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Fearsome Fiction

A selection of horror movies released, 11 to 17 Oct 2026

17 horror movies this week

Themes: Supernatural, psychological, survival, slasher, found footage, creature, zombie, werewolf, cannibal, vampire, spider, monster, body, post-apocalypse, cursed object, and Halloween horror

Horror movies

Table of Contents

Buddy

Survival horror

Remember BUDDY – the bright orange unicorn and star of that classic childrens’ television show who brought joy and life lessons into your living room?

Inside the colorful world of “It’s Buddy!”, a group of children spend their days singing, dancing, and helping Buddy spread happiness.

But when one child refuses to play along, Buddy is not pleased and cracks begin to appear in this seemingly perfect world.

Released on VOD

Camp Night

Slasher horror

Five friends go camping and, during their weekend adventure, they are stalked by a murderous supernatural entity, seeking vengeance for injustices done decades ago.

This ill-fated night will test everyone’s mettle, and only the strongest will survive the night.

Released on VOD

Clown Panic

Horror documentary

In 2016, South Carolina children spotted clowns in woods.

Reports spread across America, causing lockdowns and probes. Using archival content, and interviews, examines how fear and social media transformed a strange myth into hysteria.

Released on Disney+

Crawlers

Spider horror

“Skin will crawl”

An infestation of venomous and deadly spiders sends an apartment building into lockdown.

Trapped inside by a police-mandated quarantine, building manager, Serena, and her residents battle to survive as the creatures multiply by the second.

Armed with her intimate knowledge of the complex, Serena may be the only one who can keep them alive, if she can confront her deepest fear.

Released in cinemas

Creature of the Pines

Found footage, Creature horror

A skeptical documentary team heads into the heart of the New Jersey Pine Barrens tasked with investigating a series of mysterious vanishings.

They rely on interviews and field research to uncover the local lore.

Released on Screambox

Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon

Zombie horror

Years after surviving the demon apocalypse, Brodie is washed-up, broke, and stuck in small-town purgatory.

But when he learns that NoizeQuest, a battle-of-the-bands competition, is coming to his town, he sees a shot at redemption – and maybe even a second chance with his old beau, Medina.

One problem: his drummer is missing an arm, and the rest of his band is, well… dead.

Luckily, Brodie still has pages torn from The Black Hymn, so raising his bandmates from the great beyond is just a riff away.

But with every chord comes blood, guts, and the kind of apocalyptic chaos that only Deathgasm can unleash.

Released on VOD

Devour

Werewolf, Vampire, Cannibal horror

“This tour is killer”

An all-girl heavy metal band faces a warlock, cannibals, vampires, and a werewolf in a remote town, and must unleash dark powers to survive the night.

Released on VOD

Don’t Move

Spider horror

“Whatever you do…”

A prehistoric arachnid terrifies a stranded group of campers who hike into the wrong woods.

Released on VOD

Hallowarrior

Halloween, Post-apocalypse horror

“The whole world is a haunted house”

Pumpkin, a survivor of a humanity-ending plague, scavenges the wasteland for supplies on the eve of Halloween.

Her lonely holiday ritual is interrupted by the arrival of a savage gang of raiders at her doorstep.

Outnumbered and armed with candy, wit and weapons, Pumpkin must fight back to survive the night.

Released on Shudder

Halloween Candy 2

Halloween horror

One year after surviving a Halloween massacre, Candee faces a new nightmare when a masked killer traps her and her friends inside a house where every secret is deadly.

As the body count rises, she’ll learn that the true monsters aren’t always the ones wearing masks.

Released on Bloodstream

Hope

Monster horror (South Korean)

“Is this how it ends?”

In the remote South Korea village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok and officer Sung-ae are called to find a mysterious creature that has wreaked havoc on the village.

In the nearby forest, a coterie of hunters, including Sung-ki set out to track the beast and find themselves hunted instead.

But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading.

What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions.

Released on VOD

Incomplete Chairs

Body horror (Japanese)

A Japanese craftsman’s obsession with creating the perfect chair spirals into a nightmare of flesh and wood.

When artistic ambition crosses into madness, the human body becomes raw material.

Released on Bloodstream

Jinx

Cursed object horror

After moving into her new home, Mia, a mute 12-year-old girl, discovers a cursed dollhouse in the attic.

When her younger brother vanishes, she must unlock the relic’s dark mysteries before an ancient hex claims his soul forever.

Released on VOD

Magick Mtn.

Supernatural horror anthology

A rock ‘n roll fairytale set deep in Laurel Canyon using instruments of the occult to dig beneath the soil of a hillside marked by tragedy and death.

Released on VOD

Stream of Terror

Slasher horror

When a masked killer begins livestreaming gruesome murders across a college campus, social media star Tiffany finds herself at the center of the horror.

As the killer’s messages grow more personal and the violence escalates, Tiffany must confront a deadly secret from her past before her darkest mistake becomes viral justice.

Released on VOD

Whalefall

Psychological horror

“Hold your breath”

Following the death of his father, Jay Gardiner goes diving off the central Coast of California in search of his remains, but is swallowed by a massive sperm whale.

While trapped inside its belly with only one hour of oxygen left, Jay comes to realize that the hard-earned lessons his father imparted may be the key to his escape.

Released in cinemas

You Can’t Leave

Supernatural horror

James and Olivia discover that some places refuse to let their visitors leave.

As reality begins to unravel, every attempt to escape pulls them deeper into an ancient evil that has been waiting for them all along.

Limited release

Published: 17 October 2026