New horror movies of 2022! Get an overview of which horror movies will hit theaters in 2022. The list of scary movies includes thrillers, as the genres often overlap. Read more about some of the upcoming thrillers and horror movies you can look forward to in 2022 right here.
Want to know what horror movies are coming in 2022? We have made a list of horror movies (and thrillers) that have been given release dates in 2022, so far. The list of scary movies in 2022 will no doubt be longer though!
We will be updating the list of new horror movies in 2022 regularly with date changes, so be sure to bookmark this page.
See the list featuring the upcoming horror movies of 2022 below.
Upcoming Horror Movies 2022:
Orphan: First Kill
Release date: TBA
A prequel to the 2009 movie Orphan (2009). Directed by William Brent Bell (The Boy), from a screenplay by David Coggeshall.

Scream
Release date: January 14, 2022
Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.

Morbius
Release date: April 1, 2022
Biochemist Michael Morbius tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Release date: May 6, 2022
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is the sequel to 2016’s Doctor Strange, and it will be the first Marvel horror movie – and it’s directed by Sam Raimi.

65
Release date: May 13, 2022
(Bumped to April 14, 2023!)
An astronaut crash lands on a mysterious planet only to discover he’s not alone.
65 is a science fiction thriller written & directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, starring Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, and Chloe Coleman.

The Black Phone
Release date: June 24, 2022
Finney Shaw, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.

Nope
Release date: July 22, 2022
NOPE is thew new horror-thriller by Jordan Peele who gave us GET OUT and US!

Salem’s Lot
Release date: September 9, 2022
A writer travels to a town where the people become vampires. A new take on the Stephen King novel, this time directed by Gary Dauberman (Annabelle Comes Home).

Dark Harvest
Release date: September 9, 2022
A legendary monster called October Boy terrorizes residents in a small Midwestern town when he rises from the cornfields every Halloween with his butcher knife and makes his way toward those who are brave enough to confront him.

Halloween Ends
Release date: October 14, 2022
The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode comes to spine-chilling climax in this final installment of the franchise.

The Devil’s Light
Release date: October 28, 2022
The Devil’s Light tells the story of Sister Ann, a restless 25-year-old, who devoutly believes that performing exorcisms is her calling. But she is at odds with the institution’s traditions: sisters are not allowed to perform exorcisms, only priests. With the support of a mentor, a professor who senses her special gift, she is allowed to observe actual training sessions. Her desire to prove herself takes a personal turn when she meets one of the school’s most disturbed patients. During their harrowing encounters, Sister Ann comes face to face with a demonic force that infests the school and has mysterious ties to her own past. It is then that the power of evil and her own startling abilities are fully realized.

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