The First Annual Spookies: Awarding the Best Horror Films of 2025

Welcome to the Inaugural Spookies! Our very own Sunday Scaries awards show where we celebrate and have a little spooky fun with our favorite horror films of the year - but also an opportunity to thank YOU for making this such a fun first year for us. It's chock full of gags, music samples, highlights of your social media comments, as well as interspersed listener voicemails where you tell us your pick for Best Horror Film of 2025. We are dropping this one later than anticipated this year and hope to get our 2nd Annual Spookies episode (covering the horror films of 2026) recorded soon and released in the spring! Enjoy the show and thank you for being such amazing, supportive Spooky Heads!!

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:02:18) - Our First Awards Show!

(00:05:28) - Honoring Rob Reiner

(00:11:00) - Horror in the Year 2025: An Overview

(00:13:35) - Top 5 Box Office Horror Films

(00:17:22) - Original Score Sample #1 (28 Years Later)

(00:18:45) - Best Indie Horror Film

(00:31:43) - Listener Voicemail #1

(00:32:45) - Best Supporting Actor

(00:37:54) - Surprise Acceptance Speech!!

(00:40:27) - Best Supporting Actress

(00:47:30) - Original Score Sample #2 (Frankenstein)

(00:48:20) - Best “Ben Gardner” Jump Scare

(00:53:45) - Best “Cantaloupe” Hard-to-Watch Scene

(01:02:50) - Listener Voicemail #2

(01:03:55) - Best Death

(01:15:01) - Original Score Sample #3 (HIM)

(01:16:12) - Best Shyamalan Twist

(01:21:16) - Best Don’t Go In There Award

(01:26:58) - Original Score Sample #4 (The Shrouds)

(01:28:18) - Best Quote

(01:34:57) - Our Favorite Listener Comments

(01:39:53) - Listener Voicemail #3

(01:41:15) - Best Lead Actress

(01:48:10) - Original Score Sample #5 (Sinners)

(01:49:53) - Best Original Score

(01:55:12) - Best Lead Actor

(02:01:10) - Listener Voicemail #4

(02:01:48) - Scariest Picture

(2:08:20) - Listener Voicemail #5

(02:10:18) - Best Picture