Horror 2023 list-A
Movies I Considered Worth Watching. In My Opinion Worth a Look.
No Short Films, Animation, or Boring Film's.
Most all of the 2022 were film festival release dates.
No Short Films, Animation, or Boring Film's.
Most all of the 2022 were film festival release dates.
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- DirectorLee CroninStarsMirabai PeaseRichard CrouchleyAnna-Maree ThomasA twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.
- DirectorJacob ByrdStarsSydney CarvillWade BakerJanet CarterWhen her husband leaves on a business trip, a new mom off her psych meds is driven to madness and uncovers a secret that will forever change her life.
- DirectorEren CelebogluAri CostaStarsAsa ButterfieldNatalia DyerBenjamin Evan AinsworthA group of Salem teens discover a cursed knife that unleashes a demon that forces them to play gruesome, deadly versions of childhood games where there can be no winners, only survivors.
- DirectorJimmy GiannopoulosStarsAshley BensonJon FosterSky FerreiraQuarantine leads to a night of terror.
- DirectorAli ZamaniStarsDenise RichardsCuba Gooding Jr.William McNamaraWhen an Iraq War veteran receives a calling from a higher power, he embarks on a mission to stop a fallen angel from raising an army of the dead to take over the world.
- DirectorBarthélémy GrossmannStarsMathieu BergerThalia BessonYann MendyAlex has been a fan of the Arthur and the Minimoys saga for years. When his friends offer him to go to the abandoned house where the film was shot, he accepts, unaware that they are about to fall into a plot.
- DirectorBess WohlStarsNoémie MerlantKit HaringtonCamila Canó-FlaviáThe tightly scripted world of a vlogger and influencer unravels after she becomes a mother, in noted playwright Bess Wohl's feature debut.
- DirectorAlice Maio MackayStarsLisa FantoPrudence CassarSteven NguyenHalloween blood is shed by the wearer of parasitic mask cursed with black magic and bigotry. After Angel's friend is killed by a person wearing the mask, Angel must fight, fear, and find the killer before he slaughters everyone.
- DirectorSam CurtainStarsDavid TracyThomas RoachNicole TudorA desperate choice leads Jack down a path that leaves him beaten and bruised as he struggles against man, nature, and his own insanity.
- DirectorMax GoldStarsAndrea SnædalIngi Hrafn HilmarssonGudmundur ThorvaldssonAn unstable farm girl becomes prisoner to a flesh-eating beast to cure her father's illness.
- DirectorAdam WerthStarsTom SizemoreNoel GugliemiJohn WellsA flight to a tropical paradise crashes at sea, leaving the surviving passengers stranded on a deserted island at the mercy of bloodthirsty creatures.
- DirectorLaura MossStarsMarin IrelandJudy ReyesA.J. ListerA morgue technician successfully reanimates the body of a little girl, but to keep her breathing, she will need to harvest biological materials from pregnant women. When the girl's mother, a nurse, discovers her baby alive, they enter into a deal that forces them both down a dark path of no return.
- DirectorBrad AndersonStarsMichelle MonaghanSkeet UlrichFinlay Wojtak-HissongJess, a separated mother and nurse, moves with her daughter and young son Owen back into her old farmhouse. Shortly after settling in, Owen is bitten by the dog, resulting in a mysterious infection from the bite.
- DirectorJohn SwabStarsOlivia LuccardiSam QuartinEden BrolinA seemingly naive and devout young woman navigates her way into the underground world of truck stop sex workers a.k.a. "lot lizards."
- DirectorElizabeth BanksStarsKeri RussellAlden EhrenreichO'Shea Jackson Jr.An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge on a Georgia forest where a huge black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.
- DirectorChristopher SmithStarsJena MaloneDanny HustonWill KeenAfter the alleged suicide of her priest brother, Grace travels to the remote Scottish convent where he fell to his death. Distrusting the Church's account, she uncovers murder, sacrilege and a disturbing truth about herself.
