Creep got under the audience’s skin in the best way possible, and Creep 2 managed to generate even greater acclaim and enthusiasm with a more subversive story. It’s been extremely satisfying to watch Creep confidently transform into an anthology horror series that distills “Josef’s” murders down to concise, economical horror stories. 

The Creep Tapes is the ideal outlet for Duplass and Brice’s duplicitous killer that doubles as an entertaining opportunity to deconstruct the found footage genre. Now entering its third season, the series tackles some of its biggest and most personal stories yet.

To celebrate the latest installment in the growing Creep franchise, Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice discuss the selection process for the season’s stories, finding new ways to raise the stakes and expand the universe’s scope, and figuring out their killer’s psychology and whether they know where his story ends. 

BLOODY DISGUSTING: What I love so much about this series is that all these episodes find different ways to deconstruct the found footage genre. This season features such an assortment of stories. What’s your process for planning out seasons and deciding on the final lot of six episodes? 

PATRICK BRICE: Well, we have a running document of ideas for this show that is just pages-and-pages-long at this point. So part of the process involves going to that and seeing what could work and makes sense for the season. But a lot of the time it’s just instinctual. It’s us either saying, “This is an idea that could work for this season. Let’s go for it!” or it comes from a guest star that we thought would be amazing and figuring out how to tailor the idea to them. 

MARK DUPLASS: Yeah, I think our best episodes happen with like a text at like 11:47 PM from Patrick or myself that says something like, “CUDDLE PARTY,” and that’ll be it. Then there will be an “!” And then there will be a “Yes.” We’ll get on the phone the next day and hash it out and talk it through. The document that Patrick is talking about is also very fun because some of those things are fully fleshed-out episodes and some of them are just small germs of ideas. You know, sometimes we’ll go on set with full scripts, and sometimes we’ll have as little as a page to work with. Every episode has its own DNA.

I love that and how ideas can actively evolve while you’re shooting. The show has such a raw feeling to it that conveys that energy. 

MD: Yeah, the idea is that rather than doing a full shoot where we shoot all six episodes in a row, we sort of shoot an episode anytime that we get three or four days free in our schedules. Sometimes we’ll build it around a weekend if we’re working on other projects. It helps you bring this fresh energy to it. So the season takes place over the course of a year, which also allows me to have different looks and things like that. We find that there’s something about — I guess what they call “The Beginner’s Mind” — by just hopping into all this. We’re always a little cold on the first day, and we’re still trying to find it. I’ll start acting, and Patrick will be like, “That’s not him.” It takes a minute to get back into it. But achieving that state of childlike creativity with it and a beginner’s mind is very much a part of the process. 

This season’s “Anisha” episode is set on a plane and builds to such a huge climax that almost feels impossible for such a small, intimate franchise like this. Can you talk a little about approaching that sequence, bringing it to life, and if you’re looking to push some of these stories to even bigger places?

PB: That came as a result of us saying, “How can we make this feel bigger than it’s ever been?” The concept for that one was sort of born out of doing something that we’ve never done before. It seems kind of scary, and we might not entirely know what we’re doing, but we’re going to figure it out on the day of the shoot. Then something like that is especially nuts when considering the shooting method that Mark’s talking about. It’s much harder to approach things with a Beginner’s Mind when you’re dealing with major stunt work and higher concept ideas. That was one of the most fun experiences I had filming this season just because we were so out of our depth and so out of our element, but still able to apply this shorthand that we’ve learned over the years from shooting this show and getting this franchise.

MD: A lot of the creativity from the show comes out of the function of shooting it on a lower budget. Years ago, when we were making this small independent film — The Do-Deca-Pentathlon — we wanted to get a shot of somebody on a plane. I called one of those stages in Burbank that has all these old, grounded planes. They pull out different sides of them so you can shoot in it. I was like, “It’s going to be ridiculous how expensive this is,” but then they told me the cost, and it was really cheap. As we were talking about expanding the show’s scope, I mentioned that I think it should be doable to get a private plane as long as we can shoot the episode in like two days. 

The Creep Tapes episodes that dig into the killer’s family and backstory are always some of the most fascinating. This season looks at his teen years and one of his first kills. Can you talk a little bit about pulling the veil back with this character, how much you want to keep a secret, and how much of this backstory was already known?

MD: That’s a good question. I mean, we really love how much audiences are enjoying the teasing of his backstory. That wasn’t initially part of our master plan. When we did the first episode with his “Mother,” people really responded to that. So we thought that it would be fun to do one episode each season that has a little bit of lore. I think that the fun of playing with a character like this is that we decided very early on that almost nothing he says is factual, but everything is true. So even if the skin and the details of what he’s talking about don’t necessarily make sense or add up — emotionally — everything you hear from him and feel from him is very, very true and honest. 

So, this season we thought it’d be really fun to do something on a VHS camera, similar to the one that my brother and I had growing up. I loved that camera because it was the first camera that shot on VHSC, the compact one, and you could do two separate audio tracks and put music on it. It was like its own little filmmaking machine. That got into my hands when I was about 16, so I thought it would be really funny to consider what our lead character would do with this camera if he had it. Immediately, we were like, “What if he made something like Blair Witch before Blair Witch?” The false mythology that he had gotten there first felt very funny to us.

Were you actually able to shoot it on older tech? 

MD: So we tried using the older tech and the problem with that is—

PB: It was unreliable. 

