Between Obsession and Backrooms, we’re having a heck of a great summer for horror already. And, there’s more to come. From new installments for Evil Dead, Insidious and Resident Evil coming very soon to original flicks from Mike Flanagan and Robert Eggers, there are tons of reasons the 2026 movie schedule (and beyond) will be keeping us up at night.
I’ve rounded up a mostly comprehensive list of all the slashers, serial killer thrillers, psychological chillers, creature features, sci-fi freakshows, and whatever else today’s horror filmmakers are throwing at us. Will any of the releases listed below eventually make our list of the best horror movies ever? Let’s take a look at all the worthy contenders on the way.
Evil Dead Burn - July 10, 2026
Cast & Director: Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright, Victory Ndukwe, Sébastien Vanicek (Writer/Director)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s Evil Dead Burn About? Based on what we know about Evil Dead Burn, the filmmaker has said he wants to “make a mean film” that “leaves you feeling exhausted” with this Evil Dead movie. And, we just got the first look at it on YouTube that takes your right into the film’s thrills. We know that it follows a woman who goes to spend time with her in-laws after the loss of her husband. When they are turned into Deadites, the getaway turns hellish.
Why We’re Excited: Right now we’re most intrigued by what the title means and how its French director will forward this long-running franchise.
Watch While Waiting: Vermines (2023), other Evil Dead movies
Her Private Hell - July 24, 2026
Cast & Director: Sophie Thatcher, Charles Melton, Havana Rose Liu, Diego Calva, Shioli Kutsuna, Aoi Yamada, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Nicolas Winding Refn (Writer/Director)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s Her Private Hell About? Her Private Hell takes us on a journey with Elle as she looks for her father after a mysterious mist that engulfs her city. Along the way, she meets an American GI who's on a mission to rescue his daughter from Hell.
Why We’re Excited: Ever since Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn famously made Drive, we really sat up and paid attention. His films are usually weird (complimentary) and full of style, so we’re ready to follow him to Hell.
Watch While Waiting: The Neon Demon, Companion
Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma - August 7, 2026
Cast & Director: Hannah Einbinder, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Fix, Arthur Conti, Eva Victor, Zach Cherry, Sarah Sherman Jasmin Savoy Brown, Quintessa Swindell, Kevin McDonald, Jack Haven, Jane Schoenbrun (Writer/Director)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma About? This one follows a queer filmmaker (Einbinder), who is hired to remake a classic slasher franchise akin to Friday the 13th. When she becomes obsessed with casting the final girl of the original movie (Anderson), “a whole new kind of slasher emerges,” per Deadline.
Why We’re Excited: I Saw The TV Glow proved Jane Schoenbrun is one of the most original and inventive horror filmmakers working right now, so of course we’re interested in their latest.
Watch While Waiting: I Saw The TV Glow, We're All Going to the World's Fair
Insidious: Out Of The Further - August 21, 2026
Cast & Director: Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Lin Shaye, Sam Spruell, Laura Gordon, Jacob Chase (Director)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s Insidious 6 About? Rather than the sixth Insidious movie being a continuation, this will be a spinoff. Per Deadline, Insidious: Out Of The Further follows a young mother raising her daughter in the same house she grew up in when she learns she can travel into The Further.
Why We’re Excited: Following 2018’s lackluster sequel subtitled The Last Key, franchise star Patrick Wilson got behind the camera for 2023’s somewhat better The Red Door. Despite the franchise’s dwindling creative results, Insidious taking a new direction here could be interesting.
Watch While Waiting: The first two Insidious movies, Come Play
Buddy - September 4, 2026
Cast & Director: Keegan-Michael Key, Cristin Milioti, Topher Grace, Michael Shannon, Patton Oswalt, Clint Howard, Casper Kelly (Writer/Director)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s Buddy About? Have you ever been spooked while watching 90s children’s TV? Well, prepare to be… because Buddy is about a group of kids who live in one and are kept there by its tyrannical host, Buddy, who also happens to be a giant bright orange unicorn.
Why We’re Excited: As if the premise doesn’t speak for itself already, we’re ready to see a cast of comedy-forward actors front this horror flick that’s already gotten rave reviews for being “fun”, “weird” and “unhinged”, per Rotten Tomatoes reviews.
