Slasher Trash Trailer & Cast Reveal: “Celebrate and explore obscure slashers in the ultimate slasher documentary featuring David Howard Thornton (Art the Clown, Terrifier), Grady Hendrix (Author: The Final Girl Support Group), George Mihalka (Director: My Bloody Valentine), and many more!
If you thought In Search of Darkness didn’t go deep enough… this is for you.
Join us on a 4+ hour dive into obscure, low-budget slashers, guided by 40+ slasher icons including David Howard Thornton (Art the Clown, Terrifier), Grady Hendrix (Author: The Final Girl Support Group), Caroline Munro (Actor: Maniac, Slaughter High), as well as George Mihalka (Director: My Bloody Valentine), William Lustig (Director: Maniac, Maniac Cop), Brinke Stevens (Actor: The Slumber Party Massacre), and many more.
Your Slasher Trash Collector’s Edition includes a numbered Blu-ray with slipcase & booklet, Slasher Trash movie poster, movie checklist – so you can tick slashers off as you watch them – a certificate of contribution, and more!
Your pre-order also includes your name immortalized in the credits alongside our cast of slasher legends. This is your last opportunity to claim your spot!”
Learn more at: http://slashertrash.com/
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SHUDDER TAKES “SPLIT ROCK,” DIRECTOR RYAN GLOVER’S SUPERNATURAL FOLLOW-UP TO HORROR DEBUT “THE STRINGS”: “Shudder announced today that it is acquiring the rights to Split Rock, the sophomore supernatural horror feature from writer and director Ryan Glover (The Strings). Rights include The United States, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The film will debut at the 59th Sitges Film Festival on Oct. 9th and will celebrate its North American Premiere at Brooklyn Horror Film Festival on Oct. 21st before its Shudder release on December 25th.
The film stars Clark Backo (AMC+’s Yaga, Apple TV+’s The Changeling, Venom: The Last Dance), Drew Ray Tanner (Netflix’s Riverdale, Boot Camp), Olivia Luccardi (It Follows, HBO’S The Deuce) and Graham Verchere (Netflix’s The Fall of the House of Usher, Summer of ‘84) round out the cast.
SPLIT ROCK, which was filmed on 16mm, follows geologists Lauren (Backo) and Ben (Tanner) as they investigate a strange anomaly discovered deep within the remote badlands. After unearthing an ancient force hidden in the hills, the couple and their team must face a series of ever-intensifying horrors.
Brian Robertson of Low End (Cursed Films, V/H/S/Beyond, Darkest Miriam), Jefferson Moneo of Prowler Pictures (Flapjax, Welcome to Kittytown) and Krista Dzialoszynski of Observer Effect (The Strings) are producers. Executive producers are Ryan Glover, Kate Melville, Fabiola Caraza, Patrick Hackett and Daniel Futa with Joey Montenarello serving as casting director.
“I am very excited and thankful to be teaming up with Shudder again for the release of Split Rock, my bloodier, and far more ambitious second film,” said director Ryan Glover. “Shudder is home to the most passionate genre audience in the world, and I can’t wait for them to unearth the horrors and tragedies of Split Rock later this year”
“With Split Rock, Ryan Glover has delivered a meticulously crafted world of psychological tension and haunting performances from its intimate cast. We can’t wait to share this unsettling tale with Shudder audiences.” said Emily Gotto, Shudder’s SVP of Acquisitions & Productions.
The deal for the film was negotiated by Emily Gotto, SVP, Acquisitions & Productions on behalf of Shudder with Brian Robertson of Low End on behalf of the filmmakers.”
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Watch the Official Trailer for CHRISTMAS AT THE KRINGLES: “The story follows the Seversons, a family starting fresh in a quiet suburban neighborhood, whose next-door neighbors, the Kringles, celebrate Christmas year-round. What begins as charming quickly turns unsettling, as Mark and Julie grow concerned about their son’s growing attachment to the family. After a heated confrontation, Mark heads next door to bring his family home only to uncover the Kringles’ true intentions: to hypnotize and indoctrinate them. What follows is a life-or-death rescue mission, as Mark teams up with a rogue, badass Santa in a high-stakes, action-packed fight to save his family.”
- Directed by: Kevin Lewis
- Written by: Zack Imbrogno
- Starring: Ron Livingston, Rachel Bilson, Rob Riggle, Arden Myrin, Beverly D’Angelo, David Wain with Thomas Lennon and Donald Faison
- Produced by: Andrew Ortenberg, Tom Ortenberg, Liam Finn, Kevin Lewis and Jordan Dykstra
- Distributor: Briarcliff
Entertainmnt - Genre: Comedy, Action, Horror
- Runtime: 98 mins
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THE BOMB at Screamfest: “The horror-comedy The Bomb will make its LA premiere at Screamfest 2026 on Sunday, October 11 at 4 p.m. The short film will be screening at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood as a part of “Shorts Block 10.” The film focuses on an unfunny improv troupe and their impatient audience. When the audience finally gets up to leave, they discover that a nuclear attack has struck their city, forcing them with an impossible choice: death by radiation or bad comedy.
The Bomb will also screen as an official selection at Buried Alive Film Festival, Austin Horror Film Festival, HorrorHaus Film Festival, The Pittsburgh Moving Picture Festival, and Temecula Valley Film Festival.
The Bomb was written and directed by Michael Rhoa, a former writer for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, where he won a WGA Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy/Variety Special. The Bomb was shot by cinematographer Nathan Smith (I’ve Got Issues).
The film is the second from Justin Kohlas’s KimberMark production banner and reunites the producing team behind the 2025 Screamfest standout Hide: Kohlas and multi-hyphenate producer and actor Keenan Buchanan. They are joined this time by New York’s Park Studio. Park is celebrating ten years as one of the city’s leading production and post-production companies, with Midwest roots and a decade of work for major brands and agencies, alongside producing the film Deal of a Lifetime, starring David Cross. Also returning from Hide is actor Matthew Mikita.
Kohlas has multiple projects in development, including …And Then She Was Gone, previously announced in Deadline. Buchanan is a fixture of the Los Angeles improv scene, where he and Rhoa cast much of the ensemble. He hosts the recurring comedy show Nice Mic at The Clubhouse in Los Feliz, where the film was shot.
Christopher Register also serves as producer. Register is a Los Angeles-based producer with more than two decades of experience producing events for clients including Variety, LACMA, Caltech, UCLA and USC, along with a slate of films.
The film stars Molly Kiernan (The Connors), Stephanie Streisand (Funny or Die), Nate Fernald (The Late Late Show with James Corden), Aaron Dalton (The Grief of Sharon Roundtree), Matthew Mikita (NCIS: Los Angeles), Maura Mannle (NCIS: Los Angeles), Jovanna Alexa Valladares (How to Rob a Bank), Katie Nathan (Upright Citizens Brigade), Jozef Fahey (Stipper Boyz), Tori Piskin (Comics Unleashed), Darian Michael Garey (Cimim), Andrew Grace (EverythingNowShow), and Keenan Buchanan (Hide).”
For more details and the Screamfest schedule, visit: https://2026screamfest.eventive.org/schedule/690d4daf1ccfd6f6d4e1ac17
