Eight new horror drops
Spring’s horror wave hit this week with eight new releases — highlighted by Peter Webber’s drone slasher DRAGN — while festival buzz from SXSW propped up titles like Never After Dark, Dreamquil and Drag. (bloody-disgusting.com) (bloody-disgusting.com) (rogerebert.com)
Peter Webber’s DRAGN was released on Digital/Video-on-Demand on March 17, 2026 via Cineverse. (horrorsociety.com) The title is an acronym for Defense Reaction and Ground Neutralization and lists James Paxton, Lilly Krug and Carlos Bardem among its principal cast. (bloody-disgusting.com) Australian found‑footage folk horror Water Horse opened on Transactional VOD across North America and Australia on March 17, 2026 through Vision Films. (prnewswire.com) British chiller Jitters premiered on UK digital platforms on March 16, 2026 and reached US digital services on March 17 via Miracle Media/Reel2Reel, with Marc Zammit directing and Fabrizio Santino starring. (horrorscreamsvideovault.co.uk) Adam Sherman’s Vampires of the Velvet Lounge opened in select U.S. theaters on March 20, 2026 after Strand Releasing acquired North American rights; the cast includes Mena Suvari and Stephen Dorff. (variety.com) At SXSW, Alex Prager’s DreamQuil had its world premiere March 16, 2026 starring Elizabeth Banks, Dave Boyle’s Never After Dark screened in the festival’s Midnight program with Moeka Hoshi and Kento Kaku, and Drag played SXSW as a Midnighters entry featuring Lizzy Caplan and Lucy DeVito. (en.wikipedia.org)
