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Posted on August 26, 2026 by Liz Whittemore — Leave a reply

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The Dollmaker (2026): Unhinged horror will scar you

Posted on August 26, 2026 by Liz Whittemore — Leave a reply

The Dollmaker

José María Cicala‘s The Dollmaker has a lot going on: missing women, a disturbed protagonist, a woman who sees dead people, and that’s only the beginning.

Tomás is a video store clerk and amateur dollmaker who becomes the main suspect in a string of female kidnappings. But not before he tries his hand at the dating scene, all while keeping his doting mother apprised of his every move.

Haunted by severe unresolved trauma and heinous visions surrounding his mother, the audience understands that Tomás is not right in the head. When he meets Tina, a waitress whose past trauma and fragile daughter have triggered visions of the dead, a romantic spark takes a sinister turn as Tomás exists in a demented reality.

The film’s opening credits immediately draw you in. The characters are flamboyant and unforgettable, almost as if a graphic novel sprang to life. The colors are vivid through a crime noir lens. Cinematographer Martín Nico utilizes soft focus as a keen device, while Cecilia Calarota‘s chaotic editing keeps us off balance. Rodrigo Noya swings between sweet and sociopathic in the same beat. It’s a chilling turn.

The homages to classics like Texas Chainsaw, May, The Shining, and Psycho are clear. Practical FX are gruesome. The script spirals into total madness. The Dollmaker is one of the year’s most chaotic and unhinged films. It will make your nightmares seem tame.

THE DOLLMAKER from director José María Cicala arriving on VOD, digital on August 25?

Dripping with Lynchian style, The Dollmaker (Encantador; Argentina, 2025) is part charming, funny, decidedly weird and enjoyably bloody. Things are not all they seem to be in a cheerfully idyllic town that soon becomes a hotbed of female kidnappings. No one seems to care much about the missing women including nerdy video store clerk and amateur dollmaker Tomás (Rodrigo Noya.) But when a new inspector comes to town determined to find the solve the disappearance, Tomás soon becomes the unlikely prime suspect. A horror film which becomes increasingly dark, and gruesome, and unpredictable.

ICE CREAM MAN (2026) Eli Roth returns with a sick treat

Posted on August 3, 2026 by Liz Whittemore — Leave a reply

ICE CREAM MAN

In Eli Roth‘s latest deranged installment, Ice Cream Man, a quaint seaside town gets rocked when an evil, dairy-centric pied piper turns the kids in town to murderous lemmings. An unlikely group of 12-year-olds who did not partake in the product band together. Can they survive middle school and make it to summer break alive?

Jared finds himself the target of every bully in town. His empathetic, quick-witted, lactose-intolerant nature proves resourceful when all the other kids transform into supernatural maniacs from the treats they’ve consumed the night before that last week of school. In true Roth fashion, what you see is never what you get, and no one is safe. Roth does not give a rat’s ass where your line in the sand exists.

The cast is phenomenal. Charlie Storey plays Piper, the featured deranged girl and pseudo-leader of the rabid pack of littles. She is terrifying. Eli Roth is Jared’s dad. Spectacularly snarky, Eli writes a slick character every time. Ari Millen gives the Ice Cream Man a happy-go-lucky vibe that immediately creeps viewers the fuck out. He never says a word, but is easily a fan-favorite baddie.

Shiloh O’Reilly gives Tommy an abundance of swagger. He is a solid addition to the cast. Sarah Abbott delivers a brilliant physical performance as Jared’s older sister, Lizzie. Kiori Mirza Waldman nails the socially aware preteen, offering an unexpected but welcomed complexity. Charlie Zelyzer gives Jared the most fun, charming, watchable star power. Cast him in everything immediately.

Practical FX and makeup effects are as gruesome and memorable as we’ve come to expect from Roth’s resume. Kills are diabolical, and the children’s subsequent actions are bonkers—a huge shout-out to Appled Arts FX Studio and Morot FX for their work. Brandon Roberts‘ music is appropriately unhinged. I hear you, Snoop Dogg.

Roth consistently pushes the envelope in horror, delivering unforgettable films that leave a mark on your psyche and make you laugh at their intrusiveness. The lore created by Roth combines a generational curse, the church’s abhorrent crimes, and an immigrant’s supernatural revenge plot. Yes, all the things wrapped in one absolutely bananas package.

Ice Cream Man arrives on the heels of Weapons, but here we have a more comedic angle, and the children target all adults. It plays more along the lines of Cooties (2014). Ice Cream Man is a sick treat, as satisfying going down as it is coming back up. Always stay through the credits.

ICE CREAM MAN will be In Theaters Nationwide on August 7, 2026.

DIRECTED BY: Eli Roth

WRITTEN BY: Eli Roth & Noah Belson

STORY BY: Eli Roth

PRODUCED BY: Eli Roth, Kate Harrison

CAST: Ari Millen, Benjamin Byron Davis, Eli Roth, Karen Cliche, Dylan Hawco, Sarah Abbott, Shiloh O’Reilly, Kiori Mirza Waldman, Charlie Zeltzer, Charlie Storey

SYNOPSIS: Ice Cream Man follows an idyllic summer town descending into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.

RUN TIME: 86 minutes

RATING: Unrated

GENRE: Horror

DISTRIBUTOR: The Horror Section

OFFICIAL SITE: www.icecreammanmovie.com

SOCIAL HANDLES:

@horrorsectionstudios (IG, FB, YT, Threads) | @thsstudios (X) | @ths_studios (TikTok)

HASHTAG: #icecreammanmovie

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THE FATED HOUR (Fantasia 2026) Haunting short

Posted on July 30, 2026 by Liz Whittemore — Leave a reply

THE FATED HOUR

Based on “The Relationship with the Spirit-World” by Friedrich Laun, filmmaker Peter Hengl‘s Fantasia 2026 atmospheric period short THE FATED HOUR begins in Austria, 1810. Florentine recounts her deceased sister’s supernatural predilections to her fiancé, ultimately warning him of her potential impending destiny.

Seraphine was gifted or afflicted with telepathy, astral projection, and an overwhelming melancholy air. Her inexplicable connection to the spirit world and her ability to receive messages from beyond create a rather chilling existence in 1810. But Florentine’s eternal love for her sister reigns supreme.

