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Five little-known horror movies to discover this Halloween 2025

Get comfortable, turn off the lights and celebrate Halloween in the best way possible with these scary movies.

Update: Oct 29th, 2025 11:38 EDT

As Halloween creeps in, there’s no better way to celebrate than by turning off the lights and diving into a spine-chilling horror flick. Sure, everyone knows the classics—The Exorcist, The Shining, The Conjuring—but what about the hidden gems that slipped under the radar?

If you’re a die-hard horror fan, you might’ve stumbled across one or two of these. But for most, they’re obscure, unsettling, and absolutely worth discovering. And hey, if you’ve got a favorite eerie oddity that deserves more love, drop it in the comments—there’s always someone out there looking for their next scare.

1. Southbound (2015)

From the twisted minds behind V/H/S, Southbound is a nightmarish road trip through nowhere. This anthology stitches together five disturbing tales, each centered around travelers who begin to unravel the deeper they venture into isolation. It’s creepy, chaotic, and criminally overlooked.

2. The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)

Think The Visit by M. Night Shyamalan—but way darker. Directed by Adam Robitel, this found-footage horror follows a young woman documenting her mother’s battle with Alzheimer’s. But as the cameras roll, Deborah’s symptoms start to resemble something far more sinister than a medical condition. It’s claustrophobic, terrifying, and deeply unsettling.

3. Await Further Instructions (2018)

Imagine being trapped inside your own home by a mysterious black ooze sealing every exit. That’s the setup for this sci-fi horror, where a family’s holiday gathering turns into a psychological nightmare. The TV begins broadcasting cryptic messages, and as paranoia grows, so does the dread. It’s a slow burn with a killer payoff.

4. Possum (2018)

This one’s for fans of David Lynch and psychological horror. Possum is a minimalist descent into madness, following a disgraced puppeteer who returns to his childhood home. His grotesque puppet seems to take on a life of its own, haunting him night after night. Is it supernatural? Or just the unraveling of a broken mind? Either way, it’s pure nightmare fuel.

5. The Endless (2017)

Cult horror meets cosmic dread in this Lovecraftian tale of two brothers revisiting the cult they escaped years ago. What starts as a journey for closure quickly spirals into something far more bizarre. Time loops, eerie rituals, and reality-bending twists make The Endless a must-watch for fans of smart, slow-building horror.