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Here’s an updated release schedule for 2021’s horror films

After the flurry of release-date changes late Friday, this is how the year’s slate currently stands.

Pandemic concerns led studios to shift several genre titles to later in the year–while Warner/Legendary’s GODZILLA VS. KONG (which dropped a trailer yesterday that you can see below) got moved up…

January 26: #LIKE (TVOD), WRONG TURN (Fathom screenings)
January 28: QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC (Shudder)
January 29: THE FUNERAL HOME (limited; digital Feb. 2), THE NIGHT (limited), SAINT MAUD (limited; Epix Feb. 12)
February: SAFER AT HOME (limited)
February 2: HELLKAT (digital, DVD), SKY SHARKS (digital, discs)
February 4: A NIGHTMARE WAKES (Shudder)
February 5: THE RECKONING (limited, VOD, digital), RED WOODS (digital; Blu-ray Feb. 9), REUNION (limited, VOD, digital), SACRIFICE (limited; VOD Feb. 9, Blu-ray Feb. 23)
February 9: HAPPY TIMES (streaming, discs), THE LEGEND OF FALL CREEK (VOD, DVD), SATOR (VOD, digital)
February 12: FEAR OF RAIN (digital; Blu-ray Feb. 16), INTO THE DARK: TENTACLES (Hulu), PARADISE COVE (digital), WILLY’S WONDERLAND (VOD)
February 18: SHOOK (Shudder)
February 19: THE SINNERS (VOD)
February 23: THE POND (VOD, digital)
February 26: THE VIGIL (limited)
March 5: DREAMCATCHER (limited), SON (limited)
March 12: COME TRUE (limited), HONEYDEW (limited; VOD, digital April 13)
March 26: GODZILLA VS. KONG
Spring: DEMENTIA PART II (limited), PHOBIAS (limited)
May 21: SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW
June 4: THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT
June 25: VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE
July 9: THE FOREVER PURGE
July 16: THE NIGHT HOUSE
July 23: OLD
August 13: DON’T BREATHE 2
August 27: CANDYMAN
September 17: A QUIET PLACE PART II
October 15: HALLOWEEN KILLS
October 22: LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
October 29: ANTLERS
November 11: GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE
December 3: NIGHTMARE ALLEY
January 14, 2022: SCREAM (new film)
January 21, 2022: MORBIUS

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