What movies are opening in February 2022?

Ghosts of the Ozarks – In this horror Western—a genre mash-up we don’t see nearly enough of—a doctor in post-Civil War Arkansas begins to realize the idyllic small town he’s just moved to is hiding some extremely dark, worrisomely ghostly secrets. Tim Blake Nelson and David Arquette co-star. (February 3)

The Long Night – Scout Taylor-Compton (Rob Zombie’s Halloween) stars as a woman who starts digging into her mysterious family history, only to uncover an apocalyptic cult that soon begins targeting her to help fulfill a horrific prophecy. (February 4)

Moonfall – Roland Emmerich really likes to blow up Earth and in his latest disaster film, he’ll do it again. This time though, it’s not climate change, Godzilla, or giant spaceships: it’s the moon. (February 4)

Fear – This horror movie, which counts social media superstar turned actor King Bach (The Babysitter, Greenland), Ruby Modine (Happy Death Day), and rapper T.I. among its cast, is about a “contagious airbone threat” that threatens a celebratory weekend. We can all relate to that plot, no? (February 11)

A Banquet – In this horror-tinged family drama, a teenager starts insisting that she’s become transformed by a mysterious higher power—a flight of fancy that feels less fanciful once she stops eating but somehow doesn’t lose any weight, to the increasing distress of her widowed mother. (February 18)

Texas Chainsaw Massacre – We were entirely “meh” about yet another entry in the Texas Chainsaw franchise, until we saw that it’s going to pit Leatherface against hipsters. The participation of producer and co-writer Fede Álvarez (the Evil Dead remake) is also intriguing. (February 18 on Netflix)

Uncharted – The popular PlayStation franchise finally makes its way to the big screen with Tom Holland as a young adventurer on the hunt for ancient treasure. We hope it’s the next Indiana Jones. We’re scared it might be the next Super Mario Bros. (February 18)

The Devil’s Light – A young nun believes she’s destined to conduct exorcisms, despite the fact that the church doesn’t allow women to perform the ceremony. Can she prove herself when a demon with a particularly nasty personal vendetta appears on the scene? Daniel Stamm (The Last Exorcism) directs, and Virginia Madsen (star of the original Candyman) co-stars. (February 25)

Studio 666 – The Foo Fighters play themselves in this horror story which follows the band as they set up shop in a haunted house to record their latest album. (February 25)