- Ready or not, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; produced by Tripp Vinson, James Vanderbilt, William Sherak, Bradley J. Fischer ; written by Guy Busick, R. Christopher Murphy ; directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
- The dead don't die, Focus Features presents ; a Kill the Head production ; in association with Longride, Animal Kingdom, Film i Väst, Chimney ; produced by Joshua Astrachan, Carter Logan ; written and directed by Jim Jarmusch
- Annihilation, Paramount Pictures and Skydance present ; a Scott Rudin/DNA Films production ; produced by Scott Rudin, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Eli Bush ; written and directed by Alex Garland
- Scary stories to tell in the dark, CBS Films and Entertainment One present ; in association with Rolling Hills and Starlight ; a Hivemind/1212 Entertainment production ; a Double Dare You production ; produced by Guillermo del Toro, Sean Daniel, Jason F. Brown, J. Miles Dale, Elizabeth Grave ; screen story by Guillermo del Toro and Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan ; screenplay by Dan Hageman & Kevin Hageman ; directed by André Øvredal
- It, New Line Cinema presents a Double Dream/Vertigo Entertainment/Rideback production; produced by Barbara Muschietti, Dan Lin, Roy Lee ; screenplay by Gary Dauberman ; directed by Andy Muschietti, Chapter two
- Till death, Screen Media presents ; a Millennium Media, Brave Carrot production ; in association with Campbell Grobman Films ; produced by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Jeffrey Greenstein, Jonathan Yunger, Yariv Lerner, Les Weldon, Tanner Mobley, Jana Karaivanova ; written by Jason Carvey ; directed by SK Dale
- Escape room, Columbia Pictures presents ; an Original Film production ; directed by Adam Robitel ; screenplay by Will Honley and Maria Melnik & Daniel Tuch and Oren Uziel ; story by Christine Lavaf & Fritz Bohm ; produced by Neal H. Mortiz
- 47 meters down, uncaged, Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures presents and the Fyzz Pictures presents ; a Fyzz Pictures production ; produced by James Harris, Mark Lane, Robert Jones ; written by Johannes Roberts & Ernest Riera ; directed by Johannes Roberts
- Fright night, Columbia Pictures presents a Vistar production ; a Tom Holland film ; produced by Herb Jaffe ; written and directed by Tom Holland
- Bram Stoker's Dracula, BBC Wales ; Granada Television ; WGBH Boston ; produced by Trevor Hopkins ; screenplay by Stewart Harcourt ; directed by Bill Eagles
- Watcher, IFC Midnight, Shudder and Image Nation Abu Dhabi present in association with AGC Studios a Spooky Pictures/Lost City production ; directed and written by Chloe Okuno
- Wish upon, Broad Green Pictures presents a Broad Green Pictures production in association with Busted Shark Productions ; a John Leonetti film ; produced by Sherryl Clark ; written by Barbara Marshall ; directed by John R. Leonetti
- Underwater, Twentieth Century Fox presents ; screenwriters, Brian Duffield, Adam Cozao ; directed by William Eubank
- The shallows, Columbia Pictures presents ; written by Anthony Jaswinski ; produced by Lynn Harris, Matti Leshem ; directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
- Synchronic, Patriot Pictures presents ; written by Justin Benson ; directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead
- 47 meters down, writers, Johannes Roberts, Ernest Riera; producers, James Harris, Mark Lane, Arnaud Lannic ; director, Johannes Roberts
- Alien, Twentieth Century Fox presents in association with TSG Entertainment ; a Scott Free/Brandywine production ; a Ridley Scott film ; produced by David Giler, Walter Hill, Ridley Scott, Mark Huffam, Michael Schaefer ; story by Jack Paglen and Michael Green ; screenplay by John Logan and Dante Harper ; directed by Ridley Scott
- Daybreakers, Lionsgate and Screen Australia present ; a Lionsgate and Paradise production ; in association with The Pacific Film and Television Commission and Furst Films
- The new mutants, 20th Century Studios presents ; producers, Karen Eosenfeit, Simon Kinberg, Lauren Shukler Donner ; screenwriters, Josh Boone, Knate Lee ; director, Josh Boone
- Psycho, Universal Pictures ; screenplay, Joseph Stefano ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- The menu, Searchlight Pictures presents ; in association with TSG Entertainment ; a Hyperobject Industries/Gary Sanchez production ; written by Seth Reiss & Will Tracy ; produced by Adam McKay, Betsy Koch, Will Ferrell ; directed by Mark Mylod
- Us, Universal Pictures presents in association with Perfect World Pictures a Monkeypaw production ; produced by Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Ian Cooper ; written, produced, directed by Jordan Peele
- Horns, Radius-TWC Dimension Films and Red Granite Pictures present ; a Mandalay Pictures production ; screenplay by Keith Bunn ; directed by Alexandre Aja
- Mirrors, Regency Enterprises presents a New Regency production, an Alexandre Aja film ; produced by Grégory Levasseur, Alexandra Milchan, Marc Sternberg ; screenplay by Alexandre Aja & Gregory Levasseur ; directed by Alexandre Aja
