Verified horror release dates
Verified horror movie, show, game, comic, book, and tabletop release dates for January 2026.
January 1, 2026 · Movie
A husband-and-wife receive an unexpected phone call at 3 a.m. from a child. at first thought to be a prank, the child calls back, issuing a warning to the man. This call leads to a series of unnerving events, making the couple question w…
January 1, 2026 · Video game
Bacharu is a psychological visual novel in which an artificial intelligence, MIARE, uses human emotions as data to understand and “fix” humanity. Drawn into MIARE’s system after an unexplained anomaly, Jade, Raifu, and Rubik have their d…
January 1, 2026 · Video game
Boar Farm is a 3D semi-horror game inspired by creepypastas and it's predecessor, skebalious.exe. It has multiple endings, which you access by obtaining clues and putting the pieces together.
January 1, 2026 · Movie
Three siblings visit their grandpa's house to find a spooky circumstance.
January 1, 2026 · Video game
Your job sucks. Your relationships collapsing. And someones watching you from the shadows of Greasezs. Welcome to the night shift.
January 1, 2026 · Video game
A short psychological horror experience set inside an abandoned daycare. Explore, uncover hidden notes, solve eerie mysteries, and discover what happened to Little Smiles Daycare, before something finds you first.
January 1, 2026 · Movie
A lone hunter finds himself as prey when he encounters a dinosaur outside his cabin.
January 1, 2026 · Movie
Doctor Antrobus takes time out from running an asylum to fight an unspeakble monster, which kills with its own flatulence.
January 1, 2026 · Video game
Play as a conductor trapped in a haunted and crazy mansion! As a concert begins, a jealous ghost appears and takes possession of your orchestra. To free them, you must explore every corner of the mansion, complete musical challenges, and…
January 1, 2026 · Movie
Trevora Ramos is trapped in a nighttime time loop and can't escape the mysterious horror house that he is in. Various ghosts , ghouls and other vicious creatures lie in wait ready to torment Trevora and make him suffer. As he tries to fi…
January 1, 2026 · Movie
Obsessed with going viral with her videos of ghosts and paranormal events, aspiring influencer Carla moves into a famous haunted building. There, she begins faking ghostly apparitions to gain more followers, unaware that a real evil enti…
January 1, 2026 · Movie
After the events of Rupert v Nixon the Cult of Cage begins the new leader ritual
January 1, 2026 · Movie
A student moves back home and becomes obsessed with patterns in TV static
January 1, 2026 · Movie
Three friends are chased by an old man with a machete in the woods. Soon, ties are tested and a greater horror lies beneath the surface.
January 1, 2026 · Movie
Nearly a million smartphones and cameras are lost in the wilderness each year. For the first time in history, recovered footage from such devices is presented in a chilling anthology series. Wilderness Tapes: Volume One chronicles a jour…
January 2, 2026 · Video game
This ported edition of Baroque Syndrome presents the visual novel depicting the events before the main Baroque story. Play as Kitsune, owner of the Baroque Shop, and experience a branching narrative shaped by your choices. Fonts, stills,…
January 2, 2026 · Movie
In modern-day Transylvania, vampire hunts and labor strikes collide with sci-fi twists, romance, and AI-crafted tales, as multiple storylines blend folklore, classic horror, and contemporary elements into a fresh take on Dracula's legend.
January 2, 2026 · Show
A vampire chronicle created by Project Ghostlight using Vampire the Masquerade, Private Nightmares follows a new coterie of young kindred as they find their place in this new world of darkness.
January 2, 2026 · Video game
A survival horror roguelite where you salvage scrap, upgrade your equipment, and fight against countless hordes in the tight corridors of the derelicts of space.
January 2, 2026 · Video game
Triangle - Cursed Town is a 4-player online co-op atmospheric horror game. You and your friends are a team sent by the church. Together, you will enter the cursed village, try to collect as much evidence as possible, and complete the nec…
January 2, 2026 · Movie
After a catastrophic military disaster reanimates the dead, Ava searches for her missing husband amidst an increasingly hostile world.
January 3, 2026 · Movie
Best friends Gwen and Moira join a food and wine tour in Chile, ending up at a remote resort run by a mysterious couple. As guests vanish, they uncover a cannibal cult. The two must fight to survive, rescue each other, and escape becomin…
January 3, 2026 · Movie
On second thought, wearing a costume to a wrestling match might not be the best idea
January 3, 2026 · Movie
From Goonies Productions come an all new thriller! An adaptation of Critical Reflex’s acclaimed game, “Yes, I am a Visitor” brings a fresh take on the apocalyptic decision-making setting of the game. The second part of season 3 of this h…
January 4, 2026 · Video game
Quake Brutalist Jam III is a megalithic community project more than a year in the making. It features an entirely new arsenal, a set of new monsters, new powerups, and a complete visual overhaul of Quake's existing roster. The community …
January 5, 2026 · Video game
Backrooms: The True Level is a cooperative horror game for 14 players. Together or alone, you will explore this level trying to understand whether it is real, but can the darkness in this world be peaceful?
January 5, 2026 · Video game
A man offers you a job. Work at a log in the middle of the woods. Spend your money at the shop and improve your store. Don't stop collecting. Never miss collection day. Sell to the nine walkers. Stay away from the computer game.
January 5, 2026 · Video game
Welcome to Loveless, a hospital known for it's clinical efficiency above anything else. Tonight you will choose a doctor to fix you up, be careful.
January 5, 2026 · Video game
Mei Paranormies is a 2D top-down survival horror game where you play as Mei, the paranormal investigator, who got a call from the owner of a haunted restaurant to check it out for proof of the paranormal.
January 5, 2026 · Movie
As a serial killer with a peculiar oral disease continues to murder teenagers in a quaint town, a determined detective attempts to piece together the killer's identity and motivations. The grizzly teeth gimmick murders overshadow the nor…
January 6, 2026 · Movie
The world of the supernatural meets the wild west when a small group of solders enter Apache county to find their missing comrade. Quickly, they discover something is terribly wrong as the very land itself appears to have turned against …
January 6, 2026 · Movie
A young girl tries to overcome her fear of driving following a traumatic car accident.
January 6, 2026 · Video game
Conquer the mechanical citadel in Death Machine - a metroidvania, with a roguelite item system. Gather items to gain strength, navigate the perilous machine world, leverage the aid of ancient demons, and seek out dangerous denizens to de…
January 6, 2026 · Video game
Step into a Psychological Horror Experience where you live in an apartment complex where the walls between reality and nightmares are crumbling. Run for your life, solve small puzzles and use items to help you survive.