7 Spooky Movies Coming Out in Time For Halloween
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The Fall season is upon us, which means the Halloween season is upon us! While the chilly air makes us want to curl up with some nostalgic scary movies, there are also a handful of new scary movies coming to theaters this Fall. While It has already kicked off the season, there are plenty more to come, like the Saw franchise's follow-up, Jigsaw. Cruise through this list of new scary films, then get started on your Halloween movie checklist!
01
It
- Starring: Bill Skarsgard, Stranger Things' Finn Wolfhard
- The scoop: Stephen King's legendarily scary tome about fear is translated for the big screen. Hemlock Grove star Skarsgard is the man under the clown makeup, and he's so frightening that we're pretty sure this might end up being the scariest horror film of the year.
- Release date: Sept. 8
- Watch the trailer.
02
Mother!
- Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem
- The scoop: Darren Aronofsky directs his real-life girlfriend, Lawrence, as a young, pregnant wife who's tormented by her husband (Bardem) and the house guests who pile into their home. It has a Rosemary's Baby feel with a divisive meaning.
- Release date: Sept. 15
- Watch the trailer.
03
Flatliners
- Starring: Nina Dobrev, Ellen Page, Diego Luna
- The scoop: In this remake of the '90s thriller, the fresh-faced cast once again explores how almost dying affects the living. Naturally, things don't go well.
- Release date: Sept. 29
- Watch the trailer.
04
The Snowman
- Starring: Michael Fassbender
- The scoop: Fassbender plays literary detective Harry Hole in this adaptation of Jo Nesbo's series, in which he has to hunt down a killer who leaves little snowmen to mark his kills.
- Release date: Oct. 20
- Watch the trailer.
05
Jigsaw
- Starring: Tobin Bell
- The scoop: The Saw franchise returns with a vengeance when a copycat killer appears to reference Jigsaw . . . only Jigsaw is dead. Or is he?
- Release date: Oct. 27
- Watch the trailer.
06
Thelma
- Starring: Eili Harboe
- The scoop: In this Norwegian thriller, college student Thelma experiences frightening seizures and abilities she can't control.
- Release date: Nov. 10
- Watch the trailer.
07
Tragedy Girls
- Starring: Brianna Hildebrand, Alexandra Shipp
- The scoop: The movie baby of Scream and Clueless shows us the dark side of social media, as two high school girls turn to murder to boost their follower count.
- Release date: Oct. 20
- Watch the trailer.