October brings the atmosphere of Halloween, along with a series of horror films arriving in theaters. If you are looking for a film to enjoy some thrills with friends this festive season, take a look at the latest releases. This article brings together horror films in theaters in October 2026 with their stories and ratings to help you choose.
As eight-year-old Bela watches tensions grow within her family, a mysterious entity emerges from her closet. It has a face identical to her mother's and gradually turns their familiar home into a place where Bela no longer feels safe. The film builds suspense around a frightening question: if the person before her is an evil force in disguise, how will Bela recognize it?
Viewers have praised Jessica Chastain's performance in portraying both a warm mother and a threatening, transformed entity. However, some feel that the later screenplay moves too quickly and relies more on jump scares than on fully exploring the initial psychological fear.
Người Mẹ Khác tells the story of young Bela and a mysterious entity with her mother's face. (Source: Internet)
While searching for a missing person, Yak and Sergeant Paphan lead their team into the Khao Khwang forest. Amid the mist and treacherous terrain, the Tiger Spirit appears, able to change form, imitate voices and impersonate members of the team. When no one can be certain that the person beside them is still an ally, the search quickly becomes a tense fight for survival deep in the forest. The film combines chases, gunfights and elements of Thai folk spirituality.
The film has received highly positive responses from fans of action horror. Viewers appreciate its fast pace, impressive creature makeup and Nadech Kugimiya's striking fight scenes. The oppressive, supernatural atmosphere of the sacred forest is also vividly portrayed.
Yak and his team venture deep into the Khao Khwang forest, where the shape-shifting Tiger Spirit leaves them unable to tell human from demon. (Source: Internet)
Jay Gardiner dives into the waters off California to search for his father's remains. But the dive becomes a race for survival when a sperm whale swallows him, trapping him inside its enormous body. Darkness, a lack of oxygen and little time to escape sustain the pressure throughout the film. This survival thriller is suited to viewers who enjoy stories about confinement and confronting nature.
Jay Gardiner dives into the waters off California to search for his father's remains. But the dive becomes a race for survival when a sperm whale swallows him, trapping him inside its enormous body. Darkness, a lack of oxygen and little time to escape sustain the pressure throughout the film. This survival thriller is suited to viewers who enjoy stories about confinement and confronting nature.
Jay Gardiner is trapped inside a whale and must find a way to escape in the middle of the ocean. (Source: Internet)
A mysterious figure can grant wishes, but every wish that comes true carries a condition and a price. From this premise, Mẹ Mìn unfolds as a supernatural horror story about choices that seem beneficial but may bring unforeseen consequences for those who make them. The film has attracted attention for placing a familiar figure from folklore in a modern setting and bringing together Minh Hằng, Nhật Kim Anh, Rima Thanh Vy and other Vietnamese actors.
Mẹ Mìn explores a story of granted wishes and the price that comes with them. (Source: Internet)
After hunters kill his mother and pollution damages his habitat, Bambi turns into a huge, ferocious creature and begins hunting humans. In the forest, a mother and her son become his targets. The film contrasts the familiar image of a gentle deer with a terrifying predator, leading into a story of escape and survival.
Bambi becomes a ferocious predator and pursues a mother and son through the forest. (Source: Internet)
Matt Hagen is a rising actor, but after undergoing a scientific procedure, he gradually transforms into Clayface. As his body and face lose their fixed forms, the boundary between human and monster becomes increasingly thin. The film explores the horror of bodily transformation while placing its character in a struggle with identity, hatred and scientific ambition.
Matt Hagen gradually transforms into Clayface in a horror story about lost identity and scientific ambition. (Source: Internet)
After his father's mysterious death in a newly built house, Nguyễn Văn Ân begins documenting strange events in a series of vlogs called “Chuyện tâm linh trong nhà mình”. His footage gradually reveals an ancient talisman buried beneath the floor and a Lỗ Ban curse ritual linked to the words “build nine houses, curse the tenth”. Telling the story through the character's footage keeps viewers close to the investigation as fear increasingly takes hold of the house itself.
Nguyễn Văn Ân records strange events in a newly built house that conceals a Lỗ Ban curse. (Source: Internet)
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Located inside the mall, CGV makes it convenient to combine a movie with dining or shopping. Before the screening, you can stop by BreadTalk on the ground floor for pastries, have tea at Gong Cha or dine at Gogi House, Dookki, Hachiban Ramen or Chilli Thái. After the film, Highlands Coffee is a place to rest and chat with friends or family. The store lineup may change, so check the AEON MALL Tân Phú Celadon store directory before visiting.
If you want to shop, consider Adidas, An Phước – Pierre Cardin, Canifa, Decathlon or FAHASA. Groups of friends looking for more activities after the movie can visit Dream Games on the second floor or Timezone inside the mall.
CGV on the third floor of AEON MALL Tân Phú Celadon is a starting point for an outing that combines a movie, dining, shopping and entertainment. (Source: Internet)
The horror films in theaters in October 2026 offer a range of stories, from family-centered supernatural horror in Người Mẹ Khác and a folk monster in Quỷ Ăn Tạng 4: Hổ Tinh to a curse in the Vietnamese film Trấn Yểm. If you choose an upcoming film, check CGV's daily schedule for the latest showtimes, formats and age ratings. You can also combine a screening at CGV AEON MALL Tân Phú Celadon with dining, shopping or games at the mall.