October 3, 2025 – 15 New Horror Movies Released Today (making 22 for the week!)

The October horror-movie season is officially underway! Today fifteen new horror movies debuted in theaters and on streaming (including one previously released movie making its SVOD premiere). Take a look below for trailers, descriptions, and links to watch them all!

And check our main New and Upcoming Horror Movies tracker for even more horror. It’s going to be a big month, and that’s the best way to keep up with everything!

For viewers who enjoy: dogs, unique perspectives, supernatural horror

When a supernatural entity threatens his human, a loyal canine companion springs into action.

For viewers who enjoy: erotic thrillers, mind games

Two couples decide to share a luxurious rental house when it seems they’ve been double-booked. But one of the couples has some twisted psychological manipulation on their mind, which leads to a fight for survival.

For viewers who enjoy: horror comedy, animal-attack movies

A family in the Hollywood Hills is trapped in their home when a pack of vicious coyotes wanders onto their property.

For viewers who enjoy: Westerns, thrillers, curses

Everything a little girl touches dies. The doctor escorting the girl to a faith healer believes her condition is a disease, but her mother believes she is possessed.

For viewers who enjoy: anthology horror, Halloween themes

V/H/S is back with its eighth main series entry! Five short horror films tied together with a frame narrative celebrate the season in what has become a yearly October tradition.

For viewers who enjoy: the horrors of dating, movies about captivity, spooky houses

After finding a dating-app match who seems too good to be true, Paola is trapped in a house of horrors.

For viewers who enjoy: disturbing films, occult horror

A brother and sister are put into foster care after the death of their father. However, their new foster mother has suffered a loss of her own, and she is having serious trouble letting go.

For viewers who enjoy: science fiction, arthouse horror, dark humor

Three brothers build a machine that can open a portal across time and space. Their goal is to bring back their dead mother, but their experiments don’t go as planned.

For viewers who enjoy: body horror, cosmetic/beauty horror, satire

Samantha Lake attempts to revitalize her acting career by undergoing a revolutionary beauty and wellness technique. However, the ugly side of the beauty treatment quickly becomes apparent.

For viewers who enjoy: survival movies, action horror, dinosaurs

A platoon is sent into a jungle valley on a rescue mission, but they end up in a fight for their lives against dinosaurs.

For viewers who enjoy: survival movies, monsters, claustrophobic locations

A man and a woman are trapped in a series of underground tunnels while a monstrous arachnid rampages.

For viewers who enjoy: horror comedy, monster movies

A plumber and his germaphobic son take a job in an apartment building where a monster is swimming through the pipes and killing people.

For viewers who enjoy: drama, psychological horror

A military veteran returns to his hometown to reconnect with his sister. While there, he’ll be forced to face his “monsters within” which he’s been running away from for years.

For viewers who enjoy: surreal narratives, erotic horror, drama

An author dealing with the loss of her unborn child isolates herself in a cabin in the woods to work on a new novel. There, she discovers a muse who brings her own form of inspiration.

For viewers who enjoy: micro-budget horror, supernatural horror, demonic curses

Five strangers are drawn to a cabin in the woods where a demonic force attempts to take them.

Here are seven more movies released earlier this week. Take a look at our announcement article from Tuesday for more information on the following movies, including where you can watch them all.

• The Toxic Avenger
• Rabbit Trap
• Jimmy and Stiggs
• Ick
• Minore
• Play Along
• Evil Nun