Scariest horror film of 2026’ gets release date as | UK News

Upcoming horror film Passenger has already been dubbed “the scariest film of 2026” after the trailer left audiences “screaming out loud” thanks to its “jump scare of the year”. The film stars Jacob Scipio and Lou Llobell as a couple whose idyllic street journey goes horribly improper when they witness a deadly car accident.

The film has been given a confirmed release date of May 22, and the trailer signifies followers are in for a real deal with. Fans took to X to rave about it after watching the preview. One commented: “Alright that first jump scare got me good.” Another added: “Passengert has that suspense vibe that pulls you in immediately.” A 3rd raved: “Don’t think a trailer has made me actually jump MULTIPLE times in a long time. Def going to see this!” A fourth shared: “This looks absolutely terrifying and proves to me why quiet American roads that have nothing but forest or desert for miles are the most terrifying places in the world to me lmao.”

A fifth gushed: “Finally an actual horrifying movie. I love that this trailer isn’t telling me the entirety of this movie like a lot of these ‘horror’ movies in today’s society. I’m actually excited, like I’m actually upset I can’t predict what this movie is about, which is a very good thing.”

Meanwhile, a sixth raved: “This trailer totally took me back to the first time I got lost in a sci-fi flick at midnight with my friends, can’t wait to see where this ride goes!”

The teaser opens with textual content on screen which reads: “Last year, over 130 million people took road trips.” It then cuts to a man leaving his good friend in the car as he steps out to pee against a tree.

When the car horn begins honking, the person thinks his good friend is urging him to hurry up, but when he gets back to the car, his good friend is gone.

The phrases “15,400 of them were never seen again,” then seem on the screen before the trailer cuts back to the person getting back into the car and trying through the windscreen pensively.

In a big soar scare second, a man coated in blood and cuts then catapults through the windscreen and lands in entrance of him. “Help me,” he says before he gets dragged away at the pace of mild.

The trailer then reveals a younger couple on a street journey witnessing a ugly freeway accident.

Following this, a demonic presence called the Passenger received’t stop until it claims them both, turning their journey into a nightmare.