The 10 Best Horror Movies of 2025 and ‘Black Phone 2’

On today’s show Chris Ryan joins Sean to unpack the year 2025 in horror movies. But first, they hit a handful of movie news headlines, including rumors of a new trailer coming out in December for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, Michael Mann’s recent comments about the production of Heat II, and Eva Victor being cast in Tony Gilroy’s‘Behemoth! (2:02). They then cover Scott Derrickson’s sequel, The Black Phone 2 (starring Ethan Hawke and Mason Thames), which they both found quite disappointing (10:32). Next, they reflect on the current state of horror as a genre and explore why they feel it’s in a weird place right now (26:07). Later, Chris and Sean share their favorites of the year (36:16) before Alex Ross Perry joins the show to discuss his contribution to V/H/S/Halloween. Perry talks us through his thought process and points out why finding what he personally finds scary is the most important part (1:02:50). Finally, they have an extensive conversation surrounding horror anthologies, where they identify what defines a good horror anthology and share their personal favorites (1:22:58).

Host: Sean Fennessey
Guests: Chris Ryan and Alex Ross Perry
Producer: Jack Sanders