The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (BHFF) announces today the full program for its 2026 incarnation. The festival will run from October 15-22 with all screenings held at Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg. Audiences are in for a blood-splattered lineup of films and events, including a Dark Suburbia sidebar and and returning program staples like Slayed presented by MUBI, Culture Shock which is the new official program name for our Black Horror section, and Fear in Focus, this time tackling the dark abyss of Cyber Horror.

The Opening Night film is the U.S. Premiere of Nicky Murphy’s award-winning, vampire mockumentary I LOVE PARIS. After the film, audiences will be invited to keep the good vibes going at the Opening Night Party presented by Dark Sky Films, taking over both levels of the Nitehawk. The 2026 festival lineup will also celebrate feature documentaries about genre legends: RUBBERHEAD: THE LIFE & MONSTERS OF STEVE JOHNSON and FULL MOON RISING: THE CHARLES BAND STORY.

Making up the Dark Suburbia sidebar is the batshit crazy AMERICAN DOLLHOUSE, the dizzying SENDER starring a stacked cast including Britt Lower and producer Jamie Lee Curtis, and the absurdist nightmare LITTLE DOORS.

A fully loaded retrospective slate comprised of a 50th Anniversary screening of J.D.’S REVENGE on 35mm and a 35th anniversary screening of THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS, both part of this year’s Culture Shock section. Fear in Focus: Cyber Horror takes audiences from an early entry in the subgenre GHOST IN THE MACHINE on 35mm directed by Rachel Talalay, to 2013 shocker THE DEN and up to modern day with Jane Schoenbrun’s breakout film WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR.

Two more very special screenings complete the retros: TRICK ‘R TREAT on 35mm preceded by the original Sam short film SEASON’S GREETINGS restored in 4K and followed by a conversation with director Michael Dougherty; and the monumental silent-era tragedy THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC featuring an original live score from The Flushing Remonstrance.

This year’s Closing Night feature is the drug fueled action horror KICK ON from director Nick Kozakis. Capping off the festival in true seasonal fashion is the Closing Night Halloween Party presented by ALTER.

Read on for the full list of films below.

In place of the previously planned premiere of THE ONLY ONE, Brooklyn Horror will host three Secret Screenings throughout the fest.
THE ONLY ONE will not be screening at Brooklyn Horror.

I LOVE PARIS

OPENING NIGHT FILM

PRESENTED BY MUBI

Austrialia, France | 2026 | 120 Min. | Dir. Nicky Murphy

Aspiring underground singer Paris is bitten and turned into a vampire but, instead of letting her dreams of music stardom die, her hustle only goes harder and bloodier.

SPECIES (SANGUINE)

CENTERPIECE FILM

New York Premiere

France | 2026 | 103 Min. | Dir. Marion Le Corroller

A young intern at a prestigious ER struggles to keep up with the fast paced environment, and when a strange disease begins appearing in a number of her patients, she starts suffering from her own bodily symptoms.

KICK ON

CLOSING NIGHT FILM

New York Premiere

Australia | 2026 | 91 Min. | Dir. Nick Kozakis

What starts off as a wild night of partying devolves into a brutal fight for survival when four friends cross paths with a mobster’s unhinged son in this gruesome new entry in the single-location siege horror canon.

THE GLORIOUS DEAD

Presented by Arrow Video

Leviathan Award

New York Premiere

USA | 2026 | 80 Min. | Dir. John Adams, Toby Poser

What should be a typical day in the life for a small town sheriff quickly turns sinister as people begin to disappear and fleshy creatures begin popping up all around them.

AMERICAN DOLLHOUSE

New York Premiere

USA | 2026 | 87 Min. | Dir. John Valley

A woman living a drama-riddled life returns to her childhood home for what she hopes can be a clean start but, no thanks to her psychotic and homicidal new neighbor, doesn’t go as planned.

CORPUS

Presented by MUBI

USA | 2026 | 102 Min. | Dir. Corrin Evans

A photographer takes a trip to Upstate NY with his longtime friend and unrequited love, but the trip takes a turn when their three mysterious hosts begin to show they have ulterior motives.

THE CYCLE

East Coast Premiere

UK | 2026 | 112 Min. | Dir. Jordan Downey

When her estranged father’s corpse is discovered at a grisly crime scene, Meg is dragged into the investigation to uncover why—when he’s been missing for over three decades.

