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Popular Porn Star Gets ‘Stripped’ for ‘Texas Chainsaw’ Producer
Some really bizarre, yet awesome casting on the indie front as Bloody Disgusting learned that Michelle Sinclair, known worldwide as adult film star and icon “Belladonna,” will make her mainstream feature film debut in the horror thriller, Stripped, set to film in Dallas this Fall. She joins the previously announced Tiffany Shepis (The Violent Kind, Night of the Demons) and Samrat Chakrabarti in the Wildworks Production being directed by John Wildman. Described as post-feminist horror, Stripped follows the events surrounding a birthday outing with two brothers and a friend that turns into a horrific fight for survival after they become trapped in a house with a ‘family’ of malevolent women. Read on for more details and another two cast members.
Produced by Jeffrey Allard (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Violent Kind), Adam Donaghey (Lovers Hate), John Wildman and Justina Walford, Stripped was written by Walford and Wildman and will feature Wildman’s feature film directorial debut.
Sinclair (Belladonna) will play the role of ‘Ginger’ in the film, a relative newcomer to the household of women whose loyalties are dangerously ambiguous for all concerned.
One of the most beloved and popular performers in adult films today, Sinclair has built upon her initial notoriety as Belladonna to become an award-winning director and producer as well. With her husband and business partner Aiden Kelly, they have developed their Belladonna Entertainment company and Deadly Nightshade Productions label into notable successful business ventures known for “gonzo” entertainment with a feminine flair.
Sinclair has also co-starred in James Gunn’s popular comedy web series, “PG Porn,” and appeared on the Showtime reality series, “Family Business.” In addition, she was a featured subject in both Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’ acclaimed HBO documentary “Thinking XXX” and Jens Hoffman’s documentary “9to5: Days in Porn”.
“We could not be more excited to have Michelle be a part of this project. She was someone that Justina and I had in mind as a ‘dream choice’ for this role from the moment we began thinking about casting. She has an innate openness and warmth that you can’t help but be drawn to. It will be a thrill to introduce her to a whole new audience and re-introduce her to Belladonna’s legion of loyal fans,” said director/producer Wildman.
Sinclair added, “Aiden and I are both fans of horror films and we thought the script was both exciting and twisted. We have been looking for the right mainstream project for me to do and after reading the script and hearing John and Justina’s ideas, we knew that Stripped would be a perfect fit for me.”
Along with Sinclair, Wildworks Productions also announced the casting of Farah White and Michael Guarnera in Stripped.
White most recently was seen in Todd Graff’s Bandlsam with Vanessa Hudgins, and will appear on the big screen next in Jon Inwood’s Exterminators with Heather Graham, Jennifer Coolidge and Amber Heard and the FOX action/comedy series “The Good Guys with Colin Hanks and Bradley Whitford.” White will play the role of ‘Lin’, the matriarch with a culinary bent within the household of malevolent women.
Guarnera will take on his first lead role in a feature film with the role of ‘Jacob’ in Stripped. One of a trio of young men out to celebrate his brother’s birthday, ‘Jacob’ discovers he holds the key to his own survival when they find themselves trapped in the house with the lethal family of women.
Commenting on the addition of White and Guarnera to the cast, Wildman added “The Dallas film community is rich with acting talent and we think Farah is the prize of the bunch. She and Tiffany are going to make an incredibly sexy and deadly combo on screen. And with Michael, we feel like we have found an actor that will deliver a classic leading man presence with a performance that will provide the heart to this film.“
The holiday weekend means a light week for new horror releases, but it does bring the return of Dark Castle Entertainment to select theaters. It’s being joined by 6 new horror movies.
Here’s all the new horror releasing June 29, 2026 – July 3, 2026!
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You wished for it. The highest-grossing horror movie of the year (so far), Curry Barker’s Obsession, arrived on Digital on June 30.
In Curry Barker’s theatrical debut Obsession, after breaking the mysterious One Wish Willow to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
Michael Johnston (“Teen Wolf”), Inde Navarette (“Superman & Lois”), Cooper Tomlinson (“That’s a Bad Idea,” Milk & Serial), Megan Lawless (The Death That Awaits), and Emmy Award-nominee Andy Richter (“Conan,” Elf) star.
Based on a story by director James Kondelik (Behind The Walls) and a screenplay by Canadian writer Victor Rose, survival thriller Pitfall headed home to Digital on June 30. Family is murder in this Cineverse release.
