Horror Movies Preview: Scary Films Hitting Theaters in 2016

Lights Out (July 22, 2016) starring Teresa Palmer, Emily Alyn Lind, and Gabriel Bateman
The Plot: Based on the short film by David Sandberg, the story centers on a supernatural entity attacking a family, with one of the members required to step up to protect them from a threat that can be seen only when the lights go out.

A Man in the Dark (Aug 26, 2016) starrin Dylan Minnette, Jane Levy, and Stephen Lang
The Plot: Three teenagers break into the wrong house when it turns out that the man who lives there is a psychopath.

Ouija 2 (Oct 21, 2016) starring Henry Thomas, Elizabeth Reaser, Doug Jones, Parker Mack, Sam Anderson, Kate Siegel, Annalise Basso, and Lulu Wilson
The Plot: In Ouija 2, the sequel to fall 2014’s sleeper hit that opened to No. 1 at the box office, a group of unsuspecting friends must confront their most terrifying fears when they unleash an evil from the other side that only they can send back.

Patient Zero (Sept 2, 2016) starring Natalie Dormer, Matt Smith, John Bradley, Stanley Tucci and Agyness Deyn
The Plot: In Patient Zero, an unprecedented global pandemic of a super strain of rabies has turned the majority of humankind into highly intelligent, streamlined killers known as ‘The Infected.’ One victim, Morgan (Smith), who is asymptomatic and can communicate with the infected, leads the last survivors on a hunt for Patient Zero and a cure.

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Ellie Bamber (Lydia), Bella Heathcote (Jane), Lily James (Elizabeth), Millie Brady (Mary) and Suki Waterhouse (Kitty) in Screen Gems’ ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ (Photo © 2015 CTMG, Inc)

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Feb 5, 2016) starring Lily James, Sam Riley, Bella Heathcote, Douglas Booth, Lena Headey, Matt Smith, Jack Huston, and Charles Dance
The Plot: A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in this reimagining of Jane Austen’s classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England. Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet (Lily James) is a master of martial arts and weaponry and the handsome Mr. Darcy (Sam Riley) is a fierce zombie killer, yet the epitome of upper class prejudice. As the zombie outbreak intensifies, they must swallow their pride and join forces on the blood-soaked battlefield in order to conquer the undead once and for all.

The Purge 3 (July 1, 2016) starring Frank Grillo, Edwin Hodge, Betty Gabriel, Kyle Secor, JJ Soria, Mykelti Williamson, and Elizabeth Mitchell
The Plot: Expanding upon the explosive universe introduced in the sleeper hits that have earned $200 million at the worldwide box office, Universal Pictures’ The Purge 3 reveals the next terrifying chapter of 12 hours of anarchy that is sanctioned annually by the New Founders of America.

Rings (Apr 1, 2016) starring Johnny Galecki, Aimee Teegarden, Laura Wiggins, and Zach Roerig
The Plot: The third film of the Ring franchise finds Samara and the VHS tape once again killing those who watch it.

Underworld V (Oct 21, 2016) starring Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Tobias Menzies, and Charles Dance
The Plot: The plot is being kept a secret however The Hollywood Reporter says it will focus on “a new and younger generation of vampires and werewolves who are locked in a seemingly never-ending battle between supernatural races.”

Viral (TBD) starring Analeigh Tipton, Michael Kelly, and Sofia Black-D’Elia
The Plot: Per IMDB – “Following the outbreak of a virus that wipes out the majority of the human population, a young woman documents her family’s new life in quarantine and tries to protect her infected sister.”

When the Bough Breaks (Sept 16, 2016) starring Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, Theo Rossi, and Jaz Sinclair
The Plot: John and Laura Taylor (Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall) are a young, professional couple who desperately want a baby. After exhausting all other options, they finally hire Anna (Jaz Sinclair), the perfect woman to be their surrogate – but as she gets further along in her pregnancy, so too does her psychotic and dangerous fixation on the husband. The couple becomes caught up in Anna’s deadly game and must fight to regain control of their future before it’s too late.

Yoga Hosers Harley Quinn Smith and Lily Rose Depp
Harley Quinn Smith and Lily-Rose Depp in ‘Yoga Hosers’ (Photo by Allan Amato)

Yoga Hosers (TBD) starring Harley Quinn Smith, Lily-Rose Depp, Johnny Depp, Justin Long, Austin Butler, and Tyler Posey
The Plot: Colleen Collette and Colleen McKenzie are teenage besties from Winnipeg who love yoga and live on their smartphones. But when these sophomores get invited to a senior party by the school hottie, the Colleens accidentally uncover an ancient evil buried beneath their Canadian convenience store.

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