THE DEN

USA | 2013 | 77 Min. | Dir. Zachary Donohue

While studying the behaviors of webcam users, a sociology student witnesses a murder and becomes the killer’s next target in this early and underrated entry in the “screenlife” horror canon.

ERIE

East Coast Premiere

USA | 2026 | 89 Min. | Dir. Alison-Eve Hammersley

Aided by her skeptical older brother, a young girl launches her own investigation into their sister’s mysterious death, connecting it to a string of local suicides whose explanations may or may not be supernatural.

Full Moon Rising: The Charles Band Story

North American Premiere

UK | 2026 | 94 Min. | Sarah Appleton

From his days revolutionizing the home video market to producing classics like FROM BEYOND and RE-ANIMATOR and running the influential Full Moon Features, indie maverick Charles Band’s illustrious career is front and center in this entertaining and inspiring documentary.

GHOST IN THE MACHINE (35mm)

USA | 1993 | 95 Min. | Dir. Rachel Talalay

After he’s killed in a car accident, a serial killer’s soul is uploaded into a computer system, enabling him to find technological ways to try to kill the woman he was targeting before his death.

GODHEAD

East Coast Premiere

USA | 2026 | 98 Min. | Dir. Mark H. Rapaport

A pair of oddball, possibly dangerous twins force a priest to make a series of painful and potentially Biblical decisions in this singular blend of pitch-black comedy and surrealist horror.

J.D.’S REVENGE (35mm)

USA | 1976 | 95 Min. | Dir. Arthur Marks

Hell-bent on getting some long-overdue revenge, the ghost of a New Orleans gangster inhabits the body of a young black law student in this Blaxploitation horror gem.

LITTLE DOORS

New York Premiere

USA | 2026 | 77 Min. | Dir. Anthony Oberback

A woman doing her best to survive day to day in an apocalyptic world finds a small door on the side of her body and contemplates opening it to see what’s inside.

MOUNTAIN KING

East Coast Premiere

USA | 2026 | 94 Min. | Dir. Gabrielle Christensen

Surprising her boyfriend unannounced at his family home in Scandinavia, Hannah is determined to prove she can be part of the family no matter how increasingly dark their traditions seem to be.

NIGHT AFTER NIGHT

East Coast Premiere

USA | 2026 | 86 Min. | Dir. Josh Lobo

When his fellow security guard vanishes, Andy is overwhelmed with paranoia about their enigmatic workplace’s intentions and the disturbing phenomenon kept hidden in the building’s new wing.

OPI

North American Premiere

Poland | 2026 | 96 Min. | Dir. Marta Giec

Shortly before her 18th birthday, a young woman’s already complicated home life gets upended by the arrival of an aunt and grandmother she’s never met before, triggering her family’s downward spiral into nightmarish folk horror.

THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (with live score)

France | 1928 | 81 Min. | Dir. Carl Theodore Dreyer

A towering achievement of the silent-film era, THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC equals and oftentimes eclipses the horror of any other masterwork from the 1920’s. Live music accompaniment by The Flushing Remonstrance.

THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS

USA | 1991 | 103 Min. | Dir. Wes Craven

Two criminals and their teenage accomplice find themselves stuck inside the booby-trap-riddled home of their ghetto neighborhood’s evil landlords in Wes Craven’s massively entertaining marriage of horror-comedy and social commentary.

POSTHUMOUS

East Coast Premiere

Australia | 2026 | 110 Min. | Dir. Josh Tanner

After returning to her childhood home, a troubled woman becomes enamored with VHS birthday tapes left behind by her late mother that gradually reveal a secret family connection to the occult.

ROMA ELASTICA

Presented by MUBI

New York Premiere

France, Italy | 2026 | 107 Min. | Dir. Bertrand Mandico

A struggling French actress travels to Rome to work on a science fiction film which sends her spiraling and threatens to make this the last film she makes.

RUBBERHEAD: THE LIFE & MONSTERS OF STEVE JOHNSON

East Coast Premiere

USA | 2026 | 106 Min. | Dir. Nick Taylor

Tracks the spectacular rise and swift fall of practical SFX master Steve Johnson while taking viewers on an impressively candid and revealing overview of the glory days of special effects makeup.

