5 New Bone-Chilling Horror Movies You Could Have Missed, Ranked by IMDb
Non-obvious releases that didn't make it into your recommendation feed.
Every month, a dozen horror movies are released on streamings and in theaters. However, the truly terrifying ones are overshadowed by the endless stream of generic flicks about haunted houses and evil spirits.
To correct this injustice, we found five new, chilling films you might have missed.
5. 'Vicious', 2025
IMDb Score: 4.9/10
An elderly woman appears on Polly's doorstep, seemingly disoriented. Polly invites the stranger inside. Instead of having a friendly chat and thanking Polly for her concern, however, the woman gives her a mysterious black box.
The woman tells Polly that she will die a painful death unless she puts three items in the box: something she needs, something she hates, and something she loves.
In his new work, Bryan Bertino, creator of The Dark and the Wicked, turns to sinister games. This topic became popular in the 1980s with the release of the first Witchboard film.
4. 'Other', 2025
IMDb Score: 5.1/10
After her mother's death, Alice returns to her childhood home. However, a mysterious masked figure prevents her from reliving her memories.
One of the most renowned masters of French thrillers, David Moreau evokes the psychopathological movies of the 1980s and 1990s, in which the characters teeter on the brink of madness.
As Alice watches home videos, she retreats deep into the past. Meanwhile, Moreau attempts to play on David Lynch's turf by juxtaposing reality with the imaginary.
3. 'Amsterdamned II', 2025
IMDb Score: 5.5/10
A scuba diver has been brutally murdering vacationers in the Amsterdam canals. Police detective Tara Lee is assigned to the case.
She is ambitious and talented, but the case stalls because the criminal leaves no evidence. The authorities bring in Eric Visser, who solved a similar crime in the 1980s.
Thirty-seven years later, Dutch thriller master Dick Maas revisited his past and released a sequel to Amsterdamned.
2. 'The Parenting', 2025
IMDb Score: 5.7/10
Two friends arrive at a rented cottage for a family dinner. Suddenly, strange events begin to occur in the house, and one of the friends' fathers becomes possessed by a demon.
Craig Johnson, a comedy filmmaker, seized the opportunity to poke fun at old horror film cliches. Viewers of The Parenting will easily recognize references to horror movies of that era, such as The Exorcist and Poltergeist.
1. 'Primate', 2025
IMDb Score: 5.8/10
Lucy arrives at her parents' house with her friends. The family's longtime chimpanzee, Ben, is especially happy to see her. Gradually, however, the ape's behavior begins to change – Ben becomes withdrawn and aggressive.
British director Johannes Roberts exclusively makes thrillers and horror movies. While he hasn't achieved widespread success yet, his work is consistently good – and his new film is no exception.
It combines an abundance of naturalistic effects with suspense, and Troy Kotsur, an Oscar winner for the drama CODA, delivers a masterclass in acting.
