As we hurtle towards the end of the year (where has 2024 gone?!) there is still plenty of time to indulge in some of the most exciting upcoming horror movies headed to cinemas and streaming.
Sam Raimi-produced race-against-time horror flick Don’t Move is coming to Netflix, and in theaters we’re getting romantic-comedy-horror film Your Monster with current genre darling Melissa Barrera, the new A24 chiller Heretic with Hugh Grant, the adaptation of Rachel Yoder’s novel Nightbitch starring Amy Adams, and of course Robert Eggers' latest: the rabidly anticipated Nosferatu.
And the creepiest of genres isn’t slowing down next year either. 2025 will see more Universal monster action with Guillermo Del Toro’s star-studded Frankenstein headed for Netflix, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride with Jake Gyllenhaal, Christian Bale, and Jessie Buckley, and Leigh Wannell’s Wolf Man starring Julia Garner and Christopher Abbott. Plus Osgood Perkins’ follow-up to this year’s horror smash hit Longlegs – his adaptation of Stephen King’s The Monkey, and the sequel to Blumhouse’s hit AI horror M3GAN.
So make sure you keep an eye on GamesRadar+ for details on all these upcoming horror movies and more in 2025, but until then, dive into our picks of what to watch to give yourself the willies through the rest of this year.
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Don’t Move
Release date: October 25, 2024
The latest movie to be produced by horror legend Sam Raimi, director of the original Evil Dead trilogy and Drag Me To Hell, Don’t Move follows a young woman called Iris, played by Kelsey Asbille from the Fargo and Yellowstone TV series, after she’s injected with a paralytic agent by a seasoned killer. The film is a tense race against time as Iris must run, fight, and hide before her body completely shuts down. Directed by Brian Netto and Adam Schindler, the movie also stars Finn Wittrock (American Horror Story) and Daniel Francis (Bridgerton), and hits Netflix on October 25.
Your Monster
Release date: October 25, 2024
Directed by Caroline Lindy in her feature debut, and starring Melissa Barrera (Scream, Abigail), Meghann Fahy (The White Lotus) and Edmund Donovan (Civil War), Your Monster is a romantic-comedy-horror film about falling in love with your inner rage. Barrera plays Laura Franco, a musical theatre actress who, after her life falls to pieces when her boyfriend dumps her as she’s recovering from cancer, finds her voice again when she meets a terrifying, yet weirdly charming monster living in her closet. Tommy Dewey, who also Executive Produced the film, reprises his role as ‘Monster’ in this genre mash-up, following his appearance in Lindy’s 2020 short of the same name.
Heretic
Release date: November 15, 2024
Hugh Grant may not be the first person to spring to mind when you think of horror movie baddies, with his history of period dramas, romantic comedies, and kids films, but as Mr Reed in Brian Woods and Scott Beck’s upcoming film Heretic, he looks to be delivering a particularly menacing turn. The movie also stars Sophie Thatcher (The Boogeyman, Yellowjackets) and Chloe East (The Wolf of Snow Hollow) as two young religious women going door-to-door, who find themselves drawn into a game of cat and mouse when they enter Mr Reed’s home. Woods and Beck return as directing partners following previous genre outings together with Haunt (2019) and 65 (2023), and Heretic is produced by A24, so we’re excited to see the toe-curling results coming out from this impressive team of collaborators.
Nightbitch
Release date: December 6, 2024
Based on Rachel Yoder’s novel of the same name, and with a screenplay penned by Yoder and director Marielle Heller (A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood, Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Nightbitch is the new darkly comedic horror movie starring Amy Adams (Arrival, Nocturnal Animals) as a woman who pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mother, only to find that her domesticity soon takes a surreal turn. The story was adapted with Adams in mind, (she also produces), and co-stars Scoot NcNairy (Gone Girl, Destroyer), Mary Holland (Self Reliance), and the iconic Jessica Harper (Suspiria, Phantom of the Paradise, Bones and All).
Nosferatu
Release date: December 25, 2024
We’ve been teased with Robert Eggers’ adaptation of Nosferatu for a while now. First it was happening, then it wasn’t, then it was, and now we’ve finally gotten a first look! Following the 1922 classic directed by F.W. Murnau and the 1979 remake from Werner Herzog, Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman) is officially bringing his version of one of the most genuinely chilling vampire tales to the big screen - and it’s gearing up to continue the tradition of Count Orlok being a truly terrifying monster. The chameleonic Bill Skarsgard (IT, Barbarian) will embody Orlok this time around, alongside another impressive Eggers' ensemble including Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe, Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Ineson, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. We can’t wait to sink our teeth into this one!
Watch the first Nosferatu trailer now.
