As the days get longer and hotter, there’s only one way to beat the heat: with the chill of an ice-cold horror flick. And 2025 has pulled out all the stops for a killer summer of slasher fun. From remakes to prequels and some devilishly new stories added in the mix, here are eleven new horror movies and television shows to keep you up all summer long.
The Ritual (June)
Based on a true story, The Ritual follows two priests (Al Pacino and Joseph Steiger) as they attempt to save a young woman from possession.
But the demon inside her won’t give up its host easily, forcing the men to perform increasingly dangerous rituals to save her.
28 Years Later (June)
Thirty years ago, a virus escaped from a biological weapons lab and ravaged the world. The ruthless quarantine is still in effect but some have found ways to continue their way of life.
One small group lives on an island with a heavily guarded causeway. But when one of them decides to explore the mainland, they discover a mutation that threatens to spread not only through the infected but the uninfected too.
M3GAN 2.0 (June)
After M3GAN went rogue and set off on a murderous rampage, its creator, Gemma (Allison Williams) is now a staunch advocate for AI oversight.
Little does she know, a defense contractor has created Amelia, the ultimate spy machine. But as Amelia’s self-awareness grows, the harder it is to control.
In a desperate attempt to stop Amelia before she goes rogue, Gemma resurrects M3GAN as a last hope to stop her.
Hell Motel (June – Shudder)
The Cold River Motel has just been renovated and is open for business. The motel was the site of a 30-year-old unsolved Satanic Mass Murder.
That makes checking in for the opening weekend a no-brainer for a group of ten true crime obsessives. But history always repeats itself.
And soon, the guests are dying one brutal murder at a time.
Revival (June – Syfy)
After the dead are suddenly revived in a rural Wisconsin town, it becomes known as Revival Day.
The newly undead remember who they were and maintain their appearance and personality. It’s a miracle.
But when there’s murder, everyone is a suspect—including the dead.
I Know What You Did Last Summer (July)
A direct sequel to to 1998's I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, the story follows five friends who accidentally kill someone in a car accident.
But their attempt to cover up their involvement leads to a stalker determined to kill them.
Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt show up in their original roles when the teens seek help from survivors of an infamous massacre.
Bambi: The Reckoning (July)
It’s not a hunter that takes Bambi’s mom from him in this violent remake.
When a mother and son get in a car accident, they find themselves hunted by a mutated, grief-stricken deer seeking revenge by going on a violent rampage.
Together (August)
When Millie (Alison Brie) and Tim (Dave Franco) move to the countryside for a fresh start. Tensions and tempers have strained their relationship for years.
And their move does bring change. But instead of peace, they begin to transform.
First their love, then their lives, and finally, their flesh.
Weapons (August)
One night, at the same exact time, the children in the same classroom mysteriously vanish. All except one. The adults are left questioning what happened.
Could someone have done this to them? Or was it something else entirely?
Hell House LLC: Lineage (August)
The fifth and final installment continues Vanessa Shepard’s (Elizabeth Vermilyea) story as she struggles to make sense of the visions and nightmares of Abaddon.
But when a series of mysterious deaths are connected to both the Abaddon Hotel and the infamous Carmicheal Manor, she uncovers the truth behind decades of unexplained murders.
Alien: Earth (August – Hulu)
Two years before Ellen Ripley was hunted in space, a mysterious vessel crash lands on Earth. Wendy (Sydney Chandler) and a ragtag group of soldiers are sent to investigate.
But what they discover in the wreckage might be the biggest threat that humanity has ever faced.
Featured still from “I Know What You Did Last Summer” via Sony Pictures