- Fear of rain, ZLionsgate presents in association with Zero Gravity Management and Buzzfeed ; producers, Dori A. Rath, Joseph J. Restaino, Robert Molloy, Joe Riley ; written and directed by Castille Landon
- Insidious, Focus Features presents in association with Stage 6 Films an Entertainment One presentation ; a Blumhouse production ; producers, Jason Blum, Oren Peli, James Wan ; written and directed by Leigh Whannell, Chapter 3
- Escape room, Columbia Pictures presents ; an Original Film production ; directed by Adam Robitel ; screenplay by Will Honley and Maria Melnik & Daniel Tuch and Oren Uziel ; story by Christine Lavaf & Fritz Bohm ; produced by Neal H. Mortiz
- Scary stories to tell in the dark, CBS Films and Entertainment One present ; in association with Rolling Hills and Starlight ; a Hivemind/1212 Entertainment production ; a Double Dare You production ; produced by Guillermo del Toro, Sean Daniel, Jason F. Brown, J. Miles Dale, Elizabeth Grave ; screen story by Guillermo del Toro and Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan ; screenplay by Dan Hageman & Kevin Hageman ; directed by André Øvredal
- It, New Line Cinema presents a Double Dream/Vertigo Entertainment/Rideback production; produced by Barbara Muschietti, Dan Lin, Roy Lee ; screenplay by Gary Dauberman ; directed by Andy Muschietti, Chapter two
- Ouija, Universal Pictures presents ; a Platinum Dunes/Blumhouse production ; in association with Hasbro Studios ; written by Juliet Snowden & Stiles White ; directed by Stiles White
- Halloween kills, Universal Pictures, Mirimax and Blumhouse present ; screenwriters, Scott Teems, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green ; directed by David Gordon Green
- Dark shadows, Village Roadshow ; producers, Richard D. Zanuck ... [et. al.] ; writers, Seth Grahame-Smith, John August ; director, Tim Burton
- The new mutants, 20th Century Studios presents ; producers, Karen Eosenfeit, Simon Kinberg, Lauren Shukler Donner ; screenwriters, Josh Boone, Knate Lee ; director, Josh Boone
- Black Friday, a Screen Media release ; MFW Manufacturing presents ; the Warner David Company production ; produced by Bruce Campbell, Warner Davis ; written by Andy Greskoviak ; directed by Casey Tebo
- The nun, story by James Wan & Gary Dauberman ; screenplay by Gary Dauberman ; produced by Peter Safran ; James Wan ; directed by Corin Hardy
- It, New Line Cinema presents ; screenplay by Chase Palmer & Cary Fukunage and Gary Dauberman ; produced by Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Seth Grahame-Smith, David Katzenberg, Barbara Muschietti ; directed by Andy Muschietti
- Cobweb, Lionsgate presents ; in association with Media Capital Technologies ; a Point Grey Production ; a Vertigo production ; written by Chris Thomas Devlin ; produced by Roy Lee, Andrew Childs, Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, James Weaver, Josh Fagan ; directed by Samuel Bodin
- A quiet place, Paramount Pictures presents ; screenplay by Bryan Woods, Scott Beck, John Krasinski ; directed by John Krasinski
- Scouts guide to the zombie apocalypse, Paramount Pictures presents a Broken Road production ; screenplay by Carrie Evans, Emi Mochizuki ; written & directed by Christopher Landon
- The last voyage of the Demeter, Dreamworks Pictures and Reliance Entertainment present a Phoenix Pictures/Wise Owl Media production ; screenplay by Bragi Schut, Jr and Zak Olkewicz ; produced by Bradley J. Fischer, Mike Medavoy, Arnold W. Messer ; directed by Andre Ovredal
- Underwater, Twentieth Century Fox presents ; screenwriters, Brian Duffield, Adam Cozao ; directed by William Eubank
- Goosebumps 2, Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation present ; produced by Deborah Forte, Neal H. Mortiz ; screenplay by Rob Lieber ; directed by Ari Sandel
- Ready or not, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; produced by Tripp Vinson, James Vanderbilt, William Sherak, Bradley J. Fischer ; written by Guy Busick, R. Christopher Murphy ; directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
- Ma, director, Tate Taylor
- The boogeyman, 20th Century Studios persents ; produced by Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Dan Cohen ; screenplay, Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, Mark Heyman ; directed by Rob Savage
- Meg 2, Warner Bros. Pictures and CMC Pictures present in association with DF Pictures a Di Bonaventura/Apelles Entertainment Inc. production ; produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Belle Avery ; screenplay by Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber, Dean Georgaris ; directed by Ben Wheatley
- Insidious:, The red door, directed by Patrick Wilson
- Split, Universal Pictures presents ; a Blinding Edge Pictures / Blumhouse production ; an M. Night Shyamalan film ; produced by Marc Bienstock, M. Night Shyamalan, Jason Blum ; written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan
