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28 Years Later<\/p>\n
28 Years Later<\/p>\n
This year has been stunning for horror movies, and one of the better ones has just hit Netflix. <\/p>\n
That would be 28 Years Later<\/a>, the long-gestating sequel to 28 Days and Weeks later, which also, surprisingly, has another part coming in January 2026, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.<\/p>\n But before that, you can watch the first one which reunites director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland, who wrote the first film which was released 22 years ago. It is one of the highest rated horror movies of the year, and here\u2019s how it stacks up against its rivals:<\/p>\n Sinners \u2013 97%Weapons \u2013 94%Companion \u2013 93%Final Destination: Bloodlines \u2013 92%Together \u2013 90%28 Years Later \u2013 89%Bring Her Back \u2013 89%The Long Walk \u2013 89%Presence \u2013 88%Nosferatu \u2013 84%Drop \u2013 83%The Monkey \u2013 77%Heart Eyes \u2013 77%The Gorge \u2013 62%Borderline \u2013 59%M3GAN 2.0 \u2013 58%Until Dawn \u2013 52%<\/p>\n I mean okay, tied for sixth place is not the highest, but anything in the 89-97% range there is great for a horror movie, and I would absolutely say it\u2019s one of the best of 2025. Though I would recommend literally all of those other top ones as well.<\/p>\n 28 Years Later<\/p>\n 28 Years Later<\/p>\n 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple will be an interesting experiment. It carries over some of the same cast (minus casualties) and this time, while it\u2019s still written by Alex Garland, it\u2019s directed by Nia DaCosta, most recently the director of the overhated, underwatched The Marvels in the MCU. It deserved better! DaCosta has past horror experience directing 2021\u2019s Candyman, but surely this quasi-sequel will be different without Danny Boyle at the helm. But who knows, maybe it could be even better. The whole set-up is a bit strange, to have a sequel 23 years in the making and then have a spin-off film released half a year later with a different director, but that\u2019s how they wanted to do it, I guess.<\/p>\n The film did well worldwide, grabbing $151 million on a $60 million budget. It seems unlikely that The Bone Temple will make that much, but perhaps costs were lower for that one. All of this is a far cry from the original 28 Days Later, which cost $8 million and became a zombie classic.<\/p>\n I\u2019m not sure how long 28 Years Later will say on Netflix due to its licensing deal, but likely quite a while. Still, who knows, so you might as well check it out now. In addition to about 7-8 others on that list above.<\/p>\n Follow me on Twitter<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>,<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series<\/a> and The Earthborn Trilogy<\/a>.<\/p>\n