Upcoming Horror Movies: All The New Scary Movies Coming Out In 2024 And 2025

Modern horror fans are a lucky bunch. Not only is there a constant flow of genre releases throughout the entire yearly movie schedule — on top of a never-ending flow of upcoming horror TV shows — but the ratio of “great to terrible” tends to swing in viewers’ favor. And the future is looking bright indeed, although it might just be the sun reflecting off of that masked psycho’s machete.

We’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.

AfrAId - August 30, 2024

AfrAId cast

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Cast & Director: John Cho, Katherine Waterson, Havana Rose Liu, Lukita Maxwell, David Dastmalchian, Keith Carradine, Chris Weitz (Director)

What’s AfrAId About? A family agrees to test a new smart home A.I. assistant that learns their schedules and behaviors a little too well, and begins to mess with their lives upon reaching self-awareness.

Why We’re Excited: Tech-gone-wrong can make for a fun and freaky premise, especially if things really go off the rails, and the cast led by John Cho and Katherine Waterson are capable of making any premise a good time.

Watch While Waiting: M3GAN, Child’s Play

The Deliverance - August 30, 2024 

The Deliverance

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Cast & Director: Andra Day, Mo’Nique, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Glenn Close, Caleb McLaughlin, Rob Morgan, Omar Epps, Tasha Smith, Lee Daniels (Director)

What’s The Deliverance About? Strange occurrences start happening within a family’s Indiana home, convincing them that it’s actually a portal to Hell.

Why We’re Excited: It’s the first full-on horror movie from Precious director Lee Daniels, and also the relatively rare genre film with a majority-Black cast of talented actors. Plus it’s based on the Ammons haunting case that took place in Gary, Indiana.

Watch While Waiting: The People Under the Stairs, Poltergeist

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - September 6, 2024

Michael Keaton returns in the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice trailer.

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Cast & Director: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Tim Burton (Director)

What’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice About? The Deetzes return to the town of Winter River following the family patriarch’s death, leading Lydia’s daughter Astrid to discover the portal to the Afterlife and its ghost-with-the-most inhabitant.

Why We’re Excited: Tim Burton's Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice is one of cinema's longest-gestating sequels that actually came together, with Michael Keaton reprising one of the roles that cemented him as a Hollywood icon. To say nothing of the rest of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s A+ cast.

Watch While Waiting: Wednesday, Beetlejuice (animated TV series)

The Front Room - September 6, 2024

Brandy Norwood in The Front Room

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Cast & Director: Brandy, Kathryn Hunter, Andrew Burnap, Neal Huff, Max Eggers & Sam Eggers (Directors)

What’s The Front Room About? This psychological horror follows a young couple expecting a child while also being forced to start caring for an estranged stepmother.

Why We’re Excited: The film is based on the short story by the award-winning author Susan Hill, and it’s the directorial debut for Sam and Max Eggers, brothers of The Witch and The Lighthouse helmer Robert Eggers. Plus, Brandy in a horror movie!

Watch While Waiting: American Horror Story: Delicate, 1987’s The Stepfather

Speak No Evil - September 13, 2024

James McAvoy and Aisling Franciosi in Speak No Evil

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Cast & Director: James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, Aisling Franciosi, Alix West Lefler, Dan Hough, James Watkins (Director)

What’s Speak No Evil About? Based on the 2022 Danish film of the same name, the Speak No Evil remake also follows a family on what they think is a peaceful vacation with friends, only for it to get turned into a twisted nightmare.

Why We’re Excited: The Blumhouse production boasts a small and stellar cast, a claustrophobic setting in a picturesque location, and the most devious looking faces of James McAvoy’s career.

Watch While Waiting: Funny Games, The Beach House

Bagman - September 20, 2024 

Bagman trailer doll

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Cast & Director: Sam Claflin, Antonia Thomas, William Hope, Steven Cree, Colm McCarthy (Director)

What’s Bagman About? A father is threatened by a mythical supernatural entity from his childhood that returns to wreak havoc on his family.

