2025 Mid-Year Review
Six Months Down, Six More to go!
Can you believe it? We’re halfway through 2025 already! With the year nearing its midpoint, it’s time to take a quick look back at what’s transpired in horror over the past six months. At the end of each year, I make a top ten best list. 2024’s can be found here.
I’m going to take a stab at ranking my top five horror films for the first half of ’25, while also naming the worst, most surprising, and most disappointing movies of the year thus far.
My Top 5 Best Horror Movies of the First Half of ’25
5. Death of a Unicorn
It may have flopped in theaters, but that didn’t stop me from enjoying the hell out of this unicorn rampage. Full review here.
4. Dead Mail
An odd, innovative, strangely fascinating ’80s throwback. Full review here.
3. Final Destination: Bloodlines
An inventive thriller that surpasses all previous Final Destination sequels. Full review here.
2. Companion
Creative, funny, well acted, and filled with relevant themes. Full review here.
1. Sinners
An exquisitely filmed, richly told magnum opus. Full review here.
Other Awards
Biggest Surprise: Dead Mail
Biggest Disappointment: Fear Street: Prom Queen
Worst Movie: Wolf Man
The year end top ten rankings are likely to be significantly different, although Sinners, Companion, and Final Destination: Bloodlines are virtual locks to appear. I haven’t seen 28 Years Later or M3gan 2.0 yet.
I hope that the second half of 2025 is filled with quality films for us horror fans!
Here are some notable upcoming releases
I Know What You Did Last Summer – July 18th
Together – July 30
Weapons – August 8th
Strange Harvest – August 8th
Witchboard – August 15th
Hellhouse LLC Lineage – August 20th
The Toxic Avenger – August 29th
The Conjuring: Last Rites – September 5th
The Long Walk – September 12th
Night of the Reaper – September 19th
Him – September 19th
The Strangers Chapter 2 – September 26th
Good Boy – October 3rd
V/H/S Halloween – October 3rd
The Black Phone 2 – October 17th
Bone Lake – October 24th
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 – December 5th
