Horror fans are already calling 2026 an “all time year” for the genre

Horror fans are starting to get excited about the huge list of films arriving next year, calling 2026 an “all time year” for the genre.

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Hype around the genre started to get momentum in recent days, as one fan on X/Twitter shared a new collage, showing 12 upcoming movies that are slated for release in 2026.

Included in the list is the latest addition to the Evil Dead series of films, which is called Evil Dead Burn and is set to arrive in the autumn, and the fourth instalment of the cult horror franchise Terrifier. The latter is set to arrive just two years after the third film, and has already been confirmed as centring around the origins of the film’s lead, Art The Clown.

Others featured on the list include remakes of The Mummy and The Exorcist, a sequel to the 2014 film It Follows called They Follow, a Ready Or Not sequel, and the sixth instalment of the Scary Movie franchise.

The highly anticipated follow-up to 28 Days Later, dubbed 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, is included on the collage too, as are Wolf Creek Legacy, Crystal Lake, Robert Eggers’ Werwulf and a Jordan Peele film called IV. Check out the post below.

2026 is gonna be an all time year for horror pic.twitter.com/ZkitqihvHn

— cob (@sillierdeadite) May 8, 2025

In the replies, other horror fans shared their views on the upcoming run of films, with many celebrating 2026 as a resurgence of the genre.

“I’ve got high hopes for The Exorcist, really hoping it turns out to be a good one,” one wrote, while someone else added: “Gonna be a crazy year for horror movies.”

“Another good year of horror coming again. That’s really amazing,” a third added, while someone else highlighted their excitement for one film in particular. “Especially the Evil Dead, [it] sounds like it’s gonna be the darkest one even darker than 2013 I’m excited,” they wrote.

Others were less enthusiastic about the upcoming releases and highlighted how the vast majority of films on the list were either remakes or sequels.

“Every one of these is an IP. not a single original film on this list. Let’s get real,” one user responded to the post, seemingly overlooking Eggers’ Werwulf and Peele’s IV, while another quipped: “Damn two original movies how awesome…” Check out some more reactions below.

I’ve got high hopes for The Exorcist, really hoping it turns out to be a good one

— Bella MacDonald (@bellamacxx) May 9, 2025

HOLD THE FUCK ON! When did The Exorcist, Terrifier 4 and Wolf Creek announced? Am I living under a rock? WTF?

— LeonidaMan (@TheLeonidaMan) May 9, 2025

This my type of shit.

— RAF (@LIVINPRSTG) May 9, 2025

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