In Pitfall, a young man becomes separated from his friends in the woods and plunges into a ten-foot pit lined with spikes, impaling his leg and leaving him helpless. As reality sinks in and his situation grows dire, he realizes the fall wasn’t an accident.
The film stars Richard Harmon (Final Destination: Bloodlines), Alexandra Essoe (The Pope’s Exorcist), and UFC champion Randy Couture (The Expendables) as the ruthless killer who stalks his prey in the woods. Marshall Williams (The Ice Road), Jordan Claire Robbins (The Umbrella Academy), and Matt Hamilton (Murder for Sale) also star.
The Amityville IP leans into Jaws with Amityville Shark House, just in time for the Fourth of July holiday too, as it released on Digital June 30.
Will Collazo Jr. (Amityville Thanksgiving) and Shawn C. Phillips (Amityville Karen) co-direct from a script they wrote with Julie Anne Prescott.
In the movie, after discovering an ominous shark idol hidden beneath the decaying floorboards, Richard unknowingly awakens an ancient and savage force. As the entity begins to merge with him, a quiet coastal town descends into blood-soaked chaos.
With each victim claimed, the monstrous predator grows stronger, fueling a cult’s belief that their dark god has been reborn. Now, the race is on to stop the carnage before evil consumes everything in its path.
Phillips and Prescott also star alongside Tasha Tacosa, Maritza Brikisak, Gigi Gustin (The Retaliators), Adam Marino, and Carl Solomon.
Available on Digital, Blu-ray, and DVD as of June 30 is Jacked, directed by John Fucile from a script he co-wrote with Simon Fraser.
The synopsis: “Set in the summer of 1987, JACKED follows two small-town teenagers whose day at the lake turns into a fight for survival after their car breaks down and they encounter a violent stalker.”
Marla Jean Robison, Tom Koch, Anthony Cipriani, Wynn Reichert, Kam Perez and Bella Marie star.
Get ready to work up a killer sweat and maybe spill some blood with Slashercise, a workout meets slasher hybrid that arrived exclusively on Bloodstream on July 1.
Written and directed by Ama Lea (Deathcember), the retro-styled feature follows “a masked killer known only as Meathead as he stalks the fitness clubs of Los Angeles, turning workout sessions into blood-soaked nightmares. As the city’s top trainers are picked off one by one, a group of determined fitness fanatics must fight back before they become the next bodies on the mat.”
Vanessa Decker (Stiletto), John Bloom (The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs), Spencer Charnas (Ice Nine Kills), Sarah French (Blind), Kelli Maroney (Night of the Comet), Sarah Nicklin (V/H/S/Halloween), Diana Prince (The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs), Jared Rivet (The Once and Future Smash), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Tiffany Shepis (Victor Crowley), and Lisa Wilcox (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master) star.
After a record-breaking box office run, A24 and director Kane Parsons’ feature debut is heading back to theaters with bonus footage. AMC Theatres is unleashing Backrooms: Everything Must Go Editiontoday, July 3.
In the film written by Will Soodik, the owner of Cap’n Clark’s Ottoman Empire discovers a strange doorway in the basement of the furniture showroom. He sets out to explore the mysterious, liminal space, walking headfirst into a creepypasta nightmare.
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsvestar.
AMC describes this release as a “theatrically exclusive post-credit” with additional footage from Kane Parsons. Expect 16 minutes of bonus footage, with the new version clocking in at 2 hours and 6 minutes.
The Last Exorcism director Daniel Stamm and Dark Castle Entertainment are back with Lockbox, in select theaters July 3. It adapts Soren Narnia‘s Knifepoint Horror Podcast story “Winthrop” by Emmy-winning playwright Justin Yoffe.
In Lockbox, “Seeking peace after her mother’s death, Ellen retreats to a rural town and takes in her severely traumatized cousin Winthrop. Their fragile domestic balance shatters when an erratic neighbor warns that Winthrop is dangerous. As strange phenomena escalate, Ellen must put everything on the line to defend Winthrop from a dangerous otherworldly entity determined to track him down.”
Lou Taylor Pucci (Touch Me, Evil Dead), Carla Gugino (The Haunting of Hill House, Gerald’s Game, The Fall of the House of Usher) and Katharine Isabelle (Ginger Snaps, Backrooms) star.
This week’s new release roundups are presented by Lockbox.
Be careful who you let in. Carla Gugino and Lou Taylor Pucci star in Lockbox, only in select theaters this Friday. Get tickets.
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