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Abner Pastoll Returns to Tubi FrightFest with the Psychological Horror ‘Nervous’

Filmmaker Abner Pastoll is back to shatter nerves. He has officially landed the coveted Opening Night slot at Tubi FrightFest 2026 with his latest psychological thriller, Nervous. Seven years after closing out the festival with his acclaimed hit A Good Woman Is Hard to Find, Pastoll makes a triumphant return to the Odeon Leicester Square for the film’s World Premiere on August 27. A Terrifying Descent Into Silence The story follows Sarah (Sarah Bolger) and her husband Sungsoo (Sungsoo Yune). They relocate to a remote house in the South Korean countryside in a desperate bid to rescue their crumbling marriage. However, their fresh start takes a sinister turn when they uncover an unmarked vinyl record that plays absolute silence. After dropping the needle, Sarah’s perception of the world violently fractures. She progressively loses the ability to hear men’s voices. Completely isolated from her husband, Sarah soon finds herself drawn to their enigmatic neighbor, Eunbyeol (Ko Asung). However, their raw, intoxicating

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 24, 2026

NEON Announces Early-Access Screenings for Na Hong-Jin’s Monster Movie ‘Hope’

Get your giant bucket of popcorn ready, because horror lovers and thrill-seekers are getting the ultimate holiday weekend treat. NEON is giving audiences the chance to experience visionary writer-director Na Hong-jin’s (The Wailing) highly anticipated creature feature Hope two days before the rest of the world. While the film officially stomps into theaters on September 9, fans can catch an exclusive early-access screening on Monday, September 7. The screenings will spread across 175 Premium Large Format (PLF) locations nationwide. Maximum Formats for Maximum Terror Building on the wild success of NEON’s early-access strategy for Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey. Hope feels practically engineered for the biggest screens and loudest sound systems available. The one-night event will feature six different high-octane formats, including Dolby Cinema, 4DX, ScreenX, Barco HDR, D-BOX, and Dolby Atmos. Whether you want your seat rumbling during a monster attack or panoramic visuals surrounding your peripheral vision, participating theaters in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 21, 2026

Horror Thriller ‘H3YNA’ Unveils First Look Ahead of Tubi FrightFest

Black Fawn Distribution has unveiled a striking, neon-drenched poster and a set of first-look stills for HY3NA. Matthew Ninaber directs the upcoming hyper-stylized thriller. The announcement builds anticipation ahead of the film’s scheduled World Premiere at Tubi FrightFest in London on August 31. The film is set against a gritty landscape of urban decay and claustrophobic interior spaces. It combines stark visual aesthetics with a fast-paced narrative. One designed to keep audiences guessing through a series of unexpected story shifts. Corruption, Obsession, and Collapsing Identities The story kicks off following a violent car crash. It links two women, Nicole and Rachel, to a string of gruesome, unsolved homicides. Two investigating detectives begin piecing together the evidence. However, they soon uncover a shadowy web of corrupt online sex work, psychological manipulation, and dangerous obsession. Through Nicole’s account of her descent into Rachel’s seductive sphere of influence, the boundaries separating protector, predator, and personal identity begin to disintegrate. The Creative Force Behind

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 20, 2026

First Look: Heather Graham Stars in True Story Inspired Horror Film ‘What Happened to Doris?’

Genre veteran Heather Graham (They Will Kill You, Suitable Flesh) is stepping into one of the most famous and documented paranormal cases in American history. Formerly titled Entity Within, the upcoming horror feature What Happened to Doris? has released its first official image ahead of its world premiere at Fantastic Fest next month. Directed by Nick Simon (The Girl in the Photographs) the film feratures a screenplay by Saw IV writer Thomas Fenton. It re-examines the real-life 1974 case of Doris Bither. The haunting story previously served as the basis for Frank De Felitta’s 1978 novel The Entity. It was adapted for the controversial 1982 feature adaptation starring Barbara Hershey. A Suburban Nightmare in 1974 Los Angeles Set against the backdrop of mid-1970s suburban Los Angeles, the film centers on Doris. She’s a single mother living with her children who becomes the target of relentless, violent attacks by an invisible, malicious entity inside her home. Skepticism from local law enforcement

