Years of waiting will come to an end in less than 2 weeks when Andy Muschietti’s IT finally hits theaters; the most hotly anticipated movie of 2017 is expected to break all previous box office record, and to say we’re excited is an extreme understatement. The truth is, if IT was the only horror movie being released in 2017, it would probably still be a great month. Incredibly, there’s even more great horror to look forward to in September—more than you probably think!
As is our tradition, we’ve assembled a list of all horror movies being released in September 2017; this includes theatrical releases (nationwide and limited), VOD, and Blu-ray/DVD. Bookmark this page, as we’ll be updating it as more September releases are announced. Have a read and let us know what you think in the Comments section! What movie are you most looking forward to next month—besides IT?
Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind (Directed by Stephen Spielberg)
September 1, 2017 (Re-Release)
Official Synopsis: Science fiction adventure about a group of people who attempt to contact alien intelligence. Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) witnesses an unidentified flying object, and even has a “sunburn” from its bright lights to prove it. Roy refuses to accept an explanation for what he saw and is prepared to give up his life to pursue the truth about UFOs.
Sky Sharks (Directed by Marc Fehse)
Release Date: September 1, 2017 (VOD) (Limited)
Official Synopsis: A team of Arctic geologists stumble across an abandoned laboratory in which the Nazis developed an incredible and brutal secret weapon during the final months of WW2. Deep in the ice, they accidentally awake a deadly army of flying zombie sharks ridden by genetically mutated, undead super-humans, who are unleashed into the skies, wreaking their bloodthirsty revenge on any aircraft that takes to the air. An elite task force is assembled to take on this deadly threat and stop the Sky Sharks from conquering the air, but as time runs out, the task force realises they will have to fight fire with fire, and the stage is set for the greatest flying super-mutant zombie shark air battle the world has ever seen….
Temple (Directed by Michael Barrett)
Release Date: September 1, 2017 (VOD)
Official Synopsis: Three American tourists follow a mysterious map deep into the jungles of Japan searching for an ancient temple. When spirits entrap them, their adventure quickly becomes a horrific nightmare.
The Vault (Directed by Dan Bush)
Release Date: September 1, 2017 (VOD)(Limited)
Official Synopsis: In order to save their brother Michael’s life, the Dillon sisters, Leah and Vee have organized a bank robbery, but when the upstairs vault doesn’t have enough money to cover Michael’s debt, on the advice of Assistant Bank Manager Ed Maas, they drill into the downstairs vault. But the bank’s basement hides a terrible secret and before long, the Dillons have to choose whether to face the police outside or the terrible supernatural forces in the vault below.
Jackals (Directed by Kevin Greutert)
Release Date: September 1, 2017 (VOD)(Limited)
Official Synopsis: Set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.
Little Evil (2017, Directed by Eli Craig)
Release Date: September 1, 2017 (Netflix Exclusive)
Official Synopsis: Little Evil is an upcoming American horror comedy film, written and directed by Eli Craig. It stars Evangeline Lilly, Adam Scott, Owen Atlas, Clancy Brown, Tyler Labine, Donald Faison, Chris D’Elia, and Bridget Everett.
The Atoning (Directed by Michael Williams)
Release Date: September 5, 2017 (VOD & DVD)
Official Synopsis: Vera, Ray, and Sam, a seemingly normal family, are haunted by more than mere ghosts. The lingering horror of their past threatens their ability to function as a loving family until they become enlightened by a mystical encounter. From that moment on, they’re thrust into a horror worse than anything they’ve ever experienced. Personal demons manifest and tear the family apart from the inside out as they come to terms with their past.
Raw (Directed by Julia Ducournau)
Release Date: September 5, 2017 (DVD)
Official Synopsis: Everyone in Justine’s family is a vet. And a vegetarian. At 16, she’s a brilliant and promising student. When she starts at veterinary school, she enters a decadent, merciless and dangerously seductive world. During the first week of hazing rituals, desperate to fit in whatever the cost, she strays from her family principles when she eats raw meat for the first time. Justine will soon face the terrible and unexpected consequences of her actions when her true self begins to emerge…
A Dark Song (Directed by Liam Gavin)
Release Date: September 5, 2017 (DVD
Official Synopsis: An unholy alliance between two damaged souls leads them on a disturbing descent into the depraved realms of black magic. Sophia (Catherine Walker) is a grieving and desperate woman with a secret. Joseph (SIGHTSEERS’ Steve Oram) is an anti-social, alcoholic expert in the occult who reluctantly agrees to help her. Holed up in a remote cabin amidst the desolate wilds of Northern Wales, the two embark on a grueling six-month series of dark rituals that will push them both to the physical and psychological breaking point.