Why We’re Excited: What sounds like a tropey plotline could turn into gold in the hands of filmmaker Colm McCarthy, whose previous efforts include The Girl with the Gifts and the Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself.

Watch While Waiting: The Babadook, Sometimes They Come Back

The Substance - September 20, 2024 

Demi Moore looking stoic starring in the body horror flick "The Substance."

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Cast & Director: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Hugo Diego Garcia, Coralie Fargeat (Director)

What’s The Substance About? After a TV personality loses hope upon losing her job on her 50th birthday, she’s offered what appears to be a miracle cure for aging that turns her into the best version of herself.

Why We’re Excited: Demi Moore + body horror is already a promising combination, the buzz surrounding The Substance has been quite high since its 2024 premiere at Cannes.

Watch While Waiting: Starry Eyes, Last Night in Soho

Never Let Go - September 27, 2024

Halle Berry's mother character inside a greenhouse talking to her sons in Never Let Go

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Cast & Director: Halle Berry, Percy Daggs IV, Anthony B. Jenkins, Matthew Kevin Anderson, Christin Park, Stephanie Lavigne, Alexandre Aja (Director)

What’s Never Let Go About? A mother and her twin sons are tormented for years by a mysterious evil entity, but things take an even darker turn when one of the brothers begins to doubt that the malevolent spirit is real.

Why We’re Excited: Produced by Shawn Levy, this tight-knit stress-bomb boasts an A+ lead with Halle Berry, and Alexandre Aja is fully versed in this genre.

Watch While Waiting: Frailty, No One Will Save You

Monster Summer - October 4, 2024

kid stars in Monster Summer on bikes

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Cast & Director: Mel Gibson, Lorraine Bracco, Kevin James, Mason Thames, Nora Zehetner, David Henrie (Director)

What’s Monster Summer About? A group of teen friends partner with a retired detective to investigate a mysterious fairy tale-esque force threatening both their island home and their summer fun.

Why We’re Excited: Monster Summer is the rare movie to be dubbed an “adventure horror,” and it’s the second feature from former child actor David Henrie, of How I Met Your Mother and Wizards of Waverly Place fame.

Watch While Waiting: Attack the Block, Stand By Me

The Forest Hills - October 4, 2024

Shelley Duvall in The Forest Hills

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Cast & Director: Chiko Mendez, Shelley Duvall, Dee Wallace, Edward Furlong, Scott Goldberg (Director)

What’s The Forest Hills About? A man experiences a traumatic head injury while camping in the woods around the Catskills, and soon suffers nightmarish visions.

Why We’re Excited: This is the final film performance from The Shining icon Shelley Duvall, who emerged from 20 years of retirement for the role, which was initially just a cameo until she shared interest in expanding the character. Duvall sadly passed away before the film achieved distribution.

Watch While Waiting: In the Earth, Blair Witch

V/H/S/Beyond - October 4, 2024

V/H/S/Beyond poster

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Cast & Director: Jordan Downey (Director), Christian Long & Justin Long (Directors), Justin Martinez (Director), Virat Pal (Director), Kate Siegel (Director), Jay Cheel (Director)

What’s V/H/S/Beyond About? The latest in the V/H/S horror anthology franchise will feature six different shorts loosely themed around the concept of “horror sequels set in space,” such as Jason X and Dracula 3000.

Why We’re Excited: Though fans’ mileage always varies when it comes to anthologies, the V/H/S movies usually feature at least 2-3 segments that successfull ace the assignment.

Watch While Waiting: The previous V/H/S movies, Creepshow

Terrifier 3 - October 11, 2024 

David Howard Thornton in Terrifier 3 trailer

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Cast & Director: David Howard Thornton, Lauren LaVera, Elliot Fullam, Samantha Scaffidi, Chris Jericho, Daniel Roebuck, Damien Leone (Director)

What’s Terrifier 3 About? Cult favorite ghoul Art the Clown is back to raise hell for the unwitting citizens of Miles County in the sequel Terrifier 3, with the horrors now set on Christmas Eve.

