Which horror movies will release in 2024?
Attention creeps, freaks, and ghouls—everyone who runs toward, instead of away from, macabre, morbid, and murderous movies! It’s time to fill our Google calendars with upcoming horror movie release dates in 2024—and even some from 2025.
To help you out, we’ve compiled a list of horror movies scheduled for release in 2024 and 2025: Heretic, Nightbitch, Nosferatu, and even something called Haunted House of Pancakes. They’re all here in this easy-reference table. We’ll update this page periodically throughout the year with new films and release date changes.
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A scene from Out Come the Wolves, streaming on Shudder in November 2024. (IFC Films, Shudder)
Theaters of Pain: Upcoming horror movies for 2024–2025
| Film | Release date | Genre | Director | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Cut | Oct. 30 (Netflix) | Serial killer, fantasy | Hannah Macpherson | Atonia Gentry, Madison Bailey, Michael Shanks |
| Directors Cut | Oct. 31 (limited) | Slasher | Don Capria | Louis Lombardi, Danielle Kotch, Tyler Ivey |
| He Never Left | Nov. 1 (limited) | Slasher | James Morris | Colin Cunningham, James Morris, Mary Ellen Wolfe |
| Cellar Door | Nov. 1 (limited) | Psychological horror | Vaughn Stein | Laurence Fishburne, Scott Speedman, Jordana Brewster |
| Doc of Chucky | Nov. 1 (Shudder) | Documentary | Tommy Hutson | — |
| Heretic | Nov. 8 | Psychological thriller | Scott Beck, Bryan Woods | Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East |
| Elevation | Nov. 8 | Creature feature | George Nolfi | Anthony Mackie, Morena Baccarin, Maddie Hasson, Dave Malkoff, Shauna Earp, Danny Boyd Jr. |
| Black Cab | Nov. 8 (Shudder) | Supernatural thriller | Bruce Goodison | Nick Frost, Synnove Karlsen, Luke Norris |
| Its Name Was Mormo | Nov. 9 (limited) | Supernatural | Mark Andrew Bowers | — |
| Do Not Open | Nov. 12 (VOD) | Tech horror | Brian Babarik | Kian Lawson-Khalili, Johanna Smitz, Tomas Engström, Noëlle Gutierrez |
| Devon | Nov. 12 (Screambox) | — | Jenni Farley | — |
| The Lighthouse (IMAX) | Nov. 13 (limited) | Psychological horror/thriller | Robert Eggers | Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson |
| The Devils Bath | Nov. 21 (limited) | Folk horror | Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala | Anja Plaschg |
| Rita | Nov. 22 (Shudder) | Fantasy, horror | Jayro Bustamante | Giuliana Santa Cruz, Ángela Quevedo, Alejandrá Vásquez |
| The Shade | Nov. 22 (VOD) | Supernatural | Tyler Chipman | Chris Galust, Laura Benanti, Dylan McTee |
| Out Come the Wolves | Nov. 29 (Shudder) | Horror thriller | Adam MacDonald | Missy Peregrym, Joris Jarsky, Damon Runyan |
| Nightbitch | Dec. 6 | Werewolves, comedy, fantasy | Marielle Heller | Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy |
| Werewolves | Dec. 6 | Werewolves | Steven C. Miller | Frank Grillo, Katrina Law, Johnathan Schaech, Ilfenesh Hadera |
| Y2K | Dec. 6 | Horror comedy | Kyle Mooney | Kyle Mooney, Rachel Zegler, Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison, Lachlan Wilson |
| Get Away | Dec. 6 (limited) | Serial killer comedy | Steffen Haars | Nick Frost, Aisling Bea, Sebastian Croft, Maisie Ayres |
| The Invisible Raptor | Dec. 6 (VOD) | Creature comedy | Mike Hermosa | Sean Astin, Caitlin McHugh, Mike Capes, Vanessa Chester |
| The Man In the White Van | Dec. 13 | Horror thriller | Warren Skeels | Sean Astin, Ali Larter, Brec Bassinger, Madison Wolfe |
| The Activated Man | Dec. 13 (VOD) | Supernatural | Nicholas Gyeney | Tony Todd, Kane Hodder, Sean Young, Sab Shimono, Jamie Costa, Andrew Keegan |
| Terrifier 3 | Dec. 17 (PVOD) | Extreme slasher | Damien Leone | David Howard Thornton, Lauren LaVera, Samantha Scaffidi |
| Nosferatu (remake) | Dec. 25 | Vampires | Robert Eggers | Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgard, Emma Corrin, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nicholas Hoult, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney |
| Companion | Jan. 10, 2025 | Sci-fi/horor | Drew Hancock | Jack Quaid, Sophie Thatcher, Megan Suri, Lukas Gage |
| Wolf Man | Jan. 17, 2025 | Werewolves | Leigh Whannel | Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Sam Jaeger |
| The Presence | Jan. 17, 2025 (limited) | Supernatural, haunted house | Steven Soderbergh | Lucy Liu, Callina Lang, Chris Sullivan, Julia Fox |
