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SXSW 2026 Opening Night: I LOVE BOOSTERS, Boots Randolph to Kick It Off

Exciting news out of Austin, Texas, today, as SXSW 2026 announced its opening night film for its 40th year: the world premiere of Boots Randolph's I Love Boosters. Here's the official verbiage: "South by Southwest® (SXSW®) announced today that NEON's...

ANCESTRAL BEASTS: Mongrel Media Boards Indigenous, Psychological Horror

Production has begun on an indigenous, psychological horror here in Canada called Ancestral Beasts. This will be the sophomore feature film from Red River Métis filmmaker and writer, Tim Riedel. Production has begun on home ice in Manitoba before coming...

IN COLD LIGHT Trailer: Maika Monroe Runs For Her Life. Then She's Gotta Deal With Helen Hunt.

Nothing in life is easy. In Cold Light knows this. Maika Monroe stars in director Maxime Giroux's tough and gritty dramatic thriller as an ex-con who's barely out of prison before she's back in the game, seeking to reclaim her...

OBSESSION Teaser Trailer: Is Her Love Real?

Focus Features has partnered with Blumhouse on Curry Barker’s debut feature horror, Obsession, bringing the film to Theatres on May 15, 2026. The first teaser trailer has been released today. Check it out below.    After breaking the mysterious “One...

ARROW Player in December: Santa, Satin and Style! ... ... Correction, That's Satan and Style!

With less than a month unitl Christmas we are here with a reminder that the gift that keeps on giving all year round, the ARROW Player, will be back next month with a bevy of holiday and horror-day treats.  ...

NO MORE TIME Exclusive Trailer: Are You Paranoid or Is It Real?

While speculative films about outbreaks of illness and plague are not new to cinema, we definitely look at them differently, and have more personal and arguably somewshat accurate stories to tell along these lines, given that we have lived through...

HOW TO MAKE A KILLING Trailer: Glen Powell & Margaret Qualley Star In Comedy Thriller

Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.

DOWN RIVER: Trailer Drops For Southern Gothic Thriller Before December Release

Quiver Distribution picked up the North American rights to Brian Barnard's Southern Gothic thriller, Down River. The thriller lands on digital and on Demand on December 9, 2025, and Quiver sent out the trailer for the flick. Check it out below. ...

Shudder in December: REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND, INFLUENCERS, QUEENS OF THE DEAD, Holiday Specials and More!

As quickly as the spooky season ended, the horror-day season arrives, with the quick buffer of November almost out of the way and American holidays kicking off this Thursday with their Turkey Day. Holiday mode is about to kick into...

Exclusive HERMAN Clip: He Tried to Warn Her

We have an exclusive clip from Andrew Vogel's debut feature film, Herman, which will release on VOD, digital on December 2nd.   Set in a mountain cabin, an isolated survivalist confronts a mysterious calling from a dark force. Tormented and...

Exclusive: HYPERNORMALIZED, New Horror Thriller From Justin McConnell Wraps Production

You read it here first. Our friend, Justin McConnell (Lifechanger, Clapboard Jungle), has wrapped production on a new horror thriller called Hypernormalized.    Plagued by intense nightmares and a relentless otherworldly entity, one isolated man’s sanity begins to slip. As...

KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR: Tickets on Sale Today & Exclusive Still From New Animated Sequence

Tickets went on sale today for the opening weekend of the theatrical release of Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, the single, unrated cut of Quentin Tarantino's revenge opus.   Presented in 70mm in limited release, with a single run...

LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS Exclusive Clip: The Inter-Gay-Lactic Space Adventure Lands on Digital Today

She's a lesbian. She's in space. She's also a princess.

NIGHT PATROL Trailer: Ryan Prows' Horror Thriller to Sink Its Teeth Into Theaters This January

An LAPD officer must put aside his differences with the area’s street gangs when he discovers a local police task force is harboring a horrific secret that endangers the residents of the housing projects he grew up in.   RLJE...

SON OF SARA: VOLUME 1 Exclusive Clip: Our First Look at Houston Bone's New Horror Flick

Haunted by strange urges and visions, a pregnant woman named Sara accepts an invitation to dinner that spirals into a bloody, demented nightmare.   If there is one horror trope that does not go out of style, it is any...

KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR: Official Trailer & Poster For Quentin Tarantino's Epic Action Film

Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films were a bit of a thing. In our household, anyway. I think I went to see Volume 1 every day the weekend it opened in theaters. I had bought Japanese lobby cards, framed them, and...

KEEPER: A Terrfied Tatiana Maslany Features in The Final Trailer

Tatiana Maslany is just not having a good time in this final trailer for Osgood Perkins' upcoming horror flick, Keeper.   Between shots of Maslany having the best of times in this new horror flick the final trailer features quotes...

RIVER: Independent Film Company and Shudder Acquire Joshua Giuliano's Debut Survival Slasher

Independent Film Company and Shudder have acquired Joshua Giuliano's (pictured above) debut feature film, a survival slasher called River. The flick is currently in post, and Independent will introduce it to buyers at the upcoming AFM. The company plans on doing...

Beyond Fest Chicago 2026: L.A. Genre Fest Announces First Geographical Expansion

The folks at Beyond Fest have announced their first geographical expansion, heading to the Windy City in April, 2026.    The festival will bring their eclectic programming style to the Music Box Theatre, no stranger to weird, wonderful and wacked-out...

Samain du Cinéma Fantastique 2025: Genre Weekend in The French Riviera Announces Award Winners

The return of the Samain du Cinéma Fantastique was a huge success, according to festival staff. "The festival saw a fantastic public turnout and an enthusiastic response from audiences and filmmakers alike, a real celebration of genre cinema on the...