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New Horror Movies 2020

21 Chilling Horror Movies Hitting Theatres in 2020

Nov 26 2019

This year was an absolute killer for horror movies. We were gifted Midsommar, It Chapter Two, Annabelle Comes Home, Child's Play, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Us, and Doctor Sleep, just to name a few, and TBH, we're still recovering from all the jump scares. But don't relax just yet, because 2020 has even more thrills and chills to deliver. You can expect to see new instalments in the Purge, Halloween, Saw, and Conjuring franchises; sequels for The Boy, Escape Room, and A Quiet Place; remakes of Candyman, The Invisible Man, and The Grudge; and so much more. Read on for all the horror movies you need on your radar in 2020.

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1. The Grudge

This film will actually be a reboot of a reboot, since the 2004 movie of the same name was itself a remake of the 2003 Japanese horror film, Ju-on: The Grudge, which tells the story of a house cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it. Nicolas Pesce, who also directed the 2016 indie hit The Eyes of My Mother, is directing the fresh take, with Andrea Riseborough, Betty Gilpin, and John Cho set to star.

Release date: Jan. 3

2. Underwater

Kristen Stewart stars in this sci-fi horror flick as a member of a stranded submarine crew who discovers that — 5,000 miles from land and seven miles down toward the bottom of the ocean — their ship is leaking, and a menacing creature has snuck aboard. William Eubank, who's best known for 2014's trippy sci-fi movie The Signal, directed the creepy underwater thriller.

Release date: Jan. 10

3. Run

Directed by Aneesh Chaganty, who also directed 2018's Searching, this suspense thriller revolves around a wheelchair-bound teen raised in total isolation by her mother — and that mother just so happen to harbour a sinister secret that could unravel both of their lives. Sarah Paulson stars as Mother, while newcomer Kiera Allen plays the teen known only as Daughter.

Release date: Jan. 24

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4. The Turning

Adapted from the 1898 horror novella The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, this supernatural thriller follows a nanny to her new job at a creepy estate in the Maine countryside, where she must watch over two disturbed orphans, who have just as many secrets as the house itself. Mackenzie Davis stars as the nanny, while Finn Wolfhard and Brooklynn Prince play her new charges.

Release date: Jan. 24

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5. Gretel & Hansel

Directed by Oz Perkins, the mastermind behind The Blackcoat's Daughter and I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, this dark adaptation of the German folklore tale Hansel and Gretel takes place in a distant countryside, following two siblings as they search for work and food — but instead find the home of a witch. Sophia Lillis stars as 16-year-old Gretel, with Sam Leakey making his acting debut as Gretel's 8-year-old brother Hansel.

Release date: Jan. 31

6. Fantasy Island

In this horror-filled adaptation of the popular '70s TV show of the same name, a mysterious stranger (played by Michael Peña) invites some unlucky guests (including Lucy Hale) to join him at a luxury resort on a remote tropical island, where things quickly turn from idyllic to horrific.

Release date: Feb. 14

7. The Invisible Man

In this (very loose) take on H. G. Wells's sci-fi novel of the same name (and the subsequent 1933 film adaptation), Elisabeth Moss stars as a woman who narrowly escapes from the clutches of her brilliant yet abusive husband, only to be plagued by a new threat: an invisible and foreboding presence that only she can detect. Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Aldis Hodge, and Storm Reid round out the cast, with Saw creator Leigh Whannell directing.

Release date: Feb. 28

8. A Quiet Place: Part II

One of the most frightening flicks of 2018 is getting a sequel, with all members of the Abbott family returning (save for John Krasinski, obviously, who's directing) and some new faces joining the cast as well, including Cillian Murphy and Brian Tyree Henry. This next instalment will likely follow the Abbotts as they continue to fight for survival — and as they learn they aren't as alone as they once thought.

Release date: March 20

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9. The New Mutants

Based on the Marvel comic team of heroes, the film is going to be the first instalment in a trilogy with a star-studded cast that includes Game of Thrones's Maisie Williams, Split's Anya Taylor-Joy, and Stranger Things star Charlie Heaton, among others. It's been a long time coming, but next Spring, we'll finally we'll get to see these teenage mutants attempt to understand and master their superpowers while stuck in a secret facility.