- The menu, Searchlight Pictures presents ; in association with TSG Entertainment ; a Hyperobject Industries/Gary Sanchez production ; written by Seth Reiss & Will Tracy ; produced by Adam McKay, Betsy Koch, Will Ferrell ; directed by Mark Mylod
- Us, Universal Pictures presents in association with Perfect World Pictures a Monkeypaw production ; produced by Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Ian Cooper ; written, produced, directed by Jordan Peele
- Zombieland, Columbia Pictures presents ; in association with 2.0 Entertainment ; a Pariah production ; produced by Gavin Polone ; written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick and Dave Callaham ; directed by Ruben Fleischer
- M3GAN, Universal Pictures and BH present ; an Atomic Monster production ; in association with Divide/Conquer ; screenplay by Akela Cooper ; story by Akela Cooper & James Wan ; produced by Jason Blum, James Wan ; directed by Gerard Johnstone
- The lighthouse, A24 and Regency Enterprises present ; written by Robert Eggers, Max Eggers ; produced by Rodrigo Teixeira [and 4 others] ; directed by Robert Eggers
- Thanksgiving, Tristar Pictures and Spyglass Media Group present ; produced by Eli Roth, Roger Birnbaum, Jeff Rendell ; screenplay by Jeff Rendell ; directed by Eli Roth
- 57 seconds, directed by Rusty Cundieff
- The turning, Deamworks Picture and Reliance Entertainment present ; screenwriters, Chad Hayes, Carey W. Hayes ; directed by Floria Sigismondi
- Overlord, Paramount Pictures presents a Bad Robot production ; screenplay by Billy Ray, Mark L. Smith ; directed by Julius Avery
- Five night's at Freddy's, produced by Blumhouse ; written by Scott Cawthon, Seth Cuddeback, Emma Tammi ; directed by Emma Tammi
- Freaky, Universal Pictures presents ; a Blumhouse production ; in association with Divide/Conquer ; produced by Jason Blum ; screenwriters, Michael Kennedy & Christopher Landon ; directed by Christopher Landon
- Piggy, Magnet Releasing presents ; a Morena Films production ; produced by Merry Colomer ; written and directed by Carlota Pereda
- Get out, Universal Pictures presents ; a Blumhouse / QC Entertainment production ; in association with Monkeypaw Productions ; a Jordan Peele film ; produced by Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Edward H. Hamm Jr., Jordan Peele ; written and directed by Jordan Peele
- Ready or not, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; produced by Tripp Vinson, James Vanderbilt, William Sherak, Bradley J. Fischer ; written by Guy Busick, R. Christopher Murphy ; directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
- Krampus, Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures present ; a Legendary Pictures / Zam Pictures production; produced by Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Alex Garcia, Michael Dougherty ; written by Todd Casey & Michael Dougherty & Zach Shields ; directed by Michael Dougherty
- Flatliners, Columbia Pictures presents ; in association with Cross Creek Pictures ; a Laurence Mark, Furthur Films, Safran Company production ; a film by Niels Arden Oplev ; produced by Laurence Mark, Michael Douglas, Peter Safran ; story by Peter Filardi ; screenplay by Ben Ripley ; directed by Niels Arden Oplev
- The unholy, Screen Gems presents ; produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Talpert, Evan Spiliotopoulos ; written for the screen and directed by Evan Spiliotopoulos
- Goosebumps, a co-production of Protocol Entertainment and Scholastic Productions ; producer, Steve Levitan ; teleplay by Neal Shusterman ; directed by Don McCutcheon
- Upgrade, OTL releasing presents a BH Tilt Goal Post Pictures production in association with Automatik Entertainment Nervous Tick ; produced by Jason Blum, Kylie du Fresne, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones ; written and directed by Leigh Whannel
- Insidious, producer, Jason Blum, Oren Peli ; screenwriter, Leigh Whannel ; director, James Wan
- Resident evil, Screen Gems, Constantin Film and Davis Raccoon Films present ; a Constantin Film International and Davis Raccoon Films production ; written and directed by Joannes Roberts ; produced by Robert Kulzer, James Harris, Hartley Gorenstein
- God is a bullet, directed by Nick Cassavetes
- Antebellum, Lionsgate presents ; a Lionsgate production ; a QC Entertainment production ; a Zev Foreman/Bush+Renz ; producers, Raymond Mansfield [and 5 others] ; screenwriters, Gerard Bush, Christopher Renz ; directors, Gerard Bush, Christopher Renz
- Nope, Universal Pictures presents a Monkeypaw production ; written, produced and directed by Jordan Peele
- Double feature, Ghost rider ; Hellboy
- Escape room, Columbia Pictures presents ; story by Bragi Schut ; screenplay by Bragi Schut and Maria Melnik ; produced by Neal H. Moritz, Ori Marmur ; directed by Adam Robitel