Most Anticipated Horror Movies of 2018 – Part 2

February 9, 2018 Leave a comment

Let’s carry on from the first part of our list of the most anticipated horror movies of 2018.

The First Purge

Expected date of release: 4 July 2018

Story: The film will be a prequel that will focus on the events that lead up to the very first Purge event.

Director: Gerard McMurray
Writer: James DeMonaco

Starring: Marisa Tomei, Luna Lauren Velez, Melonie Diaz

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Halloween

Expected date of release: 19 October 2018

Story: Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.

Director: David Gordon Green
Writers: John Carpentern David Gordon Green

Starring: Virginia Gardner, Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer

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The House That Jack Built

Expected date of release: 29 November 2018

Story: USA in the 1970s. We follow the highly intelligent Jack over a span of 12 years and are introduced to the murders that define Jack’s development as a serial killer. We experience the story from Jack’s point of view, while he postulates each murder is an artwork in itself. As the inevitable police intervention is drawing nearer, he is taking greater and greater risks in his attempt to create the ultimate artwork. Along the way we experience Jack’s descriptions of his personal condition, problems and thoughts through a recurring conversation with the unknown Verge – a grotesque mixture of sophistry mixed with an almost childlike self-pity and psychopathic explanations. The House That Jack Built is a dark and sinister story, yet presented through a philosophical and occasional humorous tale.

Director:  Lars von Trier
Writer:  Lars von Trier
Starring:  Riley Keough, Uma Thurman, Matt Dillon

The Nun

Date of release: 13 July 2018

Story: A priest named Father Burke is sent to Rome to investigate the mysterious death of a nun.

Director: Corin Hardy
Writers: Gary Dauberman

Starring: Taissa Farmiga, Bonnie Aarons, Demián Bichir

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Mama 2

Even though there are speculations that the movie will likely release in 2018, no expected date of release has been announced. Also, most other information on the project at this stage are unavailable.

Unhinged

The movie is currently in preproduction and an expected date of release has not been announced yet.

Director: Mark Atkins
Writer: Ian Holt

Starring: Mickey Rourke, Nathan Reid

The Meg

Expected date of release: 10 August 2018

Story: Five years ago, expert sea diver and Naval Captain Jonas Taylor encountered an unknown danger in the unexplored recesses of the Mariana Trench that forced him to abort his mission and abandon half his crew. Though the tragic incident earned him a dishonorable discharge, what ultimately cost him his career, his marriage and any semblance of honor was his unsupported and incredulous claims of what caused it – an attack on his vessel by a mammoth, 70-foot sea creature, believed to be extinct for more than a million years. But when a submersible lies sunk and disabled at the bottom of the ocean – carrying his ex-wife among the team onboard – he is the one who gets the call. Whether a shot at redemption or a suicide mission, Jonas must confront his fears and risk his own life and the lives of everyone trapped below on a single question: Could the Carcharodon Megalodon – the largest marine predator that ever existed – still be alive … and on the hunt?

Director: Jon Turteltaub
Writers: Steve Alten (novel), Belle Avery

Starring: Ruby Rose, Jason Statham, Rainn Wilson

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Ghosts of War

Expected date of release: Not Avaailable

Director: Eric Bress
Writer: Eric Bress

Starring: Brenton Thwaites, Theo Rossi, Kyle Gallner

Fang

Expected date of release: Unavailable

Story: After participating in a robbery turned murder, Chloe and Joe decided to hide out at a distant relative’s house only to find themselves stalked and hunted by creatures and forces unknown.

Director: Adam R. Steigert
Writer: Adam R. Steigert

Starring: Gregory Blair, Tyler Aser, Jennie Russo

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The Lodgers

Expected date of release: 15 February 2018

Story: 1920, rural Ireland. Anglo Irish twins Rachel and Edward share a strange existence in their crumbling family estate. Each night, the property becomes the domain of a sinister presence (The Lodgers) which enforces three rules upon the twins: they must be in bed by midnight; they may not permit an outsider past the threshold; if one attempts to escape, the life of the other is placed in jeopardy. When troubled war veteran Sean returns to the nearby village, he is immediately drawn to the mysterious Rachel, who in turn begins to break the rules set out by The Lodgers. The consequences pull Rachel into a deadly confrontation with her brother – and with the curse that haunts them.