SENDER

New York Premiere

USA | 2026 | 94 Min. | Dir. Russell Goldman

A newly sober woman begins to find a disturbing amount of daily packages she never ordered on her doorstep, setting her off on a paranoid and dizzying investigation to discover her tormentors.

SLAY

East Coast Premiere

Presented by MUBI

USA | 2026 | 89 Min. | Dir. Kyra Elise Gardner

After her friend is brutally murdered, a young social media star heads to a cabin in the woods with friends for what’s meant to be a distracting good time but turns into a bloodbath when a masked killer crashes the party.

SPLIT ROCK

North American Premiere

Canada | 2026 | 98 Min. | Dir. Ryan Glover

A group of geologists discover a strange anomaly in the desert and as they continue their research their thirst for knowledge threatens to put them in grave danger against an ancient horror.

SUNDOWN

East Coast Premiere

USA | 2026 | 79 Min. | Dir. Rebekah McKendry

A trio of blood-related women seeking vengeance kidnap a man only to discover that his darkest secret is far worse than what they thought.

Screening with: Bloodsuckers, dir. Rosie Brear (USA, 10min)

TRAUMA OR, MONSTERS ALL

New York Premiere

USA | 2026 | 118 Min. | Dir. Larry Fessenden

Larry Fessenden’s down-and-dirty, blue-collar universe of Universal-Monster-inspired films (HABIT, DEPRAVED, BLACK OUT) comes to its masterful conclusion in this clash of nightmarish titans set in a small town harboring its own dark past.

TRICK ’R TREAT (35mm) w/ SEASON’S GREETINGS

USA | 2007 | 86 Min. | Dir. Michael Dougherty

It’s the ultimate Halloween season event with everyone’s favorite little pumpkin-headed demon, Sam: a special 35mm screening of Michael Dougherty’s classic Samhain-minded omnibus gem TRICK ’R TREAT (2007), preceded by the filmmaker’s handmade animated short that inspired it, SEASON’S GREETINGS (1996), and capped off by a conversation with Dougherty to discuss it all.

WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR

USA | 2021 | 86 Min. | Dir. Jane Schoenbrun

A teen loses her sense of reality as she is drawn into a popular online role-playing game.



Secret Screenings

??? | 2026 | > 100 Min. | Dir. ???

Get your best guesses ready, scary movie lovers—Brooklyn Horror is excited to present three mystery films that, trust us, you won’t want to miss! And, sorry, we won’t give any easy-to-solve hints for all of you proud cinema sleuths out there! Three separate films, three separate screenings!

Okay, fine, we’ll give you a little something: Our “Secret Screening” films will be must-see new gems that’ll make NYC’s horror fans kick themselves for missing if they aren’t in the building for it at Nitehawk. Sorry, that’s all you’re going to get. Now let the speculation begin!

SHORT FILMS
SPONSORED BY ALTER

NIGHTMARE FUEL

These frightening folktales, body horrors, and monsters in the machine will haunt your dreams and make sure you never sleep again!

Bagman, dir. Connor Gaston, Vaughn Gaston (Canada); Stuck, dir. Jan van Gorkum (Netherlands); Wax, dir. Alexandre Forgues, (Canada); Breeder, dir. Sapphire Sandalo (USA); YAOGUAI, dir. Mimi Lee (USA); Don’t Go, dir. Talon Darren Winsnes, (Norway); Tsume Kill: The Clapper Claw, dir. Shinsuke Fujioka (Japan); Ceiling King, dir. Mats Udd (Sweden).

HEAD TRIP

Open your mind to genre-bending terror and find the fear in everyday things like your sewing projects, mancaves, and headphones. Embrace the bizarre.

Man Eating Pussy, dir. Emily Lawson (Canada); Summer Project, dir. Yuki Hara (Japan); Headphones, dir. Steven Arriagada (Australia); Rusalka, dir. Mykita Bulgakov, Vlad Fishez, Oleg Batrakov (Ukraine); Prosthetika, dir. Brandon Chi-Wei Chen (USA); Needle, Sofie Somoroff (USA); Mancave dir. Fredrik S. Hana (Norway)

CULTURE SHOCK

Our latest and permanent program section strives to uplift Black filmmakers and aims to be a launchpad for new excellence in genre cinema. Join us in celebrating Black stories with our very first Culture Shock: Black Horror shorts block.

