13 Fresh Horror Movies from All Over the World

Adopting elements of found footage, director Tony Devlin’s The Glenarma Tapes promises chilling happenings deep in the wilderness of Northern Ireland. 

In the film, four students from the Mid Ulster College of Art trek out to the isolated Glenarma Forest, hoping to catch two of their teachers getting freaky on camera. But what they witness among the trees is far freakier than any of them could have imagined. Unravel the mystery of their disappearance on digital and VOD platforms from April 2.  

Director Alberto Corredor's Baghead makes its US debut on Shudder on April 5 as part of the streaming platform's annual “Halfway to Halloween” celebration.

A feature-length adaptation of Corredor's supernatural short film of the same name, Baghead follows Iris (The Witcher's Freya Allan), a young woman who inherits a centuries-old pub in Berlin from her estranged father (played by Scottish actor Peter Mullan). But something unspeakable is living in the bar's basement: a shape-shifting creature that can transform into the dead. And while Iris is initially able to exploit the creature's powers for profit, she soon discovers there's a price to pay for spending too much time in Baghead's company… 

Superb British thriller Femme opened in NYC, LA, and Chicago last month—but if you live elsewhere, don't despair! The film is getting a nationwide release on April 5.

Written and directed by Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping, Femme centers around Jules (Candyman's Nathan Stewart-Jarrett), a celebrated drag performer who survives a brutal homophobic attack at the hands of a gang of men. Months later, he chances upon one of his attackers in a gay sauna. Unrecognizable out of drag, Jules manages to approach and forge a relationship with the closeted man—all the while plotting his revenge. 

Fans of folk horror: you won't want to miss All You Need Is Death, the feature debut of Dublin-based writer-director Paul Duane. With a cast that includes Olwen Fouéré (Mandy), the film tells the story of a young couple who are part of a secret organization that seeks to tap into modern, living alchemy through old, forgotten songs. This leads them to visit a mysterious older woman who sings songs that have never been heard before—opening the door to ancient evil and madness. 

In an interview with Film In Dublin, Duane teased a whole heap of atmosphere and a “cosmic horror vibe.” Check it out for yourself when All You Need Is Death arrives in select theaters and on VOD platforms on April 11. 

Nicolas Cage continues his genre streak with director Ben Brewer's Arcadian, a post-apocalyptic creature feature shot in the Irish countryside. The film centers around Paul (Cage) and his sons, Thomas (Maxwell Jenkins) and Joseph (It's Jaeden Martell), whose tranquil lives are disturbed every night by unrelenting attacks from some mysterious, violent evil. Good news: their farm is fortified. Bad news: one day, Thomas doesn't return home before sundown… 

What fresh horrors is Cage battling now? Find out when Arcadian opens in theaters on April 12, or wait for the Shudder and AMC+ release later this year.

Imagine losing each of your senses one by one. That's the horrifying fate that befalls Santiago (Harold Torres), an ambitious and insensitive tabloid crime photographer who succumbs to a mysterious illness in horror-thriller Disappear Completely. 

Director Luis Javier Henaine's film had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest way back in 2022 and is finally emerging on Netflix on April 12.

Pakistan's entry to the 2024 Oscars' Best International Film category, In Flames bursts into theaters on April 12.

From writer-director Zarrar Kahn, In Flames sees a mother and daughter's precarious existence being ripped apart by figures from their past—both real and phantasmal—following the death of the family patriarch. To survive, they must find strength in each other, or else risk the malevolent forces engulfing them.

If you're an arachnophobe, you might want to skip to the next entry in this list—because this one has legs! Writer-director Kiah Roache-Turner (Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead) is back with Sting, a new horror flick creeping into theaters on April 12.

In Sting, a mysterious object falls from the sky and smashes through the window of a rundown apartment building in New York City. The spider that emerges from it is discovered by Charlotte (Alyla Browne), a 12-year-old girl who feels isolated from her family and decides to raise her new pet in secret. Unfortunately, the bigger the spider grows, the hungrier it gets—and the neighbors are on the menu!

Chances are, you've heard about Late Night with the Devil by now—the film has generated enough hype and controversy to raise the devil himself. Late Night with the Devil is currently in theaters and will be streaming on Shudder starting April 19.  

Directed by Australian brothers Colin and Cameron Cairnes, Late Night with the Devil stars the ever-delightful David Dastmalchian (Suicide Squad) as Jack Delroy, a late-night talk show host who is hungry for ratings. On October 31, 1977, Jack tries to conjure up a Halloween hit with some on-air supernatural scares. If you've seen Ghostwatch (1982), you can probably predict how well that goes for everyone involved.

It may not be a horror film through and through, but the Sam Raimi-produced Boy Kills World looks bloody enough to keep genre fans enthralled! 

It's Bill Skarsgård stars as “Boy,” who vows revenge after his family is murdered and he is left deaf and voiceless. Harnessing his training from a mysterious shaman and an inner voice he co-opted from his favorite childhood video game, Boy unleashes bloody martial arts mayhem on the eve of an annual dissident cull. Sound wild enough for you? Catch the carnage in theaters from April 26, and check out an exclusive interview with Boy Kills World director Moritz Mohr and producer Simon Swart here.

Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo, we've got another dark fairytale reimagining for you! From director Andy Edwards, Cinderella's Revenge sees the titular hard-done-by heroine pushed to breaking point by her wicked stepsisters and stepmother. Can her Fairy Godmother help her enact her blood-soaked vengeance? Based on the trailer, that's a resounding “yes.” 

Cinderella's Revenge dances into theaters on April 26. Catch it before it turns back into a pumpkin. 

Another Cronenberg has entered the ring! Caitlin Cronenberg makes her feature directorial debut this month with Humane, a darkly satirical horror film set in the aftermath of an ecological disaster.

In the film, in an effort to reduce the earth's population by 20%, the world's governments launch a voluntary euthanasia program. A recently retired newsman gathers his grown children to announce his intentions to enlist—but when his plan goes terribly awry, chaos erupts. Volunteer to see Humane in theaters on April 26, or look out for it on Shudder later this year. 

If Sting leaves you itching for even more eight-legged action, be sure to check out Infested (a.k.a. Vermines) when it crawls onto Shudder on April 26.

Director Sébastien Vaniček's film follows Kaleb (Théo Christine), a lonely man who brings home a venomous spider. When it escapes and reproduces, Kaleb's apartment building quickly becomes a deadly web trap. The star of the show? The all-too-real spiders enlisted by the production. That's one set visit I would have politely declined. 

Looking for even more international horror delights? Catch up on March's releases, and join us again next month for another round-the-world tour.