This is a list of horror films that were released in 2020. This list includes films that are classified as horror as well as other subgenres. They are listed in alphabetical order.

Highest-grossing horror films of 2020

Highest-grossing horror films of 2020
RankTitleDistributorWorldwide grossRef
1Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen TrainAniplex / Toho$506.4 million[1]
2A Quiet Place Part IIParamount Pictures$297.5 million[2][3]
3The Invisible ManUniversal Pictures$144.5 million[4][5]
4The GrudgeSony Pictures Releasing$49.5 million[6]
5The New Mutants20th Century Studios$49.2 million[7][8]
6Fantasy IslandSony Pictures Releasing$49 million[9]
7PeninsulaNext Entertainment World$42.7 million[10][11]
8Underwater20th Century Fox$40.9 million[12]
9Gretel & HanselUnited Artists Releasing$22.3 million[13][14]
10Brahms: The Boy IISTX Entertainment$20.3 million[15]

2020 horror films

Horror films released in 2020
TitleDirectorCastCountryGenreRef
A Quiet Place Part IIJohn KrasinskiEmily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent SimmondsUnited StatesPost-apocalyptic Horror[16]
A Ghost WaitsAdam StovallMacLeod Andrews, Natalie Walker, Sydney Vollmer, Amanda MillerUnited StatesHorror, Romantic comedy[17]
Angels FallenAli ZamaniNicola Posener, Houston Rhines, Michael Teh, Li Jing, Michael Madsen, Said Legue, Caroline Amiguet, Eric RobertsUnited StatesHorror Science Fiction[18]
AloneJohnny MartinTyler Posey, Summer Spiro, Robert Ri'chard, Donald SutherlandUnited StatesApocalyptic Zombie Survival[19]
AloneJohn HyamsJules Willcox, Marc Menchaca, Anthony HealdUnited StatesThriller[20]
AntebellumGerard Bush, Christopher RenzJanelle Monáe, Marque Richardson, Eric LangeUnited StatesThriller[21]
Behind YouAndrew Mecham, Matthew WhedonAddy Miller, Elizabeth Birkner, Jan BrobergEcuadorHorror[22]
Block ZMikhail RedJulia Barretto, Joshua Garcia, Dimples Romana, Yves Flores, Maris Racal, McCoy de Leon, Ian VeneracionPhilippinesApocalyptic Zombie Thriller[23]
Books of BloodBrannon BragaBritt Robertson, Anna Friel, Rafi Gavron, Yul VazquezUnited StatesAnthology, Horror[24]
ButchersAdrian LangleySimon Phillips, Michael Swatton, Julie Mainville, Anne-Carolyne Binette, Samantha De Benedet, James Gerald HicksCanadaSlasher
Brahms: The Boy IIWilliam Brent BellKatie Holmes, Ralph Ineson, Owain YeomanUnited StatesSupernatural Horror[25]
CaveatDamian Mc CarthyJohnny French, Leila Sykes, Ben Caplan, Conor DwaneIrelandHorror[26]
Children of the CornKurt WimmerElena Kampouris, Kate Moyer, Callan MulveyUnited StatesHorror Slasher[27]
Corona ZombiesCharles BandRobin Sydney, Cody Renee Cameron, Russell CokerUnited StatesZombie Horror Comedy[28]
Death of MeDarren Lynn BousmanMaggie Q, Luke HemsworthUnited StatesHorror[29]
Deep Blue Sea 3John PogueTania Raymonde, Nathaniel Buzolic, Bren FosterUnited StatesSurvival Horror[30]
The Empty ManDavid PriorJames Badge Dale, Marin Ireland, Sasha Frolova, Robert Aramayo, Samantha Logan, Aaron Poole, Rob Canada, Joel CourtneyUnited StatesSupernatural horror[31]
Fantasy IslandJeff WadlowMichael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy HaleUnited StatesHorror Fantasy Supernatural[32]
FreakyChristopher LandonVince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Katie Finneran, Misha Osherovich, Celeste O'Connor, Alan RuckUnited StatesSlasher, Comedy
Friend of the WorldBrian Patrick ButlerNick Young, Alexandra Slade, Michael C. Burgess, Kathryn Schott, Neil Raymond RiccoUnited Statesindependent Black and White[33]
Ghosts of WarEric BressBrenton Thwaites, Theo Rossi, Skylar Astin, Kyle Gallner, Alan Ritchson, Billy Zane, Shaun ToubUnited Kingdom, BulgariaSupernatural horror[34]
Gretel & HanselOz PerkinsSophia Lillis, Sam Leakey, Charles BabalolaCanada
United States
Ireland		Supernatural horror[35]
HacksawAnthony LeoneAmy Cay, Brian Patrick Butler, Michael C. Burgess, Cortney Palm, Sadie KatzUnited StatesFound Footage Horror Slasher[36]
Her Name Was ChristaJames L. EdwardsShianne Daye, James L. Edwards, Drew FortierUnited StatesHorror[37]
