The best horror movies of 2025, and where to watch them

As the holidays approach, it is time to reflect. On how we've spent the year? On how we want to better ourselves or the world in the year ahead? Uh, sure. But I meant on which horror movies hit us the hardest.

2025 was a booming time for horror. Cinema titans like Ryan Coogler, Danny Boyle, and Guillermo del Toro brought fresh excitement to the genre, by bending it with tales twisted and compelling that went beyond the staunch idea of "horror." Indie filmmakers brought out grisly tales of grief, love, and codependency, bringing fresh blood to subgenres like psycho-biddy thrillers, body horror, and haunted house stories.

Remakes of The Ha...