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 62 horror movies scheduled for release in 2024 and 2025: Smile 2, Terrifier 3, Alien: Romulus, MaXXXine, Saw XI, and even something called Horror 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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In the leaked movie poster for Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3 (due October 11), Art the Clown teases a year (or more) without a Santa Claus.
Theaters of Pain: Upcoming horror movies for 2024 (theatrical and VOD)
| Film | Release date | Genre | Director | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Exorcism | June 21 | Occult, possession | M. A. Fortin, Joshua John Miller | Russell Crowe, Samantha Mathis, Adam Goldberg, Sam Worthington |
| Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person | June 21 (limited) | Vampires | Ariane Louis-Seize | Christine Doyon, Ariane Louis-Seize |
| A Quiet Place: Day One | June 28 | Creature feature | Michael Sarnoski | Lupita Nyong'o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, Djimon Hounsou |
| The Vourdalak | June 28 (limited) | Vampires | Adrien Beau | Kacey Mottet Klein, Ariane Labed, Aleksei Tolstoy |
| Hellboy: The Crooked Man | July 4 | Superhero, action, horror | Brian Taylor | Jack Kesy |
| Latency | July 4 | Sci-fi, action, horror | James Croke | Sasha Luss, Alexis Ren |
| Dead Whisper | July 5 | Supernatural | Conor Soucy | Samuel Dunning, Rob Evan, Samantha Hill |
| MaXXXine | July 5 | Slasher | Ti West | Mia Goth, Michelle Monaghan, Elizabeth Debicki, Giancarlo Esposito, Halsey, Lily Collins, Kevin Bacon, Bobby Cannavale |
| Longlegs | July 12 | Psychological thriller | Oz Perkins | Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, Blair Underwood, Vanessa Walsh) |
| The Abode | July 18 | Pirate horror | Claudia La Bianca | Karmel Borotleti, Teance Blackburn, Montana Cypress |
| I Know What You Did Last Summer | July 18 | Slasher | Jennifer Kaytin Robinson | Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze, Jr. |
| Oddity | July 19 | Supernatural | Damian McCarthy | Gwilym Lee, Tadhg Murphy, Steve Wall, Carolyn Bracken |
| Trap | Aug. 2 | Psychological thriller | M. Night Shyamalan | Josh Hartnett, Saleka Shyamalan |
| Cuckoo | Aug. 9 | Creature feature | Tilman Singer | Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick |
| Alien: Romulus | Aug. 16 | Sci-fi, horror | Fede Álvarez | Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Aileen Wu, Spike Fearn |
| Stream | Aug. 21 (limited) | Slasher | Michael Leavy | David Howard Thornton, Danielle Harris, Daniel Roebuck, Dee Wallace, Jeffrey Combs |
| The Crow | Aug. 23 | Superhero, action, horror | Rupert Sanders | Bill Skarsgård, FKA Twigs, Danny Huston |
| Strange Darling | Aug. 23 | Slasher | JT Mollner | Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Barbara Hershey, Ed Begley, Jr. |
| The Front Room | Sept. 6 | Psychological horror | Max Eggers and Sam Eggers | Kathryn Hunter, Brandy Norwood, Neal Huff |
| Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | Sept. 6 | Comedy, fantasy, horror | Tim Burton | Michael Keaton, Jenna Ortega, Winona Ryder, Monica Bellucci, Willem Dafoe, Justin Theroux, Catherine O'Hara |
| All You Need Is Death | Sept. 8 | Folk horror, supernatural | Paul Duane | Charlie Maher, Simone Collins, Olwen Fouéré |
| Speak No Evil (American remake) | Sept. 13 | Psychological thriller | James Watkins | James McAvoy, McKenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy |
| The Substance | Sept. 20 | Body horror | Coralie Fargeat | Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid |
| The Crow (reboot) | Sept. 26 | Supernatural, superhero | Rupert Sanders | Bill Skarsgård, Laura Birn, Danny Huston, FKA twigs |
| Never Let Go | Sept. 27 | Supernatural horror | Alexandre Aja | Halle Berry, Anthony B. Jenkins, Percy Daggs IV |
| Terrifier 3 | Oct. 11 | Slasher/extreme horror | Damien Leone | David Howard Thornton, Lauren LaVera |
| Smile 2 | Oct. 18 | Supernatural | Parker Finn | Kyle Gallner, Naomi Scott, Lukas Gage |
| Venom: The Last Dance | Oct. 25 | Superhero horror | Kelly Marcel | Tom Hardy, Juno Temple, Chiwettel Ejiofor, Clark Backo |
| Heretic | Nov. 15 | Psychological thriller | Scott Beck, Bryan Woods | Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The Wolf Man | Jan. 17, 2025 | Werewolves | Leigh Whannel | Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Sam Jaeger |
| 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 |
| Saw XI | Sept. 26, 2025 | Extreme horror | Kevin Greutert | TBA |
| Adrift | TBD 2024 | Supernatural ghost story | Darren Aronosfsky | Jared Leto |
| Ash | TBD 2024 | Sci-fi, horror | Flying Lotus | Aaron Paul, Elza González |
