What horror movies are coming out this summer?

A Quiet Place: Day One (June 28)

The summer’s biggest horror movie is a prequel and expansion to the already popular Quiet Place franchise. Taking the action away from the suburbs and into the big city, we watch the first day the aliens with the big ears arrive from a whole new perspective. Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o stars along with Stranger Things breakout and soon-to-be Fantastic Four superhero Joseph Quinn.

The Strangers Chapter 1 (May 17)

In 2008, a small film called The Strangers came out about a group of masked strangers who invade a couple’s vacation home. Where did they come from? Were they the first? The answers begin in this prequel from director Renny Harlin.

In a Violent Nature (May 31)

This Sundance horror film takes the classic structure of a masked killer hunting a group of teens and flips it. The audience follows the killer, not the teens, in what promises to be a gory time at the movies. Read our review here.

Handling the Undead (May 31)

Another unconventional Sundance horror movie, Handling the Undead follows three different stories of people dealing with the immediate grief and consequences of a loved one being turned into a zombie. Our review called it “the most somber zombie movie” ever.

The Watchers (June 7)

Before M. Night Shyamalan releases his new film, his daughter Ishana releases her feature debut about a group of relative strangers who are captured and watched by a mysterious entity. Dakota Fanning stars.

Trim Season (June 7)

Friends hoping to make some money trimming marijuana at a cabin in Northern California realize the owner of the cabin has some devilish secrets.

The Exorcism (June 21)

Russell Crowe’s new exorcism movie. No, not that new Russell Crowe exorcism movie, which is a sequel to that other Russell Crowe exorcism movie. This one stars him as an actor who begins to lose his shit while making a supernatural movie. Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg, and David Hyde Pierce co-star.