Top Scary Movies Coming Out In 2023 You Don’t Wanna Miss!

After a highly busy year for horror films in 2022, 2023 appears to be a strong year! There are many new and unique horror films coming to cinemas, in addition to returning horror franchises like Evil Dead and Scream. Hollywood is stuffing its pockets with our love of horror, and while there will undoubtedly be a few flops along the way, we are in for a crazy trip in 2023.

The Top Scary Movies coming out in 2023 listed below we can't wait to see. Who made it onto your list?

#1. The Boogeyman (June 2)

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The majority of the time, Stephen King horror adaptations are hit or miss. However, given the excellent cast (including Sophie Thatcher from Yellowjackets!) and the unsettling nature of the trailer, there is a high chance that The Boogeyman will be enjoyable. The movie centers on a bereaved family that must deal with an uninvited presence. We'll see if filmmaker Rob Savage, who gave us Host (2020), can deliver once again with The Boogeyman.
 

Synopsis (Rotten Tomatoes): High school student Sadie Harper and her younger sister Sawyer are reeling from the recent death of their mother and aren't getting much support from their father, Will, a therapist who is dealing with his own pain. When a desperate patient unexpectedly shows up at their home seeking help, he leaves behind a terrifying supernatural entity that preys on families and feeds on the suffering of its victims.

Rating: PG-13 (Violent Content|Some Strong Language|Terror|Teen Drug Use)

Genre: Horror, Mystery & thriller

Original Language: English

Director: Rob Savage

Producer: Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Dan Cohen

Writer: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, Mark Heyman

Release Date (Theaters): Jun 2, 2023  Limited

Distributor: 20th Century Studios

Production Co: 21 Laps Entertainment

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#2. The Blackening (June 16)

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We'll just say that the experience of Black horror enthusiasts will be hilariously examined in The Blackening. A group of Black friends who visit a lodge in the woods on Juneteenth is the subject of the movie. They have no idea a masked killer is stalking them, though. You may have found another 2023 horror movie to watch if you're seeking something with an all-Black cast and a distinctive spin on horror comedy that takes place in a cabin in the middle of nowhere.
 

Synopsis (Rotten Tomatoes): The Blackening centers around a group of Black friends who reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his rules, the friends soon realize this ain't no motherfu**in' game. Directed by Tim Story (Ride Along, Think Like A Man, Barbershop) and co-written by Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip, Harlem) and Dewayne Perkins (The Amber Ruffin Show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), The Blackening skewers genre tropes and poses the sardonic question: if the entire cast of a horror movie is Black, who dies first?

Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery & thriller

Original Language: English

Director: Tim Story

Producer: Tim Story, Tracy Oliver, E. Brian Dobbins, Sharla Sumpter Bridge, Jason Clark, Marcei A. Brown

Writer: Dewayne Perkins, Tracy Oliver

Release Date (Theaters): Jun 16, 2023  Wide

Runtime: 1h 36m

Distributor: Lionsgate

Production Co: Media Rights Capital (MRC), Catchlight Studios, MRC Film, Lionsgate, The Story Company

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#3. Insidious: The Red Door (July 7)

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For the most part, the Insidious franchise has been average. In that respect, as well as the fact that both films were created by James Wan, they are comparable to The Conjuring movies. However, perhaps this fifth episode will be a hit. After all, the sequel will see Patrick Wilson, the franchise's star, making his debut as a director. Ten years after the events of the previous two films, Insidious: The Red Door will take up and follow a young Dalton Lambert (Ty Simpkins) as he battles demons once more.
 

Synopsis (Rotten Tomatoes): In Insidious: The Red Door, the horror franchise's original cast returns for the final chapter of the Lambert family's terrifying saga. To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh (Patrick Wilson) and a college-aged Dalton (Ty Simpkins) must go deeper into The Further than ever before, facing their family's dark past and a host of new and more horrifying terrors that lurk behind the red door.

Genre: Horror, Mystery & thriller

Original Language: English

Director: Patrick Wilson

Producer: Jason Blum, James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Oren Peli

Writer: Scott Teems

Release Date (Theaters): Jul 7, 2023  Wide

Distributor: Screen Gems

Production Co: Alliance, Blumhouse Productions

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#4. Cobweb (July 21)

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It's fascinating to consider the possibility of a young child hearing voices in the walls wishing trouble for his violent parents. horror having a supernatural component of revenge? Cobweb generally has a lovely sound to it. The new horror film, which is being produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and is being directed by Samuel Bodin, the man behind the ill-fated Netflix horror series Marianne, stars Antony Starr (The Boys), Cleopatra Coleman (The Last Man on Earth), and Lizzy Caplan.
 