The Inheritance, dir. Destinee Stewart (USA); Night Feeds, dir. Rana Roy (USA); Angels Pull Your Hair, dir. Gabby Beans (USA); Dread, dir. Loren Loubser, Gabe Gabriel (South Africa, UK); The Keeper, dir Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes (USA); Grampa, dir Justice Smith (USA)

SLAYED

Presented by MUBI

Brooklyn horror explores the gamut of queer experiences in this shorts block, from messy lesbian relationships to taboo sexual experiences.

By Yourself, dir. Elaine Frost (USA); Crash Season, dir. Audrey Rosenberg (USA); Four Itchy Boys, dir. Andrew Hebert (USA); Internet Boy, dir. Joseph Demaria (USA); Embrace, dir. Matthew Rush (USA); Tooth, dir. Max Wren (USA); Mine, dir. Jaclyn Moore (USA); Scissors, dir. Hannah Alline (USA)

LAUGH NOW, DIE LATER

Horror and comedy are sisters – both build up tension for a satisfying relief. Afterall, isn’t death the final punch line?

Knitting Club, dir. Diogo Abrantes, João Rito (Portugal); Baby Fever, dir. Katrina Vergara (USA); Udders!, dir. Michael Spencer (USA); CHÄIR, dir Chris McInroy (USA); A Stable Marriage, dir. Josephine Decker (USA); Matches, dir. Jake Delaney (USA); Open Mic, dir. Jano Pita (Spain); Vape Glow, dir. Steven Schloss (USA); Gloss, dir. Leah Shore (USA); House Cat, dir. Kyle Spleiss (USA)

DEATH GRIP

These shorts will grab a hold of you, won’t let go, and love to watch you squirm. Enjoy slow-burn horror and explore the dark recesses that hide in quiet moments.

Bruised Sky, dir. Gary James Kent (UK); Down the Length, dir. Milo Ed (UK); Primus the Robot, dir. Max Delagrave (France); Devourer, dir. Nirvana Nagi; Living Grounds, dir. Émile Lavoie (Canada)

HOME INVASION 1

Hometown heroes and fresh faces alike showcase their newest works. Enjoy the work of our locals and let their creativity inspire you!

The Crying Man, dir. Emily Bennett; Richard Goes On a Date, dir. Johnny Frohman; Imprint, dir. Ran Jing; PRIME, dir. Meagan Coyle; Viewfinder, dir. Clay von Carlowitz; Packages, dir. Nick Barat; Crib Club, dir. Jordan Freeman Klaja; Walter Wuz Here, dir. Ben Duff

HOME INVASION 2

The category so nice, we made it twice. Our community is bursting at the seams with talented creatives, we can’t fit everything into one block.

Echelon, dir. Sebastian DiNatale; Book U Can Ask ???s, dir. Casimir Nozkowski; No Free Brains, dir. Ciara Sergi; Behind This Locked Door, dir. Matthew Brennan; Carousel, dir. Christopher Kosakowski; Hand, dir. Jennifer Winterbotham; The Fool, dir. Adjahni Dèsirè; In My Blood, dir. Alex Bendo

SPECIAL EVENTS

Final Exam Horror Trivia

Presented by Dark Sky Films

Do you think you know more about horror films than the rest of Gotham? Then it’s time to prove it via five blistering rounds of expert level creepy trivia with hosts Ted Geoghegan (director of We Are Still Here and Shudder’s Brooklyn 45) and journalist Michael Gingold (of Fangoria and Rue Morgue fame)! Meet new friends, win amazing prizes, and learn more about horror cinema exclusively at Final Exam!

Certified Forgotten Podcast

Certified Forgotten is a 60-minute bi-weekly horror movie podcast with a focus on underseen films. Hosts Matt Donato and Matt Monagle speak with creators, filmmakers, and critics about their lifelong relationships to the horror genre. Each episode also highlights another unique genre title with ten-or-fewer reviews on aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes that’s picked by the guest, letting them champion each episode’s title to their heart’s content.

Additional events, parties and signing can be found at the link below. Some are open to the public, others require RSVP.

As real-world headlines increasingly warn of the terrifying boundaries of unchecked Artificial Intelligence, The Movie Agency and PR powerhouse Marketing Macabre have dropped the chilling first look at their upcoming Italian sci-fi thriller, DROID HOUSE.

Directed by visionary filmmaker Leonardo Barone, the film taps directly into modern societal dread, transforming the convenience of smart-home technology into a high-tech chamber of horrors.

