Shocktober 2025: 31 Nights Of Frights

Boy, September comes and goes quickly, doesn’t it? Ah, well, it only brings one of my favorite months even faster. October, and it’s time for my annual Halloween Horror Movie fest.

You all know the drill; we’ve been doing it since 2019. My list of viewing choices for the next 31 days – some that I’ve seen, some that I haven’t, some that are currently (or will be) in theaters. And as always, though I don’t claim that all or any of these keep you sleepless, they just might find their way into your dreams.

Now, for you newcomers who wonder why you don’t see some of the classics on this list, remember that I’ve been doing this for 6 years now, and I try not to repeat movies. Of course, tha that doesn’t include my Halloween night classic.

To see some other lists that might contain what you’re looking for, click any of these links to read them: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

So, let’s get to it, shall we?

Shocktober 2025: 31 Nights Of Frights

1. Weapons (2025) When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
2. Sinners (2025) Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
3. The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.
4. 28 Days Later (2003) Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the United Kingdom, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.
5. 28 Weeks Later (2007) Six months after the rage virus was inflicted on the population of Great Britain, the US Army helps to secure a small area of London for the survivors to repopulate and start again. But not everything goes according to plan.
6. 28 Years Later (2025) A group of survivors of the rage virus live on a small island. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors.
7. Creepshow 2 (1987) Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy’s favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker.
8. Candyman (2021) A sequel to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began.
9. House On Haunted Hill (1959) A millionaire offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his wife.
10. The Fly (1986) A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.
11. Jacob’s Ladder (1990) Mourning his dead son, a haunted Vietnam War veteran attempts to uncover his past while suffering from a severe case of dissociation. To do so, he must decipher reality and life from his own dreams, delusions, and perceptions of death.
12. The Strangers (2008) James Hoyt and Kristen McKay visit an isolated vacation home to enjoy some time together. However, they are in for a rude surprise when three masked assailants make their stay a nightmare.
13. The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018) A family of four staying at a secluded mobile home park for the night are stalked and then hunted by three masked psychopaths.
14. The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024) After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple is forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive.
15. The Strangers – Chapter 2 (2025) Left stranded in a small town with no way out, Maya must once again face a night of terror courtesy of three deadly killers whose rampage she must put to an end.
16. Nosferatu (2024) A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
17. Rosemary’s Baby (1968) A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.
18. Black Christmas (1974) During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.
19. An American Werewolf In London (1981) American college students David Kessler and Jack Goodman on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists. Jack dies. David recovers in a hospital, where he has nightmares.
20. An American Werewolf In Paris (1997) An American man unwittingly gets involved with French werewolves who have developed a serum allowing them to transform at will.
21. Bring Her Back (2025) A brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother.
22. Sleepy Hollow (1999) Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people; the culprit is legendary apparition The Headless Horseman.
23. The Grudge (2004) An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.
24. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) Centuries-old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker’s fiancée Mina Murray and wreak havoc in the foreign land.
25. Paranormal Activity (2007) After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.
26. Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) After experiencing what they think are a series of “break-ins”, a family sets up security cameras around their home, only to realize that the events unfolding before them are more sinister than they seem.
27. Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity called Toby, who resides in their home.
28. Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) It has been five years since the disappearance of Katie and Hunter, and a suburban family witness strange events in their neighborhood when a woman and a mysterious child move in.
29. Longlegs (2024) In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.
30. Wolf Man (2025) A family at a remote farmhouse is attacked by an unseen animal, but as the night stretches on, the father begins to transform into something unrecognizable.
31. Halloween (1978) Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.

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And that’s it for this year’s movie list!  If you’re looking for any of these titles but can’t find them, check your local library or search your Netflix, Hulu, Max, Peacock, Prime, Paramount+ services, and any other available streaming platforms to see what’s available.

…and, as always, be sure to watch it with a friend.

Have a Happy Halloween!

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