Mapping out your movie calendar for 2024? Allow us to step in and do the job for you. Here's your essential round-up of this year's horror movie releases.
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(Release dates are correct at the time of writing and are susceptible to late changes.)
- October 11th: Terrifier 3
- October 18th: Smile 2
- November 1st: Heretic
- January 1st, 2025: Nosferatu
1. Terrifier 3 (on release now)
Splatterific horror icon Art the Clown is back to tear limb from limb in Damien Leone's increasingly ambitious horror franchise. Made on a bigger budget than its predecessors, Terrifier 3 pairs murderous mime Art with a resurgent (and very undead) Victoria Heyes, who returns from the first film. You'll chuckle, you'll wince and you may feel the odd bit of acid reflux as the gore is taken to new extremes.
Don't forget to check out the reviews of Terrifier 3 on the Cineworld Letterboxd page.
2. Smile 2 (on release now)
Released in 2022, horror-chiller Smile proved to be a surprise sleeper hit. Written and directed by Parker Finn, it wove the tale of a hideous curse that manifests in the form of a demonic rictus grin.
It was a simple yet bone-chilling idea that worked like a charm at the box office. Finn is expected to return and helm the sequel, which will hopefully prove to be even more petrifying than the original.
3. Heretic (previewing October 31st; released November 1st)
You don't see Hugh Grant in too many horror movies – The Lair of the White Worm is the last one we can think of, and that was back in the eighties. That's why Heretic is such an intriguing proposition: an A24 chiller that casts Grant as a sociopathic religious type who imprisons two girls within his labyrinth-like home.
4. Nosferatu (released January 1st, 2025)
Director Robert Eggers (The Witch; The Lighthouse; The Northman) has been planning his Nosferatu remake for years. It's now about to come to life in all its lusciously Gothic, atmospheric glory.
It's a fresh take on the groundbreaking 1922 silent horror film that gave birth to practically every horror movie cliche one can think of. Eggers' film sports an all-star cast including Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe, Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Emma Corrin. And in the role of the terrifying Count 'Nosferatu' Orlok: Bill Skarsgard whose role as Pennywise in the IT films surely informs us of the terror to come.
Are you looking ahead to 2025's horror movie releases? You can find out more in our blog preview below.
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