The Synopsis

When a crew of thieves embarks on a routine burglary, they expect high-end tech and empty rooms. Instead, they trigger a lockdown controlled by an advanced domestic artificial intelligence. Having developed a malevolent self-awareness, the home’s AI has spent its digital evolution becoming deeply, clinically fascinated by the execution methods of history’s most notorious serial killers. What was meant to be a quick heist instantly devolves into a claustrophobic, algorithmic fight for survival.

DROID HOUSE arrives at a time when automated systems, algorithmic autonomy, and smart-home safety debates dominate global tech news. Filmmaker Leonardo Barone leans heavily into these real-world anxieties, delivering a tense, localized nightmare that begs the question: What happens when the technology designed to protect us starts learning from our darkest history?

Produced by The Movie Agency, DROID HOUSE is coming soon to thrillers and sci-fi fans worldwide.

Marking the announcement of this historic record, the new single “Splatter-Fu,” written specifically for GWAR by John Brennan, and its official video are available now.

Speaking on the upcoming album, Blothar exclaims:
“Lordy Lordy, look who’s 40! GWAR and Joe Bob Briggs. A match made in hell! I love horror movies, trash, and funny spooky stuff. GWAR wouldn’t exist without it. I was just a calf when creepy Joe Bob reached up my poodle skirt at the last Drive-in. He promised he’d make me a star… Now we’ve made a record together!”

Joe Bob continues:
“To create the real spirit of Halloween, I called up my buddies – the intergalactic warriors who live in Antarctica – and I asked them to bring some fear, some filth, and some fun. Of course you know whom I’m talkin’ about… the Scumdogs of the Universe… GWAR!”

‘GWAR and the Last Drive-In-Stein’ captures the meeting of these two legendary worlds, with Side A featuring GWAR’s epic live performance from The Last Drive-In’s 2025 Halloween special. The set features several GWAR originals alongside covers of some of the most beloved songs associated with Joe Bob’s legendary show.

Side B features John Brennan and the Bigfeet, The Last Drive-In’s house band, performing songs written for the show’s final two seasons. The collection marks the third official soundtrack release from John Brennan and the Bigfeet, from the musical world of The Last Drive-In.

Pre-Order ‘GWAR and the Last Drive-In-Stein’ HERE

‘GWAR and the Last Drive-In-Stein’ Track List:

SIDE A — GWAR

1. Joe Bob Is Back In Town

2. Fuck This Place

3. Splatter-Fu

4. Lot Lizard

5. Gor-Gor

6. Drive-In Oath

SIDE B — John Brennan and the Bigfeet

1. Joe Bob Is Back in Lounge (Live at Jamboree ‘23)

2. Everyone Loves Halloween

3. Beauteous Gluteus Maximus

4. Gettin’ Ripped at the Drive-In

5. The Skybar Jingle

6. Splatter-Fu (2023 Demo)

7. Up All Nightmareathon

8. We’re Getting the Fire Started

9. You’re the Glue

10. Thank You, Roger Corman / The Drive-In Oath (Live at Jamboree ‘23)

For GWAR, the release arrives as the band continues to celebrate a legacy spanning more than four decades of bloodshed, battlefields, mutilation and intergalactic domination. For Joe Bob Briggs, it marks four decades of television history and a career built around his unwavering devotion to drive-in movies, horror, exploitation cinema and the strange cultural universe surrounding them.

Two shock icons. More than 80 combined years of cultural carnage. One very strange record indeed!

The Scumdogs are preparing to embark on the “Gor Gor Must Die!” Tour, featuring direct support from Midnight and Mac Sabbath. X-COPS and Nailed Shut will open the tour on select dates. A full list of tour dates is available below.

