Summary
In 2025,horrorfans are enjoying highly anticipated sequels along with original, fresh takes on classic creepy tropes.Blumhouse’s thrillerDropis being released in April 2025and takes on the single-location trope, andtheI Know What You Did Last Summerlegacy sequelis coming out in July 2025.
Along with going to the local movie theater to see slashers, thrillers, and supernatural tales, horror fans can always turn toNetflixto watch classic films and more recent movies they didn’t get a chance to see or want to watch again. But, while the streaming service has a long list of movies that will please fans looking for every type of scary story,there are a few great horror movies that are leaving Netflix in April 2025.
What Horror Movies Are Leaving Netflix In April 2025?
These four horror movies are some of the most exciting and compelling releases of the past decade. Many horror fans appreciate the franchiseScreamsince the1996 original inspired several creepy stories about masked killers haunting teenager characters. The franchise also deconstructs the slasher genre, and fans look forward to the smart dialogue picking apart tropes and storylines. Stephen King’s fans appreciate the horror/sci-fi/fantasy writer’s huge body of work and are always intrigued by upcoming adaptations, includingthe Netflix remake ofCujo.
IT: Chapter One,which was released in 2017 andthe 2019 sequel,IT: Chapter Two,exploreclassic Stephen King themes of growing up, family problems, supernatural elements, and life in a small town. As the members of the Losers Club face dark memories and the unforgettable villain Pennywise the Dancing Clown, who will be featured inthe HBO Max prequelIT: Welcome to Derry,IT: Chapter Oneis a powerful, meaningful, and moving story.Scream 5was released in 2022 andbrought back final girl Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), whose book tour saw her return to Woodsboro, California only to find a new Ghostface ready and waiting for her.
A Quiet Place: Part IIwas released in 2020 and tells the tragic but uplifting story of Evelyn Abbott (Emily Blunt) raising her kids and moving througha world that has been taken over by creatures who hunt by sound. Finally, Ari Aster’sHereditarywas released in 2018 and tells a bleak tale about a family’s descent into darkness. Toni Collette goes on a horrifying journey as a wife and mother named Annie, andthe ending of the movie is hard to forget. AfterHereditarycame out to rave reviews, Aster became a horror filmmaker to watch and has also made similarly dark films such asMidsommarandBeau is Afraid.
Scream (2022),IT: Chapter One,A Quiet Place: Part II, andHereditarymay focus on characters of different ages and in different situations. But these four excellent horror movies all tell stories aboutcharacters who are facing tragic and difficult pasts.
Where Can Horror Fans Watch Scream 5, IT: Chapter One, A Quiet Place Part 2 And Hereditary?
Although these excellent horror movies are leaving Netflix in April 2025, there are still some places where horror fans can watch them.Scream (2022)andA Quiet Place: Part IIare streaming on Paramount+,IT: Chapter Oneis streaming on Max, and fans can rentHereditaryon AppleTV.IT: Chapter Twois also on Max so fans can watch both as a double feature.
Although there are no moreITmovies in development and there is noHereditarysequel,theScreamandA Quiet Placefranchises are still going strong.Scream 7will be released on February 27th, 2026and will see the return of beloved characters such as Sidney Prescott, Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox), Chad Meeks-Martin (Mason Gooding), and Mindy Meeks-Martin (Jasmin Savoy Brown). Fans are eager to find out howcharacters like Dewey Riley (David Arquette) can possibly come back. After the prequelA Quiet Place: Day Onewas released in 2024,a third movie was announced, and audiences will see more of this gripping and grim story.
In 2018, writer/director John Krasinski gave an interview toDeadlinealong with Emily Blunt and he talked about working onA Quiet Place: Part II. Based on his comments, fans can get even more excited aboutA Quiet Place 3.He said:
“We have the world, and you can drop whoever you want into that world and everyone feels connected to it. The reason I decided to go back, in the end, was this world is so rich, and it’s so much fun to explore.”
