Spring is usually seen as the season of rebirth. We transition away from the dark and dreary winter nights, into longer days and warmer weather.
We’re finally able to envision a summer of campfires and lazy days on the beach. If this were a horror flick, it’s right when everything would start to go wrong and the real fun would begin.
Of course, you don’t need actual blood and guts to embrace the mayhem of horror.
From a docuseries that peeks into the mind of popular horror authors to the terrifying side of a beloved mouse, here are eleven horror movies and TV shows coming in Spring 2025.
The Parenting
Josh (Brandon Flynn) and Rohan (Nik Dodani) are planning the perfect weekend so that they can finally introduce their parents to each other. They rent a beautiful house in the country and when they see it, they think nothing can go wrong.
Too bad the 400-year-old poltergeist didn’t get the memo.
First Word on Horror
Released in a new format by Etch, this horror docuseries takes viewers into the minds of five of the greatest horror authors of our time. Join Stephen Graham Jones, Paul Tremblay, Laird Barron, Elizabeth Hand, and Mariana Enriquez as they talk about why they write horror, what scares them, and how horror has shaped their lives.
Borderline
When a hopelessly romantic sociopath (Ray Nicholson) breaks into pop star Sofia’s (Samara Weaving) house, he’s somehow convinced that the two of them are meant to be married
All he wants is to give her a happily-ever-after, and works to create the wedding atmosphere of her dreams. But all she wants is to survive.
Screamboat
It took one day for the Steamboat Willie character to enter the public domain before a horror twist was announced. Starring David Howard Thornton, Allison Pittel, Amy Schumacher, and more.
The story takes place in New York City, where passengers catching a late-night ferry ride are terrorized when a seemingly harmless mouse is transformed into a murderous monster.
Hell of a Summer
24-year-old camp counselor Jason Hochberg’s (Fred Hechinger) biggest problem this summer is not relating to his teenage co-workers.
But there’s something darker happening at Camp Pineway. The night before they expect the campers to arrive, a killer attacks, picking off the counselors one at a time.
Project UFO
This black comedy Polish series follows a smug television star and a small-town UFO enthusiast as they investigate an alleged UFO landing.
Their work sparks controversy as a storm of doubts, beliefs, and other conspiracy theories rage both online and in the media, debating everything from where the extraterrestrials came from to whether they even exist at all.
The Bondsman
Hub Halloran (Kevin Bacon) is dead. Or, he’s supposed to be. But somehow, the bounty hunter is resurrected and given a second chance at life.
He hopes to bring back his long-forgotten musical career, but the Devil has other plans.
825 Forest Road (April 4)
Chuck Wilson (Joe Falcone) and his wife Maria (Elizabeth Vermilyea) move to the quiet Ashland Falls with his little sister (Kathryn Miller). They’re hoping to heal from a family tragedy.
But the more they learn about the town, they come to realize it’s hiding a dark secret. One they may not escape alive.
Black Mirror season 7 (April 10)
Though the show can be hit or miss, when they deliver on an episode, they deliver. Season Seven hopes to shine with six brand-new episodes starring Rashida Jones, Awkwafina, Issa Rae, Paul Giamatti, and more.
The season trailer hinted that fans of the movie version, Bandersnatch, might get a sequel, along with a sequel to the popular episode, USS Callister.
Clown in a Cornfield (May 9)
Based on the novel by Adam Cesare, the movie follows Quinn Maybrook (Katie Douglas) and her father Dr. Maybrook (Aaron Abrams) as they move to quiet Kettle Springs looking for a new start.
But the town has seen better days. And when the town mascot, Frendo the Clown, shows up, he’s ready to give the town a Founder’s Day celebration they won’t forget.
Final Destination: Bloodlines (May 16)
It’s been fourteen years since Final Destination Five came out. Plenty of time to forget how terrifying your nightmares can be.
When Stefani Lewis (Kaitlyn Santa Juana) has a recurring nightmare foretelling her family’s grisly fate, she desperately searches for the one person why just might be able to stop it.
Featured still from “Clown in a Cornfield” via RLJE Films