We've already outlined some of the biggest movies overall that are coming our way in 2019, but to celebrate the timely horror resurgence of recent years, we thought we'd get a bit scary too, and bring you all the biggest horrors coming next year.

Release dates are always a changing thing, so we've focused on the horrors that have (seemingly) firm release dates in the schedule. That means there's no room in our list – yet – for the likes of Child's Play, The Turning and Crawl, which could well creep into cinemas in 2019.

However, bookmark this page as we'll keep it up-to-date as and when new releases are confirmed. Sweet dreams!

The Prodigy release date March 15

Director: Nicholas McCarthy

Starring: Taylor Schilling, Jackson Robert Scott

Apparently, one sequence in The Prodigy is so scary that director Nicholas McCarthy (The Pact) had to re-edit it. Starring Orange Is the New Black's Taylor Schilling, it should deliver plenty of creepy kid scares as her character discovers that her young son has been taken over by a supernatural force.

Us release date March 22

Director: Jordan Peele

Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke

Jordan Peele's follow-up to the brilliant Get Out sees a family on holiday terrorised by four mysterious figures called the Tethered that look exactly like them. Quite what the Tethered are exactly is being kept under wraps, but perhaps the trailer hints at them being clones as we see a lot of rabbits.

Pet Sematary release date April 4

Director: Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer

Starring: Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow

The latest Stephen King novel to get remade on the big screen is Pet Sematary and based on the promising first trailer, it could be an IT-sized success. Directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer were behind excellent indie horror Starry Eyes, so it's exciting to see what they can do on a bigger scale.

The Curse of La Llorona release date April 19 (US) / May 3 (UK)

Director: Michael Chaves

Starring: Linda Cardellini, Patricia Velasquez, Raymond Cruz

On the strength of The Curse of La Llorona, James Wan hired directed Michael Chaves to take over from him as director of The Conjuring 3. So his tale of La Llorona (The Weeping Woman) – out to replace her own children after she drowned them – has got to be good, right? We're waiting for an official UK release date, but it should be in April.

BrightBurn release date May 24

Director: David Yarovesky

Starring: Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Matt Jones

This marks James Gunn's first project since he was fired by Disney as director of Guardians of the Galaxy 3. Gunn is producing BrightBurn which has been co-written by his brother Brian Gunn and his cousin Mark Gunn, and basically looks like a horror take on Superman.

Ma release date May 31

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Director: Tate Taylor

Starring: Octavia Spencer, Diana Silvers, Juliette Lewis

This new Blumhouse offering sees a bunch of teenagers realise that they shouldn't accept an invitation to hang out in a stranger's home. Octavia Spencer stars as Ma whose home ends up going from the best place in town for Maggie and her friends to the worst place on Earth.

47 Metres Down: Uncaged release date June 28 (US)

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Director: Johannes Roberts



Starring: TBC

Sadly, the sequel to decent shark chiller 47 Metres Down isn't called 48 Metres Down like was original reported. The cast is being kept under wraps, but original director Johannes Roberts is back and this time around, five backpackers find themselves in shark-based danger as they explore a ruined underwater city.

Annabelle 3 release date June 28 (UK) / July 3 (US)

Warner Bros.

Director: Gary Dauberman

Starring: Mckenna Grace, Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Madison Iseman

Annabelle was rubbish, Annabelle: Creation was surprisingly good, so who knows what the third outing with the possessed doll will bring. Officially still called Untitled Annabelle Project, it is set before The Conjuring, but after the Warrens (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will appear here too) bring Annabelle to their collection of cursed objects. What could possibly go wrong?

Midsommar release date August 9 (US) / August 16 (UK)

Director: Ari Aster

Starring: Florence Pugh, Will Poulter, Jack Reynor

Hereditary director Ari Aster returns with folk horror Midsommar and it looks just as creepy as his debut movie. It follows a woman who joins her boyfriend on a trip to Sweden where they take part in a festival that, naturally, quickly turns horrifying.

IT: Chapter Two release date September 6

Warner Bros.

Director: Andy Muschietti

Starring: Bill Skarsgård, Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy

Pennywise and the Losers' Club are back in IT: Chapter Two, the eagerly-awaited sequel to 2017's huge horror hit. With the likes of Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy, the casting of the adult Losers' Club is pretty much what every fan wanted, so here's hoping it'll live up to the first movie.

Zombieland 2: Double Tap release date October 11

Director: Ruben Fleischer

Starring: Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin

All four original stars are back for Zombieland 2 that will arrive a full decade after the release of the first movie. In all honesty, we didn't expect the sequel would ever happen. However, the hopeful side of us believes that they'd surely not all have come back if the script wasn't up to scratch.

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