Costumes are beautiful. The camerawork, editing, and candlelit rooms lend to a haunting atmosphere. Every aspect of production is divine. Alina Schaller is incredibly compelling as Florentine. You truly hang on every word. Fanny Altenburger, who also provides stunning songwriting and vocals for the film, is mesmerizing as Seraphine, with an ethereal aura.

THE FATED HOUR delves into grief, the indescribable bond between sisters, and even believing women. It’s a genre delight, and extra delicious for us bookish, gothic-loving girlies to get lost in.

Director

Peter Hengl

Executive Producer

David Gregory

Producer

Lola Basara, Kier-La Janisse

Writer

Peter Hengl

Cast

Fanny Altenburger, Daniel Holzberg, Cornelius Obonya, Alina Schaller

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NIGHTBORN (Fantasia 2026) Motherhood is a beast.

Posted on July 23, 2026 by Liz Whittemore — Leave a reply

NIGHTBORN

Filmmaker Hanna Bergholm brings Fantasia 2026 audiences a twisted tale of motherhood and Finnish folk horror in NIGHTBORN. Newlywed couple Saga and Jon arrive at Saga’s childhood home in Finland. It is an enchanting, if not slightly spooky, house hidden deep in the eerily shaped woods. Following the birth of their son, motherhood proves challenging when Saga suspects her child is not like other babies.

Written by Ilja Rautsi and Bergholm, the script cleverly combines tropes, such as the language barrier, with the real-life, unfiltered physical horrors of birth and motherhood. Unless you’ve experienced the very real blood, sweat, and tears that Saja goes through in the first 15 minutes of the film, one might think they are exaggerated.

The emotional exhaustion of being another creature’s lifeblood is often overwhelming. The constant realization that survival depends on your every moment of attention can be too much. Family members try to help, but can unintentionally make things worse. Rautsi and Bergholm play upon a mother’s inherent instincts. They give Saga enhanced hearing and a supernatural connection to the surrounding woods.

On the other hand, Rautsi and Bergholm give her family members a deep loathing for Saga that the audience does not relate to. These jarring revelations make the viewer question reality even further, as we have no basis for these accusations. Stories from her childhood, as told by her mother and sister, present as nasty. But are they true? We never know.

Production design is extraordinary. Beyond the forest’s gnarled humanoid likeness, the nursery is a mix of gothic whimsy one might see in Architectural Digest. Any 90s witchy tween will be in heaven at the sight of each carefully curated element. Practical effects are beautifully gagworthy. Yes. Yes. Yes. Birth is a miracle, blah, blah, blah, but it’s almost visceral and revolting. Anyone who tells you different is a damn liar. Talk to me after you have a C-section, thank you very much.

Rupert Grint is a proud father and fish out of water as Jon. Grint does his best impression of calm and supportive while clearly flailing in fear and helplessness. Grint has become a genre icon, ironically in stories revolving around “special” children. Seidi Haarla is sheer perfection as a mother on the verge of insanity. Her feral performance is the stuff of cinematic dreams. Along the lines of Inde Navarrette in Obsession, women in horror earn every ounce of respect and need to be called out for their vulnerability and badassery. Bravo Seidi.

We do not see Kuura’s face for 99% of the film, sneakily adding to the contextual weight. The audience feels the dizzying gaslighting and emotional state of Saga. Rautsi and Bergholm give audiences a lived-in authenticity of outside judgment and sacrifices of a mother. NIGHTBORN is a genre-inspired manifestation of nature vs nurture. Mothers will do anything for their offspring.

Synopsis

With dreams of starting a perfect family, Saga (Seidi Haarla, Compartment No. 6) and her British husband Jon (Rupert Grint, Knock at the Cabin) move to the isolated house where she spent much of her childhood, deep in the Finnish forest. But as soon as their baby is born, despite the reassurance of all around her, Saga knows there’s something terribly wrong with her son. As their marriage starts to crack, Jon struggles to support his wife, but only Saga suspects the terrible truth about her newborn.

From the director of Hatching, NIGHTBORN is a visceral, gripping and terrifying dark fable about motherhood and unconditional maternal love.

About the Director

Hanna Bergholm is a Finnish film director. Her debut feature film, horror drama Hatching, had its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2022 and has been sold to over 75 countries. Rotten Tomatoes named Hatching the 8th Best Horror Movie of 2022 in the Golden Tomato Awards. At film festivals Hatching has won awards and nominations including the Grand Prize and Youth Jury Award at the Gérardmer film festival in France, award for the best special effects in Sitges and three Jussi Awards in Finland. Previously Bergholm has directed internationally awarded short films and TV drama series.

Director: Hanna Bergholm

Screenwriters: Ilja Rautsi and Hanna Bergholm

Cast: Seidi Haarla, Rupert Grint, Pamela Tola, Pirkko Saisio, Rebecca Lacey, John Thomson, Silvia Saloranta

Producer: Daniel Kuitunen

Executive Producers: Brahim Chioua, Nick Shumaker, David Levine, Scott Shooman, Emily Gotto

Cinematographer: Pietari Peltola

Editor: Jussi Rautaniemi

Language: English, Finnish

Runtime: 92 mins

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GODHEAD (Fantasia 2026) A shocking sophomore feature

Posted on July 22, 2026 by Liz Whittemore — Leave a reply

GODHEAD

HIPPO filmmaker Mark H. Rapaport brings his shocking sophomore creation to Fantasia 2026 audiences. GODHEAD follows a small-town priest with a secret. When a mysterious pair of twins dressed in white tracksuits appear in the church, they task Father with deciding which of them is the Holy Spirit.

Al Warren plays Father with an even-keeled temperament that is unnerving. Warren’s performance subconsciously splits the audience’s attention with our understanding that our priest has villainous tendencies. Right outside the walls of the church, he is holding a young boy, once abandoned on the church’s doorstep, captive with tales of an apocalyptic outside world. Matthew exists in an environment entirely curated to keep him afraid and controlled. Locked in his room after hours of bible stories, forced to listen to cassette tapes of chaotic audio playing just beneath his window. But, in truth, his flaws could not be darker.

Sarah Coffey and Kimball Farley deliver jarring physical performances, leaning into the idea that they are otherworldly. As First Born, Coffey speaks with unwavering assuredness. Each moment is powerful and intense. Coffey’s appearance from the neck up is one of a 90s raver kid, making her all the more intriguing as it visually counters the messaging. As Second Born, Farley gives a neurodivergent presenting performance that is pure and immaculate chaos. As a parent of AuDHD children, it is a meticulously accurate portrayal. Both bless us with award-worthy turns.

