Mayhem & Midnight Rites: May 2025’s Horror Movie Releases
If you thought April was chilling, May is coming in blood-soaked and burning. From generational curses to cornfield creeps and a return to Fear Street, May’s horror releases promise to haunt every corner of your watchlist. Whether you’re into slashers, supernatural dread, or culty thrillers, there’s something for all flavors of fright.
Here’s what’s lurking in the shadows this May…
Title: Rosario
Release Date: May 2, 2025
Director: Felipe Vargas
Producers: Jon Silk, Javier Chapa, and Phillip Braun
Synopsis: Wall Street stockbroker Rosario Fuentes returns to her grandmother's apartment after her sudden death. While sorting through her belongings, Rosario discovers a hidden chamber that's filled with occult artifacts tied to dark generational rituals.
Title: Clown in the Cornfield
Release Date: May 9, 2025
Director: Eli Craig
Producers: Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, John Fischer, Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis, and Isaac Klausner
Synopsis: Looking for a fresh start, Quinn and her father move to the quiet town of Kettle Springs. They soon learn the fractured community has fallen on hard times after losing a treasured factory to a fire.
Title: Hurry Up Tomorrow
Release Date: May 14, 2025
Director: Trey Edward Shults
Producers: The Weeknd, Reza Fahim, Kevin Turen, and Harrison Kreiss
Synopsis: Plagued by insomnia, a musician gets pulled into a nightmarish odyssey with a stranger who begins to unravel the very core of his existence.
Title: Final Destination Bloodlines
Release Date: May 16, 2025
Directors: Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein
Producers: Jon Watts, Craig Perry, Dianne McGunigle, Sheila Hanahan, and Toby Emmerich
Synopsis: Plagued by a violent and recurring nightmare, a college student heads home to track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle of death and save her family from the grisly demise that inevitably awaits them all.
Title: Fear Street: Prom Queen
Release Date: May 24, 2025
Director: Matt Palmer
Producers: Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, and Kori Adelson
Synopsis: Fear Street: Prom Queen is an upcoming American slasher film directed by Matt Palmer from a screenplay he co-wrote with Donald McLeary, based on the novel The Prom Queen from the Fear Street book series. It is the fourth installment in the Fear Street film series.
Title: Bring Her Back
Release Date: May 30, 2025
Directors: Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou
Producers: Samantha Jennings and Kristina Ceyton
Synopsis: A brother and sister witness a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother.