We may now be hurtling towards the end of the year but that doesn’t mean that 2024 doesn’t have plenty of upcoming horror movies still to come, delivering fans of the genre more reasons to shiver than just the dropping temperatures.
We’ve got Heretic, the A24-produced religious horror starring Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East as Mormon missionaries going door-to-door to spread the word of God, who visit the house of Hugh Grant’s Mr Reed and find themselves in hot water – and a theological tug-o-war – in this highly entertaining, Barbarian-like anxiety-fest. Multi-Oscar nominee Amy Adams is another big Hollywood name heading to our horror-filled screens, in Marielle Heller’s new pitch-black comedy film Nightbitch, which sees Adams as a mother who turns into a dog as she reaches the end of her tether.
Horror darling Melissa Barrera is teaming up with director Caroline Lindy for Your Monster, a horror/rom-com that sees Barerra’s character fall for a ‘monster’ in this Beauty and the Beast-equse crowd-pleaser. Cate Blanchett and Charles Dance lead an all-star cast in Rumours, a surreal and satirical political skewering set around the G7 summit. And speaking of big name ensembles, Robert Eggers’ new adaptation of Nosferatu boasts none other than Bill Skarsgard, Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe, Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Ineson and Aaron Taylor-Johnson all appearing in a stunning gothic nightmare that will round out the year in true vampiric style.
So don’t hang up your horror hats yet, because 2024 still has plenty of scares still to offer with its upcoming horror movies heading to a cinema near you.
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Heretic
Release date: November 8, 2024 (US) / November 1, 2024 (UK)
Hugh Grant may not be the first person to spring to mind when you think of horror movie baddies, with his history of period dramas, romantic comedies, and kids films, but as Mr Reed in Brian Woods and Scott Beck’s upcoming film Heretic, he looks to be delivering a particularly menacing turn. The movie also stars Sophie Thatcher (The Boogeyman, Yellowjackets) and Chloe East (The Wolf of Snow Hollow) as two young religious women going door-to-door, who find themselves drawn into a game of cat and mouse when they enter Mr Reed’s home. Woods and Beck return as directing partners following previous genre outings together with Haunt (2019) and 65 (2023), and Heretic is produced by A24, so we’re excited to see the toe-curling results coming out from this impressive team of collaborators.
Nightbitch
Release date: December 6, 2024
Based on Rachel Yoder’s novel of the same name, and with a screenplay penned by Yoder and director Marielle Heller (A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood, Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Nightbitch is the new darkly comedic horror movie starring Amy Adams (Arrival, Nocturnal Animals) as a woman who pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mother, only to find that her domesticity soon takes a surreal turn. The story was adapted with Adams in mind, (she also produces), and co-stars Scoot NcNairy (Gone Girl, Destroyer), Mary Holland (Self Reliance), and the iconic Jessica Harper (Suspiria, Phantom of the Paradise, Bones and All).
Your Monster
Release date: October 25, 2024 (US) / December 6, 2024 (UK)
Directed by Caroline Lindy in her feature debut, and starring Melissa Barrera (Scream, Abigail), Meghann Fahy (The White Lotus) and Edmund Donovan (Civil War), Your Monster is a romantic-comedy-horror film about falling in love with your inner rage. Barrera plays Laura Franco, a musical theatre actress who, after her life falls to pieces when her boyfriend dumps her as she’s recovering from cancer, finds her voice again when she meets a terrifying, yet weirdly charming monster living in her closet. Tommy Dewey, who also Executive Produced the film, reprises his role as ‘Monster’ in this genre mash-up, following his appearance in Lindy’s 2020 short of the same name.
Rumors
Release date: December 6, 2024 (UK)
Written and co-directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson, Rumors premiered to critical acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival and has continued to receive praise since. The film takes place at the annual G7 summit, where the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies contend with increasingly surreal obstacles in the misty woods as night falls and they realize they are suddenly alone. The impressive cast includes Cate Blanchett, Charles Dance, Alicia Vikander and Nikki Amuka-Bird, and the action shifts between sharp comedy and apocalyptic horror, working as a genre-blending satire of political ineptitude. This is a thinking-fan’s horror movie that will test your credulity and have you covering your eyes to hide from the nightmares of real and fantasy life alike.
Nosferatu
Release date: December 25, 2024
We’ve been teased with Robert Eggers’ adaptation of Nosferatu for a while now. First it was happening, then it wasn’t, then it was, and now we’ve finally gotten a first look! Following the 1922 classic directed by F.W. Murnau and the 1979 remake from Werner Herzog, Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman) is officially bringing his version of one of the most genuinely chilling vampire tales to the big screen - and it’s gearing up to continue the tradition of Count Orlok being a truly terrifying monster. The chameleonic Bill Skarsgard (IT, Barbarian) will embody Orlok this time around, alongside another impressive Eggers' ensemble including Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe, Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Ineson, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. We can’t wait to sink our teeth into this one!
Watch the first Nosferatu trailer now.
