Fearsome Fiction

A Selection of Horror Movies Released, 17 to 23 May 2026

10 horror movies this week

Themes: Supernatural, psychological, vampire, survival, and zombie horror

Horror movies

Table of Contents

Blood and Rust

Vampire horror

“Ancient evil has a new home…”

When vampires quietly infest a dying Rust Belt town, the manager of a local diner joins forces with a veteran slayer to wipe them out.

Released on VOD

Buzzheart

Psychological horror

In 1990s Athens, shy 19-year-old Argyris finds himself unexpectedly dating Mary, a beautiful and enigmatic young woman seemingly out of his league.

When she invites him to her parents’ secluded country home, what begins as an awkward romantic getaway quickly spirals into something far more disturbing

Claiming to protect their fragile daughter, Mary’s parents subject Argyris to a series of increasingly bizarre and brutal tests to prove his worth.

As the weekend unfolds, the family’s deeply dysfunctional dynamics come into focus, trapping Argyris in a twisted psychological game of survival, one where nothing is as it seems and no one can be trusted.

Released on VOD

Corporate Retreat

Survival horror

Corporate executives on a team-building retreat face a deadly struggle when their leader turns violently against them.

Released in cinemas

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy

Supernatural horror

“Some things are meant to stay buried”

The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace.

Eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.

Released on VOD

Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round

Psychological horror

James Jensen hosts a children’s series celebrating imagination and memory, yet he slowly realizes his own past is missing. As episodes progress, the playful world of puppets and colorful sets fractures into something darker. Distorted interactions trigger fragments of a childhood trauma linked to a devastating house fire, forcing him to confront what he suppressed.

Released on Screambox

Passenger

Supernatural horror

“Don’t ever stop”

After a young couple witnesses a gruesome highway accident, they soon realize they did not leave the crash scene alone.

A demonic presence called the Passenger won’t stop until it claims them both turns their van life adventure into a nightmare.

Released in cinemas

Saccharine

Supernatural horror

“What’s eating you?”

A lovelorn medical student is terrorized by a sinister force after taking part in an obscure weight loss craze: eating human ashes.

Released in cinemas

Sick Puppy

Psychological horror

“Good boy. Bad girl.”

When Charlie’s serial killer husband decides to finally quit for her, she’s thrilled, but soon finds herself committing violent acts to protect the man she loves, even from himself.

Released on VOD

Sight Unseen

Supernatural horror

“Every gift has a price”

After the death of their estranged father, three siblings inherit his rural cabin, only to discover that something still lingers there.

Released on VOD

This is Not a Test

Zombie horror

“School’s out for the zombie apocalypse”

Sloane and a small group of her classmates take cover in their high school to escape their suddenly apocalyptic hometown.

As danger relentlessly pounds on the doors, Sloane begins to see the world through the eyes of people who actually want to live and takes matters into her own hands.

Released on Shudder

Published: 23 May 2026