All Horror Movies and Shows You Can Stream This Week at Home or Watch in Theaters, Including ‘The Strangers: Chapter 2’

Horror fans get a neat spread of fresh nightmares this week, with two theatrical releases and three series drops spanning masked home-invasion terror, cursed-family chills, animated apocalypse, folk-horror procedural, and survival-game mayhem. Below you’ll find straight-to-the-point rundowns focused on who made each project and what the stories cover, so you can jump in already knowing the essentials.

Dates and platforms are included inside each entry for quick planning, while the rest spotlights plot foundations, principal cast with roles where available, and the key writers and directors shaping each title. No fluff—just the facts you need.

‘The Strangers: Chapter 2’ (2025)

Directed by Renny Harlin with a screenplay credited to Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland, this second entry in the new trilogy continues the aftermath of the brutal attack introduced in the first chapter. The story follows Maya and Ryan as the masked assailants—Man in the Mask, Dollface, and Pin-Up Girl—push their stalking ritual into new territory over the next phase of their four-day terror spree; it opens in theaters on Friday, September 26, 2025.

Madelaine Petsch returns as Maya Lucas, with Froy Gutierrez back as Ryan; the cast also includes Gabriel Basso as Gregory and Ema Horvath as Shelly. Built as a contiguous narrative shot back-to-back across the trilogy, the film develops the killers’ patterns and the protagonists’ survival choices without shedding the anonymity that defines the franchise; the theatrical date is Friday, September 26, 2025.

‘Breed of Greed’ (2025)

Written and directed by Ralph Hemecker, with additional writing and producing contributions associated with Andrew Boszhardt and Otto Eckstein, ‘Breed of Greed’ centers on a powerful pharmaceutical dynasty whose infighting awakens an ancient force. After the sudden death of the Wendolyn family patriarch, an entity called Umbra begins feeding on the clan’s corruption and avarice as an internal struggle turns deadly; it arrives in theaters on Friday, September 26, 2025.

Gina Gershon leads as a ruthless stepmother locked in a battle of wills with Andrew Boszhardt’s Henry, the family outsider trying to stop the curse from consuming everyone connected to the estate. The ensemble also includes Chelsea Gilligan, Sam Ashby, and Adrian Enscoe, with the plot framing a curse-driven showdown against a predatory presence exploiting human weakness; the theatrical release date is Friday, September 26, 2025.

‘Marvel Zombies’ (2025– )

From Marvel Studios Animation, ‘Marvel Zombies’ is a four-episode animated miniseries directed by Bryan Andrews, with writing credits including Andrews and Zeb Wells and executive production led by Kevin Feige alongside senior Marvel TV/animation producers. Set in the timeline spun out of the animated ‘What If…?’ universe, the story follows a survivor squad navigating a collapsed MCU where heroes and villains alike have been turned into super-powered infected; it premieres on Disney+ on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.

The voice ensemble features Awkwafina, David Harbour, Simu Liu, Elizabeth Olsen, Randall Park, Florence Pugh, Hailee Steinfeld, Dominique Thorne, Iman Vellani, and others, with character line-ups highlighting fighters like Kate Bishop, Yelena Belova, Red Guardian, Kamala Khan, and Shang-Chi facing zombie variants of heavy hitters. The series carries a TV-MA rating for its apocalypse-survival intensity and tight, mission-driven arc; streaming begins on Disney+ on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.

‘The Red King’ (2024– )

Created and written by Toby Whithouse and directed across its opening run by Daniel O’Hara and Lisa Clarke, ‘The Red King’ blends police procedural elements with folk-horror atmospherics on the remote island of St. Jory. DS Grace Narayan is posted to the community and drawn into a disappearance linked to the island’s old pagan sect known as True Way, where local power structures and ritual history complicate every lead; it arrives on AMC+ on Thursday, September 25, 2025.

Anjli Mohindra stars as DS Grace Narayan, joined by a supporting ensemble that includes Marc Warren, Mark Lewis Jones, Adjoa Andoh, Lu Corfield, Rosie Sheehy, Sam Swainsbury, Maeve Courtier-Lilley, and others. The series’ first run is structured around a six-episode investigation that peels back the island’s myths and alliances as Grace uncovers how influence, fear, and tradition intersect; streaming in the U.S. starts on AMC+ on Thursday, September 25, 2025.

‘Alice in Borderland’ (2020– )

Based on Haro Aso’s manga and led by series director Shinsuke Satō with writing contributions that include Yasuko Kuramitsu, ‘Alice in Borderland’ continues its live-action survival thriller about ordinary people forced into lethal “games” in a deserted alternate-reality Tokyo. Season 3 picks up after the playing-card arcs with a Joker-themed stage as Arisu and Usagi face a deeper layer of the Borderland’s design; the new season premieres on Netflix on Thursday, September 25, 2025.

Kento Yamazaki returns as Ryōhei Arisu and Tao Tsuchiya as Yuzuha Usagi, with returning players and new entrants expanding the roster of rivals and allies whose skills and backstories shape each challenge’s strategy. The production maintains large-scale set pieces and puzzle mechanics while pushing the mythology behind the game-masters and the costs of every choice; streaming begins on Netflix on Thursday, September 25, 2025.

Which of these scares are you queuing up first—drop your picks and theories in the comments!