- Buzzy horror movies coming this year include sequels like “M3GAN 2.0” and “28 Years Later.”
- There are also originals like “Sinners” and “The Monkey.”
- Two separate Frankenstein adaptations are also in the works.
2024 was a great year for horror movies, and 2025 is shaping up to be a solid one too.
Last year, several of the best new horror movies were among the top 50 highest-grossing films of the year in the US. That included long-running franchise titles like “A Quiet Place: Day One” and “Alien: Romulus,” buzzy sequels like “Smile 2” and “Terrifier 3,” and surprise original hits like “Longlegs.”
This year, it appears that IP is king once again. “Saw XI” and a long-gestating sequel to the 1997 slasher “I Know What You Did Last Summer” are on the docket, while James Wan’s hit “Conjuring” franchise is set to take its final bow.
There’s also a new film adaptation of a Stephen King story from “Longlegs” director Osgood Perkins, plus two different “Frankenstein” adaptations.
Below, Business Insider reporters Eammon Jacobs and Caralynn Matassa break down their most anticipated horror movies of 2025.
