Upcoming Horror Movies – Its almost Halloween

Release Date: February 23, 2018

Director: Alex Garland

Cast: Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Gina Rodriguez

What We Know So Far: Ex Machina writer-director Alex Garland is venturing into a new type of sci-fi thriller with the eco-horror, Annihilation. Garland adapts from Jeff Van Der Meer‘s novel of the same name, which is the first book in the author’s Southern Reach trilogy about a team of scientists who venture into the nightmarish, deadly territory known as Area X.

Release Date: July 4, 2018

Director: Gerard McMurray

Cast: TBD

What We Know So Far: The Purge creator James DeMonaco is handing over the franchise reigns for the first time to Burning Sands director Gerard McMurray. DeMonaco returns to pen the script, and he recently revealed that the fourth film, subtitled The Island, will take place during the very first experimental purge on Staten Island.

Release Date: July 13, 2018

Director: Corin Hardy

Cast: Demien Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, Charlotte Hope

What We Know So Far: You get a Conjuring spinoff! And you get a Conjuring spinoff! New Line and Warner Bros. are gearing up for the third film in the Conjuring mothership franchise, but they’re also hard at work on their spin-off universe. The Hallow director Corin Hardy is directing The Nun, which explores the origin of the horrifying sister of the cloth that tormented Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring 2. The script comes from Gary Dauberman and James Wan.

Release Date: August 13, 2018

Director: Shane Black

Cast: Boyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Thomas Jane, Alfie Allen, Trevante Rhodes, Sterling K. Brown, Yvonne Strahovski

What We Know So Far: Look at that cast. Just look at it! Now look at who is directing this movie. Now look at me and just try to tell me you’re not excited for this movie. The return of 20th Century Fox’s extra bloody, high-body count action franchise is packing some serious talent across the board. Plot details are still under lockdown (unless you’ve been indulging in spoilery set photos), but with Shane Black behind the camera and a cast like that in front of it, The Predator has the potential to be — dare I say it? — the best film in the franchise.

Halloween

Release Date: October 19, 2018

Director: David Gordon Green

Cast: TBD

What We Know So Far: The hype is so real. Blumhouse threw a real curve ball by recruiting genre chameleon David Gordon Green to direct their reboot of the classic horror franchise and co-write alongside Danny McBride. You don’t hire a duo that unexpected to be a studio hand and Blumhouse is known for giving their filmmakers a lot of creative control, which means these guys brought a pitch to the table so good it not only won them one of the most high-profile horror gigs in Hollywood, but an endorsement from John Carpenter himself.

The Endless

Release Date: TBD (Well Go USA)

Director: Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead

Cast: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead,  Callie Hernandez, Emily Montague, Tate Ellington

What We Know So Far: This weirdo little cult movie from Spring and Resolution directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead has been earning a pretty intense buzz out of early festival screenings. Per the official synopsis, “writer/directors Moorhead and Benson star as two brothers who return to the death cult from which they fled a decade ago, only to find that there might be some truth to the group’s otherworldly beliefs.”

Suspiria

Release Date: TBD

Director: Luca Guadagnino

Cast: Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, Mia Goth, Jessica Harper

What We Know So Far: Luca Guadagnino is an excellent filmmaker and the moment he got involved, the Suspiria remake went from a bad idea to a fascinating and intriguing project. And he brought freaking Tilda Swinton with him. Guadagnino has said he’s veering away from the iconic technicolor palette of the first film, refraining from primary colors entirely. He’s also recruited Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke to compose the score, his first time writing music for a film. With no official images or footage released yet, this one’s still a big question mark at the moment, but we’ve heard very promising things.

Strangers

Release Date: TBD

Director: Johannes Roberts

Cast:  Christina Hendricks, Bailee Madison, Martin Henderson, Lewis Pullman

What We Know So Far: It finally actually happened. The Strangers 2 sequel is a go with 47 Meters Below director Johannes Roberts behind the camera.

World War Z 2

Release Date: TBD

Director: David Fincher

Cast: Brad Pitt

What We Know So Far: David Fincher is directing a zombie movie. Take a moment to let that sink in. Somehow Paramount Pictures and Brad Pitt might turn their big blockbuster zombie mess into one of the most exciting genre projects of all time. World War Z landed in theaters back in 2013 and the sequel was originally scheduled arrive this year before it dropped off the schedule. For a minute there, it looked like the sequel might be doomed to the production issues that plagued the first film, but now that Fincher is attached, the project is moving toward a possible 2019 release.

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