The release schedule continues to remain densely packed for horror. Spring brings an exciting slate of anticipated releases, and May, in particular, aims to keep us busy at the box office and beyond. So much so that it’s becoming easier and easier for new horror releases to slip through the cracks.
This week’s streaming picks highlight a handful of 2025 releases that you might’ve missed, but are worth seeking out.
Here’s where to stream them this week.
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Animale – Kanopy
French filmmaker Emma Benestan quietly contributed to the recent body horror renaissance with a searing slowburn centered around professional bull runner Nejma Chokri (Oulaya Amamra), who seemingly begins to undergo a strange metamorphosis after a harrowing encounter. Soon, Nejma’s male counterparts begin dying, one by one. The violent nature of bullfighting is put on graphic display, a brutal metaphor for Najma’s horrific plight. It’s a disturbing French horror with an emotionally devastating purpose.
Beast of War – AMC+, Shudder
Kiah Roache-Turner’s 1942 Australian war movie draws inspiration from the true account of the HMAS Armidale, which shipwrecked soldiers at sea with one ravenous shark. Cinematographer Mark Wareham infuses Beast of War with a rich visual language that not only elevates the production value but also lends a rich Gothic style, enhanced by bold hues and dense fog. It’s the behemoth animatronic shark that steals this atmospheric horror movie, though.
The Damned – Disney+, Hulu
When a strange foreign ship sinks just off the coast, it forces the village to make an impossible choice, with widow Eva (Odessa Young, Assassination Nation) the ultimate decider on whether to save the boat’s crew or survive the brutal season. The villagers are wracked with guilt over their choice, but when strange fates begin to befall them, they wonder if the folkloric Draugr has come to haunt them in Thordur Palsson’s 19th-century supernatural chiller. It’s a cautionary, folkloric tale of terror.
In Our Blood – Kanopy
Filmmaker Emily Wyland (Brittany O’Grady, Monitor) decides to make a documentary about her estranged mother, Sam (Alanna Ubach), when reuniting after ten years apart due to addiction. When Sam goes missing, Emily’s search uncovers hostile locals and a sinister truth tied to her mother’s past. Oscar-nominated documentarian Pedro Kos (Rebel Hearts, Lead Me Home) approaches his narrative feature debut, a meditative slow burn that builds to a thrilling, supernatural update on the found footage format.
Meat Kills – Midnight Pulp, Screambox
Those missing the mean-spirited slashers of the early aughts will find a lot of gore to love in Meat Kills, the first Dutch horror movie to earn the NC-17 rating. The nihilistic horror movie follows an animal rights activist who targets a pig farm, only to find its sadistic owner wants revenge. Except this provocative slasher to unleash buckets of blood. Paul de Vrijer wrote Meat Kills, directed by Martijn Smits.