The Limehouse Golem (Directed by Juan Carlos Medina)
Release Date: September 8, 2017 (US)(VOD)(Limited)
Official Synopsis: Set on the unforgiving, squalid streets of Victorian London in 1880, our tale begins in the baroque, grandiose music hall where the capital’s most renowned performer Dan Leno (Douglas Booth) takes to the stage. The whimsical thespian performs a monologue, informing his dedicated audience of the ghastly fate of a young woman who had once adorned this very stage, his dear friend Elizabeth Cree (Olivia Cooke); for the beguiling songstress is facing up to her forthcoming death by hanging, having been accused of murdering her husband John Cree (Sam Reid).
Lizzie’s death seems inevitable until Detective Inspector John Kildare (Bill Nighy) is assigned to the case of the Limehouse Golem – a nefarious, calculating serial killer, murdering innocent, unconnected victims, leaving behind barely identifiable corpses – and his distinctive signature in blood. All is not what it seems and everyone is a suspect and everyone has a secret.
IT (Directed by Andy Muschietti)
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Official Synopsis: When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, neighborhood kids band together to square off against Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård), an evil clown whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries.
In addition to Skarsgård and Jacobs, IT stars Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things), Wyatt Oleff, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Nicholas Hamilton
Rememory (Directed by Mark Palansky)
Release Date: September 8, 2017 (Limited)
Official Synopsis: The film explores the unexplained death of Gordon Dunn (Martin Donovan), a visionary scientific pioneer whose body is found shortly after the unveiling of his newest work: a device able to extract, record and play a person’s memories. Gordon’s wife, Carolyn (Julia Ormond, Mad Men, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Legends of the Fall), retreats into her house and cuts off contact with the outside world when a mysterious man (Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Station Agent) shows up. After stealing the machine, he uses it to try and solve the mystery, beginning an investigation of memories that lead him to unexpected and dangerous places.
It Comes at Night (Directed by Trey Edward Shults)
Release Date: September 12, 2017 (DVD)
Official Synopsis: A father (Joel Edgerton), mother (Selma’s Carmen Ejogo), and their teenage son are attempting to survive a civilization-destroying pandemic in a remote house in the woods. So when an intruder (Christopher Abbott) arrives, pleading for help, they are forced to choose between kindness and potential infection.
The Hatred (Directed by Michael G. Kehoe)
Release Date: September 12, 2017 (DVD)
Official Synopsis: Sins from the past return to terrorize the present in this shocker from a producer of Halloween. When recent college grad Regan goes to a family’s house to babysit their daughter for the weekend, she invites her three best gal pals along. What starts as a girls’ getaway becomes a journey into hell, as the young women discover the house is haunted by a dark and violent history involving a Nazi, his daughter, and an ancient artifact that feeds on fear.
Jeepers Creepers 3 (Directed by Victor Salva)
Release Date: September 13, 2017 (Los Angeles Advanced Screening – One Night Only)
Official Synopsis: The film is rumored to take place between the first and second films, where a skeptical Sergeant Tubbs teams up with a task force hell bent on destroying the Creeper for good. The Creeper fights back in gory glory as its enemies grow closer than ever before to learning the secret of its dark origins.
Against the Night (Directed by Brian Cavallaro)
Release Date: September 15, 2017 (Limited)
Official Synopsis: Against the Night is a psychological thriller that tests the boundaries of trust as nine friends sneak into an abandoned prison to film a ghost hunting video. When their friend, Hank, disappears, everyone is pointing fingers and placing blame until they realize they may not be alone.
Ryde (Directed by Brian Visciglia)
Release Date: September 15, 2017 (VOD) (Limited)
Official Synopsis: A hip, new ride share service app called RYDE is taking over and dominating the taxi industry. It’s less expensive and capturing followers with it’s fun and casual “friend giving you a ride” vibe. It’s the latest and coolest app out there…. But is it safe? Everyone is going to find out when a psychopath hacks the identity of a Ryde driver. Now everyone who uses the app will be at the mercy of this maniac. Getting a ride form Ryde might just be a few clicks away, but getting out of the car alive may not be so easy…
Leatherface (Directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo)
Release Date: September 21, 2017 (DirecTV)
Official Synopsis: In Texas, years before the events of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, in the early days of the infamous Sawyer family, the youngest child is sentenced to a mental hospital after a suspicious incident leaves the sheriffs’ daughter dead. Ten years later, he kidnaps a young nurse and escapes with 3 other inmates. Pursued by authorities including the deranged sheriff out to avenge his daughter’s death, the young Sawyer teen goes on a violent road trip from hell, molding him into the monster known now as Leatherface.