MD: It’s very cold where we’re shooting too, which can be a problem for the camera. We have used the same camera for almost everything we’ve done on the show, other than some of the more omniscient perspective things and the iPhone one in New York. It’s kind of been our talisman. It’s like our lucky camera. We’ve spent more money fixing that than if we had bought a new one, but he’s our little buddy. So we used that camera and then treated the footage afterwards. 

This season’s “Nobody” episode is one of my favorites from the series, and it feels like it’s a bit of a sequel to the first season’s “Brandt” episode, which is also largely this solo performance piece. 

MD: You get us, yes! You see us!

Was that episode particularly challenging to figure out? You do such a great job whenever these two sides of the killer and Peachfuzz are in conversation with each other.

MD: Yeah, that one felt harder to get right. I felt like we were talking a lot between takes.

PB: Oh, absolutely. I mean, we were setting ourselves up for this, but it entirely relied on Mark’s shoulders. It’s all his performance and the sort of the dance of it. That was one where, in the opening sequence, we had to really get the timing right. There were a lot of longer takes and sort of fewer cuts because it was just Mark and nobody else. 

MD: But we got to use your voice again! One of my favorite things is when Patrick comes in to play Peachfuzz. Also, our third brother in this, Chris Donlon, is executive producer and editor with us every step of the way. He was also able to play the body in the grave. There’s some excellent musical timing that you’ll see in the episode. It’s really fun when we get up there, and that one was just the four of us putting it all together. I think sometimes it brings out the best in us when we’re all a little afraid and a little nervous. “Is this going to work?” We have those down moments, too. “Why did we try to do this?” But sometimes the best stuff comes out of that. 

Creep works so well as an anthology TV series, but does that make it any more of a challenge to find your way back to it as a film franchise? Is Creep 3 still of any interest or seem like an appropriate way to conclude the series?

PB: I mean, we never want it to end. I think it will end in our actual deaths. Creep 3 is definitely something we still talk about. I feel like making the show just invigorates me to come up with ideas for what would make sense for a Creep 3. The show is almost like our sketchbook, in a lot of ways. We’re trying to play with different ideas that maybe could be smaller, that then maybe push us to what the bigger story would be if we were to make another movie after that.

MD: Yeah, it took us quite a few years between Creep and Creep 2 to figure out that idea and get it right. I think it’s taking us that much more time between Creep 2 and Creep 3 because it’s so important to us. We’re just so appreciative of the fans, who reflect to us that there’s integrity in the way that these stories are told. They feel that from us, so we don’t want to feed them anything less than an A+ breakfast burrito. When it comes to Creep 3, frankly, we just haven’t come up with it yet. When we do, we’ll bring it forward, and hopefully there will be a Creep 4 and a Creep 5 — there’s got to be a movie that’s just called Peachfuzz. We’re working on it, with the only limit being our own creative ability. 

The Creep Tapes Season 3 premieres September 15th on Shudder, with back-to-back episodes airing weekly.

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This season sometimes struggles to articulate its points and can feel like more of the same. However, it provides a deeper dive into Peachfuzz’s character, which may be enough for some audiences. Season three is a mixed bag, but it still works hard to exceed expectations, push boundaries, and leave its comfort zone through more frightening character-driven found footage experiments.

Season two innovatively riffed on found footage’s many different styles, while this season is more interested in character archetypes and the act of connection. These constantly disarming performances leave each episode’s subject – and the audience – feeling incredibly vulnerable. The series explores these perpetual exercises in control and privilege as characters engage in tugs of war over authority and are left to litigate who really has the power in these sordid situations. Peachfuzz casually declares that “we contain multitudes” in the season’s premiere, which strongly resonates in each episode.

These new episodes explore how Peachfuzz’s killings are all repeated attempts to genuinely, truly connect with another human being, even if that’s by steeping his own backstory in lies, deception, and a creepy equivalent to kabuki theater. There’s some muddled commentary on the creative pursuit of being an artist and the grueling process of tirelessly pouring yourself into thankless work and how this artistic pursuit can change you.

Certain episodes do admittedly feel like they run out of steam and abruptly conclude in ways that some may consider to be underwhelming. That being said, it’s important to understand that The Creep Tapes is not about the kills, as gory and grandiose as they may be; it’s about human connection.

This season bombards the audience with some of Peachfuzz’s most wild and ridiculous character archetypes yet. This includes a Tommy Lee-esque rock star who is desperate for notoriety through a viral sex tape, an enigmatic billionaire who is eager to unload a confession that doubles as a budding journalist’s big scoop, and a voyeur living in a listless shut-in’s walls. These contrasting performances are all over the map in attempts to obfuscate Peachfuzz’s truth. However, they’re all connected by a desperate need for relevancy and a compulsion to not be forgotten that’s been present in this franchise since its very start. 

It’s a message that’s crucial to Peachfuzz’s legacy as a prolific serial killer, but one can’t help but feel this quest for relevance extends to the broader found footage genre as a whole. It’s a style of storytelling that’s never completely disappeared, but often feels like it’s one foot out the door and constantly at the risk of being disregarded. The Creep Tapes’ third season makes a strong case for why this genre is still meaningful and a valuable way to tell horror stories.

A lot of this season sticks to stripped-down, minimalist filmmaking that frequently utilizes a bottle episode-like framework. There are still opportunities for these episodes to go bigger and take some risks. There’s a particularly tense stalker story that sets Peachfuzz loose in New York City. There’s also a formative flashback episode in 1994 that chronicles one of Peachfuzz’s earliest kills when he was just a teenager. This season also features the franchise’s most extreme and creative death to date that deserves credit for the sheer audacity of the spectacle. 

