Fearsome Fiction

A Selection of Horror Movies Released, 27 Apr to 3 May 2025

12 horror movies this week

Themes: Supernatural, psychological, creature, vampire, shark, found footage, slasher, and fairy tale horror

Horror movies

Table of Contents

Big Freaking Rat

Creature comedy horror

Ranger Brody believes looking after his teenage niece and nephew will be the biggest challenge of the summer until his brand-new campground is turned into a den of terror by a massive mutant rat.

Years of dumping toxic waste into the land have created a monstrous rodent with a taste for blood, and now it’s up to a reluctant band of warriors to exterminate the beast.

Released on VOD

Daydreamers

Vietnamese vampire horror

The tale of two totally opposite and estranged brothers, Nhat and Marco.

Both are vampires. Nhat is a daydreamer, vowing to never devour human blood again. Marco is a rebel who fully embraces his vampirism.

Marco re-enters Nhat’s life, but things are complicated when Nhat develops a relationship with a human woman who knows his secret.

Marco learns of the relationship, and will stop at nothing to keep the family secret, even if it means harming his brother.

Released in cinemas

The Death of Snow White

Fairy tale horror

“This was never a children’s story”

Hunted by her evil stepmother, Snow White must overcome the horrors of the dark forest and make unlikely friends with seven murderous dwarves.

Limited release

A Desert

Psychological horror

A photographer on a road trip across the American Southwest is thrust into the nihilistic underbelly of America and drags his wife and a shady private detective down into this nightmare world with him.

Limited release

Fear Below

Shark horror

“You won’t see it coming”

When a gang of ruthless criminals loses their stolen gold in a river, they turn to a team of desperate, down-on-their-luck divers to retrieve it.

What begins as a high-stakes recovery mission quickly spirals when the divers soon find themselves in the company of a vicious bull shark, but the dangers in the water are only a fraction of the dangers that wait for them above.

Released on VOD

Holy Night: Demon Hunters

South Korean supernatural horror

A secret team, known as Holy Night, hunts down demon-worshipping cults threatening Seoul.

When a psychiatrist seeks their help to save her younger sister from demonic possession, the mission becomes more dangerous than ever.

Released in cinemas

The Last Cabin

Found footage horror

Trapped in a remote cabin, a film crew finds themselves stalked by three masked men who know the isolated forest and their every move.

Released on VOD

Project MKHEXE

Found footage horror

“What we fear we create”

Tim, an amateur filmmaker, returns home to film his brother Sean’s funeral after his apparent suicide.

But in the days that follow, Tim discovers Sean’s obsession with an Internet urban legend that does not exist about a secret government mind control experiment gone horrifically wrong.

Released on Screambox

Room Six

Psychological horror

A motel clerk, whose curiosity (or paranoia) gets the best of her, decides to investigate the suspicious circumstances surrounding the late-night check in of two brothers.

Released on VOD

Rosario

Supernatural horror

“You can’t escape the curse”

Rosario Fuentes returns to her grandmother’s apartment after her sudden death.

While sorting through her Grandmother’s belongings, Rosario uncovers a horrifying secret: a hidden chamber filled with occult artifacts tied to dark generational rituals.

As supernatural occurrences plague her, Rosario must confront her family’s buried secrets and face the truth about the sacrifices and choices they made.

Released in cinemas

Screamboat

Slasher horror

A mischievous mouse stalks a group of New Yorkers on a late-night ferry ride, unleashing murderous mayhem on a relaxing commute.

Released on VOD

Vulcanizadora

Psychological horror

Two friends trudge through a Michigan forest with the intention of following through on a disturbing pact.

Once their plan goes shockingly awry, the haunting consequences of their failure can’t stay hidden for long.

Limited release

Published: 3 May 2025