Why We’re Excited: The first two Terrifier movies (and the All Hallows’ Eve anthology) turned Art the Clown into one of the most memorable slasher villains of the modern era.

Watch While Waiting: The first two Terrifier movies, 1990s’ IT miniseries

Smile 2 - October 18, 2024

Naomi Scott looking concerned in Smile 2

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Cast & Director: Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Kyle Gallner, Lukas Gage, Parker Finn (Director)

What’s Smile 2 About? A sequel to the hit 2022 film, Smile 2 shifts the story to follow pop star Skye Riley, who starts experiencing disturbing events just as she’s set to embark on a world tour, forcing her to confront her dark past in an attempt to get her life back in control.

Why We’re Excited: With certain story beats left intentionally unanswered for sequel purposes, Smile featured some truly unnerving moments (particularly involving the titular facial expression), and it’ll be interesting to see how things expand for the new movie.

Watch While Waiting: Happy Death Day, It Follows

Your Monster - October 25, 2024

Melissa Barrera and Tommy Dewey as Laura and Monster in Your Monster

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Cast & Director: Melissa Barrera, Tommy Dewey, Meghann Fahy, Edmund Donovan, Kayla Foster

What’s Your Monster About? One of the rare romantic-comedy horrors to hit the big screen, Your Monster centers on an actress who discovers a horrifying-yet-endearing monster in her closet just as she’s dealing with a cancer diagnosis and a huge break-up.

Why We’re Excited: It’s Melissa Barrera’s latest horror movie, following Abigail and a pair of Scream movies — she was later fired from the franchise — and the idea of a troubled woman bonding with a closet monster sounds like a blast.

Watch While Waiting: Drop Dead Fred, Warm Bodies

Bambi: The Reckoning - October 31, 2024

a deer and headlights at night in Bambi: The Reckoning teaser trailer

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Cast & Director: Roxanne McKee, Tom Mulheron, Samira Mighty, Nicola Wright, Russell Geoffrey Banks, Alex Cooke, Catherine Adams, Dan Allen (Director)

What’s Bambi: The Reckoning About? Part of the new wave of interconnected horrors based on public domain characters like Winnie the Pooh, this flick centers on a mother and son who get into a car wreck and are subsequently stalked by a mutated and still-grieving Bambi on a revenge-fueled rampage.

Why We’re Excited: The phrase “Bambi on a revenge-fueled rampage” is really all it takes to get us in the door for this one.

Watch While Waiting: Bambi, Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey

Heretic - November 15, 2024 

Hugh Grant in Heretic

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Cast & Director: Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (Directors)

What’s Heretic About? Two Mormon missionaries knock on the door of Mr. Reed with the intent to convert him to their faith, but soon find themselves caught in a fraught game of cat and mouse.

Why We’re Excited: Beck and Woods previously penned and EP’d on A Quiet Place, as well as the Stephen King adaptation The Boogeyman, and this being an A24 production only helps. And it’ll be great to see Hugh Grant skewing nasty in a non-Paddington sequel.

Watch While Waiting: Knock at the Cabin, The Visit

Nightbitch - December 6, 2024

Amy Adams in Nightbitch poster

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Cast & Director: Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Zoe Chao, Mary Holland, Ella Thomas, Arleigh Patrick Snowden, Emmett James Snowden, Jessica Harper, Marielle Heller (Director)

What’s Nightbitch About? Based on Rachel Yoder’s 2021 novel, Nightbitch follows a woman who puts her career on hold to be a stay-at-home mom, but her domestic lifestyle soon takes a horrifying turn.

Why We’re Excited: It’s Marielle Heller’s feature follow-up to the Mr. Rogers biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, and it marks a return to genre cinema for the always A+ Amy Adams, whose comedy skills will also be on display.

Watch While Waiting: Ginger Snaps, Cat People

Nosferatu - December 25, 2024 

Willem Dafoe sits dressed in period garb with a stern look on his face in Nosferatu.

