The Ugly Stepsister currently narrowly beats Bring Her Back 52–48
Two inventive 2025 horror films — physical dread and fairy-tale subversion, deadlocked.
The Verdict Class of 2025
The Philippous build scares from what characters touch. Blichfeldt builds them from what characters become. Both are 2025 horror films working from distinctive premises rather than franchise templates, and the tie says both premises are equally effective at generating the engagement that bracket voting measures. Bring Her Back has Talk to Me's audience as a foundation. The Ugly Stepsister has the novelty of a familiar story made unfamiliar. Neither advantage is decisive. Two original horror visions, no franchise padding, and the bracket can't separate them — which is the best possible outcome for a genre that needs more original voices.
The Numbers
| Bring Her Back | The Ugly Stepsister | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 48% | 52% |
| Overall Win Rate | 44% | 45% |
| Championships | 1 | 1 |
| Avg Decision | 1.1s | 1.3s |
| Budget | $15M | $4M |
| Box Office | $39M | $5M |
Where This Matchup Sits
BingeBracket has 43 films from the 2020s. Both land somewhere in the middle.
Against other opponents on BingeBracket, both films share a weakness: neither can beat 28 Years Later.
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