- Scary Stories to tell in the dark, directed by André Øvredal ; written by Guillermo del Toro [and 4 others] ; produced by Guillermo del Toro [and 4 others]
- The Cloverfield paradox, Netflix and Paramount Pictures present ; a Bad Robot production ; produced by J. J. Abrams, Lindsey Weber ; story by Oren Uziel and Doug Jung ; screenplay by Oren Uziel ; directed by Julius Onah
- 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
- Halloween
- Insidious, producers, Jason Blum, Oren Peli ; writer/director, Lee Whannell, Chapter 3
- Sinister, Summit Entertainment and Alliance Films present in association with IM Global a Scott Derrickson film ; BH Productions ; a Blumhouse and Automatik production ; directed by Scott Derrickson ; produced by Jason Blum, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones ; screenplay by Scott Derrickson & C. Robert Cargill
- The forever purge, Universal Pictures presents ; in association with Perfect World Pictures ; a Platinum Dunes/Blumhouse/Man in a Tree production ; produced by Jason Blum, Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, Sébastien K. Lemercier pagesg.a., James DeMonaco pagesg.a. ; written by James DeMonaco ; directed by Everardo, Valerio Gout
- Vuelven, Shudder and Videocine present ; Videocine presenta ; una produccion de Filmadora Nacional ; en asociacion con Peligrosa ; una película realizada con el estímulo fiscal del artículo 189 de la LISR (EFICINE) ; escrita y dirigida por Issa López ; producida por Marco Polo Constandse Córdova
- Curse of Chucky, Universal 1440 Entertainment presents a David Kirschner production ; a Don Mancini film ; produced by David Kirschner ; written and directed by Don Mancini
- Shadow in the cloud, Endeavor Content present in association with Rhea Films and Hercules Film Fund in association with The New Zealand Film Commission and Fulcrum Media Finance ; and Automatik and Four Knights Film production ; director, Roseanne Liang ; writers, Max Landis, Roseanne Liang ; producers, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Kelly McCormick, Tom Hern, Fred Berger
- Haunted mansion, Disney presents ; a Rideback production ; produced by Dan Lin, Jonathan Eirich ; written by Katie Dippold ; directed by Justin Simien
- The innocents, Twentieth Century-Fox presents a CinemaScope picture ; Jack Clayton's production of ; screenplay by William Archibald and Truman Capote ; executive producer, Albert Fennell ; produced and directed by Jack Clayton
- The black phone, Universal Pictures and Blumhouse present ; a Crooked Highway production ; produced by Jason Blum, Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill ; screenplay by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill ; directed by Scott Derrickson
- Bloodthirsty, directed by Amelia Moses
- Pet Sematary 2, Paramount Pictures presents ; produced by Ralph S. Singleton ; written by Richard Outten ; directed by Mary Lambert
- The hole in the ground, director, Lee Cronin ; writers, Lee Cronin, Stephen Sheilds ; producers, John Keville, Conor Barry
- Revenge, a Shudder and Neon presentation, M.E.S. Productions and Monkey Pack Films present ; directed/screenplay by Coralie Fargeat
- Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, a Paramount release ; screenplay by Joseph Stefano ; director of photography, John L. Russell ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- May, a Lions Gate Films release ; 2 Loop Films presents a Loopy production ; a film by Lucky McKee ; produced by Marius Balchunas and Scott Sturgeon ; written and directed by Lucky McKee
- Re-animator, produced by Brian Yuzna ; screenplay by Dennis Paoli, William J. Norris, Stuart Gordon ; directed by Stuart Gordon
- Morgan, Twentieth Century Fox presents ; directed by Luke Scott ; written by Seth Owen ; produced by Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer, Mark Huffam ; a Scott Free production
- The wolf of Snow Hollow, Orion Classics presents ; a New Form and Vanishing Angle production in association with XYZ Films ; produced by Kathleen Grace, Matt Hoklotubbe, Michael J. McGarry, Natalie Metzger, Matt Miller, Benjamin Wiessner ; written and directed by Jim Cummings
- 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
- Elvira, mistress of the dark, New World Pictures and NBC Pictures present ; written by Sam Egan and John Paragon and Cassandra Peterson ; produced by Eric Gardner, Mark Pierson ; directed by James Signorelli
- The wicker man, Canal+ Image UK Ltd. ; screenplay by Anthony Shaffer ; produced by Peter Snell ; directed by Robin Hardy
- In the earth, director, Ben Wheatley
- Spring, director, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead
- Cat people, producer, Val Lewton ; director, Jacques Tourneur
- Stephen King's Children of the corn
- Midsommar, producers, Patrik Andersson, Lars Knudsen ; writer/director, Ari Aster
- The invisible man, Universal Pictures presents a BH/Goalpost production ; in association with Nervous Tick Productions ; directed by Leigh Whannell ; screenplay and screen story by Leigh Whannell ; produced by Jason Blum, Kylie Du Fresne
- No escape, producers, Sonia Lisette, Kelly Delsen, Jeff Delson, Will Wernick ; director, Will Wenick
- The babadook, directed by Jennifer Kent
- The grudge, Sam Raimi and Stage 6 Films present ; in association with Ghost House Pictures ; directed by Nicolas Pesce ; produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, Taka Ichise ; story by Nicolas Pesce and Jeff Buhler ; screenplay by Nicolas Pesce ; directed by Nicolas Pesce
- The blob, a Paramount release ; a Tonylyn production ; Valley Forge Films ; screenplay by Theodore Simonson and Kate Phillips ; produced by Jack H. Harris ; directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth, Jr
- The Pope's exorcist, directed by Julius Avery
- Scream, directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
- Blair witch, producer, Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Keith Calder, Jess Calder ; writer, Simon Barrett ; director, Adam Wingard
- The unthinkable, director, Victor Darnell
- Orphan, Warner Brothers Pictures presents in association with Dark Castle Entertainment an Appian Way production ; produced by Joel Silver, Susan Downey, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Leonardo DiCaprio ; story by Alex Mace ; screenplay by David Leslie Johnson ; directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
- The world of Kanako, directed by Tetsuya Nakashima
- Thirst, CJ Entertainment and Focus Features International present a Moho Film production ; a Park Chan-wook film ; directed by Park Chan-wook ; screenplay by Park Chan-wook, Chung Seo-kyung ; produced by Park Chan-wook, Ahn Soo-hyun
- The power, director, Faith Corinna
- Scream, Dimension Films presents a Woods Entertainment production ; written by Kevin Williamson ; produced by Cary Woods and Cathy Konrad ; directed by Wes Craven
- Spree, director, Eugene Kotlyarenko
- The last thing Mary saw, director, Edoardo Vitaletti
- Escape room, Columbia Pictures ; story by Bragi Schut ; screenplay by Bragi Schut and Maria Melnik ; produced by Neal H. Moritz, Ori Marmur ; directed by Adam Robitel
- The visit, Universal Pictures presents ; a Blinding Edge Pictures/Blumhouse production ; produced by Marc Bienstock, M. Night Shyamalan, Jason Blum ; written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan
- Lure, Córki dancingu, Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych w Warszawie, Telewizja Polska, Platige Image ; producent, Włodzimierz Niderhaus ; scenariusz, Robert Bolesto ; reżyseria, Agnieszka Smoczyńska
- The devil's candy, IFC Midnight and Snoot Entertainment in association with Hanway Films ; produced by Keith Calder, Jessica Cadler ; written and directed by Sean Byrne