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Cast & Director: Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Emma Corin, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Ineson, Willem Dafoe, Simon McBurney, Robert Eggers (Director)

What’s Nosferatu About? A remake of the seminal 1922 horror classic, the modern-day Nosferatu is described as a gothic tale of obsession between a terrifying bloodsucker and the young female at the heart of his infatuation.

Why We’re Excited: Nosferatu remains a classic for a reason, more than a century after its creation, and Eggers’ meticulous work on The Witch, The Lighthouse and The Northman make him an ideal filmmaker to take on such an ambitious reimagining.

Watch While Waiting: 1922’s Nosferatu, The Witch

Wolf Man - January 17, 2025

Julia Garner in Tomato Red.

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Cast & Director: Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Sam Jaeger, Matilda Firth, Leigh Whannell (Director)

What’s Wolf Man About? 2025 will kick off with a new Universal Monster movie, Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man, a remake of the 1941 classic with Lon Chaney Jr. The modern iteration centers on a man protecting himself and his loved ones from a dangerous werewolf during a full moon.

Why We’re Excited: It was Saw and Insidious screenwriter Leigh Whannell’s success with 2020’s The Invisible Man remake that sparked Universal to ditch half-formed plans for a connected monster-verse in order to focus on tighter standalone features. And if Julia Garner said yes to it, it’s definitely a winner.

Watch While Waiting: 1941’s The Wolf Man, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

The Monkey - February 21, 2025

The Monkey movie poster

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Cast & Director: Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood, Rohan Campbell, Sarah Levy, Christian Convery, Colin O’Brien, Osgood Perkins (Director)

What’s The Monkey About? An upcoming Stephen King adaptation of his same-named Skeleton Crew short story, The Monkey film centers on twin brothers who find a vintage toy monkey in their father’s attic, leading to a string of horrific deaths. The brothers agree to go their separate ways as a means of stopping the curse, only to come together years later when more people start dying.

Why We’re Excited: It’s impossible not to be excited about a new Stephen King adaptation, even knowing how poorly some of them turn out, and the fact that this is Osgood Perkins’ follow-up to 2024’s breakout Longlegs makes it all the more promising. To say nothing of Theo James playing twins opposite Orphan Black Tatiana Maslany.

Watch While Waiting: The Devil’s Gift, Nightmares and Dreamscapes

Untitled Ryan Coogler Horror Movie - March 7, 2025

Michael B. Jordan in Just Mercy

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Cast & Director: Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Hailee Steinfeld, Omar Benson Miller, Li Jun Li, Lola Kirke, Ryan Coogler (Director)

What’s Ryan Coogler’s Untitled Horror About? Filmed under the working title of Grilled Cheese, the supernatural feature’s plotline has been kept completely under wraps since it was first reported on. Rumors have pointed to it being a vampire story with Southern Gothic vibes, possibly involving Jim Crow-era racial turmoil.

Why We’re Excited: From Creed to the Black Panther films, Ryan Coogler is a must-watch filmmaker at this point, and that goes double when Michael B. Jordan is front and center, so having him make the jump to horror is huge for genre fans.

Watch While Waiting: Lovecraft Country, Ganja & Hess

The Woman In The Yard - March 28, 2025

Danielle Deadwyler holding up a glass of wine as Miranda Carroll in Station Eleven

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Cast & Director: Danielle Deadwyler, Russell Hornsby, Okwui Okpokwasili, Peyton Jackson, Estella Kahiha, Jaume Collet-Serra (Director)

What’s The Woman In The Yard About? This upcoming feature from Universal and Blumhouse is currently keeping its plotline buried beneath the titular yard, with producer Jason Blum describing it as “a film that’s ambitious in scope, but modest in budget,” per Deadline.

Why We’re Excited: Filmmaker Jaume Collet-Serra is versed in both action films and horrors, having helmed the 2005 House of Wax remake, Orphan and The Shallows, and it’ll be his second feature with Station Eleven’s Danielle Deadwyler following Netflix’s upcoming airplane thriller Carry-On.

