Yes,Ghostfaceis menacing cinemas once again. No, you don't have to worry about having enough Halloween candy.
While October is still officially scary movie season, horror films have become year-round treats. Already in 2026, we've had another"28 Years Later"outing, plus some impressive box-office numbers from Sam Raimi survival gore-fest"Send Help"and indie-hit video-game adaptation "Iron Lung."
This month is known more for a Valentine's Day deluge of rom-coms. But not only does it boast aFriday the 13th, February is also packed with chillers, unleashing a seventh installment of the long-running "Scream" franchise and introducing a new psycho killer in, yep, "Psycho Killer." A "Ready or Not" sequel arrives in March, and then we have a new "Scary Movie" flick to look forward to in June before a revamped "Resident Evil" and Jessica Chastain's supernatural "Other Mommy" hits in the fall and Robert Eggers' werewolf flick "Werwulf" bites on Christmas Day.
Here are 15 films horror fans will want to check out in movie theaters between now and the summer.
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'Cold Storage' (Feb. 13)
In the sci-fi horror comedy, Teacake (Joe Keery) and Naomi (Georgina Campbell) work at a self-storage company built upon a former military base. A nasty parasitic fungus breaks loose from below, and the two youngsters team with an aging bioterror operative (Liam Neeson) to keep the mind-controlling, organ-bursting carnage to a minimum.
'The Dreadful' (Feb. 20)
"Game of Thrones" alums Sophie Turner and Kit Harington reunite for a medieval gothic tale. Anne (Turner) learns her husband has died in the war, and she's torn between Jago (Harington), a man she reconnects with from her past, and her overbearing mother-in-law (Marcia Gay Harden). Oh, and there's a cursed killer knight of mysterious origin running around, too.
'Psycho Killer' (Feb. 20)
After her cop husband dies at the hands of a serial killer known as the Satanic Slasher (James Preston Rogers), a Kansas highway patrol officer (Georgina Campbell) heads out on a dogged quest to track down the masked maniac. The investigation into his extremely sick mind turns up something seriously sinister afoot.
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"Greenland 2: Migration" (Jan. 9 in theaters): Ten years after a comet destroyed most of Earth, the Garrity family (Morena Baccarin, Roman Griffin Davis and Gerard Butler) leave the safety of their bunker to find a new home." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"People We Meet on Vacation" (Jan. 9 on Netflix): Poppy (Emily Bader) and Alex (Tom Blyth) are college friends who go on holiday every summer in the romantic comedy based on the Emily Henry novel." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"The Internship" (Jan. 13 video on demand): Ollie Roddy (far left), Alix Villaret and Lizzy Greene star as young assassins trained in a secret CIA program in the action thriller." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Night Patrol" (Jan. 16 in theaters): Dermot Mulroney stars as the leader of a LAPD task force that's also a group of vampires in the action horror movie." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"The Rip" (Jan. 16 on Netflix): Ben Affleck (left) and Matt Damon play Miami cops figuring out what to do with a load of cartel money in the twisty action thriller." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Mercy" (Jan. 23 in theaters): Chris Pratt stars as a detective on trial for murdering his wife who has 90 minutes to convince an AI judge of his innocence." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Mother of Flies" (Jan. 23 on Shudder): Toby Poser co-writes, co-directs and stars in the horror film as a dark witch sought out by a young woman who gets a deadly diagnosis." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Untitled Home Invasion Romance" (Jan. 27 video on demand): Jason Biggs (right, with Justin H. Min) directs and stars in the comedy as a husband who fakes a break-in to save his marriage." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"The Moment" (Jan. 30 in theaters): British pop star Charli XCX plays a fictionalized version of herself preparing for a headline tour in the mockumentary." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Send Help" (Jan. 30 in theaters): Linda (Rachel McAdams) and her sexist boss Bradley (Dylan O'Brien) get stuck on a deserted island after their plane crashes in the dark comedy/survival thriller." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"The Strangers – Chapter 3" (Feb. 6 in theaters): Masked serial killers Scarecrow and Pin-Up Girl return to menace their prey one last time in the horror trilogy closer." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Whistle" (Feb. 6 in theaters): Nick Frost stars in the horror movie as the teacher whose students find an ancient Aztec death whistle that, when blown, will summon their future deaths to hunt them down." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Honey Bunch" (Feb. 13 on Shudder): Jason Isaacs stars as a father whose daughter is a patient at a facility for experimental memory treatments in the horror movie." