A new month means a new streaming guide as titles are added (and dropped) from streaming services. Let’s unpack the most exciting titles that are available to watch on Tubi in January 2026.

New to Tubi December Horror Films

Battle Royale (2000)

• Premise: In a dystopian future, a group of students from a Japanese high school are forced by the government to compete in a sadistic competition, killing one another until only one is left standing.
• Why Watch It? Kinji Fukasaku‘s adaptation of Koushun Takami‘s novel of the same name is arguably one of the most influential texts of the last quarter century. Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games was undoubtedly influenced by the film (even if she says otherwise), and Quentin Tarantino was so smitten by Chiaki Kuriyama‘s performance that he cast her as Gogo Yubari in Volume 1 of Kill Bill. Plus: the satire of a filmed deadly reality TV competition is still scarily relevant to our real life dystopian timeline.
• Streaming: January 1

The Blackcoat’s Daughter (2015)

• Premise: During winter break, two students stay in an all-girls boarding school in the company of a terrifying presence.
• Why Watch It? We’re coming off one hell of a year for Osgood Perkins who delivered not one, but TWO films in 2025 between The Monkey and Keeper. What better way to ring in the new year than revisit his criminally under seen debut, which features fantastic performances by Kiernan Shipka, Emma Roberts, and Lucy Boynton? It’s twisty-turny, moody, demonic, and concludes with a devastating gut punch that’ll leave you thinking long after the credits. Considering the film’s original title – February – hold your screening until the last day of the month so that you can ring in the bleakest month of the year in style.
• Streaming: January 1

Black Rock (2012)

• Premise: Three childhood friends (Katie Aselton, Lake Bell, and Kate Bosworth) set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls’ weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway into a deadly fight for survival.
• Why Watch It? Black Rock is another under seen and underrated gem that pits a trio of women against three men on an isolated island. It’s a relatively straightforward story, but the performances and the relationships of the protagonists make it highly watchable. Plus: it’s worth checking out just to see what Aselton is capable of (she wears three hats on the production, including acting, directing, and co-writing duties alongside friend Mark Duplass). If you watched the S02 finale of The Creep Tapes and want to see more of Aselton, this is a great place to start.
• Streaming: January 1

The Cable Guy (1996)

• Premise: A designer (Matthew Broderick) makes a grievous mistake when he rejects the friendship of a an unhinged cable guy (Jim Carrey).
• Why Watch It? Ok, yes, director Ben Stiller‘s poorly received film is technically a dark comedy, but in anticipation of The Cable Guy‘s 20th anniversary in June, what better time to reevaluate the film as a homoerotic home invasion/stalker movie? It’s honestly such an odd curiosity of a film, made even more notable for being the first real dent in the armour of Carrey’s commercial appeal.
• Streaming: January 1

Foxcatcher (2014)

• Premise:U.S. Olympic wrestling champions and brothers Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) and Dave (Mark Ruffalo) Schultz join “Team Foxcatcher”, led by eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont (Steve Carrell), as they train for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, but John’s self-destructive behavior threatens to consume them all.
• Why Watch It? Director Bennett Miller (Capote; Moneyball) excels at bringing real life events to the silver screen in a compelling way. Foxcatcher is another great example: the true crime adaptation features bizarre turns, great performances, and its 2+ hour runtime breezes by. It was also widely lauded, earning five Oscar nominations (including nods for Carrell and Ruffalo). In the run-up to the Olympic games next month, why not revisit the dangers of pursuing perfection and excellence?
• Streaming: January 1

Pi (1998)

• Premise: A paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature.
• Why Watch It? Darren Aronofsky famously burst onto the scene with his feature directorial debut, a paranoid arthouse film that won him directing accolades at Sundance, the Independent Spirit Awards and the Gotham Awards. It’s not a film for everyone, but open minded audiences who go in prepared for moody and hallucinatory black & white visuals will find plenty to appreciate.
• Streaming: January 1

Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)

• Premise: When her adoptive father disappears, Heather AKA Sharon Da Silva (Adelaide Clemens) is drawn into a strange and terrifying alternate reality that holds answers to the horrific nightmares that have plagued her since childhood.
• Why Watch It? While nowhere near as well-received or revered as its predecessor, MJ Bassett‘s Silent Hill sequel has its defenders. The messy (and occasionally boring) plot isn’t helped by charisma vaccuum Kit Harrington, but at least there’s a reputable supporting cast that includes Malcolm McDowell and Carrie-Anne Moss. It’s not essential viewing, but for Silent Hill completionists, you basically have to revisit this before Return to Silent Hill, right?
• Streaming: January 9

January Tubi Originals

Broken Bonds (2026)

• Premise: After witnessing a fatal shootout, three struggling waitresses hide a bag of illicit cash, forcing them into a perilous web of betrayal and survival.
• Streaming: January 2

Death Name (2026)

• Premise: A young Korean American woman yearns to learn more about her heritage, not knowing the further she digs, the more she reawakens a deadly family curse.
• Streaming: January 9

Twin (2026)

• Premise: Fresh out of prison for murder, a ruthless woman schemes to replace her twin sister and claim her flawless life by any means necessary
• Streaming: January 23

What’s your favorite from the list above? Will you check out the new Originals? Sound off in the comments below

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*Keep up with our ongoing end of the year coverage here*

To think there was ever a dry and slow time for horror seems impossible when looking at the current landscape. Horror is more popular than ever these days, and the genre shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Yet with there being such a constant output of horror, naturally, a lot of titles were lost in the shuffle, or simply missed by the general public. That’s where this list comes in.

