- Seance, Hanway Films and Ingenious Media present ; produced by Russell Ackerman, Tomas Deckaj, John Schoenfelder, Alex Mace ; written and directed by Simon Barrett
- The disappointments room, Rogue presents in association with Los Angeles Media Fund ; a Rogue Media Talent Group Demarest production ; producers: Geyer Kosinski, Vincent Newman, Tucker Tooley ; written by Wentworth Miller and D.J. Caruso ; directed by D.J. Caruso
- Shutter, Ozla Pictures ; Regency Enterprises ; Vertigo Entertainment ; produced by Doug Davison, Takashige Ichise, Roy Lee ; screenplay by Luke Dawson ; directed by Masayuki Ochiai
- It comes at night, A24 presents ; director and writer, Trey Edwards Shults ; producers, David Kaplan, Andrea Roa
- Relic, Agbo Films and Screen Australia present ; in association with Film Victoria ; a Carver Films and Nine Stories production ; produced by Anna McLeish and Sarah Shaw, Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker ; written by Natalie Erika James and Christian White ; directed by Natalie Erika James
- Rings, Paramount Pictures presents ; a Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation ; produced by Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald ; screenplay by David Loucka and Jacob Estes and Akiva Goldsman ; story by David Loucka and Jacob Estes ; directed by F. Javier Guitierrez
- Chernobyl diaries, Alcon Entertainment, Filmation Entertainment ; produced by Oren Peli, Brian Witten ; screenplay, Oren Peli, Carey van Dyke & Shane Van Dyke ; director, Bradley Parker
- Quarantine, Andale Pictures ; Screen Gems ; Vertigo Entertainment ; produced by Sergio Aguero, Clint Culpepper, Doug Davison, Carlos Fernández, Julio Fernández, Roy Lee ; screenplay by John Erick Dowdle & Drew Dowdle ; directed by John Erick Dowdle
- Halloween, a Dimension Films release Moustapha Akkad presents a Nightfall production of a Rick Rosenthal film ; producer, Paul Freeman ; story, Larry Brand ; screenplay writers, Larry Brand, Sean Hood ; director, Rick Rosenthal
- Saw IV, it's a trap, Lions Gate Films ; Twisted Pictures ; produced by Mark Burg, Gregg Hoffman, Oren Koules ; story by Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan and Thomas Fenton ; screenplay by Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan ; directed by Darren Lynn Bousman
- Scream 2, a Dimension Films presentation ; a Konrad Pictures production in association with Craven/Maddalena Films ; a film by Wes Craven ; written by Kevin Wiliamson ; produced by Cathy Konrad and Marianne Maddalena ; directed by Wes Craven
- Children of the corn, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation ; screenplay by Donald P. Borchers and Stephen King ; executive producer, Donald P. Borchers ; directed by Donald P. Borchers
- Saw II, Twisted Pictures presents a Burg/Koules/Hoffman production ; produced by Gregg Hoffman, Oren Kouls, Mark Burg ; written by Leigh Whannell and Darren Lynn Bousman ; directed by Darren Lynn Bousman
- Spiral, from the book of Saw, a Lionsgate release ; Twisted Pictures presents ; a Burg/Koules production ; written by Josh Stolberg & Peter Goldfinger ; produced by Oren Koules, Mark Burg ; directed by Darren Lynn Bousman
- 47 meters down, writers, Johannes Roberts, Ernest Riera; producers, James Harris, Mark Lane, Arnaud Lannic ; director, Johannes Roberts
- The bye bye man, STX Entertainment and Los Angeles Media Fund present ; an Intrepid Pictures and Los Angeles Media Fund production ; produced by Trevor Macy, Jeffrey Soros, Simon Horsman ; screenplay by Jonathan Penner ; directed by Stacy Title
- Daybreakers, Lionsgate and Screen Australia present ; a Lionsgate and Paradise production ; in association with The Pacific Film and Television Commission and Furst Films
- The devil inside, Insurge Pictures presents a Prototype production ; produced by Matthew Peterman and Morris Paulson ; written by William Brent Bell and Matthew Peterman ; directed by William Brent Bell
- Mama, Toma 78, De Milo ; director, Andrés Muschietti ; writers, Neil Cross, Andrés Muschietti
- Psycho, Universal Pictures ; screenplay, Joseph Stefano ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- Son, Park Films, Elastic Film and Belladonna Productions present ; produced by AnneMarie Naughton, Louis Tisné, René Bastian ; written and directed by Ivan Kavanagh
- The menu, Searchlight Pictures presents ; in association with TSG Entertainment ; a Hyperobject Industries/Gary Sanchez production ; written by Seth Reiss & Will Tracy ; produced by Adam McKay, Betsy Koch, Will Ferrell ; directed by Mark Mylod
- Oculus, Relativity Media and Intrepid Pictures ; screenplay, Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard ; director Mike Flanagan
- Drag me to Hell, [presented by] Universal Pictures and Ghost House Pictures ; produced by Rob Tapert, Grant Curtis ; written by Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi ; directed by Sam Raimi
