Eggers' remake as "a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake."

We've been teased, our appetites have been whetted, and we are ready to spend Christmas 2024 with this blood-sucking beast.

Update: No sooner had we published this list than Universal removed Peele's untitled fourth film from their 2024 roster. Originally slated for a Christmas Day release, the plot thickens as now we don't know when this mystery movie will hit theater screens.

The official IMDB title is "Untitled Fourth Film Directed by Jordan Peele," and the official IMDB synopsis is "Plot kept under wraps."

But it's classified as a horror/mystery/thriller and that's got us pretty dang excited.

Update: IMDB previously had a release date of April 26, but that has since been replaced with a more general 2024 release.

Pyramid Head will be making a long-awaited triumphant return very soon! Director Christopher Gans has also confirmed that the film will feature "a few nods to P.T.," referencing the ill-fated but utterly terrifying playable teaser for Hideo Kojima's scrapped Silent Hills.

The film will follow James (Irvine), a man broken after being separated from his one true love (Jigsaw's Hannah Emily Anderson). When a mysterious letter calls him back to Silent Hill in search of her, he finds a once-recognizable town transformed by an unknown evil.

As James descends deeper into the darkness, he encounters terrifying figures, both familiar and new, and begins to question his own sanity as he struggles to make sense of reality and hold on long enough to save his lost love.

When will we finally be able to Return to Silent Hill? We aren't exactly sure, but keeping our fingers crossed for an early 2024 release.

These titles don't have solid release dates yet, but they will allegedly be landing at some point in 2024, and we'll update as those release dates are announced!

1. Adrift
2. All My Friends Are Dead
   College friends? Remote Airbnb? A secret murderer? What could go wrong in this classic toxic friend group killing spree? Looking forward to attending the biggest music fest of the year, this group of friends get together for what should be a killer weekend.
3. Don't Move
   A seasoned killer injects a grieving woman with a paralytic agent and she must run, fight and hide before her body completely shuts down. Starring Kelsey Asbille (“Yellowstone”) and Finn Wittrock (“American Horror Story”).
4. Dust Bunny
5. Faces of Death
6. Little Bites
   From the team behind Bury The Bride and Allegoria, you'll see lots of iconic faces in this '70s-set monster movie that highlights the lengths a parent will go to protect a child.
7. Never Let Go
8. ​​The One
9. Salem's Lot
   Are we finally getting the latest iteration of Salem's Lot in 2024? This one has been bumped around WB's release schedule, before finally being removed from it entirely, but when will we be able to watch Dauberman's 'Salem's Lot? Still no official 'Salem's Lot release date, but it's been confirmed WB is skipping a theatrical release and it's going straight to Max.  Not even America's Master of Horror, Stephen King knows all the details, and he wrote the damn thing. But we'll keep you posted.
10. Shelby Oaks
11. The One
12. The Toxic Avenger
    One of the greatest cult classics of all time gets a star-studded remake with Elijah Wood, Kevin Bacon, Jacob Tremblay, and Peter Dinklage! Witness the rise of a super-splatter hero as Dinklage steps into the oozy shoes of downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze, who's transformed into the Toxic Avenger! Thread: An Insidious Tale
13. Weapons
14. Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2
    Director Rhys Frake-Waterfield is turning Winnie the Pooh into a scary movie for a second time. Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 would be working with an expanded budget, one which would allow for bigger kills, better creature/makeup effects, and more. Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 hit UK theaters March 26 with a limited US theatrical run presented by Fathom events. When will it be widely available? We'll keep you posted! In the meantime, check out the Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 trailer.
15. Witchboard
    A re-imagining of the 1986 classic where college kids with a Ouija board f#%* around and find out. Starring Jamie Campbell Bower (Stranger Things) and Madison Iseman (Anabelle Comes Home) and directed by Chuck Russell (The Blob, The Mask).
16. Year 2
    A man (Frank Grillo) must battle his way across a town terrorized by werewolves. (Our money's on Grillo.) Directed by Steven C. Miller (Silent Night) and starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Katrina Law, and Johnathon Schaech.