- DirectorYasuhiko ShimizuStarsTokio EmotoMasaki OkadaTakumi SaitôIn this remake, without remembering how they got there, several strangers awaken in a prison of cubic cells, some of them booby-trapped. The prisoners must use their combined skills if they are to escape.Foreign Release, Released in US April 11,2023
- DirectorAlex HerronStarsRory AlexanderVanessa BorgliAnna BullardA group of teenagers take a trip to an isolated summerhouse in the countryside. What starts as a peaceful getaway turns into a horrific nightmare when a masked man begins to terrorize them in the most gruesome ways.
- DirectorCorey DeshonStarsCasper Van DienElyse DinhVivien NgôA young woman is inducted into a bizarre family as their new surrogate daughter.
- DirectorCru EnnisLee Roy KunzStarsJelena RajapuAnil KapurKätlin HallikWhen a nun in a remote convent claims immaculate conception, the Vatican sends a team of priests to investigate, concerned about an ancient prophecy that a woman will give birth to twin boys: one the Messiah, the other the Anti-Christ.
- DirectorThomas J. ChurchillStarsTony ToddMike FergusonSheri DavisA series of murders in 1800s will be avenged by forbidden voodoo, woken up accidentally by a group of teenagers.
- DirectorMicheal BafaroStarsKelly BastardMichael MittonColm HillIt doesn't move, it doesn't think, it just kills. For one young woman, a chance encounter with this supernatural entity proves devastating. Frankie learns that once you see the mannequin, there may be no end in sight, except for your own.
- DirectorRebekah McKendryStarsGino AnaniaMegan BestAlec CarlosSupernatural horror, based on the eponymous online phenomenon, a ritual conducted in an elevator, in which players attempt to travel to another dimension using a set of rules that can be found online.
- DirectorMark JenkinStarsMary WoodvineEdward RoweFlo CroweSet in 1973 on an uninhabited island off the Cornish coast, a wildlife volunteer's daily observations of a rare flower turn into a metaphysical journey that forces her as well as the viewer to question what is real and what is a nightmare.
- DirectorRuben BroekhuisStarsNastaran Razawi KhorasaniClaudio Magaña TorresMike ReusWhen Bosnian-born Aisha and cameraman Elias team up to shoot a documentary on the mysterious disappearance of Aisha's brother, they cross paths with another film crew, who are creating an even more sinister narrative.
- DirectorDeon TaylorStarsJoseph SikoraAndrew BachelorAnnie IlonzehA much needed getaway and a celebration weekend turns into a nightmare due to the contagious airborne threat.
- DirectorMichel HazanaviciusStarsRomain DurisBérénice BejoGrégory GadeboisThings go badly for a small film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie when they are attacked by real zombies.
- DirectorOwen ConwayStarsOwen ConwayRobert SprayberryEva HamiltonIn the untamed West of Victorian-era America, a drifter takes a job as a barman in a small Arizona town. After a series of bizarre deaths, he soon finds himself the target of suspicion.
- DirectorHannah AllineAvital AshBonnie DiscepoloStarsAlyssa MilanoVirginia MadsenGina Torres16 stories. 16 female filmmakers. A wild ride of an anthology weaves horror, sci-fi and dark comedy to explore bodily autonomy and human rights in a post Roe world. Rage, fear and raw emotion fuel this politically charged film.
- DirectorDevin Fei-Fan TauStarsKristy Dawn DinsmoreSydney WinbushDarielle MasonTwo half-sisters who bitterly hate each other become trapped in a farmhouse during a storm, as a couple of murderous intruders terrorize them from outside as they look for their $1M inheritance check.
- DirectorJustin SimienStarsLaKeith StanfieldRosario DawsonOwen WilsonA single mom named Gabbie hires a tour guide, a psychic, a priest and a historian to help exorcise her newly bought mansion after discovering it is inhabited by ghosts.
- DirectorVictoria U BellStarsVictoria U BellBen HoltzmullerSophia VandyAn underprivileged seamstress, haunted by her past, seeks love and acceptance in high society but is faced with the curse from her evil roots.
