Horror has seen remarkable success in 2025. Popular franchises have celebrated new entries, like V/H/S/Halloween, Black Phone 2, 28 Years Later, the Conjuring franchise’s swan song, and what might be the best Final Destination movie to date. Original films like Weapons, Good Boy, and Together helped open minds and get under their audience’s skin, while offerings like Sinners and Frankenstein are even likely to earn themselves Academy Award nominations.

There’s plenty to appreciate and learn from these domestic horror films, but audiences are selling themselves short if they don’t broaden their horizons and explore the rest of the world’s cinematic horror achievements from this year. 2025 was a very exciting year for international horror films, including many titles that are sure to impress, delight, and disturb those who are looking for something different.

Noise (South Korea) – Directed by Kim Soo-jin

Dracula: A Love Tale (France / United Kingdom) – Directed by Luc Besson

Ghost Train (South Korea) – Directed by Se-woong Tak

Incomplete Chairs (Japan) – Directed by Ken'ichi Ugana

Revelations (South Korea) – Directed by Yeon Sang-ho

The Ugly Stepsister (Norway) – Directed by Emilie Blichfeldt

Dollhouse (Japan) – Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi

New Group (Japan) – Directed by Yûta Shimotsu

No Other Choice (South Korea) – Directed by Park Chan-wook

Exit 8 (Japan) – Directed by Genki Kawamura