- A quiet place, Paramount Pictures presents ; screenplay by Bryan Woods, Scott Beck, John Krasinski ; directed by John Krasinski
- Prom night, Alliance Films ; Newmarket Films ; Original Film ; produced by Neal H. Moritz ; written by J.S. Cardone ; directed by Nelson McCormick
- The stepfather, Screen Gems presents Maverick Films ; Imprint Entertainment ; Granada ; produced by Greg Mooradian, Mark Morgan ; story by Carolyn Starin & Brian Garfield and Donald E. Westlake ; screenplay by J.S. Cardone ; directed by Nelson McCormick
- The black demon, The Avenue presents Highland Film Group presents ; produced by Arianne Fraser, Delphine Perrier, Jon Silk, Javier Chapa ; written by Boise Esquerra ; directed by Adrian Grunberg
- The nun, story by James Wan & Gary Dauberman ; screenplay by Gary Dauberman ; produced by Peter Safran ; James Wan ; directed by Corin Hardy
- Corporate animals, a Pacific Electric Picture Co. and Snoot Entertainment production ; produced by Mike Falbo, Ed Helms, Jess Wu Calder, Keith Calder ; written by Sam Bain ; directed by Patrick Brice
- I still know what you did last summer, Columbia Pictures presents in association with Mandalay Entertainment ; a Neal H. Moritz
- Paranormal activity 2
- Horns, Radius-TWC Dimension Films and Red Granite Pictures present ; a Mandalay Pictures production ; screenplay by Keith Bunn ; directed by Alexandre Aja
- It, New Line Cinema presents ; screenplay by Chase Palmer & Cary Fukunage and Gary Dauberman ; produced by Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Seth Grahame-Smith, David Katzenberg, Barbara Muschietti ; directed by Andy Muschietti
- Mary Reilly, TriStar Pictures ; directed by Stephen Frears
- Wolf, Columbia Pictures presents a Douglas Wick production ; a Mike Nichols film
- Red dragon, Universal Pictures and Dino De Laurentiis present in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures ; in association with Mikona Productions GmbH & Co. KG
- Pearl, A24 presents ; a Little Lamb production ; in association with Mad Solar ; produced by Kevin Turen, Harrison Kreiss, Jacob Jaffke, Ti West ; written by Ti West & Mia Goth ; directed by Ti West
- Killer klowns from outer space, produced and written by Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo, Stephen Chiodo ; directed by Stephen Chiodo
- Don't be afraid of the dark, director, Troy Nixey ; writers, Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robins ; produced by Guillermo del Toro, Mark Johnson, Stephen Jones
- Apollo 18, Weinstein Company ; director, Gonzalo López-Gallego ; screenplay by Brian Miller ; produced by Timur Bekmambetov and Ron Schmidt
- 28 weeks later, Fox Atomic and DNA Films present in association with the UK Film Council a Figment, Sogecine and Koan Films production ; released by Twentieth Century Fox ; produced by Enrique López Lavigne, Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich ; screenplay by Rowan Joffe, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo,Jesús Olmo, E.L. Lavigne ; directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
- Goosebumps 2, Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation present ; produced by Deborah Forte, Neal H. Mortiz ; screenplay by Rob Lieber ; directed by Ari Sandel
- Mirrors, Regency Enterprises presents a New Regency production, an Alexandre Aja film ; produced by Grégory Levasseur, Alexandra Milchan, Marc Sternberg ; screenplay by Alexandre Aja & Gregory Levasseur ; directed by Alexandre Aja
- The crazies, Overture Films and Participant Media present in association with Imagenation an Aguilar/Georgaris production ; produced by Michael Aguilar, Dean Georgaris, Bob Cowan ; screenplay by Scott Kosar and Ray Wright ; directed by Breck Eisner
- Blair witch, Lionsgate presents ; a Lionsgate production ; a Vertigo Entertainment, Room 101, Snoot Entertainment production ; produced by Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Keith Calder, Jess Calder ; written by Simon Barrett ; directed by Adam Wingard
- Dead silence, Evolution Entertainment ; Twisted Pictures ; Universal Pictures ; produced by Mark Burg, Gregg Hoffman, Oren Koules ; story by James Wan & Leigh Whannell ; screenplay by Leigh Whannell ; directed by James Wan
- Scream 3, directed by Wes Craven ; written by Ehren Kruger ; produced by Cathy Konrad, Kevin Williamson, Marianne Maddalena ; a film by Wes Kraven ; a Konrad Pictures production in association with Craven/Maddalena Films ; a Dimension Films presentation
- Halloween kills, Universal Pictures, Mirimax and Blumhouse present ; screenwriters, Scott Teems, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green ; directed by David Gordon Green
- Paranormal activity, Blumhouse Productions ; screenplay by Oren Peli ; directed by Oren Peli