| Dust Bunny | TBD 2024 | Family horror | Bryan Fuller | Mads Mikkelsen, Sigourney Weaver |
| Faces of Death (reboot/remake) | TBD 2024 | Found footage | Daniel Goldhaber | Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah, Charli XCX, Jermaine Fowler |
| The One | TBD 2024 | Psychological, horror, thriller | Jaki Bradley | Nicholas Hoult, Melissa Barrera, Lana Condor |
| Presence | TBD 2024 | Haunted house, thriller | Steven Soderbergh | Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang |
| Thread: An Insidious Tale | TBD 2024 | Supernatural | Jeremy Slater | Kumail Nanjiani, Mandy Moore |
| The Toxic Avenger | TBD 2024 | Superhero, comedy, horror | Macon Blair | Peter Dinklage, Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, Jacob Tremblay |
| Weapons | TBD 2024 | Occult | Zach Cregger | Josh Brolin, Renate Reinsve, Brian Tyree Henry, Tom Burke, Austin Abrams, June Diane Raphael |
| Witchboard (remake) | TBD 2024 | Occult | Chuck Russell | Madison Iseman, Jamie Campbell Bower, Charlie Tahan, Aaron Dominguez, Mel Jarnson, Antonia Desplat |
| The Deep Dark | TBD 2024-25 | Creature feature | Mathieu Turi | Samuel Le Bihan, Amir El Kacem, Thomas Solivérès |
| Handling the Undead | TBD 2024-25 | Zombies | Thea Hvistendahl | Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Bahar Pars |
| The Last Video Store | TBD 2024-25 | Horror, comedy | Cody Kennedy, Tim Rutherford | Kevin Martin, Yaayaa Adams, Matthew Kennedy |
| Return to Silent Hill | TBD 2024-25 | Supernatural | Christophe Gans | Jeremy Irvine, Hannah Emily Anderson |
| Shelby Oaks | TBD 2024-25 | Psychological thriller | Chris Stuckman | Camille Sullivan, Sarah Durn, Keith David, Michael Beach |
| The Shrouds | TBD 2024-25 | Body horror, mystery | David Cronenberg | Diane Kruger, Vincent Cassel, Guy Pearce |
| Stiletto | TBD 2024-25 | Slasher | Samuel Gonzalez, Jr. | Gigi Gustin, Colleen Camp, Pancho Moler, Charlotte McKinney, Tyler Abron, Stephen Blackeheart, Meghan Carrasquillo |
Mia Goth prepares for another star turn in MaXXXine, opening July 5. (Video screenshot from YouTube)
Stream screams: Upcoming horror movies for 2024 (streaming)
| Film | Release date | Streaming service | Genre | Director | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 | June 26 | Amazon Prime Video | Slasher | Rhys Frake-Waterfield | Simon Callow, Scott Chambers, Tallulah Evans |
| The Devils Bath | June 28 | Shudder | Folk horror | Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz | Anja Plaschg, Maria Hofstätter, David Scheid |
| Thine Ears Shall Bleed | July 9 | VOD | Supernatural | Ben Bigelow | Lea Zawada, Hanna Cabell, Andrew Hovelson |
| Humane | July 26 | Shudder | Body horror | Caitlin Cronenberg | Alanna Bale, Sirena Gulamgaus, Sebastian Chacon, Emily Hapshire, Jay Baruchel |
| Starve Acre | July 26 | VOD | Folk horror | Daniel Kokotajlo | Matt Smith, Morfydd, Clark, Erin Richards, Sean Gilder |
| The Last Breath | July 26 | VOD | Sharks | Joachim Hedén | Julian Sands, Kim Spearman, Jack Parr |
| Hell Hole | Aug. 23 | Shudder | Creature feature | John Adams, Toby Poser, Lulu Adams | John Adams, Toby Poser, Anders Hove, Olivera, Perunicic |
| Horror House of Pancakes | TBD 2024 | TBA | Horror, comedy | Nathan Dalton | Aaron Prager, Niki McElroy, Chris De Christopher, Spooky Madison, Scott Teran |
Pro tip: If you’re into streaming horror, check out our guide to the Best Streaming Services for Horror Fans.
Upcoming horror movies 2024 FAQ
What is the MaXXXine release date?
July 5, 2024 is when we’ll finally get to watch Ti West’s MaXXXine, the third film in a trilogy that includes X (2022) and Pearl (2022).
When is the Saw XI release date?
The Saw XI release date is September 27, 2024, as of this writing (March 2024). That’s two days short of a year from Saw X’s 2023 release date.
What is the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice release date?
As of late March 2024, the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice release date is September 8, 2024.
What is the release date for Alien: Romulus?
As of March 2024, the Alien: Romulus release date is August 16, 2024.
What is the Terrifier 3 release date?
Although it’s advertised as a Christmas movie, Terrifier 3’s release date is October 25, 2024 (accurate as of February 2024).
CableTV.com Senior Staff Writer Randy Harward’s music and entertainment scribbles has appeared in HARP, Guitar World, Blurt, Salt Lake City Weekly, Salt Lake Magazine, and dozens of other publications since 1998. He watches tons of horror films for work (and also for fun). Randy also enjoys other movies, books, burritos, disc golf, guitars, tarantulas, and cats.
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