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Popcorn Frights 2026: MONSTROUS ME Rides Third Wave Among 72 Shorts
As August draws near, the frights are popping in Florida. The 12th Popcorn Frights Film Festival released its third wave of programming "for its 2026 edition," per an official release, "expanding an already monster-sized lineup with the world premiere of...
Fantasia 2026 Exclusive: CHAAR DIWAARI Trailer Examines The Creeping Feeling That The Walls Are Closing In
Celebrating its upcoming North American premiere on July 30th at the Fantasia International Film Festival is Syed Shadan's claustrophobic short film chiller, Chaar Diwaari (Four Walls). Premiering as part of the Fragments of Asia short film program at the festival,...
PURE SCUM: Australian Thriller Acquired by Chroma, Releases at Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas in August
After a drug-fueled car crash, two recently graduated private-school boys flee into downtown Melbourne, hoping to outrun the consequences. What begins as a night of excess and indulgence spirals out of control, exposing the dangerous entitlement beneath their privilege as the city closes in.
BUDDY: Second Teaser, Official Poster & COMIC-CON Event Info!
Inside the colorful world of "It's Buddy!", a group of children spend their days singing, dancing, and helping Buddy spread happiness. But when one child refuses to play along, Buddy is not pleased and cracks begin to appear in this seemingly perfect world.
Shudder in August: HELLCAT, PENNY LANE IS DEAD, THE YETI & BUFFER INFINITY
The folks at Shudder have revealed their lineups of films, watch parties and repertory titles for the month of August. Four Shudder Originals will premiere during the month. The other day we shared the trailer for horror flick, Hellcat....
PENNY LANE IS DEAD: Shudder Acquires Homage to 80s Ozploitation Horror Flicks
Set on a hot summer's night in 1986 Australia, 17-year old Penny Lane is celebrating getting into college with her longtime girlfriends. After Penny's jealous and troubled cousin decides a cruel prank is in order, what begins as a thoughtless spiked cupcake game spirals into a night of bloodshed and revenge.
EVIL FOLLOWS Trailer: What's in the Box? Possession Horror to Premiere on BloodStream Next Month (Exclusive)
A husband's fight to save his wife from a demonic possession that began the moment the dybbuk box chose her as its next host.
VALLEY OF THE HORNTAK Teaser: Vernon Wells And Kathleen Kinmont Star in Folk Horror
During their search in the woods for a missing boy, an estranged father and son encounter a sinister cult that worships mind and flesh altering creatures.
MOTELX 2026: More International Titles Added, a Block of Iron Curtain Horror, And Shorts Programmes Announced
The twentieth edition of MOTELX is coming in September. The Lisbon-based genre festival is celebrating its twentieth anniversary so the festival has announced the first ten international titles in the program this year. Joining the previously announced Fuck My...
THE LEGEND OF JUAN JOSE MUNDO Trailer
As a child of the 1980s, I've come full circle: I loved it while I was in it (thank you Molly Ringwald and Amblin Entertainment), I felt cringe about it for a looong time (thank you jelly shoes and side...
HELLCAT Trailer: Isolating Psychological Horror Infects Shudder August 14th
A woman wakes in the back of a moving camper trailer with a badly infected wound. A voice from the truck towing it tells her they must reach a doctor within the hour or she'll suffer a horrific fate.
STARSUCKERS: The Butler Brothers' Dark Satire to Premiere at FrightFest 2026
When an ordinary couple wins an exclusive weekend with their celebrity idols, they discover the glamorous power couple are hiding murderous secrets, forcing them into a twisted game of deception and survival where fame, desire, and identity become deadly obsessions.
Popcorn Frights 2026 Second Wave: THE END OF OAK STREET Added, DRAG to Close
Plus: William Sadler, Robert Kurtzman, all-night 'Wishmaster,' 18 new premieres.
RUBBERHEAD: THE LIFE AND MONSTERS OF STEVE JOHNSON: Official Trailer For Fantasia-bound Documentary
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.
SUNDOWN: First Look Images From Rebekah McKendry's New Monster Movie
Three generations of women reunite in a remote cabin to avenge a loved one's death, only to discover their captive isn't who he seems to be and his family is closing in, waiting for sundown.
WELCOME II THE TERRORDOME: Poster & Trailer Premiere For Ngozi Onwurah's Afrofuturist Drama, New 2K Restoration to Screen in New York Later This Month
Ngozi Onwurah's radical Afrofuturist vision from 1995 got a new 2K Restoration and will start screening in New York on July 31st before a national rollout.
THE WRONG GIRLS Trailer & Poster: Technicolour Stoner Comedy Caper
Stoner comedies, when they hit the right vibe, can work very well even fopr those who have no experience with or interest in a partiocular substance. It's an oddly relatable situation, when you are not quite in the right mind...
BUDDY Official Teaser: Caper Kelly's Horror Comedy is Coming to Theaters on August 28th
A brave girl and her friends must escape a kids television show.
Fantasia 2026: INSECTASY Trailer Asks "You're Into Bugs, Right?"
A film trailer that asks two questions -- "Are you into bugs?" and "Are you a pervert?" -- is a trailer worth sharing. Angus Silver's perfectly portmanteau'd titled, Insectasy, is world premiering as part of the UNDERGROUND side-bar at Fantasia...
Popcorn Frights 2026: COLONY Will Kick Off South Florida's Genre Celebration
Every August, the heat is high in South Florida, USA, but the movie theaters are very, very cool, especially with the return of the Popcorn Frights Film Festival. The 14th edition will kick off on Thursday, August 6, with Yeon...