The first major horror release of 2024 hails from Blumhouse. Our very own Scott Wampler sums it up rather nicely, "from the looks of things, this creepy aquatic tale may very well do for swimming pools what Steven Spielberg's Jaws once did for the ocean."

Based on the acclaimed 2014 short film by Rod Blackhurst and Bryce McGuire, the film stars Wyatt Russell (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) as Ray Waller, a former major league baseball player forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, who moves into a new home with his concerned wife Eve (Oscar nominee Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin), teenage daughter Izzy (Amélie Hoeferle, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) and young son Elliot (Gavin Warren, Fear the Walking Dead).

Secretly hoping, against the odds, to return to pro ball, Ray persuades Eve that the new home’s shimmering backyard swimming pool will be fun for the kids and provide physical therapy for him. But a dark secret in the home’s past will unleash a malevolent force that will drag the family under, into the depths of inescapable terror.

You can now watch Night Swim at home, pair it with our pool water punch recipe.

William Brown (Jonah Ray Rodrigues), a neurotic, self-absorbed musician determined to finish his prog-rock magnum opus, faces a creative roadblock in the form of a noisy and grotesque neighbor named Vlad (Alex Winter). Finally working up the nerve to demand that Vlad keep it down, William inadvertently decapitates him.

But, while attempting to cover up one murder, William’s accidental reign of terror causes victims to pile up and become undead corpses who torment and create more bloody detours on his road to prog-rock Valhalla.

Destroy All Neighbors is a twisted splatter-comedy about a deranged journey of self-discovery full of goopy practical FX, a well-known ensemble cast, and LOTS of blood.

Stream Destroy All Neighbors exclusively on Shudder January 12.

Ok, this one isn't a movie, but it absolutely needs to be on your radar. There's a reason folks are already raving about the fourth season of True Detective and widely calling it the best season since the first. Issa López takes the helm as writer and director and steers us into the arctic for a horror story that masterfully fits into the world of True Detective, while also making it wholly her own.

Jodie Foster and Kali Reis star as local law enforcement officials at odds with one another, and pretty much everything and everyone around them. With nods to snowy classics like The Thing, López crafts a mystery in the dark, and trust me when I say this season is an absolute feast for horror fans.

True Detective: Night Country premieres on HBO Max and is also streaming on Max Sunday, January 14 at 9 p.m. ET and PT. Stay tuned for our cast interviews from the True Detective red carpet premiere.

The legendary director gets the documentary treatment. What's special about this is that Argento himself takes part in the film, along with an impressive list of interviewees includes Asia Argento, Fiore Argento, Nicolas Winding Refn, Gaspar Noè, Guillermo Del Toro, Michel Savia and Lamberto Bava. Here's the official synopsis:

“In the secluded ambiance of hotel rooms, Dario Argento crafted his greatest cinematic creations, seeking solace from the outside world to delve into his nightmares.

Now, he finds himself in a hotel room to return to the very setting that ignited his creative fervor to conclude his latest script and participate in an intimate interview, all while being followed by a film crew documenting his life for a movie about his illustrious career.”

Dario Argento Panico is streaming on Shudder February 2

Diablo Cody penned this neon horror-comedy set in the '80s, starring Freaky's Kathryn Newton and Riverdale's Cole Sprouse, and we are pretty fuckin excited about it. Nothing says Valentine's Day plans like a little teenage necromancy.

Liza Soberano, Henry Eikenberry, Joe Chrest and Carla Gugino round out this stellar coming of RAGE love story about a misunderstood teenager and her high school crush, who happens to be a handsome corpse.

After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness… and a few missing body parts along the way.

Watch the Lisa Frankenstein trailer, and check out our interview with costume designer Meagan McLaughlin and our sit-down interview with Lisa Frankenstein stars Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse.

Lisa Frankenstein is now available to watch at home on Digital and is coming to Blu-ray on April 9.

A small boat reaches the shores of a raw and desolate landscape. A group of six have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving, desperate, and living 45,000 years ago.

First they must find shelter, and they strike out across the tundra wastes towards the distant mountains that promise the abundant caves they need to survive. But when night falls, anticipation turns to fear and doubt as they realize they are not alone.