The “Gor Gor Must Die!” Tour

10/27: Charlottesville, VA @ The Jefferson Theater *

10/28: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Heaven) *

10/29: Jacksonville, FL @ FIVE *

10/30-11/03: Miami, FL @ The Headbangers Boat

11/04: Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution *

11/05: Orlando, FL @ The Beacham *

11/06: Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues *

11/07: Winston-Salem, NC @ The Ramkat *

11/08: Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl *

11/09: Little Rock, AR @ The Hall *

11/10: Dallas, TX @ AM/FM *

11/12: Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre #

11/13: Salt Lake City, UT @ Rockwell at The Complex #

11/14: Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl #

11/15: Reno, NV @ Cargo Concert Hall #

11/17: Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee #

11/18: Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues #

11/19: Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre #

11/20: Chico, CA @ Senator Theatre #

11/21: Bend, OR @ Midtown Ballroom #

11/23: Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo #

11/24: Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory #

11/25: Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre #

11/27: Edmonton, AB @ Midway Music Hall #

11/28: Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall #

11/30: Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre #

12/02: Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre #

12/03: Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave *

12/04: Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot Ballroom *

12/05: Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues *

12/06: McKees Rocks, PA @ Roxian Theatre *

12/08: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *

12/09: Worcester, MA @ The Palladium *

12/10: New York, NY @ The Palladium Times Square *

12/11: Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia *

12/12: Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa *

6/23-6/26 – Olso, Norway @ Tons of Rock Festival ^

6/23-6/26 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Copenhell Festival ^

Director – Geno McGahee (Love Spell, Scary Tales)
Starring – Lorrie Bacon (Deadly Western, Fatal Justice), Phil Godeck (Scary Tales: Dark Walker, Scary Tales: Dead Zone), and Lindsey DeLand (Beyond Files, Love Spell)
Release Date – 2026
Rating – 1/5

I love watching indie horror movies. I don’t care if it’s a good movie, bad movie, a movie with several thousands dollars as a budget, or made with no budget at all. I love finding random movies on Tubi and watching them as I play random cozy games or Marvel Snap.

Several months back I was sent a press release for the 2026 occult horror film Dark Places from director Geno McGahee and how the film was hitting Tubi. I made note of this to watch sometime later when I was caught up on my reviews and completely forgot about. However, that changed when I was scrolling through the horror section and found the film. I decided to give it a spin and review it for fun.

**Spoiler Alert** The film follows a young girl who was home schooled and now attends college. She is a bit awkward and doesn’t have a lot of friends but does meet a young man. The two seem to hit it off fairly early on but something is strange about him. He doesn’t really have any friends and before she knows it she finds herself in the middle of a murder that could be connected to a Satanic ritual. **Spoiler Alert**

I should have known that this one was going to be a tough one to sit through when every poster I had seen for the film was made using A.I. I didn’t let that stop me as I have a fondness for films centered around cults. However, it didn’t take me long to realize that this one was going to be a tough one to finish.

The acting in this one is extremely stiff and inexperienced. The characters are not written that well which doesn’t really give the cast a lot to work with. However, a lot of the dialogue exchanges feels like a table read. They are just spitting out their words with no conviction. This made the movie feel a lot longer than it should have while creating some seriously unintentionally funny moments.

The story for this one feels like it was written by someone who never had access to the internet or documentaries about cults until they were well into their adulthood. The movie almost plays out like it was written by someone that believed all the local news broadcasts during the height of the Satanic Panic. While that, in itself, could have been a highly entertaining film, it fails to pull anything enjoyable together. It has the worst pacing I’ve seen in a movie in years and the unlikable characters and flat performances makes it damn near impossible to finish.

Finally, those looking for a high body count and fun deaths will be very disappointed. We might get a little blood but nothing that stands out or is memorable. Overall, Dark Places is a tough one to finish and one I cannot recommend unless you want to drink with some friends and laugh at something. Skip it.

Vercors Games announces that a new demo update of Tuned In, their narrative driven puzzle horror game with light action, is now available on Steam. The demo, Tuned In: The Prologue, offers around 1 hour of gameplay on a first playthrough, along with high replayability to discover the 8 different endings of its branching story. Only one of those endings is considered the good ending. Players who unlock it will gain access to a new channel featuring several new stories that will be further explored in the full game, launching in 2027.

In Tuned In, a cursed TV holds you captive. To break free, survive the dark entity’s programs of mind-bending puzzles, terror, and impossible choices, as reality and the broadcast slowly bleed into one another. Play by manipulating virtual TV dials and buttons. Navigate through dials, switch between channels trying to look for some hints, solve puzzles, and directly change how the story unfolds and new channels unlock.

What’s new in the demo
Runner channel
The map is now shorter.
It has a more frenetic pace.
It has a higher difficulty.
Hide & Seek channel
The map has been slightly reduced.
The covers have been reviewed to be more consistent.
There’s better visual feedback on June to know when she’s hidden or not.

