January isn't normally a great month for horror movies, but here are the ones releasing this week to kick off 2026.
Hallow Road
Hallow Road comes to VOD from January 6th, and is one that I quite liked!
A couple receive a distressing late-night call from their teenage daughter after she accidentally hits a pedestrian. Jumping in their car, they race to get there before anyone else stumbles across the scene. As they head deeper into the night, disturbing revelations threaten to tear the family apart.
Self-Help
Arriving to Screambox and other VOD platforms from January 6th.
A young woman infiltrates a dangerous self-actualization community after her mother becomes entangled with its enigmatic leader.
Primate
Primate arrives in theaters from January 9th.
Home from college, Lucy reunites with family including her pet chimp Ben. Ben contracts rabies during a pool party and turns aggressive, leaving Lucy and her friends to devise ways to survive the vicious chimp.
Sleepwalker
Also releasing on January 9th on VOD and in limited theaters, starring Hayden Panettiere.
A grieving mother is haunted by the tragic loss of her daughter in a car accident that left her abusive husband in a coma. Plagued by haunting visions, she grapples with the blurred lines between reality and nightmare.
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