This season also continues the tradition where one episode turns the camera onto Peachfuzz and attempts to unpack his own trauma and history. This season’s experiment is a one-man show from Duplass as Peachfuzz confronts and succumbs to his codependent demons. It doesn’t reach the same heights as the previous seasons’ glimpses into Peachfuzz’s dynamic with his mother and sister, but it’s still very rewarding and a real highlight of the season that helps demystify this increasingly interesting monster. 

Season three still retains the dark humor that’s always been baked into the franchise, which may work better for some than others. This heightened behavior and inappropriate sense of humor fit into Peachfuzz’s pursuit of throwing off and destabilizing his would-be victims so that they can’t tell where the truth lies and the performance ends.

The Creep Tapes is a series that lives and dies based on its guest stars. This season features some impressive and eclectic talent that includes Kate Siegel, James Earl, Chris Gethard, Rekha Shankar, It: Welcome to Derry’s Nicholas Hamilton, Terrifier 2 and 3’s Elliot Fulham, and Mark Duplass’ own daughter, Ora Duplass. Patrick Brice continues to handle all the directing duties and has only grown more confident in cultivating this franchise’s avant-garde voice. However, at this point it wouldn’t be a bad idea to bring in some fresh blood. 

Like before, six episodes is the perfect length for this season so that Peachfuzz’s continuous kills don’t feel repetitive, formulaic, or blur together. It’s just enough time for The Creep Tapes to approach its central idea from complementary angles and still wrap things up so that the audience is left wanting more, rather than being exhausted by Peachfuzz’s schtick.

The Creep Tapes still has lots to say and plenty of tricks up its sleeve. That being said, this is the first time that the bloom is starting to come off the rose. While a very strong continuation of this concept and character, these are arguably the weakest batch of episodes from The Creep Tapes’ three-season run. This doesn’t mean that a season four would have even greater diminishing returns. However, it’ll need to bring something different to the equation.

As Peachfuzz would say, “You’ve just got to trust the creative process,” even if it makes a bloody mess. It at least helps keep the wolves at the door.

The Creep Tapes premieres September 15 on Shudder, with back-to-back episodes airing weekly.

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With Season 3 premiering next month, we’ve decided to celebrate Mr. Peachfuzz’s bright future by coming up with a list ranking all 12 episodes of the show. After all, while I don’t think that there’s a single bad episode here, some of these murderous yarns are more memorable than others, so we might as well try to identify the best of the best!

As usual, this list is purely based on personal opinion, but don’t forget to comment below with your own ranking if you disagree.

With that out of the way, let’s stock up on Juicy Fruit and dive into the list.

12. Elliot – Season 1 (2024)

As I mentioned above, I don’t think there’s a single bad episode of The Creep Tapes – Season 1’s “Elliot” just has the rotten luck of being slightly less creative than the rest of the show due to it adhering to the established formula without adding anything new.

While I love the subtext about how both Elliot and “The Skydiver” have similar interests when it comes to stalking their subjects from a distance, there’s a lot more fun to be had in future episodes.

11. Brad – Season 1 (2024)

One of the show’s first meta experiments, “Brad” had Duplass’ charming killer take the form of a deranged fan of a documentary filmmaker played by Heart Eyes and Werewolves Within director Josh Ruben.

While the episode’s true-crime setup is downright genius, I actually think that this concept would have worked better as a feature-length Creep film rather than a shortform yarn, and that’s why “Brad” remains on the bottom half of the list despite being a fun time.

10. Nick – Season 2 (2025)

Another unfortunate case of a great idea being undercut by the small-screen format, our first Creep Tapes Christmas Special is still an undeniably great piece of television. Unfortunately, 20-something minutes just doesn’t feel like enough time to properly develop Duplass’ fake therapist persona and the Silent Night Deadly Night–inspired evil Santa shenanigans.

Of course, watching our killer protagonist speedrun his way through an experimental therapy session is still one hell of a fun ride.

9. Ava – Season 2 (2025)

Ava also suffers from the recurring problem of feeling a little too similar to some of the stories that preceded it, but this Tiger King-inspired thriller manages to overcome its formulaic structure by hinting at a larger mythos through the animal toys while also ending with a bonkers kill. This one also features Duplass at his most comical, with this vegan animal lover persona being one of his character’s greatest disguises.

That being said, I still refuse to believe that Sara is dead!

8. Mike – Season 1 (2024)

A stellar debut that proved that The Creep Tapes wasn’t going to be any less intense than the movies it’s based on, “Mike” was both a killer introduction to Duplass’ character for folks who weren’t familiar with his M.O. as well as a fun standalone hunt.

The episode is admittedly a rehash of ideas already present in the films (a necessary evil when you consider that this is essentially a pilot), but the snowy atmosphere and legitimately intense rapport between our leads make this a solid entry in the Creep saga.

7. Jeremy – Season 1 (2024)

Watching Mark Duplass play an evil priest while messing with a bad-faith amateur journalist is already fun, but the added references to exorcism movies make this a highly entertaining piece of religious horror.

The final chase here is also appropriately chilling, and that’s why I’d argue that “Jeremy” is one of Season 1’s best offerings.

6. Brandt – Season 1 (2024)

“Brandt” is the trippiest episode of the show by a wide margin, with this bizarre story providing fans with our first look at the Peachfuzz Killer in an intimate situation where he isn’t playing a character meant to deceive victims.

