In 2025, the independent horror scene is defined by a bold mix of experimental original concepts, a batch of true indie gems gaining critical acclaim for their unique visual styles and willingness to push genre boundaries.

Sorority of the Damned
An independent comedy-horror film that follows an inept handyman named Trevor Harmony who discovers he is the last of a long lineage of demon hunters. Tasked with protecting four unsuspecting sorority sisters, Trevor must stop an overzealous house mother from unleashing pure evil and destroying the world.
https://tubitv.com/movies/100044538/sorority-of-the-damned

Air Shift
The film centers on Lisa Richmond (played by Ashlee Lawhorn), a DJ at a small FM radio station that is about to close down because it was built on a radioactive waste dump site. During her final show, a man named John (Patrick Andrew Jones) enters the station and takes her hostage, revealing himself to be a local serial killer. The night takes an even darker turn when a mysterious force related to the hazardous waste site turns an excavation crew into violent, zombie-like attackers who target the station.
https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Air-Shift/0IAUQQJ1OA5M5WJU634XT8DEIJ

At Death’s Door
An independent horror anthology film directed by Frank Palangi. Based on the short story book Toe in the Water by Christopher Pelton, the movie explores four distinct supernatural tales centered on how seemingly ordinary choices can lead to terrifying encounters with death
https://tubitv.com/movies/100045465/at-death-s-door

Borley Rectory: The Awakening
Set in 1900, the story follows siblings Reverend Henry Bull (Corneille Dion Williams) and Kitty (Jess Inchbald) as they take over the family rectory after the death of their father. They soon encounter violent paranormal activities, including recurring apparitions of a nun and a priest.
https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/borley-rectory-the-awakening/umc.cmc.4rsgrnizhpfwqreyvr4ln2d8u

The Melon Heads: House of Crow
The film follows two college students, Ada Collins and Kaylee Miller, working on a senior project about urban legends. Their research leads them to the abandoned mansion of the sinister Dr. Crow, where they encounter the mutated “Melon Heads”—victims of the doctor’s unethical government-commissioned experiments on children with hydrocephalus. The movie trades jump scares for a slow-burn, atmospheric terror.
https://tubitv.com/movies/100047524/the-melon-heads-house-of-crow

Bad Bunny
Born deep in the shadows of the woods, Bad Bunny isn’t your childhood pet — he’s a mutated, bloodthirsty beast driven by rage and a taste for terror. Twisted by nature and unstoppable by man, this monster rabbit turns a quiet small-town community into a nightmare feeding ground.
https://tubitv.com/movies/100047521/bad-bunny

Bloodspawn
In 1839, during the final days of the Indian Removal Act, a diverse group of misfits in the Southern Appalachian wilderness must band together to battle an ancient, bloodthirsty hellbeast of Cherokee folklore known as the Uktena.
https://tubitv.com/movies/100047933/bloodspawn

The Boatyard
Five college friends on spring break take a private yacht for a day of partying. When the boat’s engine fails, they are left stranded in the ocean. A seemingly helpful stranger, Barry (played by Mike Ferguson), emerges and offers to tow them back to his boatyard for repairs.
Once at the remote dockside, the friends discover that Barry and his crew are a family of cannibal killers who have chosen them as their next victims. The film focuses on the characters’ fight for survival as they are picked off one by one in a series of brutal torture and murder sequences
https://tubitv.com/movies/100045070/the-boatyard

The Clock
This film follows a couple, Mike and Sara, who bring home an antique grandfather clock. Strange and frightening events begin to occur, revealing the clock holds a sinister, malevolent force.
https://tubitv.com/movies/100035271/the-clock

Simon Says
A group of lonely people are catfished online and lured to a Scottish castle for a romantic weekend. Once trapped, they discover an ancient board game titled Simon Says and are forced to play to the death, with a mysterious character named Simon controlling the game.
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