New Horror in February 2026: Theaters and Streaming
February 2026 is shaping up to be a thrilling month for horror fans, with a mix of original films and highly anticipated franchise returns hitting the big screen. Get ready for a dose of terror with the release of The Strangers: Chapter 3, the conclusion of the slasher trilogy. Additionally, Ghostface returns with its seventh installment, Scream 7, promising to continue haunting Sidney Prescott. Keep reading to find out all the horror releases of February 2026 and where you can watch them.
Feb 6 | Dracula: A Love Story (theaters)
When a 15th-century prince denounces God after the loss of his wife he inherits an eternal curse: he becomes Dracula. Condemned to wander the centuries, he defies fate and death, guided by a single hope – to be reunited with his lost love.
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Feb 6 | The Strangers: Chapter 3 (Theaters)
In the “Strangers” finale, survivors face new threats from masked strangers. Secrets emerge, jeopardizing their lives as the line between reality and peril blurs in their battle for survival.
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Feb 6 | Twisted (theaters)
Follows two millennials who flip NY apartments they don’t own to new buyers who don’t know they are being scammed. The con works brilliantly until they run into an apartment owner with a dark secret who flips the game on them.
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Feb 13 | The Mortuary Assistant (limited theaters)
Follows Rebecca Owens, a mortuary science graduate who takes a night job at River Fields Mortuary. What begins as a routine job soon turns sinister as she faces terrifying supernatural forces.
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Feb 20 | Psycho Killer (theaters)
A police officer tracks a killer after her husband, a highway patrolman, becomes one of his victims.
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Feb 20 | This Is Not A Test (Theaters)
Follows Sloane and four other students who take shelter in their high school during a zombie outbreak.
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Feb 20 | Diabolic (theaters)
A woman’s hope for a miracle cure turns into a nightmare when she confronts the vengeful spirit of a cursed witch, determined to claim her as a vessel for her evil power.
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Feb 20 | The Dreadful (select theaters/digital)
Set during the Wars of the Roses, Anne and her mother-in-law Morwen live a solitary, harsh life on the outskirts of society – but when a man from their past returns, he will set off a sequence of events that become a turning point for Anne
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Feb 27 | Scream 7 (theaters)
When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target.
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