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Wuthering Heights" (Feb. 13 in theaters): The romance between Cathy (Margot Robbie) and Heathcliff (Jacob Elordi) gets dark and complicated in the adaptation of the Emily Brontë novel." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"I Can Only Imagine 2" (Feb. 20 in theaters): Trace Adkins (far left) stars as manager of the Christian rock band MercyMe (Mark Furze, Ezra Proch, Jason Burkey, Aaron Benward and John Michael Finley) in the biopic sequel." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Psycho Killer" (Feb. 20 in theaters): James Preston Rogers plays the Satanic Slasher, a serial murderer pursued by a police officer after the brutal death of her husband in the horror movie." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"In the Blink of an Eye" (Feb. 27 on Hulu): Kate McKinnon (left) and Yeji Kim star in a sci-fi drama featuring three stories that explore themes of humanity and connection across thousands of years." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Scream 7" (Feb. 27 in theaters): Guess who's back? Masked maniac Ghostface haunts an old foe in the latest installment in the long-running slasher franchise." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"The Bride!" (March 6 in theaters): Frank (Christian Bale) and his reanimated bride (Jessie Buckley) are the Bonnie and Clyde of Maggie Gyllenhaal's outlaw monster movie." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Hoppers" (March 6 in theaters): Thanks to some newfangled technology, Mabel (voiced by Piper Curda, center) gains new perspective on the animal world in the Pixar animated comedy." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man" (March 6 in theaters, March 20 on Netflix): Cillian Murphy reprises his role as soldier-turned-criminal Tommy Shelby in a continuation of the British period drama series." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Reminders of Him" (March 13 in theaters): Fresh out of prison, Kenna (Maika Monroe) comes home to rebuild her life and connects with local bar owner Ledger (Tyriq Withers) in the Colleen Hoover adaptation." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Project Hail Mary" (March 20 in theaters): Ryan Gosling stars as a junior high science teacher who goes to space to save humanity and befriends an alien in the sci-fi adventure." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Ready or Not 2: Here I Come" (March 27 in theaters): Grace (Samara Weaving, left) and her estranged sister Faith (Kathryn Newton) have to survive being hunted in the horror-comedy sequel." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"The Drama" (April 3 in theaters): Robert Pattinson and Zendaya star as an engaged couple whose wedding week goes seriously awry after some information is revealed in the romantic dramedy." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" (April 3 in theaters): Luigi (voiced by Charlie Day, right) throws down with new villain Bowser Jr. (Benny Safdie) in the animated adventure sequel." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Apex" (April 24 on Netflix): In the survival thriller, Charlize Theron plays a grieving woman seeking solace in the Australian wilderness who's hunted by a ruthless serial killer." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Mother Mary" (April in theaters): A pop star (Anne Hathaway, right) reunites with her estranged best friend and ex-costume designer (Michaela Coel) in the psychosexual thriller." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"The Mandalorian and Grogu" (May 22 in theaters): The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) and his little buddy Grogu star in a "Star Wars" movie continuation of their Disney+ show." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Disclosure Day" (June 12 in theaters): Colin Firth has an alien encounter in Steven Spielberg's mysterious sci-fi movie, also starring Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor and Colman Domingo." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Toy Story 5" (June 19 in theaters): Old-school toys Buzz (voiced by Tim Allen, second from right) and Woody (Tom Hanks) face new technology in the Pixar animated comedy." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Supergirl" (June 26 in theaters): After debuting in "Superman," Milly Alcock reprises her role as the Man of Steel's party-girl cousin in the DC superhero movie." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Motor City" (2026 in theaters): Ben McKenzie (far left) and Pablo Schreiber star as Detroit cops on different sides of the law in the 1970s-set action thriller." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> From 'Scream 7' to 'Super Mario 2,' get a sneak peek at 2026 movies
Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen, left) and Woody (Tom Hanks) are back on the big screen in Pixar's fifth "Toy Story." Check out our exclusive peeks at the animated adventure and all the other new films you need to see in theaters and on streaming services in 2026.
