If none of the horror premieres of the year still frightened you, get ready: your biggest nightmare may be coming
Attention Fans of Terror! We arrived in July, and with the first half of 2025 already in the past, now the expectation turns to the genre releases in the second half of the year. After premieres like Sinners, Extermination: Evolutionthe Brazilian Empty building, Perfect escort, Premonition 6among others, what is coming?
If none of the premieres still really frightened you, get ready: your biggest nightmare may be coming. Thinking about it, ROLLING STONE BRASILL selected 12 of the most anticipated horror movies for the coming months. Check out what they are and when they debut below:
1. Cloud: Cloud of revenge
Seeking fast profit, a young man resells online several cheap products for high prices, which ends up generating dissatisfaction among his customers. As discontent grows, some customers decide to take revenge, leading him to face a series of mysterious and threatening events that put their lives at risk.
When debut: July 17
2. I know what you did last summer
THE NEW HISTORY OF I know what you did last summer Following five friends who, after causing a fatal car accident, decide to hide what happened and make a pact of silence. A year later, the characters begin to be chased by someone who knows exactly what they have done and is determined to take revenge. The official synopsis reveals that, as the group is hunted, they discover that these events have happened before and seek help from two survivors of 1997 Southport Massacre – Julie and Ray.
When debut: July 17
3. The Hour of Evil
The Time of Evil Accompanies the disappearance of 17 children – except one – of the same class that mysteriously at the same time flee their homes at dawn. With no sign of breaking or kidnapping, the whole city demands answers about what may have happened that night. Who or what may be behind this strange mystery? While parents struggle to understand what happened, the authorities are looking for information for the small town.
When debut: August 7
4. Together
In Togethera move to an isolated city of the interior tests the boundaries of the already troubled TIM relationship (Dave Franco, Master trick) and Millie (Alison Brie, Glow). What could be an opportunity to start over soon becomes a real nightmare, when a supernatural force begins to corrupt its relationship, their minds and their bodies. As they move away from everything they knew, the couple discovers that to remain together, they will have to face a much larger horror than the one that separated them.
When debut: August 14
5. Make her come back
Make her come back Accompanies the lives of two half-sisters who, after finding their father dead in the bathroom, are allocated to a foster home. Andy and Piper end at Laura’s house, her new guardian. With an eccentric way, Laura worked as a pedagogical counselor and, besides her brothers, also adopts a young man named Oliver. Away from the big city, the property in which the girl and the boy live hide great secrets, and the discovery of a terrifying ritual is able to destroy their relationship forever, and even turn it into a deep pain.
When debut: August 21
6. Summoning Evil 4: The Last Ritual
The plot of Summoning Evil: The Last Ritual It takes place five years after the events of Summoning Evil 3: The Order of the Demonwith the Warrens, lived by Patrick Wilson (Aquaman 2: The Lost Kingdom) and Vera Farmiga (My son, our world), on the eve of retirement. However, the couple is sought by a new family that claims to be the victim of a violent spirit – and decides to face another supernatural case before saying goodbye to the profession.
When debut: September 4
7. Goat
Goat Accompanies Cameron Cade’s journey (Tyriq Withers, I know what you did last summer), a promising football player who dedicated his whole life to the sport. On the eve of an important assessment and athlete recruitment event for the Professional League, Cade has an accident. When everything seems lost, however, his idol, the legendary and veteran quarterback Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans, The white) assumes the responsibility of guiding the talented athlete in his rise to the top, offering to train him in his isolated gym. As training advances and intensifies, Isasah’s behavior is increasingly toxic and dark.
When debut: September 18
8. Dangerous animals
On terror Dangerous animalsthe life of surfer Zephyr turns into a nightmare when she is kidnapped by Tucker, a serial killer obsessed with sharks. Keeping captive in a boat with another young victim, Zephyr is forced to witness unimaginable horrors, while Tucker uses sharks to kill his victims and records each brutal attack. Now she needs to fight for her own life and against time, before becoming part of the macabre tucker “show”.
When debut: September 18
9. The strangers: Chapter 2
In this sequence of The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024), we followed the events right after the end of the first movie. Maya (Madelaine Petsch, Riverdale) runs away from the hospital and is again in danger, needing to fight to survive.
When debut: October 2
10. The Black Phone 2
In The Black Phone 2the journey of the boy who fled seems to have begun. Four years after killing and escaping from his dark kidnapper, Finney (Mason Thames, How to train your dragon) tries to live a normal life being the only survivor of the captive macabre of the graver (Ethan Hawke, Moon Knight). While the young man finds it difficult to overcome his trauma, his stubborn sister Gwen (Madeleine McGraw, The necklace curse) Starts receiving black telephone calls in your dreams, still having recurring nightmares with three boys being chased in a camp called Alpine Lake, and decides to investigate the origin of these views.
When debut: October 16
11. Predator: Wild lands
Predator: Wild lands will bring a young creature who was rejected by his clan. With his race being hunted, this time he will not be a simple villain, as he will be forced to cooperate with Thia (Elle Fanning, A complete unknown) to protect and save your life. For this purpose in mind, they will have to improve their skills and perform an important mission that may be able to restore the respect of a people.
When debut: November 6
12. Frankenstein
The director Guillermo Del Toro (The shape of the water) Adapts the classic story of Mary Shelley About Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant and egocentric scientist who gives life to a creature in a monstrous experiment that ends up leading to the disgrace of the Creator and his creation.
When debut: November on Netflix
It is worth remembering that films may change on the debut date by decision of distributors
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What was the best movie of 2025 so far? Vote for your favorite!
- Anora
- Conclave
- Perfect escort
- Flower
- The brutalist
- A complete unknown
- Mickey 17
- Victory
- Sinners
- Thunderbolts*
- Man with h
- Karate Kid: Legends
- Premonition 6: Blood Ties
- Lilo & Stitch
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Set
- How to train your dragon
- Extermination: Evolution
- Elio
- M3gan 2.0
- F1: The Movie
Source: Rollingstone

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