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Upcoming horror movies for the rest of 2026

The biggest horror movie still to come in 2026 is Robert Eggers' Werwulf, opening December 25 (Wikipedia). Before that: Ti West's Ebenezer and Victorian Psycho on November 13 and Violent Night 2 on December 4 (iHorror).

By the Horror Planet editors · Updated November 9, 2026

DateFilmWhere and whoWhat it is
Nov 13Ebenezer: A Christmas CarolTheaters · Paramount · Ti WestJohnny Depp leads a horror take on Dickens.
Nov 13Victorian PsychoTheaters · Bleecker Street · Zachary WigonMaika Monroe in a period thriller.
Nov 13Tinsman RoadShudder · Robbie BanfitchFound footage from the director of The Outwaters.
Nov 13DeadboltVOD · Saban FilmsA home-invasion thriller.
Nov 17ObsessionNetflix · Curry BarkerThe year's breakout horror hit reaches streaming.
Nov 20Ice Cream ManShudder · Eli RothRoth's new Shudder release.
Nov 27The Holy BoyShudder · Paolo StrippoliItalian horror for the holiday weekend.
Dec 4Violent Night 2Theaters · Universal · Tommy WirkolaDavid Harbour's Santa returns.
Dec 4Above the BelowTheaters (limited) · LionsgateIdris Elba co-directs with Martin Owen.
Dec 4Unholy NightShudderA December Shudder premiere.
Dec 11Red SnowShudderA December Shudder premiere.
Dec 25WerwulfTheaters · Focus Features · Robert EggersAaron Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp and Willem Dafoe in Eggers' werewolf film.
Dec 25Split RockShudderA Christmas Day Shudder premiere.

Dates per iHorror and GamesRadar+, checked November 9, 2026. A Return of the Living Dead remake is expected in November, but its date is soft (iHorror). Werwulf opens in the UK on January 1, 2027 (Wikipedia).

Our three to circle

Werwulf. Eggers made The Witch, The Lighthouse and Nosferatu; this is the one we are most excited for. Ebenezer. Ti West of Pearl doing Dickens as horror, right on time for Christmas horror season. Obsession on Netflix. If you missed it in theaters, November 17 is the night (ending explained).

How we picked

We list wide and limited theatrical releases plus premieres on Shudder and Netflix. For next year, see every horror movie coming in 2027.

Questions

What horror movies are coming out in December 2026?

Violent Night 2 and Above the Below (Dec 4) and Robert Eggers' Werwulf (Dec 25), plus Shudder's Unholy Night, Red Snow and Split Rock.

When does Werwulf come out?

December 25, 2026, in the US from Focus Features, and January 1, 2027, in the UK.

What horror movies come out in January 2027?

Pendulum (Jan 1), River from Blumhouse and Atomic Monster (Jan 15) and Slayground from A24 (Jan 29).

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