{"id":353687,"date":"2025-11-03T23:28:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T23:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/353687\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T23:28:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T23:28:14","slug":"november-2025-picks-are-keeper-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/353687\/","title":{"rendered":"November 2025\u00a0Picks Are &#8216;Keeper&#8217; &#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWelcome to Horror Explorer, a curated column showcasing the month\u2019s best movies, series, books and everything else spooky worth checking out. I\u2019m William Earl, the executive digital director of Variety and the publication\u2019s resident horror enthusiast. Please drop me a line at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/lists\/horror-movies-to-watch-november-2025\/mailto:wearl@variety.com\">wearl@variety.com<\/a> if there\u2019s something I should check out for next month\u2019s missive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"277\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1236068072\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Horror-Explorer.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><\/p>\n<ul class=\"pmc-fallback-list-items lrv-a-unstyle-list lrv-u-margin-t-2\">\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tMarquee Madness<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) in 20th Century Studios' PREDATOR: BADLANDS film. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. \u00a9 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PB-TP1-088527.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>\u201cPredator: Badlands\u201d <\/strong>(Opening in theaters on Nov. 7)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 Elle Fanning stars in this prequel to the alien action series, which comes on the heels of this year\u2019s solid animated film \u201cPredator: Killer of Killers.\u201d Dan Trachtenberg, who also helmed 2022\u2019s excellent \u201cPrey,\u201d follows the journey of a young Predator fighting for his life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>\u201cKeeper\u201d <\/strong>(Opening in theaters on Nov. 14 via Neon)\u00a0\u2014 Oz Perkins returns with his second movie this year, but this isolated and paranoia-filled vision is a world away from the gory comedy of \u201cThe Monkey.\u201d\u00a0Tatiana Maslany and Rossif Sutherland star in the film, which is being advertised with impressionistic teasers meant to keep fans from guessing twists and turns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tOff the Beaten Path<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Carpenter's Son still\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Carpenters-Son.png\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>\u201cThe Carpenter\u2019s Son\u201d <\/strong>(Opening in theaters on Nov. 14 via Magnolia Pictures)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 Nicolas Cage plays Joseph in this\u00a0horror take on the life of young Jesus (Noah Schnapp). It\u2019s just as outrageous and fun as the premise sounds, and that\u2019s before Jesus has a serious showdown with Satan. Writer-director Lotfy Nathan somehow keeps this wild vision together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>\u201cZodiac Killer Project\u201d <\/strong>(Opening in theaters on Nov. 21 via Music Box Films)<strong> <\/strong>\u2014\u00a0Filmmaker Charlie Shackleton won the NEXT Innovator Award when this meta work debuted at Sundance earlier this year. This documentary is more a meditation on the true crime genre itself, rather than a beat-by-beat examination of the elusive killer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tKiller Series<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Creep Tapes Season 2 still\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\u2018The-Creep-Tapes-Season-2.png\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Courtesy of Shudder\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>\u201cThe Creep Tapes\u201d (Season 2) <\/strong>(Premiering on Shudder on Nov. 15) <strong>\u2014<\/strong> Mark Duplass returns as the bloodthirsty\u00a0Peachfuzz in this wonderfully demented film franchise-turned-series. The short episode length encourages bite-sized sketches of madness for those of us who still wish it was spooky season.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tBloodcurdling Books<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Place Where They Buried Your Heart book cover\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Place-Where-They-Buried-Your-Heart.png\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Courtesy of Berkley\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>\u201cThe Place Where They Buried Your Heart\u201d <\/strong>by Christina Henry<strong> <\/strong>(Releasing Nov. 4 via\u00a0Berkley)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 This chilling story follows a young girl named Jessie whose brother is seemingly \u201ceaten\u201d by an abandoned house, never to return. Years later, Jessie looks for answers in Christina Henry\u2019s slow-burning, character-focused haunted house novel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>\u201cBones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World: A Novel of Terror\u201d <\/strong>by Cullen Bunn (Releasing Nov. 11 via Gallery Books)\u00a0\u2014 Marvel Comics writer Cullen Bunn delivers this tale of a Southern town overtaken by evil after the arrest of a suspected serial killer \u2014 and the residents who must fight back. It\u2019s a brisk read with great details that make the embattled Wilson Island seem all the more real, and the threats increasingly urgent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to Horror Explorer, a curated column showcasing the month\u2019s best movies, series, books and everything else spooky&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":353688,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[171,72935,65513,53,101797,61444,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-353687","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-horror-explorer","10":"tag-keeper","11":"tag-movies","12":"tag-nicolas-cage","13":"tag-predator-badlands","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115488366154958714","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353687\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/353688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}