The Best Horror Films: 2025 Edition

The Ghostly Gallery Podcast · Jan 1, 2026 · 1h 26m

This week on The Ghostly Gallery Podcast, Bruce Markusen and Tracy Asteria welcome back horror historian and composer Kirk Hazen to count down his Top 5 Horror Films of 2025.

Kirk breaks down the top horror movies of 2025, ranking the year’s most talked-about and critically discussed films, including The Monkey, 28 Years Later, Companion, Sinners, and his number one pick, Weapons.

From unsettling slow burns to intense, thought-provoking horror, we explore what made these films stand out, which performances left the biggest impact, and why 2025 has been such a strong year for horror fans.

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