Category: Horror

Other Mommy (2026)
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Other Mommy (2026)

2026 • TMDB 5.8 • 1h 33m • Horror

Overview

Eight-year-old Bela just wants someone to listen to her, and the voice that answers is the last one her family wants her to trust. In their home, a sinister presence wearing her mother’s face begins to befriend the lonely girl, offering the warmth and attention she craves while slowly pulling her toward a darker, more dangerous world. As the line between comfort and threat blurs, Bela’s parents must confront not only the entity in their house but the fractures in their own family that let it in. Directed by Rob Savage and adapted from Josh Malerman’s novel, Other Mommy turns a classic haunted-house premise into a story about childhood loneliness, parental guilt and the terrifying idea that the person who loves you most could also be the thing you should fear. Jessica Chastain leads the cast in a chilling dual role, playing both the real mother and the uncanny imitation, and her performance gives the horror its emotional sting. Tense, atmospheric and built around a genuinely unsettling idea, this is supernatural horror with a beating, broken heart at its center.

Director & Cast
- Director: Rob Savage
- Novel: Josh Malerman
- Screenplay: Nathan Elston
- Jessica Chastain as Mommy / Other Mommy
- Jay Duplass as Daddo
- Arabella Olivia Clark as Bela
- Karen Allen as Grandma Ruth
- Arian Moayed as Uncle Frank
- Dichen Lachman as Lois Anthony
- Sean Kaufman as Kelvin
- Adam Silver as Brian
- Alec Secăreanu as Ruiss
Why Watch Other Mommy?

Other Mommy stands out because its scares are rooted in something real: a child’s need to be seen and a family’s failure to protect her. Rob Savage, who proved his horror instincts with Host and The Boogeyman, directs with patience, letting dread build in quiet rooms and ordinary moments before the supernatural takes hold. Jessica Chastain is the film’s secret weapon, shifting between tenderness and menace in a way that keeps you guessing which mother is in the room. The premise also taps into a primal fear: what if the safest person in your life is not who they seem? For horror fans who prefer atmosphere and emotional stakes over cheap jump scares, and for anyone who enjoyed Malerman’s brand of creeping dread, Other Mommy is a lean, unnerving watch that lingers long after the credits.

Official Trailer

Watch the official trailer on YouTube: Other Mommy | Official Trailer.

Where to Watch

In the US, Other Mommy (2026) is not streaming yet — it is currently in cinemas. See the JustWatch US page for Other Mommy (2026) for the latest options. Streaming status checked on JustWatch US, October 29, 2026.

