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The sheriff of a quiet little town investigates a series of unexpected murders, trying to work out what could have driven seemingly normal, well-adjusted people to kill. He discovers that a toxic chemical has turned many of the townsfolk into bloodthirsty maniacs, leaving those unaffected battling for survival. Horror remake, with Timothy Olyphant and Radha Mitchell

A lonely woman allows a group of teenagers to throw a party in her basement, provided they follow some simple rules - one of which is to always call her 'Ma'. Over the course of the night, their kindly host shows a far more sinster side to her nature - and her young guests find themselves trapped in a nightmare. Horror, starring Octavia Spencer and Juliette Lewis

A woman and her friends survive a plane crash, but discover something more dangerous lurking in the shallows of the Louisiana everglades. Horror thriller, starring Athena Strates and Madalena Aragão

A spacecraft transporting thousands of people to a distant planet malfunctions. As woken travelling companions Jim Preston and Aurora Lane fall in love, they are soon on a collision course with more technical problems and a dark secret. Sci-fi drama, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt and Michael Sheen

In 1986, young Adelaide goes on holiday with her parents to Santa Cruz. During a trip to the circus, she encounters a terrifying presence in a hall of mirrors. Years later, with a family of her own, their world is turned upside when Adelaide's past comes back to haunt her. Jordan Peele's horror thriller, starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke and Elisabeth Moss

A gigantic monster of unknown origin rises from the sea and attacks New York. As the military throws everything they have at the creature to little effect, five survivors set off on a dangerous journey across the city to rescue a friend. One of the group documents their journey on a video camera, creating a first-hand record of the carnage. Found-footage thriller, starring Michael Stahl-David and Lizzy Caplan

A woman survives a car crash, and wakes up to find herself in an underground bunker, belonging to a survivalist who claims that a devastating attack has left the outside world uninhabitable. As his behaviour becomes increasingly stranger, she begins to fear she is being tricked and resolves to discover the truth for herself. Thriller, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Goodman

A conspiracy theorist's investigation of his wife's death in a nuclear reactor meltdown leads him and his soldier son into an encounter with underground creatures, which go on a deadly rampage across the world. The only hope for the human race may lie with another equally destructive giant monster. Thriller remake, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston and Ken Watanabe

In 1838 Germany, Thomas Hutter is sent to the Carpathian mountains to secure the signature of enigmatic nobleman Count Orlok on a property sale in the German city of Wisborg. Thomas leaves his bride Ellen in the care of friend Friedrich Harding and his wife Anna. The young man barely survives the exhausting trip to Europe and stumbles home to find Ellen driven to delirium by a telepathic bond to the Count. Director Robert Eggers' version of the Dracula-inspired horror, starring Bill Skarsgard, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult and Aaron Taylor-Johnson

A spaceship crash leaves a renowned war hero and his 13-year-old son stranded on Earth, which was abandoned by the human race centuries ago. Since mankind's departure, the planet has become home to all manner of dangerous life-forms, and the boy must make a desperate journey across hostile terrain to secure a rescue for his injured father. Sci-fi adventure, starring Will and Jaden Smith, with Sophie Okonedo

An American family fulfil their dream of moving back to Norway after inheriting a cabin in the mountains, but soon encounter dark forces. Festive comedy horror, starring Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia and Kiran Shah

A woman and her friends survive a plane crash, but discover something more dangerous lurking in the shallows of the Louisiana everglades. Horror thriller, starring Athena Strates and Madalena Aragão