The Horror Section‘s Ice Cream Man from Eli Roth will hit theaters on Aug. 7 via Iconic Events Releasing in what will be a 2,000 theater break.
Ice Cream Man follows an idyllic summer town descending into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results. The film stars Ari Millen (Orphan Black) as the titular character, along with Benjamin Byron Davis (Guardians of the Galaxy 3), Karen Cliche (Thanksgiving), Dylan Hawco (Heartland), Sarah Abbott (Netflix’s The Body, Poser), Shiloh O’Reilly (Thanksgiving), Kiori Mirza Waldman, Charlie Zeltzer (The Handmaid’s Tale), and Charlie Storey (Thanksgiving).
Roth in addition to directing, producing and co-writing the pic with longtime collaborator Noah Belson, will star in Ice Cream Man as well.
Pic’s original score is by Emmy-winning composer Brandon Roberts with additional music by Snoop Dogg, and prosthetic makeup effects by Steve Newburn (Thanksgiving) and Oscar winner Adrien Morot (Thanksgiving, The Whale). Cream Productions’ Kate Harrison (Thanksgiving) served as producer alongside Roth.
Ice Cream Man is Roth’s first film under The Horror Section’s banner, following the company’s
launch in March 2025. Grammy-winning rap icon Nas served as Executive Producer through The Horror Section’s partnership with his Mass Appeal outfit – in which the two entities will team across many aspects of the business, including Roth and Nas co-developing film and television projects – alongside Mass Appeal CEO Peter Bittenbender.
The Horror Section’s upcoming slate includes Don’t Go In That House, Bitch! – with Snoop Dogg as a producer with Death Row Pictures as well as to star – and Stiletto from director Sam Gonzalez Jr and producer and star Gigi Gustin, which is based on a story from Gustin.
Also going wide on Aug. 7 is Universal’s Will Gluck directed comedy One Night Only, Searchlight’s Supertroopers 3, and Lionsgate Premiere’s Fall 2.