Release date: April 3

10. Antlers

Keri Russell and Jesse Plemons star in this supernatural thriller as a teacher and a sheriff who must face off against a mysterious creature when it plagues their small Oregon town. The Shape of Water director Guillermo del Toro is producing this one, so you know it's going to be good.

Release date: April 17

11. The Organ Donor

Chris Rock is both starring in and producing this ninth instalment in the Saw franchise, where he'll play a detective following a series gruesome crimes, which are likely all the work of notorious serial killer Jigsaw. Samuel L. Jackson, Max Minghella, and Marisol Nichols will all appear, though little is known yet about the plot.

Release date: May 15

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12. Fear Street

Based on the Fear Street series by Goosebumps author R. L. Stine, this horror movie takes place in 1994, following a group of teens (including Sadie Sink from Stranger Things) as they try to piece together a string of terrifying incidents that have taken place in their hometown of Shadyside, OH. The best part: this movie's set to become the first film in a trilogy that will be released one month after another.

Release date: June 5

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13. Candyman

Jordan Peele is continuing the story of the original 1992 of the same name, returning to the notorious Cabrini-Green housing projects where the events of the first movie took place — except now the neighbourhood is completely gentrified. Tony Todd is returning to reprise his role as the titular Candyman, the son of a slave who — after he was murdered in the late 19th century — decided to get vengeance as a murderous ghost.

Release date: June 12

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14. Untitled Purge Film

This fifth and final film in the Purge franchise will likely follow yet another 12-hour lawless rampage, though it will probably be challenged by anti-Purge US Senator Charlie Roan, who won the Presidential election at the end of the third movie. So far, very few details have been released, so we'll have to wait to find out more about this one.

Release date: July 10

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15. The Empty Man

Based on the Boom! Studios' graphic novel of same name, this horror flick follows an ex-police officer (played by James Badge Dale) who — while searching for a missing girl — discovers a sinister and secretive group trying to summon a supernatural threat. Other cast members include Owen Teague, Stephen Root, Samantha Logan, and Joel Courtney, though their roles aren't yet known.

Release date: Aug. 7

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16. Escape Room 2

This sequel to 2019's psychological horror film Escape Room follows six strangers as they navigate through a series of challenging (and potentially lethal) escape rooms. Taylor Russell and Logan Miller are returning to reprise their roles as the sole survivors, joining new cast members Indya Moore, Holland Roden, Thomas Cocquerel, Carlito Olivero, and Isabelle Fuhrman.

Release date: Aug. 14

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17. Malignant

Based on James Wan's 2011 graphic novel Malignant Man, Wan is directing this horror thriller, which follows a cancer patient with a terminal diagnosis who discovers that the tumor he believes to be eating away at his brain is actually a mysterious parasite. Little else is known about the film, though we do that Annabelle Wallis and Jake Abel are set to star.

Release date: Aug. 14

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18. The Conjuring 3

In this eighth instalment in the Conjuring Universe franchise, Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will reprise their roles as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. The movie will serve as a sequel to 2013's The Conjuring and 2016's The Conjuring 2, though few details about the plot have been confirmed so far.

Release date: Sept. 11

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19. Last Night in Soho

Baby Driver director Edgar Wright's newest project is this time travel psychological thriller, which revolves around a mysterious woman living in 1960s London (played Anya Taylor-Joy) and Eloise, a modern-day woman (played by Thomasin McKenzie) whose stranger connection with Taylor-Joy's character allows her to experience the '60s in London despite never having lived through the decade — and it's nothing like she imagined. Matt Smith is also set to star, though his role hasn't yet been revealed.

Release date: Sept. 25

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20. Halloween Kills

In this sequel to 2018's Halloween (and the 12th instalment in the Halloween franchise) Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, and Andi Matichak return to reprise their roles as survivor Laurie, her daughter Karen, and her granddaughter Allyson. Nick Castle, Dylan Arnold, Kyle Richards, Charles Cyphers, and Nancy Stephens are also reprising roles from the 2018 and original 1978 films, and we can't wait to see this reunion on the big screen (even though it's going to undoubtedly end in a killing spree).

Release date: Oct. 16

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