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Students Confront a Zombie Teacher with Violence in ‘This is Not a Test’ Exclusive Clip
Shell-shocked students encounter a teacher of the undead variety in our exclusive new clip from This is Not a Test, leading to visceral violence.
Independent Film Company and Shudder will release the film in theaters on February 20, 2026.
In This is Not a Test, “Sloane and a small group of her classmates take cover in their high school to escape their suddenly apocalyptic hometown. As danger relentlessly pounds on the doors, Sloane begins to see the world through the eyes of people who actually want to live and takes matters into her own hands.”
Writer/Director Adam MacDonald (Out Come the Wolves, Pyewacket) adapts the 2012 young adult novel of the same name by Courtney Summers.
“This scene shows how unflinching Adam’s vision for This is Not a Test has been from the start. He committed to both the blood and the reality of the story’s premise through its visceral aesthetic, up-close and intensely felt performances of his incredible cast, and–most importantly–his total unwillingness to compromise. I loved writing the book, and I loved watching every minute of the movie he turned it into,” Summers says of the clip below.
Olivia Holt (Heart Eyes), Froy Gutierrez (The Strangers), Luke MacFarlane (“Bros”), Corteon Moore (“From”), Chloe Avakian (“Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy”), and Carson MacCormac (Clown in a Cornfield) star.
This is Not a Test has been rated “R” for “strong bloody violence, gore, suicide, language, some sexuality, and brief teen drinking.” That shouldn’t be too surprising given the bloody scene here.
Look for Adam MacDonald’s latest in theaters on Friday.
A hospital stay grows more nerve-frazzling when memory loss distorts reality in our exclusive clip from This Tempting Madness, inspired by a true story.
The mind-bending psychological thriller will be released in select theaters and on demand on June 12 via Vertical.
Simone Ashley (“Bridgerton”) stars as Mia, who awakens from a coma, grievously injured, her memory fractured. As she puts the pieces of her past together, she starts to question her own actions and her perception of reality.
In This Tempting Madness, “Mia awakens from a coma grievously injured, her memory fractured. As she puts the pieces of her past together, she starts to question her own actions, and her perception of reality.”
Jennifer E. Montgomery makes her feature directorial debut from a script she co-wrote with director of photography Andrew Davis, inspired by Montgomery’s first-hand experience with tragedy involving her best friend.
“Months before the incident, there were signals that her world was unraveling,” says Montgomery. “I could feel the pressure building, though I didn’t know what form it would take. I never could have known what violence would come, and I certainly never imagined making a film about it.”
Austin Stowell (“NCIS: Origins”), Suraj Sharma (Happy Death Day 2U), Mojean Aria (Reminiscence), Amol Shah (“For All Mankind”), and Zenobia Shroff (“Ms. Marvel”) round out the cast.
Smoke Jumper Films and Mango Monster Productions produce in association with Catchlight Studios (Heretic, The Blackening).
This Tempting Madness is rated R for “language, violence/bloody images, and brief sexuality.”