- DirectorGreg SwinsonRyan ThiessenStarsNatalie TerrazzinoJC Oakley IIITrevor TuckerA janitor in a furniture factory finds herself in a fight for her life when she becomes the target of sinister masked intruders.
- DirectorBrandon CronenbergStarsAlexander SkarsgårdMia GothCleopatra ColemanJames and Em Foster are enjoying an all-inclusive beach vacation in the fictional island of La Tolqa, when a fatal accident exposes the resort's perverse subculture of hedonistic tourism, reckless violence and surreal horrors.
- DirectorKurtis David HarderStarsEmily TennantRory J SaperCassandra NaudWhile struggling on a solo backpacking trip in Thailand, social media influencer Madison meets CW, who travels with ease and shows her a more uninhibited way of living, but CW's interest in her takes a darker turn.
- DirectorPatrick WilsonStarsTy SimpkinsPatrick WilsonRose ByrneThe Lamberts must go deeper into The Further than ever before to put their demons to rest once and for all.
- DirectorBishal DuttaStarsMegan SuriNeeru BajwaMohana KrishnanAn Indian-American teenager struggling with her cultural identity has a falling out with her former best friend and, in the process, unwittingly releases a demonic entity that grows stronger by feeding on her loneliness.
- DirectorKelley KaliStarsMaisie Richardson-SellersShannon WoodwardRosaline ElbayBillie is plagued by blackouts and strange visions that lead her to discover she's stuck in a series of time loops, possibly related to her mysterious new girlfriend.
- DirectorJason EisenerStarsDominic MarichePhoebe RexCalem MacDonaldAn all-time rager of a teen house party turns to terror when aliens attack, forcing two warring siblings to band together to survive the night.
- DirectorSteve WolshStarsArielle RayceneEllie GonsalvesDanielle MathersAudra's graduation gift is her dream house, but it soon becomes a living nightmare when some uninvited guests come to her homecoming party who aren't very subtle about the fact they don't approve of the home's new owner.
- DirectorAnthony DiBlasiStarsJessica SulaMonroe ClineNatalie VictoriaA rookie police officer willingly takes the last shift at a newly decommissioned police station in an attempt to uncover the mysterious connection between her father's death and a vicious cult.
- DirectorKarim OuelhajStarsEline SchumacherBenjamin RamonHélène MoorMegalomaniac questions the invisible line between victim and executioner and how it is crossed. A film about the weight of patriarchy and the illusion of Manichaeism.
- DirectorRyan Stevens HarrisStarsAugie DukeBrionne DavisHaven Lee HarrisA comatose five-year-old girl journeys through an industrial wonderland to find her way back to consciousness.
- DirectorJacqueline CastelStarsBobbi Salvör MenuezAmandla StenbergHeidi von PalleskeHeather, an outcast teenage goalie, falls for newcomer Jonny, an alluring but tormented figure skater. As their relationship deepens, Heather's growing desires clash with her darkest secret, forcing her to control the animal within.
- DirectorDwight H. LittleStarsCharlotte Fountain-JardimThomas RobieNoen PerezA small-town babysitter and the kids she is looking after struggle to survive a serial killer on Halloween Eve.
- DirectorMichael Patrick JannStarsZoé De Grand MaisonMather ZickelLisa LoCiceroA young Abigale Archer alone in the Montana winter during the 1870s who fights for her survival and to retrieve her one earthly possession, a family horse, from a gang of bloodthirsty bandits.
- DirectorDW MedoffStarsAva Rose KinardTyler BuckinghamLeanna AdamsAfter a senior coworker assaults a bright-eyed young woman, her dream job becomes a living nightmare as she tries to keep her career together while being tormented at work, at home, and in her dreams by a mysterious tree monster.
- DirectorAndres BeltranStarsCarolina GaitanAllan HawcoSebastian EslavaFollows a married couple almost divorcing who become trapped in quicksand while hiking through a rainforest in Colombia. They will battle the elements of the jungle and must work together in order to survive.