The original score from Austin Feinstein and Kenny Kusiak wavers between unsettling and ethereal. As with HIPPO, the film is shot in crisp black-and-white by William Tracy Babcock. The camerawork matches the unpredictability of the script, melding closeups, odd angles, and powerful framing to subvert our expectations.

If you grew up in a household that sat along the line of Christianity, you would catch the immense impact of the iconography and actions surrounding the care (or lack thereof) in handling and depicting certain objects and events. 24 minutes into the film, the audience understands the narrative gravity in GODHEAD.

As what those still in the church would call a Lapsed Catholic, or as my mother jokingly refers to my siblings and me as heathens, experiencing this story unfold had me captivated. Regardless of religious affiliation, the debates in the film will undoubtedly have audiences talking. If this film does not burrow into your brain, you aren’t paying attention.

Rapaport challenges viewers to examine the construct of good and evil; to study the effects of indoctrination and fanaticism in a world existing between truth and fiction. GODHEAD is a wild ride, and inarguably one of the most brilliantly complex films of the year.

English language, 98 minutes

Dir. Mark H. Rapaport

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Fantasia 2026 arrives to fright and delight.

Posted on July 12, 2026 by Liz Whittemore — Leave a reply

Fantasia 2026.

Grab your party hats, because she’s turning thirty and flirty and she’s coming to scare the shit out of us. This year’s Fantasia 2026 is here to gag you, both literally and figuratively. This lineup is insane. Zero surprise there. Here are just a handful of the films and short blocks on our ever-growing list of magic and mayhem to check out:

The Fantasia International Film Festival will celebrate its upcoming 30th edition with an electrifying program of screenings, workshops, and launch events running from July 16 through August 2, 2026, returning to the Concordia Hall and J.A. de Sève cinemas, with additional screenings and events at Montréal’s Cinéma du Musée.

NIGHTBORN

With dreams of starting a perfect family, Saga (Seidi Haarla, Compartment No. 6) and her British husband Jon (Rupert Grint, Knock at the Cabin) move to the isolated house where she spent much of her childhood, deep in the Finnish forest. But as soon as their baby is born, despite the reassurance of all around her, Saga knows there’s something terribly wrong with her son. As their marriage starts to crack, Jon struggles to support his wife, but only Saga suspects the terrible truth about her newborn.

From the director of Hatching, NIGHTBORN is a visceral, gripping and terrifying dark fable about motherhood and unconditional maternal love.

Director: Hanna Bergholm

Screenwriters: Ilja Rautsi and Hanna Bergholm

Cast: Seidi Haarla, Rupert Grint, Pamela Tola, Pirkko Saisio, Rebecca Lacey, John Thomson, Silvia Saloranta

Producer: Daniel Kuitunen

Executive Producers: Brahim Chioua, Nick Shumaker, David Levine, Scott Shooman, Emily Gotto

Cinematographer: Pietari Peltola

Editor: Jussi Rautaniemi

Language: English, Finnish

Runtime: 92 mins

THE LAST TEMPTATION OF BECKY

Now working as a field agent for the CIA, Becky (Lulu Wilson) is sent undercover to Poland to infiltrate a family of innkeepers who are running a tourist venture at The Wolf’s Lair, Hitler’s WWII bunker. After learning that the father, Wilhelm Reuss (Neil Patrick Harris), is on a mission to bring about the Fourth Reich, Becky takes matters into her own hands.

Director: Jenn Wexler

Writers: Jenn Wexler and Matt Angel

Story By: Matt Angel & Suzanne Coote

Cast: Lulu Wilson, Kate Siegel, Brandon Flynn, Catherine Walker, with James Urbaniak and Neil Patrick Harris

Run Time: 89 minutes

Rating: Not Yet Rated

Genre: Thriller, Horror

Distributor: Quiver Distribution

RUBBERHEAD: THE LIFE AND MONSTERS OF STEVE JOHNSON

Known for his intense work ethic, perfectionism, and obsession with breaking new ground, Steve Johnson created iconic creatures and effects for some of the most beloved horror and sci-fi movies in cinema history. RUBBERHEAD is a humorous and heartfelt portrait of the life and times of one of Hollywood’s most prolific monster makers, as well as a historical journey through the golden age of special effects makeup.

Steve shares endless, outrageous anecdotes about his freewheeling adventures in Hollywood, while also telling the inspirational but tragic story of his meteoric rise and subsequent fall. His drive and ambition led to some of cinema’s most groundbreaking effects and techniques, but also to heartbreaking acts of self-sabotage, divorce, and serious struggles with addiction.

RUBBERHEAD is a captivating reflection on the game-changing practical FX glory days and a fascinating, entertaining, and moving story of an FX master whose greatest monster may have been himself.

Director: Nick Taylor

Writers: Joseph Krings, Nick Taylor

Cast: Steve Johnson, John Landis, Linnea Quigley, Tom Holland, Bill Corso

Run Time: 105 minutes

Rating: Not Yet Rated

Genre: Documentary

Production Company: American Nightmare Studios

UNHOLY NIGHT

UNHOLY NIGHT – World Premiere

Synopsis: Gino’s traditional family Christmas Eve turns into a bloody battle for survival when his long-dead grandma drops by and goes on a murderous rampage. Amid the chaos, Gino reunites with his ex and the dysfunctional duo must avoid his dead Italian relatives popping up all around the neighbourhood as they search for a way to get rid of these Yuletide revenants and survive his family Christmas.

Director/Writer: Michael Gabriele

Producers: Jason Levangie, Marc Tetreault, Jenna MacMillan, Michael Gabriele

Executive Producers: Tina Carbone, Jef Burnham

Cast: Marc Bendavid, Shailene Garnett, Jacqueline Robbins, Toni Ellwand, Ron Lea, Christina Rosato, Olivier Renaud, Celia Owen, Ellen David, Frank Spadone, Al Sapienza

Genre: Horror/Comedy

Fantasia Premiere Status: World Premiere

Fantasia Section: Septentrion Shadows

Run Time: TBC

TIGHT LETTUCE

Near the border between Ontario and Quebec, Joel (Dakota Daulby, LONGLEGS) works in the construction industry. He has a healthy relationship with his partner (Christie Burke, ETERNITY), his mother (Maxim Roy, SHORESY), and his grandmother (France Castel, LES FURIES). The only stain on this picture is his father, Bodo (Emmanuel Bilodeau, CURLING), who has been struggling with a fentanyl addiction for years. He is unable to hold down a job, turns every place he ends up in into a slovenly dive, and is a potential danger to himself and others. Despite everything, Joel continues to try to help him, telling himself that if he loves his father enough, he will eventually manage to get the man’s life back on track.