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October 29, 2026
Resident Dead (2026)
Resident Dead (2026)
2026 • TMDB 5.4 • 1h 29m • Horror
Where to Watch
Not yet streaming in the US at the time of writing — Resident Dead opened in cinemas in 2026. Check local cinema listings and legal streaming services for updates. No pirated sources are listed here.
Overview
What would you do to save the one person you have left — even if she is already gone? In Resident Dead, a father keeps his recently zombified daughter secure, refusing to give up hope that a cure exists. His hope comes with a price: he is tasked with delivering an unknown package through hordes of the undead, and the terms are brutal. Deliver it and the cure is his. Fail, or open the package, and both father and daughter die. Director Ryan Ebert turns that impossible bargain into a lean, tense survival horror, where every mile of the journey is a gauntlet and every decision carries the weight of a parent’s love. At 89 minutes, Resident Dead wastes no time getting to the dread — and to the question at its heart: how far is too far when the person you are saving is already one of them?
Director & Cast
Director: Ryan Ebert. Main cast: John Wells as Joe, Isabel Ramirez as Ashley, Thandiwe McMillan as Dawn, Hamid-Reza Benjamin Thompson as Wilt, Jarod Brock as Sal.
Why Watch Resident Dead?
Watch Resident Dead if you like your zombie horror with a beating heart underneath the gore. The premise — a father protecting a daughter who has already turned — gives the film an emotional hook most undead movies never find, and the mystery-package mission keeps the tension ratcheting with every stop on the route. It is also refreshingly compact: no bloated mythology, just a desperate man, a dangerous delivery and a world that wants him dead. For horror fans who prefer their scares grounded in something human, this is a grim, gripping little gem.
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October 29, 2026
The Awakening (2026)
The Awakening (2026)
2026 • TMDB 7.0 • 1h 36m • Horror, Action, War, Fantasy, Thriller
Where to Watch
Not yet streaming in the US at the time of writing — The Awakening opened in cinemas in 2026. Check local cinema listings and legal streaming services for updates. No pirated sources are listed here.
Overview
War is terrifying enough without something unnatural stalking the treeline, and The Awakening fuses the two into a tense jungle nightmare. An elite military unit pushes deep into the South American jungle on a mission that should be routine for soldiers of their caliber. Instead, the jungle itself seems to fight back: a deadly supernatural force stalks the patrol, turning every shadow into a threat and every order into a gamble. Director Jaime Osorio Márquez, working in Spanish in his native Colombia, shoots the canopy as both a battlefield and a haunted house, where discipline frays and the real enemy refuses to be seen, let alone shot. The result is a horror film that treats its soldiers seriously — no caricatures, just professionals out of their depth — and lets the dread build until the jungle feels like the scariest character of all.
Director & Cast
Director: Jaime Osorio Márquez. Main cast: Claudio Cataño, Alejandro Buitrago, Hector Sánchez, Andrea Olaya, Quique Sanmartin.
Why Watch The Awakening?
Watch The Awakening if you like your horror grounded in something real before it turns supernatural. The military setup is not window dressing — the unit’s tactics, tension and camaraderie make the impossible feel earned when it arrives, and the South American jungle setting is genuinely fresh for the genre, lush and claustrophobic at once. It is also a rare chance to see Colombian genre cinema on a bigger stage, with a director who knows exactly how to make a landscape feel hostile. At 96 minutes it moves fast, hits hard, and leaves you listening a little too carefully to the trees afterward.
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October 29, 2026
Pinocchio: Unstrung (2026)
Pinocchio: Unstrung (2026)
2026 • TMDB 6.5 • 1h 22m • Horror, Fantasy, Mystery
Where to Watch
Not yet streaming in the US at the time of writing — Pinocchio: Unstrung opened in cinemas in 2026. Check local cinema listings and legal streaming services for updates. No pirated sources are listed here.
Overview
Every fairytale has a dark version, and Pinocchio: Unstrung leans all the way into it. Geppetto’s wooden boy was supposed to learn how to be real through kindness and courage. Instead, egged on by a sinister Cricket whispering in his ear, this Pinocchio embarks on a violent crusade to carve himself into a real boy — whatever it takes, and whoever stands in his way. His target is a life like that of his human brother James, and his methods are anything but childish. Director Rhys Frake-Waterfield, the mind behind the twisted-fairytale horror wave, stages the carnage with gleeful excess, while Richard Brake’s Geppetto and Robert Englund’s voice work as the Cricket give the nightmare its pedigree. At just 82 minutes, Unstrung is a short, sharp shock of a horror film.
