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Horror is a genre that we cinephiles can't live without, despite how frightening and disturbing it can be. The genre has a certain appeal that lends viewers chills and thrills, which is something that we all crave in our lives occasionally. Over the years, several amazing horror films, such as Hereditary, Smile, and Midsommar, have proved yet again that horror hasn't gone completely downhill since the 1990s and that modern films are worth watching.

Similarly, many more innovative horror films have been released in recent years, with some bringing classic cartoon characters as terrifying serial killers who will stop at nothing. With the release of various intriguing horror films in 2025, including Companion, Nosferatu, and The Monkey, the year appears to be rather promising, but it will be a long road before we see the end of it. In the meantime, these are the best horror movies that will be released in April 2025.

Screamboat is an upcoming comedy horror film based on Ub Iwerk's 1928 short animated film Screamboat Willie. Directed by Steven LaMorte, the movie tells the story of an ordinary mouse that undergoes a terrifying transformation during a carnival where late-night ferry rides are a thing.

On a seemingly routine day filled with unsuspecting passengers, the mutated creature goes on a rampage, killing everyone on sight and leaving the remaining survivors in terror. Can they survive the killer who has an appetite for massacring tourists? The film, which stars David Howard Thorton, Tyler Posey, Jared Johnston, and many others, will hit theaters on April 2, 2025.

Slasher horror has always been something that entertained viewers, regardless of how saturated the concept has grown, and Hell of a Summer, co-written and directed by Billy Bryk and Finn Wolfhard, is a new addition to the genre. The official synopsis for the film reads as follows:

Hell of a Summer follows 24-year-old camp counselor Jason Hochberg (Fred Hechinger), who arrives at Camp Pineway thinking his biggest problem is that he feels out of touch with his teenage co-workers. What he doesn't know is that a masked killer is lurking on the campgrounds, brutally picking counselors off one by one.

Hell of a Summer, starring Fred Hechinger, Abby Quinn, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Billy Byrke, and Finn Wolfhard, made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2023, and is scheduled to be released in theaters on April 4, 2025.

Written and directed by Ryan Coogler, Sinners is an upcoming supernatural horror film that stars Michael B. Jordan in a dual role. Also starring Hailee Steinfeld, Wunmi Mosaku, Jack O'Connell, and Delroy Lindo, the film centers around Smoke and Stack, twin brothers who left their hometown years ago following a troubled incident. However, they return to the place they never wanted to be, hoping to find a fresh start, only to realize that a bigger evil awaits them. Can the brothers uncover the secret behind these monsters that blend in with humans and save their hometown before it's too late? Sinners will open in theaters on April 18, 2025.

Until Dawn is perhaps the most anticipated horror film of April because it is based on the very successful video game, which was recently remastered with improved graphics. While it is not a direct adaptation of the original game, it shares the same universe and expands on the game series' mythology while exploring a standalone narrative.

Directed by David F. Sandberg and written by Blair Butler and Gary Dauberman, the story follows Clove, whose sister Melanie has mysteriously disappeared in a remote valley. One year later, Clove decides to search for answers behind Melanie's vanishing and travels to the valley with some of her friends, only to be hunted by a mysterious killer before daybreak and forced to start over.

Stuck in a time loop, Clove and her companions are forced to experience the nightmarish night over and again — the catch being that the killer changes every time, and they use various frightening methods to carry out their assassinations. Will Clove be able to find a solution to this never-ending nightmare and learn what exactly happened to her sister? Until Dawn will be released theatrically on April 25, 2025.

For a complete list of horror movies coming out in April 2025, see the list below:

April 18:

April 25:

Shudder Originals:

• Dead Mail (April 18)
• Frewaka (April 25)