Director

Harrison Houde

Producer

Serge Desrosiers

Writers

Dakota Daulby, Harrison Houde

Cast

Emmanuel Bilodeau, Christie Burke, France Castel, Josh Cruddas, Dakota Daulby, Guy Jodoin, Didier Lucien, Maxim Roy

Cinematographer

Serge Desrosiers csc

Sound Designer

Jérôme Boiteau

Composer

Pierre-Philippe “Pilou” Côté

Editor

Harrison Houde, Étienne Plasse

HOME BODIES

Red (Emma Ho, CODE 8, THE EXPANSE) and Blue (Ian Ho, THE EXPANSE, CHAPELWAITE) live a “Waiting for Godot” existence within the confines of a retro, automated dwelling. Food is always available, they are entertained by VHS tapes of a show called “Barn” starring a cow, a pig, and a chicken, and soothed by each other’s company. They report to Papa, a disembodied voice through a locked door that enforces the rules they live by. On a holiday that resembles Christmas, they receive a gift: Pal (Ess Hödlmoser, THE BOYS, STATION ELEVEN), an androgynous humanoid who doesn’t speak, and follows their lead. But Pal isn’t as benign as they seem. Pal also receives VHS tapes, but they are more disturbing, and Red, who was once wary of her new friend, becomes more enamoured of their expressionless new roommate. As Red and Blue learn about Pal, their discoveries soon drive a wedge between them. With vibes of Canadian genre classics PIN and CUBE, HOME BODIES is a surreal look at control, autonomy, nature vs. nurture, and the automation of our lives.

Director

Casey Walker

Producer

Karen Harnisch, Casey Walker

Writer

Adrian Murray, Marcus Sullivan

Cast

Emma Ho, Ian Ho, Ess Hödlmoser

SOUR MINNOWS

Synopsis: Two friends stumble upon an unusual sight: six men sensually licking the pavement on an empty LA street. For Ricky, this moment ruptures something. As his reality grows porous, and his memories begin to slip and slide, he finds himself in contact with “The Yellow Thing,” an entity that wears people like costumes. As Ricky adapts to his expanding worldview, a delirious new logic takes hold.

Director

Harrison Atkins

Producer

Harrison Atkins, Kate Banford, Mel Barnes, Allison Bunce, Anne Gormley, Suzanna Son, Sarah Winshall

Writer

Harrison Atkins

Cast

David Brown, Phil Burgers, Julia Jones, Suzanna Son, Chase Williamson

THE GLORIOUS DEAD

A small-town sheriff (Toby Poser) and her young deputy (Zelda Adams) wake to find the world they believed in no longer exists. Blood drips from faucets, people and pets are missing, and fleshy creatures walk the woods. Soon, the dirt can’t keep the dead down. Anger and fear spread through the community. Co-written and co-directed by John Adams and Toby Poser, the latter of whom also stars, and co-starring Zelda and Lulu Adams, THE GLORIOUS DEAD is a personal genre vision that speaks to the increasing horrors of American life in times of enormous, instigated division while retaining the interpersonal poetry, imagination, and dark humor that its creators are renowned for. This will be the sixth consecutive work from the singularly talented filmmaking family to World Premiere at Fantasia following the festival’s launches of THE DEEPER YOU DIG, HELLBENDER, WHERE THE DEVIL ROAMS, HELL HOLE, and MOTHER OF FLIES, the latter having won our 2025 Cheval Noir Award for Best Feature. In their words: “This film takes dangerous fundamentalism at face value and asks what remains for the rest of us.” World Premiere.

Directed by Toby Poser, John Adams

Cast Zelda Adams, Toby Poser, Lulu Adams

BIRDCALL

BIRDCALL tells the story of a foolhardy scientist and his wife, a wayward survivor, as they endure a world overtaken by an avian-borne disease that has forced humanity into secluded cities. Unbeknownst to his wife, the scientist has recently become infected himself. While isolated in a cabin outside of their compound, he uses their seclusion as a trial run for an untested cure, risking both their lives in the process.

The 15-minute short is directed by Justin Calandriello; Written by Halle Kott; Produced by Calandriello, Sam Beaton and Halle Kott; Associate Producer: Casey Marie Ecker and Cinematography by Joshua Popovsky.

BORN OF WOMAN 2026

This shorts block is my absolute favorite every year. Full Stop.

Fantasia’s top-tier showcase of uncompromising personal genre visions returns with nine works from five countries that will leave you shaken and astonished. From Germany to South Korea, Brazil to the USA and more, dark brilliance awaits.

Angels (USA, dir. Sam Mandich, World Premiere)

Breeder (USA, dir. Sapphire Sandalo, International Premiere)

Fingerbang (South Korea, dir. Kim Yeon-woo, Canadian Premiere)

Imprint (USA, dir. Ran Jing, International Premiere)

O Novo Corpo (Brazil / Portugal, dir. Luciana Malavasi, North American Premiere)

Redneck (USA, dir. Alexandria Basso, International Premiere)

Sam (USA / Germany, dir. Catharina Schürenberg, World Premiere)

Strange Egg (USA / USA, dir. Liv Mershon, World Premiere)

Ultraviolet Damage (Germany, dir. Pola Rader, North American Premiere)

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‘Ponderosa’ (Tribeca 2026) Mind boggling brain barnacle is here to haunt you forever. For-ev-er.

Posted on June 7, 2026 by Liz Whittemore — Leave a reply

Ponderosa

Filmmaker Rob Rice‘s incredibly uncomfortable Tribeca 2026 film Ponderosa follows Zeke, a young man targeted by a wealthy patron as his mother’s restaurant chain falters. George thinks he’s mentoring Zeke, but the reality is a collection of bizarre, forced encounters.