The Houses October Built 2 (Directed by Bobby Roe)
Release Date: September 22, 2017 (VOD)(Limited)
Official Synopsis: Five friends try to recover from the trauma of being kidnapped last Halloween by the Blue Skeleton – a group who takes “extreme haunt” to another level – by facing their fears in order to move on. As they go back out on the road to experience more haunted house attractions, signs of the Blue Skeleton start appearing and a new terror begins…
Welcome to Willits (Directed by Trevor Ryan)
Release Date: September 22, 2017 (VOD)(Limited)
Official Synopsis: After Sundown, the feature takes place in the deep Northern California woods, where locals struggle to fight off repeated attacks from mysterious invaders. When local farmer Brock is caught up with a wayward group of campers, the situation quickly escalates into total carnage. Together with a ragtag crew, Brock struggles to maintain his sanity while defending his family from perceived supernatural threats.
Friend Request (Directed by Simon Verhoeven)
Release Date: September 22, 2017 (US)
Official Synopsis: Laura (Alycia Debnam-Carey) is one of the most popular girls in her high school, seemingly adored by all. She is then sent a Facebook friend request by lonely Marina (Liesl Ahlers). Having initially accepted, Laura finds herself being obsessively pursued by Marina and not long afterward hits the ‘unfriend’ button. When Marina apparently commits suicide in an online video, Laura’s life takes a turn for the terrifying, and she becomes the victim of a supernatural presence, attacked in her own home by a mysterious force. Is Marina responsible? And why does she refuse to disappear from Laura’s friend list, even as it increasingly diminishes in number?
Woodshock (Directed by Kate Mulleavy and Laura Mulleavy)
Release Date: September 22, 2017 (Limited)
Official Synopsis: Haunted by a profound loss, a young woman remains torn between her fractured emotional state and a potent drug that alters her reality.
Jeepers Creepers 3 (Directed by Victor Salva)
Release Date: September 26, 2017 (1 Night Only)
Lycan (Directed by Bev Land)
Release Date: September 26, 2017 (VOD)(DVD)
Official Synopsis: When six college kids in a sleepy Southern town are assigned a group project to rediscover a moment in history, one of them sets in motion a horrific fate when he proposes they head into the Georgia backwoods to tackle the legend of Emily Burt, the Talbot County werewolf.
47 Meters Down (Directed by Johannes Roberts)
Release Date: September 26, 2017 (DVD)
Official Synopsis: On the rebound after a devastating break-up, Lisa (Mandy Moore) is ready for adventure while on vacation in Mexico. Even still, she needs a little extra persuasion when her daring sister Kate (Claire Holt) suggests they go shark diving with some locals. Once underwater in a protective cage, Lisa and Kate catch a once in a lifetime, face-to-face look at majestic Great Whites. But when their worst fears are realized and the cage breaks away from their boat, they find themselves plummeting to the bottom of the seabed, too deep to radio for help without making themselves vulnerable to the savage sharks, their oxygen supplies rapidly dwindling.
Gerald’s Game (Directed by Mike Flanagan)
Release Date: September 29, 2017 (Netflix Exclusive)
Official Synopsis: Gerald’s Game is an upcoming American psychological horror-thriller film directed and edited by Mike Flanagan and written by Jeff Howard and Flanagan. It is based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name.
Flatliners (Directed by Niels Arden Oplev)
Release Date: September 29, 2017
Official Synopsis: Follows a group of medical students who experiment with “near death” experiences that involve past tragedies until the dark consequences begin to jeopardize their five medical students, hoping to gain insight into the mystery of what lies beyond the confines of life, embark on a daring and dangerous experiment. By stopping their hearts for short periods of time, each triggers a near-death experience. As the investigation becomes more and more perilous, they are forced to confront the sins of their pasts, as well as contend with the paranormal consequences of trespassing to the other side.
Don’t Sleep (Directed by Rick Bieber)
Release Date: September 29, 2017 (VOD)(Limited)
Official Synopsis: Shawn and Zach find the perfect home to rent, with a friendly couple as their landlords. Their future seems bright until Zach begins to experience nightmares of his hellish past. These memories, once erased by electroshock therapy, slowly return, causing Zach to question his sanity. As he struggles with his psychosis, strange things start happening at the house. The threats become increasingly deadly and Zach must face the reality that the problem is no longer in his psychology, but with the forces in his home trying to kill him and the people he cares about.
Super Dark Times (Directed by Kevin Phillips)
Release Date: September 29, 2017 (VOD) (Limited)
Official Synopsis: Teenagers Zach and Josh have been best friends their whole lives, but when a gruesome accident leads to a cover-up, the secret drives a wedge between them and propels them down a rabbit hole of escalating paranoia and violence.