Watch While Waiting: The Woman in the Window, The Devil to Pay

28 Years Later - June 20, 2025

Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later.

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Cast & Director: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, Cillian Murphy, Erin Kellyman, Edvin Ryding, Danny Boyle (Director)

What’s 28 Years Later About? The third film set within this post-apocalyptic universe first crafted by Alex Garland, the long-awaited sequel 28 Years Later will show audiences where the world is at nearly three decades after the Rage virus helped eradicate much of the human population.

Why We’re Excited: 28 Days Later remains one of the most harrowing zombie-adjacent horror movies out there, and the sequel will be the first to bring back Boyle, Garland and Murphy.

Watch While Waiting: 28 Days Later, Sunshine

M3GAN 2.0 - June 25, 2025 

M3GAN preparing for her next kill in M3GAN

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Cast & Director: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw Jenna Davis, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Timm Sharp, Jemaine Clement, Aristotle Athari, Jen Van Epps, Ivanna Sakhno, Gerard Johnstone (Director)

What’s M3GAN 2.0 About? This sequel to 2022’s surprise smash M3GAN will once again see its titular A.I. companion making life hell for those foolish enough to believe in her benevolence, which will probably include Cady and her Aunt Gemma again. A detailed logline has not yet been revealed by producer James Wan and others.

Why We’re Excited: For a PG-13 movie that initially seemed like a cheesy Child’s Play knock-off, the first film proved to be a self-aware joy, and it’s likely M3GAN 2.0 will go bigger and better with the evil robotics.

Watch While Waiting: USA/Syfy’s Chucky, Ex Machina

Untitled I Know What You Did Last Summer Sequel - July 18, 2025

Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze Jr in I Know What You Did Last Summer

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Cast & Director: Madelyn Cline, Camila Mendes, Tyriq Withers, Sarah Pidgeon, Jonah Hauer-King, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prince Jr., Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Director)

What’s I Know What You Did Last Summer’s 2025 Sequel About? This long-gestating big screen sequel to the hit ‘90s slashers was confirmed to be happening in 2023, though a proper plotline has yet to be revealed. That said, Robinson has confirmed on X that at least the first two films are canon, and screenwriter Leah McKendrick confirmed that social media and the Internet will factor into the story.

Why We’re Excited: Though it’s only been a few years since Amazon’s attempt to turn IKWYDLS episodic, the upcoming feature sequel is worthy of hype due to the rumored returns of Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr., which would give the new take a Scream-esque approach.

Watch While Waiting: Do Revenge, the first two I Know What You Did Last Summer movies

Sixth Insidious Film - August 29, 2025

Ty Simpkins in Insidious: The Red Door

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Cast & Director: Unknown at the time of writing

What’s Insidious 6 About? Perhaps unsurprisingly for a Blumhouse franchise sequel, nearly zero information has been released regarding the sixth Insidious film. Sony’s release date announcement in May featured zero additional details.

Why We’re Excited: Following 2018’s lackluster sequel subtitled The Last Key, franchise star Patrick Wilson added got behind the camera for 2023’s somewhat better The Red Door. Despite the franchise’s dwindling creative resutls, the promise of a crossover with Sinister remains a delicious possibility.

Watch While Waiting: The first two Insidious movies, Ouija: Origin of Evil

The Conjuring: Last Rites - September 5, 2025

Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson as Ed and Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring

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Cast & Director: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga

What’s The Conjuring: Last Rites About? The existence of this ninth Conjuring franchise film — the fourth of the mothership films — was first revealed back in October 2022, between the releases of 2021’s The Devil Made Me Do It and 2023’s The Nun II, whose director Michael Chaves has stated this fourth film will be the final Conjuring proper.

Why We’re Excited: James Wan’s Conjuring-verse is one of the most successful modern horror franchises, including its Annabelle and Nun spinoffs, so any new project is worth the anticipation. And the fact that Wan has already confirmed the returns of Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga is icing on the presumably haunted cake.

