January 2, 2026 – 4 New Horror Movies Released This Week

2026 is only two days old, and the horror has already begun!

2026 has begun, and the horror has already started! January is going to have a decent amount of new horror to watch, so if you want to keep up, you probably better start now! Take a look below for all of the new horror movies released this past week (which does include one movie from the end of 2025) complete with trailers, descriptions, and links to watch!

Also, as always, check out our New & Upcoming Horror Movies tracker for even more new horror!

Now Playing in Theaters

We Bury the Dead

Daisy Ridley stars in We Bury the Dead.

For viewers who enjoy: dark dramas, zombie movies, survival thrillers

A military disaster in Tasmania leaves hundreds of thousands of people dead. Ava (Daisy Ridley) joins volunteers heading into the area for body retrieval and identification, but her real goal is to find her husband. As she searches, the dead begin to rise.

Now Streaming

True Fear

For viewers who enjoy: found footage, Swedish horror, supernatural horror

Two friends visit the site of an infamous witch burning to make a video for their horror-themed history channel. While there, supernatural forces terrorize them as they document their experiences.

Dracula

Writer/director Radu Jude calls Dracula his homage to “Ed Wood, Andy Warhol and the Fluxus filmmakers.”

For viewers who enjoy: comedies, movies about making movies, adaptations of Dracula

A frustrated filmmaker who is running out of ideas turns to AI for help in creating a commercialized adaptation of Dracula. The slop AI inspires makes up the multitude of different Dracula-themed shorts in this lengthy, absurd, and potentially controversial film.

Wilderness Tapes: Volume One

This is the first in an anthology series of found-footage movies.

For viewers who enjoy: found footage, claustrophobic movies, supernatural horror

Thirteen years ago, a rockhound named Pete Burke explored an old, abandoned gold mine where a blasting accident killed 75 miners. Pete was never heard from again, but the camcorder he was using to document his journey was just recently discovered.

Meet The Author

Chris has a degree in film studies at Temple University’s campus in Tokyo, Japan. He is a renowned expert on horror cinema.