- DirectorKenny YatesStarsScott Hamm DuenasKipp TribbleAlison HaislipA devastated father receives recordings from a mysterious stranger that allow him to communicate with his recently deceased daughter.
- DirectorChris McKayStarsNicholas HoultNicolas CageAwkwafinaRenfield, Dracula's tortured henchman, is forced to capture prey for his master and do his every bidding. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there is a life outside his boss's shadow.
- DirectorDaina ReidStarsSarah SnookLily LaTorreNeil MelvilleSarah Snook plays a fertility doctor who believes firmly in life and death, but after noticing the strange behavior of her young daughter, she must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.
- DirectorKevin GreutertStarsTobin BellShawnee SmithSynnøve Macody LundA sick and desperate John travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable.
- DirectorMatt Bettinelli-OlpinTyler GillettStarsCourteney CoxMelissa BarreraJenna OrtegaIn the next installment, the survivors of the Ghostface killings leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter in New York City.
- DirectorKyle Edward BallStarsLucas PaulDali Rose TetreaultRoss PaulTwo children wake up in the middle of the night to find their father is missing, and all the windows and doors in their home have vanished.
- DirectorMatthew GoodhueStarsLisa AmbalavanarSydney CravenAndrew HortonEmily Young, a senior, wants to be elected as her sorority's president. She adopts a cute sloth, thinking it can become the new mascot and help her win, until a string of fatalities implicate the sloth as the main suspect in the murders.
- DirectorColton TranStarsVictoria MorolesAnna Grace BarlowJohnny BerchtoldAfter a winter storm strands five friends in a remote cabin with no power and little food, disorientation slowly claims their sanity as each of them succumbs to a fear that the snow itself may be contaminated or somehow evil.
- DirectorAlessandro AntonaciDaniel LascarStefano MandalàStarsLucia CaporasoGuido CartaChiara CasolariEmma must uncover the dark secret behind a cursed radio to survive and protect her family.
- DirectorSteve JohnsonStarsSophie SkeltonStuart BrennanOlivia J. NightAn actress becomes trapped in an elevator with her stalker.
- DirectorRay SpiveyStarsJeannie Carter-CruzAllen DanzigerRoss FischerA comic book collector meets two beautiful, mysterious sisters who run a secret collectors' society. To acquire the rarest of the rare, he must battle a demonic presence in the sisters' deadly storage facility.
- DirectorTristan BarrStarsTristan BarrNathan BarrowMatthew ConnellOn his way to prison, a man gets intercepted by a secretive government agency who task him to monitor a secret experiment in exchange for commuting his sentence.
- DirectorJon GarciaStarsKrystal Millie ValdesErnesto ReyesJesse TayehSUMMONING THE SPIRIT follows Carla (Millie Valdes) and Dean (Reyes) as they decide to escape the hustle of the big city, purchasing a home in the remote forest. They have big plans for their new quiet life, only to find something much more sinister. The couple quickly realize that they are on the land of a cult, and the leader claims a telepathic connection to a legendary flesh-eating beast deep in the woods surrounding them. Carla and Dean are forced to uncover the terrifying truth of the cult's prophecy.
- DirectorCarter SmithStarsCooper KochJena MaloneMark PattonFollows two best friends on their final night together, with a nightmare of drugs, bugs, and horrific intimacy.
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsTyler PoseyCrystal ReedHolland RodenA terrifying evil has emerged. The wolves howl once again, but only a Werewolf like Scott McCall, can gather both new allies and reunite trusted friends to fight back against what could be the most powerful and deadliest enemy.
- DirectorClaudia La BiancaStarsKarmel BortoletiTeance BlackburnDaniel MerendoniIn the 1800s, a man named Talako is caught with the wife of a merciless pirate known as Redbeard, and Redbeard orders for him to be burned alive. 300 years later, Talako's spirit remains, seeking revenge and looking for his lost love.
- DirectorLe-Van KietStarsLam Thanh MyQuang TuanMai Cát ViA Vietnamese family moves into a centuries-old ancestral home, only to discover sinister secrets and visions in the old family's ancient crypt.