It may not benefit from a ton of action (though the shots where Duplass acts against himself are phenomenal), but this one-man bottle episode is bizarre and riveting in equal measure.

5. Wes – Season 2 (2025)

I was actually excited to see The Creep Tapes parody a home renovation show, but the twist here ended up being even better than anything I could have possibly anticipated.

A brilliant take on how serial killers’ manipulative tendencies allow them to easily navigate law enforcement, Wes is one of the show’s most thrilling episodes that also happens to contain one of Duplass’ overall best performances!

4. Mark – Season 2 (2025)

The Creep series is at its best when Aaron/Josef/Peachfuzz fully indulges in his filmmaking fantasies, so a meta episode paying homage to the long-running Saw franchise was bound to be incredibly entertaining.

The only reason that I don’t rank this one any higher is that, once again, I don’t think 22 minutes is enough time to thoroughly satirize all of the recurring tropes that plague the Saw series!

3. Mom (and Albert) – Season 1 (2024)

Popular culture has thoroughly explored the idea that serial killers tend to have mommy issues, but few horror stories dare to go into the eerie details of what a warped mother-son relationship might actually look like.

“Mom (and Albert)” is a rare exception, with this darkly humorous (and thoroughly uncomfortable) exploration of our protagonist’s backstory hinting that his penchant for murder is only a symptom of much deeper issues.

2. Angela – Season 2 (2025)

A sequel of sorts to “Mom (and Albert)”, “Angela” finally gives us more information about the wife/sister that was briefly mentioned all the way back in 2015’s Creep.

However, what really makes this episode so damn memorable, other than Duplass’ hilarious rapport with real-life spouse Katie Aselton, is the way that it makes you question everything that came before. In fact, Angela’s suggestion that her brother/lover’s mommy issues may have been manufactured reminds me of that Joker quote about how the villain prefers his past to be multiple choice, with this added bit of mythology making The Creep Tapes even more fascinating.

1. Joseph – Season 2 (2025)

Another meta masterpiece, “Joseph” is the perfect mix of the classic Creep formula with a post-modern twist. In this excellent Season 2 debut, Mark Duplass becomes the victim of a copycat serial killer played by fan-favorite David Dastmalchian.

What follows is a loose remake of the original Creep film that culminates in a classic example of why super-fans should never meet their heroes. I would have loved to see this concept stretched out over a feature-length runtime, but this is still my personal favorite episode of the entire show!

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The series from writers and executive producers Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice will debut with the first two episodes on September 15. Following the season three premiere, two new episodes will roll out weekly on Shudder and AMC+ through September 29.

Season three continues to expose a collection of video tapes from the secret vault of the world’s deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer (Duplass). Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

To date, the series has lined up an impressive roster of guest stars and the upcoming season is no different.

Guest stars this time include Kate Siegel (Carrie), Nic Hamilton (IT), Elliott Fullam (Terrifier 2, Terrifier 3) and Duplass’ daughter, Ora Duplass (Coven Academy), who will star in a throwback episode.

Get a peek at them in the trailer below, and read on for episode details:

The Creep Tapes is produced by Duplass Brothers Productions and Shudder. Executive producers include series star Duplass and Brice who both also serve as co-writers, with Brice directing all episodes. Additional executive producers include Mel Eslyn, Jay Duplass and Chris Donlon, while Shuli Harel serves as co-executive producer and John Baker serves as a producer.

The new trailer may also give a first look at the original Peachfuzz mask, revealing more of the Creep’s backstory.

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The series will debut with the first two episodes on September 15. Following the season three premiere, two new episodes will roll out weekly on Shudder and AMC+ through September 29.

Season three continues to expose a collection of video tapes from the secret vault of the world’s deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer (Duplass). Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

To date, the series has lined up an impressive roster of guest stars and the upcoming season is no different.

Guest stars this time include Kate Siegel (Carrie), Nic Hamilton (IT), Elliott Fulham (Terrifier 2, Terrifier 3) and Duplass’ daughter, Ora Duplass (Coven Academy), who will star in a throwback episode.

The Creep Tapes is produced by Duplass Brothers Productions and Shudder. Executive producers include series star Duplass and Brice who both also serve as co-writers, with Brice directing all episodes. Additional executive producers include Mel Eslyn, Jay Duplass and Chris Donlon, while Shuli Harel serves as co-executive producer and John Baker serves as a producer.

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Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

Rambo Collection on 4K UHD from Amazon

Rambo: The Complete Collection, a 4K UHD + Digital box set, will be released on May 26 exclusively on Amazon via Lionsgate. It costs $99.99.

The six-disc set includes all five films in Sylvester Stallone’s iconic action franchise: 1982’s First Blood, 1985’s Rambo: First Blood Part II, 1988’s Rambo III, 2008’s Rambo, and 2019’s Rambo: Last Blood (including a previously unreleased extended cut).

