Fearsome Fiction

A Selection of Horror Movies Released, 4 to 10 May 2025

9 horror movies this week

Themes: Supernatural, psychological, scarecrow, werewolf, survival, monster, slasher, witch, and cosmic horror

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Clown in a Cornfield

Clown slasher horror

“Are you a friend of Frendo?”

Kettle Springs is already dying, but Frendo, a symbol of the town’s success, decides to speed up the process.

Released in cinemas

Feed

Swedish witch horror

“Like. Share. Die.”

Based on Sweden’s first woman executed for witchcraft, a murder becomes myth and a tourist attraction. Influencers exploit ‘ghost tourism’, using the legend to market destinations for clients, blurring the line between history, horror, and commerce.

Released on VOD

Field of Screams

Scarecrow comedy horror

A group of young people who are helping their friend clean out his late grandfather’s farmhouse are terrorized by a living scarecrow who has his own stake in his dead creator’s property.

Released on VOD

First Moon

Werewolf horror

“Fear the monster within”

A young waitress is abducted by a religious cult, who are hell-bent on curing her from a sexually transmitted werewolf virus, or killing her in the process.

Released on VOD

Kryptic

Cosmic horror

A woman searches for a missing monster hunter, realizing she has an inextricable bond with the creature being pursued.

Released on VOD

The Moogai

Supernatural horror

“Dreams turn to nightmares”

A young Aboriginal couple brings home their second baby. What should be a joyous time takes a sinister turn, as the baby’s mother starts seeing a malevolent spirit she is convinced is trying to take her baby.

Released in cinemas and on VOD

Primal Games

Survival horror

“Only the elite survive”

A newlywed couple sets off on the honeymoon of their dreams, only to become unwitting participants in a sadistic vacation experience.

Trapped in a deadly game designed for the thrill-seeking elite, they must fight for survival and uncover the shocking truth about their existence before it’s too late.

In a world where nothing is as it seems, primal instincts are their only hope.

Released on VOD

Self Driver

Psychological horror

“…you are what you do…”

Facing mounting expenses and the unrelenting pressure of modern living, a down-on-his-luck cab driver is lured on to a mysterious new app that promises fast, easy money.

As his first night on the job unfolds, he is pulled ever deeper into the dark underbelly of society, embarking on a journey that will test his moral code and shake his understanding of what it means to have freewill.

The question becomes not how much money he can make, but what he’ll be compelled to do to make it. If you’ve got nothing to lose, how far would you go?

Released on VOD

Thorns

Monster horror

“The lost found Hell”

An ex-priest working for NASA is sent to investigate a remote observatory that went silent after receiving a radio signal from deep space.

He discovers that signal has set in motion the biblical end of times.

Released on VOD

Published: 10 May 2025

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