- DirectorTim StoryStarsGrace ByersJermaine FowlerMelvin GreggSeven friends go away for the weekend and end up trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. Will their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies help them stay alive? Probably not.
- DirectorRob SavageStarsSophie ThatcherChris MessinaVivien Lyra BlairStill reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before it's too late.
- DirectorRodrigo GudiñoStarsAllan HawcoEmily AlataloNatalie BrownCounting down his last days as Chief of Police in the tiny town of Lone Crow, John Hawkins must investigate one last case when a mangled body with uncanny wounds washes up on the shores of the Porcupine River.
- DirectorNathan FrankowskiStarsAlice Orr-EwingJoe DoyleEveline HallA cult steals the Shroud of Turin for wicked purposes.
- DirectorRobert GajicStarsShannon DalonzoSimon PhillipsEileen DietzA young couple travelling down the freeway seem to be unable to get off the road after being hunted by someone intent on keeping them on the road.
- DirectorBrandon SlagleStarsCasper Van DienNicky WhelanLouis MandylorA daring jail break during a dangerous Louisiana hurricane is interrupted by a horde of large hungry alligators.
- DirectorStephen HallStarsEsther WoodsSarah NollRichard BrakeA serial killer has been sentenced to death by electric chair in London in the 1890s, but in his final hours, he puts a curse on the prison he is in, and all of those in it.
- DirectorLawrence FowlerStarsMichaela LongdenRebecca PhillipsonSimon DaviesA young woman revisits her family home desperate to discover her sister Evie's murderer 20 years before. After a series of terrifying encounters with Evie's ghost at 09:09pm, Margot knows she must fight to learn the truth once and for all.
- DirectorChristopher A. MicklosJay SapiroStarsKatherine BellantoneTom Dacey CarrHunter O'HarrowA debt-ridden teacher inherits an abandoned lakefront inn and discovers a dark, sinister secret in the form of a malignant supernatural presence.
- DirectorColin KrawchukStarsMichael SheffieldLelia SymingtonDelaney WhiteA malevolent being known as The Jester terrorizes the inhabitants of a small town on Halloween night, including two estranged sisters who must come together to find a way to defeat this evil entity.
- DirectorLee ThongkhamStarsChakrit BoonkeawNaiyana BumeeWanmai ChatborirakA girl finds a strange egg and brings it back to her village, only to later realize it was from a monster. Now a giant monster emerges from the lake to search for the egg, destroying the town and its inhabitants.
- DirectorAndré ØvredalStarsCorey HawkinsAisling FranciosiLiam CunninghamA crew sailing from Varna (Bulgaria) by the Black Sea to England find that they are carrying very dangerous cargo.
- DirectorGreg PritikinStarsJohn MagaroChasten HarmonAylya MarzolfNewlyweds move into their dream home where they discover a collection of 100-year-old letters from a young woman who committed suicide after being abandoned by the owner of the home.
- DirectorMichael ChavesStarsTaissa FarmigaJonas BloquetStorm Reid1956 - France. A priest is murdered. An evil is spreading. The sequel to the worldwide smash hit follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face-to-face with Valak, the demon nun.
- DirectorOliver ParkStarsNick BloodEmily WisemanPaul KayeA family struggling with loss find themselves at the mercy of an ancient demon trying to destroy them from the inside.
- DirectorRobbie BanfitchStarsRobbie BanfitchAngela BasolisScott SchamellFour travelers encounter menacing phenomena while camping in a remote stretch of the Mojave Desert.
- DirectorScott CooperStarsChristian BaleHarry MellingSimon McBurneyA world-weary detective is hired to investigate the murder of a West Point cadet. Stymied by the cadets' code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case - a young man the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe.
- DirectorJaron LockridgeStarsKenon WalkerK.J. BakerJeff HaltomA grieving wife summons a dark spirit with an insatiable desire for revenge.