Director & Cast
Director: Rhys Frake-Waterfield. Main cast: Jude Evan Lloyd as Pinocchio (voice), Cameron Bell as James, Richard Brake as Geppetto, Robert Englund as Cricket (voice), Jessica Balmer as Mia.
Why Watch Pinocchio: Unstrung?
Watch Pinocchio: Unstrung if you enjoy horror that takes a story you loved as a child and turns it gloriously, gruesomely upside down. The film’s hook — a puppet desperate to become real by any bloody means — is twisted in the best way, and the casting is a horror fan’s dream: Richard Brake brings menace to Geppetto, while Robert Englund voicing the Cricket is the kind of inspired choice that sells the whole premise. It is short, outrageous and knowingly over the top, perfect for a late-night watch with friends who appreciate their fairytales with a body count.
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October 29, 2026
Insidious: Out of the Further (2026)
Insidious: Out of the Further (2026)
2026 • TMDB 7.7 • 1h 46m • Horror, Thriller
Where to Watch
Not yet streaming in the US at the time of writing — Insidious: Out of the Further opened in cinemas in 2026. Check local cinema listings and legal streaming services for updates. No pirated sources are listed here.
Overview
The Further has always been a place you visit at your peril — but what happens when something from it follows you home? Gemma Hall is a young mother raising her daughter Maya in the house where she herself grew up, a home with more history than she ever admitted. When Gemma discovers she can travel into The Further, the shadowy realm at the heart of the Insidious saga, she learns the terrible cost of that gift: she can bring things back with her. Director Jacob Chase builds the new chapter around that chilling idea, blending the franchise’s trademark dread with a mother’s fight to protect her child. With Lin Shaye’s Elise Rainier returning to the series, Out of the Further promises the creaking doors, red doors and whispered threats that made Insidious a modern horror landmark.
Director & Cast
Director: Jacob Chase. Main cast: Amelia Eve as Gemma Hall, Island Austin as Maya Hall, Brandon Perea as Nick Mendoza, Lin Shaye as Elise Rainier, Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Clare.
Why Watch Insidious: Out of the Further?
Watch Out of the Further because the Insidious franchise knows exactly how to get under your skin, and this chapter raises the stakes by making the horror personal. A mother who can slip into the spirit world — and drag its residents back with her — is a nightmare premise with real emotional weight, and the return of Lin Shaye’s beloved Elise gives longtime fans a familiar hand to hold in the dark. If you love haunted-house horror built on atmosphere, jump scares and lore that keeps deepening, this is the rare sequel that feels both fresh and faithful. Sleep with the lights on.
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October 29, 2026
Godzilla Minus Zero (2026)
Godzilla Minus Zero (2026)
2026 • TMDB rating TBA • 2h 15m • Science Fiction, Horror, Action
Where to Watch
Not yet streaming in the US at the time of writing — Godzilla Minus Zero opened in cinemas in 2026. Check local cinema listings and legal streaming services for updates. No pirated sources are listed here.
Overview
Two years after the war, Japan is still trying to rebuild — and then the ground shakes again. Godzilla Minus Zero continues the story of Koichi Shikishima and Noriko Oishi, survivors who thought the worst was behind them, only to face a new and even more terrifying threat from the King of the Monsters. Director Takashi Yamazaki returns to the world of Godzilla Minus One with the same blend of intimate human drama and jaw-dropping spectacle, grounding the destruction in the lives of ordinary people trying to hold their families together. As Godzilla rises once more, Koichi must confront the guilt and fear he has carried since the first attack, while Noriko fights for a future worth living. It is a blockbuster built on emotion as much as effects: a story of trauma, hope, and a nation refusing to be brought to zero again.
Director & Cast
Director: Takashi Yamazaki. Main cast: Ryunosuke Kamiki as Koichi Shikishima, Minami Hamabe as Noriko Oishi, Yuki Yamada as Shiro Mizushima, Kuranosuke Sasaki as Seiji Akitsu.
Why Watch Godzilla Minus Zero?
Watch Godzilla Minus Zero because it promises the rare sequel that is bigger and more personal at the same time. Yamazaki’s first film proved that a monster movie could be a moving human story, and this follow-up doubles down on that strength: the monster is terrifying, the effects are immense, but the heart of the film is Koichi and Noriko fighting for each other. If you loved the emotional punch of Minus One, this is the continuation you have been waiting for — a Godzilla film that makes you care about the people in the path of destruction just as much as the destruction itself.
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October 29, 2026
Crawlers (2026)
Crawlers (2026)

