Most Anticipated SXSW Horror Movies
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2026 marks SXSW’s 40th year and for the first time will feature all programming running simultaneously for seven days across Innovation, Film & TV and Music. Also new this year is their reservation system. All badges now come with daily reservations that can be used to secure seats in advance for high-demand sessions, screenings, and showcases. If that sounds overwhelming, we got you covered by highlighting some of our most anticipated horror films across the SXSW Film & TV Festival lineup.
SENDER
Credit: Gemma Doll-Grossman
After receiving a series of packages containing unnervingly personal items, a woman tumbles down a paranoid rabbit hole to find her mysterious sender.
DIRECTOR: RUSSELL GOLDMAN | NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION | WORLD PREMIERE
DIRECTOR: RUSSELL GOLDMAN | NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION | WORLD PREMIERE
SCREENING SHOWTIMES
🎞️ MAR 14, 2026 6:00PM - 7:34PM 📌 ZACH THEATER
🎞️ MAR 16, 2026 3:00PM - 4:34PM 📌 ALAMO LAMAR 5
🎞️ MAR 18, 2026 2:45PM - 4:19PM 📌 ALAMO LAMAR 9
DRAG
Credit: Ben Goodman
Two sisters with a contentious relationship decide to rob a rural home in upstate New York. The simple robbery turns into a nightmare when one of them throws out her back and becomes immobilized on the second floor. The night spirals out of control as they embark on a painful journey to make it out before the homeowner returns.
DIRECTOR: RAVIV ULLMAN & GREG YAGOLNITZER | MIDNIGHTER | WORLD PREMIERE
DIRECTOR: RAVIV ULLMAN & GREG YAGOLNITZER | MIDNIGHTER | WORLD PREMIERE
SCREENING SHOWTIMES
🎞️ MAR 13, 2026 10:15PM - 11:41PM 📌 STATE THEATRE
🎞️ MAR 16, 2026 6:30PM - 7:56PM 📌 ALAMO LAMAR 6
🎞️ MAR 18, 2026 9:45PM - 11:11PM 📌 ALAMO LAMAR 6
AND HER BODY WAS NEVER FOUND
Credit: Polaris Banks
Mor Cohen and Polaris Banks did the impossible, made a movie with just two people, while camping, with a script based on their real arguments. Most couples would kill each other under those conditions. They were no exception.
DIRECTOR: POLARIS BANKS | VISIONS | WORLD PREMIERE
DIRECTOR: POLARIS BANKS | VISIONS | WORLD PREMIERE
SCREENING SHOWTIMES
🎞️ MAR 14, 2026 6:00PM - 7:15PM 📌 ALAMO LAMAR 8
🎞️ MAR 16, 2026 3:15PM - 4:30PM 📌 ALAMO LAMAR 1
🎞️ MAR 18, 2026 9:30PM - 10:45PM 📌 ALAMO LAMAR 1
IMPOSTERS
After a couple’s baby boy is taken, the desperate mother learns of a way to bring him back. However, her husband begins to suspect that what she returned with isn't their son.
DIRECTOR: CALEB PHILLIPS | MIDNIGHTER | WORLD PREMIERE
DIRECTOR: CALEB PHILLIPS | MIDNIGHTER | WORLD PREMIERE
SCREENING SHOWTIMES
🎞️ MAR 15, 2026 9:00PM - 10:42PM 📌 ALAMO LAMAR 5
🎞️ MAR 16, 2026 2:30PM - 4:12PM 📌 ALAMO LAMAR 9
🎞️ MAR 17, 2026 9:15PM - 10:57PM 📌 ALAMO LAMAR 3
MONITOR
Credit: Philip Lozano
A social media moderator unleashes a deadly terror when she refuses to publish a cryptic video.
DIRECTORS: MATT BLACK & RYAN POLLY | MIDNIGHTER | WORLD PREMIERE
DIRECTORS: MATT BLACK & RYAN POLLY | MIDNIGHTER | WORLD PREMIERE
SCREENING SHOWTIMES
🎞️ MAR 12, 2026 10:15PM - 11:43PM 📌 ALAMO LAMAR 5
🎞️ MAR 15, 2026 6:15PM - 7:43PM 📌 ALAMO LAMAR 2&7
🎞️ MAR 17, 2026 12:00PM - 1:28PM 📌 ALAMO LAMAR 6
HOKUM
Adam Scott in "Hokum." Credit: NEON
When novelist Ohm Bauman retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents' ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance forces him to confront dark corners of his past.
DIRECTOR: DAMIAN MCCARTHY | MIDNIGHTER | WORLD PREMIERE
DIRECTOR: DAMIAN MCCARTHY | MIDNIGHTER | WORLD PREMIERE
SCREENING SHOWTIMES
🎞️ MAR 14, 2026 10:00PM - 11:41PM 📌 STATE THEATRE
🎞️ MAR 15, 2026 5:45PM - 7:26PM 📌 ALAMO LAMAR 5
🎞️ MAR 17, 2026 6:30PM - 8:11PM 📌 ALAMO LAMAR 8
OBSESSION
Inde Navarrette stars as Nikki and Michael Johnston as Bear in OBSESSION, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features / © 2026 FOCUS FEATURES LLC
After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
DIRECTOR: CURRY BARKER | FESTIVAL FAVORITE
DIRECTOR: CURRY BARKER | FESTIVAL FAVORITE
SCREENING SHOWTIMES
🎞️ MAR 14, 2026 7:00PM - 8:48PM 📌 STATE THEATRE
🎞️ MAR 17, 2026 6:30PM - 8:18PM 📌 ALAMO LAMAR 4