HostRob SavageHaley Bishop, Jemma Moore, Emma Louise WebbUnited KingdomScreenlife Supernatural horror[38]
InitiationJohn BerardoIsabella Gomez, Jon Huertas, Lindsay LaVanchyUnited StatesSlasher[39]
KindredJoe MarcantonioTamara Lawrance, Jack Lowden, Fiona ShawUnited KingdomHorror, Mystery, Drama[40]
Mang Kepweng: Ang Lihim ng Bandanang ItimTopel LeeVhong NavarroPhilippinesFantasy Horror Comedy[41]
NocturneZu QuirkeSydney Sweeney, Jacques Colimon, Madison IsemanUnited StatesSupernatural horror Drama[42]
PeninsulaYeon Sang-hoGang Dong-won, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee ReSouth KoreaApocalyptic Action Zombie[43]
PossessorBrandon CronenbergAndrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Rossif Sutherland, Tuppence Middleton, Sean Bean, Jennifer Jason LeighCanada, United KingdomScience fiction Psychological horror[44]
RelicNatalie Erika JamesEmily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin, Bella HeathcoteUnited StatesPsychological horror[45]
Rent-A-PalJon StevensonWil Wheaton, Brian Landis Folkins, Kathleen Brady, Amy Rutledge, Adrian EgolfUnited StatesPsychological Thriller[46]
Run Sweetheart RunShana FesteElla Balinska, Pilou Asbæk, Clark Gregg, Aml Ameen, Dayo Okeniyi, Betsy Brandt, Shohreh AghdashlooUnited StatesHorror-thriller[47]
She Dies TomorrowAmy SeimetzKate Lyn Sheil, Jane Adams, Kentucker AudleyUnited StatesPsychological Thriller[48]
ShortcutAlessio LiguoriJack Kane, Zanda Emlano, Zak Sutcliffe, Sophie Jane Oliver, Molly DewItalyHorror[49]
SpreeEugene KotlyarenkoJoe Keery, Sasheer Zamata, Mischa Barton, John DeLucaUnited StatesSatirical Horror[50]
SputnikEgor AbramenkoOksana Akinshina, Anton Vasiliev, Pyotr Fyodorov, Fyodor BondarchukRussiaScience Fiction Horror[51]
Stay Out of the AtticJerren LauderRyan Francis, Morgan Alexandria, Bryce FerneliusUnited StatesHorror[52]
Sweet Taste of SoulsTerry RossHoney Lauren, Sarah J. Bartholomew, Amber Gaston, Mark Valeriano, Thom Michael MulliganUnited StatesFantasy Horror[53]
The Babysitter: Killer QueenMcGJudah Lewis, Hana Mae Lee, Robbie AmellUnited StatesBlack comedy Slasher[54]
The BanishingChristopher SmithJessica Brown Findlay, John Heffernan, John Lynch, Sean HarrisUnited KingdomGothic, Horror[55]
The Dark and the WickedBryan BertinoMarin Ireland, Michael Abbott Jr., Xander BerkeleyUnited StatesSupernatural horror[56]
The GrudgeNicolas PesceAndrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John ChoUnited StatesPsychological Supernatural horror[57]
The HuntCraig ZobelIke Barinholtz, Betty Gilpin, Amy MadiganUnited StatesAction Horror Thriller[58]
The Invisible ManLeigh WhannellElisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Storm ReidUnited States
Australia		Science fiction Horror[59]
The New MutantsJosh BooneMaisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie HeatonUnited StatesSuperhero Horror[60]
The OwnersJulius BergMaisie Williams, Sylvester McCoy, Jake Curran, Ian Kenny, Andrew Ellis, Rita TushinghamUnited States, United Kingdom, FranceHorror Thriller[61]
The ReckoningNeil MarshallCharlotte Kirk, Sean Pertwee, Steven WaddingtonUnited KingdomAdventure Horror[62]
The RentalDave FrancoDan Stevens, Alison Brie, Sheila VandUnited StatesHorror[63]
The SuperdeepArseny SyuhinMilena Radulovic, Vadim Demchog, Maksim Radugin, Nikita Dyuvbanov, Kirill KovbasRussiaHorror[64]
The TurningFloria SigismondiMackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn PrinceUnited StatesGothic Supernatural horror[65]
They're OutsideSam Casserly, Airell Anthony HaylesEmily Booth, Brad Moore, Nicholas Vince, Jon-Paul Gates, Emma Burdon-SuttonUnited KingdomHorror[66]
Uncle PeckerheadMatthew John LawrenceDavid Littleton, Chet Siegel, Jeff Riddle, Ruby McCollister, Shannon O'NeillUnited StatesComedy Horror[67]
UnderwaterWilliam EubankKristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel, Jessica HenwickUnited StatesScience fiction Action Horror[68]
You Should Have LeftDavid KoeppKevin Bacon, Amanda Seyfried, Avery EssexUnited StatesPsychological horror[69]

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