The Fall season is upon us, which means the Halloween [1] season is upon us! While the chilly air makes us want to curl up with some nostalgic scary movies [2], there are also a handful of new scary movies coming to theaters this Fall [3]. 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 [4]!
It
- Starring: Bill Skarsgard, Stranger Things [6]' Finn Wolfhard [7]
- 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 [8] that we're pretty sure this might end up being the scariest horror film of the year.
- Release date: Sept. 8
- Watch the trailer [9].
Mother!
- Starring: Jennifer Lawrence [11], Javier Bardem [12]
- 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 [13].
- Release date: Sept. 15
- Watch the trailer [14].
Flatliners
- Starring: Nina Dobrev [16], 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 [17].
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 [18].
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 [19].
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 [20].
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 [21].