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The best horror movies of 2025, ranked

The best horror movie of 2025 is Sinners. Ryan Coogler's vampire film scored 97% with critics, earned a record 16 Oscar nominations and won four, including Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan (Wikipedia, Los Angeles Times). Weapons is a close second.

By the Horror Planet editors · Updated November 9, 2026

Our top 12 of 2025

  1. Sinners (2025)

    97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 16 Oscar nominations, 4 wins (Wikipedia, Los Angeles Times)

    Ryan Coogler's juke-joint vampire epic is the horror film of the decade so far. No. 1 for Variety and Polygon.

  2. Weapons (2025)

    $269.9M worldwide (Wikipedia) · No. 2 for Variety

    Seventeen kids vanish at 2:17 a.m., and Zach Cregger tells it chapter by chapter until the floor drops out.

  3. 28 Years Later (2025)

    88% on Rotten Tomatoes · No. 2 for Polygon

    Danny Boyle and Alex Garland return to the infected island with something stranger and sadder than a sequel.

  4. Bring Her Back (2025)

    89% on Rotten Tomatoes

    The Philippou brothers follow Talk to Me with something far bleaker. Sally Hawkins is unforgettable.

  5. Companion (2025)

    No. 5 for Variety and Polygon

    A lake-house weekend, a robot girlfriend and a twist every ten minutes.

  6. Together (2025)

    No. 7 for Variety

    Body horror about a couple who can't stop fusing. The best date-night gross-out of the year.

  7. Final Destination Bloodlines (2025)

    $317.8M worldwide (Wikipedia)

    The franchise's biggest film, and Variety called its farewell heartfelt. See the full order.

  8. The Long Walk (2025)

    The best-reviewed Stephen King film on Rotten Tomatoes

    Walk or die. Francis Lawrence's adaptation is a brutal endurance test with a broken heart.

  9. The Monkey (2025)

    77% on Rotten Tomatoes

    Osgood Perkins plays Stephen King's cursed toy as slapstick. Death by drumbeat.

  10. Good Boy (2025)

    No. 10 for Polygon

    A haunted house seen entirely through the eyes of a dog. Small, clever and quietly upsetting.

  11. Heart Eyes (2025)

    78% on Rotten Tomatoes

    A Valentine's Day slasher that works as a rom-com too.

  12. The Shrouds (2025)

    No. 3 for Variety

    David Cronenberg on grief, graves and the bodies we leave behind.

The 2025 horror box office

FilmWorldwide
The Conjuring: Last Rites$499.1M
Sinners$370.2M
Final Destination Bloodlines$317.8M
Weapons$269.9M
Five Nights at Freddy's 2$238.5M
28 Years Later$151.3M

Horror-led releases from Wikipedia's 2025 list, which also counts genre crossovers such as Jurassic World Rebirth.

How we picked

We started from year-end lists by Variety and Polygon, both of which put Sinners first and Weapons near the top, and checked scores on Rotten Tomatoes. The Conjuring: Last Rites was the biggest earner but not one of the best.

Next: best of 2026 · movies like Sinners · movies like Weapons.

Questions

What is the best horror movie of 2025?

Sinners. It scored 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, earned a record 16 Oscar nominations and won four Oscars.

What was the highest-grossing horror movie of 2025?

The Conjuring: Last Rites, with about $499 million worldwide.

How much did Weapons make?

About $270 million worldwide against a $38 million budget.

Did Sinners win Best Picture?

No. One Battle After Another won Best Picture. Sinners won Best Actor, Original Screenplay, Cinematography and Original Score.

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