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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.

List of horror films of the 2020s[edit]

Upcoming[edit]

2025[edit]

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/notes
2025
The Black Phone 2 Scott Derrickson Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, Miguel Cazarez Mora United States Supernatural horror[1]
The Bride! Maggie Gyllenhaal Penelope Cruz, Christian Bale, Jessie Buckley, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening United States Sci-fi horror[2][3]
Final Destination: Bloodlines Zach Lipovsky
Adam Stein		 TBA United States Supernatural horror[4][5][6]
M3GAN 2.0 TBA Allison Williams, Violet McGraw United States Sci-fi horror thriller[7]
A Quiet Place Part III John Krasinski TBA United States Sci-fi horror[8][9]
Saw XI Kevin Greutert TBA United States Horror thriller[10][11]
Thanksgiving 2 Eli Roth TBA United States Slasher[12][13]
Wolf Man Leigh Whannell Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner United States Monster[14][15][16][17]

TBA[edit]

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/notes
TBA
10-31 Gigi Saul Guerrero United States [18]
16 States Fede Álvarez United States Zombie thriller[19]
Abraham's Boys Natasha Kermani United States Action horror[20]
Adrift Darren Aronofsky Jared Leto United States Supernatural horror thriller[21]
Apartment 7A Natalie Erika James Julia Garner, Dianne Wiest, Marli Siu, Rosy McEwen United States Psychological horror[22]
Arcane Corin Hardy United States Monster[23]
Bjorn of the Dead Elza Kephart Bruce Dickinson United States Horror comedy[24]
Blood Count Peter Ramsey United States Neo-noir vampire thriller[25]
Christine Bryan Fuller United States Supernatural horror[26]
Untitled Chucky film Don Mancini Brad Dourif United States Slasher[27]
Creep 3 Patrick Brice Mark Duplass United States Found footage psychological horror[28]
Dark Army Paul Feig United States Monster[29]
Dracul Andy Muschietti United States Horror[30]
Dracula Chloé Zhao United States Monster, sci-fi, western[31]
Dust Will Joines, Karrie Crouse Sarah Paulson, Annaleigh Ashford, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Bill Heck, Amiah Miller United States Psychological horror-thriller[32]
Elijah Alexandre Aja United States Horror thriller[33]
Frankenstein TBA United States Monster[34]
Hellsing TBA United States Action horror[35]
Horrorscope Anna Halberg,
Spenser Cohen		 Jacob Batalon, Alana Boden, Adain Bradley, Avantika Vandanapu United States Supernatural horror[36]
Howdy, Neighbor Allisyn Snyder Matthew Scott Montgomery, Grant Jordan, Debby Ryan, Alyson Stoner, Kevin Chamberlin, Tim Bagley, Shayne Topp, Damien Haas United States Horror-thriller[37]
Infidel Hany Abu-Assad United States Supernatural horror[38]
Little Monsters Josh Cooley United States Live-action animated hybrid, children's fantasy, monster[39]
Meet Jimmy David-Jan Bronsgeest United States Supernatural horror[40]
Memetic TBA United States Psychological horror[41]
Mickey's Mouse Trap Jamie Bailey Canada Slasher comedy[42]
Monster Mash Matt Stawski United States Monster, musical[43]
Most Evil Daniel Robbins United States Horror-thriller[44]
Mother Nature Jamie Lee Curtis United States Horror[45]
Never Let Go Alexandre Aja Halle Berry United States Supernatural horror-thriller[46]
Night of the Comet TBA United States Sci-fi horror[47]
Open Wounds Ronald Krauss Jack Kilmer, Paris Jackson, Eric Roberts, Lambert Houston, Renata Notni, Richie Radichi, Jay Giannone United States Horror thriller[48]
Pumpkinhead TBA United States Horror[49]
Reunion Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett United States High school monster[50]
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2 André Øvredal Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Natalie Ganzhorn, Dean Norris United States Supernatural horror[51]
Scream 7 Kevin Williamson Neve Campbell United States Slasher[52][53]
Shelter Bishal Dutta United States Apocalyptic horror[54]
Shhh Gustavo Cooper United States Horror thriller[55]
Sinkhole TBA United States Supernatural horror[56]
Spooked Peter Foott United States Horror comedy[57]
Spooky Jack TBA United States Animated children's fantasy horror[58]
Stray Dogs TBA United States Animated horror-thriller[59]
The Blindings Alexis Jacknow United States Horror-thriller[60]
The Bride of Frankenstein TBA United States Monster[61][62]
The Culling David F. Sandberg United States Supernatural horror[63]
The Dark Half Alex Ross Perry United States Horror-thriller[64]
The Hill's Have Eyes for You Eli Craig United States Horror, rom-com[65]
The Invisible Woman Elizabeth Banks United States [66]
The Lost Boys Jonathan Entwistle Noah Jupe, Jaeden Martell United States Horror comedy[67]
The Season of Passage Mike Flanagan United States Sci-fi horror[68]
The Thing TBA United States Sci-fi, horror-thriller[69]
The Tommyknockers TBA United States [70]
The Troop E.L. Katz United States Horror[71]
The Unsound David F. Sandberg United States Psychological horror[72]
They Listen Chris Weitz Katherine Waterston, John Cho, Lukita Maxwell United States Horror[73]
Throttle TBA United States [74]
Van Helsing Julius Avery United States Horror thriller[75]
Until Dawn David F. Sandberg TBA United States [76]
Year 2 Steven C. Miller Frank Grillo, Katrina Law United States Horror-thriller[77]
Whisper Julian Terry United States [78]
Zombies vs. Gladiators Clive Barker United States Zombie horror[79]

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External links[edit]

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_horror_films_of_the_2020s

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