The horror films of 2025 offer sequels to popular franchises such as Conjuring and Final Destination, new films about ancient horror figures, but also brand new spine-chillers.
If you are looking for new scary entertainment in 2025 after the horror of recent years, you can make a note of a whole list of eerie films that are scheduled to be released this year. After the fantasy films of 2025 and the sci-fi films of 2025, we present the horror film releases of the new year here.
These are the 27 already known horror movie releases in 2025
Many horror releases of the new year have already been set with specific dates, including the two most-bookmarked films of 2025. Film adaptations of Stephen King works are represented several times. Remakes of monsters and other horror classics are also popular. However, this year’s horror films are topped by the sequels that continue creepy series:
Nosferatu – The Vampyre – in theaters January 2, 2025
Cinderella’s Revenge – rental stream release date: January 2, 2025 (DVD release date: February 6, 2025)
Wolf Man – theatrical release date: January 23, 2025
Companion – theatrical release date: February 6, 2025
Monster Mash – DVD release date: February 28, 2025
The Monkey – theatrical release: February 20, 2025
Azrael – DVD release: February 27, 2025
The Woman in the Yard – theatrical release: March 27, 2025
The Exorcist: Deceiver – in theaters April 17, 2025
Drop – Deadly Date – in theaters April 17, 2025
Sinners – in theaters April 17, 2025
Until Dawn – in theaters April 25, 2025
Final Destination 6: Bloodlines – Release date: May 15, 2025
Clown in A Cornfield – Release date: May 29, 2025
28 Years Later – Release date: June 19, 2025
M3GAN 2.0 – Release date: June 26, 2025
I Know What You Did Last Summer – July 17, 2025
Beneath the Storm – Release Date: July 31, 2025
Insidious 6 – Release Date: August 28, 2025
The Conjuring 4: Last Rites – Release Date: September 4, 2025
Him – Release date: September 18, 2025
The Bride! – Release date: October 2, 2025
The Black Phone 2 – Release date: October 16, 2025
The Running Man – Release date: November 6, 2025
Predator: Badlands – Release date: November 6, 2025
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 – in theaters December 4, 2025
Anaconda – in theaters December 25, 2025
These 27 horror films are also coming in 2025, but still don’t have a release date
We’ve also selected several other exciting horror films that are scheduled for completion in 2025 – including new films from horror masters such as Guillermo del Toro, Mike Flanagan and David Cronenberg. Even though they don’t yet have a fixed release date in Germany, a release is planned this year.
Three more sequels are added to the five already known sequels of long-running horror series that have more than one sequel, so that a total of ten major franchises will return in 2025: The Exorcist, Final Destination, 28 Days Later, Insidious and Conjuring are joined by new entries in the following list for Fear Street, Silent Hill, V/H/S, The Strangers and Saw.
Fear Street 4: Prom Queen – Netflix continues its own R.L. Stine series
Return to Silent Hill – a follow-up to the horror franchise after the video game series
Saw XI – Jigsaw says it will continue to torture
The Strangers: Chapter 2 – return of the murderous masked men after Chapter 1 (2021)
The Strangers: Chapter 3 – Conclusion of the reboot trilogy of the Strangers franchise
V/H/S/Beyond – another anthology collection of short horror films
Thanksgiving 2 – Eli Roth’s bloody Thanksgiving killer is back in 2025
Death of a Unicorn – Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd run over a unicorn
Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro gets Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth and Oscar Isaac for his monster experiments
Oddity – indie horror hype from Ireland
The Life of Chuck – Mike Flanagan films Stephen King short story with Tom Hiddleston
The Shrouds – horror from David Cronenberg
Presence – haunted house horror thriller from Steven Soderbergh
Don’t You Dare – Bryan Bertino (The Strangers) sends Dakota Fanning into a fight for survival
Y2K – teen horror comedy with Rachel Zegler
Heart Eyes – the heart-eye killer is coming for Valentine’s Day
Chime – Japanese horror that has already been shown at the Berlinale
Handling the Undead – Scandinavian zombie drama
The Front Room – creepy stepmother moves in with pregnant couple
The Long Walk – Stephen King adaptation: anyone who stops walking will be shot
Your Monster – a beast comes out of Melissa Barrera’s closet
Saint Clare – Bella Thorne kills people with evil intentions
Mr. Crocket – demonic children’s show kidnaps the little ones
Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare – children’s story horror from the Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey team
Bambi: The Reckoning – even more childhood traumas from the Poohniverse
Pinocchio Unstrung – you can guess it, further children’s horror
Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble – the summit of B-movie horror Avengers
In the course of 2025, many more horror films will be added, of course, and experience has shown that some releases could be postponed. With the representatives presented here, however, you have at least a solid foundation for filling your horror calendar with demons, ghosts, zombies and more.
