October is sooooo far away. (Sob.) But that doesn’t mean filmmakers aren’t delivering scares right now. Here are 3 January 2025-release thriller trailers (plus summaries) that look totally chilling.
Psst. If you catch any of these cool releases, let us know in the comments what you think!
Wolf Man
Universal Pictures
Release date: Jan. 17, 2025
We’re always down for another one of these. Ten years in the imagining and several in development, this version is a reboot of the 1941 original, but it looks very, very 2025 and very, very cool.
Co-written by Leigh Wannell, who also wrote for 2020’s The Invisible Man and directed Insidious III, Wolf Man follows Blake (Christopher Abbot) and his family (Julia Garner, Matilda Firth) as they move to a remote, abandoned farm owned by Blake’s now-missing father. Obviously, strange things happen and Blake begins to…change.
We’re getting a very psychological feel to this one, in addition to some amazing visual effects. The family dynamic looks complex while the film keeps up a fast pace. Mark your calendar for this one.
Screamboat
Iconic Events
Release date: Jan. 24, 2025
Is it funny? Is it scary? Is it cute? Our first instinct was to laugh out loud at the silhouette of Steamboat Willie looming above the terrified passenger. But then came that…crunch.
Starring David Howard Thornton, Tyler Posey and Kailey Hyman, Screamboat is a horror reimagining of the much-loved 1928 Disney short Steamboat Willie. (What do you mean, “Are you serious?” Yes.)
According to Director Steven LaMorte — what a great name — Screamboat is “the story of a late-night ferry ride in New York City where commuters and deckhands and all the usual passengers are attacked by a murderous and mischievous mouse who is mean, tiny, and loves getting up to no good.” Well okay then. Nightmares.
Companion
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date: Jan 31, 2025
It’s been tough to squeak out an official synopsis on this one, but Iris (Sophie Thatcher) chained to a chair on the official trailer teaser gives us a clue.
On the other hand, the fact that apparent victim Iris voices over, “The moment we locked eyes, there was just a spark” while she calmly stares at her arm consumed in flames just draws us right in.
Billed as a psychological thriller, we also see subtle BDSM or turn-of-the-tables elements in Iris attacking back, while locking eyes and sharing a too-close dance with captor (?) Josh (Jack Quaid).
We’re in.
