While most of the world spends this weekend going to see James Gunn’s Superman up on the big screen, you might want to instead cozy up with some new horror movies. And you’d be in luck, because nine brand new ones have released at home and in theaters this week. Here’s all the new horror […]
While most of the world spends this weekend going to see James Gunn’s Superman up on the big screen, you might want to instead cozy up with some new horror movies. And you’d be in luck, because nine brand new ones have released at home and in theaters this week.
Here’s all the new horror that released from July 7 – July 11, 2025!
David Cronenberg’s new movie The Shrouds received a limited theatrical release from Sideshow and Janus Films back in April, and it’s finally now available at home.
You can rent The Shrouds on VOD or stream exclusively on The Criterion Channel.
“In an eerie, deceptively placid near-future, a techno-entrepreneur named Karsh () has developed a new software that will allow the bereaved to bear witness to the gradual decay of loved ones dead and buried in the earth. While Karsh is still reeling from the loss of his wife () from cancer—and falling into a peculiar sexual relationship with his wife’s sister (also Kruger)—a spate of vandalized graves utilizing his “shroud” technology begins to put his enterprise at risk, leading him to uncover a potentially vast conspiracy.”
Janus Films previews, “Written following the death of the director’s wife, the new film from David Cronenberg is a profoundly personal reckoning with grief and a descent into noir-tinged dystopia, set in an ominous world of self-driving cars, data theft, and A.I. personal assistants. Offering Cronenberg’s customary balance of malevolence and wit, The Shrouds is a sly and thought-provoking consideration of the corporeal and the digital, the mortal and the infinite.”
Guy Pearce (The Brutalist) and Sandrine Holt (“Fear the Walking Dead”) also star.
Would you merge for love? The French-Belgian romantic body horror film Else is now streaming exclusively on Fandor, but you can also rent the movie on all major VOD outlets.
In Else, “A romance blossoms between an introvert and a confident woman, but their relationship faces a threat when a strange epidemic causes the infected to merge with their surroundings, trapping the couple in a shapeshifting nightmare.”
Thibault Emin makes his feature directorial debut from a script he co-wrote with Alice Butaud and Emma Sandona, based on Emin’s 2007 short film of the same name.
Matthieu Sampeur, Edith Proust, and Lika Minamoto star.
Fighting zombies with your bare hands feels especially dangerous in an outbreak, yet a Muay Thai fighter does just that for the sake of love in Netflix Thailand’s action-zombie film, Ziam.
Ziam is now streaming on Netflix here in the United States.
In the Thai zombie movie, “In a world gripped by food shortages, a tenacious Muay Thai boxer battles a zombie outbreak inside a hospital to save his lover from the jaws of death.”
Mark-Prin Suparat stars alongside Nychaa-Nuttanicha Dungwattanawanich, Vayla-Wanvayla Boonnithipaisit, Johnny Anfone, Pimmada Borriruksupakorn, and Jason Young.
Kulp Kaljareuk directs Ziam from a script by Nut Nualpang, Weerasu Worrapot, Vatanyu Ingkavivat, and Chonnatee Pimnam.
An apartment becomes a trap in Brick, which brings to mind films including Cube and The Platform. The mystery sci-fi/horror movie is now streaming exclusively on Netflix.
Matthias Schweighöfer (Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead) stars in Brick.
In the film, “Tim (Matthias Schweighöfer) and Olivia (Ruby O. Fee) awake trapped in their apartment behind an impenetrable, futuristic wall which has materialized overnight … and they are not alone. The entire building and its residents seem to be enclosed.
“What happened? Who built that wall and why? Without any chance of outside help, they must band together to find a way out. Can they solve the mystery of the wall in time — and survive?”
Philip Koch directed Netflix Original Brick, which also stars Frederick Lau, Salber Lee Williams, Murathan Muslu, Axel Werner, Sira-Anna Faal, and Alexander Beyer.