Watch While Waiting: The Curse of La Llorona, Evil Dead Rise

Saw XI - September 26, 2025

John Kramer in dark room in Saw X

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Cast & Director: Kevin Greutert (Director)

What’s Saw XI About? While no details have been officially revealed for the latest Jigsaw-fueled sequel Saw XI, producer Oren Koules told SFX Magazine that the next movie will likely take place in the immediate aftermath of Saw X’s Mexico-set revenge story, hinting that the “doctor” Cecilia is still alive with Tobin Bell’s John and Shawnee Smith’s Amanda still below the border.

Why We’re Excited: Saw X marked an unexpected upswing in enjoyment within a franchise that many had long ago written off, thanks to much-needed changes in tone and location. Plus, we’re always eager to see where this bonkers timeline canon goes next.

Watch While Waiting: Saw, Beyond the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

The Bride! - September 26, 2025 

Christian Bale in The Bride!

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Cast & Director: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Julianne Hough, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Magaro, Jeannie Berlin, Maggie Gyllenhaal (Director)

What’s The Bride! About? Maggie Gyllenhaal’s second directorial feature effort (which she also scripted), The Bride! will be a non-Universal monster movie partially inspired by James Whale’s top-notch horror sequel Bride of Frankenstein. It follows the Monster traveling to Chicago to task the presumably mad doctor Dr. Euphronius with creating a female mate from the corpse of a murdered woman. Chaos ensues to the nth degree.

Why We’re Excited: With a zillion direct Frankenstein remakes already out there, we welcome anytime someone goes to bat for the Bride, and Maggie Gyllenhaal cast is a murderer’s row of talent that presumably wouldn’t have signed on if it seemed like a bad move.

Watch While Waiting: Bride of Frankenstein, Ed Wood’s Bride of the Monster

The Black Phone 2 - October 17, 2025 

Ethan Hawke in mask in The Black Phone

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Cast & Director: Ethan Hawke, Madeleine McGraw, Mason Thames, Miguel Cazarez Mora, Jeremy Davies, Scott Derrickson (Director)

What’s The Black Phone 2 About?: Currently, it’s unclear how the sequel will follow the events of the first film, but that the story likely came from an idea had by the short story’s author Joe Hill.

Why We’re Excited: Ethan Hawke entered the upper echelon of horror freaks as The Grabber, and we can’t imagine how the mask-adorning big bad will up the terror ante in the follow-up film.

Watch While Waiting: The Black Phone, Sinister

Blade - November 7, 2025

Mahershala Ali in Alita: Battle Angel

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Cast & Director: Mahershala Ali

What’s Blade About? Ostensibly, the Marvel Comics iteration (initially a human and later a dhampir) will be the main influence for the MCU’s first Blade feature. However, in the five years since Kevin Feige announced Mahershala Ali as the film’s lead, it’s gone through a host of rewrites with at least five different writers (and two directors who were hired and then exited), without any specific story beats being confirmed.

Why We’re Excited: Wesley Snipes turned Blade into a household name starring in the New Line Cinema trilogy, so getting Ali into a role that pushes more horror storytelling in the MCU is a win-win. That said, Snipes’ return for Deadpool & Wolverine made it easy to hope for that version to return anew.

Watch While Waiting: Blade, Werewolf by Night

Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 - December 5, 2025 

Freddy, Bonnie and Chica in Five Nights at Freddy's

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Cast & Director: Unknown at the time of writing.

What’s Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 About? No story details have come out regarding the live-action Five Nights at Freddy’s sequel, though the first film’s director Emma Tammi told CinemaBlend in October 2023 that the end-credits message teased what’s to come, likely indicating the arrival of the second FNAF video game’s Puppet/Marionette. Scott Cawthon’s company Scott Games has also teased new theatrical animatronics such as Toy Bonnie and Toy Chica, but no details otherwise.