Watch While Waiting: Mandy, The Banana Splits Movie
Resident Evil - September 18, 2026
Cast & Director: Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, Paul Walter Hauser, Zach Cregger (Writer/Director)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s Untitled Resident Evil Movie About? The video game adaptation has a medical courier named Bryan (Abrams) finding himself in a survival situation when a zombie outbreak occurs around him. Per the writer/director (via Deadline), it will be “unlike any of the previous films” and a “wild ride.” He’s a big fan of the video games, but at his CinemaCon presentation, Cregger said he’s “not trying to be completely obedient to the lore of the games,” per Bloody Disgusting.
Why We’re Excited: Zach Cregger earned the respect of horror fans with Barbarian, and blew it out of the water with the Oscar-winning horror film of last year, Weapons. Seems like as good of a time as any for him to take on a franchise, and Resident Evil could use a good movie about it.
Watch While Waiting: Weapons, the Resident Evil movies
Victorian Psycho - September 25, 2026
Cast & Director: Maika Monroe, Thomasin McKenzie, Jason Isaacs, Amy De Bhrún, Jacobi Jupe
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s Victorian Psycho About? Based on the novel of the same name by Virginia Feito, this one’s about a governess named Winifred Notty hired to live with the Pounds family. Since this is in a horror movie list, you can probably guess that it’s no Mary Poppins story.
Why We’re Excited: Maika Monroe has become a mainstay in the horror genre, and her opposite Jason Isaacs is going to be a creepy good time.
Watch While Waiting: The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, The Babysitter, Nanny
Other Mommy - October 9, 2026
Cast & Director: Jessica Chastain, Jay Duplass, Dichen Lachman, Rob Savage (Director)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s Other Mommy About? Based on the novel by Bird Box author Josh Malerman, this upcoming horror flick, which was previously titled Incidents Around The House, is about an eight-year-old girl named Bela who becomes haunted by an entity she calls “Other Mommy.”
Why We’re Excited: Other Mommy is produced by the horror geniuses of our time, James Wan and Jason Blum, and the plotline sounds particularly terrifying.
Watch While Waiting: The Sixth Sense, Dust Bunny
Clayface - October 23, 2026
Cast & Director: Tom Rhys Harries, Max Minghella, Naomi Ackie, James Watkins (Director)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s Clayface About? James Gunn’s DC universe recently had a very successful start with Superman, and in 2026 the upcoming Clayface movie hopes to continue the streak with a tale Gunn has described as a “pure fucking horror” film, and just in time for Halloween! Between that and the movie’s script being written by Mike Flanagan, who is very famous in the horror space, it’s going to be a lot of horror fans' most anticipated comic book movie. You can check out the first, very haunting footage.
Why We’re Excited: The pages of DC Comics have had some great storylines that can lend themselves to great horror movies, but we just haven’t seen DC or Marvel fully commit to it yet. That’s what makes Clayface most exciting!
Watch While Waiting: The Thing, Brightburn
Return Of The Living Dead - November 13, 2026
Cast & Director: Devon Sawa, Casimere “Cash” Jollette, Kynlee Heiman, Alexander Ward, Steve Wolsh (Writer/Director)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s Return Of The Living Dead About? Set in a small Pennsylvania town during Christmas time a year and a half after the events of the original movie. It’s described as a “brand-new adventure” that’s not a reboot or remake, per Bloody Disgusting.
Why We’re Excited: This is the first time we’ll see a movie from this franchise in twenty years. After the long break, we’re so interested in what the iconic horror franchise will be like in 2026.
Watch While Waiting: The five Return of the Living Dead movies
Werwulf - December 25, 2026
Cast & Director: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Ineson, Robert Eggers (Writer/Director)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s Werwulf About? After tackling vampires for Nosferatu, Robert Eggers is taking on werewolves next with a movie called Werwulf, which he co-wrote with his The Northman collaborator Sjón. It’s set in 13th-century England and is about a mysterious creature that starts to lurk in its countryside, per The Hollywood Reporter.
Why We’re Excited: We loved Nosferatu, and just about everything Robert Eggers has done so far, so who’s to say his streak of creepy good movies won’t continue here?
