Top 5 Recommended Horror Movies of 2025 | Highlights Include “M3GAN 2.0” and “28 Years Later”

From upcoming horror films set to release in 2025 to those already available for streaming, here are five highly recommended titles. Don’t miss these chilling and buzzworthy picks, including “M3GAN 2.0,” “28 Years Later,” and “The Disappearance at Lake Chadeaux”!

M3GAN 2.0

“M3GAN 2.0” is a psychological thriller from James Wan, creator of the “Annabelle” series, and Blumhouse, known for “Halloween.” It’s the sequel to 2022’s “M3GAN” and takes place two years after the original M3GAN went rogue and was destroyed.

Two years after M3GAN was destroyed, a new ultimate killing machine named “Amelia” is created using M3GAN’s technology. As Amelia begins killing humans one by one, Gemma (Allison Williams) revives and updates M3GAN—the very creation she once shut down—to stop her.

“M3GAN 2.0” will be released on October 10, 2025, but the original “M3GAN” is currently available for streaming on Netflix.

28 Years Later

"28 Years Later" is a survival horror film directed by Danny Boyle of Slumdog Millionaire, with a screenplay by Alex Garland of The Beach. This film is the third installment in the series, following 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later.

This marks the first collaboration between Boyle and Garland since the original film, and Cillian Murphy, who played the protagonist Jim in the first movie, joins this project as an executive producer.

28 years after a virus that drives humans into a murderous rage was released in London, a group of survivors has taken refuge on a remote island. Among them is a boy who has never set foot off the island. He embarks on a journey to the mainland with his father, driven by a specific purpose.

Although "28 Years Later" is scheduled to be released on June 20, 2025, the previous two films, "28 Days Later" and "28 Weeks Later", are currently available for streaming on the following platforms:

The first film "28 Days Later"PrimeVideo／U-NEXT
The second film "28 Weeks Later"PrimeVideo（Rental）／Apple TV＋（Rental）／

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Caddo Lake

“The Disappearance at Caddo Lake” is a time-loop thriller produced by The Sixth Sense director M. Night Shyamalan. The film brings together a stellar cast, including The Maze Runner’s Dylan O'Brien, Eliza Scanlen, and Eric Lange.

Set around the legendary Bigfoot-rumored Caddo Lake, the story explores a mind-bending mystery that travels through time — between the past and the future — in search of a truth that defies reality.

One day, an 8-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes at Caddo Lake. Her sister-in-law Ellie (Eliza Scanlen) begins the search and encounters Parrish (Dylan O'Brien), a young man investigating the mysterious death of his mother. Together, they uncover a shocking truth that transcends the boundaries of time.

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey

Winnie the Pooh is the first film in The Twisted Child Universe project, made possible when the copyright of the children's novel “Winnie the Pooh” ended worldwide in the late 2010s and early 2020s and was put into the public domain.

Christopher Robin (played by Nikolai Leon), who once spent joyful days in the Hundred Acre Wood with Pooh and the others, leaves to pursue higher education. Now grown up, Christopher returns to the forest with his fiancée.

However, Pooh (Craig David Dowsett) and Piglet (Chris Cordell), driven by hunger and a deep resentment for being abandoned, are no longer the kind-hearted friends they once were.

“Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey” is available to stream on the following platforms:

The first film "Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey"PrimeVideo／U-NEXT／Hulu
The Second film "Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2"PrimeVideo／U-NEXT／Hulu／Apple TV＋（All rental）

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SMILE

Smile is directed by Parker Finn and serves as a follow-up to his short film Laura Hasn’t Slept. It also marks his feature-length directorial debut. The lead role is played by Sosie Bacon—daughter of Kevin Bacon—who is known for the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.

Rose (Sosie Bacon), a psychiatrist, begins counseling a graduate student named Laura (Caitlin Stasey), who has been acting strangely ever since witnessing her professor’s suicide. Terrified of something unseen, Laura takes her own life right in front of Rose—wearing an eerie, unnatural smile.

From that moment on, Rose begins to be haunted by a sinister and cold presence that wears a disturbing smile, plunging her into a relentless nightmare.

"Smile" is currently available to stream on the following platforms:
U-NEXT／Netflix

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