7 New International Horror Movies That Have Our Attention This Month

If you thought that one scene with the collar in Wuthering Heights was depraved, get ready for Heel! Previously titled Good Boy (three guesses why they changed it), the film is the first English-language feature from Academy Award-nominated Polish director Jan Komasa, and you can catch it on VOD as of March 6.
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Heel stars Stephen Graham, who made a splash last year with the shocking Adolescence, and Andrea Riseborough (Possessor) as a dysfunctional couple who kidnap a young criminal and attempt to rehabilitate him in their remote house in Yorkshire. What does that process entail, exactly? Well, a heavy metal collar and chain are involved…

Craig Conway, who you might recognize as one of those creepy crawlers from The Descent, makes his directorial debut this month with Red Riding, which boasts Neil Marshall as an executive producer.
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A contemporary reimagining of the classic Little Red Riding Hood fairytale, Red Riding follows troubled teen Redele Riding (Victoria Tait). After her mother overdoses, she leaves her London council estate behind and moves to the Scottish Highlands to live with her estranged grandmother in the woman’s grand estate.

But behind all the elegance, the estate hides dark secrets. What happened to the missing children in the area? Are the whispers of a monstrous wolf in the woods true? And what exactly was Red’s mother trying to warn her about? Find out when Red Riding gets a limited theatrical release on March 13.

If you’ve been jonesing for a new killer clown movie, here’s one to hold you over until Terrifier 4. From director Marc Zammit, Jitters stars Fabrizio Santino as Detective Collymore, a seasoned copper and single dad called in to investigate the sudden death of a young woman.

His complex investigation takes him to the darkest recesses of the internet, where a disturbing video game is weaponizing players’ deepest fears. Of course, this game isn’t just challenging: it’s deadly. And if Collymore wants to survive it and save his family, he’ll have to face the encoded horrors—and the darkness within himself.
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This one has me interested for one key reason: the clown’s unusual headgear. Check it out in the trailer, and discover if it’s more than just a fashion statement when Jitters arrives on digital platforms on March 17.

Lee Cronin is bringing a fresh take on The Mummy next month, but you don’t have to wait that long to start cracking open tombs and unleashing horrifying creatures and/or curses! French director Mathieu Turi (Hostile, Meander) returns this month with his third horror feature, The Deep Dark, getting a VOD release on March 24.
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The Deep Dark centers on a group of miners who are forced to bring a professor underground with them to take samples for his measurements. But after a landslide prevents them from heading back up, they discover an ancient crypt down there with them in the dark—causing a bloodthirsty creature to stir from its slumber.

Here’s an interesting premise for you: while under hypnosis, Jason (Aneurin Barnard), a war journalist suffering from PTSD, experiences a violent murder that occurred before he was born. As he investigates the case with the help of a celebrity hypnotist (Jeremy Piven), Jason realizes he may have been a murderer in a past life—and that unlocking those memories might have been a mistake.
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Blackadder’s Tim McInnerny and pop star Pixie Lott also star in Past Life, which comes to us from director Simeon Halligan. You can find the horror-thriller on VOD platforms on March 24. Just don’t let it awaken anything in you.

After the luridly brilliant Raw and the wild ride that was Titane, I was ravenous to see what Julia Ducournau would do next. The Palme d'Or winner’s third feature, Alpha, received mixed reviews after its Cannes premiere, with some calling it a future cult classic while others weren’t as impressed.

You can make your own mind up when the film comes to theaters on March 27 (and if you’re in NYC or Los Angeles, you can catch it as early as March 16).
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Influenced by the director's experience growing up during the AIDS epidemic of the '80s and '90s, Alpha follows a troubled 13-year-old who lives with her single mom. Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm.

I’m a huge fan of Alice Maio Mackay, the Aussie filmmaker who has an impressive six feature films under her belt at age 21. Her latest, The Serpent’s Skin, is a sensual sapphic romance that blends elements of ‘90s monster-of-the-week shows and supernatural horror with Mackay’s unique brand of queer and trans joy.
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In The Serpent’s Skin, Anna (Alexandra McVicker) escapes her small, transphobic town to start a new life with her sister in the big city. There, she meets and falls in love with a goth tattoo artist, Gen (Avalon Fast), whom she has seen in visions. But their magical bond is threatened when Gen inadvertently unleashes a demon via some killer ink. (Probably not a good idea to do a tattoo-based horror double-feature with Alpha since these films look wildly different in tone, but I won’t stop you.)
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Lovers of queer horror cinema, listen up: The Serpent’s Skin begins its limited theatrical run on March 27, starting in NYC before heading to San Francisco and LA in early April, with more cities to be announced. If it doesn’t play on a big screen near you, you can catch it on demand from April 21.
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Those are our top international picks for March. Check back next month for info on the latest new releases from around the world. In the meantime, take a peek at some of the other films we can’t wait to watch in 2026!