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 19, 2026

Jason is Slashing his Way to Six Flags’ Fright Fest for New Maze ‘Jason: Blood Reign’

Horror enthusiasts, grab your hockey masks and prepare for an extra dose of anxiety. Horror, Inc.’s newly minted Jason Universe initiative is sharpening its machete and officially expanding. However, it’s reaching beyond cinema and gaming, bringing the slasher genre’s most iconic killer straight into the real world. This fall, select Six Flags theme parks will host JASON: Blood Reign, an immersive, high-intensity haunted attraction designed to place brave parkgoers right in the middle of a living nightmare. Guests brave enough to step into the attraction will find themselves ignoring every logical warning sign. They will trek into the suffocating dark woods surrounding the infamous summer camp. Once inside, visitors will retrace the bloody, body-count-heavy history that transformed Jason Voorhees into one of the single most feared forces in slasher cinema history. Bringing the Slasher King to Life on a Massive Scale This partnership marks a significant milestone for Horror, Inc. as they continue to build out the modern Jason Universe

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 17, 2026

Step Inside the Nightmare: Six Flags Announces Final Destination Halloween Maze

If Final Destination 3 taught us anything, it is that high-speed roller coasters and ominous premonitions are a match made in horror heaven. Taking that iconic theme park dread to a whole new level, Six Flags Magic Mountain is unleashing Final Destination: Death’s Playground as a flagship haunted maze for this year’s Fright Fest! Operating across 25 terrifying nights on select Thursdays through Sundays from September 18 to November 1, the park opens for daytime fun at 10:30 a.m. before darkness takes over at 7:00 p.m. It will keep the screams going until midnight on Thursdays and Sundays, and 1:00 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Step Inside Death’s Playground—If You Dare! The new maze drops guests right into their very own vision of impending doom. Before the chaos erupts, a sudden premonition reveals a catastrophic chain of events unfolding in real time. Visitors will have to watch every single step, because Death isn’t random—it is a cold, calculated blueprint. By

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 16, 2026

Get Ready to Rev Those Chainsaws! Texas Chain Saw Massacre Day Kicks-Off with Killer Events!

Horror fans, brace yourselves because August 18, 2026, is officially marked on the calendar as Texas Chain Saw Day. This year’s nationwide theatrical return of Tobe Hooper’s 1974 masterpiece is shaping up to be an absolute dream for genre diehards. Presented by Dark Sky Films and Fathom Entertainment, this newly minted national holiday brings the legendary horror classic back to the big screen in stunning 4K. But for one night only. However, that is just the tip of the leather-faced iceberg! An Animated Nightmare Takes Shape Dark Sky Films and Exurbia Films have dropped a jaw-dropping first look at the highly anticipated, hand-animated rotoscoped reimagining of the horror milestone. Slated for a 2027 debut, this ambitious project transforms the original film frame-by-frame entirely by hand—strictly zero AI involved. Led by veteran animation director Paul Beck, this new vision preserves the original’s terrifying energy while giving it a striking, fluid visual style. Theatergoers on August 18 will get the ultimate exclusive:

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 14, 2026

Hammer Films Presents the Survival Horror ‘Ithaqua,’ From the Director of In A Violent Nature

Hammer Film Productions, the legendary studio that defined classic gothic horror, is back to unleash a fresh wave of cinematic dread upon audiences. Presenting a chilling new entry in survival horror, Hammer announces Ithaqua. The haunting thriller is set to make its World Premiere at FrightFest London on Saturday, August 29, 2026. The iconic studio continues its long-standing legacy of bringing deeply atmospheric, monster-driven folklore to the forefront of modern genre cinema. A Brutal Winter Unleashes an Ancient Wilderness Evil Set against the unforgiving backdrop of the Canadian wilderness during the final collapse of the fur trade, Ithaqua plunges viewers into a nightmare of isolation and psychological collapse. A remote Indigenous settlement suddenly falls silent. The panicked inhabitants of Fort William hire Cole Franklin, an American mercenary haunted by his own dark past. His mission is to trek into the frozen wasteland and investigate. However, what Cole uncovers is a scene of unimaginable slaughter. Soon, he comes to a sickening

