The Top 10 Horror Movies of 2025: Episode 207

The Top 10 Horror Movies of 2025: Episode 207

From The Scariest Things by The Scariest Things

January 23, 2026 · 1h 58m

About this episode

The episode discusses the top horror movies of 2025, highlighting diverse opinions and rankings.

If it’s January, you know it’s time for our Top 10 Horror Movies of 2025. You might think there is a group consensus, in a year that had so many good horror movies… but you’d be wrong! The best part of having a great sampler platter of movies to pick from is that there is something for everybody. This year, the box office and the awards programs agree, 2025 had a lot to offer. This was a year full of original story ideas, and, for a change, they were represented in both studio films and indies. Plus, the sequels and reboots this year proved to be both profitable and refreshing (for the most part). What you all may enjoy the most are the movies that split the critics. There are several movies on our respective lists that are very divisive, and you know what? That’s the best part of these episodes. Here’s the best part: you get to hear us argue the merits and flaws of these films, and you can decide for yourself whether it’s worth watching. If you are visiting our site for the first time, we have three posts that also describe our selections: Eric’s List , Mike’s List , and Robert’s List . Eric’s list has a full…

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Host: The Scariest Things

Topics covered

  • horror movies
  • film rankings
  • 2025 cinema
  • original stories
  • sequels and reboots
  • divisive films

Keywords

  • horror movies
  • 2025
  • film rankings
  • original stories
  • sequels
  • reboots
  • divisive films

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