2026 Horror Movie Release List
- Pumpkinhead
- 4 days ago
- 11 min read
Updated: 3 days ago
Horror movies we expect to release in 2026.
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🟢Completed This film has completed filming, re-shoots, and editing. |
🟢Post-Production This film has completed filming but is in the editing stage. |
🟢In production This film has a production company, it is location scouting, it is casting, and may even be filming. |
🟡Pre-Production This film is not financed, does not have a production company, and may not even have a director yet. |
🔴In Development This film is still just a screenplay, typically writers and/or a director are refining the screenplay, trying to find financing and/or a production company, and may even be trying to attract the interest of a star lead actor. |
We Bury The Dead
(January 2, 2026)
Zombies • Horror • Splatter
'We bury The Dead' movie plot summary: "After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don't just rise - they hunt. Ava searches for her missing husband, but what she finds is far more terrifying."
Theatrical Release
Primate
(January 9, 2026)
Animal • Horror • Splatter
'Primate' Plot Summary: Home from college, Lucy reunites with family including her pet chimpanzee Ben. At a pool party, something is not right with Ben, his behaviour turns aggressive and suddenly Lucy and her friends are trying to survive the vicious attack of this chimpanzee.
Theatrical Release
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
(January 16, 2026)
Sequel • Horror • Zombies
'28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' Plot Summary: As Spike is inducted into Jimmy Crystal's gang on the mainland, Dr. Kelson makes a discovery that could alter the world.
Theatrical Release
Night Patrol
(January 16, 2026)
Vampires • Horror • Metaphor
'Night Patrol' movie plot summary: "An LAPD officer must put aside his differences with the area's street gangs when he discovers a local police task force is harboring a horrific secret that endangers the residents of the housing projects he grew up in."
Theatrical Release
A Useful Ghost
(January 16, 2026)
Paranormal • Horror • Comedy • Thailand
'A Useful Ghost' movie plot summary: A spirit possesses a vacuum cleaner, causing many consequences.
Theatrical Release
Killer Whale
(January 16, 2026)
Creature Feature • Horror • Survival • Action
'Killer Whale' movie plot summary: Follows best friends Maddie and Trish as they find themselves trapped in a remote lagoon with the dangerous killer whale named Ceto.
Theatrical & Video On Demand Release
Dooba Dooba
(January 23, 2026)
Found Footage • Paranormal • Horror
'Dooba Dooba' Plot Summary: In-home security cameras watch as an awkward sixteen year old girl terrorizes her well meaning babysitter.
Video On Demand Release
Return To Silent Hill
(January 23, 2026)
Mystery • Paranormal • Horror
'Return To Silent hill' Plot Summary: When a man receives a mysterious letter from his lost love, he is drawn to Silent Hill, a once familiar town now consumed by darkness.
Theatrical Release
Mother Of Flies
(January 23, 2026)
Witchcraft• Folklore • Horror
'Mother Of Flies ' Plot Summary: When a young woman faces a deadly diagnosis, she seeks dark magic from a witch in the woods... but every cure has costs.
Streaming Release: Shudder
Send Help
(January 30, 2026)
Comedy • Horror • Thriller
'Send Help' Plot Summary: Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.
Theatrical Release
Iron Lung
(January 30, 2026)
Horror • Sci-fi • Apocalypse • Aliens
'Iron Lung' Plot Summary: In a post-apocalyptic future after "The Quiet Rapture" event, a convict explores a blood ocean on a desolate moon using a submarine called the "Iron Lung" to search for missing stars/planets.
Theatrical Release
Whistle
(February 6, 2026)
Paranormal • Horror • Folktale
'Whistle' plot summary: "A group of misfit high school students stumble upon an ancient Aztec death whistle. They find that when they blow the whistle, the terrifying sound it emits will invoke their future deaths to hunt them down. As the body count rises, the friends investigate the origins of the deadly artifact in a desperate effort to stop the horrifying chain of events that they have set in motion."
Theatrical Release
Psycho Killer
(February 20)
Horror • Slasher • Psychological
'Psycho Killer' Plot Summary: A police officer tracks a killer after her husband, a highway patrolman, becomes one of his victims.
