Spooky Season Top 6 New Indie Horror Films

By Dan Salem

Posted on October 16, 2025

When it comes to spooky season, the most popular films just won’t cut it. We need the twisted, the crazy and the bloody movies. Indie horror films that shine.

These movies aren’t just new or under the radar, they are ones that every true horror fan must see. While its impossible to miss the big studio horror films, sometimes we accidentally skip the movies that are simply better. Below are six indie horror films newly released this year that every spooky season fan will enjoy, talk about, and watch again for years to come.

Spooky Season Top 6 New Indie Horror Films

The Ugly Stepsister: This film, distributed by Shudder, takes the classic Cinderella myth and twists it into a grim, repulsive fable about societal pressure and the pursuit of beauty. The debut film from director Emilie Blichfeldt, it’s described as sharing tonal DNA with films like The Substance. It focuses on the punishing, psychological, and physical lengths the titular “ugly stepsister” goes to in her quest for acceptance.

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Heart Eyes: This film earned praise for its tricky yet successful tonal balance, mixing a perfectly charming rom-com with the DNA of a Scream-esque slasher. Directed by Josh Ruben, Heart Eyes follows two coworkers who are mistaken for a couple by the sadistic, romance-hating “Heart Eyes Killer” on Valentine’s Day.

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Companion: Coming from the production team behind the 2022 hit Barbarian and marking the feature debut of writer-director Drew Hancock, Companion is an original concept that thrilled audiences. Set in the near future, it follows several couples during a weekend away where an AI “companion” takes a startlingly sinister turn.

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Bring Her Back: From the directing duo (Danny and Michael Philippou) who gave us Talk to Me, this sophomore feature quickly became one of the most talked-about A24 releases of the year. Starring Sally Hawkins, the film is a somber, disturbing supernatural tale.

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Alone: This film, distributed by Breaking Glass Pictures, explores the dark trauma of domestic abuse amid the very real horror of being stalked in isolation. The debut film from directors Dan Salem and Mandi Mellen, its described as an homage to films like Halloween and The Invisible Man, with a villain always cloaked in shadows, leaving the audience unsure of what is real.

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The Rule of Jenny Pen: A more character-driven and intense film, The Rule of Jenny Pen adapts a short story focusing on an elderly power struggle within a nursing home. Starring veterans like John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush, the film translates the eerie, almost ghost-town-like feeling of these facilities into a breeding ground for psychological warfare and dastardly behavior.

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