Fearsome Fiction

A Selection of Horror Movies Released, 18 to 24 Jan 2026

9 horror movies this week

Themes: Supernatural, psychological, slasher, post-apocalyptic, witch, and body horror

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Table of Contents

The Calling Witch

Witch horror

“Stay out of the woods”

A brother and sister are terrorized by what seems to be their late-author mother’s most sinister literary creation, The Calling Witch.

Released on VOD

The Containment

Supernatural horror

“Darkness has awakened”

A young girl is consumed by a terrifying entity, its grip tightening with every passing day as she desperately fights to reclaim her own soul. Her mother turns to doctors, exorcists, and so-called experts, but none can expel the darkness festering within her.

As the horror escalates and the line between the supernatural and reality begins to blur, a devout nun steps forward to confront the evil. But as she delves deeper, an even more horrifying truth emerges, one that suggests the greatest threat may not come from the demon itself, but from something far more insidious, something no prayer can save them from.

Released in cinemas

The Eye

Psychological horror

“What if death wasn’t the end?”

Grief led her back. The island may never let her leave.

After the sudden death of her husband, Diana returns to a remote Greek island only to find herself entangled in whispers of an ancient curse: a soul for a soul.

As reality blurs and secrets unravel, Diana faces an impossible choice between life, death, and the darkness in between

Released on VOD

He’s Watching You

Serial killer horror

When a string of murders rocks his quiet town, a teen’s search for answers leads him to a hidden stash of VHS tapes that may contain clues to solve the mystery of the serial killer known only as “The Pill”.

Released on VOD

House Sitter

Slasher horror

Three friends house-sitting for wealthy Harold Finch face a masked killer while discovering disturbing clues in the home that suggest a darker conspiracy behind their ordeal.

Released on VOD

Mother of Flies

Witch horror

When a young woman faces a deadly diagnosis, she seeks dark magic from a witch in the woods.

But every cure has costs.

Released on Shudder

Return to Silent Hill

Psychological horror

When James receives a mysterious letter from his lost love Mary, he is drawn to Silent Hill, a once-familiar town now consumed by darkness.

As he searches for her, James faces monstrous creatures and unravels a terrifying truth that will push him to the edge of his sanity.

Released in cinemas

Savage Flowers

Post-apocalyptic horror

“The worst monsters are of our own making”

In a world overrun by infection, she found a home. But the real threat isn’t outside; it’s the children she’s inside with.

Released on Screambox

Vincent Must Die

French psychological horror

Overnight, Vincent finds himself under attack for no apparent reason.

When the phenomenon intensifies, he must run and completely change his way of life.

Released on VOD

Published: 24 January 2026