New Horror Movies in May 2025: Theaters and Streaming

Get ready for new horror movies hitting theaters and streaming in May 2025! This month lineup including the highly anticipated adaptation of Clown In A Cornfield, the aclaimed body horror Norwegian film The Ugly Stepsister, and the Final Destination franchise big return to the big screen with Final Destination: Bloodlines. Keep reading to find out all the horror releases coming in May 2025!

May 9 | Clown in a Cornfield (Theaters)

A fading midwestern town, in which Frendo the clown a symbol of bygone success reemerges as a terrifying scourge.

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May 9  | The Ugly Stepsister (Shudder)

Follows Elvira as she battles against her gorgeous stepsister in a realm where beauty reigns supreme. She resorts to extreme measures to captivate the prince, amidst a ruthless competition for physical perfection.

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May 16 | Final Destination: Bloodlines (Theaters)

As a group of first responders escape death’s grasp, they start to be killed by increasingly unlikely and killer mishaps.

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May 23 | Fear Street: Prom Queen (Netflix)

When the “it” girls competing for prom queen at Shadyside High start to disappear, a gutsy outsider discovers she’s in for one hell of a prom night.

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May 23 | The Surrender (Shudder)

When the family patriarch dies, a grieving mother and daughter risk their lives to perform a brutal resurrection ritual and bring him back from the dead.

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May 29 | Bring Her Back (Theaters)

A brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother.

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