Movies & TV Watchlist Here Are All the Genre Movies Premiering in February! Horror movies abound rather than romance this Valentine season By Petrana Radulovic | Published on January 28, 2026 Comment 0 Share New Share There is a lot of entertainment out there these days, and a lot of fantasy, sci-fi, and horror titles to parse through. So we’re rounding up the genre shows coming out each month. Nothing says Valentine’s Day like… a lot of new horror releases, apparently! From beloved franchise sequels and reimaginings of classic Gothic tales to adaptations of indie video games and Creepypasta stories, February is full of scary stories to watch in the dark. But if you’re looking for something less spooky, there are a few quirky sci-fi flicks, including a new anime movie from the director of Mirai. The Morrigan — on VOD February 3 Fiona, an ambitious archaeologist, treks to a remote Irish Island, where she unearths a burial casket containing a mummified figure. Unfortunately, digging up the casket unleashes an ancient evil in the form of the Morrigan, a vengeful Irish war goddess. The Morrigan possesses Fiona’s daughter Lily, and begins a bloody rampage. Fiona must stop the powerful goddess and save her daughter.  The Strangers—Chapter 3 — in theaters February 6 The third film in the most recent installment of The Strangers film franchise, Chapter Three sees sole survivor Maya (Madeline Petsch) going against the mysterious killers one last time. She even dons one of their masks as she gives into her primal instincts and seeks revenge. She’s also seen cozying up to Gregory (Gabriel Basso), one of the local townspeople who is mystified by her survival.  Dracula — in select theaters February 6 The newest adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic horror novel comes from French director Luc Besson, known for sci-fi epics The Fifth Element and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Caleb Landry Jones stars as Count Dracula, with Zoë Bleu as Mina Murray and Ewens Abid as Jonathan Harker. Like in many adaptations, this version of Mina is a reincarnation of Dracula’s lost wife Elisabeta.  The Arborist  — on VOD February 6  An arborist named Ellie and her teenage son Wyatt arrive on the vast property of a wealthy and mysterious recluse, who has hired them to cut down some trees. But strange things begin to happen and Wyatt starts to behave erratically and see eerie hallucinations. Ellie soon stumbles upon the estate’s tragic past and must work to save her son before a strange haunting consumes them all.  The Dresden Sun — in select theaters February 6 In the distant future, everyone wants “the sphere”—a quantum-energy producing orb that can open portals to the afterlife within the mind. A traumatized mercenary is hired to steal it. Megacorporate rivals go head-to-head in order to claim it. An investment analyst gets caught up in technological espionage and must flee from a military contractor.  Twisted — on VOD February 6  Two young con artists run scams by renting out New York apartments that they don’t actually own. But one of the apartment owners they run into (Djimon Hounsou) kidnaps them to run twisted medical experiments on. Twisted comes from Darren Lynn Bousman, who directed four films in the Saw franchise.  Whistle — in theaters February 6  A misfit teenage girl (played by His Dark Materials’ Dafne Keen) finds an ancient Aztec whistle. At a party, one of her new classmates blows into it. Soon, everyone involved begins to be hunted by their future death, which takes the form of eerie dopplegangers. Scarlet — in select theaters February 6 From legendary anime director Mamoru Hosoda (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Mirai), Scarlet follows the titular medieval-era, sword-fighting princess on her quest to avenge the death of her father. She sets off on a quest through time and space—eventually finding herself in a surreal world, where she meets a young man from the modern day. Scarlet must decide if her revenge is worth it, or if she can break the cycle of hatred.  The Infinite Husk — in select theaters February 6 An alien is sent to occupy the body of a young woman (played by Peace Ikediuba)—and to this extraterrestrial being, that feels like a prison. The alien’s mission is to spy on one of her own kind, who had been exiled to Earth. She’s supposed to find out the secret behind his dangerous research and if she fails, she can never return to her home planet.  Time Hoppers: The Silk Road — in select theaters February 7  In this family-friendly edutainment movie, four gifted children travel through time and find themselves on an adventure along the Silk Road. They must save great historical Muslim pioneers, like Al-Khwarizimi and Mansa Musa, from the machinations of an evil alchemist.  Gale: Yellow Brick Road— in theaters for a one-day event February 11  This indie horror film asks: what if The Wizard of Oz was actually a dark, psychological horror movie? (Editor’s note: But it’s not Return to Oz, somehow.) Decades after the events of The Wizard of Oz, an elderly Dorothy Gale continues to be tormented by nightmares of Oz. She warns her granddaughter Emily about the curse that ties their family name to this dark land. Emily finds herself pulled into Oz and runs into familiar characters, now twisted beyond recognition.  