20 Most Anticipated Horror Movies Of 2024

Much like 2023, 2024 is shaping up to be a special one for horror cinema.

by Andrew Pollard
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2023 has been a banner year for horror, delivering plenty of devilish delights such as Evil Dead Rise, Huesera: The Bone Woman, Influencer, Talk to Me, When Evil Lurks, In My Mother's Skin, and M3GAN. Thankfully, this trend of excellent modern horror looks set to continue through until 2024 and beyond.

Already, next year is shaping up to be another great 12 months for this murky corner of cinema. From January through until December, 2024 has countless horror pictures that have the potential to be something special. Of course, it might be that some of these end up being total duds and disappoint massively, but ahead of their release, the following 20 features have premises, casts, creative teams, or simply have been so long in the making, that horror hounds are salivating at what's on the way.

Some of these movies are completely fresh ideas, others are sequels, and there are even a couple of adaptations. Either way, all of them help to make 2024 a year that could well be another all-time for the horror genre.

With that in mind, then, here are 20 of the most hotly anticipated horror movies lined up for 2024.

20. Lisa Frankenstein

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There have been so many spins on the classic Frankenstein tale over the decades - obviously Frank Henenlotter's Frankenhooker being the absolute best - and 2024 will see a new spin on this in Lisa Frankenstein.

From Shrimp director Zelda Williams, and Juno and Jennifer's Body writer Diablo Cody, this horror-comedy is headlined by Freaky's Kathryn Newton as Lisa Swallows, a quirky goth teenager who reanimates a Victorian era corpse and embarks on a killing spree with the fella - all as the two spark up a romantic relationship.

Shaping up to be a standout of 2024's first quarter, Lisa Frankenstein is set for a 9 February release.

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.