List of horror films of the 2020s

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Horror films originally released in the 2020s include the following. Often there may be considerable overlap particularly between horror and other genres (including, thriller, suspense, slasher, and sci-fi); the list should attempt to document films which are more closely related to horror, even if they bend genres.

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List of horror films of the 2020s

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TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/notes
2026
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Nia DaCosta Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O'Connell, Emma Laird United Kingdom
United States		Post-apocalyptic horror [1]
The Bride! Maggie Gyllenhaal Penelope Cruz, Christian Bale, Jessie Buckley, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening United StatesSci-fi horror [2]
Evil Dead Burn Sébastien Vaniček Souheila Yacoub, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Tandi Wright United StatesSupernatural horror [3] [4]
Untitled The Exorcist film Mike Flanagan TBAUnited States [5] [6]
Scream 7 Kevin Williamson Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Isabel May, Celeste O'Connor, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace, Sam Rechner, Mason Gooding, Anna Camp United StatesSlasher [7] [8] [9]
SOULM8TE Kate Dolan Lily Sullivan, David Rysdahl, Claudia Doumit United StatesSci-fi horror thriller [10] [11] [12] [13]
Werwulf Robert Eggers TBAUnited States [14] [15]
TBA
10-31 Gigi Saul Guerrero United States [16]
16 States Fede Álvarez United StatesZombie thriller [17]
Abraham's Boys Natasha Kermani United StatesAction horror [18]
Adrift Darren Aronofsky Jared Leto United StatesSupernatural horror thriller [19]
Arcane Corin Hardy United StatesMonster [20]
Bjorn of the Dead Elza Kephart Bruce Dickinson United StatesHorror comedy [21]
Blade TBA Mahershala Ali United StatesSuperhero horror [22]
Blood Count Peter Ramsey United StatesNeo-noir vampire thriller [23]
Christine Bryan Fuller United StatesSupernatural horror [24]
Untitled Chucky film Don Mancini Brad Dourif United StatesSlasher [25]
A Corpse in Kensington Brian Patrick Butler Derrick Acosta, Michael Madsen, Ryan Bollman, Vinny Curran, Kimberly Weinberger, Savannah Porter, Sutheshna Mani, Alex ChernowUnited StatesPsychological horror [26]
Creep 3 Patrick Brice Mark Duplass United StatesFound footage psychological horror [27]
Dark Army Paul Feig United StatesMonster [28]
Dracul Andy Muschietti United StatesHorror [29]
Dracula Chloé Zhao United StatesMonster, sci-fi, western [30]
Elijah Alexandre Aja United StatesHorror thriller [31]
Frankenstein TBAUnited StatesMonster [32]
Hellsing TBAUnited StatesAction horror [33]
Howdy, Neighbor Allisyn Snyder Matthew Scott Montgomery, Grant Jordan, Debby Ryan, Alyson Stoner, Kevin Chamberlin, Tim Bagley, Shayne Topp, Damien Haas United StatesHorror-thriller [34]
Infidel Hany Abu-Assad United StatesSupernatural horror [35]
Little Monsters Josh Cooley United StatesLive-action animated hybrid, children's fantasy, monster [36]
Meet JimmyDavid-Jan BronsgeestUnited StatesSupernatural horror [37]
Memetic TBAUnited StatesPsychological horror [38]
Monster Mash Matt StawskiUnited StatesMonster, musical [39]
Most EvilDaniel RobbinsUnited StatesHorror-thriller [40]
Mother Nature Jamie Lee Curtis United StatesHorror [41]
Night of the Comet TBAUnited StatesSci-fi horror [42]
Open Wounds Ronald Krauss Jack Kilmer, Paris Jackson, Eric Roberts, Lambert Houston, Renata Notni, Richie Radichi, Jay GiannoneUnited StatesHorror thriller [43]
Pumpkinhead TBAUnited StatesHorror [44]
Reunion Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett United StatesHigh school monster [45]
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2 André Øvredal Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Natalie Ganzhorn, Dean Norris United StatesSupernatural horror [46]
ShelterBishal DuttaUnited StatesApocalyptic horror [47]
ShhhGustavo CooperUnited StatesHorror thriller [48]
SinkholeTBAUnited StatesSupernatural horror [49]
SpookedPeter FoottUnited StatesHorror comedy [50]
Stray Dogs TBAUnited StatesAnimated horror-thriller [51]
Terrifier 4 TBAUnited StatesSlasher [52]
The Backrooms Kane Parsons Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, Lukita Maxwell, Avan Jogia United StatesSci-fi horror [53]
The BlindingsAlexis JacknowUnited StatesHorror-thriller [54]
The Bride of Frankenstein TBAUnited StatesMonster [55] [56]
The Culling David F. Sandberg United StatesSupernatural horror [57]
The Dark Half Alex Ross Perry United StatesHorror-thriller [58]
The Hill's Have Eyes for You Eli Craig United StatesHorror, rom-com [59]
The Invisible Woman Elizabeth Banks United States [60]
The Lost Boys Jonathan Entwistle Noah Jupe, Jaeden Martell United StatesHorror comedy [61]
The OneKevin Armento, Jaki Bradley Nicholas Hoult, Melissa Barrera, Lana Condor, Riley Keough United States [62] [63] [64] [65]
The Season of Passage Mike Flanagan United StatesSci-fi horror [66]
The Thing TBAUnited StatesSci-fi, horror-thriller [67]
The Tommyknockers TBAUnited States [68]
The Troop E.L. Katz United StatesHorror [69]
The Unsound David F. Sandberg United StatesPsychological horror [70]
Throttle TBAUnited States [71]
Van Helsing Julius Avery United StatesHorror thriller [72]
Vicious Bryan Bertino Dakota Fanning, Kathryn Hunter, Mary McCormack, Rachel Blanchard, Devyn Nekoda United StatesSlasher [73] [74]
Video Killed the Radio StarBrad Watson Harriet Cains, Luke Brandon Field United Kingdom [75]
WhisperJulian TerryUnited States [76]
Year 2 Steven C. Miller Frank Grillo, Katrina Law United StatesHorror-thriller [77]
Zombies vs. Gladiators Clive Barker United StatesZombie horror [78]

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