Tuned In is the first game from Vercors Games, the new boutique studio by the core team drawn from Tequila Works’ senior staff (RIME, GYLT, Song of Nunu a League of Legends Story…), and joined by experienced talents from Airship Syndicate and Blizzard.

Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, proudly announces the acquisition of the feature film CHECKOUT — the award-winning dark spy comedy inspired by real Mossad cases, CHECKOUT will be available on North American digital HD internet, DVD, cable and satellite platforms beginning October 16, 2026.

CHECKOUT has earned rave reviews, finishing its theatrical run with a New York Times article framing it as a satirical complement to the NAZA documentary, with CHECKOUT using humor to tackle terrorism and targeted killings. The film was produced by UCM and will be available on North American digital HD internet, DVD, cable and satellite platforms beginning October 16, 2026.

CHECKOUT showcases acclaimed actor Josh Pais (Joker, Dropout, Ray Donovan, The Good Wife), who underwent real spy and combat training for the role. Hollywood veteran Pais is surrounded by a cast of top-tier Israeli talent – Norman Issa, Dar Zuzovsky, Aki Avni, Yael Sharoni and Oz Zehavi – offering a timely take on the culture clash between the U.S and Israel.

Developed through the Sundance Institute Screenwriter’s Lab, CHECKOUT is the debut full-feature film of Israeli Academy Award winner Jonathan Dekel who drew upon his own background in the Israeli Special Forces as well as unparalleled in-depth interviews with Mossad operatives. Rather than portraying spies as glamorous action heroes, CHECKOUT focuses on their insecurities, bureaucracy, and gnawing fear of failure.

The movie circles Dov (Josh Pais) – an American Jew and low-level spy – being vigorously interrogated by his skeptical Israeli superiors. Dov is forced to repeatedly retell what happened during his explosive final mission. Memories change, alternative facts surface, and different versions of the same events emerge blending into a psychedelic dark comedy thriller for the post-truth world.

The Hollywood Reporter praised CHECKOUT as “a Wes Anderson-ish espionage romp,” while The Jerusalem Post reviewed the film as “an early Woody Allen movie crossed with the best spy spoofs.”

“It took 12 years to make CHECKOUT because we wanted to make the anti-James Bond movie,” said intelligence veteran-turned-filmmaker Jonathan Dekel, joined by his co-writer Shai Satran. “The Mossad’s elite trusted us with the unglamorous truth – real spies don’t ask for stirred martinis, they ask for receipts. Getting reimbursed is just as important to them as the mission itself. And sometimes so is their ego. That’s what CHECKOUT reveals.”

Freestyle Digital Media negotiated a deal to acquire CHECKOUT directly with the filmmakers.

BATHED IN NEON AND BURSTING WITH STYLISH ACTION, LOVE KILLS IS A SEDUCTIVE, VAMPIRIC TALE OF DESIRE, REDEMPTION AND BLOODLUST

SYNOPSIS
Every night, a mysterious woman in immaculate clothes takes the same corner seat in a grimy café in São Paulo’s crack-ravaged downtown. She orders a coffee she never drinks and simply watches. Marcos (Gabriel Stauffer), a downtrodden waiter who’s always late and always in trouble with his sadistic boss (Marat Descartes), can’t take his eyes off her. When Helena (Thais Lago) seems to land in danger one night, Marcos rushes to her rescue, only to discover she never needed saving. She is a centuries-old vampire, on the run from a rival clan of immortals who want her dead. Drawn into a glamorous, blood-soaked underworld hidden in plain sight, Marcos finds himself caught in a war between vampires, and in a romance that may cost him his life.

Adapted from Danilo Beyruth’s acclaimed Brazilian graphic novel, Luiza Shelling Tubaldini’s solo directing debut turns downtown São Paulo into a neon-lit gothic fable. Tubaldini uses vampirism as a lens on outcast women, trauma, and survival. Bathed in neon and bursting with stylish action, LOVE KILLS is a seductive tale of desire, redemption, and bloodlust.

LOVE KILLS won Best Sound at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, where it was also nominated for Best Film. It was an Official Selection of the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival and the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.