Watch While Waiting: Nosferatu, The Lighthouse, The Witch
Pendulum - January 1, 2027
Cast & Director: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Phoebe Dynevor, Jacki Weaver, Norman Reedus, Darren Aronofsky (Producer), Mark Heyman (Writer/Director)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s Pendulum About? It’s about a couple who decide to visit a remote retreat together in New Mexico after sharing a traumatic event. While Patrick (Gordon-Levitt) is skeptical of the practices and starts questioning its leader’s motivations, he watches as his partner falls for them completely.
Why We’re Excited: Mary Heyman famously wrote the script for Black Swan, so we’re definitely curious about his directorial debut.
Watch While Waiting: Black Swan, The Boogeyman
The Third Parent - January 20, 2026
Cast & Director: Rob Lowe, Roselyn Sanchez, Crispin Glover, David Michaels (Writer/Director)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s The Third Parent About: Taking place during the Fourth of July holiday, when an unexpected and disturbing visitor named Tommy Taffy arrives at an all-American family’s celebration and insists on being part of the festivities.
Why We’re Excited: Rob Lowe fronting a horror movie is something we’ve just got to see. Oh, and Back To The Future fans – Crispin Glover is playing Tommy Taffy!
Watch While Waiting: Us, Jaws, The Purge
The Exorcist - March 12, 2027
Cast & Director: Scarlett Johansson, Diane Lane, Jacobi Jupe, Chiwetel Ejifor, Laurence Fishburne, Sasha Calle, John Leguizamo, Rahul Kohli, Hamish Linklater, Carl Lumbly, John Gallagher Jr, Carla Gugino, Samanta Sloyan, Kate Siegel, Mike Flanagan (Writer/Director), Jason Blum (Producer)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s The Exorcist About? Mike Flanagan, who has been a notable name in modern horror in recent years with a number of TV shows and movies, is putting together a huge retelling of The Exorcist with a ton of big names. We don’t have details about his version, but the original novel is about the demonic possession of a 12-year-old girl and the two priests who try to exorcise it out of her.
Why We’re Excited: This cast is actually insane, and Mike Flanagan has a great track record of adapting horror titles in pretty incredible ways.
Watch While Waiting: The Exorcist (1973), Doctor Sleep, The Haunting Of Hill House
The Revenge Of La Llorona - April 9, 2027
Cast & Director: Monica Raymund, Jay Hernandez, Raymond Cruz, Edy Ganem, Santiago Menghini (Director), James Wan (Producer), Gary Dauberman (Producer)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s The Revenge Of La Llorona About? Remember 2019’s The Curse of La Llorona? Well, James Wan is producing a sequel about the vengeful ghost from Hispanic American folklore for the Conjuring Universe.
Why We’re Excited: The first La Llorona may not have impressed critics, but that doesn’t mean the subject isn’t worth revisiting. There’s a lot of depth and chilling horrors to be explored behind the folklore story of a woman who drowned her own children after discovering her husband was unfaithful to her.
Watch While Waiting: The Curse of La Llorona, The Devil’s Backbone
Paranormal Activity 8 - May 21, 2027
Cast & Director: Ian Tuason (Writer/Director), Jason Blum (Producer), James Wan (Producer)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s Paranormal Activity 8 About? Details about this Paranormal Activity haven't been revealed yet, but the long-running franchise is usually a supernatural found-footage horror movie.
Why We’re Excited: After Ian Tuason’s breakout with undertone, which critics have called “effectively spooky” and “designed to give you a panic attack,” it feels like the right filmmaker is behind the new Paranormal Activity.
Watch While Waiting: undertone, the other Paranormal Activity movies
A Quiet Place Part III - July 30, 2027
Cast & Director: John Krasinski (Writer/Director)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s A Quiet Place Part III About? It’s too early to know many details about A Quiet Place Part III, but it’s expected to complete the trilogy about the Abbott family as they navigate a terrifying apocalypse together. In March, it was revealed that Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe will officially return, along with Sinners’ Jack O’Connell, Jason Clarke and Katy O’Brian joining the franchise, per Variety.
Why We’re Excited: Each of the Quiet Place movies have been really solid horror movies so far, that have us on the edge of our seat – especially for the use and lack of sound, and we look forward to what Krasinski is cooking up for the alleged finale.
Watch While Waiting: The other A Quiet Place movies
The Conjuring: First Communion - September 10, 2027
Cast & Director: Rodrigue Huart (Director), Ian Goldberg & Richard Naing (Writers)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s The Conjuring: First Communion About? This is a The Conjuring prequel about the early years of Ed and Lorraine Warren.
Why We’re Excited: While we’re going to miss Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga’s take on the paranormal investigators, it’ll be interesting to see a new era of their lives.
Watch While Waiting: the other Conjuring movies
Gremlins 3 - November 19, 2027
Cast & Director: Chris Columbus (Director)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s Gremlins 3 About? The plot details for Gremlins 3 haven't yet been revealed. The original movie is about a young man who receives a pet (called a Mogwai) who he names Gizmo, who comes with three rules: keep him away from bright light, do not let it come into contact with water, and never let it eat after midnight. When one of the rules is broken, Gizmo starts multiplying into destructive little guys, and Billy must try to stop them from destroying his town.
Why We’re Excited: Another Gremlins movie has long been talked about, and we can’t wait to see it finally come to pass. Plus, Steven Spielberg as a producer is always a good sign.
Watch While Waiting: The other Gremlins movies
Untitled Longlegs Spinoff - January 14, 2028
Cast & Director: Nicolas Cage, Osgood Perkins (Writer/Director)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s The Longlegs Spinoff About? We don’t know much about this one yet, but per The Hollywood Reporter, this is not a sequel but rather something “set in the Longlegs universe”.
Why We’re Excited: Cage gave a very memorable performance as Satanic serial killer, Longlegs, and it definitely feels like the creepy character could be explored further.
Watch While Waiting: Longlegs
Evil Dead Wrath - April 7, 2028
Cast & Director: Charlotte Hope, Jessica McNamee, Zach Gilford, Josh Helman, Ella Newton, Sam Raimi (Producer), Francis Galluppi (Writer/Director)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s Evil Dead Wrath About? This is a prequel to the original Evil Dead movie that takes place in 1972 – predating anything we’ve seen from the franchise thus far. Its protagonist will be a French woman who’s stuck in an abusive marriage in America, per Deadline.
Why We’re Excited: Evil Dead is an interesting moment right now, and we’re curious about how this prequel will take things in different directions.
Watch While Waiting: The other Evil Dead movies, The Last Stop in Yuma County
Final Destination 7 - May 12, 2028
Cast & Director: Lori Evans Taylor (Writer), Michael Blanchart (Director)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s Final Destination 7 About? No plot details yet on this one, but it follows the franchise’s revival in 2025 with Final Destination: Bloodlines.
Why We’re Excited: There’s a nice mix of old blood and new blood in this sequel to keep the Final Destination sequel fresh.
Watch While Waiting: The other Final Destination movies, Bed Rest
Gladys - September 8, 2028
Cast & Director: Amy Madigan, Zach Cregger (Writer/Director)
How to see it: In Theaters
What’s Gladys About? When Zach Cregger was initially making Weapons, he had a chapter for Gladys that he cut. Since the movie became a big hit, Cregger decided he’ll explore her character through her own spinoff movie. Warner Bros recently nailed down the release date for 2028, per Variety.
Why We’re Excited: Weapons was one of the best horror movies we’ve seen recently, and even led Amy Madigan to win an Oscar for the role. Since there wasn’t much about Glady’s origin story, and who she is, we’re so interested in what we’ll learn about her.
Watch While Waiting: Weapons, Barbarian
Upcoming Horror Movies Without A Release Date Set
Despite all the upcoming horrors that already have release dates, there are still plenty of impending projects that haven't yet locked one down. Here's a rundown of the high-profile frightfests that will hopefully get slotted onto the calendar soon.
- In Development
- Alien: Romulus 2
- American Psycho Remake
- Blair Witch Reboot
- Crawl 2
- Happy Death Day 3
- Hollow
- I Am Legend 2
- Lights Out 2
- Ma 2
- The Mist
- Possession Remake
- Scream 8
- A24’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre Reboot
- Terrifier 4
- Thanksgiving 2
- They Follow
- World War Z Sequel
- Filming
- Flesh of the Gods
- Post-Production
- Anything But Ghosts
- Brides
- In A Violent Nature 2
- Orphans
- Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 3
- Awaiting Release Date
- Drag
- Lice
- The Young People
So many horror movies to be excited for in 2026 and beyond! We’ll keep you in the loop on news and updates on these coming titles as the months go by.
