20 Awesome Horror Movies In 2025 You Definitely Missed

4. Ick

We're now at the precipice of early aughts nostalgia - do you feel old yet? - and one of the best examples to date in the horror genre is Ick, the new project from cult filmmaker Joseph Kahn (Detention, Bodied).

Impossible not to compare to 2000s sci-fi horrors like The Faculty, Ick follows a science teacher (Brandon Routh) who teams up with a group of students to battle an alien threat consuming their town.

For anyone who grew up in the early 2000s, Ick's battery of period needle drops will prove immediately irresistible, counting the likes of Dashboard Confessional, Hoobastank, The All-American Rejects, and Good Charlotte among much more.

The casting of Routh, an undeniable icon of the mid-2000s whose career never quite took off after Superman Returns, is also inspired, and he gives a genuinely dramatically compelling performance.

Ick may seem like a relatively straightforward alien invasion B-movie, but it also boasts unexpected character depth while passing commentary on the dangers of remaining stuck in the past.