Of all the movies coming out this Summer [1], we're especially excited about the handful of horror movies. 2016 has already been a good year for horror — see these examples [2] — and there's a pretty wide variety of scary stories coming up. Afraid of sharks? Blake Lively [3] is starring in a movie that will make you pee in your wetsuit. Can't deal with ghosts? Good luck with The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Experiment. Take a look below to see what else is coming up!
The Darkness
- The scoop: Kevin Bacon [4] and Radha Mitchell play parents who return to their home after a vacation to the Grand Canyon. Pretty soon it becomes apparent that they might have brought home more than a few tacky souvenirs with them when a supernatural force starts terrorizing their family. File this under "scary supernatural things."
- Release date: May 13
- Watch the trailer [5].
The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Experiment
- The scoop: Is there anything more frightening than a horror movie that begins with the words "based on a true story" [6]? If The Conjuring scared the sh*t out of you (in a good way), then you'll want to see the follow-up, inspired by another documented haunting.
- Release date: June 10
- Watch the trailer [7].
The Shallows
- The scoop: Blake Lively [8] becomes shark bait in this movie that might be more thriller than horror, but we're still counting it. Part Open Water and part Jaws, The Shallows follows a woman who is stranded on a rock after injuring her leg. The only thing that stands between her and the shore is a gigantic shark, so . . . should be a fun swim.
- Release date: June 29
- Watch the trailer [9].
The Purge: Election Year
- The scoop: The Purge series is taking advantage of election year and the Fourth of July for the third movie in the franchise. This one stars Elizabeth Mitchell as a senator running on the platform that the Purge must be outlawed. You can imagine what the Purgers think of that on their annual night of debauchery.
- Release date: July 1
- Watch the trailer [10].
Lights Out
- The scoop: Hope you're really excited to get no sleep after this movie, starring Teresa Palmer as a woman who returns home to find out that the evil spirit that once plagued her has now latched itself onto her brother.
- Release date: July 22
- Watch the trailer [11].