A pregnant realtor bites off more than she can chew when she attempts a daunting open house. That’s before it turns into a harrowing siege in Push, now streaming only on Shudder.
David Charbonier and Justin Powell (The Boy Behind the Door, The Djinn) are back with the home invasion movie. Alicia Sanz (El Cid) and Raúl Castillo (Smile 2) star.
In the film, “Haunted by the memory of her late fiancé, Natalie Flores (Sanz) finds herself 8 months pregnant and in desperate need of a new start. Determined to regain her sense of self, she moves to America and uses her real estate license to take on a challenging listing.
“However, she soon discovers her new beginning may be a deadly end when she catches the eye of a sadistic killer (Castillo) at her open house.
“After becoming stranded at the property, Natalie falls into premature labor, starting a physiological ticking clock as she must find a way to escape before she gives birth.”
Joe Hill’s short tale comes to the screen in Abraham’s Boys: A Dracula Story, a unique approach to Bram Stoker’s horror classic from director Natasha Kermani (Lucky).
Abraham’s Boys is now playing in select theaters.
In Abraham’s Boys: A Dracula Story, “Max and Rudy Van Helsing have spent their lives under the strict and overprotective rule of their father, Abraham. Unaware of his dark past, they struggle to understand his paranoia and increasingly erratic behavior. But when they begin to uncover the violent truths behind their father’s history with Dracula, their world unravels, forcing them to confront the terrifying legacy they were never meant to inherit.”
Titus Welliver, Jocelin Donahue, Aurora Perrineau, Judah Mackey, and Brady Hepner star.
Hill’s short story originally appeared in 2004 anthology The Many Faces of Van Helsing before being published in the author’s 2005 short story collection, 20th Century Ghosts.
If you’re looking to scratch that shark attack itch this weekend (it is summer, after all!), the Japanese horror comedy Hot Spring Shark Attack swam onto VOD outlets today.
The film takes place in a small hot spring town in Japan, where a ferocious ancient shark reawakens and begins terrorizing the local hot spring facilities.
“As the threat escalates, the townspeople band together to protect their beloved town from the menacing predator, leading to a fierce and thrilling battle.”
The horror comedy marks the feature directorial debut of Morihito Inoue. The cast includes Takuya Fujimura (One Cut of the Dead), Daniel Aguilar (Shin Godzilla), Shôichirô Akaboshi, Masaki Naito, Koichi Makigami, Kiyobumi Kaneko, and Mio Takaki.
Skillhouse looks like Saw II for the influencer generation — which makes sense, since writer-director Josh Stolberg co-wrote Jigsaw, Spiral, and Saw X. It’s now playing in theaters from Fathom Entertainment. Check your local listings and watch the trailer below.
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson stars alongside social media stars Bryce Hall and Hannah Stocking. Neal McDonough (Captain America: The First Avenger), McCarrie McCausland (“Army Wives”), and combat sports fighter Paige VanZant round out the cast.
Shot in the legendary Sway House where many internet personalities rose to fame, the film follows ten influencers who are lured into a sinister content house and forced to compete in lethal social media challenges – because in Skillhouse, clout isn’t just currency; it’s survival.
Terror has entered the chat in Don’t Log Off, which brings to mind the likes of Unfriended and Host. The horror thriller starring and produced by Ariel Winter (“Modern Family”) is now available in select theaters before heading to VOD on July 15.
The (mostly) screenlife horror thriller marks the feature debut of writers-directors Brandon & Garrett Baer.
When Sam vanishes mid-video call, her friends race to uncover what happened. As they dig online, they vanish one by one. A sinister force is at play — can they solve the mystery before they’re next?
Brielle Barbusca (“Scandal”), Luke Benward (Dumplin’), Sterling Beaumon (“The Killing”), Jack Griffo (“The Thundermans”), Kara Royster (“Pretty Little Liars”), Ashley Argota (“The Fosters”), and Khylin Rhambo (“Teen Wolf”) also star.
