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HATE THYSELF Trailer: Dark Serial Thriller, And One of Tony Todd's Last Roles, Coming to Digital on September 1st
While hunting a twisted serial killer targeting young men, a devout detective must confront a massive conspiracy and his own shattering faith before his personal life implodes.
STARSUCKERS Official Trailer: A Dream Celebrity Getaway Turns Into a Gory Nightmare
An ordinary couple wins a dream weekend getaway with a glamorous celebrity power couple, only for the vacation to spiral into murder, manipulation, and psychological games as the stars' manicured image completely unravels.
Toronto 2026: Midnight Madness Drops Its Full Lineup. Duncan Jones! Anna Biller! SABU! Matthew Rankin! Na Hong-jin! Oh My!
With the capable and unpredictable curation of Peter Kuplowsky and his team of brave pre-screeners, the Midnight Madness (MM) sidebar at the Toronto International Film Festival continues to be one of the favourite parts of TIFF here at Screen Anarchy....
CARRY THE DARKNESS: Satanic Panic Themed Horror Coming to Bloodstream on August 14th
Our friends at The Horror Collective and Bloodstream will release Douglas Forrester's supernatural thriller Carry the Darkness, with a streaming premiere on Friday, August 14th. The thriller will branch out across more platforms into September. A troubled metalhead teen is...
Fantasia 2026: Audience Awards Announced!
Fantasia has all but wrapped up for 2026. We returned home after taking up the final leg of the festival after Kurt kicked us off opening weekend and Josh held the line during the industry heavy first full week of...
South African Horrorfest 2026: Final Week For Submissions
Our friends at the South African Horrorfest Film Festival will be closing the window for submissions to this year's festival on August 9th. As the only dedicated horror and genre event in South Africa, Horrorfest has been the go-to...
BLOODY TENNIS: Shudder Acquires U.S. Rights For Sports-Themed Horror Flick
Variety announced today that Shudder has acquired the U.S. rights for Nikias Chryssos‘ English-language horror film Bloody Tennis. There are other deals already made for Australia (Umbrella Entertainment), Baltics (BestFilm.eu), Italy (Plaion Pictures), Japan (Extreme Film), Poland (9th Plan), and...
Locarno 2026 Preview: Hong Sangsoo, Denis Côté, Albert Serra, Ann Oren, Beatrice Gibson, Edgar Pêra Lead Lineup
The 79th edition of the largest Swiss film gathering is dominated by stories of families under pressure, identities in flux, political and social violence, and characters searching for intimacy or freedom in increasingly unstable worlds.
Fantasia 2026 Review: JIM QUEEN, Bobbypills' Adult Animated Debut Delivers Pure Queer Chaos
Jim Queen (and the Quest for Chloroqueer) is a laugh-a-minute riot where the jokes come hard, come fast, and come often. And yes, the pun is totally intended. Bobbypills' adult animated feature debut is all gay, all the time, and...
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 Review: TRISTES TROPIQUES, Lots of Blood, Little Reward
Roo (Tears in Chinese) was abandoned by his mother at an early age and taken into the care of a man he has only ever known as Master. Raised in the jungle with other discarded children, Roo was taught to...
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.
Watch Exclusive DEMON HUNTERS Clips Before Action / Horror / Comedy / Romance Hits VOD
JC Lin and Arjan Bajwa star in director Mei-Juin Che's action / horror / comedy / romance hit from Taiwan and India, heading to VOD on August 7.
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.
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...
HER PRIVATE HELL: Sophie Thatcher And Charles Melton Feature in Official Poster
A hypnotic, unhinged thriller with an original story promising plenty of glamour, sex, and violence.
