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Amnesia and Sinister Secrets: Jessica Rothe Stars in Sci-Fi Horror Thriller Affection - Out Now

Amnesia and Sinister Secrets: Jessica Rothe Stars in Sci-Fi Horror Thriller Affection – Out Now

If you thought reliving the same day in Happy Death Day was stressful, Jessica Rothe’s latest mind-bender makes a time loop look like a walk in the park. Now available on Digital and VOD, Affection is a total, unhinged mind melt of a sci-fi thriller that demands a spot on your watchlist. The trailer alone is creepy as hell—a frantic blur of panic, memory loss, and a deeply sinister mystery waiting to be unlocked. A Total Mind Melt Ellie Carter (Rothe) has a massive problem. She doesn’t recognize the man claiming to be her husband. Her own daughter looks like a stranger, and every single memory of her life has vanished into thin air. To make matters infinitely worse, violent, sudden seizures reset her brain without warning. Trapped in a brutal hellscape where her own mind keeps pressing the factory reset button. Ellie faces a desperate race to uncover the truth before the next blackout wipes the slate clean forever.

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Jul 26, 2026
Jose Maria Cicala's Surreal Horror Thriller 'The Dollmaker' Sets August VOD Release

Jose Maria Cicala’s Surreal Horror Thriller ‘The Dollmaker’ Sets August VOD Release

Collecting dolls is usually a harmless hobby. Collecting women, however, gets the police involved. Cinephobia Releasing has officially acquired North American rights to The Dollmaker, the latest eerie feature from director Jose Maria Cicala (Shadow of the Cat, Sola). The film is set to slash its way onto VOD and digital platforms this August. A dark mix of macabre suspense and surreal art-house horror, the film unfolds in a quiet village. A charming young man leads a simple life. He tends to his mother and works his shift at the local video store. Oh, and obsessively collecting dolls. But when local women begin vanishing without a trace, newly arrived Inspector Porter targets him as his prime suspect. High Praise & Festival Hype ”The Dollmaker is creepy, bloody and surreal… and I loved every minute of it,” said Ray Murray, President of Cinephobia Releasing. “Cinephobia Releasing is excited to bring this original film to both art and genre audiences.” The film

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Jul 24, 2026
The Horror Thriller 'Kill Trip' Is Out Now, Reminding You Not to Ride With Strangers

The Horror Thriller ‘Kill Trip’ Is Out Now, Reminding You Not to Ride With Strangers

If you thought prices, festival traffic, and lukewarm hard seltzers were the worst parts of summer festival season, Quiver Distribution is here to ruin your summer travel plans completely. The intense new horror-thriller Kill Trip is officially out now on VOD and Digital. It’s the perfect reminder that if a strangers-only carpool sounds too good to be true, it’s probably because you’re about to end up as a skin suit. Rule #1: Never Accept the Ride The plot follows a group of carefree festivalgoers. They are just trying to hitch a ride to the best, most music-filled weekend of their lives. Unfortunately, they have clearly never watched a single horror movie in their entire lives. They accept a lift from the absolute wrong stranger. Naturally, the road trip immediately spirals into a waking nightmare. However, the passenger count begins to dwindle, and they start vanishing into thin air. Survival becomes a desperate race against an unseen evil. Getting a ticket

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Jul 22, 2026
New Trailer for Horror Thriller 'Kill Trip' Reminds Us that Hitching a Ride is a Terrible Idea

New Trailer for Horror Thriller ‘Kill Trip’ Reminds Us that Hitching a Ride is a Terrible Idea

If you thought surge pricing and festival traffic were the worst parts of a summer road trip, Quiver Distribution is here to ruin your travel plans completely. Mark your calendars this July, because the intense new horror-thriller Kill Trip is officially dropping on Digital and On Demand to turn a standard vacation into a total bloodbath. Don’t Hitch a Ride The story follows a group of carefree festivalgoers who are just trying to hitch a ride toward what should be the best, most music-filled weekend of their lives. Unfortunately, because they clearly haven’t watched a single horror movie in their lives, they place their trust in the absolute wrong stranger. Naturally, the journey immediately spirals into a waking nightmare. As their numbers begin to dwindle and the bodies of their friends start mysteriously vanishing into thin air, survival becomes a desperate race against an unseen evil lurking just beneath the surface. It turns out getting a ticket to the show

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Jun 25, 2026
Kevin Bacon Returns to Amazon for New Supernatural Horror Thriller 'Summoner'

Kevin Bacon Returns to Amazon for New Supernatural Horror Thriller ‘Summoner’

Kevin Bacon is officially Amazon’s undisputed go-to guy for dealing with the supernatural. After starring in Prime Video’s “I Love Dick” and “The Bondsman,” Bacon is expanding his partnership with Amazon MGM Studios to lead the upcoming horror Summoner. Bacon is no stranger to things that go bump in the night. His resume includes everything from the original Friday the 13th and Tremors to Stir of Echoes and MaXXXine. But in Summoner, he’ll be coming out swinging once again. Literally. Witness Protection Meets Possession Throughout his career, Kevin Bacon has seamlessly rotated among vulnerable victim, heroic survivor, and terrifying villain. This time, he’s playing the ultimate supernatural fixer: Jefferson Haddock. He’s an aging exorcist called out to an isolated safe house currently being used for witness protection. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Haddock is tasked with evicting a terrifying demon that has trapped itself inside the property. The twist? While trying to cast the entity out, he accidentally breaks the