2026 • TMDB 61% • 1h 20m • Horror, Thriller

Where to Watch

Crawlers (2026) is available to buy in the US at Fandango at Home for $14.99 (4K), and it has played in US cinemas. It is not currently available on a subscription streaming service in the US. Check current availability on JustWatch US.

Official poster, via TMDB.

Overview

At the Paradiso Palms apartments, everyday life is about to take a terrifying turn. A deadly spider invasion sweeps through the building, trapping the residents inside with creatures that are fast, venomous, and everywhere at once. As panic spreads through the hallways, the tenants must fight back however they can, barricading doors, improvising weapons, and trying to protect one another while the infestation grows. But the spiders are not the only danger in the building: the cunning building manager has his own schemes, and his plans make an already desperate situation even worse. Led by Serena, played by Matilda Lutz, the residents face a nightmare that turns an ordinary apartment block into a hunting ground. Directed by Ángel Gómez Hernández, Crawlers is a lean creature feature that leans into classic horror thrills — tight spaces, creeping dread, and the awful feeling that something is moving just out of sight — while keeping its focus on the people fighting to survive the night.

Why Watch Crawlers?

Crawlers is built for horror fans who love a simple, skin-crawling premise done well. The apartment setting makes every scene feel claustrophobic, and the spider invasion gives the film a constant, scuttling sense of menace that never lets up. Matilda Lutz anchors the cast as Serena, and the mix of survival action and scheming behind the scenes adds a second layer of tension to the creature chaos. At a tight 80 minutes, it does not waste time — it gets in, raises the dread, and keeps the scares coming. If you enjoy creature features, locked-in survival stories, and horror that plays on a very common fear, Crawlers is an easy, unsettling watch.

Director and Cast
- Director: Ángel Gómez Hernández
- Writer: Jayson Rothwell
- Matilda Lutz as Serena
- Gary Anthony Stennette as Dr. Woodward
- Elena Sanz as Dr. Callan
- Andrea Scott Méndez as Molly
- Gregg Sulkin as Bradley
- Melina Matthews
- William Miller as Mr. Rossmore
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October 29, 2026
Backrooms (2026)
Backrooms (2026)
2026 • TMDB 7.0 • 1h 51m • Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Where to Watch
Not yet streaming in the US at the time of writing — Backrooms opened in cinemas in 2026. Check local cinema listings and legal streaming services for updates. No pirated sources are listed here.
Overview
Some doors should never be opened, and some rooms should never be entered, yet curiosity has a way of ignoring both warnings. When a strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom, an ordinary working day collapses into something far stranger: endless yellow rooms, humming lights, and corridors that seem to rearrange themselves when no one is looking. Kane Parsons’ Backrooms takes the internet’s most unsettling liminal-space legend and gives it weight, dread, and a human center. Clark, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, is drawn into a place where familiar architecture turns hostile, where time slips, and where every exit only leads deeper inside. As he searches for a way back, the film builds its horror not from sudden shocks but from silence, distance, and the terrible feeling of being watched by something that never quite shows itself. It is a slow, creeping nightmare about grief, memory, and the spaces we get lost in — literally and emotionally — and it never lets the tension slacken for long.
Director & Cast
Director: Kane Parsons. Main cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor as Clark, Renate Reinsve as Mary, Finn Bennett as Bobby, Lukita Maxwell as Kat, Mark Duplass as Phil.
Why Watch Backrooms?
Watch Backrooms because it understands that the scariest places are the ones that almost feel normal. Parsons, who first brought this world to life online, directs with patience and confidence, letting empty rooms, buzzing lights, and long corridors do the frightening work. Ejiofor anchors the strangeness with a grounded, weary performance, while Renate Reinsve and Finn Bennett add warmth and urgency to the search for escape. Fans of atmospheric horror will love how the film trusts its audience, and newcomers will find a gripping survival story underneath the dread. It is eerie, inventive, and hard to shake after the credits.
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October 29, 2026
Crystal Lake
2026 • TMDB 8.7 • 1 season (8 episodes) • Drama, Mystery
Where to Watch
Watch on Peacock
Crystal Lake streams on Peacock in the US — Peacock is the series’ network, and its official trailer confirms streaming there from October 15.
Overview
Before Jason Voorhees became a legend, there was his mother. Crystal Lake is a prequel to the Friday the 13th franchise that centers on Pam Voorhees, a single mother still shattered by grief after her young, sickly son Jason drowned in the town lake almost a year earlier. When two strangers arrive at Pam’s door digging into her past, a disturbing chain of events begins, and the people of Crystal Lake start to wonder just who Pam Voorhees really is. Rather than rushing to the slasher iconography fans know, the series builds its horror from character: a grieving mother, a small town full of secrets, and the slow, dreadful sense that something at the lake is not finished. It is a story about loss curdling into something darker, told with the patience of a prestige drama and the menace of a campfire tale.
Creator and Main Cast
Creator: Brad Caleb Kane. Main cast: Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees, William Catlett as Levon Brooks, Gwendolyn Sundstrom as Grace Snell, Cameron Scoggins as Dorf, Devin Kessler as Briana Brooks and Nick Cordileone as Ralph.
Seasons Snapshot
Season 1 (2026): Eight episodes trace Pam’s grief, the strangers’ investigation and the town’s unraveling, ending with the finale “The Final Chapter.”
Why Watch Crystal Lake?
Crystal Lake works because it dares to slow down. Instead of another body-count sequel, it asks what made Pamela Voorhees — and Linda Cardellini gives a performance that is by turns heartbreaking and chilling. The small-town atmosphere is thick with dread, the mystery keeps you guessing about who to trust, and knowing where this story eventually leads only makes the early chapters more unsettling. Longtime Friday the 13th fans will catch the echoes, but you do not need the franchise to feel the tension. If you like horror that is built on character and creeping unease rather than cheap shocks, this is one of the strongest horror series of the year.
Trailer
Official trailer from Peacock on YouTube: Watch on YouTube.
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October 29, 2026
Buddy (2026)
Buddy (2026)

