May 9, 2025: 6 New Horror Movies in Theaters and Streaming Today
It’s a multinational Friday for horror this week!
Killer clown slasher film Clown in a Cornfield highlights this Friday’s new releases, but that’s not the only interesting horror movie this week. It’s an international extravaganza of horror with new movies from the United States, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Australia, and Indonesia!
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New in Theaters
Clown in a Cornfield
For viewers who enjoy: killer clowns, slashers, movies based on books
A teenage girl, Quinn (Katie Douglas), moves to the small town of Kettle Springs, Missouri with her father. Katie makes some new friends, learning that they make short movies featuring the town’s unofficial mascot, Frendo the clown, as a killer. But when a person dressed as Frendo starts killing people for real, Quinn and her new friends seem to be the clown’s main target.
New on Transaction Video on Demand (TVOD)
Feed
For viewers who enjoy: campground horror, influencer horror, supernatural scares
A group of influencers travel to a resort for some glamping and spooky content creation. Their campground is on a small island in a lake where, as legend has it, a witch drowned hundreds of years ago. The trip starts off well, but the influencers’ presence seems to awaken something (or someone) that is out for blood.
Kryptic
For viewers who enjoy: psychological thrillers, cryptozoology
While on a guided cryptid hike through the woods, Kay (Chloe Pirrie) strays from the group and encounters something monstrous. After the encounter, Kay has no memory of who she is. As she tries to piece her life back together, she starts to wonder if she is somehow connected to a missing cryptozoologist who happens to look exactly like her.
The Moogai
For viewers who enjoy: motherhood horror, folk horror, metaphorical horror
After giving birth to her second child, Sarah (Shari Sebbens) is haunted by terrifying visions. Is a supernatural entity, the Moogai, trying to steal her child from her?
New on Subscription Streaming (SVOD)
The Ugly Stepsister
For viewers who enjoy: fairy tale horror, body horror, gruesome stories
Elvira (Lea Myren) is compelled by her mother to compete with her beautiful stepsister Agnes (Thea Sofie Loch Næss) for the affections of a prince. Elvira’s mother subjects her to a series of brutal procedures intended to make her more attractive.
The Haunted Apartment “Miss K”
For viewers who enjoy: Indonesian horror, ghosts, curses
After being hired as the new manager of an apartment building, Alma (Cinta Laura Kiehl) is told that the sixth floor is strictly off limits. But when she is forced to enter a room on the sixth floor because of an emergency, Alma becomes cursed by the ghosts of a woman and a young girl. Now she only has four days to live unless she can break free from the curse.
More Horror Released This Week
These five new horror movies released earlier in the week. Check them all out in our announcement article.
