As a lifelong horror superfan, the past five years have been a dream. The genre has been killing it (pun fully intended) with bold, inventive, and downright chilling films and 2025 is keeping the momentum going. Over the next few months, we’re being served a buffet of terrifyingly good cinema, and I already have my popcorn ready. Here are just a few upcoming horror films I’m basically waiting at the door for.

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 Weapons 

Anticipated Scaries: 👻👻👻👻
Anticipated Gore Factor: 🔪🔪🔪

Zach Cregger’s latest project is about the eerie disappearance of all but one child from a single elementary school classroom. The trailer absolutely nails the balance. It sets up the story without giving everything away. I mean, how often do trailers these days just spoil the entire plot? This one left me with a ton of deliciously creepy questions:

• Why is Ms. Gandy the focus?
  
• What’s with the missing kids doing the Naruto run?
  
• Are we talking possession, witchcraft, or full-blown abduction by something we don’t understand?
  

The mystery is chef’s kiss. I’ll be at the theater the second it drops on August 8. With the director of Barbarian (2022) behind the wheel, I’m expecting wild twists, disturbing imagery, and at least one scene that will live rent-free in my nightmares.

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 Him 

Anticipated Scaries: 👻👻👻
Anticipated Gore Factor: 🔪🔪🔪

Let’s start with the obvious, if Jordan Peele’s name is anywhere near a horror film, I’m watching it. Him is no exception. Dropping September 19, this one dives into the dark, culty corners of professional sports as we follow a college football superstar climbing toward the big leagues.

The tagline “Greatness demands sacrifice” is giving serious Faustian vibes. Judging by the trailer, there’s a secret society twist, maybe even full-on Illuminati energy, and I’m here for all of it. With Peele producing, I’m bracing for social commentary, psychological thrills, and a good dose of stylish supernatural horror. Think Get Out meets Eyes Wide Shut, but with helmets and touchdowns.

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I’ve got a few more spine-tinglers on my watchlist, including Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, and I’ll be sharing my predictions on that one (and others) next month.

So tell me: what horror films are you dying to see in the second half of 2025? Drop your picks in the comments. Let’s geek out together.With love, screams, and everything in between,
–Makeouts & Murder