The best new horror movie in 2025 arrives with almost perfect critics results

There is a new horror queen and her name is Sophie Thatcher. The actress has starred in the cannibalist Yellowjackets, appeared in Maxxxine and starred in 2024’s excellent Heretic, opposite Hugh Grant. Now she appears in the first really excellent horror movie from 2025, Companion.

Companion has arrived with a few dozen reviews in and 94 % on the rat tomatoesRated over even Heretics 91% from last year. That score would place the one in the top five over wide -released horror film in 2024, so it can be planted on the list for the whole year, despite being released so early. Although several reviews are still missing.

Thatcher has the lead role with The Boys’ beloved Jack Quaid, and the story is … yes, that’s something. Here’s Synopsis:

“A weekend stay becomes bloody and violent when a submissive Android, built for human camaraderie, goes wrong.”

It may sound like a slightly played story, an Android becomes violent. It was literally plotted by Subservience with Megan Fox recently, and before that, M3gan. But it seems that it simply becomes a better execution, without word games. I would already thank thatcher for that when I knew her previous work. You can get the mood from the trailer, which got 11 million views in two weeks:

The film also has Harvey Guillén from What We Do In The Shadows Fame, and Lukas Gage, who most recently appeared in the amazing Smile 2, making this back-to-back thriller wins for the actor, similar to Thatcher. He has also appeared in Euphoria, Fargo and You, filled with violence, all. He is definitely trained for this.

The bad news is that there is still a little waiting time for Companion as it will be released on January 31, well over a week from now. In the meantime, to prepare, I would see thatcher in Heretic, where she plays the victim, not the killer. And she will be back to Yellowjackets season 3 on February 14 for a Valentine’s Day debut. She is undoubtedly an important forward-thinking actress to see, and I expect her to expand to more non-horror projects at some point here (not to say that horror is a minor genre at all). Companion is out in a week and I report back as soon as I see it on day one.

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