From ‘Marshmallow’ to ‘Weapons,’ Dread Central contributor Kara Gray Ramirez names her top 10 horror films of 2025.

These films didn’t need long to prove themselves. Within minutes, they revealed bold ideas and artistic clarity that terrified viewers.

A24 certainly knows how to sell and release a commercially successful horror film, and it was easy to be intrigued by Opus, a compellingly premised horror-thriller starring The Bear's Ayo Edebiri and boasting a killer ensemble cast including John Malkovich, Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Amber Midthunder, and Tony Hale.

Dread Central Lead Critic Matthew Jackson weighs in on the state of horror in 2025 and picks his 10 favorite films of the year.

From Kathy Bates in Misery to Lupita Nyong'o in Us, these performances are just as good as Toni Collette's in Hereditary.

This year had some excellent horror titles, and here is Game Rant's official list of the best entries in the genre for 2025.