11 New Horror And Thriller Movies Released This Week (April 12-18), Here’s Where To Watch Them All
The variety of this week’s new horror releases is outstanding. From highly-anticipated films like Sinners, to potential sleeper hits like The Ugly Stepsister, and to theatrical releases like Companion finally landing on subscription services, it’s been a good week.
Take a look at everything below, complete with trailers and links to watch. For even more new horror and horror-adjacent thrillers, take a look at Creepy Catalog’s New & Upcoming Horror Movies tracker. And for the best movies of the year, check out my ongoing ranking of the Best and Worst Horror movies of 2025.
Sinners
In Sinners, Michael B. Jordan plays twin brothers Smoke and Stack. Set in 1932, the twins return to their home in Mississippi and open a juke joint with money they took from Chicago gangsters. However, their place of joy is turned into a horror when it is besieged by vampires.
The Ugly Stepsister
Elvira (Lea Myren) will go to any lengths, and endure any pain, to be beautiful and win the heart of the prince. The Ugly Stepsister is a body-horror fable that treads on ground similar to last year’s hit The Substance, but it does so as a twisted Cinderella story.
The Shrouds
Vincent Cassell (Black Swan, Irreversible) stars in The Shrouds as Karsh, the inventor of a shroud that allows grieving individuals to watch as their beloved’s body decays in its grave. Karsh’s stake in the tech is personal, and when his wife’s grave is vandalized, the situation, in his own words, gets “weird.”
Dead Mail
When a bloody note is found in a mailbox, dead-letter investigator Jasper begins the search for its origins. Waiting on the other side are two men, one a kidnapper and the other his captive. The story of Dead Mail is described as having a thread of dark humor running through its inventive and dark atmosphere.
It Feeds
An evil entity has attached itself to Riley (Shayelin Martin), but psychic psychiatrist Cynthia (Ashley Greene) refuses to help due to her traumatic past. However, when Cynthia’s daughter also begins seeing the entity, she has no choice but to confront her fears.
ROB1N
If you crossed A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) with M3GAN (2022) with a much smaller budget, you might get ROB1N. It has a Pinocchio-style setup with a robotics genius, Aiden, making an android to replace his son who died at a young age. Leo (Aiden’s nephew) and his fiancé come to check on Aiden, and ROB1N violently shows how protective he is of his creator.
Backlash
Cyberbullies are abducted and forced to “play” a game of kill or be killed after their actions lead to one of their classmates ending his own life. Judging from the trailer, it looks like it might be something like a low-budget battle royale (the game genre and the movie).
Call of the Void
Moray (Caitlin Carver) tries to get away from it all after her brother’s death. She travels to a secluded cabin in the woods, but the arrival of a folk band disturbs her peace. Even more disturbing are the inexplicable events that pile up after a hiking trip in the forest.
The Woman in the Yard
Ramona (Danielle Deadwyler) recently lost her husband in a car accident. She still has her children Taylor (Peyton Jackson) and Annie (Estella Kahiha), but her grief is overwhelming. One morning, a woman in black appears, sitting in the yard of their isolated country home. Who is she? Why is she there? The reasons threaten to tear the remains of Ramona’s family apart.
Companion
Companion is a fantastic film about the convergence between technology, consent, and what it means to be human. It’s also a thrilling genre film filled with violent action and fun twists. It’s one of the best movies of the year, and it’s now finally streaming on Max.
Wolf Man
When a father, Blake (Christopher Abbott), is injured by a beast in the woods near his childhood home, he begins suffering from some sort of infection. Trapped in a secluded house with a monster waiting outside, Blake’s wife Charlotte (Julia Garner) and daughter Ginger (Matilda Firth) watch in horror as he slowly succumbs to his illness, becoming something more animal than human.
