September 26, 2025 – 14 New Horror Movies Released This Week!

September comes to a close with a huge batch of new horror!

The Strangers: Chapter 2 is now playing in theaters.

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September is ending with a large batch of new horror and thriller films! The list below contains movies released throughout this past week in theaters and on streaming. Check below for trailers, descriptions, and links to watch, and take a look at our main New and Upcoming Horror Movies tracker for twelve months of new horror!

Now Playing in Theaters

The Strangers: Chapter 2

The Strangers: Chapter 2 picks up where the first movie ends.

For viewers who enjoy: creepy towns, survival horror

After barely surviving an encounter with masked strangers, Maya now finds that she can’t trust anyone in the small town of Venus, Oregon. Will she make it out of town alive?

Dead of Winter

Emma Thompson, Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca, and Laurel Marsden star in Dead of Winter.

For viewers who enjoy: kidnapping movies, suspense thrillers

Barb travels to a frozen lake to scatter her husband’s ashes, but during her trip she discovers a young woman being held captive by two armed strangers.

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House on Eden

House on Eden was written and directed by Kris Collins, aka CallMeKris, who also stars in the movie. Celina Myers (aka Celina Spooky Boo) co-stars.

For viewers who enjoy: found footage, haunted houses

Paranormal investigators Kris, Celina, and Jay enter an abandoned house in the woods for some spooky content creation. As the night progresses, their investigation uncovers more than they expected.

The Draft!

The Draft was directed by Yusron Fuadi, who also directed The Rage, Blood from the Sea.

For viewers who enjoy: Indonesian horror, cabin-in-the-woods movies, comedy and horror

Five friends spend a weekend in a villa isolated deep in the forest. They soon find themselves fighting to survive an onslaught from dark forces.

The Man in My Basement

The Man in My Basement is based on the novel of the same title by Walter Mosley.

For viewers who enjoy: psychological thrillers, themes of race and heritage

Corey Hawkins plays Charles Blakey, a man who is considering the tough decision of selling his family home after the death of his mother. A man named Anniston Bennet (Willem Dafoe) offers to rent the basement of Charles’s house for enough money to clear all of his debts. But Anniston has some odd and unnerving ideas for how he intends to use the room he’s renting.

Pabrik Gula

For viewers who enjoy: Indonesian movies, folk horror, supernatural horror

Endah, Fadhil, and friends work as seasonal laborers in a sugar factory. Supernatural terror rises, and sacrifices must be made.

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Breed of Greed

Gina Gershon stars in Breed of Greed.

For viewers who enjoy: curses, demonic influence, affluent horror

The patriarch of a wealthy pharma family dies, and now a curse pits the surviving members of the family against each other.

Went Up the Hill

Dacre Montgomery and Vicky Krieps star as Jack and Jill.

For viewers who enjoy: movies about grief, supernatural drama

A woman named Elizabeth dies. Attending her funeral is Elizabeth’s estranged son Jack, and Elizabeth’s widow Jill. Jill didn’t know her wife had a son, and so the two strangers come together in their grief. With them, perhaps, is Elizabeth’s spirit.

The Demon Detective

Dustyn Gulledge stars in The Demon Detective. Also featured in the cast are Doug Jones, Vivica A. Fox, and Adrienne Barbeau.

For viewers who enjoy: demons, CGI and action horror

A professional exorcist takes a new client who is haunted by a demon from his past.

The Angel Maker

The Angel Maker was first released in Denmark in 2023, but it’s now available in the United States via Dark Star Pictures.

For viewers who enjoy: crime thrillers, investigations, serial killer movies

A detective suffering from postpartum depression takes a case involving a brutal serial killer, but secrets of her own could derail her investigation.

Run

Chris Stokes (You Got Served) directed and co-wrote Run.

For viewers who enjoy: alien invasions, survival horror

A girls’ trip to a cabin in the woods is interrupted by a worldwide alien invasion.

The Man with the Black Umbrella

The Man with the Black Umbrella was written and directed by Ricky Umberger.

For viewers who enjoy: found footage, murder investigations

On January 8th, 2015, a man with a black umbrella broke into 818 Hilltop drive at 3:38 a.m., committing a double murder. The investigation that ensued proved that some murders shouldn’t be solved.

Sunny’s Mansion

Sunny’s Mansion was written and directed by Herman Perera.

For viewers who enjoy: supernatural horror, low-budget movies

After Lucky’s world crumbles, her college friend Hadiya, Hadiya’s husband Brad, and their children arrive to help Lucky, only to find the old mansion occupied by a dangerous presence that will stop at nothing to make them leave.

The Correction Unit

The Correction Unit is from writer/director Derry Shillitto.

For viewers who enjoy: techno-thrillers, AI horror

Teen criminals are subjected to an experimental AI treatment that forces them to confront their deepest fears.

Meet The Author

Chris has a degree in film studies at Temple University’s campus in Tokyo, Japan. He is a renowned expert on horror cinema.