Title: Preparing for the Chills: 2023's Horror Movie Landscape
In the year 2025, the horror genre continues to thrive with a mix of sequels, prequels, reboots, and franchise continuations, coupled with a few original titles. Some of the most highly anticipated sequels include "M3GAN 2.0," "The Black Phone 2," and "Five Nights at Freddy's 2." "Thread: An Insidious Tale" serves as a spin-off from the Insidious series, bringing new terrors to the 'Further.'
Monster adaptations also make their mark in 2025, with Leigh Whannell's reimagining of "Wolf Man" and Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein" premiering on Netflix. Furthermore, Maggie Gyllenhaal brings musical twists to "The Bride of Frankenstein."
Horror adaptations like "Until Dawn" and "The Monkey" are also set to hit theatres, while a new "Anaconda" film, promising a meta-horror experience, stars Jack Black and Paul Rudd.
Public domain horror continues to thrive as well, withentries like "Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare," "Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble," and "Screamboat."
Original horror titles round up the anticipated releases, including "Sinners," starring twin Michaels B. Jordan; "Clown in a Cornfield," an adaptation of the YA horror novel; "Drop," from director Christopher Landon; "Flesh of the Gods," a 1980s-set vampire movie with Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac; and "Presence," a haunted-house experiment by Steven Soderbergh.
On the small screen, horror TV shows like "Alien: Earth," "The Last of Us" season two, and "Stranger Things" season five make an appearance, alongside original series such as "The Bondsman," starring Kevin Bacon as a bounty hunter with a spooky twist.
As the year progresses, more announcements and releases are expected, including potential horror projects like "Bring Her Back" and "Let the Evil Go West." Will 2025's box-office results encourage more fresh ideas in the future or have us speculating about "Saw XII" in 2026? Only time will tell.
In the realm of online entertainment, io9 anticipates an exciting future for horror movies, featuring discussions on upcoming releases like "M3GAN 2.0" and "The Black Phone 2." (io9, technology, movies, future)
Moreover, technology advances in filmmaking have led to the creation of virtual set pieces, significantly impacting the production of horror movies, such as Leigh Whannell's technological marvel, "Wolf Man." (technology, movies, horror movies)
