All the Horror Films We Want to See
4 months of horror releases down, eight to go! With our 2024 Horror Preview, we’re searching ahead at some of the other horror motion pictures we cannot wait to verify out this year. For now, we’re only such as motion pictures that have a identified release date, so films like the remakes/reboots of The Toxic Avenger and Witchboard are at the moment absent for the reason that they do not have a release date but, even although they’re probably to show up at some point in 2024. Right here we go:
I SAW THE Television GLOW – Now Playing
JoBlo’s personal Chris Bumbray wasn’t a fan of I Saw the Television Glow (which is coming our way from A24 and We’re All Going to the World’s Fair director Jane Schoenbrun) when he saw it at the Sundance Film Festival, providing it a five/ten evaluation (you can study it at THIS Hyperlink) exactly where he mentioned the film is “so experimental that it feels like a half-baked try at a genre version of Inland Empire-era David Lynch.” But perhaps it will perform superior for some genre fans when they get the opportunity to see it later this year.
TAROT – Now Playing
Formerly identified as Horrorscope, this horror film is primarily based on a 1992 novel by Nicholas Adams (choose up a copy HERE). Jacob Batalon, who is most effective identified for playing Peter Parker’s most effective pal Ned in the recent Spider-Man movies, plays a character who is component of a group of college buddies who get their horoscopes study, then start off dying in approaches connected to their fortunes. Appears sort of like a Final Location set-up, but with the supernatural elements pumped way up.
THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 1 – Theatrical, Could 17
Director Renny Harlin has shot an complete trilogy inspired by the 2008 film The Strangers, and we’ve heard that Lionsgate intends to release all 3 of the motion pictures – mentioned to be titled The Strangers: Chapter 1, The Strangers: Chapter two, and The Strangers: Chapter three – more than the course of 2024. Chapter 1 is the only one particular we know a release date for so far. Madelaine Petsch of Riverdale plays a young lady on a road trip who crosses paths with the title characters when her automobile breaks down in Oregon.
IN A VIOLENT NATURE – Theatrical, Could 31
Written and directed by Chris Nash, In a Violent Nature is a slasher film that follows a masked killer named Johnny as he hacks his way by means of a group of vacationing teens – but what sets this film apart from the slashers we’re familiar with is the truth that the concentrate is on the killer. As an alternative of hanging out with the teens whilst we wait for them to get picked off, the camera follows Johnny as he splatters blood all more than the forest. Immediately after its theatrical run, In a Violent Nature will be obtainable to watch on the Shudder streaming service.
THE EXORCISM – Theatrical, June 7
Prior to he worked on The Pope’s Exorcist, Russell Crowe starred in a further exorcism horror film that was named The Georgetown Project. Now titled The Exorcism, the film is prepared to head out into the planet – and what tends to make it seriously intriguing is the truth that it was written and directed by Joshua John Miller (with M.A. Fortin), the son of Jason Miller, who played Father Karras in the classic The Exorcist. This film tells the story of “Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who starts to unravel whilst shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter wonders if he’s slipping back into his previous addictions or if there’s anything additional sinister at play.”
THE WATCHERS – Theatrical, June 14
We’ve noticed a lot of thrillers from director M. Evening Shyamalan – and in 2024, we’re going to see one particular from his daughter Ishana Evening Shyamalan. The younger Shyamalan tends to make her function directorial debut with the story of a group of strangers (such as Barbarian‘s Georgina Campbell) becoming stalked by mysterious creatures in the wilderness of western Ireland. Will Ishana be capable to match or exceed the thrills her father has supplied? We’ll uncover out quickly.
A QUIET Spot: DAY One particular – Theatrical, June 28
A Quiet Spot and A Quiet Spot Element II director John Krasinski helped craft the story for this spin-off/prequel directed by Michael Sarnoski, director of the Nicolas Cage drama Pig. Despite the fact that the release date is just 5 months away, we nevertheless do not know a great deal about this one particular beyond the truth that it stars 12 Years a Slave Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn – superior identified as Eddie Munson from the most current season of Stranger Items – and Alex Wolff (Hereditary), and is set in New York City. The story does not involve the Abbott family members, the characters we followed by means of the very first two motion pictures, but it ought to be intriguing to see the alien creatures stalking folks in NYC.
