List of horror films of 2018

This is a list of horror films that were released in 2018.

Horror films released in 2018

Title	Director	Cast	Country	Notes
American Exorcist	Tony Trov & Johnny Zito	Bill Moseley, Falon Joslyn	United States	^[1]
Annihilation	Alex Garland	Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, Oscar Isaac, Benedict Wong, Sonoya Mizuno	United States United Kingdom	^[2]
Assassination Nation	Sam Levinson	Odessa Young, Suki Waterhouse, Abra, Hari Nef, Bill Skarsgård, Maude Apatow, Colman Domingo, Anika Noni Rose, Joel McHale, Bella Thorne	United States	^[3]
Bad Samaritan	Dean Devlin	David Tennant, Kerry Condon, Robert Sheehan	United States	^[4]
Bird Box	Susanne Bier	Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich, Danielle Macdonald, BD Wong, Jacki Weaver, Sarah Paulson	United States	^[5]
Boarding School	Boaz Yakin	Luke Prael, Sterling Jerins, Will Patton	United States	^[6]
The Cabin	Johan Bodell	Christopher Lee Page, Caitlin Crommett, Erik Kammerland, Thomas Hedengran	Sweden United States	^[7]
Cam	Daniel Goldhaber	Madeline Brewer, Devin Druid, Imani Hakim, Patch Darragh	United States	^[8]
Children of the Corn: Runaway	John Gulager	Marci Miller, Lynn Andrews, Mary Kathryn Bryant, Jake Ryan Scott	United States	^[9]
Climax	Gaspar Noé	Sofia Boutella, Kiddy Smile, Roman Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub	Belgium France	^[10]
The Cloverfield Paradox	Julius Onah	Daniel Brühl, Elizabeth Debicki, Aksel Hennie, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Chris O'Dowd, John Ortiz, David Oyelowo, Zhang Ziyi	United States	^[11]
Day of the Dead: Bloodline	Hèctor Hernández Vicens	Johnathon Schaech, Sophie Skelton, Marcus Vanco	United States Bulgaria	^[12]
Delirium	Dennis Iliadis	Topher Grace, Patricia Clarkson, Callan Mulvey	United States	^[13]
The Devil's Doorway	Aislinn Clarke	Lalor Roddy, Ciaran Flynn, Helena Bereen	Ireland	^[14]
Escape Room	Peter Dukes	Skeet Ulrich, Sean Young, Hayley Mclaughin	United States	^[15]
The Evil Rises	Daniel Florenzano	Bailey La Flam, Michael Glauser, Julian De La Mora, Joe Paulson	United States	^[16]
The First Purge	Gerard McMurray	Y'lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Marisa Tomei	United States	^[17]
Ghost Stories	Jeremy Dyson & Andy Nyman	Andy Nyman, Paul Whitehouse, Alex Lawther, Martin Freeman	United Kingdom	^[18]
Ghostland	Pascal Laugier	Crystal Reed, Anastasia Phillips, Mylène Farmer	Canada France	^[19]^[20]^[21]
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween	Ari Sandel	Jack Black, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Madison Iseman, Caleel Harris	United States	^[22]
Halloween	David Gordon Green	Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Will Patton	United States	^[23]
Head Count	Elle Callahan	Isaac Jay, Bevin Bru, Ashleigh Morghan	United States	^[24]
Hellraiser: Judgment	Gary J. Tunnicliffe	Damon Carney, Randy Wayne, Alexandra Harris	United States	^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]
Hereditary	Ari Aster	Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Gabriel Byrne	United States	^[29]^[30]^[31]
In Fabric	Peter Strickland	Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hayley Squire, Leo Bill, Gwendoline Chrisitie	United Kingdom	^[32]
Insidious: The Last Key	Adam Robitel	Lin Shaye, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell	United States	^[33]^[34]^[35]
Mandy	Panos Cosmatos	Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache	United States	^[36]
The Meg	Jon Turteltaub	Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Cliff Curtis	United States China	Science fiction horror^[37]
Mom and Dad	Brian Taylor	Nicolas Cage, Selma Blair, Anne Winters, Zackary Arthur	United States	^[38]
Nekrotronic	Kiah Roache-Turner	Ben O'Toole, Monica Bellucci, Caroline Ford	Australia	^[39]
The Nun	Corin Hardy	Bonnie Aarons, Taissa Farmiga	United States Romania	^[40]
The Open House	Matt Angel & Suzanne Coote	Dylan Minnette, Piercey Dalton, Sharif Atkins	United States	^[41]
Overlord	Julius Avery	Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Mathilde Ollivier	United States	Science fiction horror^[42]
Patient Zero	Stefan Ruzowitzky	Matt Smith, Natalie Dormer, Stanley Tucci	United States United Kingdom	^[43]
Pledge	Daniel Robbins	Zachery Bryd, Aaron Dalla Villa, Zach Weiner, Philip André Botello	United States	^[44]
The Possession of Hannah Grace	Diederik van Rooijen	Shay Mitchell, Grey Damon, Kirby Johnson, Stana Katic	United States	^[45]
Possum	Matthew Holness	Sean Harris, Alun Armstrong	United Kingdom	^[46]
The Predator	Shane Black	Olivia Munn, Boyd Holbrook, Keegan-Michael Key	United States	^[47]
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich	Sonny Laguna & Tommy Wiklund	Thomas Lennon, Udo Kier, Michael Paré	United States	^[48]
A Quiet Place	John Krasinski	John Krasinski, Emily Blunt	United States	^[49]
Selfie from Hell	Erdal Ceylan		Canada	^[50]
Slender Man	Sylvain White	Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles, Jaz Sinclair, Annalise Basso	United States	^[51]
The Strangers: Prey at Night	Johannes Roberts	Christina Hendricks, Martin Henderson, Bailee Madison, Lewis Pullman	United States	^[52]
Summer of 84	François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell	Graham Verchere, Judah Lewis, Caleb Emery	Canada United States	^[53]^[54]^[55]
Suspiria	Luca Guadagnino	Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz	Italy	^[56]
Truth or Dare	Jeff Wadlow	Tyler Posey, Lucy Hale, Landon Liboiron	United States	^[57]
Unfriended: Dark Web	Stephen Susco	Chelsea Alden, Adam Bryant, Douglas Tait	United States	^[58]
Unsane	Steven Soderbergh	Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Jay Pharoah	United States	^[59]
Upgrade	Leigh Whannell	Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson	Australia United States	^[60]
What Keeps You Alive	Colin Minihan	Hannah Emily Anderson, Brittany Allen	Canada	Horror thriller^[61]
Wildling	Fritz Böhm	Bel Powley, Brad Dourif, Collin Kelly-Sordelet	United States	^[62]^[63]
Winchester	The Spierig Brothers	Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Sarah Snook	United States	^[64]^[65]^[66]
The Witch in the Window	Andy Mitton	Alex Draper, Charles Everett Tacker, Arija Bareikis	United States	^[67]

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External links

• Horror films of 2018 on Internet Movie Database