Horror: big 2026 slate
2026 is shaping up as a generational year for horror — at least ten new genre films are scheduled and Sundance standout 'Saccharine' is already getting early buzz; plus five fresh horror picks landed on Netflix this week. (screenrant.com) (ntvenglish.com)
January opens with Daisy Ridley’s We Bury The Dead on January 2, Johannes Roberts’ Primate on January 9 (which lists Troy Kotsur among the cast), and 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple due January 16 under director Nia DaCosta. (screenrant.com)) Sam Raimi’s survival-thriller Send Help is scheduled for January 30 starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien, Return To Silent Hill is set for January 23 with original franchise director Christophe Gans attached, and The Strangers 3 is listed for February 6. (screenrant.com)) Natalie Erika James’ Saccharine had its world premiere in Sundance’s Midnight program on January 22, 2026, and the billed cast includes Midori Francis, Madeleine Madden and Danielle Macdonald. (festival.sundance.org)) Festival reviewers framed Saccharine as a stomach-turning body-horror that interrogates weight-loss trends and body dysmorphia, with coverage from Deadline, Variety and The Wrap noting its "Ozempic-era" topicality and blunt metaphorical approach. (deadline.com)) Prestige and franchise fare continue through the year, with Robert Eggers’ Werwulf scheduled for U.S. release on December 25, 2026, and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s period-horror The Bride! set for North American theatrical release on March 6, 2026. (en.wikipedia.org)) A Netflix roundup posted March 22, 2026, highlights five readily available horror titles this week: The Conjuring, Bird Box, The Ritual, Veronica and His House. (ntvenglish.com))