As George involves Zeke in cartoonishly masculine scenarios, the audience feels more and more unwell. Each interaction is slightly exaggerated, making you feel increasingly off-kilter. Deadpan delivery may tip you off, but good luck. Ponderosa is a film that begs patience from its audience. It is a gross societal mirror. The script is deeply and intentionally awkward, highlighting the extreme differences in communication styles between generations.

Alexis Bledel plays Sandra with a morose indifference that she pretends to curb with dark humor. Bill Camp‘s George is anxiety-inducing. His discomfort is palpable. His fear of rejection pushes his efforts to woo Zeke into overdrive. Jack Dylan Grazer gives Zeke an alarming aloofness with Camp, but a genuine care for his mother’s emotional state. Grazer’s often clipped and quirky responses to George make for a fascinating study in human connection, and the combination of vapidity and nonchalance you want to strangle. It’s a genuinely great performance.

Visually striking, it compels you to explore each new frame. Barton Cortright offers juxtaposed imagery that both baffles and hypnotizes. Creative transitions stick in your brain. I cannot stop thinking about this film. I walked away feeling simultaneously dumber and entranced. I honestly feel like I got probed, but with my permission. And that’s weird. Do not move during Ponderosa’s credits. One more f*cked up hit is coming.

Ponderosa Cast & Crew:

Director & Writer: Rob Rice

Executive Producers: Jeremy Gardner, Declan Morgan, Kristal Gruevski, Steve Holmgren, Bill CampJack Dylan Grazer, Jason Matsumoto, Eugene Sun Park

Producers: Megan Pickrell, Matthew Porterfield, Amy E. Powell, Rob Rice

Cast: Jack Dylan Grazer, Bill Camp, Alexis Bledel

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‘The Haunting of Pennhurst’ (Tribeca 2026) Pulling back a dark curtain of cruelty to reclaim power. A doc that educates and enrages.

Posted on June 5, 2026 by Liz Whittemore — Leave a reply

The Haunting of Pennhurst

In Pennsylvania, a looming brick building stands as a testament to a dark past. Today, artists create enormous monster builds, finely detailed costumes, and eerie sets inside the rooms of a former institution for individuals with disabilities. Part stark horror story and part empowering revisionist, filmmakers Nathan Stenberg, Mike Attie, and Katarina Poljak‘s The Haunting of Pennhurst lives up to its title every frame.

Veteran performers encourage their new seasonal actors to create in-depth character charts to instill motivation, but most of those who apply for the position don’t need to make things up. The cast consists of neurodiverse and disabled people.

The film sucks you in by introducing the horrid history, but then allows the present attraction to act as a reclamation of power for the atrocities once committed there. Archival newspaper clips, alongside a perfectly ominous score, highlight the sickening language and mindset of Pennhurst’s 1907 origin. The film begins with a warning. Fifteen minutes in, the viewer will recognize its necessity. Read More →

‘The Dead Place’ (2026) Ultra indie horror comes to BloodStreamTV today

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Liz Whittemore — Leave a reply

The Dead Place

First-time filmmaker Michael Pickle‘s The Dead Place is the epitome of microbudget indie filmmaking. High school senior Isaac is having a shitty year. His ability to see the dead makes him a target for the school bullies and evil. A little “I see dead people” combined with possession by a serial killer’s soul, ala Chucky. Ya know, very after-school special.

The cast has a few solid performances, and true to form in the history of horror films, a large number of the ensemble are most definitely NOT high school-aged, nor are any of the staff remotely close to real-life teachers. Frankly, I love this weird tradition. Lexi Graves and Teon Kelley are genuinely fantastic. David Howard Thornton, best known to fans as Art The Clown, sticks out for his over-the-top shenanigans, but quite frankly, his energy saved me from paying bills on my phone during the final third.

The score features repetitive synth notes, reminiscent of 80s slashers. The edit could use a shave. The set looks closer to a flop house rental than a family home. The practical makeup on David Howard Thornton is super fun. Spoiler Alert: The janitor kill is probably my favorite.

The script deals with bullying and trauma from an ostracized and othered perspective, with a wicked twist. Pickle is clearly a genre fan, and The Dead Place is proof of his passion, as the climax contains homages a plenty. High five to Matt Rasmussen‘s end credits choices. Very cool. The Dead Place debuts on BloodStreamTV June 1st.

The Dead Place Trailer:

The Dead Place will celebrate its Red Carpet Theatrical Premiere on June 10th, at Beverly Hills’ Lumiere Cinema, with cast and crew in attendance. Tickets for the event are now on-sale HERE.

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Tribeca 2026 overflows with greatness

Posted on May 31, 2026 by Liz Whittemore — Leave a reply

TRIBECA 2026

Every year, just as summer creeps around the corner, New York City is buzzing with fresh storytelling ideas, and at Tribeca 2026, a whopping 103 World Premieres are taking place. One of the best aspects about the festival, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, is the reminder that cinephiles, both serious and casual, can mix and mingle and claim bragging rights to having seen “the” film everyone will be talking about all year. You might find yourself scoring a rush ticket, and accidentally ride the escalators alongside your favorite star or filmmaker. It really is that special and unexpected. Without exception, the fest boasts something for every moviegoer, and Tribeca 2026 promises to deliver the thrills, chills, laughs, tears, gasps, and gaffaws. Here are some of the films we are saving a seat for.

NARRATIVE FEATURES

Act One

In this rhythmic psychological thriller, a lonely aspiring teen actress finds herself drawn to an acting teacher who pulls her into a web of desire and control, blurring the lines of seduction and obsession.

What Is To Come Tribeca 2026

After backing out of a suicide pact that leaves her husband dead, a sheltered farmer’s wife flees the shame and hidden debts that destroyed their life together and disappears into the port city of Eilat, where an unexpected bond with migrants, refugees, and a compassionate hotel manager forces her to rebuild herself from nothing and discover a life beyond the one she was told to live.

Lucy Schulman

After a crushing breakup, Lucy moves back in with her eccentric single dad and dives into bad dates, false starts, and growing pains. Big-hearted and sharply funny, Lucy Schulman is a charming comedic coming-of-age story from multihyphenate Tribeca alum Ellie Sachs.

Ponderosa

Synopsis: When the buffet where Zeke’s mom works closes down, he’s forced to entertain the wild advances of a rich regular who is weirdly and vehemently obsessed with becoming his father.

