Get ready for a spine-chilling journey through the most anticipated horror sequels of 2025! From franchise revivals to unexpected follow-ups, we're diving into the most exciting horror movies that will keep you on the edge of your seat and terrify you like never before!
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00:00Where are you?
00:08Welcome to WatchMojo and today we're looking at horror movie sequels currently slated to come out in
00:142025.
00:15Prequels, spin-offs, virtually anything part of an ongoing franchise are fair game. Release dates are subject to change.
00:23Megan
00:25What are you doing? Couldn't sleep.
00:29Occupational hazard.
00:31Thread, an insidious tale. The insidious series has inspired sequels, prequels, and interquels, or
00:39in-between-quels as we like to call them.
00:45Thread marks the franchise's first spin-off, moving the focus away from the Lambert family.
00:50While we wouldn't be surprised if Lynn Shaye made another appearance as Elise Rainier,
00:54the only cast members who have been confirmed thus far are Mandy Moore and Kumail Nanjiani.
00:59The plot centers on a couple who attempts to undo their daughter's death with a time-travel spell.
01:05Unsurprisingly, their actions have unforeseen consequences.
01:09While James Wan remains a producer, Thread will mark the feature directorial debut of Jeremy Slater, who has developed shows like The Umbrella
01:17Academy, Moon Knight, and The Exorcist. We are ready to dive even further into the insidious lore come August.
01:24I'm scared, Mom.
01:29Scared of what?
01:31Fear Street, Prom Queen.
01:33Most trilogies are spread out over a few years.
01:36Meanwhile, the first three Fear Street films were all released in July 2021.
01:41What are you doing here?
01:43Tag, you're it.
01:48Continuing the series was a no-brainer for Netflix.
01:52Okay, just because we're weird and smart and different
01:57doesn't mean they can feed us through their meat grinder.
02:00Although a fourth film set in the 1950s was considered, the team ultimately settled on an adaptation of R.L. Stine's The Prom Queen,
02:08taking place in 1988.
02:10The story revolves around the popular girls at Shadyside High competing for the crown.
02:15When an unlikely candidate throws their hat into the ring, others are mysteriously taken out of the equation one by one.
02:21Shadyside, small-town America, but among locals, a history of horror has earned it another nickname, Killer Capital USA.
02:31Director slash co-writer Matt Palmer previously made the 2018 Netflix psychological thriller, Caliber.
02:37With 50 other books in the main Fear Street series, Prom Queen may be the first of many direct adaptations.
02:44Blood will fall.
02:46I know what you did last summer sequel.
02:48Since Scream recently made a comeback,
02:50it only makes sense that Hollywood would resurrect the other 90s film that breathed new life into the slasher genre.
02:56We can't just ignore it.
02:58Come on, Julie. How do you know this is even related? You did a lot of things last summer.
03:03Yeah, well, only one murder comes to mind.
03:06You shut the hell up!
03:07Whereas the first I know what you did last summer was a sleeper hit, the franchise struck a low point with the straight-to-video
03:13I'll always know what you did last summer.
03:15Zoe, we had a plan.
03:17I am going to be on a stage in front of a crowd with security all around. What's safer than that?
03:22There were talks of rebooting the franchise with Mike Flanagan attached.
03:26That project was scrapped in favor of this legacy sequel,
03:29which brings back Jennifer Love Hewitt as Julie James and Freddie Prinze Jr. as Ray Bronson.
03:34I love you, Julie.
03:38No one gets me the way you do.
03:41I understand your pain.
03:44Joining them is a cast of up-and-comers and director Jennifer Caton Robinson of Due Revenge.
03:49With a July 18th, 2025 release date, it'll surely be another summer to remember.
03:55A toast to us, to our last summer of immature adolescent decadence.
04:06The Predator franchise has struggled to recapture the thrills of the 1987 classic.
04:11With 2022's Prey, director Dan Trachtenberg delivered easily the best Predator movie since the original.
04:18I don't know that this thing can be killed.
04:24If it bleeds, we can kill it.
04:27Where his previous film took us to the past, Trachtenberg will explore the future in Predator Badlands.
04:33Elle Fanning stars in this standalone story about sisters who find themselves on an alien planet.
04:38Of course, the Predator is also present, but Trachtenberg has teased a different side of the creature,
04:43promising something emotional and badass.
04:46This is it?
04:48No.
04:49Bring it home.
04:50In addition to Badlands releasing on November 7th, 2025,
04:53it's been reported that Trachtenberg has another Predator movie coming out this year.