Disc 1 – First Blood:

• 2160 UHD Master with Dolby Vision HDR
• Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 5.1, PCM Theatrical Stereo audio options
• Audio Commentary with Sylvester Stallone
• Audio Commentary with Writer David Morrell
• “An American Hero’s Journey” featurette
• “A Long Road: 40 Years of First Blood” featurette
• “The Hunter and the Hunted: Scoring First Blood” featurette
• “First Blood: A Look Back” featurette
• “Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later” featurette
• “Rambo Takes the 80s Part 1” featurette
• Alternative Ending
• Outtake
• “Saigon Bar” Deleted Scene
• “The Real Nam” featurette
• “Forging Heroes”featurette
• “How to Become Rambo Part 1” featurette
• “Sly vs. Rambo” interview with Sylvester Stallone
• TV Edit – Deleted and Extended Scenes
• 5 Trailers

Disc 2 – Rambo: First Blood Part II:

• 2160 UHD Master with Dolby Vision HDR
• Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 5.1, PCM Theatrical Stereo audio options
• Audio Commentary with Director George P. Cosmatos
• “We Get to Win This Time: The Rambo Phenomenon” featurette
• ·”Guts and Glory”
• “Rambo Takes the 80s Part 2″ featurette
• “Preparing For Action” featurette
• “Creating The Reality Of War” featurette
• “Action In The Jungle” featurette
• “Behind the Scenes/Behind the Camera” featurette
• “Sean Baker: Fulfilling a Dream” featurette
• “The Last American P.O.W.” featurette
• Interview with Sylvester Stallone
• Interview with Richard Crenna
• 3 Trailers
• TV Spots

Disc 3 – Rambo III:

• 2160 UHD Master with Dolby Vision HDR
• Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 PCM Theatrical Stereo audio options
• Audio Commentary with Director Peter MacDonald
• “Rambo Takes the 80s Part 3” featurette
• “Rambo III: Full Circle” featurette
• “Afghanistan: Land in Crisis” featurette
• “Suiting Up: Rambo’s Survival Hardware” featurette
• “Rambo-nomics”  featurette
• “Selling a Hero” featurette
• “How to Become Rambo Part 3” featurette
• “Trautman & Rambo” featurette
• “Scope” featurette
• Behind the Scenes Making Of
• Rambo III Film Montage
• 8 Deleted Scenes
• 3 Trailers
• TV Spot
• 4K Trilogy Trailer
• DVD Ultimate Edition Trilogy Trailer

Disc 4 – Rambo:

• Theatrical Cut 2160 UHD Master with Dolby Vision HDR
• Extended Cut 2160 UHD Master with Dolby Vision HDR
• Dolby Atmos audio
• Audio Commentary with Director Sylvester Stallone (theatrical cut)
• “Production Diary: To Hell and Back” documentary
  • “It’s a Long Road: The Resurrection of an Icon”
  • “A Score to Settle: The Music of Rambo”
  • “The Art of War: Part 1: Editing”
  • “The Art of War: Part 2: Sound”
  • “The Weaponry of Rambo”
  • “A Hero’s Welcome: Release and Reaction”
  • “Legacy of Despair: The Real Struggle in Burma”
• On Set with Stallone
• Deleted Scenes
• 2 Trailers

Disc 5 – Rambo: Last Blood:

• Theatrical Cut 2160 UHD Master with Dolby Vision HDR
• Extended Cut 2160 UHD Master with Dolby Vision HDR
• Dolby Atmos audio
• “Drawing Last Blood: Multi Part Production Diary” documentary
• “Rambo’s Greatest Hits” featurette
• “Vengeance” featurette
• 3 Trailers
• TV & Digital Spots

Disc 6 – New Special Features:

• Reflections on First Blood with Ted Kotcheff
• Storyboarding First Blood
• The Art of Rambo
• Rambo Auction
• Poster Gallery

Killer Klowns from Outer Space Shorty Doll from Mezco

Killer Klowns from Outer Space‘s Shorty is invading Mezco Toyz’s MDS Mega Scale line.

The 15″ doll features sound effects that include clown laughter and carnival sounds like a squeaky toy, horn blasts, and slapstick-style hits.

Packaged in a collector-friendly window box, it’s due out in late 2026 for $100.

The Creep Tapes Season 2 Blu-ray form Shudder

The Creep Tapes Season 2 will be released on Blu-ray on June 2 via Shudder.

The found footage serial killer series is written by Creep co-creators Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice, with Duplass starring and Brice directing.

Special features:

• Audio Commentary by Creators Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice and Executive Producer Chirs Donlon

Season 2 guest stars include David Dastmalchian, Robert Longstreet, Katie Aselton, Diego Josef, Desean Terry, Alec Bewkes, Linas Phillips, Taylor Garron, Timm Sharp, Jody Lambert, and Jeff Man.

Daniel Kurland wrote in his review, “The Creep Tapes is back for a stronger and more surprising second season that digs deeper into the fractured mind of a chameleonic killer and the nature of identity.”

Child’s Play Print by Matthew Therrien & Dismay Design

A pair of esteemed horror artists have collaborated on a piece of Child’s Play artwork.

Dismay Design crafted the background, while Matthew Therrien illustrated Chucky bursting through.

16×24 giclee prints on matte satin paper, hand-numbered out of 100, are $30.

Elvira Vodka from As Above So Below Distillery

Following last year’s autumnal gin, Elvira has teamed up with As Above So Below Distillery to release a signature vodka.

Distilled in small batches from Malted Barley, the 80-proof spirit evokes notes of cream, hay, and bread flour.

As sultry as the Mistress of the Dark herself, 750 mL bottles cost $33.99.

The Dark Backward Blu-ray from Sony

The Dark Backward will be released on Blu-ray on May 19 via Sony.

Celebrating its 35th anniversary, the 1991 body horror black comedy is written and directed by Adam Rifkin (Detroit Rock City, Small Soldiers).

No special features are listed, but this one has been out of print on DVD for years and not available on streaming or Digital.

Judd Nelson stars as a garbage man who fails at standup comedy until a third arm mysteriously grows from his back. Bill Paxton, Wayne Newton, and Lara Flynn Boyle round out the cast.

