Your Horror Guide | 2017 – Jordy Reviews It

Franchise installments, original low-budget films, and the ever so popular sequels and remakes. See what Horror Movies are coming to theaters in 2017…

Underworld: Blood Wars

January 6

My Review: Selene Battles New Foes In ‘Underworld: Blood Wars’

Kate Beckinsale returns for a fourth fourth film as death dealer Selene to continue fighting the Lycan/Vampire war. As the hunt for her continues, she must take steps to become unstoppable. Charles Dance and Theo James also return as vampire Thomas and his son David, the only people Selene has on her side.

The Bye Bye Man

January 13

My Review: ‘The Bye Bye Man’ Is As Unfortunate As It’s Name

An urban legend takes shape as a supernatural force begins to possess people in order to carry out acts of murders.

Split

January 20

My Review: ‘Split’ Might Be M. Night Shyamalan’s Most Intriguing Thriller

After being kidnapped, three teenage girls soon discover they are not dealing with just one man, but his 23 personalities within. While he exhibits maniacal behavior, they attempt to reach out to his humanity in hopes one of his personalities will help them.

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

January 27

The sixth film in the franchise begins where Resident Evil: Retribution left off. Giving Alice and her gang one last chance to take out the Umbrella Corporation and save humanity.

Don’t Knock Twice

February 3

My review: ‘Don’t Knock Twice’ Fails to Actually Frighten You

After a witchy urban legend entices a troubled teen to knock on a haunted houses door, she soon discovers it may not be completely fabricated. The film will simultaneously be available on VOD when it’s released in theaters.

Rings

February 3

My Review: Rings: A Mindless Attempt to Grip Onto An Existing Series

Samara returns for a third time and has seemingly learned the beauty of digital video. It seems Samara isn’t just interested in killing this time, but becoming whole again.

Get Out

February 24

My Review: ‘Get Out’ Is A Smart, Satirical Look On Society and Racism

After being nervous to meet his white girlfriends parents, a young black man is pleasantly surprised to find them overly supportive. His peace-of-mind is slowly taken away as he becomes aware of bizarre happenings at their home. Directed and written by Jordan Peele, this horror film will be his first in the genre as he teams up with Blumhouse Productions (The Visit, Insidious).

The Belko Experiment

March 17

My Review: ‘The Belko Experiment’ Will Leave You Wanting to Work From Home

Employees trapped inside their large corporate building are ordered to kill their coworkers. If they do not listen, more will die. Written by James Gunn (Slither, Guardians of the Galaxy), this social experiment is sure to be a blood bath.

It Comes At Night

June 9

A family traveling seeks shelter with another, but becomes weary of them when odd behavior causes their paranoia to set in.

Wish Upon

July 14

A bullied teen is given a music box that has the ability to grant her seven wishes. While she wishes to make her life easier at school, the box itself has gruesome plans to counter each wish.

Annabelle: Creation

August 11

My Review: ‘Annabelle: Creation’ Explores The Demonic Dolls Terrifying Beginning

The possessed doll returns to wreak terror upon a dollmaker and his wife after they invite a nun and several orphaned girls to stay with them. Lights Out director David F. Sandberg takes over the directors chair as Gary Dauberman returns to write the screenplay.

Polaroid

August 25

When a teen finds a vintage polaroid camera, she soon discovers a grim fate happens upon the camera’s subjects. This film is produced by the same people behind The Ring and The Grudge.

It

September 8

My Review: ‘IT’ Terrorizes Once Again, But It’s Extra Fun This Time

The feature film remake of the Stephen King novel about a terrorizing clown. Starring Bill Skarsgård as the nightmare-inducing villain Pennywise.

Friend Request

September 22

After unfriending a strange girl from her class, Laura soon finds herself haunted by a demonic presence that continues to go after her close friends. Reminiscent of the 2015 dud Unfriended, this film will seemingly provide more scares than it’s webcam friend.

Flatliners

September 29

A group of medical students, curious with what happens when you die, begin performing experiments that will find them on the brink of death. As they get more careless with their tests, they seem to have pierced the veil of the supernatural. This sequel to the 1990 film of the same name stars Nina Dobrev, Ellen Page and Diego Luna.

Happy Death Day

October 13

My Review: Expect More Humor Than Horror in ‘Happy Death Day’

A college student finds herself reliving her birthday over and over again. Each day only ending due to her death at the hands of a masked killer. While each day repeats, she tries to use it to figure out who the killer is.

Jigsaw (previously titled Saw: Legacy)

October 27

Jigsaw returns, in some way, once more in this eighth installment.

Amityville: The Awakening

Limited Release: October 28

Blu-ray, DVD, and On Demand: November 14, 2017

To achieve better care for her ailing twin brother, Belle and her younger sister are forced to move to a new town by their mother. After seeing and hearing unexplainable things, she comes to realize they have moved into one of the most haunted houses in America.

The film saw its release date pushed around a few times before landing on June 30. Only to then be shelved mere weeks before the opening weekend. It now will see a very limited theatrical release before going to DVD and digital sales.