04:58Whether it's a sequel to Prey or something entirely different, the franchise seems to be in good hands.
05:04Dylan!
05:08You son of a bitch.
05:11Thanksgiving 2
05:13Over a decade after Grindhouse, Eli Roth finally turned his Thanksgiving trailer into a feature film.
05:19Oh my God.
05:21These seats are for us.
05:23Our names are at the table.
05:25The same month that film hit theaters, Roth announced that a sequel was already being developed for a 2025 release.
05:32It's expected to arrive just in time for Turkey Day, with Addison Rae reprising her role as Gabby.
05:38I'll go get him.
05:39Okay, I'll meet you inside.
05:41Roth is in the director's chair again, co-writing the script with Jeff Rendell.
05:46Looking ahead, Roth has expressed interest in expanding the franchise beyond Thanksgiving,
05:50putting a deadly spin on other holidays as well.
05:53For now though, Roth is focused on trying to outdo himself with the sequel.
05:58Whoever is behind the John Carver mask this time, we won't say no to a second course.
06:03Happy Thanksgiving.
06:05They Follow
06:06Few horror movies have stuck with us over the past decade like It Follows,
06:10which is appropriate given the subject matter.
06:12Jay, I'm sorry.
06:16I wasn't trying to hurt you, okay?
06:18Someone did this to me too, okay?
06:21Although David Robert Mitchell's film felt perfectly self-contained,
06:24we've always been curious about revisiting this universe.
06:27Mitchell and star Micah Monroe are coming back for this long-awaited sequel,
06:31fittingly titled They Follow.
06:33There's a broken window in the kitchen, but there's no one there.
06:37Are you sure?
06:38Shooting is set to commence sometime this year,
06:41with the film expected to be released by year's end.
06:44Distribution is being handled by Neon,
06:46which has a reputation for surreal, ambitious horror.
06:50While little is known about the plot, Monroe says she's, quote,
06:53obsessed with the script.
06:55What's it doing?
06:56It's walking, it's just walking.
06:59Paul, I want to get out.
07:00No, just wait for it to get in.
07:02No, I don't want to do this, I just want to get out.
07:04She's also promised to speak with Mitchell about including the shell phone.
07:08Speaking of which, it's 2025 and still no shell phones?
07:12Get on that, Apple.
07:13Five Nights at Freddy's 2
07:15Based on the widely popular video game series,
07:18Five Nights at Freddy's brought the jump scares to the theaters in 2023,
07:22breaking records for Blumhouse.
07:24Welcome to Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria,
07:27a magical place for kids and grown-ups alike,
07:30where fantasy and fun come to life.
07:33While there might have been a divide between critics and audiences,
07:36the film's solid cast and first-rate practical effects
07:39laid the groundwork for a promising film franchise.
07:42Okay, good joke.
07:43Congratulations, you got me.
07:45You can come out now.
07:47Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is coming out on December 5th, 2025,
07:51making us wonder if the sequel might have a Christmas theme.
07:54In any case, expect to receive a Toy Freddy in your stocking.
08:05All of the key figures are expected to return,
08:07including Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
08:10Not much else has been announced about the sequel,
08:12but we'll be keeping our eyes on the monitors for updates.
08:15VHS 8
08:17As far as the found footage movies go,
08:19VHS has never reached cultural phenomenon status
08:22like The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity.
08:25Yet it's arguably proven more enduring than those franchises,
08:28inspiring several sequels and multiple spin-offs
08:31in just over a decade.
08:33He's back.
08:34No.
08:35And this time I'm ready for you.
08:36Get out of here.
08:37At New York Comic-Con in 2024,
08:39Shudder announced the eighth mainline film,
08:42simply titled VHS 8.
08:44Like the past few VHS movies,
08:46this sequel will be another streaming exclusive.
08:56Outside of its 2025 release,
08:58the plot and talent involved have yet to be unveiled.
09:01We can say one thing for sure, however,
09:04VHS isn't going out of style anytime soon.
09:07Let's go again.
09:08Yep, going again.
09:09The Conjuring Last Rites
09:11It would mark the end of an era,
09:13and what an incredible era it has been.
09:15Since its debut in 2013,
09:17the Conjuring universe has become
09:19the highest-grossing horror franchise in history,
09:22spawning eight films and counting.
09:24The upcoming ninth installment,
09:26The Conjuring Last Rites,
09:27will conclude the main series,
09:29although several spin-offs and their sequels
09:31are still in development.
