From folk horror to tropical terrors and psychological scares, today’s Horror Highlights features the trailers for Damian McCarthy’s Hokum (starring Adam Scott), Jo-Anne Brechin’s Killer Whale (starring Virginia Gardner and Mel Jarnson), and Sleepwalker (starring Hayden Panettiere and Beverly D’Angelo), and we also have a look at the key art for the new vampire film Night Patrol from director Ryan Prows.
Official Teaser Trailer for HOKUM, Coming to Theaters May 1st: “When reclusive novelist Ohm Bauman (Scott) retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, the staff’s tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind. Soon, disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance draw him into a nightmarish confrontation with the darkest corners of his past.”
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Official Trailer and Key Art for KILLER WHALE, Available In Theaters, On Demand and On Digital January 16th: “Hold your breath as you witness revenge rise from the deep. After a life-shattering tragedy, Trish tries to comfort her best friend, Maddie, by taking her on a spectacular adventure in a private lagoon halfway across the world. Their peaceful retreat soon becomes a terrifying fight to stay alive when the ocean’s most bloodthirsty predator seeks vengeance for a brutal life in captivity. Virginia Garner and Mel Jarnson star in a thrill ride of a movie that will leave you breathless.
Starring: Virginia Gardner, Mel Jarnson, Mitchell Hope
Directed By: Jo-Anne Brechin
Written By: Katharine E. McPhee, Jo-Anne Brechin
Available In Theaters, On Demand and On Digital: January 16, 2026″
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Key Art for NIGHT PATROL, Coming to Theaters January 16th: “An LAPD officer must put aside his differences with the area’s street gangs when he discovers a local police task force is harboring a horrific secret that endangers the residents of the housing projects he grew up in.
Starring: Jermaine Fowler, Justin Long, RJ Cyler, Freddie Gibbs, CM Punk, YG, Flying Lotus, Dermot Mulroney, Jon Oswald, and Nicki Micheaux
Directed By: Ryan Prows
Written By: Ryan Prows, Shaye Ogbonna, Tim Cairo, Jake Gibson”
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Official Trailer and Poster for SLEEPWALKER, Coming to Theaters & VOD January 9th: “Haunted by terrifying visions, Sarah’s sleepwalking episodes begin to intensify, accelerating her descent into darkness.
Written/Directed by: Brandon Auman
Produced by: Chad A. Verdi, Jennifer Davisson, Phillip Watson, Michelle Verdi, Chad Verdi Jr., Paul Luba
Cast: Hayden Panettiere, Justin Chatwin, Beverly D’Angelo, Mischa Barton, Lori Tan Chinn, Laird Lacoste, Corinne Sweeney”
