20 Top Horror Movies To Watch In 2024
As we step into July 2024, horror movie enthusiasts are in for a chilling treat with a lineup of new releases that promise to deliver spine-tingling thrills and unforgettable scares.
Here’s a sneak peek into some of the top horror movies you shouldn’t miss this month.
1: A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
A woman named Sam finds herself trapped in New York City during the early stages of an invasion by alien creatures with ultra-sensitive hearing.
- Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
- Writer: Michael Sarnoski
- Director: Michael Sarnoski
- Top Stars: Joseph Quinn, Lupita Nyong’o, Alex Wolff, Joseph Quinn, Lupita Nyong’o, Alex Wolff
2: MaXXXine (2024)
In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.
- Genre: Crime, Horror
- Director: Ti West
- Top Stars: Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney
3: Longlegs (2024)
In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.
- Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
- Director: Oz Perkins
- Top Stars: Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Blair Underwood, Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Blair Underwood
4: Starve Acre (2024)
An idyllic rural family life of a couple is thrown into turmoil when their son starts acting out of character.
- Genre: Drama, Horror
- Writer: Daniel Kokotajlo
- Director: Daniel Kokotajlo
- Top Stars: Matt Smith, Morfydd Clark, Erin Richards, Matt Smith, Morfydd Clark, Erin Richards
5: Trap (2024)
A father and his teen daughter attend a pop concert only to realize they’ve entered the center of a dark and sinister event.
- Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
- Director: M. Night Shyamalan
- Top Stars: Josh Hartnett, Hayley Mills, Alison Pill, Josh Hartnett, Hayley Mills, Alison Pill
6: Cuckoo (2024)
A 17-year old girl is forced to move with her family to a resort where things are not what they seem.
- Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Tilman Singer
- Top Stars: Hunter Schafer, Jan Bluthardt, Marton Csokas, Hunter Schafer, Jan Bluthardt, Marton Csokas
7: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Af…
- Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
- Writer: Alfred Gough
- Director: Tim Burton
- Top Stars: Jenna Ortega, Monica Bellucci, Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, Monica Bellucci, Winona Ryder
8: The Crow (2024)
When soulmates Eric and Shelly are brutally murdered, Eric is given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself and sets out to seek revenge, traversing the worlds of the living and the dead to put the wrong things right.
- Genre: Action, Crime, Fantasy
- Writer: James O’Barr
- Director: Rupert Sanders
- Top Stars: Bill Skarsgård, FKA twigs, Danny Huston, Bill Skarsgård, FKA twigs, Danny Huston
9: Speak No Evil (2024)
A family is invited to spend a weekend in an idyllic country house, unaware that their dream vacation will soon become a psychological nightmare.
- Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Writer: Christian Tafdrup
- Director: James Watkins
- Top Stars: Mackenzie Davis, James McAvoy, Aisling Franciosi, Mackenzie Davis, James McAvoy, Aisling Franciosi
10: Smile 2 (2024)
About to embark on a world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her past.
- Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Parker Finn
- Top Stars: Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Kyle Gallner, Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Kyle Gallner
11: Terrifier 3 (2024)
Art the Clown is set to unleash chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.
- Genre: Horror
- Director: Damien Leone
- Top Stars: Jason Patric, David Howard Thornton, Lauren LaVera, Jason Patric, David Howard Thornton, Lauren LaVera
12: Blade (2024)
Plot under wraps.
- Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror
- Writer: Gene Colan
- Top Stars: Mia Goth, Mahershala Ali, Mia Goth, Mahershala Ali
13: Nosferatu (2024)
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman, and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her causing untold horror in its wake.
- Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
- Director: Robert Eggers
- Top Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bill Skarsgård, Willem Dafoe, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bill Skarsgård, Willem Dafoe
14: Salem’s Lot (2024)
Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.
- Genre: Horror, Thriller
- Writer: Gary Dauberman
- Director: Gary Dauberman
- Top Stars: Bill Camp, Lewis Pullman, Spencer Treat Clark, Bill Camp, Lewis Pullman, Spencer Treat Clark
15: Azrael (2024)
In a world no one speaks a devout female hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the surrounding wilderness
- Genre: Action, Horror
- Director: E.L. Katz
- Top Stars: Samara Weaving, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Vic Carmen Sonne, Samara Weaving, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Vic Carmen Sonne
16: Oddity (2024)
Uncovering the truth behind sister’s death with the help of wooden mannequin.
- Genre: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Damian Mc Carthy
- Top Stars: Gwilym Lee, Carolyn Bracken, Tadhg Murphy, Gwilym Lee, Carolyn Bracken, Tadhg Murphy
17: Scream 7 (2024)
- Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Writer: Guy Busick
- Director: Kevin Williamson
- Top Stars:
18: Imaginary (2024)
A woman returns to her childhood home to discover that the imaginary friend she left behind is very real and unhappy that she abandoned him.
- Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Writer: Jeff Wadlow
- Director: Jeff Wadlow
- Top Stars: DeWanda Wise, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, DeWanda Wise, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun
19: Immaculate (2024)
Cecilia, a woman of devout faith, is warmly welcomed to the picture-perfect Italian countryside where she is offered a new role at an illustrious convent. But it becomes clear to Cecilia that her new home harbors dark and horrifyi…
- Genre: Horror
- Director: Michael Mohan
- Top Stars: Sydney Sweeney, Álvaro Morte, Simona Tabasco, Sydney Sweeney, Álvaro Morte, Simona Tabasco
20: Late Night with the Devil (2024)
A live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation’s living rooms.
- Genre: Horror
- Writer: Colin Cairnes
- Top Stars: David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss
These movies are not just about jump scares; they delve deep into the human psyche, exploring fear, survival, and the unknown. Whether you’re a die-hard horror fan or someone looking to experience the adrenaline rush of a good scare, these films promise to deliver an unforgettable cinematic experience.
Stay tuned as we uncover more about these chilling tales and prepare to face the horror that awaits in the year 2024.
Get ready to dim the lights, grab your popcorn, and brace yourself for a month of new releases and upcoming scares that will leave you checking under your bed before sleeping.