12 New Horror Movies to Keep You Terrified All Year Long in 2024
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Looking at the slate of upcoming moves for 2024, it's clear that spooky season can last all year if you want it to. New horror movies being released in 2024, include sequels to recent scary hits, prequels and spinoffs for beloved horror classics, and original stories about things like devilish stuffed animals out to ruin lives. (Is Imaginary's Chauncey the teddy bear the M3gan of 2024? That remains to be seen.)
If you're looking for lighter takes on horror, there's a couple of movies for you. Like, 1988's Beetlejuice is getting a long-awaited sequel with some of the original cast members returning. Also, there's a new take on the Frankenstein story from writer Diablo Cody (Juno, Jennifer's Body) about a 1980s teen who reanimates a corpse played by Cole Sprouse.
Looking for something a bit more intense? The first horror release of the year is Night Swim, which is about a haunted pool. There's also the upcoming A Quiet Place prequel about people first finding out that they have to be silent to avoid being attacked by those frightening aliens.
And, if you're looking for all out gore, Smile is getting a sequel, and there's also Terrifier 3, which is the sequel to a movie that reportedly made some viewers vomit and faint when they watched it. So, basically, after you look at this list of 2024's horror films, make sure that you proceed at your own risk.
Night Swim
In theaters January 5
You can kick off your year of horror with Night Swim, which hits theaters January 5. Kerry Condon and Wyatt Russell star as a couple who move into a new house with their two kids. But rather than a haunted house movie, it’s a haunted pool movie. As a hint of what you’ll get, the trailer includes a scary game of Marco Polo.
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Lisa Frankenstein
In theaters February 9
The horror-comedy Lisa Frankenstein stars Kathryn Newton as a teenager in the late 1980s who gives a corpse (Cole Sprouse) the Frankenstein's monster treatment and makes him into her boyfriend. Things get more gory from there.
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Imaginary
In theaters March 8
How about a creepy bear movie? A woman (DeWanda Wise) moves back into her childhood home and finds that her step-daughter Alice (Pyper Braun) bonds with her old teddy bear, Chauncey. The problem is, Chauncey is creepy as hell!!
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The First Omen
In theaters April 5
Forty-eight years after the release of the classic horror film, The Omen is getting a prequel withThe First Omen. Nell Tiger Free stars as a woman who moves to Rome to work for a church and soon learns of a plot to bring forth an Antichrist.
A Quiet Place: Day One
In theaters June 28
Unlike the first two movies, A Quiet Place: Day One does not follow the Abbott family (which included characters played by John Krasinksi and Emily Blunt), but is instead a prequel about the time when the murderous sound-hating aliens first arrived on Earth. Lupita Nyong'o stars.
Speak No Evil
In theaters August 9
James McAvoy and Mackenzie Davis star in Speak No Evil, which is based on a 2022 Danish movie. The film—described as a psychological horror thriller—follows a family who take a countryside vacation but find that their trip turns into a nightmare.
Alien: Romulus
In theaters August 16
The ninth movie in the Alien franchise comes out in 2024. Alien: Romulus is a standalone story that is set between the events of the first and second movies from 1979 and 1986. Cailee Spaeny stars, and while not much is known about the plot so far expect terrifying aliens, as usual.
Beetlejuice 2
In theaters September 6
Thirty-six years later, Beetlejuice is getting a sequel that features the return of director Tim Burton and cast members Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, and Michael Keaton as the titular home-haunting Beetlejuice. They’ll be joined by new characters played by Jenna Ortega, Monica Bellucci, and Willem Dafoe.
Smile 2
In theaters October 18
Last year's Smile was about a therapist (Sosie Bacon), who becomes part of a curse that involves disturbing images of people smiling very creepily and which is tied to a series of deaths by suicide. The plot of the sequel hasn't yet been revealed, but those haunting smiles will likely still be part of it.
Terrifier 3
In theaters October 25
Terrifier 2 made headlines in 2022 for audiences members reportedly vomiting and fainting during showings because of how gory it is. If that doesn't scare you off, a sequel—which again features the terrifying Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton)—will be released in October.
Nosferatu
In theaters December 25
Bill Skarsgård is already known for horror thanks to his role as Pennywise in the It movies, and now, he will take on the role of a vampire in the gothic horror movie Nosferatu. Costars include Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
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