As the clock strikes midnight and shadows move on the walls – this is the perfect moment to explore horror.
The year 2024 brings new scary movies, ones that’ll haunt your dreams and have you glancing behind you.
Step into the shadows of your fears as we unveil the chilling spectacles that will haunt your dreams in 2024.
So, dim the lights and prepare to be thrilled. These are the 8 best horror movies to watch in 2024 – if you can handle the fright.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Immaculate received positive reviews along with $21 million gross earning against a budget of $9 million.
- Cole Sprouse’s role in “Lisa Frankenstein” was a dream come true for him as he always wanted to play a monster.
- Abigail star Alisha Weir rose to fame with her performance as Matilda Wormwood in the film Matilda the Musical (2022).
1. Immaculate
| Release Date | March 22, 2024 |
| Director | Michael Mohan |
| Cast | Sydney Sweeney, Álvaro Morte, Simona Tabasco |
| Running Time | 1h 29m |
| IMDb Rating | IMDb |
Immaculate is a psychological horror movie directed by Michael Mohan and written by Andrew Lobel.
The plot follows Sister Cecilia, who, after a near-death experience as a child, dedicates her life to religion.
She then joins an exclusive convent in Italy that tends to dying nuns. While Cecilia is there, she uncovers dark secrets and experiences horrifying events.
Cecilia’s world is turned upside down when she discovers she’s pregnant despite being a virgin.
Moreover, the film dwells on the themes of faith and the supernatural with horrifying elements.
2. Lisa Frankenstein
| Release Date | February 9, 2024 |
| Director | Zelda Williams |
| Cast | Cole Sprouse, Kathryn Newton, Liza Soberano |
| Running Time | 1h 41m |
| IMDb Rating | IMDb |
Lisa Frankenstein is a 2024 American comedy horror film directed by Zelda Williams in her feature-length directorial debut and written by Diablo Cody.
Lisa Swallows, around which the plot centers, is a lonely teenage goth girl who develops a relationship with a reanimated Victorian-era corpse.
Set in 1989, Lisa is still grappling with the loss of her mother, whom an axe murderer killed.
Moreover, Lisa frequently visits the local Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery, where she speaks to the grave of a young Victorian man who died in 1837.
After a bolt of green lightning strikes the grave, the young man is brought back to life as a lovesick zombie.
3. Late Night With The Devil
| Release Date | March 22, 2024 |
| Directors | Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes |
| Cast | David Dastmalchian, Ingrid Torelli, Laura Gordon |
| Running Time | 1h 26m |
| IMDb Rating | IMDb |
Late Night with the Devil is a found-footage horror film directed by Australian siblings Cameron and Colin Cairnes.
It stars David Dastmalchian as Jack Delroy, the host of a fictional 1970s variety and late-night talk show.
Additionally, Laura Gordon also has a significant role in the movie as Dr. June Ross-Mitchell.
The plot revolves around a live television broadcast on Halloween 1977 that goes awry, leading to supernatural events.
4. The First Omen
| Release Date | April 5, 2024 |
| Director | Arkasha Stevenson |
| Cast | Nell Tiger Free, Bill Nighy, Sonia Braga |
| Running Time | 2h |
| IMDb Rating | IMDb |
The First Omen is an upcoming American supernatural horror film that is a prequel to the classic The Omen (1976).
The plot centers around a young American woman who is sent to Rome to work at a church.
While there, she uncovers a sinister conspiracy to bring about the birth of the Antichrist.
Moreover, it is the sixth installment in The Omen franchise and promises to delve into the origins of the series’ chilling narrative.
5. Abigail
| Release Date | April 19, 2024 |
| Director | Matt Bettinelli-Olpin |
| Cast | Angus Cloud, Alisha Weir, Melissa Barrera |
| Running Time | 1h 30m |
| IMDb Rating | IMDb |
Abigail is an upcoming American monster horror film set to be released in 2024.
Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, it reimagines the 1936 Universal Classic Monsters film “Dracula’s Daughter.”
The story follows kidnappers who seize Abigail, the child of an influential criminal figure, demanding $50 million ransom.
However, they find Abigail is no regular kid—she’s a vampire hunting them down one by one.
The film’s cast includes Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, William Catlett, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, Alisha Weir, and Giancarlo Esposito.
It’s scheduled to have its world premiere at the Overlook Film Festival on April 7, 2024, before its release in the United States on April 19, 2024
6. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
| Release Date | September 5, 2024 |
| Director | Tim Burton |
| Cast | Jenna Ortega, Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton |
| Running Time | – |
| IMDb Rating | IMDb |
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a sequel to a classic 1988 American fantasy horror comedy film, Beetlejuice.
Like the original, this sequel revolves around a ghost recruited to help haunt a house.
Moreover, the Deetz family, who are no strangers to the paranormal, find themselves entangled in more otherworldly antics.
7. The Strangers: Chapter 1
| Release Date | May 17, 2024 |
| Director | Renny Harlin |
| Cast | Madelaine Petsch, Froy Gutierrez, Gabriel Basso, Ema Horvath |
| Running Time | – |
| IMDb Rating | IMDb |
The Strangers: Chapter 1 is an upcoming horror film that promises to send shivers down your spine.
The film is about a young couple embarking on a cross-country journey, seeking a fresh start in the Pacific Northwest.
As darkness descends, they are mercilessly hunted by three masked strangers who strike without reason or mercy.
The movie is just beginning, as the director plans to expand the story in new and unexpected ways with sequels, including Chapters 2 and 3.
8. Tarot
| Release Date | May 3, 2024 |
| Director | Anna Halberg, Spenser Cohen |
| Cast | Avantika Vandanapu, Jacob Batalon, Wolfgang Novogratz |
| Running Time | – |
| IMDb Rating | IMDb |
Tarot is an upcoming supernatural horror film about evil trapped within a cursed deck of tarot cards.
The film’s exciting plot includes a group of college friends who recklessly violate the sacred rule of Tarot readings by using someone else’s Tarot deck.
Unknowingly, they unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards.
Then, they come face-to-face with their fates one by one, and a race against death ensues.
As dark forces close in, they must work together to uncover the mystery behind their impending doom.