Project Hail Mary Rocky Plush from Toynk

Live out your fantasy of being Ryan Gosling with your own Rocky plush from Project Hail Mary.

The 8″ stuffed extraterrestrial costs $39.99 and is expected to ship in July.

It Came from Outer Space Steelbook 4K UHD from Universal

It Came from Outer Space will be released on Steelbook 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital on May 5 via Universal.

The 1953 sci-fi horror film is presented in 4K with HDR10 and DTS-MA 3.0 LCR Discrete sound. A 3D version of the movie is included on Blu-ray.

Special features:

• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tom Weaver
• It Came From Outer Space in 3D (Blu-ray)
• The Universe According to Universal
• Theatrical Trailer

Jack Arnold (Creature from the Black Lagoon) directs from a script by Harry Essex (Creature from the Black Lagoon), based on a story by Ray Bradbury.

Richard Carlson and Barbara Rush star as an amateur stargazer and a schoolteacher who suspect alien influence when the local townsfolk begin to act strangely.

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It was officially announced earlier this year that “The Creep Tapes” would be getting a third season, and star Mark Duplass has announced today that filming is underway!

Duplass tweets, “We’ve already shot 2 episodes of Season 3. Standby.”

“The Creep Tapes” Season 3 will premiere in 2026! Stay tuned for more.

You can stream the complete first and second seasons on Shudder & AMC+ now.

All six new episodes of Season 2 are co-written by franchise creators Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice, with Mark Duplass starring in the series and Patrick Brice directing.

Season 2 continues to expose a collection of video tapes from the secret vault of the world’s deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer.

As the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

Season 2 stars include David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil), Robert Longstreet (“Haunting of Hill House”), Katie Aselton (“Legion”), Diego Josef (There’s Someone Inside Your House), Desean Terry (“Morning Show”), Alec Bewkes, Linas Phillips (Spree), Taylor Garron (“Abbott Elementary”), Timm Sharp (M3GAN 2.0), Jody Lambert, and Jeff Man.

we’ve already shot 2 episodes of Season 3

standby… https://t.co/sVw5V8rXTZ

— Mark Duplass (@MarkDuplass) December 19, 2025

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The voice on the line belongs to his estranged sister, Angela — played by Duplass’ real-life wife, Katie Aselton (“Legion,” “The League”), who previously voiced the character in the original Creep.

Find out what happens next when the second season concludes tomorrow, December 19, on Shudder and AMC+.

Duplass and fellow Creep co-creator Patrick Brice co-wrote the six new episodes, with Duplass starring and Brice directing.

The series continues to expose a collection of video tapes from the secret vault of the world’s deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer. As the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

Along with Aselton, Season 2 guest stars include David Dastmalchian, Robert Longstreet,Diego Josef, Desean Terry, Alec Bewkes, Linas Phillips, Taylor Garron, Timm Sharp, Jody Lambert, and Jeff Man.

Duplass and Brice executive produce alongside Mel Eslyn, Jay Duplass, and Chris Donlon. Shuli Harel serves as co-executive producer, while John Baker produces.

Daniel Kurland wrote in his review, “‘The Creep Tapes’ second season is a solid upgrade from its freshman year. These six new episodes channel the tension and terror of the first season, but through surprising and subversive storytelling that seeks to challenge found footage and horror as a whole.”

“The Creep Tapes” has already been renewed for a third season due out in 2026, and Duplass and Brice still plan to make Creep 3.

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Here 17 items for the horror movie fanatic on your shopping list this Christmas season!

Art the Clown 1:4 Scale Action Figure

Art the Clown always goes big, and NECA’s 1:4 scale action figure is no different.

Standing over 18” tall, the Terrifier icon features blood spatter decor for an even deadlier look.

Art is equipped with three interchangeable faceplates and six interchangeable hands, along with a scalpel, kitchen knife, and table leg bat.

Packaged in a window box, the bloody version of the killer clown is $129.99 exclusively from NECA’s online store.

Halloween: The Complete Expanded Collection Vinyl

Halloween: The Complete Expanded Collection compiles definitive editions of the Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills, and Halloween Ends soundtracks composed by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies.

The 6xLP vinyl box set features new artwork by Chris Bilheimer, expansive liner notes, interviews with Carpenter and director David Gordon Green, three posters by Creepy Duck Design, a poster by Bilheimer, and a lenticular cover.

“Dried Blood” colored vinyl costs $155, while the exclusive “Toxic Pumpkin” variant is $165 from Sacred Bones Records.

“The Creep Tapes” Peachfuzz Plush

Straight from “The Creep Tapes,” the official Peachfuzz plush promises to always protect you.

The 10.6″ stuffed serial killer comes with an axe and a VHS tape that attaches to its hands with Velcro.

Priced at $32.99, pre-order are open until December 8 and are expected to start shipping in late April.

The Lost Boys Monster High Doll

Monster High’s Skullector line has been full of horrific surprises lately, including a doll based on David, Kiefer Sutherland’s character from The Lost Boys.

Standing 10.5” tall with 11 points of articulation, this Santa Carla vampire is equipped with a takeout box purse filled with worms and high heels modeled after a saxophone and the bespoke bottle from the film.

The limited edition collectible is available exclusively from Mattel Creations for $65.

“What We Do in the Shadows” Toony Terrors

Although FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows” came to an end last year, the vampire clan lives on as part of NECA’s Toony Terrors toy line.

Nandor, Laszlo, Nadja (with Nadja doll), Colin Robinson (with Baby Colin), and Guillermo are modeled in the style of classic Saturday morning cartoons.

