Fearsome Fiction

A Selection of Horror Movies Released, 21 to 27 Dec 2025

6 horror movies this week

Themes: Psychological, animatronic, survival, and comedy snake horror

Photo by Jake Hills on Unsplash

Table of Contents

Anaconda

Comedy snake horror

“It’s the movie they’re dying to remake”

Doug and Griff have been best friends since they were kids and always dreamed of remaking their all-time favorite movie.

When a midlife crisis pushes them to finally go for it, they head deep into the Amazon to start filming.

But things get real when an actual giant anaconda appears, turning their comically chaotic movie set into a deadly situation.

Released in cinemas

The Anacondas

Snake horror

“You’re hisstory!”

Explorers in Mexico uncover the ruins of an ancient snake-worshiping civilization. Celebration turns to horror when they awaken an ever-growing anaconda, starved of human sacrifices for centuries. Now, the team must band together to survive.

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2

Animatronic horror

“You there?”

One year has passed since the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. The stories about what transpired there have been twisted into a campy local legend, inspiring the town’s first ever Fazfest.

Former security guard Mike and police officer Vanessa have kept the truth from Mike’s 11-year-old sister, Abby, concerning the fate of her animatronic friends.

But when Abby sneaks out to reconnect with Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy, it sets into motion a terrifying series of events, revealing dark secrets about the true origin of Freddy’s, and unleashing a long-forgotten horror hidden away for decades.

In the Name of God

Swedish psychological horror

A priest gains popularity after his wife miraculously survives a deadly illness.

But when the authenticity of the miracle is questioned, he has to prove it was God’s power that saved her, which plunges him into the depths of the occult.

Released on Screambox

The Plague

Psychological horror

At an all-boys water polo camp, a socially anxious twelve-year-old is pulled into a cruel tradition targeting an outcast with an illness they call “The Plague.”

But as the lines between game and reality blur, he fears the joke might be hiding something real.

Limited release

Slaughterhouse 2: Death Metal

Survival horror

“Nobody knows what a killer looks like”

Les Bacon’s third son, Cleavon, left the pig farm for a better life and was merely hinted at in the first movie.

Cleavon has a mute son who produces “Wonder Jerky” to sell around town.

Wonder Jerky has a little extra something in it.

Released on Tubi

Published: 27 December 2025