Terrifying sounds suggest something monstrous at large in this landscape, something that could kill or steal them away. As relationships in the group fracture, the determination of one young woman reveals the terrible actions taken to survive.

Skeletons In The Closet is streaming on Shudder February 9

Directed by Robert Morgan (who co-wrote the screenplay with Robin King), Stopmotion revolves around a stop-motion animator by the name of Ella whose latest project might just be driving her to the brink of madness.

We caught this one at Fantastic Fest and it is gorgeous and grotesque, and we can't wait for you all to see it!

Stopmotion is in theaters February 23 and VOD March 15.

Official synopsis: In the near future, war and corruption have plagued America and turned it into a theocratic police state. Against the oppression, ordinary citizens have formed a group called The Resistance.

One such member, Alegre Dyer, breaks out of political prison and reunites with her husband Ron and daughter Daria. On the run from the militia, the family takes shelter in a remote safe house.

But their journey is far from over, as the house’s dark past begins to eat away at Ron, and his earnest desire to keep his family safe is overtaken by something much more sinister.

History Of Evil is streaming on Shudder February 23.

A ferocious teddy bear and perhaps an army of evil imaginary friends? We're in. When Jessica moves back into her childhood home with her family, her youngest stepdaughter Alice develops an eerie attachment to a stuffed bear named Chauncey she finds in the basement.

Alice's games with Chauncey become increasingly sinister, and Jessica intervenes only to realize Chauncey is much more than the stuffed toy bear she believed him to be.

Imaginary stars DeWanda Wise (who's also onboard as a producer), Tom Payne, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, Veronica Falcon, and Betty Buckley. In case you missed it, here's our Instagram Live Q&A with Imaginary star DeWanda Wise.

Wadlow (who previously helmed Cry Wolf and The Curse of Bridge Hollow) directs from a script he co-wrote with Greg Erb and Jason Oremland.

Imaginary is now available to watch at home on VOD.

Late Night with the Devil has been an incredibly popular film on the fest circuit.

We’ve been tracking this one for a bit, in no small part because filmmakers Cameron and Colin Cairnes (100 Bloody Acres) claim to have gotten the idea to cast Dastmalchian after reading his love letter to late-night horror hosts in issue #11 of FANGORIA.

The film finds 1970s talk show host Jack Delroy (David Dastmalchian) on his last legs, wrung out by personal tragedy and in need of a ratings win.

His plan to feature as a guest a young girl who is allegedly possessed seems like a Halloween night layup… until the cameras roll and all hell literally breaks loose.

Late Night With The Devil is in theaters March 22 and streaming on Shudder April 19.

The Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire cast is, as you may have already heard, sprawling, and includes Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Paul Rudd, Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, James Acaster, Emily Alyn Lind, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Celeste O'Connor, Logan Kim, Annie Potts, and - last, but certainly not least - the great Carrie Coon.

The film centers on the Spengler family as they return to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level.

But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is in theaters March 22.

Originally slated for an April release, Neon just picked this one up and announced a theatrical release date of March 22. Produced by and starring Sydney Sweeney as Cecilia, a woman of devout faith.

Cecilia is warmly welcomed to the picture-perfect Italian countryside, where she is offered a new role at an illustrious convent.

But it becomes clear to Cecilia that her new home harbors dark and horrifying secrets.

Check out Immaculate star and producer Syndey Sweeney's favorite horror movies, and go behind the scenes with the filmmakers.

Official synopsis: An isolated man living at the back of a desolate caravan park is visited by a desperate young woman seeking shelter from a violent storm.

As the savage storm worsens, these solitary souls begin to feel threatened – but who should really be afraid?

You can find You'll Never Find Me streaming on Shudder March 22

Regardless of how you pronounce it, Godzilla x Kong is gonna' rule. Serving as a sequel to 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong, but this time the two iconic monsters are no longer at odds with one another.

"Pitting the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own.

The epic new film will delve further into the histories of these Titans, their origins, and the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.”

When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.

Directed by Arkasha Stevenson, the current plot synopsis doesn't give much away, but if this is a prequel to The Omen and the story revolves around a young woman attempting to stop "the birth of evil incarnate," we can probably extrapolate out some assumptions about how The First Omen plays out.