Each 6” scale figure is individually packaged on a blister card with a cutout backdrop.

Halloween 4 Action Figure Set

Halloween franchise favorite Jamie Lloyd gets her first ever official toy in Fright-Rags’ Halloween 4 action figure double pack.

Jamie, complete with removable clown mask and scissors, is paired with her uncle, Michael Myers, who wields his signature knife.

The retro-style 3.75” scale figures each have five points of articulation and are packaged together in a vintage-inspired window box.

Expected to ship in the first quarter of 2026, the set is limited to 2,000 and costs $40.

Heat Ray Breath Godzilla

Although we didn’t get a new Godzilla film this year, there’s no shortage of merchandise to make kaiju fans roar.

Based on Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Jada Toys’ remote-control Godzilla can shoot mist from its mouth in addition to walk, whip its tail, light up, and roar.

Measuring 12.5″ tall and nearly 2 feet long, the King of the Monsters sells for $39.99.

This version of Godzilla will return in Godzilla x Kong: Supernova on March 26, 2027. Meanwhile, the Godzilla Minus One sequel Godzilla Minus Zero is currently in production for a late 2026 debut.

“Stranger Things” Care Bears

Care Bears get a “Stranger Things” makeover with a plush crossover stuffed with ‘80s nostalgia.

9” dolls of Cheer Bear as Eleven, Bedtime Bear as Mike, Funshine Bear as Dustin, Tenderheart Bear as Lucas, and Good Luck Bear as Will will retail for $12.97 each.

Grumpy Bear as the Demogorgon and Cheer Bear as Eleven will be available in 12″ plush form for $17.97.

They’re due out December 12 at Walmart, just in time to snuggle up for the series’ conclusion.

Jaws Vinyl

John Williams’ iconic Jaws score has received a new vinyl edition from Mondo to celebrate the film’s 50th anniversary.

Priced at $60, the 2xLP album is pressed on 180-gram “Blood and Water” colored vinyl.

The album is housed in a jacket featuring a popup shark fin within an O-card slipcase with a gold metallic bellyband. Liner notes by reissue producer Mike Matessino are included.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space Figures

Killer Klowns from Outer Space has invaded Trick or Treat Studios’ Scream Greats action figure line.

The assortment includes Shorty, Rudy (with popcorn gun), Slim (with cotton candy gun), Jumbo (with mallet), Spikey (with puppet and cotton candy gun), and Fatso (with cotton candy gun).

Priced at $39.99, each 8” scale figure comes on a backer card with blister packaging.

Maximum Overdrive Mug

Drive a truckload of coffee into your horror-loving mouth with Gutter Garbs’ Maximum Overdrive mug.

Based on Stephen King’s lone directorial effort, the 27.5-ounce dolomite ceramic mug features the Green Goblin on its grille.

Priced at $20, it measures 5.9” long, 4.3” wide, and 4.3″ high.

Clown in a Cornfield Poster

Clown in the Cornfield novel cover artist Matt Ryan Tobin designed a poster for Eli Craig’s film adaptation in the style of Children of the Corn as part of Mutant’s Shudder 10th anniversary celebration.

The 24×36 screen print, hand-numbered out of 110, costs $60.

While you’re at it, maybe you want to pick up Clown in the Cornfield on VHS too.

Creature from the Black Lagoon Super Cycle

Creature from the Black Lagoon is one of several Universal Monsters available as part of Super7’s Super Cycles line, alongside Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, and The Mummy.

This plastic and tin wind-up toy features a 5” soft vinyl Gillman on a yellow tricycle outfitted with colorful wheels and a functioning bell.

Priced at $60, the internal wind-up mechanism drives the trike and rings the bell like the vintage toys that were once a childhood staple.

Smile Entity Funko Pop

Funko Pops may be passé, but everyone once in a while a new one comes along that impresses us.

Such is the case with the shape-shifting Entity from Smile, complete with nested mouths.

Pass the curse onto your collection with the 4″ monstrosity, due out later this month for $14.99.

Shredder as Dracula Figure

One of coolest entries in NECA’s ongoing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles X Universal Monsters toy line, Shredder as Dracula combines two of pop culture’s most menacing villains.

Designed by James Groman (Madballs), the 7″ scale figure includes three interchangeable heads, six interchangeable hands, fabric cape, turtle skull, turtle candle, spear, jug, and two rats.

Priced at $36.99, it’s packaged in a window box with an opening flap featuring art by Daniel Horne.

Pearl Tree Topper

Pearl is a star — so she belongs at the top of a Christmas tree.

A24 has turned the Mia Goth character into a 10” handmade felted tree topper for $43.

You can also get the tree topper with the X trilogy ornament set — including a bloody axe, Theda the alligator, and Mother Goose coke jar — for $74 total.

Freddy vs Jason Vinyl Soundtrack

The Freddy vs. Jason soundtrack recently received its first-ever vinyl pressing from Real Gone Music.

It features many of the era’s biggest names in heavy music, including Slipknot, Type O Negative, Sepultura, Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Hatebreed, Sevendust, Powerman 5000, In Flames, Ill Niño, and more.

The 2xLP album is pressed on red smoke colored vinyl and housed in a gatefold jacket. Limited to 1,500, it sells for $59.99.

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Here are 8 brand new Christmas horror movies and specials to watch in the final weeks of 2025…

We’re So Dead – Out Now

A killer Karen ruins Christmas in We’re So Dead, now available on Digital via Filmhub.