Why We’re Excited: Love or hate the first film’s story, everything involving the animatronics from Jim Henson’s Creature Shop looked amazing, and there’s enough gaming and book lore to keep this franchise alive for at least the next decade.

Watch While Waiting: Willy’s Wonderland, 2008’s The Rock-afire Explosion documentary

SOULM8TE - January 2, 2026

Cady, Gemma and M3GAN in M3GAN

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Cast & Director: Lily Sullivan, David Rysdahl, Claudia Doumit, Kate Dolan (Director)

What’s SOULM8TE About? Put simply, Blumhouse’s SOULM8TE is an R-rated version of the movie it’s spinning out of, M3GAN, following a widower who aims to ease his grief with the help of an A.I. companion. But his efforts to create a fully sentient mate are thwarted when the android turns into a nightmare of a significant other.

Why We’re Excited: Based on a story idea from producer James Wan, SOULM8TE doesn’t need to do much beyond its goofily creepy premise to excel with theatergoers. We can just hear the awkward pin-drops during any hypothetical sex scenes.

Watch While Waiting: Weird Science, Westworld

Mike Flanagan’s Exorcist Movie - March 13, 2026

Regan tied to bed in The Exorcist

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Cast & Director: Mike Flanagan (Director)

What’s Mike Flanagan’s The Exorcist Movie About? Rather than following in the footsteps of The Exorcist: Believer, Flanagan will be teaming with Blumhouse for the fourth time to craft what the studio calls a “radical new take” that will still be set within the franchise’s universe. Further details are yet to be revealed.

Why We’re Excited: With the underperformance of David Gordon Green’s legacy-quel imploding Blumhouse’s trilogy plans, the studios could have just bailed on the property for a while. Instead, one of Hollywood’s most consistently brilliant horror filmmakers stepped in. Mike Flanagan’s Exorcist movie could be half as good as the rest of his haunting filmography — from Absentia to The Fall of the House of Usher — and still probably slot in as the second-best exorcism movie of all time.

Watch While Waiting: Oculus, Prince of Darkness

Jordan Peele on the set of Nope

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Cast & Director: Jordan Peele (Director)

What’s Jordan Peele’s Untitled Movie About? One of the only things that’s publicly known about Jordan Peele’s follow-up to 2022’s Nope is his fourth film, and that its release date was pushed from Christmas Day 2024 to pre-Halloween 2026. It’s entirely possible, if not likely, that we won’t know what it’s actually about until its world premiere.

Why We’re Excited: Peele knows that his loyal fanbase doesn’t need or particularly want an endless deluge of plot details and casting news across the course of a production, and thus keeps things close to his unsettling vest for as long as possible. And it works like a charm.

Watch While Waiting: All 5 seasons of Key & Peele, The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster

Craig David Dowsett as Winnie the Pooh in Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey

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Upcoming Horror Movies With No 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.

  • Death of a Unicorn
  • Dust Bunny
  • Fear Street: Prom Queen
  • Final Destination: Bloodlines
  • Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein
  • Hell Of A Summer
  • Please Don’t Feed the Children
  • Rabbit Trap
  • Return to Silent Hill
  • Salem’s Lot
  • Scream 7
  • Time Cut
  • They Follow
  • The Haunting in Wicker Park
  • Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 3
  • Witchboard
  • Y2K

So many horror movies to be excited for in 2024, 2025, and years after! We’ll keep you in the loop on news and updates on these coming titles as the months go by.

Sarah El-Mahmoud
Staff Writer

Sarah El-Mahmoud has been with CinemaBlend since 2018 after graduating from Cal State Fullerton with a degree in Journalism. In college, she was the Managing Editor of the award-winning college paper, The Daily Titan, where she specialized in writing/editing long-form features, profiles and arts & entertainment coverage, including her first run-in with movie reporting, with a phone interview with Guillermo del Toro for Best Picture winner, The Shape of Water. Now she's into covering YA television and movies, and plenty of horror. Word webslinger. All her writing should be read in Sarah Connor’s Terminator 2 voice over.