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2026

Spoiler-Free Reviews: Focus and Nameless (Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2026)

Once again, our coverage of Bucheon International Film Festival (BIFAN) reviews is cowritten by Film Festival Editor Joseph Perry and Guest Contributing Writer Chris Weatherspoon. A man of the world, guest reviewer Chris Weatherspoon has lived in South Korea for “quite a bit.” A huge fan of all cinema, Chris also works locally in the entertainment industry, and knows what he is talking about . . . alright!? Focus (South Korea, 2026); review by Chris Weatherspoon Director Sim Gyu-ho’s Focus is a slowly unraveling ghost story about a man who can’t stop looking through a lens even when it’s costing him everything in front of it. The film opens on a campsite, where photographer Kim Eun-ho and his girlfriend Woo-jung are settling in for the night; a walk to borrow salt turns into something stranger, something the film wisely doesn’t explain. After the opening sequence, we learn that Eun-ho is a struggling photographer who has been with the same girlfriend,

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Aug 13, 2026

Hot New Release: Award-Winning Horror ‘Burning’ Exclusively Premiering on IndiePix

In a secluded village where grief hangs heavier than chimney smoke, a family home is suddenly consumed by fire. And no two neighbors can agree on how the blaze started. An Award-Winning Film Following its win of both the Golden Audience Award and Special Jury Award at the Fantasia Film Festival, Radik Ashimov’s psychological horror Burning is coming to Digital this Fall. A Fiery Mystery A young couple has just buried their firstborn son. In the heartbreaking weeks following the tragedy, the grieving mother wanders from door to door, pleading for a kind of help no one seems to understand, before vanishing entirely into the dense trees at the forest’s edge. Soon after, the father’s mother arrives, uninvited, unexplained, and deeply unsettling. Then, under the cover of night, the family home erupts into flames. What actually happened inside those walls stays inside—except for the fragmented stories circulating among the locals. Gathered at the village shop, three witnesses trade erratic pieces

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2026

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Abner Pastoll Returns to Tubi FrightFest with the Psychological Horror ‘Nervous’

Filmmaker Abner Pastoll is back to shatter nerves. He has officially landed the coveted Opening Night slot at Tubi FrightFest 2026 with his latest psychological thriller, Nervous. Seven years after closing out the festival with his acclaimed hit A Good Woman Is Hard to Find, Pastoll makes a triumphant return to the Odeon Leicester Square for the film’s World Premiere on August 27. A Terrifying Descent Into Silence The story follows Sarah (Sarah Bolger) and her husband Sungsoo (Sungsoo Yune). They relocate to a remote house in the South Korean countryside in a desperate bid to rescue their crumbling marriage. However, their fresh start takes a sinister turn when they uncover an unmarked vinyl record that plays absolute silence. After dropping the needle, Sarah’s perception of the world violently fractures. She progressively loses the ability to hear men’s voices. Completely isolated from her husband, Sarah soon finds herself drawn to their enigmatic neighbor, Eunbyeol (Ko Asung). However, their raw, intoxicating

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 24, 2026

NEON Announces Early-Access Screenings for Na Hong-Jin’s Monster Movie ‘Hope’

Get your giant bucket of popcorn ready, because horror lovers and thrill-seekers are getting the ultimate holiday weekend treat. NEON is giving audiences the chance to experience visionary writer-director Na Hong-jin’s (The Wailing) highly anticipated creature feature Hope two days before the rest of the world. While the film officially stomps into theaters on September 9, fans can catch an exclusive early-access screening on Monday, September 7. The screenings will spread across 175 Premium Large Format (PLF) locations nationwide. Maximum Formats for Maximum Terror Building on the wild success of NEON’s early-access strategy for Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey. Hope feels practically engineered for the biggest screens and loudest sound systems available. The one-night event will feature six different high-octane formats, including Dolby Cinema, 4DX, ScreenX, Barco HDR, D-BOX, and Dolby Atmos. Whether you want your seat rumbling during a monster attack or panoramic visuals surrounding your peripheral vision, participating theaters in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 21, 2026

