We’ve been really lucky this year. I say that every year, but the horror genre just keeps getting better and better. There are more voices, (luckily) a larger audience, and more inventive ways to tug at our hearts and scare us silly than ever before. Here at Dread Central, we gathered the core staff to ask what their favorite moment in horror was for 2025. These aren’t necessarily representative of their favorite 2025 horror movies, but these are the moments poised to linger the longest.

“Crafted by visionary filmmaker Ryan...