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Shudder Acquires Horror-Comedy ‘Red Snow’ Ahead of Fantastic Fest Debut

Mega genre streaming platform Shudder has officially secured the rights to the upcoming Finnish horror-comedy feature Red Snow. The announcement comes as the film prepares to premiere at Fantastic Fest. It will be arriving on the streaming platform later this year. Blending festive holiday horror with dark comedic tropes, the acquisition expands Shudder’s slate of international genre cinema with a bloody, subversively dark spin on traditional Christmas folklore. A Twisted Festive Nightmare The story follows Johanna. She’s an isolated sixteen-year-old emo teenager living in Finland who harbors romanticized fantasies of meeting a glamorous, brooding vampire prince. However, her dark fairytale dreams are brutally shattered when she encounters Martti. He’s a balding, beer-bellied forty-nine-year-old bloodsucker. He like to disguise himself in a Santa suit to infiltrate homes and slaughter entire families. Crossing paths with the vampire on Christmas Eve, Johanna finds herself ensnared in a violent nightmare of trauma and holiday carnage. This leads to a bloody fight for survival by

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 22, 2026

'Deathgasm II: Goremageddon' Swaps Heart and Humor for Unrelenting Splatter

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‘Deathgasm II: Goremageddon’ is Unleashing Heavy Metal Horror in Cinemas and on VOD

The wait is finally over for metalheads and gorehounds as Deathgasm II: Goremageddon, the explosive sequel to the 2015 cult horror-comedy hit, prepares to blast into theaters. Fresh off its festival run that kicked off with its World Premiere at Fantastic Fest and continued across Sitges, BIFAN, Fantaspoa, and more, this high-octane bloodbath is ready to deliver an unhinged, head-banging cinematic experience. Fans can catch an exhilarating preview of the carnage right now with the release of the new official trailer below. Raising the Dead for the Ultimate Battle of the Bands Years after surviving the demonic carnage of the original film, Brodie is washed up, broke, and trapped in small-town purgatory. Opportunity strikes when the legendary NoizeQuest battle-of-the-bands competition rolls into town. This offers him a desperate shot at redemption and a chance to win back his former love, Medina. One massive hurdle stands in his way. His drummer is down an arm, and his remaining bandmates are completely

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 22, 2026

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Metal and Magic Meet Fairy Tale Mayhem in the ‘Magic Mtn.’ Trailer

Co-writers, directors, and producers Hana Mae Lee (Pitch Perfect) and Hal Satin have unveiled the debut trailer for their metal horror fairy tale Magic Mtn. The film premieres at Fantastic Fest before launching nationwide this Halloween season. Blending dark occult aesthetics, goth subculture, and surreal folklore, the atmospheric teaser offers a vivid preview of a movie built on ghostly specters, wicked curses, and heavy metal subversion. Three Intersecting Fables Bound by an Occult Spell Guided by a ghoulish narrator named Lord Mmorke, the narrative weaves together three distinct fables. All collide within a realm beyond tangible reality. The intersecting stories trace a Deathrock squatter imprisoned by a sadistic psychiatrist while facing the horrors of regret. You also see a pair of criminal plumbers. They are descending toward the gates of Hell across the beer-soaked backdrop of the Sunset Strip. There’s also an ambitious architect who builds his future on a Faustian pact with the Devil. As the tales unfold, the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 22, 2026

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Amnesia and Ass Whooping: POV Action Film ‘Bad Day at the Office’ Unleashes Final Trailer

If you think your Monday feels rough, imagine waking up with complete amnesia, a fresh corpse in your bathtub, and half the city’s criminal underworld battering down your door. The final trailer for Bad Day at the Office has officially arrived. And it offers an immersive, front-row seat to pure cinematic madness. The turbo-charged action-thriller premiered as the opening-night feature of the prestigious Midnight Madness section at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. And now, it’s heading to theaters this October. A High-Octane First-Person Experience Shot entirely from a first-person perspective utilizing specialized GoPro camera rigs, the film completely transforms the traditional action-thriller format. Every bone-crunching strike, high-speed vehicle pursuit, and massive explosion is experienced through the main character’s eyes. By ditching traditional camera setups, the production immerses viewers in the center of the conflict. It makes the audience feel less like passive observers and more like active players in a video game. A High-Stakes Narrative Built on Amnesia and Survival

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 22, 2026

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Ahead of its VOD Release, ‘Her Will Be Done’ Will Host Q&As at The Roxy

Having mesmerized audiences as a Director’s Fortnight standout at Cannes, along with celebrated festival runs at Sitges, Fantastic Fest, and BIFF, Julia Kowalski’s Her Will Be Done is officially heading to North American screens. The dramatic, female-driven occult folk horror feature opens exclusively in New York City at The Roxy Cinema on September 24th. Screenings on September 23rd, 25th, and 27th at The Roxy Cinema will feature live Q&A sessions with director Julia Kowalski and star Roxane Mesquida. A Dark Rural Legacy of Curses and Desire The film is set against the muddy, isolating backdrop of a small French farming village. Nawojka is a young woman trapped between her overprotective father, ungrateful brothers, and the need to keep her family’s failing farm afloat. However, while she dreams of escaping to veterinary school, Nawojka harbors a far darker burden. She has inherited the demonic curse that claimed her mother’s life. Plagued by agonizing visions that manifest in reality, she spends her