2026 • TMDB 70% • 1h 36m • Horror, Comedy, Fantasy

Where to Watch

Rent from $19.99 or buy from $24.99 in the US — Amazon Video (rent HD), Apple TV Store (rent 4K, buy 4K), and Fandango at Home (rent 4K, buy 4K). The film also played in US cinemas. No subscription streaming service currently carries it. Check the latest US availability on JustWatch US.

Official poster, via TMDB.

Overview

Buddy takes the sunniest corner of childhood television and twists it into something deeply unsettling. Inside the colorful world of the children’s show “It’s Buddy!”, a bright orange unicorn mascot leads his young audience through songs, dances and cheerful lessons — but beneath the felt and the sing-alongs, something is very, very wrong. Director Casper Kelly, best known for the surreal cult sensation “Too Many Cooks,” leans fully into that contrast: the brighter the colors and the catchier the tunes, the more the dread creeps in around the edges. Children sing and dance while the world of the show quietly warps, and the adults watching begin to realize that the lessons Buddy is teaching may not be the ones anyone signed up for. Voiced by Keegan-Michael Key as Buddy himself, with Patton Oswalt among the supporting voices, the film blends horror, dark comedy and fantasy into a fever-dream satire of the shows that raised a generation. It is the rare horror film that is as funny as it is frightening — and its cheerful surface is exactly what makes it stick in your head long after the credits.

Why Watch Buddy?

If you grew up on puppet shows and felt mascots, Buddy hits a nerve no ordinary slasher can reach. Its horror works because it understands nostalgia: the songs are catchy, the world is warm and familiar, and that familiarity makes every wrong turn feel personal. Keegan-Michael Key’s voice work gives the title character a charm that keeps you watching even as things curdle, and Casper Kelly’s absurdist sensibility means the film is never just gross or shocking — it is clever, strange and darkly hilarious. At a tight 96 minutes, it never overstays its welcome, making it an ideal late-night watch with friends who appreciate horror that dares to be weird. Come for the unicorn, stay for the unease.

Director and Cast
- Director and Writer: Casper Kelly
- Delaney Quinn as Freddy
- Caleb Williams as Wade
- Keegan-Michael Key as Buddy / Dark Buddy (voice)
- Patton Oswalt as Strappy (voice)
- Eric Bauza (voice)
- Bennie Taylor and Luke Speakman
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Source for facts and images: TMDB. Streaming status checked on JustWatch US, October 29, 2026.
October 29, 2026