Blumhouse’s Hit Horror Remake Resurges As Streaming Hit Ahead Of New Release

Published Oct 19, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT Nick Bythrow is a Lead Writer for ScreenRant. He has been writing for the site since September 2022. He graduated from Hampshire College in 2022, where he triple majored in Journalism, Communications, and Media Studies. When he's not writing about TV and movies for ScreenRant and his blog, Frayed Branches, Nick is penning speculative fiction and poetry on Amazon. He lives outside Boston, Massachusetts. Blumhouse's hit horror remake has seen a resurgence as a streaming success ahead of its director's major new horror release. Blumhouse's horror movies include a number of major hits, with 2026's horror movies being some of the biggest for the studio in quite some time. This includes critical and commercial hits like Obsession, which earned $523 million at the box office, alongside other box office successes like Insidious: Out of the Further and Lee Cronin's The Mummy. As for other successful horror movies Blumhouse has released in recent years, one noteworthy release was 2024's Speak No Evil. A remake of the 2022 Danish film of the same name, the movie sees an American family invited to a British family's remote farmhouse home for a weekend. However, the hosting family's father figure, played by James McAvoy, is harboring a dark secret that has to do with his son, Ant (Dan Hough), which slowly unravels as the movie progresses. Speak No Evil reviews were positive, the film scoring a Certified Fresh 83% on Rotten Tomatoes. Speak No Evil Is Back As An HBO Max Hit Now, Speak No Evil has returned to the spotlight as a streaming hit, quickly climbing up the global charts at an appropriate time of the year. According to data from October 19, 2026, the Blumhouse feature is Number 5 worldwide on HBO Max. This includes a Number 1 spot in nine different countries around the world: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, and Slovakia. As for the United States, Speak No Evil is available to stream on Starz. The movie has earned significant praise from critics and audiences alike for McAvoy's performance, alongside the mystery that unravels across the film. Writer and director James Watkins is particularly praised for bringing the movie together, having previously created positively-reviewed horror movies like Eden Lake and The Woman in Black. As the mystery unfolds, it becomes more apparent what's going on, leading to some shocking revelations that put the American family in more danger than they'd ever thought possible. The Horror Remake's Return Comes At The Perfect Time Speak No Evil's returned success comes at just the right time for the movie. Not only is it a perfect watch for the Halloween season, but it's also successful just days ahead of Watkins' next movie. The filmmaker was tapped to direct the upcoming Clayface movie for the DCU, which arrives in theaters on October 23, 2026. The film will be the first horror movie in the superhero shared universe, a unique spin on the genre that continues the franchise's blend of different types of stories taking place in the same world. As for Speak No Evil, the horror movie's success showcases a continued interest in its isolated, claustrophobic presentation, alongside the major mystery that unfolds throughout. Because the movie gives McAvoy a character with some parallels to his recognizable role in Split, it helps to give audiences a familiar antagonist. But, as the Blumhouse movie unfolds, it proves itself unique enough to be a major contender for one's Halloween lineup. Release Date September 13, 2024 Runtime 110 Minutes Director James Watkins