6 New International Horror Movies That Should Be On Your Radar This June

You’ve seen shark movies. You’ve seen serial killer movies. But what happens when you smash those two subgenres together? Sean Byrne, director of cult fave The Loved Ones, and writer Nick Lepard are here to answer that question with Dangerous Animals, swimming into theaters on June 6.

Hassie Harrison stars in the film as Zephyr, a lone wolf surfer whose trip Down Under is turned upside down when she’s snatched by a shark-obsessed serial killer (Jai Courtney). If she can’t find a way off his boat, he’ll find one for her — but it will involve a hungry shark’s mouth. See Dangerous Animals for the sharks, the savvy final girl, and Courtney’s dancing, then check out FANGORIA’s interview with the director and cast.

Staying Down Under for a moment, writer-director Jayden Creighton’s The Matriarch is here to prove that you don’t have to go into the ocean to find yourself in mortal danger. 

In the film, 13-year-old Missy (Juliette Greenfield) lives in rural Australia with her mother, Annette (Kate Logan), an addict. When Annette’s predatory boyfriend (Andy Sparnon) is released from prison and moves into the house, Missy is forced to kill him in self-defense. This causes Annette to turn on her daughter, plunging Missy into a terrifying fight for survival against her own mother. Catch the chilling tale on VOD from June 10.

If you thought waking up chained to a pipe in a bathroom with no memory of how you got there was bad, try substituting that pipe for a tree and that bathroom for a vast and remote forest. That’s the predicament that Nolan (Michael Weston) finds himself in in Bark, an English-language German production from director Marc Schölermann. 

Of course, Nolan is far from alone in the forest. As he struggles to find a way out of his nightmare, a mysterious stranger appears from among the trees. Find out if the stranger’s bark is worse than his bite when Bark arrives on digital platforms on June 13.

A contender for one of the most unusual horror movies you’re likely to see this year, writer-director Yûta Shimotsu’s debut feature Best Wishes to All won Scariest Feature Film at this year's Overlook Film Festival. Find out why when the folk and body horror-infused flick comes home to Shudder on June 13. 

Takashi Shimizu (Ju-On) executive-produced Best Wishes to All, which stars Kotone Furukawa as a nursing student visiting her grandparents in rural Japan. The reunion almost immediately goes south when Grammy and Gramps start acting strangely and saying cryptic stuff about it being time she “finds out.” This leads to a horrific discovery about the secret to their happiness, forcing the young woman to question everything she thought she knew about her life, family, and reality itself.

One, two, director Sidharta Tata is coming for you! I saw his new flick Soul Reaper at Fantastic Fest last year, where it played under the title Respati, and I can tell you it’s got some serious A Nightmare on Elm Street vibes going for it. Throw in a gorgeous gothic dreamscape, and that’s a recipe for a good time. 

Coming to VOD platforms on June 17, Soul Reaper stars Devano Danendra as Respati, a young man reeling from the loss of his parents. Haunted nightly by visions of violent deaths, Respati soon realizes there’s a connection between his dreams and a spate of local murders. Aided by his best friend (Mikha Hernan) and an unusual new classmate (Keisya Levronka), Respati must uncover the truth behind his cursed dreams before anyone else takes a dirt nap. 

It’s been a long time coming, but director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland’s highly anticipated sequel 28 Years Later is finally infecting theaters on June 20. 

My most anticipated film of the year, 28 Years Later is set almost three decades after the rage virus made British manners obsolete. A community of survivors has found a way to exist amidst the infected, living on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway. But when one member of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, secrets, wonders, and horrors await. 

Get the scoop on all the 28 Years Later lore when the appropriately numbered FANGORIA #28 hits shelves (and mailboxes) this summer. And for the best summer ever, why not pair that damn good read with these 13 upcoming movies we can’t wait to see?