All the Horror Releases You Need to Watch This Weekend: From a Queer Slasher to a Sea Monster Thriller
From Mike Flanagan’s Carrie to V/H/S/MIXTAPE, your weekend horror watchlist is here
by Alex Kaan 9 October 2026
Netflix
With spooky season well underway, we have a stacked line-up of new horror releases to watch in theatres or binge at home. Whether you're satisfying your coastal-town horror cravings after Widow’s Bay with Josh Hartnett’s sea monster thriller Below, or watching Jessica Chastain return to the genre after Mama and It: Chapter Two with Other Mommy, we’ve gathered nine scary movies and TV shows for your weekend watchlist.
Pan’s Labyrinth (In US Theatres)
Fathom Entertainment
The recipient of the longest-standing ovation in the Cannes Film Festival’s history (22 minutes), Guillermo del Toro’s masterpiece, a horror fairytale about a little girl who discovers a fantasy land at a military outpost in 1944 Francoist Spain, returns to cinemas with a 4K restoration and 3D conversion achieved without AI per the director’s request.
Haunted Hotel (Streaming on Netflix)
Netflix
Returning for its second season, this animated horror sitcom about a single mom (Eliza Coupe) running a hotel with the ghost of her brother (Will Forte) is back with new spirits, new employees, and new evils to overcome.
Carrie (Streaming on Prime Video)
Amazon MGM Studios
Arriving 50 years after Brian De Palma’s classic film adaptation, Stephen King’s debut novel about a bullied girl (Summer H. Howell) with telekinetic powers is getting a modern reimagining about the horrors of social media from The Haunting of Hill House showrunner Mike Flanagan. Matthew Lillard co-stars.
Below (Streaming on Netflix)
Netflix
In this limited series, Josh Hartnett (Trap, The Faculty) returns to the horror genre as a fisherman who must defend his small coastal Canadian town from a terrifying sea monster. Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things) and Mackenzie Davis (Speak No Evil) also star.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (Streaming on MUBI)
MUBI
Described by director Jane Schoenbrun (I Saw the TV Glow) as “Portrait of a Lady on Fire set in a Friday the 13th sequel”, this queer horror romance follows a young director (Hannah Einbinder) rebooting a slasher franchise who becomes obsessed with the original movie’s Final Girl (Gillian Anderson).
Other Mommy (In Theatres)
Universal
In this stylish samurai-coded action thriller, a devoutly religious hitman’s (two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali) life is turned upside down when his wife dies. As dangerous forces close in on him, he embarks on a desperate journey to protect his children.
V/H/S/MIXTAPE (Streaming on Shudder)
Shudder
The found footage horror anthology series returns with a new collection of segments, this time united by the theme of music and sound as a source of terror. Guest directors include Ernest Dickerson (The Walking Dead) and rapper RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan, with the stories involving cursed music videos and creepy puppet shows.
Beware Boiúna (In US Theatres)
Lionsgate
In this gory monster movie from Mike P. Nelson (who has already been tapped to helm the next Saw film), a medical mission deep in the Amazon turns into a fight for survival when an ancient, giant snake awakens. Kiana Madeira (the Fear Street trilogy) and Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day) star.
Ghost in the Cell (In US Theatres)
Well Go USA
An outrageous horror comedy that bills itself as decidedly not “elevated horror”, Indonesian genre film specialist Joko Anwar finds grim, gruesome fun in a high-security prison.