09:33He says it's an emergency.
09:41Yes, Father.
09:44How can we help?
09:45While plot details remain under wraps,
09:48the film will see the return of Patrick Wilson
09:50and Vera Farmiga as Ed and Lorraine Warren,
09:53tackling yet another chilling case of paranormal activity.
09:56Nice timing.
09:59And if we can, then he'd like to meet with us tomorrow.
10:03There's a case in Long Island he'd like to discuss.
10:05Really?
10:06Directed by Michael Schavs
10:07and co-written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick,
10:10who both worked on 2021's
10:12The Conjuring, The Devil Made Me Do It,
10:14this finale seems to be in capable hands.
10:17Ed and I have proven the existence
10:19of the demonic hundreds of times.
10:21You've proven it to the church.
10:23This is a court of law.
10:24The standards of evidence are completely different.
10:26The court accepts the existence of God
10:28every time a witness swears to tell the truth.
10:31I think it's about time they accept
10:33the existence of the devil.
10:34Final Destination, Bloodlines.
10:36It's been over a decade
10:38since the last Final Destination hit theaters,
10:40so naturally,
10:41anticipation for the return of the franchise
10:43is through the roof.
10:44You can't cheat death.
10:46There are no escapes.
10:48The sixth installment,
10:49Final Destination, Bloodlines,
10:51brings back the unseen yet relentless antagonist,
10:54death itself,
10:55but with a twist
10:56that promises to shake up the usual formula.
10:58Some people say there's a balance to everything.
11:01For every life, there's a death.
11:03For every death, there is a life.
11:06But the introduction of life that was not meant to be,
11:09that can invalidate the list.
11:11This time, the story centers around a young woman
11:14whose grandmother cheated death decades earlier,
11:16leaving her and her family
11:18in the path of its inevitable wrath.
11:20It is set to feature a fresh cast of characters,
11:23while serving as a farewell
11:24to late series veteran Tony Todd
11:26in his iconic role as William Bloodworth.
11:28Death doesn't like to be cheated.
11:34Excuse me?
11:35What's that supposed to mean?
11:40You are home.
11:42Just be careful now.
11:44As always,
11:45we look forward to seeing just how creatively
11:48this movie will, well, kill it.
11:50Talk To Me
11:51One of the most original horror films
11:53that hit screens in 2022
11:55was the low-budget Australian gem,
11:57Talk To Me.
11:58Despite being made for under $5 million,
12:00the film earned rave reviews
12:02for its impressive practical effects,
12:04stellar performances,
12:05and genuinely terrifying scares.
12:07Eighty-three seconds, Joss!
12:08Get it over!
12:09I'll split ya!
12:10All right, you're in or not?
12:11I'll split ya!
12:12I'll split ya!
12:14By the end of its theatrical run,
12:16it had grossed over 20 times its budget,
12:18a success that practically guaranteed a sequel.
12:21I am ending this!
12:23You can't take him.
12:27Scheduled for release sometime in 2025,
12:30the follow-up, Talk To Me,
12:32will once again be directed
12:33by twin filmmakers Danny and Michael Filippo,
12:36with a screenplay by Danny and Bill Heintzman,
12:39the writers behind the first film.
12:41By all indications,
12:42this will be another project
12:43that will give moviegoers a lot to talk about.
12:46We went up to Ari Aster
12:47to apologize to him after the movie.
12:49I literally got up to say,
12:50I'm so sorry you got dragged here
12:51because of all this hype for no reason.
12:53I went to apologize to him.
12:55So I walked up to him.
12:56I'm like, bro, I'm so sorry that...
12:57And he's like, that was amazing.
12:59Megan 2.0
13:00With the rise of artificial intelligence
13:02and humanoid robots,
13:03it was only a matter of time
13:04before horror filmmakers jumped in
13:06with their own twisted take.
13:082022's Megan brought our worst fears to life,
13:11introducing an AI robot that gains self-awareness
13:14and becomes a deadly machine.
13:16Let go.
13:17You need to learn some manners, Brandon.
13:20You know what happens to bad boys
13:21that don't mind their manners?
13:24They grow up to be bad men.
13:27If you thought the murderous,
13:28viral dancing android was done for,
13:30think again.
13:31Megan 2.0 is coming in 2025
13:34with an upgraded version.
13:35The sequel will once again be written
13:37by Akayla Cooper
13:38and directed by Jared Johnston,
13:40with Alison Williams and Violet McGraw
13:42reprising their roles.
