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Bambi and Pete Davidson are featured in this week’s new horror movies, but unfortunately they’re not sharing the screen in the same movie. They’re joined by the at-home release of one of this year’s best horror movies so far, along with a new Gill Man movie from Shudder.

Here’s all the new horror that released from July 21 – July 27, 2025!

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There’s a monster in the basement in Bait, now available on VOD.

In the new indie monster movie from Uncork’d Entertainment, “On their way to a family get-together, the Herring family are in a bad car accident, waking in a terrifying, dark basement. Something is there with them. And it craves human flesh.”

Bait was directed by Andrea M. Catinella, written by Sam Gurney.

The cast includes Ingrid Evans, Connor Powles, Andrew Rolfe, and Natalie Hughes.

Akari Takaishi as Fumika, in the Japanese fantasy dramedy Ghost Killer. Courtesy of Well Go USA

The Japanese action dramedy Ghost Killer blends an element of the supernatural with its underworld format. Kudo (Masanori Mimoto) is an assassin who is betrayed and killed as the movie opens. Fumika (Akari Takaishi) is a timid college girl who happens to pick up the shell casing from the bullet what offed him when she trips on the street where he involuntarily shuffled off his mortal coil. That magically connects the two (don’t ask how), allowing Kudo to take over her body whenever she touches his hand to trigger the switcheroo in moments when his skills are needed for mutual survival. She is understandably freaked out, but reluctantly agrees on the belief that the only way for his ghost to move on and leave her alone is to avenge his death via her body.

One of the best and truly unique action movies of last year has finally been given a streaming release date. Bringing together elements of horror, comedy, and martial arts action and holding them tightly in a closed fist that you won’t be able to dodge, the wild genre mash-up movie was met with rave reviews upon release and now boasts a perfect 100% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.

Flying under the radar last year and quickly becoming one of the most underrated action movies of 2024, the action outing in question carries the wonderful moniker Ghost Killer and follows a college student who finds herself possessed by an assassin out for revenge. She agrees to help him finish his quest for vengeance from beyond the grave. Yes, we can confirm that is one of the highest concepts for an action movie you’ve ever read.

Directed by Kensuke Sonomura and starring Akari Takaishi,...

"Why don't you die?!" Well Go USA has revealed the official US trailer for a Japanese action thriller called Ghost Killer, arriving on VOD to watch later in July. It's from the same screenwriter behind the genre hits Baby Assassins, One-Percent Warrior, and Bad City. After playing Fantastic Fest and Sitges Film Festival last year, it's ready to launch in the US for everyone to enjoy. After being possessed by the ghost of vengeful hit man Kudo, college student Fumika Matsuoka agrees to help him finish his quest to get vengeance from beyond the grave. As Fumika struggles to handle her own problems, she gets to know Hideo, the ghost of the assassin following her around. The young woman decides to take revenge on the gangsters who killed her spectral friend and deal out some justice of her own along the way. Starring Akari Takaishi as Fumika, and Masanori Mimoto as Hideo Kudo,...

Two souls — one dead, the other deadly — unite for a vengeance-fueled mission in Ghost Killer.

The Japanese supernatural revenge thriller will be released on Digital July 22 before hitting 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on September 23 via Well Go USA.

Stunt coordinator Kensuke Sonomura (Resident Evil: Degeneration) directs from a script by Yugo Sakamoto (Baby Assassins).

When college student Fumika stumbles upon the bullet that ended hitman Kudo’s life, his vengeful spirit takes hold of her body. Now possessed by a ruthless assassin’s rage and skills, she becomes an unstoppable force, hunting down those responsible for his death. As the body count rises, the line between Fumika and Kudo begins to blur.

Akari Takaishi (Baby Assassins), Mario Kuroba (Sadako Dx), and Masanori Mimoto (Death Note) star.

Sora Inoue, Akaka Higashino, Naohiro Kawamoto, Hidenobu Abera, Naoto Kuratomi, Satoshi Kibe, Ryu Ichinose, Yasukaze Motomiya, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Yoshimi Tachi, Takashi Kitadai,...

Shuichi Sonoda (Mario Kuroba) works as an editor for a small publishing company and lives together with his girlfriend, Rina Kiyokawa (Moeka Hoshi). Shuichi dreams of becoming a novelist, but he is so busy with his daily work that he has given up on his dream. Rina had been fired from several part-time jobs due to her shy personality, and is now unemployed and dependent on Shuichi. One day, Shuichi meets Kyoko Aizawa, his senior in high school and an editor at a major publishing company. While talking with her about the past, Shuichi lies to her that he is still writing novels, and within a short period of one month, he enters a contest held by Kyoko’s publishing company aiming for a newcomer award. In the meantime, Shuichi’s colleague at his publishing company quits and Shuichi takes over the assignment of Yoichi Nishikawa (Junpei Yasui), a successful commentator.