Holland, Death of a Unicorn, Drop: What connects these movies?

When it comes to horror movie ticket sales, The Monkey has dominated Fandango’s best pre-seller list. So far. For good reason.

If you look up “most anticipated horror movies of 2025,” you’ll find lists that name a variety of titles. In addition to The Monkey, a couple of movies make all the lists, and one of them is Death of a Unicorn. It might challenge The Monkey‘s best pre-seller status.

I didn’t see either Holland or Drop on many (if any) of the “most anticipated” lists. Since Holland will stream on Amazon Prime, it won’t threaten The Monkey‘s sales status. And even though Drop will release in theaters, I don’t think it will either. But you never know.

I’m excited for all of them, and that’s one of the things that connects all three movies. Their trailers have fans like me anxiously anticipating their releases. But when they release is the other thing they have in common. They all come out this spring. Let’s take a closer look.

Holland – March 27, Prime Video

In this wildly unpredictable thriller, Nicole Kidman is the meticulous Nancy Vandergroot, a teacher and homemaker whose picture-perfect life with her community pillar husband (Matthew Macfadyen) and son (Jude Hill) in tulip-filled Holland, Michigan tumbles into a twisted tale. Nancy and her friendly colleague (Gael García Bernal) become suspicious of a secret, only to discover nothing in their lives is what it seems.

Holland has been on my radar ever since I saw a call for extras in The Tennessean. Then, before I knew it, film crews were set up at the Nashville Shores cabins, which are right next to our marina. (The lakeside cabins sit on Percy Priest Lake, where the Nashville mermaid was once sighted. Despite many expeditions in search of her, Smalls and I have yet to find her.)

Apart from being a thriller, I didn’t know what Holland was about. But now that the trailer has dropped, I have a better idea. It feels like it might be somewhat of a comedy even though it’s listed as a thriller. I guess we’ll find out when it starts streaming on Prime Video.

Death of a Unicorn – March 28, Theaters

A father (Paul Rudd) and daughter (Jenna Ortega) accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss (Richard E. Grant) seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.

“Called it! There’s no negotiating with monsters.”

Are unicorns monsters? I never thought of them as such until Jenna Ortega’s character calls them that in the trailer. (Though to be fair, it’s Paul Rudd who said the “no negotiating” line.)

Anyway, I always thought they were magical, mystical creatures, but monsters? Hmm.

I’m not sure about all of that, but this horror comedy looks like fun. Fingers crossed it will be the Abigail of 2025.

Drop – April 11, Theaters

First dates are nerve-wracking enough. Going on a first date while an unnamed, unseen troll pings you personal memes that escalate from annoying to homicidal? Blood-chilling.

Drop stars Meghann Fahy (White Lotus, The Perfect Couple) as Violet, a widowed mother on her first date in years. She’s relieved when she arrives at the restaurant to find her date, Henry (It Ends with Us), is more charming and handsome than she expected. But their chemistry quickly curdles as Violet is first irritated, and then terrorized, by a series of anonymous drops to her phone.

The anonymous tormentor demands her complete compliance. If not, the hooded figure she sees on her home security cameras will kill Violet’s young son and babysitting sister. The ultimate directive? Kill Henry.

Drop had me the second I learned that it was from Happy Death Day director Christopher Landon. Then the trailer sealed the deal.

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