Best Horror of September 2026: Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil,’ Adam Wingard’s ‘Onslaught,’ a Lizzie Borden Miniseries and More

Welcome to Horror Explorer, a curated column showcasing the month’s best movies, series, books and everything else spooky worth checking out. I’m William Earl, the executive digital director of Variety and the publication’s resident horror enthusiast. Please drop me a line at wearl@variety.com if there’s something I sh

EXCLUSIVE: Black Label Media has added four to the cast of its thriller Copperhead starring Miles Teller: Jason Momoa, Tenoch Huerta, Adria Arjona and Kiefer Sutherland. Character details are being kept under wraps. The casting news comes ahead of this year’s Toronto Film Festival, where Black Bear is launching sales.

Dan Stevens, Drew Starkey and Rebecca Hall also star in the picture co-written by Simon Barrett, about an Army vet whose trailer park is attacked by a trio of experimental super soldiers.

Short, snappy and unapologetically silly, its cacophony of carnage is music to the ears.