Right now, horror movies are one of the most dynamic and crowd-pleasing genre for cinema lovers. Competing for a favourite spot with horror-thrillers like Sinners, the once considered niche blend, horror-comedy as a genre is now riding a new wave of mainstream popularity, at least in India, thanks to the recent success of Rajkumar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor starrer, Stree.
So, with no further delay and in no particular order, here are a few horror-comedies and thriller releasing in 2025 that we are most anticipating as its clear that horror as a genre is becoming a staple of Indian entertainment!
The Conjuring: Last Rites
The supernatural horror film directed by Michael Chaves, with a script written by Ian Goldberg, is the coming back for its final installment of the Conjuring series and is set for a release in September. Be ready to be spooked!
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Final Destination: Bloodlines
Coming back to ruin adulthood and for those young ones, their childhood, the Final Destination franchise is coming back to plague us with inventive and suspenseful portrayal of death's inevitability. Can the characters cheat death? Lol, we'll find out. Set for a release on May 16, 2025!
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Anaconda
The action comedy horror film directed by Tom Gormican starring Jack Black and Paul Rudd is set for a release worldwide in December on Christmas Eve. Its a new installment in the Anaconda film series, yes the one that originally starred Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, and Ice Cube.
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Kapkapii
A remake of a Malayam movie Romancham, Shreyas Talpade and Tusshar Kapoor starrer film Kapkapii blends supernatural elements and is set to release on May 23 in theatres.
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Devil's Double Next Level
The fourth in the series, Devil's Double Next Level is part of the Dhilluku Dhuddu series continuing the blend of horror and comedy. The film starring Samantha and Gautham Vasudev Menon is set for a release on May 16.
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Thama
With Ayushmann Khurrana, Paresh Rawal, and Nawazuddin Siddique, and Rashmika Mandana in the lead, Thama is part of Maddock Film's horror-comedy universe and will be a love story "a bloody one" set for a Diwali 2025 release!
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