Deepfake

After a breakup, rudderless millennial Jane hires a team of Gen-Z consultants to reinvent her life. But what begins as a makeover soon spirals into a sharp social media satire about image, app culture, and the cost of becoming someone else.

DOCUMENTARY Tribeca 2026

Sara Bareilles: Good Grief

Seven years after her Grammy Award-winning Amidst the Chaos, Sara Bareilles reunites with her closest collaborators to record a new album. What emerges is an intimate, cinematic process that lays bare the musician’s deep connections and inspirations in Tribeca alum Josh Alexander’s moving music documentary.

‘Ready or Not 2’ (2026) A Sequel Worth Celebrating

Posted on April 4, 2026 by Britni Rillera — Leave a reply

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

*My girl, Britni, is back, fresh out of toddler sabbatical! Here is her “I must get this down on paper and out of my head” thoughts on a sickening sequel.*

Has a sequel ever been more fun? It’s a question worth sitting with, because the answer is almost certainly no.

The challenge with sequels is a paradox as old as Hollywood itself: audiences want the same film again, but different somehow. Not too different, because the original was great, but just, you know, more. Most films fumble this completely. Ready or Not 2 threads the needle with the kind of gleeful, blood-soaked precision that would make its satanic cult overlords proud.

Maybe it’s the sheer zaniness of the premise that makes expansion feel so natural. A woman marries into a cursed dynasty of obscene wealth, survives a wedding-night blood sport orchestrated in service of the devil, and then because the universe has a cruel sense of humor gets pulled right back in when the ruling families of the satanic council scramble to fill a vacant seat of power. The countdown starts again. There is a new estate. This one has a casino.

Starting exactly where the original left off, Samara Weaving as Grace is barely recovered from her ordeal before chaos descends once more. This time she’s not alone: her estranged baby sister, played by Kathryn Newton, is unfortunately, hilariously roped into the carnage. Plus, Sarah Michelle Gellar is here, which is reason enough to buy a ticket. The new cast of power-hungry, champagne-sipping, hopelessly incompetent satanic acolytes slot into this world seamlessly — ambitious, backstabbing, and utterly outmatched by a woman in a wedding dress who simply refuses to die.

Perfectly blending horror and comedy once again, the film hits the ground running and does not relent for 108 minutes. Notably, it even manages some genuinely touching moments between sisters before hurling you back into the gleefully unhinged action, a trick that requires real skill to pull off without breaking the spell.

Ready or Not followed immediately by Ready or Not 2 is the perfect double feature. Kudos to the entire team for not only nailing it, but making it look easy.

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come Trailer-

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come is in theaters now!!

Moments after surviving an all-out attack from the Le Domas family, Grace (Samara Weaving) discovers she’s reached the next level of the nightmarish game — and this time with her estranged sister Faith (Kathryn Newton) at her side. Grace has one chance to survive, keep her sister alive, and claim the High Seat of the Council that controls the world. Four rival families are hunting her for the throne, and whoever wins rules it all.

Directed by: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett

Written & Directed by: Guy Busick & R. Christopher Murphy

Produced by: Tripp Vinson, James Vanderbilt, William Sherak, Bradley J. Fischer

Cast: Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, Néstor Carbonell, David Cronenberg, Elijah Wood, Kevin Durand, Olivia Cheng, Varun Saranga, Daniel Beirne Ready or Not 2

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‘The Serpent’s Skin’ (2026) The sixth spooky and spellbinding film from Alice Maio Mackay.

Posted on March 24, 2026 by Liz Whittemore — Leave a reply

The Serpent’s Skin

Alice Maio Mackay has established herself as a powerhouse in indie filmmaking, cranking out stylized horror films that capture your attention from the very first frame. In her 6th feature film, the 21-year-old trans director tackles queer horror romance. The Serpent’s Skin follows Anna, a young trans woman who finally left her judgmental parents and moved in with her sister in the city. But Anna’s meek exterior hides secret supernatural abilities she shares with her new lover and tattoo artist, Gen. Their passion accidentally summons a demon, making relationship building way more complicated.

Jordan Dulieu (Danny) gives us an emo rocker heartthrob and villainous mayhem with equal fire. He is genuinely mesmerizing. Avalon Fast (Gen) is great. Her delivery is so natural, you might think she’s in a documentary. Alexandra McVicker (Anna) brings innocent ingénue energy. The three have stellar chemistry. I not-so-secretly wanted a threesome scene between them. Shout out to Intimacy Coordinator, Zoe Taylor, for the overall hotness.

MacKay has a neon-saturated visual calling card and always provides a kick-ass soundtrack. Another genius collab with The Adams Family in H6LLB6ND6ER. Iris Mcerlean‘s costumes are all effortless cool girl. Mackay tackles self-harm, identity, sex, and magic; it’s a lot to balance. If I’m being nitpicky, the film’s pacing slows slightly in the second act, making it feel a bit long before the momentum picks up again in the final Act, which cooks. High five to my girl, Vera Drew, for her editing. Can we discuss the connection between power and orgasm? Yes. The final two lines of The Serpent’s Skin are smirkworthy perfection.

The Serpent’s Skin Trailer:

Opening in:
New York, March 27 | Los Angeles, April 3
** With filmmaker and special guests in attendance **
More dates below & to be announced

85 mins / Australia / 2025
Directed by: Alice Maio Mackay
Written by: Alice Maio Mackay, Benjamin Pahl Robinson
Produced by: Alice Maio Mackay, Louise Weard
Starring: Alexandra McVicker, Avalon Fast, Jordan Dulieu, Scott Major, Charlotte Chimes
Edited by: Vera Drew
Cinematography by: Aaron Schuppan
Composers: Alexander Taylor, Eduardo Daniel Victoria
Music by: H6LLB6ND6ER

Festivals: Beyond Fest, BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival, Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, Fantasia Film Festival, Frameline: San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival, Frightfest, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, NewFest – The New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival, SXSW Sydney, and more

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Dark Star Pictures has released the new theatrical trailer for Alice Maio Mackay’s The Serpent’s Skin ahead of its upcoming North American theatrical release, which kicks off on March 27 in New York City and on April 3 in Los Angeles.

At only 21-years-old, the trans Australian filmmaker has announced herself as a talent to watch, and her latest film had a celebrated world premiere at San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ film festival Frameline and enjoyed a buzzy run with stops at Beyond Fest, Fantasia Film Festival, London’s Frightfest, NewFest, and more.

