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Fearsome Fiction

A selection of horror movies released, 1 to 8 Aug 2026

16 horror movies this week

Themes: Supernatural, psychological, ghosts, technology, found footage, comedy, sci-fi, killer, survival, splatter, creature horror

Horror movies

Table of Contents

Alterity

Sci-fi horror

“An abandoned mall… A ghost hunt gone bad… A deadly secret that was never meant to be found.”

Inside an abandoned mall, a ghost hunt goes wrong and unravels a government secret never meant to be uncovered, spiraling into an emotional, high stakes descent into conspiracy, identity fracture, and revelation.

Released in cinemas

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence

Comedy horror

“The best of AI meets its match”

A young biotech prodigy develops a revolutionary genetically engineered vegetable designed to solve humanity’s problems.

But when the experiment spirals out of control, it unleashes a new generation of killer tomatoes.

Limited release

Big Baby

Killer horror

“Born to kill”

A nightmare involving a maniac killer in a baby mask serves as inspiration for horror screenwriter Adam Lewis’s new script.

As more nightmares, visions, and real life terror begin to challenge Adam’s sanity, he finds himself in a desperate struggle to control his writing, his reality, and who will be Big Baby’s next victim.

Released on VOD

Episode 12

Supernatural horror

Plagued by unexplained events and desperate for the truth, Jennifer McCoy turns to the paranormal investigation show Paranormal Closure.

Facing imminent cancellation, the crew takes on the case as a last chance to prove the supernatural is real, only to discover a terror far beyond their expectations.

Released on VOD

Evil Dead Burn

Supernatural horror

“Every family has its demons”

After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws in their secluded family home.

One by one, they are transformed into Deadites, turning the gathering into a family reunion from hell, and she comes to discover that the vows she took in life live on even in death.

Released on VOD

Evil Follows

Supernatural horror

A seemingly ordinary couple’s life turns nightmarish when the wife, Sarah, becomes the target of a malevolent dybbuk after accidentally opening an old box she found in an antique shop.

Her husband, David, witnesses her rapid descent into inexplicable behaviors and frightening episodes.

Desperate to reclaim the woman he loves, David seeks the help of a renowned spiritualist to understand the dark history of the dybbuk box and to perform an exorcism.

As Sarah’s possession intensifies, David must navigate a chilling path of ancient rituals and moral dilemmas, racing against time to save Sarah’s soul from the irreversible grip of evil that threatens to consume her completely.

Released on VOD

Haunted Heist

Ghost comedy horror

When Karlous Miller’s character gets out of jail, he convinces his three best friends to celebrate his homecoming at an Airbnb.

What they don’t know is that he has a plan to steal a $20 million antique hidden inside the house.

What none of them planned for is that the house is haunted.

Released on VOD

Ice Cream Man

Splatter horror

“Watch out for children”

An idyllic summer town descends into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.

Released in cinemas

The Last House

Sci-fi horror

How long can you survive?”

A family of four is suddenly sealed inside their home with no way out, and must work together to survive against both their dwindling resources and the mysterious, looming threat that is keeping them trapped.

Released on Netflix

Lockbox

Supernatural horror

Seeking peace after her mother’s death, Ellen retreats to a rural town and takes in her severely traumatized cousin Winthrop.

Their fragile domestic balance shatters when an erratic neighbor warns that Winthrop is dangerous.

As strange phenomena escalate, Ellen must put everything on the line to defend Winthrop from a dangerous otherworldly entity determined to track him down.

Released on VOD

Namaslay

Comedy horror

After arriving in Los Angeles, Gayatri accepts an invitation from her friend Judy to try an upscale yoga studio she’s been dying to attend.

When the owner, Reyna, offers Gayatri a chance to join her instructor training program, Gayatri decides to look past the obvious eccentricities and accept the job.

As she reconnects with the practice of Yoga she first learned from her grandmother, Gayatri is eventually asked to attend the prestigious instructor’s retreat, where she discovers the ulterior nature of her invitation.

Limited release

Ragebait

Found footage horror anthology

On Halloween night, a socially parasitic live streamer becomes the target of a malevolent entity after a mysterious viewer curses his stream, forcing him to watch a collection of cursed videos from missing content creators.

As his stream continues, he reacts to a series of disturbing clips, each tied to creators who have disappeared under unsettling circumstances.

The videos grow increasingly dark, blurring the line between entertainment and reality as the situation escalates.

As the night unfolds, the consequences of the curse intensify, drawing him deeper into a chain of events he cannot control, and forcing him to confront the true cost of his pursuit of attention.

Released on Screambox

Soulm8te

Tech horror

A grieving engineer is tasked with testing a ruthless tech giant’s new AI companion.

But when he attempts to program her to be a truly sentient soulmate, she develops needs of her own, unleashing a relentless spree of precision-engineered mayhem.

Released on VOD

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

Slasher horror

“Blood. Lust.”

After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection.

But when she visits the original movie’s star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.

Released in cinemas

Tinsman Road

Psychological horror

“Sorrow is terror”

Beneath a canopy of twisting vines and skeletal branches, deep within the trembling backwoods of a decaying town, Robbie Lyle searches for his long-missing sister.

Sorrow hangs like a veil over the family home, where his mother clings desperately to signals from the beyond.

Armed only with his MiniDV camera and intense curiosity, he embarks on a voyage into the pounding heart of human darkness.

Released on VOD

The Weird Kidz

Animated creature horror

When three pre-teen boys and an older brother and his girlfriend take off for a weekend campout, none of them could imagine the horrors (and laughs) awaiting them in a remote desert inhabited by a legendary night creature and crazed townfolk.

Limited release

Published: 8 August 2026