13:43Jesus Christ, I thought we were friends.
13:45How could you just discard me
13:47like some cheap dollar store trinket?
13:49Because you killed people.
13:51Oh, big whoop.
13:52While plot details are scant,
13:54producer James Wan has expressed confidence
13:56in the story's direction.
13:58Here's hoping the new update
13:59is just as terrifying,
14:01if not more.
14:02What are you doing?
14:11The Black Phone 2.
14:132021's The Black Phone
14:14was an unexpected box office success.
14:17It's covered in blood.
14:20It's like I killed someone.
14:23You see that?
14:24The horror film follows a young boy
14:26abducted by a serial killer
14:27who uses a phone in his basement
14:29to communicate with the ghosts
14:30of the killer's past victims
14:32and plot his escape.
14:33I miss you, Robin.
14:36Then get out for me.
14:39Use what we gave you.
14:41I will.
14:42Although it seemed like a one-and-done story,
14:44the film's commercial success
14:46led producers to greenlight a sequel,
14:48which will arrive just in time
14:49for Halloween 2025.
14:52It's unclear what direction the plot will go,
14:54but director Scott Derrickson
14:55has teased that Joe Hill,
14:57Stephen King's son
14:58and the author of the short story
14:59the film was based on,
15:00pitched a terrific idea for the sequel.
15:03Given the King's reputation
15:04for crafting compelling horror,
15:06we can expect something truly unforgettable.
15:09I like making movies with people
15:11who are excited to make movies.
15:13It's a collective imagination.
15:15Scott's communicating to all of us
15:17exactly what our job is,
15:20and that's being a good filmmaker.
15:22Saw XI.
15:23We all have free will.
15:25Gabriella had her own free will.
15:29And if you can't handle this,
15:30how will you handle the rest of our work?
15:32Before the release of its 10th installment in 2023,
15:36the Saw franchise had begun to lose its edge,
15:38with many of the preceding films
15:40receiving largely negative reviews.
15:42However, Saw X was widely praised
15:45as a return to form,
15:46with some even ranking it higher
15:48than the first film.
15:49Following its success,
15:50a sequel was quickly announced,
15:52set for release in September 2025.
15:55Mr. Kramer,
15:59I meant no harm.
16:01I would really like to believe you,
16:04Gabriella.
16:08You'll have a chance to prove yourself.
16:10Not much is known about the plot for now,
16:12but Tobin Bell will reprise his role as Jigsaw,
16:15and Kevin Groydert,
16:16the director of Saw X,
16:18will also be returning.
16:19Will this new installment continue
16:21the storyline of the 10th film,
16:22or follow up on the lukewarm 2021 entry Spiral?
16:26We'll just have to wait and see.
16:28John, please.
16:30Please don't kill me.
16:32That's the last thing that you should be worried about.
16:37Now,
16:39I want to play a game.
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16:59In 2002,
17:00a then-unknown Cillian Murphy
17:02starred in 28 Days Later
17:04as a bicycle courier
17:05who wakes from a coma
17:06to find a world ravaged by a virus
17:08that turns people into killers.
17:10Water.
17:18Are you okay?
17:19The film became an unexpected hit
17:21and is widely credited
17:22with reviving the zombie genre.
17:24Now, over two decades later,
17:26Murphy is returning to the franchise
17:28in the aptly titled sequel 28 Years Later.
17:31Even more,
17:32the installment will also feature
17:34the return of director Danny Boyle
17:36and screenwriter Alex Garland.
17:38Alex has an idea.
17:40That's kind of enough.
17:41Alex Garland has a good idea,
17:42then we're in, right?
17:43Yeah, and Danny,
17:44I think Danny directing it
17:46is just huge,
17:47so watch this space.
17:49The film is set to deliver
17:51a dystopian summer experience
17:52when it hits theaters in June 2025.
17:55Fortunately,
17:56fans won't have to wait long for more
17:58as a follow-up,
17:59helmed by Candyman director Nia DaCosta,
18:02is already in development.
18:04I'm having the most amazing time
18:05working with him
18:06and kind of seeing
18:07what we're filming on set
18:09and it's so distinct and unique
18:12and is an incredibly playful environment
18:15that I'm just like
18:16really soaking up at the minute.
18:18So yeah,
18:19I think people are going to be pleased.
18:21Which horror movie sequel
18:22are you dying to see in 2025?
18:25Let us know in the comments.
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18:29God, I hope not.
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