If you are a horror fan, then there is a big chance that you might have heard about the horror streaming service Shudder, and if you have its subscription, you might be wondering what’s in store for you in May 2026. A host of new and old horror movies are coming to the service in the upcoming month, and we have listed the ten best movies coming to Shudder in May 2026.
Gazer (May 1)
Gazer is a psychological mystery thriller film directed by Ryan J. Sloan, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Ariella Mastroianni. The 2024 film follows a financially struggling young mother with a brain disorder that makes it hard for her to perceive the passage of time. To support her family, she takes a dangerous job from a mysterious woman. Gazer stars Ariella Mastroianni, Marcia Debonis, Renee Gagner, Jack Alberts, and Tommy Kang.
Goodnight Mommy (May 1)
Goodnight Mommy is an Austrian psychological horror film co-written and co-directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala. The 2014 film follows twin boys as they begin to question the identity of their mother after she returns from the hospital and doesn’t seem like herself. Goodnight Mommy stars Susanne West, Elias Schwarz, Lukas Schwarz, Hans Escher, Elfriede Schatz, and Karl Purker.
Heresy (May 1)
Heresy is a Dutch folk horror film directed by Didier Konings from a screenplay by Marc S. Nollkaemper. The 2026 film is set in a medieval Dutch village, and it follows a young woman as she finds herself in a deadly predicament after her townsfolk begin to believe that she is connected to a dark force lurking in the woods. Heresy stars Anneke Sluiters, Len Leo Vincent, Reinout Bussemaker, and Nola Elvis Kemper.
Martyrs (May 1)
Martyrs is a horror film co-directed by Kevin and Michael Goetz from a screenplay by Mark L. Smith. Based on Pascal Laugier’s 2008 film of the same name, the 2015 film follows Lucie, a young woman, as she decides to go after the people who kidnapped her as a child and abused her. Martyrs stars Troian Bellisario, Bailey Noble, and Kate Burton.
Teeth (May 1)
Teeth is a horror dark comedy film written and directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein. The 2007 film follows Dawn, a high school student who is an active member of her school’s chastity club, but things take a turn when a boy forces himself on her, and she discovers a strange fact about herself. Teeth stars Jess Weixler, John Hensley, Josh Pais, Hale Appleman, Ashley Springer, and Lenny Von Dohlen.
The Ghost of Yotsuya (May 1)
The Ghost of Yotsuya is a Japanese supernatural horror film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa from a screenplay co-written by Masayoshi Ônuki and Yoshihiro Ishikawa. Based on Nanboku Tsuruya’s Kabuki ghost play Yotsuya Kaidan, the 1959 film follows the ghost of a woman who rises from her grave to exact vengeance against her husband, who killed her. The Ghost of Yotsuya stars Shigeru Amachi, Katsuko Wakasugi, Shuntarō Emi, and Ryūzaburō Nakamura.
The Snow Woman (May 1)
The Snow Woman is a Japanese fantasy horror film directed by Tokuzō Tanaka from a screenplay by Fuji Yahiro. Based on Lafcadio Hearn’s 1904 book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, the 1968 film follows a master sculptor and his apprentice as their lives turn upside down after they come across an evil witch during a snowstorm. The Snow Woman stars Shiho Fujimura, Akira Ishihama, and Machiko Hasegawa.
The Terror: Devil in Silver (May 7)
The Terror is a supernatural horror drama anthology series created by Victor LaValle. The upcoming Season 3 of the AMC series follows Pepper, an ordinary man who’s wrongfully sent to the bleak New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital, where he must face off against sinister doctors and dark forces to survive. The Terror stars Dan Stevens, Judith Light, CCH Pounder, Aasif Mandvi, and John Benjamin Hickey.
Whistle (May 8)
Whistle is a supernatural horror film directed by Corin Hardy from a screenplay by Owen Egerton. The 2025 film revolves around a group of students as they find an ancient Aztec Death Whistle, which makes their deaths hunt them down now. Whistle stars Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse, Sky Yang, Jhaleil Swaby, Ali Skovbye, Percy Hynes White, Michelle Fairley, and Nick Frost.
47 Meters Down (May 11)
47 Meters Down is a survival horror film directed by Johannes Roberts, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Ernest Riera. The 2017 film follows sisters Kate and Lisa as they decide to go cage diving during their vacation in Mexico, but things turn dangerous after the winch holding the cage breaks, plunging them to the ocean floor with sharks circling them. 47 Meters Down stars Claire Holt, Mandy Moore, Matthew Modine, Chris Johnson, and Yani Gellman.
Something Is About to Happen (May 15)
Something Is About to Happen is a Spanish-Romanian thriller drama film directed by Antonio Méndez Esparza, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Clara Roquet. Based on Juan José Millás’ 2018 novel Que nadie duerma, the 2023 film is set in Madrid, and it follows Lucia, a software developer as her life takes a turn after she loses her job and becomes a taxi driver. Something Is About to Happen stars Malena Alterio, Aitana Sánchez Gijon, Rodrigo Poisón, José Luis Torrijo, and Manuel de Blas.
This Is Not a Test (May 22)
This Is Not a Test is an apocalyptic horror-thriller film written and directed by Adam MacDonald. Based on Courtney Summers’ 2012 novel of the same name, the 2025 film follows Sloane, a teenage girl, and a group of her classmates as they find themselves trapped in their high school during a zombie apocalypse. This Is Not a Test stars Olivia Holt, Froy Gutierrez, Carson MacCormac, Chloe Avakian, and Joelle Farrow.
Smothered (May 29)
Smothered is an Indonesian psychological thriller film co-directed by Kevin Rahardjo and Rafki Hidayat from a screenplay co-written by Joko Anwar, Aline Djayasukmana, and Hidayat. The 2025 film follows Alif, a miniature painter who loses parts of his memories because of a car accident. When he returns home, he meets an elderly woman claiming to be his mother, but he has no memories of her. Smothered stars Rio Dewanto, Faradina Mufti, Vonny Anggraini, and Jordan Omar.