Check out our interview with the filmmakers to find out why The First Omen had to battle an NC-17 rating.

Initially, we didn't have much information on the upcoming Baghead, aside from a cool trailer and a January 26 UK release date. We finally have domestic release info and a proper synopsis! Night Swim director Bryce McGuire is one of the writers on this one, which follows a young woman who inherits a run-down pub and discovers a dark secret within its basement. Check out the full synopsis below, and keep an eye out for our Baghead-inspired Cursed Currywurst recipe to pair with your viewing.

Following the death of her estranged father (Peter Mullan), Iris (Freya Allan) learns she has inherited a run-down, centuries-old pub. She travels to Berlin to identify her father’s body and meet with The Solicitor (Ned Dennehy) to discuss the estate. When the deed is signed, becomes inextricably tied to an unspeakable entity that resides in the pub’s basement–Baghead–a shape-shifting creature that can transform into the dead.

Two thousand in cash for two minutes with the creature is all it takes for desperate loved ones to ease their grief. Iris is tempted to exploit the creature’s powers and help desperate people for a price. But she soon discovers breaking the two-minute rule can have terrifying consequences.

Baghead will be streaming on Shudder and AMC+ April 5.

A spider movie with practical effects created by 5-time Academy Award Winner Wētā Workshop!? Our skin is crawling and we are screaming in a combo of terror and absolute delight. Here's a brief synopsis:

“After raising an unnervingly talented spider in secret, 12-year-old Charlotte must face the facts about her pet—and fight for her family’s survival—when the once-charming creature rapidly transforms into a giant, flesh-eating monster.”

If you're into spider horror, watch the Sting trailer and catch Sting in theaters April 12.

Nicolas Cage comes back to save the day - and his children - from ferocious creatures at their remote (of course) farmhouse. Arcadian recently had its world premiere at SXSW and will be hitting theaters in April.

Watch Nic Cage battle monsters in the Arcadian trailer.

Update: We finally have a title for what we've been referring to as Radio Silence Untitled Monster Movie. And as catchy as that is, we sure are glad to get both a title and a trailer for Abigail.

The mystery plot is finally revealed, and we are getting a child vampire ballerina. Back in May, we shared a tad bit more info as to what the plot might be, "Plot details are being kept in the trunk of a car, but the project was at one point titled Dracula’s Daughter. That project centered on a group of kidnappers who abduct a band of young people, one of whom ends up being the titular character. Woe then betides the kidnappers."

Now we have the official synopsis:

After a group of would-be criminals kidnap the 12-year-old ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, all they have to do to collect a $50 million ransom is watch the girl overnight. In an isolated mansion, the captors start to dwindle, one by one, and they discover, to their mounting horror, that they’re locked inside with no normal little girl. 

Hell yeah, we can't wait! Abigail is in theaters April 19 and on our FANGORIA #23 newsstand cover.

This French creepy-crawly flick focuses on an invasion of venomous spiders, forcing residents of a suburban building to find a way out.

Trapped in a building? Bad. Trapped in a building with spiders? Quadruple bad.

Infested is streaming on Shudder April 26.

Sam Raimi and Roy Lee are on board as producers for this wild action-packed, blood-soaked fest. Bill Skarsgård is a bonafide action star in this  comic adaptation directed by Moritz Mohr.

Skarsgård stars as "Boy" who vows revenge after his family is murdered by Hilda Van Der Koy (Janssen), the deranged matriarch of a corrupt post-apocalyptic dynasty that left the boy orphaned, deaf and voiceless. Driven by his inner voice, one which he co-opted from his favorite childhood video game, Boy trains with a mysterious shaman (Ruhian) to become an instrument of death and is set loose on the eve of the annual culling of dissidents. Bedlam ensues as Boy commits bloody martial arts mayhem, inciting a wrath of carnage and blood-letting. As he tries to get his bearings in this delirious realm, Boy soon falls in with a desperate resistance group, all the while bickering with the apparent ghost of his rebellious little sister.

