Horror movies that will be released on May 2022
May 2022 is full of new horror releases. From superhero horror movies to A24 and remakes May offers a little bit of everything for any type of horror fan no matter what they prefer. This films will be available on theaters or streaming services.
May 6: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Dr Stephen Strange casts a forbidden spell that opens a portal to the multiverse. However, a threat emerges that may be too big for his team to handle.
Available in theaters
May 6: Escape the Field
Stripped of their possessions, six strangers wake up in a remote, endless cornfield with six items — a gun with a single bullet, matches, a lantern, a knife, a compass and a flask of water. As mysterious sirens blare in the distance and traps appear at every turn, they soon realize they’re in a mysterious cat-and-mouse game with an unseen evil, and survival depends upon solving a diabolical and deadly puzzle.
Available in select theaters
May 6: The Twin
Following the aftermath of a tragic accident that claimed the life of one of their twins, Rachel and Anthony relocate to the other side of the world with their surviving son. What begins as a time of healing in the quiet Scandinavian countryside soon takes an ominous turn when Rachel begins to unravel the torturous truth about her son and confronts the malicious forces that are trying to take hold of him.
Available in Shudder
May 6: Shepherd
Eric Black is lost after the mysterious death of his adulterous wife. Running from his past to a new job as a Shepherd, he finds himself trapped alone on a majestic, weather-beaten island with an ominous secret. One man’s spiraling madness meets a vengeful supernatural force. What starts as the perfect wind-swept escape becomes a race to save his sanity and his life.
Available on demand
May 12: The Sadness
As Taiwan succumbs to a viral pandemic that transforms peaceful citizens into sadistic, bloodthirsty maniacs, a young couple must battle to be reunited before they too become infected.
Available in Shudder
May 13: FireStarter
A couple desperately try to hide their daughter, Charlie, from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her unprecedented gift for turning fire into a weapon of mass destruction. Her father taught her how to defuse her power, but as Charlie turns 11, the fire becomes harder and harder to control. When a mysterious operative finally finds the family, he tries to seize Charlie once and for all but she has other plans.
Available in theaters and Peacock
May 13: Homebound
A young woman and her new husband travel to the countryside to meet his estranged family, only to find his ex-wife missing and the children behaving in strange ways.
Available in select theaters and on demand
May 13: Monstrous
A terrifying new horror awaits Laura and her 7-year-old son, Cody, when then they flee her abusive ex-husband and try to settle into a new life in an idyllic and remote lakeside farmhouse. Still traumatized, their physical and mental well-being are pushed to the limit as their fragile existence is threatened.
Available in select theaters and on demand
May 13: The Innocents
During the bright Nordic summer, a group of children reveal their dark and mysterious powers when the adults aren’t looking.
Available in select theaters and on demand
May 20: Men
In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. However, someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her. What begins as simmering dread soon becomes a fully formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears.
Available in theaters
May 20: Torn Hearts
Follows a country music duo who seek out the private mansion of their idol and end up in a twisted series of horrors that force them to confront the limits they’d go for their dreams.
Available in theaters
May 24: Captors
Alys, a human trafficking victim who narrowly escaped her captors ten years ago, confronts her traumatic past when a relative leaves her his remote, snowbound mansion
Available on demand