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Lisa Frankenstein
Focus Features/Universal Pictures
Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse star in this horror comedy about a goth girl who reanimates a corpse and sets out to make him her perfect man in every way.
Release Date: February 9, 2024
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Imaginary
Lionsgate
This horror film takes an innocent childhood toy and turns it sinister. When a woman returns to her childhood home, she finds her younger sister has grown attached to her old stuffed teddy bear. But as she learns more about her sister’s fascination with the toy, she realizes the games they play are anything but innocent.
Release Date: March 8, 2024
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Immaculate
NEON
Sydney Sweeney’s next big release is Immaculate. The Euphoria and Anyone But You star plays a woman who is newly introduced to a convent in the Italian countryside. But her new home turns out to be far more sinister than she could ever have expected.
Release Date: March 22
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Late Night With the Devil
Shudder
This 2023 Sundance release is finally coming to a theater near you. David Dastmalchian (The Suicide Squad) stars as a TV talk show host from the 70s in this found footage horror film. On Halloween night, a guest segment with a parapsychologist goes awry when she presents the subject of her book, a girl who is the sole survivor of a Satanic church’s mass suicide.
Release Date: March 22
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Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire
Warner Bros.
It may not be horror in the spooky sense, but Godzilla and Kong are two notable horror icons teaming up in this upcoming action flick. After the success of Godzilla vs. Kong (and following up on Apple TV+’s Monarch series), Warner Bros. is back with another entry in the MonsterVerse franchise. Rebecca Hall, Bryan Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, and Kaylee Hottle are set to star.
Release Date: March 29, 2024
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Cuckoo
Courtesy NEON
We had high hopes Hunter Schafer’s Cuckoo would appear in 2023, but the odds are looking good for a 2024 release. According to Bloody Disgusting, the film is set for a theatrical release in May! The plot is under wraps, but it won’t be too long before we have a trailer to tease what the film is about.
Release Date: May 3, 2024
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The Watchers
Warner Bros.
The Watchers is the debut filmmaker for Ishana Shyamalan (daughter of M. Night!) and it stars Dakota Fanning as a woman who ends up stranded in a mysterious forest in Ireland. As she explores the landscape, she discovers three other people who are all stalked by strange creatures at night.
Release Date: June 7, 2024
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A Quiet Place: Day One
Paramount
Fans of A Quiet Place franchise will enjoy this spin-off film. Lupita N’yongo, Joseph Quinn, and others, the film will serve as a prequel detailing the beginning of the world’s strange and terrifying monsters. The movie will be helmed by Pig director Michael Sarnoski, so we’ve got high expectations.
Release Date: June 28, 2024
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Speak No Evil
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James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, and Scoot McNairy star in this American remake of a 2022 Danish psychological horror film. It follows a family who meets another on vacation, and soon after receives an invitation to stay in a remote house with them. As both families get to know one another, it becomes clear they don’t know each other nearly as well as they thought.
Release Date: August 9, 2024
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Alien: Romulus
20th Century Studios
Set between the events of Alien and Aliens, this newest entry in the long-running horror franchise stars Isabela Merced and Cailee Spaeny, will be directed by Evil Dead (2013)’s Fede Alvarez, and Ridley Scott himself told Alvarez that the movie is great. We don’t know much more than that, but we’re hopeful it’ll be a solid horror flick.
Release Date: August 16, 2024
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Beetlejuice 2
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35 years after the original Beetlejuice (yes, it’s been that long), there’s a sequel on the way. Beetlejuice 2 will star Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder, along with a new addition to the film: Jenna Ortega. That’s all we know for now, but it’s sure to be an exciting 2024 release.
Release Date: September 6, 2024
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Saw XI
Lionsgate
After the major box office success of Saw X, there’s of course a sequel on the way. We really don’t know anything more other than a tentative release date, but here’s hoping franchise mainstay Tobin Bell will return.
This film is expected to be released in September 2024.
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Smile 2
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Parker Finn’s directorial debut Smile was an unexpected success. The sequel will star Lukas Gage and Naomi Scott, with Kyle Gallner returning in his role as Joel. If the sequel is as good as the original, we could have a fun new franchise on our hands.
Release Date: October 18, 2024
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Nosferatu
Universal
Nosferatu will arguably be one of the biggest releases of 2024, horror or not. Written and directed by Robert Eggers, the film stars Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgård, Willem Dafoe, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Nicholas Hoult, and serves as a remake of the 1922 film of the same name. Fans of Eggers’ previous films—including The Northman, The Lighthouse, and The VVitch—should be in for another treat.
Release Date: December 25, 2024
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The Crow
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Bill Skarsgård will also star in a reboot of The Crow, alongside musician FKA Twigs. The film follows a murdered musician who is resurrected to avenge his death and his fiancée’s.
This film is expected to be released in 2024.
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Longlegs
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If there’s anything Nicolas Cage can do well, it’s play a really off-the-wall character. Longlegs comes from director Oz Perkins (son of Anthony) and follows an FBI agent (played by It Follows’s Maika Monroe) who discovers she has a connection to a ruthless serial killer (Cage), and must work to prevent his next murder. NEON has already released a few teasers for the film which are truly engrossing and chilling.
This film is expected to be released in 2024.
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In a Violent Nature
Shudder
This slasher sounds like a winner for fans of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The film follows a serial killer who stalks a group of teens in the Ontario wilderness. We don’t have anything by way of a date as it’s a Sundance release, but expect to hear more about the film later this year.
This film is expected to be released in 2024.
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Presence
NEON
Steven Soderbergh is back with an exciting psychological horror film starring Lucy Liu, Julia Fox, and Chris Sullivan. Plot details still aren’t clear, but it sounds like a classic “family moves into a new home but aren’t alone” type premise.
This film is expected to be released in 2024.
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I Saw the TV Glow
A24
A hit with 2024’s Sundance crowd, I Saw the TV Glow stars Justice Smith and Brigitte Lundy-Paine as two teens who bond over a television show from their childhood. But when the show is canceled, their sense of reality is altered.
This film is expected to be released in 2024.
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It’s What’s Inside
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Known for her roles on The White Lotus and Little Voice, Brittany O’Grady stars in It’s What’s Inside, which follows the members of a wedding party consisting of college friends. When an old classmate arrives, tension, romance, and chaos ensue.
This film is expected to be released in 2024.
Milan Polk
Milan Polk is an Editorial Assistant for Men’s Health who specializes in entertainment and lifestyle reporting, and has worked for New York Magazine’s Vulture and Chicago Tribune.
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