GOAT — in theaters February 13 Think Zootopia, but for professional sports. A small goat named Will gets a chance to play roarball—a basketball-like sport that’s usually played by fast, fierce animals. Will’s new teammates doubt that he can keep up with them, but he wants to prove that everyone deserves a chance at greatness.  Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die — in theaters February 13 Sam Rockwell plays a time traveler from the future who travels back to present-day Los Angeles. He ends up in a diner, trying to convince the patrons to help him combat a rogue artificial intelligence. He recruits a plucky bunch of misfits and they team up to save the world from a terrible future.  The Mortuary Assistant — in select theaters February 13 A young woman named Rebecca begins a job at a mortuary and begins to experience eerie occurrences. She soon learns that the owner of the mortuary is hiding a dark secret—a demon in the building has targeted Rebecca and she must return every night to work at the mortuary in order to fend it off. The Mortuary Assistant is based on an indie horror game of the same name.  Cold Storage — in select theaters and on VOD February 13 Stranger Things’ Joe Keery and Barbarian’s Georgina Campbell star in this horror comedy about two unsuspecting employees at a self-storage facility built on a former military base. Things take a dark turn one night shift, when a parasitic fungus escapes from the deep underground levels. The fungus is able to control minds and burst bodies, so the two employees must team up with a bioterror operative (Liam Neeson) in order to contain the threat.  Mimics — in select theaters February 13 A struggling Reno impressionist makes a pact with a Fergus, a mysterious ventriloquist dummy with a rough-and-gruff voice. Fergus promises to ignite Sam’s career—but there might be some strings attached to this wicked deal.  Broken Bird — in select theaters February 13 Sybil is a lonely woman who works as an undertaker, who finds more solace with the dead than with the living. She enjoys taxidermy, poetry, and extravagant daydreams. After starting a job at a new funeral parlor, she develops a dark obsession with a local man, which takes a sinister turn.  Honey Bunch — on Shudder February 13 A woman journeys to an experimental trauma rehabilitation center in the middle of nowhere with her husband… yet she can’t remember exactly why. The longer she stays, though, the more her fragmented memories begin to return and she slowly realizes that there might be a dark secret to her marriage.  Psycho Killer — in theaters February 20 A police officer embarks on a quest to track down the person who killed her late husband. But she soon realizes that this murderer isn’t just a murderer: he’s a sadistic serial killer with a twisted, Satanic agenda. Psycho Killer was penned by screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker, who also wrote Se7en and Sleepy Hollow.  Diabolic — in select theaters and VOD February 20  Out of desperation, Elise, a young woman experiencing strange and unsettling blackouts, returns to her old Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints community to undergo a healing ritual. But they accidentally awaken the spirit of a vengeful witch, who has decided to make Elise her new target. Elise must escape the witch’s curse, while confronting disturbing memories from her past.  The Dreadful — in select theaters and VOD February 20  Set in the 15th century, during the War of the Roses, Anne (Sophie Turner) lives an isolated existence with her domineering mother-in-law Morwen (Marcia Gay Harden), while her husband is off at war. But when Jago (Kit Harrington), one of Anne’s husband’s friends, returns with tragic news, a curse in the form of a mysterious knight begins to pursue the three of them.  This Is Not a Test — in select theaters February 20  Based on the 2012 YA novel of the same name, This Is Not a Test follows a group of six high school students trapped inside their school as a zombie apocalypse rages on. The main character, Sloane, is initially jaded about survival, but eventually she bands with her fellow students to strike out against the zombies.  Scream 7 — in theaters February 27  A new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott has attempted to rebuild her life—and this time, it’s targeting her daughter Tatum. Neve Campbell and Courtney Cox reprise their roles as Sidney and reporter Gale Weathers. Additionally Matthew Lillard and Scott Foley, who previously played two of the Ghostface killers, have also been cast, though it’s unclear what their roles will be.  Crazy Old Lady — on Shudder February 27  Pedro is asked by his ex-girlfriend to briefly check on her aging mother, Alicia. He thinks it’ll be a simple wellness check, but he realizes that things are amiss when Alicia doesn’t recognize him. Instead, she mistakes him for a mysterious man named Cesar—a former lover with whom she shared a terrible secret. Alicia traps him in the house, determined to make “Cesar” pay for what he’s done to her.  Matter of Time — in select theaters February 27 Charlie, a video game designer, receives a magical time-stopping device from an eccentric toy store owner (played by Sean Astin). But even though it seems like the chance of a lifetime, Charlie runs into challenges as he tries to use this new device to pursue his dreams.[end-mark] The post Here Are All the Genre Movies Premiering in February! appeared first on Reactor.