The Serpent’s Skin is Maio Mackay’s most ambitious film to date, combining her distinct filmmaking voice—known for channeling genre tropes through a trans lens, her innovative approach to aesthetics, and a unique wit—with a larger scope that leans into a darker storyline and a loving influence of 90s cult television like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charmed.

The film will open in New York at the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn on March 27 and in Los Angeles at the Alamo Drafthouse DTLA on April 3—as part of a special Fantastic Fest Presents showcase—with Mackay and special guests in attendance for opening nights.

Additional screenings with director Q&As include the Roxie Theater in San Francisco on April 2 and Vidiots in Los Angeles on 4/4, with further cities and dates to be announced.

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‘Never After Dark’ (SXSW 2026) One of the year’s best genre films.

Posted on March 20, 2026 by Liz Whittemore — Leave a reply

Never After Dark

Dave Boyle brings SXSW 2026 audiences one of the most surprising films of the entire year with Never After Dark. The film follows Airi, a medium whose latest job assisting a spirit to cross the veil feels darker than usual. Airi arrives at an inn awaiting renovation. The new owner has seen an apparition and heard that Airi was the best of the best. What should be a routine case for our protagonist begins to confound her, as circumstances from years past haunt her and her new clients.

The film’s opening shot is startling, setting the tone for the madness to come. Boyle uses a classic trope of what the audience assumes will be the film’s ending and works backward. But, Never After Dark uses time as a clever bait and switch in a script that boggles the mind and absolutely terrifies.

Airi’s ghostly sister playfully accompanies her, calmly popping in and out of reflective surfaces to have a chat and act as a sidekick of sorts. It’s such an intriguing device. Think of her presence as a friendlier version of The Sixth Sense. The editing is spectacular. The unnatural speed dynamics between Airi and her entity are immensely jarring.

Audio creates a lingering tension, but it is the anticipation of seeing that horrific face in focus that makes your jaw clench. Airi’s nonchalant demeanor perfectly counters that discomforting hum in her first encounter with the spirit. But as she gets deeper into her usual flow, something is heavier about this particular case. Moeka Hoshi gives a tour de force performance, bringing unresolved baggage, quietly destructive behavior, unhealthy coping mechanisms, and a lived-in complexity that is nothing less than award-worthy.

There’s something about horror in broad daylight that subverts your expectations of the genre. Never After Dark dives headfirst with its title and continuously, and quite successfully, delivers simmering discomfort. You may have to remind yourself to breathe. The tropes are so smartly utilized. Boyle ups the ante by the minute. The writing is simply excellent. Never After Dark would give The Shining a run for its money. Inarguably one of the best films of the year.

Never After Dark Trailer

Never After Dark

Director:Dave Boyle

Executive Producer:Todd Brown, Aram Tertzakian, Nate Bolotin, Maxime Cottray, Toshiyuki Suzuki

Producer:Dave Boyle, Kento Kaku, Kosuke Tsutsumi

Screenwriter:Dave Boyle

Cinematographer:Patrick Ouziel

Editor:Chieko Suzaki

Production Designer:Yuji Hayashida

Sound:Natsuko Inoue

Music:Jonathan Snipes

Cast:Moeka Hoshi, Kento Kaku, Kurumi Inagaki, Mutsuo Yoshioka, Bokuzo Masana, Tae Kimura

Crew:Lighting Director: Hidenori Nagata, Costume Designer: Arata Kobayashi, Supervising Sound Editor/Re-Recording Mixer: Carlos Sanches, C.A.S.

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‘In My Blood’ (SXSW 2026) Sports and horror pilot is a hit.

Posted on March 15, 2026 by Liz Whittemore — Leave a reply

In My Blood

Desperate to live up to his father’s expectations, a talented but inconsistent minor league baseball player turns to steroids, igniting a dangerous transformation of body and mind.

Alex Bendo‘s SXSW 2026 TV pilot In My Blood explores the intersection of baseball and horror, following a young player whose ambition and family legacy pull him into the sport’s darkest rituals as he seeks success at any cost. The trappings of sports success can be truly atrocious.

I come from a baseball family. I grew up running my fingers across a chainlink fence, watching my aunt in the outfield and my mother on the pitcher’s mound. I played t-ball. My younger brother played Little League, which meant I spent my formative years living in the dugout. There are photos of me at every age in the stands up against the Green Monster at Fenway. Baseball is in my blood.

Daniel Diemer nails each beat as our protagonist, Jack, with equal parts intensity and vulnerability. His character strives to get the ultimate call, to move up from the minors after a few solid moments in his season. The story comes with unresolved generational trauma and a whole lot of appropriately negative sports culture. Dialogue is clever, laced with clues as to what to expect from Bendo’s narrative, but also emotional abuse, something any sports family will instantly recognize.

Not even three minutes in, and Jack speaks directly to the camera. Perfectly utilized tropes boost the film’s dark visual aura: a flickering overhead halogen, an open doorway, and a cell phone light. The sound editing creates genuine tension. Bravo to the makeup team. There is undoubtedly an audience for In My Blood, and enough meat on the bone for a full season. It is a horror homerun.

In My Blood

Showrunner: Alex Bendo

Director: Alex Bendo

Executive Producer: Lexi Preiser

Producer: Alex Bendo, Yumeng Han, Elias Putnam, Max Wilson, Jorge Sistos Moreno

Screenwriter: Alex Bendo

Cinematographer: Ming Jue Hu

Editor: Alex Bendo, Jorge Sistos Moreno

Production Designer: Sadra Tehrani

Sound: Arturo Salazar RB, María Alejandra Rojas

Music:Dario Acuña

Cast: Daniel Diemer, Will Chase, Ian Blackman, William Hill

Casting: Allison Twardziak

Costume Designer: Karen Boyer In My Blood In My Blood

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SXSW 2026, a sneak peek at the films and TV you want to see

Posted on March 8, 2026 by Liz Whittemore — Leave a reply

SXSW 2026 Watchlist

Every year, I look forward to the incredible lineup at SXSW. This year feels particularly curated to my personal, off-the-wall taste, and I am here for it, Baby. Here are just 13 of the films and TV pilots I am stoked to get my eyeballs on starting this week!!