Theatrical Release
The Strangers: Chapter 3
(February 6)
Horror • Thriller • Home Invasion • Sequel
'The Strangers: Chapter 3' Plot Summary: In the "Strangers" finale, survivors face new threats from masked strangers. Secrets emerge, jeopardizing their lives as the line between reality and peril blurs in their battle for survival.
Theatrical Release
Dracula
(February 6)
Horror • Vampires • Remake • Romance
'Dracula' Plot Summary: When a 15th-century prince denounces God after the loss of his wife he inherits an eternal curse: he becomes Dracula. Condemned to wander the centuries, he defies fate and death, guided by a single hope - to be reunited with his lost love.
Theatrical Release
Scream 7
(February 27)
Horror • Slasher • Sequel • Comedy
'Scream 7' Plot Summary: When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target.
Theatrical Release
The Bride!
(March 6, 2026)
Monster• Horror• Musical
'The Bride!' Plot Summary: In 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein asks Dr. Euphronius to help create a companion. They give life to a murdered woman as the Bride, sparking romance, police interest, and radical social change.
Theatrical Release
Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come
(April 10, 2026)
Sequel • Thriller • Horror • Comedy
'Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come' Plot Summary: After surviving one deadly game, Grace and her sister Faith must now outrun four rival families competing for a powerful throne - winner takes all.
Theatrical Release
The Mummy
(April 17, 2026)
Horror • Mummies • Remake
'Lee Cronin's The Mummy' Plot Summary: The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace-eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.
Theatrical Release
Within
(April 30, 2026)
Paranormal • Horror • Mystery
'Within' Plot Summary: In 1974 LA suburbs, a single mom faces violent attacks by an invisible entity. When no one believes her, she seeks help from paranormal investigators, sparking a notorious documented supernatural case.
Theatrical Release
Deep Water
(May 1, 2026)
Creature Feature • Horror • Survival
'Deep Water' Plot Summary: A group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their differences if they hope to escape their sinking plane and the frenzy of sharks drawn to the wreckage.
Obsession
(May 15, 2026)
Horror • Paranormal • Psychological
'Obsession' Plot Summary: After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
Theatrical Release
Evil Dead Burn
(July 24, 2026)
Paranormal • Horror • Splatter
No plot summary currently available yet.
🟢In production
Flowervale Street
(August 14, 2026)
Horror • Mystery • Dinosaurs
'Flowervale Street' Plot Summary: A family in the 80s start to notice bizarre happenings in their neighborhood.
Directed by David Robert Mitchell, known for It Follows (2014), he also directing the sequel 'They Follow' (2026).
🟢Post-Production
Insidious 6: The Bleeding World
(August 21, 2026)
Paranormal• Horror• Spin-off
No plot summary currently available yet.
Directed by rookie Jacob Chase, known for 'Come Play' (2020).
🟢Post-Production
Resident Evil
(September 18, 2026)
Horror • Zombie • Remake
'Resident Evil' Plot Summary: Described as a reboot that won't retell a story from the game series, but will return to the franchise's suspense/horror roots and be more faithful to the spirit of the early games. The film will attempt to capture “the moment that comes in every Resident Evil game where you find yourself standing in the mouth of a dark passageway with one shot left in the gun, and you know something horrible is waiting for you in that darkness – that awful moment where you have to will yourself forward.” The film will “follow one central protagonist from point A to point B, as they descend deeper into hell.”
🟢In production
Clayface
(Septmeber 11, 2026)
Horror • Supernatural • Remake
'Clayface' Plot Summary: A shape-shifting creature made of magical clay haunts Gotham City, alternating between villain and ally of Batman. Multiple tragic figures have taken on the Clayface mantle over the years.
Directed by James Watkins, known for 'Eden Lake' (2008), 'Speak No Evil' (2024), and 'The Woman In Black' (2012).
Other Mommy
(October 9, 2026)
Horror • Paranormal •
'Other Mommy' Plot Summary: Bela, an 8-year-old girl living in a home with marital problems, confronts a sinister entity that comes out of her closet. The presence, whom she calls "Other Mommy," becomes increasingly threatening to her and her family.
🟢Post-Production
Violent Night 2
(December 4, 2026)
Horror•Christmas•Comedy•Sequel•Action
'Violent Night 2' Plot Summary: Stranded in a crumbling New Jersey mall and cut off from the North Pole, Santa Claus is trapped dishing out violent justice to a ruthless Crime Lord and his henchmen overrunning the town's mall.