| Screamboat | Jan. 24, 2025 | Horror comedy | Steven LaMorte | David Howard Thornton, Amy SChumacher, Jesse Posey, Rumu C. Jean-Louis |
| Grafted | Jan. 25, 2025 (Shudder) | Body horror | Sasha Rainbow | Joyena Sun, Eden Hart, Jared Turner, Jess Hong |
| Heart Eyes | Feb. 7, 2025 | Slasher | Josh Ruben | Devon Sawa, Jordana Brewster, Mason Gooding, Olivia Holt |
| The Dead Thing | Feb. 14, 2025 (Shudder) | Thriller | Elric Kane | Blu Hunt, John Karna, Katherine Hughes, Ben Smith-Petersen |
| The Monkey | Feb. 21, 2025 | Supernatural | Osgood Perkins | Elijah Wood, Christian Convery, Theo James, Sarah Levy, Tatiana Maslany |
| Vicious | Feb. 28, 2025 | Supernatural | Bryan Bertino | Dakota Fanning, Rachel Blanchard, Mary McCormick, Klea Scott |
| Sinners | Mar. 7, 2025 | Vampires | Ryan Coogler | Michael B. Jordan, Hallee Steinfeld, Delroy Lindo, Jack O'Connell, Wunmi Mosaku |
| The Woman in the Yard | Mar. 28, 2025 | — | Jaume Collet-Serra | Danielle Deadwyler, Russell Hornsby, Peyton Jackson, Estella Kahiha, Okwui Okpokwasili |
| Drop | Apr. 11, 2025 | Thriller | Christopher Landon | Meghann Fahy, Violett Beane, Jeffery Self, Brandon Sklenar |
| Until Dawn | Apr. 25, 2025 | Slasher, monster | David F. Sandberg | Peter Stormare, Odessa A'Zion, Ella Rubin, Ji-young Yoo, Michael Cimino, Maia Mitchel, Belmaont Cameli |
| 28 Years Later | Jun. 20, 2025 | Zombies | Danny Boyle | Ralph Fiennes, Cillian Murphy, Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson |
| M3GAN 2.0 | Jun. 27, 2025 | Sci-fi/horror | TBA | Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ivanna Sakhno |
| Jurassic World Rebirth | July 2, 2025 | Creature feature | Gareth Edwards | Mahershala Ali, Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Rupert Friend, David Iacono, Luna Blaise, Béchir Sylvain |
| I Know What You Did Last Summer | July 28, 2025 | Slasher, remake | Jennifer Kaytin-Robinson | Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Tyriq Withers, Jonah Hauer-King, Sarah Pidgeon, Madelyn Cline, Billy Campbell |
| Beneath the Storm | Aug. 1, 2025 | Creature feature | Tommy Wirkola | Djimon Hounsou, Whitney Peak, Phoebe Dynevor |
| Insidious 6 | Aug. 29, 2025 | Supernatural | — | — |
| The Conjuring: Last Rites | Sept. 5, 2025 | Supernatural | Michael Chaves | Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Mia Tomlinson, Ben Hardy |
| Him | Sept. 19, 2025 | — | Justin Tipping | Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers, Julia Fox |
| Saw XI | Sept. 26, 2025 | Extreme horror | Kevin Greutert | TBA |
| The Bride! | Sept. 26, 2025 | Monster, remake | Maggie Gyllenhall | Christian Bale, Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jessie Buckley, Julianne Hough |
| The Black Phone 2 | Oct. 17, 2025 | Supernatural | Scott Derrickson | Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, Demián Bichir, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Miguel Mora |
| Predator: Badlands | Nov. 7, 2025 | Action horror, creature | Dan Trachtenberg | Elle Fanning |
Teaser trailer for Haunted House of Pancakes.
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Upcoming horror movies 2024 FAQ
When is Terrifier 3 streaming?
Terrifier 3 will stream at premium video-on-demand (PVOD) outlets—meaning you can rent it for about $20—starting December 17, 2024. We haven’t seen a date for when Terrifier 3 will hit streaming services, but it will be a Screambox exclusive.
When is the Heretic release date?
As of October 2024, the release date for Heretic is November 8, 2024.
When is the Saw XI release date?
As of September 2024, the Saw XI release date is September 26, 2025.
Randy Harward is a Senior Staff Writer at CableTV.com and the site’s resident horror expert. With over 25 years of experience covering music, film, and television, Randy’s work has been featured in a broad range of publications. He has held key editorial roles, including Music Editor at Salt Lake City Weekly, Senior Editor at Blurt, and Associate Editor at HARP magazine. His writing has also appeared in over 20 outlets, such as Guitar World, Salt Lake Magazine, CMJ New Music Monthly, Rockpile, and Mean Street. At CableTV.com, Randy focuses on TV services—both streaming and traditional—and scary movies.
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