Starring Bill Skarsgård, Jessica Rothe, Michelle Dockery, Brett Gelman,
Isaiah Mustafa, Yayan Ruhian, with Andrew Koji, Sharlto Copley and Famke Janssen, with the voice of "Boy" Narrated by H. Jon Benjamin. Check out our interview with BoyKills World director Moritz Mohr.

Since premiering at Sundance earlier this year, Jane Schoenbrun's I Saw The TV Glow has been racking up rave reviews. With a stacked cast including Justice Smith (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, The Voyeurs), Brigette Lundy-Paine (Atypical), Ian Foreman (Let The Right One In), Helena Howard (Madeline's Madeline), Danielle Deadwyler (Till) and Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst.

The story follows teenager Owen, just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.

Featuring original music composed by singer-songwriter Alex G (who also worked on World's Fair), indie rock artist Lindsey Jordan (Snail Mail), Yeule, Haley Dahl’s Sloppy Jane (featuring Phoebe Bridgers), King Woman and Caroline Polachek. Watch the I Saw The TV Glow trailer for a peek at the "heavy musical component."

Emma Stone and Dave McCary's production banner Fruit Tree is on board alongside A24. With such a ridiculously wonderful amount of talent attached to this one, we can't wait to find out what Jane Schoenbrun has in store for us.

I Saw The TV Glow will have a limited theatrical release May 3, and in theaters nationally May 17. As of June 14 I Saw The TV Glow is also available on VOD.

Formerly titled Horrorscope, Tarot follows a group of friends who recklessly violate the sacred rule of Tarot readings – never use someone else’s deck. In the wake of broken rules, consequences follow, this time in the form of unleashing an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards.

One by one, they come face to face with fate and end up in a race against death to escape the future foretold in their readings. Starring Harriet Slater, Adain Bradley, Avantika, and Jacob Batalon

Tarot will be in theaters May 10.

Wouldn't you know it, mere hours after publishing this list, we get to move Renny Harlin's The Strangers from TBD to a solid May 17 release date!

It's a game of survival when a couple, played by Madelaine Petsch (Riverdale) & Gabriel Basso (The Night Agent), have to survive the night while being terrorized by masked strangers in a remote Airbnb in Oregon.

Read our interview with director Renny Harlin. Co-starring Richard Brake (Doom, Kingsman: The Secret Service).

It's a slasher ride along! Tag along with the rotting corpse of Johnny as he stalks his way through the woods. Take a look at the official synopsis and trailer below. In A Violent Nature is coming to theaters May 31.

When a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower in the woods that entombs the rotting corpse of Johnny, a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year old crime, his body is resurrected and becomes hellbent on retrieving it. The undead golem hones in on the group of vacationing teens responsible for the theft and proceeds to methodically slaughter them one by one in his mission to get it back – along with anyone in his way.

In a tale of lies, deceit, and really, really good meals in a gorgeous Latin American villa, what could possibly go wrong? Here's the official What You Wish For synopsis.

Ryan (Nick Stahl) is a talented, down-on-his-luck chef with crushing gambling problems. Circumstances being what they are, he leaves town in a hurry for the safe haven of an unnamed Latin American country where his friend Jack (Brian Groh), a more prestigious chef with his own unique troubles, welcomes him into his home.

Ryan has no idea how Jack’s able to afford his extravagant lifestyle cooking for the elite in paradise; he doesn’t want to feel envious, yet he can’t help but want this life for himself as well. Soon, a grim twist of fate will give that to him. Ryan assumes his friend’s identity and soon discovers just what Jack’s been doing to maintain the lifestyle he so desperately craved.

Craving more? Watch the What You Wish For Trailer right here. In theaters and VOD May 31.

Marking Ishana Shyamalan’s feature directorial debut, the film follows a young woman (Dakota Fanning) who becomes trapped with three strangers in a shelter deep within a forest in Ireland where the group must fight off mysterious creatures every night in order to survive.

Also starring Barbarian's Georgina Campbell and Olwen Fouéré (The Northman). Watch The Watchers trailer.

Handling The Undead is a deep meditation on grief and the aftermath of loss. While this isn't a straight-up horror film per se, there are some great horror moments, and the overall premise of the movie is about the most horrific thing that exists — the loss of a loved one. If you want to get into existential dread, this one's for you.