Directed by Tommy Wirkola, known for 'Violent Night' (2022),'Hansel & Gretel: Witch hunters' (2013) and 'Dead Snow' (2009).
🟡Pre-Production
Werwulf
(December 25, 2026)
Horror • Werewolves • Folklore
'Werwulf' Plot Summary: In medieval Britain, a mysterious creature stalks the foggy countryside, transforming local folklore into terrifying reality as villagers face an ancient supernatural threat.
Directed by Robert Eggers, known for 'Nosferatu' (2024), 'The Witch' (2015), and 'The Lighthouse' (2019).
🟡Pre-Production
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Titan
(Unknown Date 2026)
Horror • Action • Creature Feature
'Titan' Plot Summary: A team of doctors embark on a local mission in the Amazon rainforest, but it soon becomes clear that not everybody - or everything - is happy to see them. Their sudden appearance draws the attention of an animal predator, the "Boiúna".
Directed by Mike P. Nelson, known for 'Silent Night, Deadly Night' (2025), 'Wrong Turn' (2021), and 'The Domestics' (2017).
🟢Post-Production
The Holy Boy
(Unknown Date 2026)
Horror • Psychological• Cults • Italian
'The Holy Boy' Plot Summary: In Italy's happiest village, a haunted teacher discovers dark secret behind weekly gatherings where locals seek healing from a teenage boy's embrace. His quest to save the youth reveals the sinister nature of a community hiding behind joy.
🟢Completed
This Is Not A Test
(Unknown date 2026)
Horror • Zombies • Thriller
'This Is Not A Test' Plot Summary: Follows Sloane and four other students who take shelter in their high school during a zombie outbreak.
🟢Completed
Fatal Frame
(Unknown date 2027)
Horror • Paranormal • Folklore
'Fatal Frame' Plot Summary: At a school in Japan, terrifying supernatural incidents take place. Based on the paranormal survival video game Fatal Frame (aka Zero or Project Zero), wherein players battle spirits from Japanese folklore using a camera obscura.
🟡Pre-Production
Onslaught
(Unknown date 2026)
Action • Horror • Thriller
'Onslaught' Plot Summary: A mother living in a trailer park uses her skills to protect her loved ones from a threat that escaped a secret military base, while mercenaries try to contain it.
🟢Post-Production
Soulm8te
(Unknown date 2026)
Robot • Thriller • Spin-off
'Soulm8te' Plot Summary: A man acquires an Artificially Intelligent android to cope with the loss of his recently deceased wife. In an attempt to create a truly sentient partner, he inadvertently turns a harmless lovebot into a deadly soulmate.
🟢Post-Production
Dreamquil
(Unknown date 2026)
Horror • Mystery • Thriller
'Dreamquil' Plot Summary: A woman embarks on a virtual wellness retreat in order to get her life back on track - but with nightmarish consequences.
🟢Post-Production
Orphans
(Late, 2026)
Horror • Slasher • Sequel
'Orphans' Plot Summary: A ruthless con artist targets a wealthy European household, but her calculated scheme hits an unexpected snag when someone discovers her dark past and vows to expose her true identity.
🟢In production
October
(Unknown date 2026)
Horror • Action • Thriller
'October' Plot Summary: A fugitive thriller set during Halloween.
🟢In production
Saccharine
(Unknown date 2026)
Horror • Paranormal •
'Saccharine' Plot Summary: Hana, a lovelorn medical student, becomes terrorized by a hungry ghost after taking part in an obscure weight loss craze: eating human ashes.
🟢post-production
Saw XI
(Unknown date 2026)
Horror • Torture Porn • Clown
The 11th film in this seemingly unstoppable franchise that has been pumping out sequels for more than 20 years now.
There currently is no director pegged to helm this production, but we expect it to be Kevin Greutert due to his success with the previous sequel.
So far we know it will feature Costas Mandylor and Tobin Bell.
🟡Pre-Production
Night Comes
(Unknown Date 2026)
Apocalypse • Horror •
'Night Comes' Plot Summary: Throughout recorded history, entire civilizations have mysteriously disappeared. For two sisters living in the modern day aftermath, daylight is their only refuge.
🟢Post-Production
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