So, like previous years, the goal of this end-of-year list is to shine a light on ten of those overlooked, underrated, or lesser-known newer horrors that can be considered hidden gems of 2025.

The Twin

Pictured: Logan Donovan in The Twin.

It would be remiss of me not to mention the familiar premise in J.C. Doler‘s The Twin. Surely there is a been-there-done-that feeling to its story. Then again, there’s also something very haunting about this slice of grief horror. Its honesty about loss is not to be ignored. In this movie, a man struggles to put his life back together after he and his wife’s young son died in a tragic accident. And as anticipated, that healing never comes easy; the father is now seeing his shadowy doppelgänger. The performances are good all across the board, but Robert Longstreet steals the spotlight on more than one occasion.

Kryptic

Pictured: The cryptid in Kryptic.

Kourtney Roy’s debut movie, Kryptic, isn’t going to be for everyone. That’s clear, based on the mixed reception. Admittedly, though, this offering of weird and surreal horror does pull a bait-and-switch on its audience, particularly those who were expecting a movie just about a creepy cryptid in the Canadian wilderness. In what is quite the opposite of your expectations, the story goes down a totally different path. The main character’s (Chloe Pirrie) journey to find a missing cryptozoologist takes her, and you, to the strangest places.

Match

Pictured: Jacques Adriaanse in Match.

Tubi has managed to surprise us again. In his review, Bloody Disgusting’s Joe Lipsett said of the streaming service’s latest horror original:“[Match] has the right qualities to be a solid exploitation thriller.” And that is the keyword in why Danishka Esterhazy‘s new movie is such a ball of sick fun; it’s exploitation done right. After setting up what was clearly a catfish situation for the victim (Humberly González), the remainder of this story gets pretty damn bonkers. You’re very right to feel those ’90s direct-to-video horror vibes from this one.

Fear Below

Pictured: The bull shark surfaces in Fear Below.

In the same year that Jaws turned fifty, we got two new, worthwhile shark movies. Beast of War definitely had the bigger push, and it rightfully received kudos for its production values, characters, and one incredibly nightmarish antagonist. Matthew Holmes‘ Fear Below, on the other hand, sank to the bottom of the sea. One that is, needless to say, already littered with subpar shark movies. Looks can be deceiving, though, because this Australian, 1940s-set story of criminals, buried treasure, and one territorial bull shark is a good time. Strong character writing, plus a unique setting, does wonders here. Oh, and have no fear, Holmes largely relied on practical effects for the shark.

The Wild

Jessica Kozak brings us on a tense camping trip in The Wild. What was originally meant to be a time of healing for three friends (Kate Easton, Kayla Foster, and Sunita Mani) turned into the most dreadful trip. A secret hangs over these grieving characters, and you’re convinced you already have it figured out. Yet as emotions overflow, and an unexpected visitor (Danny Deferrari) alters the course of the weekend, the movie takes on this wonderfully dark and suspenseful tone.

Bark

Pictured: Michael Weston and A.J. Buckley in Bark.

Marc Schölermann’s survivalist tale isn’t what it seems, and that’s for the best. Bark is a real surprise once the pieces of the puzzle start to fall into place. What begins like a low-scale, outdoorsy Saw ends up being something else entirely. To say more would be spoiling the story, but keep this in mind as you watch: your patience will be rewarded in the most brutal way possible. This one really hits you in the gut.

The Man with the Black Umbrella

Pictured: The Man with the Black Umbrella.

Fans of Creepypasta-esque horror, along with true crime and found footage, should seek out Ricky Umberger‘s The Man with the Black Umbrella. Here, a man (Max Johnson) makes the grave mistake of investigating his sister’s murder, and he soon learns the culprit is far from human. Now, what the movie lacks in originality, it makes up for in delivery. And just when you think this story is going in circles, the third act turns into a rollercoaster of nonstop thrills.

#Manhole

Pictured: Yūto Nakajima in #Manhole.

Kazuyoshi Kumakiri’s #Manhole is certainly another entry in the overcrowded “confined to one location” genre, but to see where this movie is heading is next to impossible. Here, a drunken man’s (Yūto Nakajima) night out ends with him falling through a manhole, then having to use social media to find help. As you’ll soon discover, trying to stay ahead of the story will prove difficult.

Went Up the Hill

Pictured: Vicky Krieps and Dacre Montgomery in Went Up the Hill.

For a rather different kind of possession story, make your way over to Samuel Van Grinsven‘s Went Up the Hill. In this intimate slow-burn, a dead woman’s spirit lives on in both her estranged son (Dacre Montgomery) and her widow (Vicky Krieps). What comes next is out there, and not remotely feel-good, but as far as visceral trauma horror goes, Went Up the Hill delivers that and then some. Krieps and Montgomery are each fantastic here, with the latter giving a career-best performance.

Descendent

Pictured: Ross Marquand in Descendent.

Peter Cilella‘s Descendent might be what madness feels like. This upsetting story of a struggling husband and soon-to-be father, played by Ross Marquand, is unlike most horror movies to have come out this year. It doesn’t have any sort of tangible terror for the protagonist to fight; after his encounter with what could be aliens, he fights himself. Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, the team behind such films as Spring and The Endless, helped produce this excellent piece of existential horror.

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