The Best Horror Movies of 2026, Ranked & Roasted

The lives of Sita and her daughter, Gendis, change after a terrifying night. Their journey through Alas Roban is filled with fear and relentless terror. Can they uncover what's happening there?

When a mutating, highly contagious fungus escapes a sealed facility, two employees – joined by a grizzled bioterror operative – must survive the wildest night shift ever to save humanity from extinction.

College student Lucy and her friends spend their vacation at her family's home in Hawaii, which includes her pet chimpanzee, Ben. However, when Ben contracts rabies after being bitten by a rabid animal, the group must fight for their lives in order to avoid the now-violent chimp.

A woman, employed as a website content moderator, comes across a series of violent videos reproducing death scenes from a film.

In a notorious prison, an invisible force begins killing inmates brutally, compelling enemy gangs and corrupt guards to work together as they try to survive the mounting bloodshed.

Two teenage boys must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most — each other.

An insecure Chinese-American teenager undergoes experimental surgery to appear white, hoping to secure the prom queen title and peer acceptance.

After a catastrophic military disaster reanimates the dead, Ava searches for her missing husband amidst an increasingly hostile world.

A call to a quiet suburban home unleashes unthinkable carnage when two officers mistakenly shoot a man and his infant child, spiraling the tragedy into a fierce, unrelenting fall into the unknown.

In the midst of a major bridge project connecting two regions, life after life is lost during its construction. Yuda, along with his sister and mother, infiltrates the construction company where their father was killed to prove that the project's sacrificer are real.

Hsu-Chuan, who works at a game company, accidentally brings home a broken clay doll from a haunted house while developing a new horror VR game. Unexpectedly, his pregnant wife, Mu-Hua, a cultural relic restorer, develops an obsession with the doll and relentlessly tries to repair it. As strange things begin to happen in the house, Mu-Hua's condition deteriorates, and Hsu-Chuan, at his wits' end, seeks help from a spiritual medium, Ah-Sheng. Meanwhile, the horrifying secret hidden behind the clay doll begins to surface.

What begins as a routine investigation into a house slated for demolition turns into a nightmare when the team faces an evil force, leaving behind only the recovered footage.

Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old lives with her single mom. Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm.

Fleeing from their violent father, siblings Lucía and Adrián take refuge in a remote mansion. With the help of a hidden micro-camera on a cat, Lucía uncovers a terrifying secret: their neighbors are part of a criminal network that kidnaps teenage girls to make snuff films, and they intend to get rid of the siblings. As Lucía fights to protect her brother, she must face a dark family curse that follows them into their newfound sanctuary.

Scary Movie is a comedic horror film that parodies famous contemporary tropes and entries from the horror genre. The narrative follows a group of characters navigating absurd and terrifying situations, lampooning classic cinematic conventions through satire and slapstick humor. Throughout the film, recognizable horror tropes are subverted for comedic effect.

They Will Kill You is a 2026 action comedy horror thriller film that follows a protagonist thrust into a dangerous and unpredictable situation. As escalating threats and bizarre circumstances emerge, the main character must navigate a gauntlet of terrifying perils mixed with darkly humorous elements. The narrative builds suspense as the targets fight for survival against mysterious and lethal adversaries.