The year-end holiday season in 2025 is shaping up to be an awfully good time for horror lovers. From killer animatronics to rogue AI and primal terror, these three extraordinary films promise spine-chilling entertainment:
1. Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
Release date: December 5, 2025
Studio: Universal Pictures/Blumhouse
Picking up a year after the supernatural carnage of the first film, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 takes viewers back to the infamous Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. Now renamed “Fazfest,” the city’s Halloween-themed festival, the twisted legacy is very much alive.
Josh Hutcherson reprises his role as Mike, with Elizabeth Lail returning as Agent Vanessa. The story intensifies when Mike’s younger sister Abby secretly revisits the animatronic “friends”, unintentionally reigniting the horrors linked to Freddy, Foxy, Bonnie and Chica. Unraveling the dark secrets of Freddy’s past, the sequel aims to expand the creepy universe while delivering more scares than ever before.
2. SoulM8te
Release date: January 9, 2026
Studio: Blumhouse/Atomic Monster
From the minds of horror James Wan and Jason Blum comes SoulM8tea seductive yet sinister story of pain, obsession and artificial intelligence. Inspired by erotic thrillers of the ’90s, the film follows a grieving man who acquires an AI companion to cope with the death of his wife, only for the android’s emotions to evolve into a fatal obsession.
Directed by You are not my motherby Kate Dolan and based on a story by Wan and Ingrid Bisu (Malignant), this techno-horror mixes psychological tension with brutal violence. With its disturbing blend of love and lethal machine learning, SoulM8te will be an early 2026 blockbuster thriller.
3. Primate
Release date: January 9, 2026
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Set in a luxury beach villa in Hawaii, Primate tells the story of Lucy (Johnny Sequoyah) and her friends who encounter horror in the form of Ben, a once-gentle chimpanzee who becomes bloodthirsty after a rabid mongoose bite.
Directed with a survival thriller twist, the film traps the group in a terrifying game of cat and mouse against a primal predator. With Oscar-winning actor Troy Kotsur as Lucy’s father and Jessica Alexander in a standout role, Primate brings a new twist to creature horror by fusing human emotions with animalistic terror.
Sources: Netizenbuzz
