Fearsome Fiction

A Selection of Horror Movies Released, 17 to 23 Aug 2025

9 horror movies this week

Themes: Supernatural, psychological, creature, and witch horror

Horror movies

Table of Contents

Buried Alive

Creature horror

“Deep underground, it has resurfaced”

In pursuit of a gang of criminals, Officer Charlotte Briggs finds herself caught in twisted game of life and death where the rules are always changing, and the House always wins.

An abandoned missile facility deep in the Arizona desert becomes a labyrinthian house of horrors as Officer Briggs pursues a dangerous gang of bank robbers led by the vicious but oddly principled Ronin.

It isn’t long before the doors are sealed behind them and a mysterious voice begins to question and challenge them. The mysterious Overseer forces our heroes (and antiheroes) deep into a subterranean facility populated by monstrous mutants.

In a bloody and terrifying fight for survival, friends become enemies and vice versa, as the Overseer pushes his new “subjects” to their very limits and beyond.

Released on VOD

Hell House LLC: Lineage

Supernatural horror

“A blood bond rooted in evil”

Haunted by visions and recurring nightmares years after a near-death experience, Vanessa Shepherd finds herself living in the town of Abaddon, unable to break free from its unexplainable hold on her.

When people around her suddenly and inexplicably begin to die, she soon uncovers her terrifying connection to the Abaddon Hotel, the Carmichael Manor and the mysterious murders that have been occurring for decades.

Limited release

Lilly Lives Alone

Psychological horror

Ten years after her daughter’s tragic death, Lilly’s world is tearing apart.

The traumatic ghosts of her past are waking up and tonight she must face the depths of her manic madness and a haunting she won’t soon forget.

Released on VOD

Primitive War

Dinosaur horror

“This ain’t no walk in the park”

In Vietnam, 1968, a recon unit known as Vulture Squad is sent to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing Green Beret platoon.

They soon discover they are not alone.

Released in cinemas

The Balconettes

French comedy horror

In the middle of a sweltering Marseille heatwave, three roommates gleefully meddle in their neighbors’ lives from their balcony, until a late-night drink spirals into a bloody confrontation.

Limited release

The Premiere

Comedy horror

“A mockumentary about a documentary about making a musical about a movie”

A narcissistic theater producer attempts to realize a delusional creative vision: a musical version of his favorite movie, Scream, with an accompanying documentary chronicling what he believes will be an iconic journey.

Released on VOD

Trust

Psychological horror

“You can hide but you can’t run”

After a scandal, a Hollywood starlet retreats to a remote cabin … but she’s not alone.

Betrayed by the man she trusted most, she’s trapped in a brutal game of survival.

Released in cinemas

We’re Not Safe Here

Supernatural horror

After vanishing, a woman returns with a chilling tale.

Now, she and her friend are hunted by a dark force that twists fear into reality.

Released on VOD

Whisper of the Witch

Russian witch horror

A group of teenagers break into an abandoned mansion on the edge of town, and one of them winds up dead.

Detectives from the city are called in to investigate the crime, one whom has a history with the malevolent force that possesses this manor, and he’s determined to learn the mystery of the witch of Merden Manor.

Past collides with present as a phonograph, an altar, and the whisper of the witch condemn them all.

Released on VOD

Published: 23 August 2025