New Horror Titles Releasing This Week on Streaming and in Theaters Including Zach Cregger’s Reboot

Horror enthusiasts have a thrilling selection of new titles hitting theaters and major streaming platforms this week. The upcoming slate includes everything from video game adaptations to found-footage anthologies, animated franchise expansions, and dystopian supernatural mysteries. This guide outlines each new horror title set to premiere this week, along with essential cast, crew, and release details.

‘Resident Evil’ (2026)

Hitting theaters on September 18, 2026, via Sony Pictures and Columbia, ‘Resident Evil’ marks a fresh reboot of the franchise, directed and co-written by Zach Cregger alongside co-writer Shay Hatten. The film follows an original character named Bryan, a medical courier who finds himself trapped in Raccoon City during a catastrophic viral outbreak that coincides with the events of ‘Resident Evil 2’. This survival horror film emphasizes a tense atmosphere, deadly zombies, and grotesque creature mutations. The cast includes Austin Abrams, Paul Walter Hauser, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, and Johnno Wilson, with production led by Robert Kulzer, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, Carter Swan, Asad Qizilbash, and Cregger, featuring cinematography by Dariusz Wolski.

‘The Creep Tapes’ (2024–)

The third season of the found-footage horror anthology series ‘The Creep Tapes’ is set to premiere on Shudder on September 15, 2026. This season features a series of unsettling encounters with a serial killer who enlists unsuspecting videographers to document his life under false pretenses. As the filming progresses, the documentarians gradually uncover the terrifying reality that they are being targeted to become his next victims. The cast features Mark Duplass, Ora Duplass, Josh Ruben, James Earl, Nic Hamilton, Rehka Shankar, Chris Gethard, Elliott Fullam, Jeffery Self, and Josh Fadem. Directed and executive produced by Patrick Brice, the series is produced by Shuli Harel, with executive producers including Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Mel Eslyn, and Christopher Donlon.

‘City of Blood’ (2026)

Debuting on Hulu on September 16, 2026, ‘City of Blood’ is a supernatural horror thriller series created by Elena Lyubarskaya and Philipp Kadelbach. Set in a future Berlin ravaged by climate change, the wealthy elite live under a climate-controlled dome while the rest of society struggles to survive outside. When estranged sisters Bea and Phoebe reunite, they discover that vampires secretly control the city’s organized crime and are scheming to seize complete political power. The international cast includes Lea Drinda, Soma Pysall, Franz Hartwig, David Schütter, and Lars Eidinger.

‘Stranger Things: Tales From ’85’ (2026–)

Returning for its second season on Netflix on September 17, 2026, ‘Stranger Things: Tales From ’85’ is an animated horror spin-off developed by Eric Robles. Set in Hawkins during the winter of 1985, the story follows Eleven, Mike, Dustin, Lucas, Max, and Will as they face new paranormal mysteries and perilous supernatural creatures. This series expands the ‘Stranger Things’ universe through a mix of science fiction, horror, and coming-of-age storytelling, with executive production by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, and Shawn Levy. Episodes are directed by Sarah Partington, Phil Allora, and Ben Choi, featuring a voice cast that includes Brooklyn Davey Norstedt, Luca Diaz, Braxton Quinney, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Elisha Williams, Benjamin Plessala, Odessa A’zion, Brett Gipson, Janeane Garofalo, Jeremy Jordan, and Lou Diamond Phillips.

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