13 Horror Films Coming Out This October

I’m certain you’ve heard, but it surely’s been an enormous 12 months for horror films. Over the previous few months, there have been all types of releases for horror followers, from undersung gems like 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple to sudden hits like Obsession and what appears to be the beginning of a booming new franchise in Backrooms.

As we strategy fall, we enter the horror season. October has lengthy been a most well-liked month for horror studios, with many releasing films that match the vibe that movie-goers are on the hunt for, whether or not in cinemas or on streaming. As a part of our 2026 Fall Preview, listed here are 13 horror films you possibly can watch this October:

1

Beware Boiúna

Oct. 2 in theaters

Beware Boiúna is the proper approach to kick off October if you happen to’re into monster films, and the idea of watching a gaggle of individuals battle a creature from the depths of the Amazon feels like an ideal night time out. Starring Kiana Madeira, Jessica Rothe, and Logan Marshall-Inexperienced, the story follows a workforce of younger docs on a medical outreach mission deep within the Amazonian rainforest. There, they discover that the vibes are off. The locals aren’t comfortable to see them, leading to an encounter with Boiúna, a large mythological snake that prowls the realm.

2

Verity

Oct. 2 in theaters

Verity presents a decidedly completely different strategy to horror. The erotic thriller is predicated on a Colleen Hoover novel, the writer behind the box-office romantic hit It Ends With Us. Directed by Michael Showalter, Verity follows Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson), a struggling ghostwriter, who will get provided a dream job: Jeremy Crawford (Josh Hartnett) hires her to finish the final novel of Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway), a beloved thriller writer who’s unable to jot down after a horrible accident. Lowen takes the job, shifting into the Crawfords’ dwelling and growing a fixation with Verity, slowly taking on her life.

3

The Influencer Challenge

Oct. 2 in theaters

The Influencer Challenge takes discovered footage horror and applies it to influencer tradition. The fictional story follows Chiara King, enjoying herself, as she travels to Copenhagen with a documentary crew to movie a mission that guarantees her followers an unvarnished take a look at her life. However then she catches the attention of an area stalker. Eduardo Sanchez and Gregg Hale, the filmmakers behind The Blair Witch Challenge, are producing it.

4

Appofeniacs

Oct. 2 in theaters

Directed by Chris Marrs Piliero and starring an ensemble forged that features Sean Gunn, Appofeniacs takes a stab at generative AI and the way it may be wielded to wreak chaos in society. The horror film is instructed in vignettes which might be in the end woven collectively, together with the story of a ride-share driver who crosses paths with an unstable particular person, a lady who turns into the topic of an internet smear marketing campaign, and extra.

5

Different Mommy

Oct. 2 in theaters

Different Mommy went viral after its trailer premiered alongside The Odyssey, with individuals on-line commenting on a second of footage that confirmed some very creepy contortions. It stars Jessica Chastain, who appears poised for a comeback after a stretch of regular but under-the-radar work. Directed by Rob Savage and primarily based on the e-book Incidents Across the Home, the story follows slightly woman (Arabella Olivia Clarke) who’s haunted by a supernatural presence that appears similar to her mom (Chastain).

6

The Devils

Oct. 16 in theaters

The Devils is a type of notorious you-have-to-see-it-to-believe-it films. First launched in 1971 to fierce controversy, censorship, and criticism, Ken Russell’s masterpiece is getting a 4K director’s minimize that depicts his full imaginative and prescient 15 years after his loss of life. The story is predicated on Aldous Huxley’s novel The Devils of Loudun concerning the case of a priest from the 1600s who was burned on the stake after being accused of seducing a whole convent. It stars Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave in two of the very best performances of their careers.

7

Crawlers

Oct. 16 in theaters

Crawlers is one other creature film you possibly can add to your listing, this time following an infestation of venomous spiders that ends in the police putting a whole house constructing underneath quarantine. Directed by Ángel Gómez Hernández, the movie follows the constructing’s supervisor (Matilda Lutz) as she makes use of her information of the format of the place to assist residents survive. Making her life extra difficult is the truth that she has arachnophobia.

8

Breeder

Oct. 16 in theaters

Screening in theaters on a restricted launch following a Tribeca Movie Pageant premiere earlier this 12 months, Breeder follows a broke school scholar (Daniel Doheny) who finds an ideal deal on-line, permitting him to maneuver into the distant ranch of a poodle breeder (Dot Marie Jones) who guarantees to fund his analysis. The catch is that boarding gained’t come without spending a dime – she wants his assist, and he or she’s shifting from poodle breeding onto greater and extra formidable tasks.

9

Hallowarrior

Oct. 16 in theaters

Out there on Shudder following a Tribeca Movie Pageant premiere, Hallowarrior is directed by Ben Sottak and follows Pumpkin (Hereditary’s Milly Shapiro), a younger woman dwelling in a post-apocalyptic wasteland who copes along with her loneliness by filling her life with Halloween paraphernalia. When a gaggle of scavengers seems, they promise an escape, just for issues to take a terrifying flip, pushing Pumpkin to battle for her survival.

10

Whalefall

Oct. 16 in theaters

Primarily based on the Daniel Kraus novel of the identical title, Whalefall is likely one of the most fun releases of the autumn for Austin Abrams followers. Directed and written by Brian Duffield, the story follows a scuba diver (Abrams) trying to find his father’s stays at sea. In the beginning of his expedition, he’s swallowed by a sperm whale with solely an hour of oxygen in his tank.