SXSW 2026 runs from March 12-18th. Do. Not. Miss. It.

THE SNAKE

When Jamie, ungovernable 40-something wild child collides with her venomous mother, Anne, her life blows up spectacularly leaving her evicted and single. This sends Jamie on a pig in a hurricane journey for “home”; breaking into her Nana’s house to prove it should be hers, a rejected bid to move in with her van-dwelling punk rock ex, and a stint in her best friends pied a terre, which ends with Jamie hooking up with her husband.

I like to think I am ungovernable, I whisper to myself as I go grocery shopping and run the PTO. I can surely live vicariously through Anne’s shenanigans.

EDIE ARNOLD IS A LOSER

Timid Catholic school dork Edie Arnold is dragged to a punk show where a mishap lands her on stage behind the drums. She’s mortified… but a natural. Convinced by her best friend, she secretly forms a band called The NunDead. Her newfound confidence leads to a date with the altar boy but also a fight that gets her suspended. Thinking she bailed on their first gig, her bandmates bust her out of the house just in time to win a Battle of the Bands. But when she faces expulsion and her mother’s wrath at a disciplinary hearing, footage of her kick-ass performance has an unexpected effect on her mom.

Hi! Former Catholic school kid here. Hi, former punk band member. Battle of the Bads? Almost. I hosted. In spirit, another film that makes beautiful misfits like me feel seen. Do not miss it.

NEVER AFTER DARK

A wandering medium, Airi spends her life guiding restless spirits out of the world of the living. Summoned to an isolated country house, she comes face to face with a grotesque apparition with powers that defy Airi’s experience. As she digs deeper into the house’s past, a secret comes to light — and Airi finds herself hunted by a far more unpredictable force. For the first time, her greatest adversary is not the supernatural, but the living.

‘Mimics’ (2026) The price of fame is nothing to laugh at.

Posted on February 13, 2026 by Liz Whittemore — Leave a reply

Mimics

Kristoffer Polaha wears both the first-time director and leading man hats in Mimics. The film follows a down-on-his-luck impressionist with big dreams. When a mysterious agent offers immediate fame, it comes with a few caveats.

Sam must use a specific dummy and suffer the consequences of never saying no. As he skyrockets on social media, his confidence grows, but his dummy, Fergus, does not enjoy being the butt of the joke. Sam’s autonomy disappears, and violent things begin to happen.

Polana scores big with his cast. Singer Mōriah delivers a sweet and fleshed-out love interest. Thank you to screenwriter Marc Oakley for not making her a cliche. Oakley actually makes a voice cameo as the spam caller that repeatedly contacts the Reinhold household. Stephen Tobolowsky plays Sam’s adoring grandfather, Melvin. He is so darling, you want to put him in your pocket. He elevates the entire project.

Chris Parnell is Late Show host Jack Conrad. Like Tobolowsky, his easy presence makes Conrad a believable icon. Kristoffer Polaha is effortlessly charming. I genuinely enjoyed his impressions. He has an aura similar to Jim Carrey in his dramedy roles. He carries the film like a pro.

Calling Mimics a light horror is anything but an insult. It is a genre-bender: a sweet love story, a character study in ambition, passion, and an eerie warning about the trappings of fame, all wrapped in culty folklore that wouldn’t surprise me if it were ripped straight from the bowels of Scientology. It’s a breezy genre film that twists in unexpected ways and one that puts Kristoffer Polaha’s underrated talents in the spotlight.

Mimics Trailer:

Directed by: Kristoffer Polaha
Written by: Marc Oakley
Starring: Kristoffer Polaha, Mōriah, Chris Parnell, Stephen Tobolowsky, Jesse Hutch,
Jason Marsden and Austin Basis
Produced by: Ken Carpenter, Kristoffer Polaha, Adam Karm, and Ben Wagner

MIMICS is the daringly unique directorial debut of Kristoffer Polaha — delivering fun, fright, and romance. When a struggling impressionist and a contract for fame take center stage, the battle for a good man’s soul takes the spotlight.

RT: 90 Minutes

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‘KAISHAKU’ (DWFNY 2026) Trauma, loyalty, and revenge.

Posted on January 18, 2026 by Liz Whittemore — Leave a reply

KAISHAKU

Harry Locke IV’s DWFNY 2026 film KAISHAKU follows Iris, a mother who, in financial dire straits, agrees to be a friend’s suicide “spotter.” A high school friend and school counselor to her son, Bridgette, offers to pay Iris handsomely to ensure her attempt is a success. When the money hits her account, a burden seems to be lifted, until she discovers she has failed Bridgette entirely.

Writer Mike Gerbino properly explains the title’s disturbing meaning, rooted in samurai honor, tradition, and guilt. This haunting theme attaches itself to Iris as more unsettling moments occur to her and her family. Anything connected to Bridgette’s payment backfires with a supernatural vengeance, but it’s not so cut and dry. The screenplay leans full force into the “You had one job” notion. Heightened by marital distress and putting a child in harm’s way, the tension moves like a freight train. Iris is trapped between guilt and a vengeful spirit. I definitely found my fingernails leaving imprints in my palm.

‘INFIRMARY’ (DWFNY 2026) An epic found footage debut earns its scares.

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Liz Whittemore — Leave a reply

INFIRMARY

Nicholas Pineda‘s DWFNY film INFIRMARY follows former Marine Edward on his first night shift as a security guard at an abandoned hospital.

DP Donald Nam mixes body cam and security footage. Huge high five to editor Noah Kistler. This filmmaking team sets the audience on edge from the very beginning. The shooting location is insane, no pun intended. The crumbling interiors, long corridors, and spooky-ass rooms look like a goddamn health hazard. It is chef’s kiss.

Combined, the location and camerawork are extraordinarily immersive. Fans of the Silent Hill gaming franchise will be in heaven. Viewers will find their eyes darting to every point on the screen. The wide angles from the security cameras keep you on high alert. INFIRMARY delivers the goods.
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OBSESSION – Official Teaser Trailer [HD] – Only In Theaters May 15, 2026

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Liz Whittemore — Leave a reply

OBSESSION

Only In Theaters May 15

After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

OFFICIAL TEASER TRAILER: OBSESSION

Starring Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter

Directed by Curry Barker

Written by Curry Barker

Produced by James Harris, Haley Nicole Johnson, Christian Mercuri, Roman Viaris

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