The 2025 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Land On Shudder October 19
You’ve been asking, and we’ve been thanking you for your patience with a promise that all the Chainsaw news would be revealed soon. Well, the wait is over. We finally have the 2025 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards airdate, host reveal, list of presenters, and all the Chainsaw answers you could hope for. (No, we aren’t telling you who won, you’ll have to tune in for those answers, but nice try.) “But tune in WHEN?!” I hear you cry into the abyss.
This year’s award show will boldly take us… to space, the final frontier of all great horror franchises. Carrying us through blastoff and beyond are this year’s out of this world Chainsaw Awards hosts Barbara Crampton and Josh Ruben. Our star-studded homage to space-horror premieres Sunday, October 19, at 9:00 p.m. ET on Shudder.
Crampton and Ruben won’t be alone. Debbie Rochon will narrate the show from liftoff to last scream, and the presenter lineup is stacked: Ryan Coogler (Sinners), Ernest Dickerson (Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight), and David Howard Thornton (Terrifier) will take the stage, while shock rock legends GWAR unleash their signature spectacle to present Best Kill. They’ll be joined by Shannon Purser, Felissa Rose, Tiffany Shepis, Bill Moseley, Jeffrey Reddick, Peaches Christ, Reece Feldman, and many more.
This year’s nominee list is a murderer’s row of Hollywood heavyweights and genre trailblazers. Nicolas Cage (Longlegs), Michael B. Jordan (Sinners), Demi Moore (The Substance), and Lily-Rose Depp (Nosferatu) headline a star-packed slate, joined by Bill Skarsgård, Ralph Fiennes, and Hugh Grant in supporting turns that prove horror’s reach across the industry.
Indie darlings like Hunter Schafer (Cuckoo) and Willa Fitzgerald (Strange Darling) delivered breakout performances alongside the legends, while behind the camera, directors like Danny Boyle (28 Years Later), Ryan Coogler (Sinners), Robert Eggers (Nosferatu), and Coralie Fargeat (The Substance) battled for Best Director.
Nominees were selected by a nominating body of more than 150 industry tastemakers, creators, and professionals, representing the most impactful releases between July 2024 and June 2025, with nearly one million fans casting their votes online to decide the winners.
Tune in on Sunday, October 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET on Shudder to see which nominees fans sent on a victory mission. And follow FANGORIA across socials for behind-the-scenes transmissions from your favorite stars, stories from set, and more.
This year’s show is once again written and directed by Michael Varrati, executive produced by Tara Ansley and Abhi Goel, produced by Armen Aghaeian, Phil Nobile Jr., Michael Varrati, and Rebekah McKendry.
We invited some friends to come help us celebrate the best horror movies of the year. Check out the full list of 2025 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Presenters below.
- Adam Cesare
- Alec Gillis
- Ben Baur
- Biqtch Puddin
- Bill Moseley
- Boulet Brothers
- Busy Philipps
- Catherine Corcoran
- Count Gore De Vol
- David Howard Thornton
- Dead Meat
- Dee Snider
- Dr. Sarcofiguy
- Dusty Gannon
- Ernest Dickerson
- Fayna Sanchez
- Felissa Rose
- Flying Lotus
- GWAR
- Jackie Kong
- Jeffrey Reddick
- Joe Bob Briggs
- Julie Benz
- Katie Hettenbach
- Mister Lobo
- Peaches Christ
- Penny Dreadful
- Phil Nobile Jr.
- Reece Feldman
- Ron Perlman
- Ryan Coogler
- Sarah Nicklin
- Sev Ohanian
- Shannon Purser
- Tiffany Shepis
- Tina Romero
Prepare your Chainsaw Awards watch parties! We'll see you on Shudder October 19.
