Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, takes place June 3–14, 2026 in New York City, and plenty of horror, thriller, and science fiction offerings are on tap. Here are five features and one short film that have our attention here at Horror Fuel. Film descriptions and information are from the Tribeca website and official press announcements. Keep watching for our Tribeca reviews once the fest gets rolling!
Turn It Up!
An indie rock band struggling to make its mark finds a possible meal ticket in an infectious new guitar riff. Unfortunately, it’s also a cursed melody that just so happens to open a portal to another, much scarier dimension. (Our featured image for this article is from Turn It Up!.)
Director: Sam Scott
Writers: Sam Scott and Gwenlyn Cumyn
Cast: Gwenlyn Cumyn, Justine Nelson, Xavier Lopez, Julian Richings
Genre: Comedy, Horror, LGBTQIA+, Science Fiction
https://tribecafilm.com/films/turn-it-up-2026
Crooks
After Faye and Johnny stick up a local gangster’s poker room, Faye immediately double-crosses Johnny, takes off with the loot, and soon finds herself pursued by a legendary hitman. Bad turns worse when her car breaks down and she ends up at a decrepit diner where she meets Blanche, a charming waitress with secrets of her own.
Director/Writer: Mickey Keating
Cast: Angela Trimbur, Chase Williamson, Melora Walters, Keith Kupferer
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Run Time: 80 Minutes
https://tribecafilm.com/films/crooks-2026
Recluse
After being summoned back to her childhood home to care for her bedridden father, Joan must confront the unearthed demons of her family’s past and contend with the home’s dark, malevolent energy that is both unseen and, much to her horror, seen.
Director/Writer: Henry Chaisson
Producers: Josh Lobo, Gillian Cooper, Alex Dandino, Henry Chaisson, Katharina Windemuth
Cast: Sasha Frolova, Xander Berkeley, Toby Poser, Mia Vallet, Kimball Farley, Frankie Seratch
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Run Time: 106 Minutes
https://tribecafilm.com/films/recluse-2026
Hallowarrior
Hallowarrior follows Pumpkin (Shapiro), the last girl on earth and sole survivor of a humanity-ending plague, scavenging the wasteland for supplies on the eve of Halloween. Pumpkin’s lonely holiday ritual is interrupted by the arrival of a savage gang of raiders at her doorstep led by the fearsome Thalia (Sossamon). Outnumbered and armed with candy, wit and weapons, Pumpkin must ferociously fight back to survive the night. The feature debut from writer-director Ben Sottak starring Milly Shapiro (HEREDITARY), Ajani Russell (SKATE KITCHEN), AJ Bowen (YOU’RE NEXT) and Shannyn Sossamon (A KNIGHT’S TALE).
Director and writer: Ben Sottak
Cast: Milly Shapiro, Ajani Russell, AJ Bowen, Shannyn Sossamon
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Women
https://tribecafilm.com/films/hallowarrior-2026
The Haunting of Pennhurst
For over seventy years, Pennhurst State School & Hospital was called a place of care. What happened inside killed over half its population. It closed in 1987, leaving behind unmarked graves and an unresolved history. Today, on those same grounds, disabled performers – many living with similar experiences that once sent people to Pennhurst — put on their makeup, pull on their costumes, and prepare to scare people for a living. Through grit, compassion, and buckets of blood, the eclectic performers of the Pennhurst Asylum haunted attraction are wrestling with a space that is at once a lucrative business and a gravesite. Blending haunting archival footage, first-hand accounts, and an immersive verité approach, directing trio Nathan R. Stenberg, Mike Attie, and Katarina Poljak have crafted something far more powerful than either a horror film or a traditional documentary. THE HAUNTING OF PENNHURST is a horror story in its own right – one about care gone catastrophically wrong – that carries the visceral, cathartic charge of the genre.
Directors: Nathan R. Stenberg, Mike Attie, and Katarina Poljak
Cast: Autumn Werner, Emily Wonder, Rodney Hulsey, Chris Valle, Dan Cody, Eddie Buck, Joey Vanderloop
Genre: Horror, Disability, Documentary
https://tribecafilm.com/films/haunting-of-pennhurst-2026
I Think About Killing You (Short film)
Team captain Dani is plagued with invasive fantasies of killing her abusive coach. When the coach pushes the team too far, Dani is forced to choose whether or not to act on her fantasies of violence.
Director and writer: Ran Ran Wang
Cast: Bridget Regan, Tiana Le, Charlie Morgan Patton, Miya Kodama
Genre: Drama, Sports, Thriller, Women
https://tribecafilm.com/films/i-think-about-killing-you-2026
Tickets are on sale now at TribecaFilm.com.