MAXXXINE – Theatrical, July five
Writer/director Ti West and star Mia Goth blew horror fans away with their collaboration X (which was set in 1979) and its prequel Pearl (set in 1918), and now they’re turning the series into a trilogy with the 1985-set MaXXXine, in which Goth reprises the function of Maxine Minx from X. Maxine is in Hollywood now, pursuing her dream of becoming a mainstream actress, whilst the Evening Stalker terrorizes L.A. Joining Goth in the cast are singer Halsey, Kevin Bacon (Tremors), Elizabeth Debicki (Tenet), singer Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), Bobby Cannavale (Netflix’s The Watcher), Lily Collins (Emily in Paris), and Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Terrible).
LONGLEGS – Theatrical, July 12
The promoting for Longlegs, a psychological horror thriller from director Osgood Perkins – who, yes, is the son of actor Anthony Perkins – has been so amazing and creepy, the actual film could possibly struggle to reside up to it. Nonetheless, it sounds incredibly promising, with genre standard Maika Monroe taking on the function of an FBI agent who is tracking an elusive serial killer played by Nicolas Cage. Cage has described his character as becoming like “a possessed Geppetto.”
TRAP – Theatrical, August two
Two months immediately after his daughter Ishana’s film The Watchers reaches theatres, we’ll be acquiring a further thriller directed by M. Evening Shyamalan – and this one particular stars a further of his 3 daughters, Saleka. Plot facts are becoming kept below wraps, but we know that the story plays out at a concert and Saleka, who is an R&B singer/songwriter, plays the popstar on stage. Josh Hartnett, fresh off playing a function in Oppenheimer, plays a father who requires his kid to the concert. Shyamalan has had hits and misses, and it is constantly intriguing to see how his most recent film is going to turn out.
CUCKOO – Theatrical, August 9
Hunter Schafer (Euphoria), Dan Stevens (The Guest), Jessica Henwick (Enjoy and Monsters), Marton Csókás (Freelance), Greta Fernández (Santo), and Jan Bluthardt (Tatort) star in the new horror film from writer/director Tilman Singer (Luz). The story follows a 17-year-old American girl who reluctantly moves with her father to a resort in the German Alps… but there’s anything strange going in at this resort, top to an encounter with “a bird-like monster.”
ALIEN: ROMULUS – Theatrical, August 16
Evil Dead (2013) and Do not Breathe director Fede Alvarez has set the story of Alien: Romulus among the events of the original Alien and Aliens. It requires a group of young folks – played by the likes of Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla), David Jonsson (Market), Archie Renaux (Shadow and Bone), Spike Fearn (The Batman), Aileen Wu (Away from Dwelling), and Isabela Merced (Rosaline) – who uncover themselves in a fight for their lives with the titular alien on a distant colony. All we seriously necessary to know to be sold on this one particular was “Fede Alvarez directing an Alien movie”.
STREAM – Theatrical, August 21
Directed by Terrifier cast member Michael Leavy and featuring unique FX by Terrifier and Terrifier two director Damien Leone, Stream tells the story of a family members becoming stalked by deranged murderers at a quaint hotel, and the film is packed with genre icons. Here’s a sample of the Stream cast list: Tony Todd (the original Candyman himself), Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator), Danielle Harris (Halloween four), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Dee Wallace (The Howling), Mark Holton (Leprechaun), Daniel Roebuck (Final Location), Dave Sheridan (The Devil’s Rejects), Terry Alexander (Day of the Dead), David Howard Thornton (Terrifier), Tim Reid (Stephen King’s It), Charles Edwin Powell (Exorcist III), Bob Adrian (The Conjuring two), Sydney Malakeh (Cheer Camp Killer), Wesley Holloway (Terrifier two), and Linden Porco (Leprechaun Returns).
