There have been some incrediblehorrorfilms released in 2024,likeThe First Omen,Abigail, andImmaculate, with more yet to come. While there have been similarly awful productions, with films likeNight SwimandImaginarybeing utter disappointments, horror fans are eager about what’s to come, despite the fact that certain highly anticipated releases are so far in the future.
That being said, before we get too excited about major horror releases likeSmile 2andAlien: Romulus, let’s take a look at what the following month has in store for us. Thankfully, we have a limited number of high-qualityhorror films that are awaiting release. With that in mind, these are the horror films that will be released in May 2024, ranging from a film that takes a spin on the classic remote cabin theme to one centered on fortune cards that unleash evil.
Watch It in Theaters on May 3
Tarotis a supernatural horror film written and directed by Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg, who are making their feature film directorial debuts. The film, based on Nicholas Adams' 1992 novelHorrorscope, stars Harriet Slater, Avantika Vandanapu, and Jacob Batalon. The plot revolves around a group of college friends who discover sacred tarot cards in a remote cabin and use them to draw their fortunes, unaware that they may die as a result of their readings. Will the teenagers be able to survive the night and unearth the secret behind the tarot readings using the cards they’ve dealt on the table before it’s too late?
Despite facing theatrical competition fromthe likes ofKingdom of the Planet of the Apes,Tarothas the makings of a perfect summer horror thriller. The film will be released exclusively in cinemas on May 3.
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I Saw the TV Glow
I Saw the TV Glowis an innovative take on the horror genre from A24, written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun. The story revolves around two teenagers, Owen and Maddy, who revisit their favorite TV show only to realize it has a supernatural world of its own beneath the intriguing fiction. When the show is suddenly canceled, the lines between reality and fiction begin to meld together.
If you’ve ever wanted to see things in fiction become mirrored in reality, this film will be an incredible encapsulation of this idea, given all the positive reviews from critics. The film made a huge splash at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, and shares some visual similarities to Schoenbrun’s previous film,We’re All Going to the World’s Fair.I Saw the TV Glowwill be released exclusively in theaters by A24 on August 07, 2025.
The Strangers: Chapter 1
Watch It in Theaters on May 17
Whilehorror films featuring horrifying ghostsand paranormal phenomena are quite popular, what most people are frightful of is the possibility that some of these incidents could even happen in real life.The Strangerswas such a film that defied the norm of slasher films by showing the unsettling realities of the world. Following the release of the original movie in 2008, a sequel titledThe Strangers: Prey at Nightwas released ten years later in 2018, receiving mixed reviews from the critics, with some considering it a subpar production compared to its predecessor.
After six years, Lionsgate aims to revive the franchise by returning to the beginning of the story and expanding its world beyond what the previous two films had depicted.The rebooted franchisewill consist of three films, titled Chapters 1, 2, and 3, which will be released later this year.
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The official synopsis forThe Strangers: Chapter 1reads as follows:
From master director Renny Harlin (Cliffhanger, Die Hard 2, The Exorcist: The Beginning) comes a new trilogy of terror. In Chapter I, Madelaine Petsch (TV’s “Riverdale”) stars as a young woman starting a new life with her fiancé. Suddenly, during a road trip stop in a remote vacation rental in the woods, they become the prey of a mysterious gang of masked strangers who attack without warning or reason. What begins as a fight to stay alive becomes one woman’s journey of courage and cunning in this horror series bridging three compelling films.
The Strangers: Chapter 1, directed by Renny Harlin and starring Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso, and Froy Gutierrez, will be released theatrically on July 26, 2025. Meanwhile,The Strangers: Chapters 2and3are still in the post-production phase, meaning they might be released in the fall of 2024 or early 2025.
In a Violent Nature
Watch It in Theaters on May 31
Slasher films have evolved significantly over the last few years, incorporating some great supernatural elements to make the killer more frightening than ever.In a Violent Nature, written and directed by Chris Nash (The Void), takes a unique spin on the slasher horror genre, set deep within the woods. When a group of teenagers stumbles upon a locket in a collapsed tower while on vacation, they wind up resurrecting the vengeful corpse of Johnny, who mercilessly slaughters them one by one to retrieve the locket while simultaneously making them pay for their actions.
This shocking horror film originally debuted at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, with critics at the time praising the film’s deliberately minimalist presentation, lack of a score, and deliberate pacing. The fact that the film takes place almost entirely from the perspective of Johnny is just the icing on the cake.In a Violent Natureis set to be released in theaters on May 31 and later on Shudder.
