The year is winding down, and I don’t know about you, but I am trying to pack in as many 2025 horror movies as I can. Is this because I love making end-of-the-year lists? Yes. Is it because I am an unhealed overachiever? Also, yes. So, I am assuming some of you are also cruising the streamers to see what you may have missed. While Netflix has had my favorite new slasher Heart Eyes for a bit, and I have mentioned that in previous streaming guides, they also have other new horror titles to show you.

I do not talk about them as much because I did not have a good time with them. However, that does not mean you won’t enjoy some of these titles. That’s why I am taking the high road and finding something to be grateful for about each of them. That way, you will know there is a silver lining if you do watch them. Allow me to help you figure out what to prioritize this month and what to skip. Check out this chaotic Netflix hitlist below! 

The Best Movies to Stream on Netflix This Month

28 Years Later (2025)

A group of survivors on a small island has built a fortress to protect them from the rage virus. However, a young boy discovers what is really outside the walls of their community and sets off to find a cure for his sick mother. We all loved 28 Days Later, and some of us liked 28 Weeks Later. So, 28 Years Later was never going to live up to the hype with almost thirty years of anticipation. While I didn’t love it, I did enjoy seeing Danny Boyle helm another zombie installment. What he does in the subgenre is top-tier, and we are welcome (even if the script left me wanting more). That might have gotten buried in all the talk about the dicks seen in the movie, though.

Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025)

A group of girls competing for prom queen starts disappearing, leaving the underdog to figure out what is happening to her competition. I had a lot of thoughts about this lackluster installment in Netflix’s Fear Street adaptations. As someone who grew up reading Fear Street books and wanting to adapt them myself, I do not understand how this movie came out so badly. Which made it hard to find something nice to say about this title. However, the soundtrack slaps, and it is not the soundtrack’s fault that it was wasted on a low-energy bottom-tier slasher. So, if you hit play on this, you can at least look forward to hearing some retro bangers selected by music supervisor Nora Felder. If you are familiar with her work on Yellowjackets and Stranger Things, you know Felder does not miss.

Maa (2025)

To battle a demon’s curse, a mother transforms into the legendary goddess Kali. As usual, Netflix did not advertise an international horror movie that seemed to have some potential. If they had told us Maa was an Indian Hindi-language mythological horror movie, most people who yell for intersectionality and originality would have run at it. Instead, we had to find out about it months later while looking for something we hadn’t already seen on the app. This movie is too long, and I cannot say it is good by any stretch of the imagination. However, it also made me realize how little I know about the goddess of destruction. If you are a nerd like me, this might lead you down a cool rabbit hole. You can also say you gave a view to a horror movie starring Brown people. Who knows, maybe you could be one of the few who enjoy this chaotic film.

Until Dawn (2025)

A group of friends find themselves trapped in a time loop where they keep getting killed in gruesome ways. I love the video game and was so bummed this adaptation was so bad. However, the practical effects are very cool and should be celebrated more. I think the stuff that the SFX team pulled off might be the only reason to watch the movie personally. I’m happy the actors whose work I enjoy got paid, and that’s another positive thing I can say. However, if we want to see young people in deadly time loops, we have so many movies that do it better. Excuse me as I look right at Happy Death Day and all of the movies that have tried to copy her.

Ziam (2025)

A Muay Thai fighter battles through a zombie apocalypse to save the woman he loves. Netflix fumbled the advertising for this one too, because who doesn’t want to see a Thai zombie film? So, I was excited to watch it, but then sad I did not like it. However, I think this one is on me. It is an action-horror with a lot of heartfelt moments, and that’s not my bag. I wanted more violence and zombie action because I am a broken and heartless ghoul. So, Ziam might be the only movie on this list that does not deserve my bombastic side eye. I am waiting for other people to watch it and let me know if they have a better time with it, though. 

While I was not the audience for these movies, I am assuming some of you will dig them. Worst-case scenario, you cross off a few more 2025 horror movies and have something to talk about at Friendsgiving. Happy Horrordays! I will see myself out now…

I think we can all agree that Arrow Video is one of the most impressive physical media distributors around. And I’m not just saying that because I regularly spend $200 plus at their Brooklyn Horror Film Festival table every year. But did you know they ALSO have an impressive slate of streaming content? If you’re like me and sad that Halloween is coming to an end, might I make a suggestion? In an age of useless slop being uploaded to streamers, why not give a few bucks to a streamer who actually cares about their content? To celebrate today’s holiest of holy days, let’s take a look at what Arrow Player has in store for us this November.

The Best Movies to Stream on Arrow Player This Month

Arrow Video Player will soon host a number of Shaw Brothers Studio films, leading up to their upcoming December restorations. Want some background on horror’s biggest properties? How about you check out some of their new documentaries? You can catch killer docs like Living with Chucky, Pennywise: The Story of It, Hollywood Dreams, and Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story. As well as We Kill for Love, a four-hour(!) dive into the rise of the direct-to-video erotic thriller. AND on top of all of that, you can check out their November curated seasons for The Final Frontier, Super Arrow!, and Alexandre O. Philippe Selects.

PLUS! November will also see the debut of ARROW AFTER DARK, a new monthly series bringing classic and unknown erotica to subscribers.

And if that wasn’t enough to sell you, check out their super-packed November release schedule!

November 3

•     Unknown World
•     Kin-Dza-Dza!
•     Star Odyssey
•     Killing At Outpost Zeta
•     Phobe
•     The Shape Of Things To Come
•     Battle Of The Worlds
•     Dark Side Of The Moon

November 7

•     We Kill For Love
•     History of Erotic Cinema
•     Straight to VHS
•     Inferno Rosso: Jose D’Amato On The Road The Excess
•     Hollywood Dreams And Nightmares: The Robert England Story
•     Pennywise: The Story Of It

November 14

•     Fulci Talks
•     Fulci Lives
•     Fantasticozzi
•     Robodoc
•     1982: The Greatest Geek Year Ever
•     Living With Chucky

November 21

•     Super Inframan
•     The Return Of Swamp Thing
•     The Return Of Captain Invincible
•     Strega
•     Jallikattu

November 24

•     Battle Wizard
•     Demon Of The Lute
•     Portrait In Crystal
•     Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

November 28

•     Blue Movie
•     My Nights With Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie
•     Frank & Ava

Seasons

•     November 3

○     The Final Frontier

•     November 12

○     Alexandre O. Philippe Selects (Hundreds of Beavers, Incubus, Keoma, Spider Baby, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage)

•     November 21

○     Super Arrow

How Much Does Arrow Player Cost to Subscribe?

Arrow Video Player is one of my favorite streaming services out there. It caters to film lovers and not some obscure bottom line. Subscriptions are available for $6.99 monthly or $69.99 yearly. New subscribers can start a 30 day free trial. This is not an ad, but it might as well be. Arrow Video Player is one of the greatest hand-curated streamers out there. And it’s a nice little treat to help you get over the end of Halloween!