Most Awaited Top 5 Upcoming International Horror Movies in 2026!

The horror movie buffs are in for a big treat in 2026. There are some interesting and most awaited horror titles. They range from independent films like Obsession, which introduce up-and-coming directors, to well-known legacy brands like Scream and Insidious, which are making a comeback with new chapters. 

Additionally, there's Zach Cregger's Resident Evil, a new spin on the video game series that has undergone innumerable adaptations. The films we don't anticipate are the ones most likely to make us scream the loudest, in terror and delight. However, we've made every effort to select the upcoming films that every serious horror fan should see.

Best Horror Movies in 2026:

5. Scream 7:

Release Date: February 27

Neve Campbell, who missed Scream VI because of a pay disagreement, returns in the seventh installment of the Scream franchise as the last girl Sidney Prescott. Courteney Cox also makes a comeback, as do David Arquette and Matthew Lillard, the latter two of whom have already passed away in the series. 

#Scream7 set to be 8 years later after the New York Massacre. that will be setted around #SidneyPrescott daughter pic.twitter.com/rKdJOWrDcA

— Scream 7: NEWS (@scream7newblogs) January 15, 2024

4. The Bride!:

Release Date: March 6

In her second directing project, a monster movie musical based on James Whale's 1935 novel The Bride of Frankenstein and set in Al Capone's Chicago, Maggie Gyllenhaal substitutes Mary Shelley for Elena Ferrante.

New look at Christian Bale as Frankenstein’s monster and Jessie Buckley as The Bride in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘THE BRIDE’. pic.twitter.com/78mGrbjdUr

— A Shot (@ashotmagazine) February 3, 2026

3. Ready or Not 2: Here I Come:

Release Date: March 20

In 2019's Ready or Not, Samara Weaving's character Grace is returning for another round after surviving the lethal game her husband's family played on their wedding night. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Elijah Wood, Kevin Durand, and David Cronenberg are also featured in Searchlight Pictures' Ready or Not 2: Here I Come.

New game. Fresh blood. READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME. In theaters March 20th. #ReadyOrNot2pic.twitter.com/7uGfsNWkVA

— Searchlight Pictures (@searchlightpics) February 5, 2026

2. Hokum:

Release Date: May 1

Sam Raimi, who directed the first three films in the franchise, is producing the project and selected Vaniček to direct after seeing his 2023 debut, Infested. The film stars Souheila Yacoub, Hunter Doohan and Luciane Buchanan.

HOKUM, written/directed by Damian McCarthy and starring Adam Scott, will have its World Premiere at #SXSW2026. pic.twitter.com/cumthHq5jl

— NEON (@neonrated) February 4, 2026

1. Evil Dead Burn:

Release Date: July 24

The otherworldly horror film is the follow-up to Irish writer and director Damian McCarthy's 2024 feature debut, Oddity. Adam Scott plays the lead role of Ohm, a reclusive novelist who journeys to a lonely Irish inn to spread his parents' ashes and experiences unsettling visions in this Neon movie.

🚨 EVIL DEAD BURN, the new film in the Evil Dead franchise, has a confirmed release date of July 24, 2026. pic.twitter.com/0ogl0qXxD2

— 𝙃𝙊𝙍𝙍𝙊𝙍 𝙐𝙉𝙄𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙎𝘼𝙇 (@UnlHorror_) January 27, 2026

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