Horror Thriller ‘H3YNA’ Unveils First Look Ahead of Tubi FrightFest

Black Fawn Distribution has unveiled a striking, neon-drenched poster and a set of first-look stills for HY3NA. Matthew Ninaber directs the upcoming hyper-stylized thriller. The announcement builds anticipation ahead of the film’s scheduled World Premiere at Tubi FrightFest in London on August 31. The film is set against a gritty landscape of urban decay and claustrophobic interior spaces. It combines stark visual aesthetics with a fast-paced narrative. One designed to keep audiences guessing through a series of unexpected story shifts. Corruption, Obsession, and Collapsing Identities The story kicks off following a violent car crash. It links two women, Nicole and Rachel, to a string of gruesome, unsolved homicides. Two investigating detectives begin piecing together the evidence. However, they soon uncover a shadowy web of corrupt online sex work, psychological manipulation, and dangerous obsession. Through Nicole’s account of her descent into Rachel’s seductive sphere of influence, the boundaries separating protector, predator, and personal identity begin to disintegrate. The Creative Force Behind

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 20, 2026

First Look: Heather Graham Stars in True Story Inspired Horror Film ‘What Happened to Doris?’

Genre veteran Heather Graham (They Will Kill You, Suitable Flesh) is stepping into one of the most famous and documented paranormal cases in American history. Formerly titled Entity Within, the upcoming horror feature What Happened to Doris? has released its first official image ahead of its world premiere at Fantastic Fest next month. Directed by Nick Simon (The Girl in the Photographs) the film feratures a screenplay by Saw IV writer Thomas Fenton. It re-examines the real-life 1974 case of Doris Bither. The haunting story previously served as the basis for Frank De Felitta’s 1978 novel The Entity. It was adapted for the controversial 1982 feature adaptation starring Barbara Hershey. A Suburban Nightmare in 1974 Los Angeles Set against the backdrop of mid-1970s suburban Los Angeles, the film centers on Doris. She’s a single mother living with her children who becomes the target of relentless, violent attacks by an invisible, malicious entity inside her home. Skepticism from local law enforcement

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 19, 2026

Jason is Slashing his Way to Six Flags’ Fright Fest for New Maze ‘Jason: Blood Reign’

Horror enthusiasts, grab your hockey masks and prepare for an extra dose of anxiety. Horror, Inc.’s newly minted Jason Universe initiative is sharpening its machete and officially expanding. However, it’s reaching beyond cinema and gaming, bringing the slasher genre’s most iconic killer straight into the real world. This fall, select Six Flags theme parks will host JASON: Blood Reign, an immersive, high-intensity haunted attraction designed to place brave parkgoers right in the middle of a living nightmare. Guests brave enough to step into the attraction will find themselves ignoring every logical warning sign. They will trek into the suffocating dark woods surrounding the infamous summer camp. Once inside, visitors will retrace the bloody, body-count-heavy history that transformed Jason Voorhees into one of the single most feared forces in slasher cinema history. Bringing the Slasher King to Life on a Massive Scale This partnership marks a significant milestone for Horror, Inc. as they continue to build out the modern Jason Universe

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 17, 2026

Step Inside the Nightmare: Six Flags Announces Final Destination Halloween Maze

If Final Destination 3 taught us anything, it is that high-speed roller coasters and ominous premonitions are a match made in horror heaven. Taking that iconic theme park dread to a whole new level, Six Flags Magic Mountain is unleashing Final Destination: Death’s Playground as a flagship haunted maze for this year’s Fright Fest! Operating across 25 terrifying nights on select Thursdays through Sundays from September 18 to November 1, the park opens for daytime fun at 10:30 a.m. before darkness takes over at 7:00 p.m. It will keep the screams going until midnight on Thursdays and Sundays, and 1:00 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Step Inside Death’s Playground—If You Dare! The new maze drops guests right into their very own vision of impending doom. Before the chaos erupts, a sudden premonition reveals a catastrophic chain of events unfolding in real time. Visitors will have to watch every single step, because Death isn’t random—it is a cold, calculated blueprint. By

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 16, 2026

Get Ready to Rev Those Chainsaws! Texas Chain Saw Massacre Day Kicks-Off with Killer Events!