LOVE KILLS (2025)

Directed by: Luiza Shelling Tubaldini

Written by: Luiza Shelling Tubaldini (screenplay), Danilo Beyruth

(Graphic Novel)

Cast: Thais Lago, Gabriel Stauffer, Iuri Saraiva, Erom Cordeiro

Produced by: Andre Skaf, Luiza Shelling Tubaldini

Cinematography by: Jacob Solitrenick

Genre: Horror

RT: 95 minutes

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1

Sound: Stereo 5.1

Language: Portuguese with English Subtitle

The wait is over, horror fans! The full official trailer for Shiver Slaying All Night, the highly anticipated new Christmas slasher film from writer and director Robert Resto, has officially dropped on YouTube!

Introducing Vincent, a terrifying new slasher killer ready to leave his mark on the horror genre. Set against the chilling backdrop of a Christmas ski resort, Shiver Slaying All Night delivers a deadly combination of winter terror, holiday atmosphere, suspense, and slasher mayhem.

The film features an exciting cast of horror veterans and rising talent, including Robert LaSardo, Martin Klebba, John Fiore, Ron Sloan (Friday the 13th: A New Beginning), and Celeste Blandon.

SYNOPSIS

Christmas is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year — but at a remote ski resort, the holiday season is about to turn into a fight for survival.

When a group of college students and unsuspecting guests arrive to enjoy a Christmas getaway, they find themselves trapped in a nightmare as a relentless killer named Vincent begins terrorizing the resort. With the snow falling, the body count rising, and danger lurking around every corner, the holiday celebration quickly becomes a blood-soaked fight to stay alive.

There is nowhere to hide, no guarantee of survival, and no escaping the terror that awaits.

This Christmas, the slopes run red. Nobody is safe. And Vincent is just getting started.

WATCH THE OFFICIAL TRAILER NOW!

Horror fans can now get their first full look at Vincent and the chilling world of Shiver Slaying All Night by watching the official trailer on YouTube.

They’re finally home, but at what cost? The Official Teaser for the fourth and final season of Yellowjackets teases the survivors home at last, and haunted by the price of getting out alive. The series returns to Paramount+ with the Premium Plan on Friday, November 20.

Created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, Yellowjackets is the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. Equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama, the series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to savage clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later, proving that the past is never really past and what began out in the wilderness is far from over.

Season four stars Emmy® nominee Melanie Lynskey, Emmy® nominee Christina Ricci, Tawny Cypress, Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher, Samantha Hanratty, Courtney Eaton, Liv Hewson, Warren Kole, Kevin Alves, Sarah Desjardins, Nia Sondaya, Jenna Burgess, and two-time Academy Award® winner Hilary Swank. Guest starring are June Squibb, Elijah Wood, Molly Ringwald, Devon Sawa, Sam Braun, Dulé Hill and more.

Yellowjackets is executive produced by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson. They are also the showrunners. Drew Comins of Creative Engine also serves as executive producer along with Jonathan Lisco, Jeff W. Byrd, Sarah L. Thompson, Ameni Rozsa and Julia Bicknell. The series is produced for SHOWTIME® by Lionsgate Television.

Yellowjackets is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution. All previous seasons of Yellowjackets are available to watch now with the Premium plan on Paramount+.

Post Apocalyptic Horror Alert!

Packed with gory practical zombie FX and just in time for Halloween, it’s Doug Roos’ 2009 debut feature, THE SKY HAS FALLEN on Blu-ray. It’s available everywhere October 27th from Unearthed Films.

In a post-apocalyptic world, a new disease wipes out almost all of mankind within a couple hours. Trying to avoid infection, people flee to remote locations, but they start seeing mysterious black figures, carrying away the dead and experimenting on them. Now, Lance and Rachel, two survivors determined to fight back, must kill the leader of these creatures before the rest of humanity disappears.

EXTRAS:
Commentary with Director Doug Roos and Executive Producer James Segars
20 Years Later: Reflecting on My First Feature
Influences: Asian Cinema and the 1980s
Pre-Production
Special Effects: Making the Monsters
Mask Making Step By Step
Prosthetic Application
Principal Photography
Post Production
Recording the Score
Gallery
Trailers

Written and Directed by:
Doug Roos
Cast
Carey MacLaren- Lance/Figure #8
Laurel Kemper- Rachel
Cory Knisely- The Leader/Creature #12/Figure #2
Grant Anstine- Bucanon’s Son
Kevin Keppy- The Leader/Figure #15/Giant Creature/Tongueless Man
Nathan Shelton- Chilton
Mickey Stone- Spine Victim/The Watcher
Amanda Russell- Bat Girl