- A cure for wellness, Regency Enterprises presents ; a Blind Wink/New Regency production ; produced by Arnon Milchan, Gore Verbinski, David Crockett ; screenplay by Justin Haythe ; story by Justin Haythe & Gore Verbinski ; directed by Gore Verbinski
- Drag me to Hell, [presented by] Universal Pictures and Ghost House Pictures ; produced by Rob Tapert, Grant Curtis ; written by Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi ; directed by Sam Raimi
- The crazies, Overture Films and Participant Media present in association with Imagenation an Aguilar/Georgaris production ; produced by Michael Aguilar, Dean Georgaris, Bob Cowan ; screenplay by Scott Kosar and Ray Wright ; directed by Breck Eisner
- The new daughter, Anchor Bay Films and Gold Circle Films
- Halloween, Universal Pictures, Miramax, and Blumhouse present ; a Malek Akkad production ; in association with Rough House Pictures ; produced by Malek Akkad, Bill Block, Jason Blum ; written by Jeff Fradley & Danny McBride & David Gordon Green ; directed by David Gordon Green
- Gretel & Hansel, a Grim fairy tale, Orion Pictures presents ; produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger ; written by Rob Hayes ; directed by Osgood Perkins
- Deliver us from evil, Screen Gems and Jerry Bruckheimer Films ; screenplay by Scott Derrickson & Paul Harris Boardman ; produced by Jerry Bruckheimer ; directed by Scott Derrickson
- Doctor Sleep, Warner Bros. Pictures presents an Intrepid Pictures/Vertigo Entertainment production ; a Mike Flanagan film ; produced by Trevor Macy, Jon Berg ; written & directed by Mike Flanagan
- The innkeepers, Dark Sky Films presents ; a Glass Eye Pix production ; producers, Derek Curl, Larry Fessenden, Ti West ; produced by Peter Phok ; written and directed by Ti West
- Ready or not, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; produced by Tripp Vinson, James Vanderbilt, William Sherak, Bradley J. Fischer ; written by Guy Busick, R. Christopher Murphy ; directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
- Friend request, Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures presents ; Wiedemann & Berg Film production ; in co-production with Seven Pictures and Two Oceans Productions in association with The Exchange ; produced by Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann ; written by Matthew Ballen, Philip Koch, Simon Verhoeven ; directed by Simon Verhoeven
- Get out, Universal Pictures presents ; a Blumhouse / QC Entertainment production ; in association with Monkeypaw Productions ; a Jordan Peele film ; produced by Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Edward H. Hamm Jr., Jordan Peele ; written and directed by Jordan Peele
- Meg 2, Warner Bros. Pictures and CMC Pictures present in association with DF Pictures a Di Bonaventura/Apelles Entertainment Inc. production ; produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Belle Avery ; screenplay by Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber, Dean Georgaris ; directed by Ben Wheatley
- Tusk, A24 ; Big Oosik, LLC and SModCo Inc. ; director and writer, Kevin Smith ; producers, Sam Englebardt, William D. Johnson, Shannon McIntosh
- Overlord, Paramount Pictures presents a Bad Robot production ; screenplay by Billy Ray, Mark L. Smith ; directed by Julius Avery
- Morgan, Twentieth Century Fox presents ; producer, Ridley Scott ; writer, Seth Owen ; director, Luke Scott
- 57 seconds, directed by Rusty Cundieff
- Split, Universal Pictures presents ; a Blinding Edge Pictures / Blumhouse production ; an M. Night Shyamalan film ; produced by Marc Bienstock, M. Night Shyamalan, Jason Blum ; written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan
- The lighthouse, A24 and Regency Enterprises present ; written by Robert Eggers, Max Eggers ; produced by Rodrigo Teixeira [and 4 others] ; directed by Robert Eggers
- M3GAN, Universal Pictures and BH present ; an Atomic Monster production ; in association with Divide/Conquer ; screenplay by Akela Cooper ; story by Akela Cooper & James Wan ; produced by Jason Blum, James Wan ; directed by Gerard Johnstone
- Zombieland, Columbia Pictures presents ; in association with 2.0 Entertainment ; a Pariah production ; produced by Gavin Polone ; written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick and Dave Callaham ; directed by Ruben Fleischer
- Misery, Castle Rock Entertainment in association with Nelson Entertainment presents a Rob Reiner film ; produced by Andrew Scheinman and Rob Reiner ; screenplay by William Goldman ; directed by Rob Reiner
- The mist, Darkwoods Productions ; Dimension Films ; produced by Frank Darabont, Liz Glotzer
- The turning, Deamworks Picture and Reliance Entertainment present ; screenwriters, Chad Hayes, Carey W. Hayes ; directed by Floria Sigismondi
- King Kong, RKO Radio Pictures presents ; produced and directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack ; screenplay by James A. Creelman and Ruth Rose
- A quiet place, Paramount Pictures presents ; screenplay by Bryan Woods, Scott Beck, John Krasinski ; directed by John Krasinski