It’s never too early for Spooky Season and the new year is bringing an assortment of horror films coming to theaters starting in January and throughout 2024. To kick things off, Night Swim is the first horror film that can be seen in theaters premiering at the beginning of January. If you’re into the haunted house sub-genre of horror, then this could be the film for you.
If you’re in the horror community then you know not all films slated as horror are designed to be scary. In Lisa Frankenstein, Kathryn Newton (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Freaky) plays Lisa who goes through extreme circumstances for love. Unfortunately, since we’re still very early into 2024, many plots and casting news of horror films coming out later in the year are still under wraps like A Quite Place: Day One, Saw XI, and Smile 2.
Nonetheless, horror lovers will have plenty to get into this year. Below are 8 horror films coming to theaters in 2024.
Night Swim (January 5)
Cast: Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Amélie Hoeferle, Gavin Warren, Jodi Long, Elijah J. Roberts
Synopsis: “A woman swimming in her pool at night is terrorized by an evil spirit.”
Lisa Frankenstein (February 9)
Cast: Kathryn Newton, Liza Soberano, Trina LaFargue, Cole Sprouse, Henry Eikenberry, Jenna Davis, Carla Gugino, Joe Chrest, Joshua Montes, Paola Andino
Synopsis: “A coming of RAGE love story about a teenager and her crush, who happens to be a corpse. After a set of horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a journey to find love, happiness – and a few missing body parts.”
Imaginary (March 8)
Cast: DeWanda Wise, Tom Payne, Veronica Falcón, Betty Buckley, Dane DiLiegro, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, Matthew Sato
Synopsis: “A woman returns to her childhood home to discover that the imaginary friend she left behind is very real and unhappy that she abandoned him.”
The First Omen (April 5)
Cast: Bill Nighy, Ralph Ineson, Charles Dance, Nell Tiger Free, Sonia Braga, Mia McGovern Zaini, Tawfeek Barhom, Anton Alexander, Andrea Arcangeli, Maria Caballero
Synopsis: “A young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, but encounters a darkness that causes her to question her faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.”
A Quiet Place: Day One (June 28)
Cast: Djimon Hounsou, Alex Wolff, Denis O’Hare, Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn
Synopsis: Plot under wraps
Saw XI (September 27)
Cast: Unknown
Synopsis: The 11th installment of the Saw franchise.
Smile 2 (October 18)
Cast: Naomi Scott
Synopsis: Plot under wraps
Terrifier 3 (October 25)
Cast: David Howard Thornton, Lauren LaVera, Samantha Scaffidi, Elliott Fullam
Synopsis: “Art the Clown is set to unleash chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.”
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