6 New International Horror Movies That Demand Spots On Your Watchlist This June

In a statement about his new folk-horror film The Curse (a.k.a. La damnée), director Abel Danan said he wanted to “speak about heritage, but also to captivate and frighten audiences with the significance of Moroccan witches.” Moroccan witches? Say less—I’m already seated.
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Released on VOD on June 2, The Curse centers on Yara (Lina El Arabi), a young Moroccan woman who has suffered from agoraphobia since childhood. After moving to Paris to study, her reality begins to fracture as fragments of her past blend with monstrous visions. And when a mysterious apparition appears in her apartment one evening, Yara’s world is turned upside down.

We’ve had approximately 600 new shark movies already this year, but you know what animal demands more of our trembling respect? The humble hippo. Those things will mess you up, as the characters in Hungry are about to find out the hard way.
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In this British horror film from director James Nunn, a group of thrill-seeking tourists takes a riverboat tour through the treacherous Louisiana swamplands. What could possibly go wrong? Possibly nothing, if only they could resist being lured off the beaten path by the promise of an exclusive adventure. Cue a brutal fight for survival against the ravenous hippopotamus lurking beneath the murky waters of the bayou.
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Tourists vs. a 4,000lb hungry, hungry hippo? Place your bets now, then check out Hungry to see the results—in theaters as of June 3, and on VOD from June 23.

Mexico’s first feature film made entirely of stop-motion animation, dark-fantasy musical I Am Frankelda arrives on Netflix and in select theaters on June 12 to charm young viewers and seasoned horror fans alike.
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Brothers Arturo Ambriz and Roy Ambriz wrote and directed I Am Frankelda, which serves as a prequel to their anthology TV series Frankelda’s Book of Spooks. Set in 19th-century Mexico, the beautifully crafted film sees the titular Frankelda—or, as she was known at the time, Francisca Imelda—as she struggles to fulfill her dream of becoming an author.

But the dark tales she’s writing come back to bite her when she is thrust into her subconscious, and the very monsters she has created come to life. With the help of a tormented prince trapped between dreams and nightmares, Frankelda must reclaim her power as a storyteller before dark forces consume her imagination and reveal horrors untold.

It’s (almost) time to release the Kraken—specifically, director Pål Øie’s new creature-feature Kraken, which washes into theaters and onto digital platforms on June 12.
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Blending Nordic folklore with good old-fashioned monster movie madness, Kraken follows a marine biologist on a fish farm who encounters several strange occurrences. First, the salmon start acting weird. Then, two brutal deaths occur in Norway’s deepest fjord. Something has awakened down there, and oh, what big tentacles it has!

When the trailer for Leviticus played ahead of a Hokum screening in New York City recently, the man sitting behind me loudly announced that it was “that gay movie for gay people about gays.” And you know what? He wasn’t wrong. Rude, probably a chore to be around, but not wrong.
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Written and directed by Adrian Chiarella, making his feature debut, Leviticus stars Joe Bird (Talk to Me) and Stacy Clausen as two teenagers living in a small Australian town who must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most—each other. The trailer for this one looks equal parts tender and terrifying, plus it's Pride, so get your ass to the theater to enjoy this queer horror romance when it drops on June 19.

Enys Men director Mark Jenkin returns this month with another eerie Cornish tale: Rose of Nevada. Starring Callum Turner (Green Room) and George MacKay (Femme), the film is set in a remote and dying fishing village in Cornwall.

Three decades ago, back when the village was thriving, the titular Rose of Nevada vanished at sea along with its crew—so when it mysteriously reappears, the locals figure it must be a good sign, right? But after a new crew takes the vessel out for a spin, they return to harbor to discover that things aren’t quite how they remember them. They seem a lot more… 30 years ago… in fact.
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Jenkin shot Rose of Nevada on his signature 16mm Bolex camera, which doesn’t record sound. If you’ve seen Enys Men, you’ll know that the soundscapes he constructs in post are truly singular and haunting. Get on board his latest folk-horror drama when Rose of Nevada drifts into theaters on June 19.
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Well, those are our top international picks for the month, but there’s plenty more horror to look forward to in the latter half of 2026. Check out some of our most anticipated new horror movies—and as always, visit again soon for more fresh pickings from all around the globe.