Horror fans, brace yourselves because August 18, 2026, is officially marked on the calendar as Texas Chain Saw Day. This year’s nationwide theatrical return of Tobe Hooper’s 1974 masterpiece is shaping up to be an absolute dream for genre diehards. Presented by Dark Sky Films and Fathom Entertainment, this newly minted national holiday brings the legendary horror classic back to the big screen in stunning 4K. But for one night only. However, that is just the tip of the leather-faced iceberg! An Animated Nightmare Takes Shape Dark Sky Films and Exurbia Films have dropped a jaw-dropping first look at the highly anticipated, hand-animated rotoscoped reimagining of the horror milestone. Slated for a 2027 debut, this ambitious project transforms the original film frame-by-frame entirely by hand—strictly zero AI involved. Led by veteran animation director Paul Beck, this new vision preserves the original’s terrifying energy while giving it a striking, fluid visual style. Theatergoers on August 18 will get the ultimate exclusive:

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 14, 2026

Hammer Films Presents the Survival Horror ‘Ithaqua,’ From the Director of In A Violent Nature

Hammer Film Productions, the legendary studio that defined classic gothic horror, is back to unleash a fresh wave of cinematic dread upon audiences. Presenting a chilling new entry in survival horror, Hammer announces Ithaqua. The haunting thriller is set to make its World Premiere at FrightFest London on Saturday, August 29, 2026. The iconic studio continues its long-standing legacy of bringing deeply atmospheric, monster-driven folklore to the forefront of modern genre cinema. A Brutal Winter Unleashes an Ancient Wilderness Evil Set against the unforgiving backdrop of the Canadian wilderness during the final collapse of the fur trade, Ithaqua plunges viewers into a nightmare of isolation and psychological collapse. A remote Indigenous settlement suddenly falls silent. The panicked inhabitants of Fort William hire Cole Franklin, an American mercenary haunted by his own dark past. His mission is to trek into the frozen wasteland and investigate. However, what Cole uncovers is a scene of unimaginable slaughter. Soon, he comes to a sickening

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2026

Spoiler-Free Reviews: Focus and Nameless (Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2026)

Once again, our coverage of Bucheon International Film Festival (BIFAN) reviews is cowritten by Film Festival Editor Joseph Perry and Guest Contributing Writer Chris Weatherspoon. A man of the world, guest reviewer Chris Weatherspoon has lived in South Korea for “quite a bit.” A huge fan of all cinema, Chris also works locally in the entertainment industry, and knows what he is talking about . . . alright!? Focus (South Korea, 2026); review by Chris Weatherspoon Director Sim Gyu-ho’s Focus is a slowly unraveling ghost story about a man who can’t stop looking through a lens even when it’s costing him everything in front of it. The film opens on a campsite, where photographer Kim Eun-ho and his girlfriend Woo-jung are settling in for the night; a walk to borrow salt turns into something stranger, something the film wisely doesn’t explain. After the opening sequence, we learn that Eun-ho is a struggling photographer who has been with the same girlfriend,

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Aug 13, 2026

Hot New Release: Award-Winning Horror ‘Burning’ Exclusively Premiering on IndiePix

In a secluded village where grief hangs heavier than chimney smoke, a family home is suddenly consumed by fire. And no two neighbors can agree on how the blaze started. An Award-Winning Film Following its win of both the Golden Audience Award and Special Jury Award at the Fantasia Film Festival, Radik Ashimov’s psychological horror Burning is coming to Digital this Fall. A Fiery Mystery A young couple has just buried their firstborn son. In the heartbreaking weeks following the tragedy, the grieving mother wanders from door to door, pleading for a kind of help no one seems to understand, before vanishing entirely into the dense trees at the forest’s edge. Soon after, the father’s mother arrives, uninvited, unexplained, and deeply unsettling. Then, under the cover of night, the family home erupts into flames. What actually happened inside those walls stays inside—except for the fragmented stories circulating among the locals. Gathered at the village shop, three witnesses trade erratic pieces

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2026
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