- DirectorRemy GrilloStarsKatherine HughesJosh PlasseWill PeltzWhile a couple edits a Charles Manson movie in an Airbnb, the film's dark events begin to come true in the mysterious plot of a hidden leader.
- DirectorSaralisa VolmStarsHenriette ConfuriusNoah SaavedraAugust ZirnerAnja Grimm returns to the remote forest area where her father disappeared without a trace when she was eight years old. Her sudden appearance triggers a brutal murder. Disturbances in the forest floor and pointer plants force her on the trail of deeper layers of guilt and crime and trigger a catastrophe.
- DirectorNathaniel Martello-WhiteStarsAshley MadekweBukky BakrayJorden MyrieA woman's meticulously-crafted life of privilege unravels when two strangers show up in her quaint suburban town.
- DirectorScott WalkerStarsLuciane BuchananMatt WhelanZara NausbaumAfter mysteriously inheriting an abandoned coastal property, Ben and his family accidentally unleash an ancient, long-dormant creature that terrorized the entire region-including his own ancestors-for generations.
- DirectorFabrice BlinStarsSéverine FerrerDavid DoukhanClémence VerniauA young woman, Adèle, is literally haunted by the death of her husband, Jean, killed in a trench during World War One. Desperate and unable to face this tragic loss, Adèle turns to black magic in the hope to bring her lover back.
- DirectorVincent ShadeStarsRJ MitteChristian StolteJennifer A. GoodmanA law student finds himself in a twisted web of murder and deceit brought on by a dark force from his past.
- DirectorMatt AngelSuzanne CooteStarsLulu WilsonSeann William ScottDenise BurseTwo years after escaping a violent attack, a teenage girl must defend herself against a domestic terrorist cell.
- DirectorRoxanne BenjaminStarsAlisha WainwrightAmanda CrewCarlos SantosA family takes a weekend trip with longtime friends and their two young children, but, they suspect something supernatural when the kids behave strangely after disappearing into the woods overnight.
- DirectorL.C. HoltStarsDamian MaffeiHannah FiermanL.C. HoltOn New Year's Eve, a faculty party for teachers still reeling from the suicide of a bullied student goes horribly wrong when an unexpected guest arrives with an unusual request: participate in a scavenger hunt--or die.
- DirectorYoko OkumuraStarsMidori FrancisJolene PurdyMichael Patrick LaneSam receives a call from Emily a nearly blind woman who is running from her murderous ex in the woods. She must survive the ordeal with Sam being her eyes using video call.
- DirectorJon WrightStarsHannah John-KamenDouglas BoothColm MeaneyMarried couple Maya and Jamie escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to discover malevolent and murderous goblins lurking in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden.
- DirectorIsaac BerrocalErika ElizaldeManuel Martínez VelascoStarsCarlos ArecesDiego ArjonaHéctor CantollaA sinister gravedigger plays host to four horror stories,each directed by a different first time filmmaker.
- DirectorRhys Frake-WaterfieldStarsNikolai LeonMaria TaylorNatasha Rose MillsAfter Christopher Robin abandons them for college, Pooh and Piglet embark on a bloody rampage as they search for a new source of food.
- DirectorWayne DavidStarsWayne DavidSian AltmanGrant MastersA man who has gone into isolated hiding is haunted by visions of the woman he loves and a mysterious creature in the nearby woods.
- DirectorMark CantuStarsFelissa RoseHannah FiermanLynn LowryA group of young filmmakers, led by neophyte producer Alex Romero, venture out on a location scout in rural Pennsylvania. Deep into the back country, they stumble onto a family of werewolves and must now survive the night.
- DirectorDavid LipperStarsKeli PriceKarissa Lee StaplesDavid LipperAj begins having dreams of his parents' death. He decides to go back to the spot where they were killed, accompanied by his brother and his brother's family. But legend has it there is something mysterious roaming these woods.
- DirectorTakeshi KushidaStarsToshiaki InomataToki KoinumaHideki NagaiA misogynistic photographer begins a twisted romance with a woman suffering from body dysmorphia.Foreign release, released in US 2023