THE CROW – Theatrical, August 23
The very first pictures of Bill Skarsgard as Eric Draven in director Rupert Sanders’ remake of The Crow didn’t go more than incredibly properly (and Alex Proyas, the director of the original film, let it be identified that he wasn’t a fan), but James O’Barr came up with such an intriguing, emotional notion when he made the Crow comic book series, there’s a opportunity the new film could nevertheless perform even for viewers who feel the new Eric Draven appears ridiculous.
BEETLEJUICE two – Theatrical, September six
Thirty-six years immediately after the classic Beetlejuice was released, we’re ultimately acquiring a sequel. Director Tim Burton is back at the helm, Michael Keaton is reprising the function of the title character, and Winona Ryder is back as Lydia Deetz, with Catherine O’Hara returning as her stepmother Delia. Joining the celebration are Monica Bellucci as Beetlejuice’s wife, Willem Dafoe as a law enforcement officer in the afterlife, Justin Theroux in an unspecified function, and Burton’s Wednesday star Jenna Ortega as Lydia’s daughter. Based on regardless of whether or not Burton and his cast had been capable to recapture some of the original magic, Beetlejuice two could be a blast.
SPEAK NO EVIL – Theatrical, September 13
Director James Watkins and Blumhouse have teamed up to bring us a remake of the 2022 Danish film Gæsterne, a.k.a. Speak No Evil – and if this is as intense as the original film was, it sounds like it is going to be a true endurance challenge for a lot of viewers. The story centers on “a family members who requires a dream vacation to an idyllic nation property, only to have the trip turn into a psychological nightmare,” and the cast incorporates James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scott McNairy, Aisling Franciosi, and Alix West Lefler.
TERRIFIER three – Theatrical, October 11
Terrifier three might be reaching theatres in time for Halloween, but as opposed to its predecessors this one particular is not set on Halloween. As an alternative, the setting is moving a couple months, more than to Christmastime. Writer/director Damien Leone had a price range of about $55,000 to perform with on the first Terrifier movie, and a price range of “a tiny over” $250,000 for Terrifier two – which was so productive, a “couple million” is going into the price range of Terrifier three. Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton) will be spilling additional blood and facing off against heroine Sienna (Lauren LaVera) once again, and Leone mentioned he’s aiming to make this one particular shorter and much less mystical than the second film.
SMILE two – Theatrical, October 18
Writer/director Parker Finn’s sequel to his 2022 horror film Smile is a further project we do not know a great deal about but, but Finn has mentioned that if he had been to make a Smile two he would want to make positive it is “new, fascinating, fresh” rather than just a retread of its predecessor. The freshness starts with the casting of Naomi Scott – who was not in Smile – as the lead character in Smile two. The release date and the involvement of Finn and Scott are the only pieces of facts that have been supplied so far.
NIGHTBITCH – Theatrical, December six
Amy Adams stars in this darkly comic “neo-horror” film, written and directed by Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) and primarily based on a novel by Rachel Yoder. The lead character is a remain-at-residence suburban mom who starts to suspect that she could possibly be turning into a dog… and that is about all we know about this one particular so far. Scott McNairy plays Adams’ “oft-traveling husband,” whilst Mary Holland requires on an unspecified function.
NOSFERATU – Theatrical, December 25
Nine years have gone by considering that it was very first announced that The Witch director Robert Eggers was going to be writing and directing a remake of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent classic Nosferatu. At the finish of this year, we’re ultimately going to be capable to see what Eggers – who created The Lighthouse and The Northman in the interim – has performed with the notion. Bill Skarsgard (It) plays the title character and is joined in the cast by Lily-Rose Depp (The Idol), Nicholas Hoult (Renfield), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Bullet Train), Emma Corrin (The Crown), Ralph Ineson (The Witch), Simon McBurney (The Conjuring two), and the legendary Willem Dafoe, who plays a crazy vampire hunter. Concentrate Functions wanted to give this film “a prime vacation season release”, so they clearly think Eggers has turned in anything unique.
