Trap hits theaters this week, 11 other horror movies coming out the last week of July

July is coming to a close with several new releases, most of which will be available to purchase on VOD. Additionally, Josh Hartnett stars in M. Night Shyamalan's latest, Trap, which hits theaters this Friday, August 2. Other new releases to watch out for this week are Netflix's Unsolved Mysteries docuseries, the YA murder mystery A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, and the director's cuts of Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon films.

Physical collectors will want to keep an eye out this week, as creature feature Sting and the acclaimed prequel to The Omen, The First Omen, will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday, July 30. On the television side of things, the final four episodes of Evil start airing this week, with episode 411 dropping on Paramount+ on Thursday, August 1.

The Abandon (VOD, Jul. 30)

The latest sci-fi horror film from Lionsgate stars Jonathan Rosenthal (Alone) as an injured soldier who awakens inside a mysterious cube with nothing but his combat gear. His only source of sanity is a mysterious other prisoner on the other end of a satellite phone. Together, the prisoners must try to outsmart their unknown captors to escape.

Pale Horse (VOD, Jul. 30)

An artist transforms an art gallery basement into his own personal studio with two strict rules: all his assistants must be blind, and no one can enter when he's working. His pursuit of fame puts him on a dark path riddled with unexplained phenomena. Pale Horse is one of the final films from Singaporean filmmaker Pearry Reginald Teo, who passed away in March 2023.

A Quiet Place: Day One (PVOD, Jul. 30)

If you missed out on seeing A Quiet Place prequel film Day One in theaters, you'll soon be able to watch the movie at home. Set during the first day of the alien invasion, Lupita Nyong'o and Joseph Quinn star as survivors attempting to outrun and outmaneuver the onslaught of monstrous extraterrestrial creatures that hunt via sound. During the premium VOD window, A Quiet Place: Day One will cost $24.99 to purchase digitally or $19.99 to rent.

Unsolved Mysteries vol. 4 (Netflix, Jul. 31)

Unsolved Mysteries returns with five haunting new mysteries, including alleged creature sightings, shocking historical cold cases, and more. Unlike previous seasons, all episodes will be released simultaneously this time around.

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Netflix, Aug. 1)

Based on Holly Jackson's bestselling novel trilogy of the same name, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is a YA murder mystery series starring Wednesday actress Emma Myers as an intrepid teen investigator looking into the murder of a high schooler that occurred five years prior. This six-episode series previously premiered in the UK and will make its US debut this week.

Tarot (Netflix, Aug. 1)

This Sony horror movie, released theatrically in May, makes its streaming debut this Thursday. Rated PG-13, Tarot is a fun teen scream following a group of college students who start dying in mysterious ways after getting their fortunes told via a strange old Tarot card deck.

Trap (Theaters, Aug. 2)

Described by M. Night Shyamalan as a movie that asks the question, "What if The Silence of the Lambs happened at a Taylor Swift concert?" Trap is the latest from the master of twists and stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer who unknowingly walks into a police set-up while taking his daughter to a concert.

Rebel Moon: Director's Cuts (Netflix, Aug. 2)

Zack Snyder super-fans are in for a treat this week as the director releases his extended, R-rated cuts of Rebel Moon, the epic space opera saga that initially premiered in December 2023. The director's cuts of both Part 1 and Part 2 will be released together this Friday exclusively on Netflix. Snyder and the cast have teased these new versions will be much bloodier and sexier than their PG-13 counterparts.

MaXXXine (PVOD, Aug. 2)

Another theatrical release makes its PVOD debut this week. If you've got some extra cash to spare, you can purchase the third film in Ti West's horror trilogy starring Mia Goth for $24.99 or rent it for $19.99 starting Friday, August 2.

#AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead (VOD, Aug. 2)

A group of friends rent an Airbnb for a weekend of partying for a music festival, but then a masked killer starts picking them off one by one. This one looks like a pretty fun slasher and it's from director Marcus Dunstan, best known for directing The Collector films, so I'm sure we can expect some wild kills.

Doctor Jekyll (VOD, Aug. 2)

A gothic horror film based on the iconic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, Doctor Jekyll finally makes its US debut this week after premiering at last year's FrightFest. Eddie Izzard stars as Dr. Nina Jekyll/Rachel Hyde who begins bonding with her hired help, Rob (Scott Chambers), who must do whatever he can to keep Rachel from wrecking her life.

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