Horror fans are starting to get excited about the huge list of films arriving next year, calling 2026 an “all time year” for the genre.
Hype around the genre started to get momentum in recent days, as one fan on X/Twitter shared a new collage, showing 12 upcoming movies that are slated for release in 2026.
Included in the list is the latest addition to the Evil Dead series of films, which is called Evil Dead Burn and is set to arrive in the autumn, and the fourth instalment of the cult horror franchise Terrifier. The latter is set to arrive just two years after the third film, and has already been confirmed as centring around the origins of the film’s lead, Art The Clown.
Others featured on the list include remakes of The Mummy and The Exorcist, a sequel to the 2014 film It Follows called They Follow, a Ready Or Not sequel, and the sixth instalment of the Scary Movie franchise.
The highly anticipated follow-up to 28 Days Later, dubbed 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, is included on the collage too, as are Wolf Creek Legacy, Crystal Lake, Robert Eggers’ Werwulf and a Jordan Peele film called IV. Check out the post below.
2026 is gonna be an all time year for horror pic.twitter.com/ZkitqihvHn
— cob (@sillierdeadite) May 8, 2025
In the replies, other horror fans shared their views on the upcoming run of films, with many celebrating 2026 as a resurgence of the genre.
“I’ve got high hopes for The Exorcist, really hoping it turns out to be a good one,” one wrote, while someone else added: “Gonna be a crazy year for horror movies.”
“Another good year of horror coming again. That’s really amazing,” a third added, while someone else highlighted their excitement for one film in particular. “Especially the Evil Dead, [it] sounds like it’s gonna be the darkest one even darker than 2013 I’m excited,” they wrote.
Others were less enthusiastic about the upcoming releases and highlighted how the vast majority of films on the list were either remakes or sequels.
“Every one of these is an IP. not a single original film on this list. Let’s get real,” one user responded to the post, seemingly overlooking Eggers’ Werwulf and Peele’s IV, while another quipped: “Damn two original movies how awesome…” Check out some more reactions below.
I’ve got high hopes for The Exorcist, really hoping it turns out to be a good one
— Bella MacDonald (@bellamacxx) May 9, 2025
HOLD THE FUCK ON! When did The Exorcist, Terrifier 4 and Wolf Creek announced? Am I living under a rock? WTF?
— LeonidaMan (@TheLeonidaMan) May 9, 2025
This my type of shit.
— RAF (@LIVINPRSTG) May 9, 2025
Yayyyy spooky movie time 👻💀🎃
— Mezz (@djmezzofficial) May 9, 2025
I am so done with 2025, cant wait
— Bhujbal (@StoicCATdad) May 9, 2025
Gonna be a crazy year for horror movie
— ItsCrownPlayz (@ItsCrownPlayz) May 9, 2025
The film that many horror fans are excited about more than most is 28 Years Later, which comes as another long-awaited sequel to Danny Boyle’s 2002 classic, 28 Days Later. The original film starred Cillian Murphy in the lead role and is regarded as one of the greatest zombie movies ever made. The upcoming movie will mark the third in the franchise, following on from the 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later.
It has been confirmed that the project is directed by Boyle and written by Alex Garland – the same team as behind the original. It will also see the return of Murphy as an executive producer and kick-off a new cinematic trilogy.
Another in the list likely to draw a big audience is the new Terrifier film. This comes on the heels of the third instalment, which arrived in 2024 was a big independent hit, making $89.8million at the box office from a $2million budget. Popularity for the series has escalated in recent years as Art The Clown, played by David Howard Thornton, has become a horror icon on social media.
The film wasn’t without controversy, as France banned anyone under 18 from seeing the film – the first time that measure has passed in the country since 2006’s Saw III – and the UK distributor revealed that 11 people had walked out of the UK premiere and one person vomited after seeing the film.
In an interview with NME’s Martyn Conterio, Thornton reflected on the visceral reaction to the previous films, describing it as “wild” and “some of the best publicity you could get”.
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