All the Horror Releases to Watch This Weekend: From the Faces of Death Remake to a Netflix Shark Thriller
Your guide to everything from Thrash to Exit 8
by Alex Kaan 10 April 2026
IFC and Shudder
It’s going to be a busy weekend for horror fans. From Japanese liminal horror (Exit 8) to a buzzy Canadian found footage thriller (Hunting Matthew Nichols) and a remake of a 70s cult classic (Faces of Death), we’re giving you a weekend watchlist for the biggest scary movies releasing in theatres and on digital.
Faces of Death - In Theatres
IFC and Shudder
In this meta reboot for the TikTok generation, Barbie Ferreira plays a content moderator investigating videos inspired by the 1978 cult classic of the same name, a faux documentary compiling snuff films. Dacre Montgomery and Charli xcx also star.
Exit 8 - In Theatres
NEON
A perfect dose of liminal horror before you see Backrooms next month, this Japanese psychological thriller—adapted from the indie adventure game of the same name—follows a Tokyo subway commuter trapped in an endless passage. He has one objective in order to escape: find exit 8.
Thrash - Netflix
Netflix
A catastrophic hurricane is the least of a coastal town’s problems when they’re faced with an onslaught of sharks. The Netflix survival thriller from Tommy Wirkola (Violent Night) stars Bridgerton’s Phoebe Dynevor as a pregnant woman caught in the chaos.
Mermaid - In Theatres
Utopia
In this wild horror comedy filled with gills and gangsters, a slacker (Fallout’s Johnny Pemberton) becomes fixated on a bizarre task: nursing an injured mermaid back to health. John Waters called one of director Tyler Cornack’s previous efforts, Butt Boy, the best film of 2020.
Hunting Matthew Nichols - In Theatres
DeVuono Releasing
In this found footage horror film with shades of The Blair Witch Project and The Ring, a documentary filmmaker sets out to find her brother 23 years after his mysterious disappearance, bringing her on a sinister journey through the Canadian woods.
undertone - In UK and Ireland Theatres
A24
When a skeptic paranormal podcaster (Nina Kiri) and her believer co-host Justin (Adam DiMarco) discover 10 disturbing audio files sent in by an anonymous email, she starts to find unwelcome parallels between the recordings and her own life in this A24 indie horror hit.
The Yeti - In Theatres
Well Go USA Entertainment
When an oil tycoon and a renowned adventurer vanish in the Alaskan mountains, a rescue team sets out to retrieve them. But the punishing weather is the least of their worries when they stumble across the titular monster in this practical effects-driven tribute to old-school creature features.
Touch Me - On Digital
Yellow Veil Pictures
This psychosexual alien horror comedy follows co-dependent friends Joey and Craig. When Joey’s attractive ex, Brian, wants her back, the pair travels to his compound for the weekend, only to discover that Brian is an alien whose touch cures anxiety and depression. But under Brian’s attractive, healing surface, not all is at its seems.
The Bride! - On Digital
Warner Bros.
Mary Shelley meets Bonnie and Clyde. While Elsa Lanchester had only a few minutes of screen time in 1935’s Bride of Frankenstein, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s film zeroes in on this iconic but under-explored figure. Oscar-winning Hamnet star takes on the title role while Christian Bale plays the monster (known simply as Frank).