It’s been a scary-good year for theatrical horror, including some of the biggest hits of 2025. Sinners , Final Destination: Bloodlines , Weapons , and 28 Years Later are just a few of the films that have frightened moviegoers. And yet, despite the tear the genre has been on, and despite its now being spooky season, there aren’t as many high-profile horror titles as as you might expect there to be this October. Horror, as one of the few (mostly) reliable box-office bets, has taken over the rest of the calendar, leaving the lead-up to Halloween feeling a little bit lacking on the big screen.
But just because there isn’t a Sinners or Weapons out ahead of All Hallows’ Eve doesn’t mean that there isn’t something waiting to scare you at the theater. There are plenty of sma