On a hot summer day in Oslo, the dead mysteriously awaken, and three families are thrown into chaos when their deceased loved ones come back to them. Who are they, and what do they want? A family is faced with the mother’s reawakening before they have even mourned her death after a car accident; an elderly woman gets the love of her life back the same day she has buried her; a grandfather rescues his grandchild from the gravesite in a desperate attempt to get his daughter out of her depression.

Described as "a drama with elements of horror," the story follows three families and centers on grief and loss, but it's about hope and understanding what we can’t comprehend or control.

Directed by Thea Hvistendahl and written by John Ajvide in collaboration with Thea Hvistendahl. Handling The Undead is exclusively at the IFC Center in New York on May 31, expanding in Select Cities on June 7.

Russell Crowe is doing some more exorcisms, and we have the trailer to prove it. Produced by Scream's Kevin Williamson, Crowe stars as an actor shooting a supernatural horror movie. Here's the synopsis:

Academy Award-winner Russell Crowe stars as Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Ryan Simpkins), wonders if he's slipping back into his past addictions or if there's something more sinister at play. The film also stars Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg and David Hyde Pierce.

Written and directed by Joshua John Miller, who also wrote the modern horror classic The Final Girls, and starred as the obnoxious younger brother in Teen Witch and as Homer in Near Dark. The Exorcism is in theaters June 21st.

This German horror film takes place in 1750 Austria and centers on a deeply religious woman named Agnes who has just married her beloved. Her mind and heart soon grow heavy as her life becomes a long list of chores and expectations.

Day after day, she is increasingly trapped in a murky and lonely path leading to evil thoughts, until the possibility of committing a shocking act of violence seems like the only way out of her inner prison. Giving a voice to the invisible and unheard women of the rural past, The Devil’s Bath is based on historical court records about a shocking, hitherto unexplored chapter of European history.

Streaming on Shudder June 28.

Fans of the Quiet Place universe can (silently) celebrate because the prequel is almost here! Some new faces we'll be seeing include Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, Djimon Hounsou and Denis O’Hare.

The franchise spinoff is written and directed by Michael Sarnoski (Pig), and deviates from the Abbott family story. Krasinski shared with Deadline that the prequel will follow Nyong’o's character in New York and “takes us back to where it all began.”

The third installment of Ti West’s bloody horror trilogy follows Maxine, who was the only survivor of the bloody incidents of X, as she continues her journey towards fame as an actress in 1980s Los Angeles. Starring Mia Goth, Giancarlo Esposito, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin Bacon, Halsey, Lily Collins, and Bobby Cannavale. Here's the official synopsis:

In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.

The Maxxxine trailer gives us a peek at '80s Hollywood fact blended with fiction as we learn the Nightstalker is on the loose. Watch the Maxxxine trailer right here. 

Take a peek at our experience on the official Maxxxine Hollywood tour, and catch Maxxxine in theaters July 5.

A serial killer case leads an investigation to uncover an occult organization, but the lead detective might be connected to this case more than he could ever realize.

Starring Nicolas Cage, Alicia Witt and Maika Monroe. The Longlegs marketing campaign has been mighty mysterious, with a string of teasers featuring no title unless viewers deciphered a code.

We finally have a blatant Longlegs trailer, and our curiosity only continues to bubble over.

A quick personal anecdote on this one: I started this movie late one night, and very quickly decided I needed to wait and try again in the morning because it was creeping me the hell out. That is to say, I very much enjoyed it.

When Dani is brutally murdered at the remote country house that she and her husband Ted are renovating, everyone suspects a patient from the local mental health institution, where Ted is a doctor.

However, soon after the tragic killing, the suspect is found dead. A year later, Dani’s blind twin sister Darcy, a self-proclaimed psychic and collector of cursed items, pays an unexpected visit to Ted and his new girlfriend, Yana. Convinced that there was more to her sister's murder than people know, Darcy has brought with her the most dangerous items from her cursed collection to help her exact revenge.

Winner of the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival - Midnighter Audience Award and 2024 Overlook Film Festival - Audience Award for Best Feature.

Oddity  is in theaters July 19.