August 2018 features lots of new titles coming to Netflix US. Here’s a list of the new horror, thriller and sci-fi movies and TV shows coming to Netflix in August 2018.
The list will be edited regularly with new titles as they’re released.
Chernobyl Diaries
Available on Netflix: August 1, 2018
A group of young tourists (Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Jonathan Sadowski, Devin Kelley), hoping for an adventure off the beaten path, hires an extreme-tour guide. In spite of warnings, the tour guide takes the sightseers to the town of Pripyat, Ukraine, once home to workers at the nearby Chernobyl nuclear power plant but abandoned after the 1986 nuclear disaster. After briefly exploring the ghost town, the tourists find themselves stranded — and worse, they are not alone.
Constantine
Available on Netflix: August 1, 2018
As a suicide survivor, demon hunter John Constantine (Keanu Reeves) has literally been to hell and back — and he knows that when he dies, he’s got a one-way ticket to Satan’s realm unless he can earn enough goodwill to climb God’s stairway to heaven. While helping policewoman Angela Dodson (Rachel Weisz) investigate her identical twin’s apparent suicide, Constantine becomes caught up in a supernatural plot involving both demonic and angelic forces. Based on the DC/Vertigo “Hellblazer” comics.
Dreamcatcher
Available on Netflix: August 1, 2018
“Dreamcatcher” tells of four young friends who perform a heroic act — and are changed forever by the uncanny powers they gain in return. Years later the friends, now men, are on a hunting trip in the Maine woods when they are overtaken by a blizzard in which something much more ominous moves. Challenged to stop an alien force, the friends must first prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians by a military vigilante, then overcome a threat to the bond between them.
Edge of Fear
Available on Netflix: August 1, 2018
After being stabbed in the heart by ruthless home invaders, a man is left for dead. Now weak, outnumbered, and knife sticking from his chest, he attempts to do the impossible: save his wife from these murderers before he bleeds to death. Read our review of Edge of Fear >
House of Deadly Secrets (2018)
Available on Netflix: August 1, 2018
A single mother and her daughter look forward to a fresh start in their new house, but they find danger lurking in and outside the home. Read our review of House of Deadly Secrets >
The Strangers (2008)
Available on Netflix: August 1, 2018
A young couple welcomes the peace and quiet of a secluded vacation home until three masked invaders make them realize how dangerous isolation can be.
The Diabolical (2015)
Available on Netflix: August 1, 2018
Terrorized by unexplained disturbances and horrific visions in her home, a young widowed mother turns to her scientist boyfriend for help.
Emelie
Available on Netflix: August 2, 2018
A young boy (Joshua Rush) tries to protect his two siblings when their new baby sitter (Sarah Bolger) starts to reveal her psychotic nature.
I Am A Killer
Available on Netflix: August 3, 2018
In this true-crime series, history’s most notorious killers recount their stories from their points of view in their own chilling words.
Perdida
Available on Netflix: August 9, 2018
A policewoman whose childhood friend disappeared in Patagonia years ago starts a new search to find answers, and soon finds her own life in danger. Read our review of Perdida >
Corbin Nash (2018)
Available on Netflix: August 18, 2018
After discovering that he hails from a long line of demon hunters, Corbin Nash heads to Los Angeles and battles two brutal, bloodthirsty vampires.
Deadwind
Available on Netflix: August 23, 2018
Just months after a tragic loss, detective Sofia Karppi investigates the murder of a woman with ties to a Helsinki construction company.
The Lodgers (2017)
Available on Netflix: August 23, 2018
Twin siblings live under a curse in their ancestral home, but one of them is tempted to defy house rules, angering the spirits keeping them hostage. Read our review of The Lodgers >
Ghoul – season 1
Available on Netflix: August 24, 2018
A newly minted military interrogator arrives at a covert detention center to discover that some of the terrorists held there are not of this world. Read our review of Ghoul >
The Innocents – season 1
Available on Netflix: August 24, 2018
When a teenage couple runs away to be together, the extraordinary gift they possess unleashes powerful forces intent on dividing them forever. Read our review of The Innocents >
Conjuring Spirit
Available on Netflix: August 28, 2018
In the wake of her husband’s betrayal, a novelist and mother moves to an old building, where she receives a music box and encounters a strange spirit.
Inside the Criminal Mind
Available on Netflix: August 31, 2018
Explore the psychological machinations and immoral behavior that define the most nefarious types of criminals.
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