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Jun 24, 2026
Cult Indie Horror-Thriller 'The Observance' Scores a Digital Release Date

Cult Horror Thriller ‘The Observance’ Is Invading Your Home

If you think waking up after a five-minute power nap is disorienting, try five years. Beyond Casual Media has officially partnered with Premiere Digital to bring their award-winning psychological horror-thriller, The Observance, to just about every screen you own. Whether you prefer to pay per view (TVOD), subscribe (SVOD), or sit through ads for laundry detergent (AVOD), this cult-centric nightmare is headed your way following its successful run in AMC Theatres. Home, Bitter Home The film follows a woman who wakes up from a five-year coma after a car accident, only to realize she probably should have hit the snooze button. In her absence, an “enigmatic” religious leader has moved into her house, brainwashed her husband, and turned her daughter into a devotee. Oh, and the entire town is in on it, too. It’s a classic story of girl-meets-cult, girl-loses-family, girl-tries-not-to-get-sacrificed. The “Raimi” Factor One draw for genre fans is the presence of Ted Raimi. Whether you know him as

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May 13, 2026
New Year, New Fear: Vertical Nabs Mark Heyman’s Horror Thriller ‘Pendulum’

New Year, New Fear: Vertical Nabs Mark Heyman’s Horror Thriller ‘Pendulum’

Forget the champagne—Vertical wants you to ring in 2027 with a side of cult-induced paranoia. It has officially snapped up the North American rights to Pendulum, the directorial debut of Mark Heyman (Black Swan screenplay), Deadline reports. A true purveyor of psychological discomfort, Darren Aronofsky (The Whale) produces alongside the teams behind Longlegs and the X trilogy. This New Mexico-set thriller is scheduled for a wide theatrical release on New Year’s Day. Wellness or Wickedness? The story follows Patrick (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Abigail (Phoebe Dynevor). The couple, reeling from a traumatic event, journeys to a high-end, new-age retreat in the desert seeking healing. Abigail quickly falls under the spell of the group’s enigmatic leader, played by two-time Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver. However, Patrick’s “skeptic” alarm starts blaring. As paranoia sets in, the line between spiritual enlightenment and a terrifying government-grade meltdown begins to blur. A Pedigree of Dread The cast alone is enough to justify the price of admission, featuring

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May 12, 2026
Trailer: Djimon Hounsou Sharpens His Blade for the Horror Thriller 'Twisted'

Trailer: Djimon Hounsou Sharpens His Blade for the Horror Thriller ‘Twisted’

The Doctor Will See You Now (And It’s Not for a Checkup) Djimon Hounsou (A Quiet Place: Day One) may have spent his career playing heroes and stoics, but in Twisted, he’s trading the Hippocratic Oath for something a little more… visceral. Hounsou is joined by Lauren LaVera, who survived Art the Clown in the Terrifier franchise only to find herself in a different kind of nightmare. The Ultimate Bad Roommate Story LaVera stars as Paloma, a grifter running a high-stakes real estate scam in the concrete jungle of New York City. Her hustle? Leasing out luxury apartments she doesn’t actually own to unsuspecting marks. The con is working beautifully until she tries to play Dr. Robert Kezian (Djimon Hounsou), a neurosurgeon with a massive apartment and an even bigger God complex. When the doctor catches on, the game doesn’t just flip—it gets flayed. Paloma finds herself captured and subjected to a terrifying, methodical plan. One that demands far more

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Isolation and Insanity Collide in the Gritty Horror Thriller Herman - Out Now

Isolation and Insanity Collide in the Gritty Horror Thriller Herman – Out Now

If you thought your neighbors were annoying, wait until you meet the uninvited guests in Herman. This psychological horror-thriller is set to haunt VOD platforms in December via Scatena & Rosner Films. The story follows a grizzled recluse whose fragile grip on reality begins to slip in a remote mountain cabin. A Cold Night for a Curse Herman is a survivalist living on the jagged edge of total isolation. He finds himself tormented by a mysterious calling from a truly dark, ancient force. Just as he reaches his breaking point, a persistent knock at the door changes everything. As a winter storm rages outside, mysterious visitors begin to tempt his already fractured sanity. Herman must now wage a desperate war against the darkness before it consumes his soul. The Leaders Writer-director Andrew Vogel makes his visceral feature debut with this indie project. The film stars Colin Ward in a powerhouse title role that explores human desperation. An impressive supporting cast

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The World is Plunged into Darkness in the New Horror Thriller 'Blackout'

The World is Plunged into Darkness in the New Horror Thriller ‘Blackout’

If you’re the type of person who gets nervous when the Wi-Fi drops, Uncork’d Entertainment has a new reason for you to fear the dark. Blackout is set to short-circuit your sense of reality when it hits Digital and On Demand platforms this May. The Lights Go Out, the Nightmare Begins Written and directed by Shane Aquino (Road Dogs), the film takes a simple premise and twists it into a sci-fi psychological thriller. After a sudden power outage, the world doesn’t just lose its lights—it loses its mind. The survivors wake up to a world of “eternal night.” One in which each individual is trapped in their own isolated reality. Just as everyone is getting used to the total lack of a sun, a group of mysterious figures called The Ushers appears. They claim they can lead the survivors to “the end.” But only if they’re willing to make a final, irreversible choice. Pro tip: In a horror movie, the

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Apr 24, 2026