Synopsis (Rotten Tomatoes): Eight-year-old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tap, tap from inside his bedroom wall -- a tapping that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter's fear intensifies, he believes that his parents (Lizzy Caplan and Antony Starr) could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questions their trust. And for a child, what could be more frightening than that?

Genre: Horror, Mystery & thriller

Original Language: English

Director: Samuel Bodin

Producer: Roy Lee, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver

Writer: Chris Thomas Devlin

Release Date (Theaters): Jul 21, 2023  Limited

Runtime: 1h 28m

Distributor: Lionsgate

Production Co: Lionsgate, Vertigo Entertainment, Point Grey

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#5. Sympathy for the Devil (July 28)

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As the movie date approaches, more information will become available, but for the time being, we do know that Sympathy for the Devil stars Joel Kinnaman as a driver whose passenger, Nicolas Cage, makes him play along in a horrific game of cat-and-mouse. However, the situation is more complicated than anyone could have imagined. Nicolas Cage is the king of horror films, and he is eager to appear in as many genre productions as he can. Let's hope Sympathy for the Devil ranks among his best films.
 

Synopsis (Rotten Tomatoes): Forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where nothing is as it seems.

Genre: Horror, Mystery & thriller

Original Language: English

Director: Yuval Adler

Producer: Marc Goldberg, Alex Lebovici, Stuart Manashil, Allan Ungar

Writer: Luke Paradise

Runtime: 1h 30m

Production Co: Hammerstone Studios, Signature Films, Capstone Global

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#6. The Last Voyage of the Demeter (August 11)

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It appears that vampire horror is once again on the increase, and Dracula is unsurprisingly a part of the trend. Renfield will take care of the campy horror aspect, but in a way that is also genuinely disturbing. The crew of a merchant ship that becomes the target of Dracula's attention will be followed in The Last Voyage of the Demeter. You can get a general idea of what to expect from this movie, which is directed by André Ovredal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark) if you've read "The Captain's Log" from Bram Stoker's Dracula. Given the environment, it is probably certain to be extremely disturbing.
 

Synopsis (Rotten Tomatoes): Based on a single chilling chapter from Bram Stoker's classic novel Dracula, The Last Voyage of the Demeter tells the terrifying story of the merchant ship Demeter, which was chartered to carry private cargo--fifty unmarked wooden crates--from Carpathia to London. Strange events befall the doomed crew as they attempt to survive the ocean voyage, stalked each night by a merciless presence onboard the ship. When the Demeter finally arrives off the shores of England, it is a charred, derelict wreck. There is no trace of the crew.

Rating: R (Bloody Violence)

Genre: Horror

Original Language: English

Director: André Øvredal

Producer: Bradley J. Fischer, Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer

Writer: Bragi F. Schut, Stefan Ruzowitzky, Zak Olkewicz

Release Date (Theaters): Aug 11, 2023  Wide

Distributor: Universal Pictures

Production Co: Phoenix Pictures 

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#7. The Nun 2 (September 8)

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With The Nun 2, the Conjuring world is back and has something for (nearly) everyone. The sequel, which will take place four years after Bonnie Aarons' The Nun from 2018, will center on Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) battling the demon Valak. as though the first time wasn't sufficient. Akela Cooper, the screenwriter of M3GAN and Malignant, collaborated on The Nun 2, so perhaps this one will be a little more entertaining.
 

Synopsis (Rotten Tomatoes): In 1956 France, a priest is murdered, and it seems an evil is spreading. Sister Irene once again comes face to face with a demonic force.

Genre: Horror, Mystery & thriller

Original Language: English

Director: Michael Chaves

Producer: James Wan, Peter Safran, Judson Scott

Writer: Akela Cooper, Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing

Release Date (Theaters): Sep 8, 2023  Wide

Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Co: Atomic Monster, The Safran Company, New Line Cinema

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#8. The Exorcist (October 13)

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Fans of the Halloween franchise disagree with David Gordon Green's Halloween trilogy, and this year he is helming a sequel to 1973's The Exorcist. Even now, horror references still make use of the classic original. Leslie Odom Jr., Ann Dowd, and Ellen Burstyn are all returning to their respective roles from the first movie. More information will be made available shortly.
 

Synopsis (Rotten Tomatoes): Sequel to the 1973 film about a 12-year-old girl who is possessed by a mysterious demonic entity, forcing her mother to seek the help of two priests to save her.

Genre: Horror, Mystery & thriller

Original Language: English

Director: David Gordon Green

Producer: Jason Blum, David Robinson, James G. Robinson

Writer: David Gordon Green, Peter Sattler

Release Date (Theaters): Oct 13, 2023  Wide

Distributor: Universal Pictures

Production Co: Blumhouse Productions, Morgan Creek Entertainment

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