"To my mind, there have been five very good horror movies in 2025 to date, and surprisingly most were actual hits. The under-radar exceptions were Joe Deboer and Kyle McConoghy's Dead Mail, a unique mix of twisty captivity thriller and twisted black comedy; and Japanese writer-director Yuta Shimotsu's first feature Best Wishes To All, a mind-messing conspiracy piece about the true source of happiness. Both went directly from festivals to the streaming platform Shudder earlier this year."
"The others were pretty high-profile: The Philippou Brothers' macabre take on parental grief, Bring Her Back; Zack Cregger's many-layered dissection of a community catastrophe, Weapons; and Ben Leonberg's chiller starring man's best friend, Good Boy. The latter will probably still be in cinemas by the time you read this, but the others are all now available on various streaming sites."
Five standout horror films from 2025 combine psychological interest with inventive premises rather than stock slasher or monster formulas. Dead Mail pairs a twisty captivity thriller with twisted black comedy, while Best Wishes To All is a mind-messing conspiracy piece about the true source of happiness; both premiered at festivals before arriving on Shudder. Bring Her Back examines parental grief in a macabre register. Weapons unfolds a many-layered dissection of a community catastrophe. Good Boy is a chiller built around a dog and enjoyed theatrical release alongside these streaming offerings.
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