'This Is Not a Test' (Feb. 20)
Based on the Courtney Summers young-adult novel, this undead take on "The Breakfast Club" stars Olivia Holt as a teenage girl whose hometown suddenly is beset by a zombie apocalypse. She and a group of fellow students hole up in their high school for safety but have to figure out how far they'll go to protect themselves and each other.
'Scream 7' (Feb. 27)
Ultimate final girl Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) has built a new life for herself in a quiet Indiana town, and everything's fine until Ghostface comes calling. Whoever's behind the mask this time targets Sidney's teenage daughter (Isabel May) in the seventh "Scream" installment – and the first directed by original writer Kevin Williamson.
'The Bride!' (March 6)
In Maggie Gyllenhaal's genre-smashing, 1930s-set spin on "The Bride of Frankenstein," patchwork creation Frank (Christian Bale) wants a mate. A young dead woman is renanimated to be his Bride (Jessie Buckley), yet she also wants to be her own monster as the two bond, dance and go on an epic crime spree.
'Undertone' (March 13)
A movie that aims to creep you out both in sight and sound. Evy (Nina Kiri) is the host, and resident skeptic, of a popular paranormal podcast, yet also is caring for her dying mom. She's sent a set of 10 eerie recordings of a pregnant couple dealing with strange noises in their home, and they affect Evy in personally terrifying fashion.
'Forbidden Fruits' (March 20)
The horror comedy stars Lili Reinhart as Apple, a mall worker who runs a witchy all-female cult with her friends (Alexandra Shipp and Victoria Pedretti) out of her store's basement. Apple recruits recent hire Pumpkin (Lola Tung) to be part of her weird girl gang but none of them are prepared for this poisonous newcomer.
'Ready or Not 2: Here I Come' (March 20)
In 2019's "Ready or Not," newlywed Grace (Samara Weaving) survived a bloody night where her satanic cult of in-laws tried to ritually sacrifice her. Now she and her sister Faith (Kathryn Newton) are marked for death and hunted by ultra-wealthy influential families in a power-grabbing game.
'Alpha' (March 27)
"Raw" director Julia Ducournau is back in body horror mode for this HIV/AIDS allegory. Golshifteh Farahani stars as a doctor who works in a hospital ward treating people affected by a blood-borne disease that turns them into marble, and she's worried her teen daughter (Mélissa Boros) has the ailment after coming home from a party with a tattoo.
'They Will Kill You' (March 27)
Zazie Beetz stars in the action-packed horror comedy as a new housekeeper at a posh Manhattan high-rise. On her first night, she learns that it's actually a temple to Satan and she's the offeringdu jourfor a building full of people trying to kill her. What they're not expecting is her returning fire with fighting skills honed in the prison yard.
'Faces of Death' (April 10)
In a reimagining of the infamous 1978 horror film, Barbie Ferreira stars as a content moderator at an online video platform who happens upon what seems to be re-enactments of murders from the original movie. She has to figure out what's real and what's not in a meta narrative that also features Dacre Montgomery and Charli XCX.
'Lee Cronin's The Mummy' (April 17)
Director Lee Cronin ("Evil Dead Rise") does his version of the classic monster movie. Young Katie (Natalie Grace), the daughter of a journalist (Jack Reynor), disappears in the desert. Her family is shocked when she suddenly reappears eight years later. What happened? Nothing good, as her return is more horror show than happy reunion.
'Hokum' (May 1)
Beware where you holiday, folks. In the supernatural thriller, Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott) is a undefined who travels to an Irish inn in the middle of nowhere to scatter his parents' ashes. The staff tells tales of an ancient witch that haunts the place's honeymoon suite, causing the novelist to have disturbing visions and face his dark past.
'Obsession' (May 15)
The gonzo "monkey's paw" tale centers on Bear (Michael Johnston), who crushes hard on co-worker Nikki (Inde Navarrette). With a throwback trinket that gives out one wish, he yearns for her to love him more than anything in the world. It works to a terrifying degree, as she becomes an unsettling mix of super-clingy girlfriend and unhinged psycho demon.
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