The 7 Best Brand-New Horror Movies Released During March 2025
The releases of new horror movies so far in 2025 have been steady, and, in terms of quantity, March was the biggest month to date. But what about quality? March had its fair share of great horror, and that’s what this list is all about.
Collected here are the seven best horror and horror-adjacent thrillers released during the month of March, ranked according to my personal assessment of them. To keep it simple (since a few March movies had limited theatrical screenings that not everyone can easily see), all of the movies in this list are currently streaming. I’ve even included links for where you can watch.
And if you want to keep up with all of the best horror throughout 2025, check out my ever-growing list of the best and worst of the year on Creepy Catalog.
1. Dead Talents Society
Dead Talents Society isn’t just the best horror movie of March, it’s the best horror movie of the year so far (it also has the best theme song). It’s emotional and heartfelt, it contains witty commentary about modern society, and it’s a hilarious and spooky treat for fans of supernatural horror and ghost stories.
The film is a Taiwanese horror-comedy set in a world where ghosts risk disappearing forever if they are forgotten by the living. This has created an afterlife society where haunting is treated like a combination of the film industry and influencer culture. Caught in this cutthroat business is a young ghost with no confidence in her ability to haunt anyone. But she better learn quickly, because she only has thirty days to become relevant in the haunting world before she disappears forever.
2. Cannibal Mukbang
When hearing a title like Cannibal Mukbang, you might get a very specific image in your head about what the movie might be. Did you imagine a love story? Because that’s what Cannibal Mukbang is, and it’s a wonderful love story at that.
Ash and Mark meet in a convenience store, and they hit it off immediately. As the two get closer to each other, Mark learns that Ash makes her living by eating large quantities of food for her online followers (i.e. mukbang). When Mark learns what type of meat Ash eats during her broadcasts (and how she obtains that meat), their burgeoning love is tested severely.
3. Popeye the Slayer Man
I know how strange this looks. I mean, when I saw that a movie titled Popeye the Slayer Man was coming out, I didn’t have much hope for it. It’s one of at least three Popeye slashers I can think of coming out this year, and it’s one of a bunch of public-domain horror movies that have risen in the public consciousness over the past couple of years. I never expected to put Popeye the Slayer Man at #3 on any “best of” list, but it deserves its spot.
The setup involves a bunch of college-aged people gathering at an abandoned canning factory to investigate the urban legend of a killer sailor haunting the grounds. Then people start dying. So, a rather typical setup, but the movie works. It works surprisingly well. The story is fun and corny in just the right way, the killer is goofy but brutal, and the gore is good. Popeye the Slayer Man is the best public-domain-inspired slasher of the past few years.
4. The Redemption of Sin
It seems like every month Netflix has a few new Indonesian horror movies to offer. During March, The Redemption of Sin was the best of the bunch. It blends a missing-person thriller with a supernatural chiller, and it balances both sides of that equation extremely well.
The story follows a mother, Ning (Happy Salma), whose daughter is missing after a motor scooter accident on a rainy night. While the authorities search for the young girl’s body, Ning is convinced that her daughter is alive. A local podcaster takes interest in her story, but is the podcaster trying to help, or is she being self-serving?
5. There’s a Zombie Outside
There’s a Zombie Outside isn’t what you think it is. Well, it might be. Sort of. But it also isn’t. What it is, though, is a movie that is thoroughly intriguing. I can’t tell you much about the plot without spoiling the fun, but the setup, as seen in the trailer, involves a group of friends gathered for a weekend getaway when one of them sees a zombie outside. Did he really see a zombie, or is something else going on here? Don’t expect quick answers, but do expect some wild twists before the movie is over.
6. Borderline
Borderline could have been a lot better, but even as it is, it’s pretty good. It’s about Sofia, a 1990’s pop star who is the obsession of a mentally ill stalker who recently escaped from the facility he was being held in. The stalker, Paul, is convinced that he and Sofia are to be married, so he brings a couple of friends with him as he invades her home gets the festivities started.
The attempts at comedy don’t always feel great, but Borderline is as good as it is thanks to the always-entertaining Samara Weaving and a show-stealing performance from Alba Baptista as a completely unhinged and murderous woman named Penny.
7. Hood Witch
Set in modern-day France, Nour is a single mother who makes her living by selling exotic goods to members of the occult community in her area. Nour steps up her involvement by developing an app that connects people in need with people who can perform various occult and religious rituals. But when one of the connections she facilitated goes horribly wrong, Nour is blamed. Now, spurred on by social media and members of the religious community, Nour is the subject of a witch hunt.
Hood Witch does a very good job of illustrating the gullibility of the masses in certain scenarios (as in, mob mentality). And even though the chase sequences might seem somewhat exaggerated at times, it’s not impossible to imagine something similar to this happening in modern society.