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 21, 2026

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Spoiler-Free Review: THE ONES WHO GRIEVE (Fantastic Fest 2026)

Official synopsis from Annick Mahnert’s Fantastic Fest summary Set in the French countryside at the end of the 19th century, The Ones Who Grieve follows Jacob, a deeply religious man who works as a soul keeper. Believing he is liberating those afflicted by a mysterious illness, he imprisons them behind wooden masks after sewing their eyes and mouths shut. His daughter, Zélie, lives under his tyrannical rule and dreams of freedom. When Jacob sells her beloved horse, Thunder, her resentment reaches its breaking point, prompting her to defy him by hiding an infected soldier in the family barn. Review Director Can Evrenol gave cinephiles perhaps the strongest candidate so far for “Feel-Bad Movie of the Year” in 2026 with his pitch-black Spanish horror comedy The Turkish Coffee Table (a reimagining of Caye Casas’s also disturbing The Coffee Table [La mesita del comedor]). But now along comes director Quarxx, who says “Hold my needles, thread, hammers, pliers, wooden masks, and guns”

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Joseph Perry

Sep 21, 2026

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Found Tapes Unleash Terror This September When Nicolas Curcio’s ‘Play House’ Premieres

Director Nicolas Curcio’s feature horror thriller, Play House, makes its World Premiere at Fantastic Fest this September. Helmed by Curcio and co-written with Kirby Gladstein, the film explores obsession, lost media, desperation, and lingering supernatural decay. It promises a uniquely claustrophobic analog horror experience for genre enthusiasts. Obsession and Analog Horrors Unleashed The narrative follows a desperate young man. He tries to reclaim his past by renovating a crumbling house in a last-ditch effort to win back his ex-girlfriend. However, his attempt at reconciliation soon takes a sinister turn after he stumbles upon a collection of forgotten VHS tapes. The tapes contain episodes of a strange, unaired television show from decades past. However, as he grows increasingly fixated on the footage, the dark history of the abandoned series surfaces. Slowly, it bleeds into his physical reality and threatens to destroy both him and his final chance at love. A Stellar Ensemble Cast Play House features a talented core cast led by

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 18, 2026

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‘Black Sheeps’ Unleash a New Trailer Ewe Don’t Want to Miss!

Twenty years after terrorizing horror fans with genetically modified, flesh-eating livestock, writer-director Jonathan King’s 2006 New Zealand cult classic Black Sheep is officially getting a long-awaited sequel. Titled Black Sheeps, the horror-comedy has released its first trailer ahead of its world premiere at the prestigious Sitges Film Festival this October. And it promises to double down on the barnyard carnage that made the original New Zealand’s most successful horror export. The sequel picks up two decades after the initial slaughter with a fresh wave of ovine mayhem. A New Outbreak in the Shadow of the Past The sequel reunites King with lead actor Nathan Meister, who reprises his role as the severely traumatized Henry Oldfield. The narrative follows a sharp young scientist. They become convinced that a lethal, mutated pathogen poses an immediate threat to the general public. Her frantic investigation brings her straight back to her rural hometown. This tight-knit community still lives under the lingering shadow of the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 16, 2026

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Screamfest Horror Film Festival Reveals Tremendous 2026 Lineup

Los Angeles-based Screamfest Horror Film Festival today announced its 2026 lineup, and as always, it’s a doozy! Masked slashers, supernatural entities, and other fear-fare favorites are in abundance. Following is the official press announcement. Screamfest Horror Film Festival, the largest and longest-running horror festival in the United States, today unveiled the first wave of competitive features and shorts for its 26th edition. Screamfest 2026 will launch with the World Premiere of Jeremy Weiss’ THE NIGHT DRIVER, starring Josh Lucas, David Arquette, and Alyssa Milano. This gripping, twist-filled thriller takes audiences on a terrifying journey where one fateful night on a lonely stretch of highway becomes a relentless fight for survival. Taking place October 6-15, 2026, at the TCL Chinese Theatre, the festival invites horror fans to experience twisted tales and terrifying films on the big screen. Festival badges are now on sale. Tickets will be on sale soon. screamfestla.com. For 26 years, Screamfest has been where the next generation

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Joseph Perry

Sep 16, 2026

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Pluto Films Acquires the Coming-of-Age Horror Film ‘Sick’ Ahead of Fantastic Fest

Berlin-based sales outfit Pluto Film has officially acquired worldwide sales rights for Sick. It is the highly anticipated feature directorial debut from Polish filmmaker Agata Trzebuchowska. The news comes ahead of the film’s world premiere at FFantasticFest 2026 in Austin. It will then head to the prestigious European premiere at the Sitges Film Festival in October. Trzebuchowska, who earned international acclaim in Paweł Pawlikowski’s Oscar-winning masterpiece Ida, wrote and directed the atmospheric feature. Stifling Isolation and Blurring Boundaries in the Countryside Set against the heavy, oppressive heat of summer, Sick explores the harrowing psychological anxieties of growing up. The story follows sixteen-year-old Maks, played by Konrad Kąkol, and his older sister Emma, portrayed by Katarzyna Łubik. They are sent to the Polish countryside to care for their ailing grandmother. Trapped together in a remote setting, the siblings’ once-close bond begins to shift into something dark and hard to define. As interpersonal tensions rise and emotional boundaries blur, their grandmother’s frail presence

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 16, 2026

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