6 New Horror Movies to Watch in April 2026
April is bringing a new wave of horror to screens, with everything from psychological mind-benders to creature features and survival thrillers. The month begins with the slasher Faces of Death, a remake of the 1978 film by John Alan Schwartz, starring Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah, Aaron Holliday, Jermaine Fowler, and Charli XCX. Also arriving on the same day is Exit 8, a Japanese psychological thriller based on the indie hit game by KOTAKE CREATE, alongside the Canadian found-footage chiller Hunting Matthew Nichols.
If creature chaos is more your speed, Netflix drops the shark thriller Thrash on April 10, led by Phoebe Dynevor, Djimon Hounsou, and Whitney Peak, while monster fans can also look out for The Yeti. And then there is Lee Cronin’s highly anticipated The Mummy, a brand-new take completely separate from previous franchise iterations.
Here are 6 new horror movies to watch in April 2026.
Faces of Death – April 10 (Theaters)
Cast: Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah, Aaron Holliday, Josie Totah, Jermaine Fowler, Charlie XCX
Synopsis: “A woman, employed as a website content moderator, comes across a series of violent videos reproducing death scenes from a film.”
Exit 8 – April 10 (Theaters)
Cast: Yamato Kochi, Genki Kawamura, Kazunari Ninomiya, Naru Asanuma, Kotone Hanase, Nana Komatsu
Synopsis: “A man trapped in an endless sterile subway passageway sets out to find Exit 8. The rules of his quest are simple: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately. If you don’t, carry on. Then leave from Exit 8. But even a single oversight will send him back to the beginning. Will he ever reach his goal and escape this infinite corridor?”
Hunting Matthew Nichols – April 10 (Theaters)
Cast: Markian Tarasiuk, Miranda MacDougall, Ryan Alexander McDonald
Synposis: “Two decades after her brother mysteriously disappeared, a documentary filmmaker sets out to solve his missing person’s case. But when a disturbing piece of evidence is revealed, she comes to believe her brother might still be alive.”
Thrash – April 10 (Netflix)
Cast: Phoebe Dynevor, Djimon Hounsou, Whitney Peak
Synopsis: “When a Category 5 hurricane decimates a coastal town, the storm surge brings devastation, chaos and something far more frightening: hungry sharks.”
The Yeti – April 10 (Limited theaters and VOD)
Cast: Brittany Allen, William Sadler, Corbin Bernsen, Heather Lind
Synopsis: “Members of a rescue team encounter an ancient creature while searching for two missing people in 1947 Alaska Territory.”
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy – April 17 (Theaters)
Cast: Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, Veronica Falcón
Synopsis: “The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace— eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.”
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