If you're feeling like 2025 has already been a bit of a horror show, you're not wrong. But while real life unravels in one corner, the horror genre is flourishing in another—on screens big and small. Whether it's a gothic reboot that has film nerds foaming at the mouth or a mind-melting episode of Black Mirror that makes you want to chuck your phone out the window, this year’s slate of scream-worthy content is relentless in the best way.  

So, whether you’re into slow burns, psychological dread, or blood-splattered thrill rides, here are 11 horror highlights (currently streaming and upcoming) from 2025 that are well worth your popcorn. 

11 Scariest Horror Movies And TV Shows To Watch On Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar And More 

Nosferatu 
Where to watch: Prime Video (rent) 

Robert Eggers sinks his teeth into the gothic horror canon with a visually decadent remake that’s more nightmare than narrative. Set in 19th-century Germany, it leans into madness, plague, and unholy lust—Willem Dafoe would be proud. Lily-Rose Depp and Bill Skarsgård are mesmerising, the shadows do most of the acting, and you’ll leave the cinema unsure whether to cry or exfoliate. 

Sinners 
Where to watch: Theatres 

Twin brothers try to outrun their pasts by heading back to their Mississippi hometown—a place soaked in secrets, sin, and something far more sinister than they left behind. This Southern gothic horror is thick with dread, family tension, and unholy revelations. It plays like True Detective with teeth, where the devil isn’t just in the details—he’s on the guest list. 

Khauf 
Where to watch: Prime Video  

For once, Bollywood gets horror right. Khauf doesn’t rely on jump scares or cheap ghosts in white sarees—it’s a layered, deeply human story about grief, guilt, and generational trauma. It's directed with a startling amount of restraint and intelligence, making it one of India’s boldest genre offerings in years. 

Black Mirror – Season 7 
Where to watch: Netflix  

Charlie Brooker is back to ruin your day (and possibly your week). Season 7 is sharper, darker, and more plausible than ever. 

Companion 
Where to watch: Apple TV+ (rent) 

A seemingly chill weekend at a remote cabin spirals into existential panic when one of the guests—an AI companion designed for obedience and emotional support—starts glitching in all the wrong ways. What follows is part slasher, part morality play on the limits of artificial intimacy. It’s tense, smart, and unsettlingly close to our own future. Think M3GAN meets Ex Machina, but with fewer jokes and more blood on the floor. 

Wolf Man 
Where to watch: Zee5 (rent) 

Blake and his family are attacked by something they can’t see but can definitely hear—and smell. Taking refuge in a remote farmhouse, things get worse when Blake begins to act... different. As in dangerously different. 

The Last of Us – Season 2 
Where to watch: JioHotstar 

The cordyceps are back—and meaner than ever. But this season leans harder into emotional devastation than fungal frights. With Bella Ramsey and Kaitlyn Dever turning in heart-stopping performances. 

Cassandra 
Where to watch: Netflix  

A family moves into Germany’s oldest smart home—a sleek architectural relic with one major feature: an AI named Cassandra who hasn’t had company in decades. Naturally, she gets very attached. What starts as low-key helpful turns into full-blown digital obsession as the house decides it’s done being lonely. A stylish, cerebral techno-thriller that plays like Her meets 2001: A Space Odyssey, but with way more passive-aggressive home automation. 

The Shrouds 
Where to watch: TBD 

Karsh, a grieving tech mogul, copes with the loss of his wife the only way a Cronenberg character would: by inventing a machine that lets you watch the dead decay in real time—and maybe even talk to them. What begins as a meditation on mourning quickly spirals into a cerebral descent through obsession, surveillance, and body horror. It’s elegant, unsettling, and deeply Cronenbergian in the most skin-crawling way. 

The Ugly Stepsister 
Where to watch: TBD 

Forget glass slippers—this dark reimagining gives the sidelined sister her moment, and it is bloody, bitter, and strangely empowering. With razor-sharp dialogue, a killer wardrobe, and one unhinged third act twist, it’s like Promising Young Woman in a corset. Surprisingly smart under all the satin and gore. 

It Feeds 
Where to watch: TBD 

A classic haunted house setup—but it’s what It Feeds doesn’t show that makes it so terrifying. Centred on a mother and daughter hiding from a mysterious entity in their basement, it’s quiet, claustrophobic, and unbearably tense. There’s minimal dialogue, maximum dread, and one hell of a final scene.