Writer-director Ken MacLaughlin makes his feature debut on the restaurant-set horror-comedy, which is described as “Clerks meets Scream.”

On Christmas Eve, this restaurant is dead in more ways than one. A large party is canceled, dashing the staff’s hopes for a holiday payday. Surviving the shift becomes more than just side work when a Karen, unhappy with her service, goes on a killing spree.

Terrifier‘s Jenna Kanell stars alongside Leanna Adams, Darron Cardosa, Aaron Goldenberg, Olivia Tidemann, Kevin Saunders, Ethan Trace, Artemis, and Aria Celeste Castillo.

Camp Blood Christmas – Out Now

A holiday spinoff of the killer clown franchise, Camp Blood Christmas is available now on Blu-ray and VHS from Future Video.

Writer-director Matthew Dilts-Williams makes his feature debut on the low-budget slasher. David Sterling, producer of 2000’s original Camp Blood, returns to produce.

25 years since the first campers met their untimely end, the infamous Camp Blackwood has a new owner intent on leaving its murderous history behind by turning it into a Christmas attraction for families. As new employees start showing up, they learn the killer clown of Camp Blood may not be ready to be forgotten.

Alyssa Wexler, Adelle Tucke, Allison Egan, James L. Edwards, David C. Hayes, Ian Glassford, Loushaunce, Jeremy White, Matt Jefferson, Ondi Kaye, Mark Mackaye and Jessa Jupiter Flux star.

The Occupant of the Room – Out Now

The Occupant of the Room, the second annual installment in Shudder’s The Haunted Season horror anthology series in the tradition of Christmas ghost stories, is streaming now.

The half-hour short is written and directed by Kier-La Janisse (Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror), based on Algernon Blackwood‘s 1909 short story of the same name.

It follows a school teacher whose late-night arrival at a hotel in the Alps without a reservation leaves him with no option but to accept the room of a missing hotel guest — leading to a sleepless night full of strange and uncanny occurrences.

Don McKellar (eXistenZ, Crimes of the Future) stars alongside Ben Petrie (BlackBerry) and Delphine Roussel (ABCs of Death 2).

Do You Fear What I Fear – December 4

Lifetime eschews its traditional Christmas rom-coms formula with Do You Fear What I Fear, premiering December 4.

The holiday thriller is directed by Peter Sullivan (Secret Obsession) and written by Adam Rockoff (I Spit on Your Grave 2010).

When Claire lands her dream job in the city, she believes she finally escaped her Christmas hometown. That’s until holiday decorations start appearing in her home unannounced, each one with a message from someone close to her. Claire must decide who the Secret Santa truly is to escape her haunted holiday.

Ciara Hanna (“Power Rangers Megaforce”) stars with Josh Henderson (April Fool’s Day 2008), Justin Cole, Michael Silberblatt, Marc Lucia, Nicole Stubbs, Zane Haney, and Charlene Amoia (The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It).

Silent Night, Deadly Night – December 12

The Silent Night, Deadly Night reboot opens in theaters unrated on December 12 from Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting.

Written and directed by Mike P. Nelson (Wrong Turn, V/H/S/85), the fresh take on the 1984 cult classic slasher has drawn comparisons to “Dexter” and Venom.

When Billy witnesses his parents’ grisly murder on Christmas Eve at the hands of Santa, it ignites a lifelong mission to spread holiday fear. Every Christmas, he dons the jolly red suit and delivers a blood-soaked massacre to feed his twisted sense of justice.

Rohan Campbell (Halloween Ends) and Ruby Modine (Happy Death Day) star with Mark Acheson (Elf), David Lawrence Brown (Orphan: First Kill), and David Tomlinson (“Fellow Travelers”).

Original Silent Night, Deadly Night co-executive producers Scott Schneid and Dennis Whitehead return to produce.

“The Creep Tapes” Christmas Special – December 12

Peachfuzz will don a Santa suit in the fifth episode of “The Creep Tapes” Season 2, streaming December 12 on Shudder.

In the Christmas special, a man named Nick is confronted by his therapist’s odd behavior during an emergency therapy session on Christmas Eve.

As with the rest of the found footage horror series, Creep creators Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice co-wrote the script with Brice directing.

Duplass stars as the world’s deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer, opposite Timm Sharp (M3GAN 2.0) as Nick.

The Boulet Brothers’ Holiday of Horrors – December 16

Emmy-nominated “Dragula” creators Swanthula Boulet and Dracmorda Boulet present The Boulet Brothers’ Holiday of Horrors, premiering December 16 on Shudder.

It features four original shorts from genre powerhouses The Boulet Brothers, Late Night with the Devil star David Dastmalchian, Malginant and M3GAN writer Akela Cooper, and “The Haunting of Hill House” and “Midnight Mass” actress Kate Siegel.

The Christmas horror anthology is said to blend atmospheric horror, practical gore, and haunting holiday imagery.

The cast includes Bonnie Aarons (The Nun), Steve Agee (“Peacemaker”), and Tracie Thoms (Death Proof).

New Fears Eve – December 16

A rare entry in the New Year’s horror subgenre, New Fears Eve will stream December 16 exclusively on Screambox.

The indie film features genre favorites Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Dave Sheridan (Scary Movie), Hannah Fierman (V/H/S), and Jeffrey Reddick (Final Destination).

Every December 31st, best friends Leslie, Brian, and Moses approach Hooper Industries’ mandatory New Year’s party with dread, but this year’s festivities turn deadly when a sadistic surgeon known as The Doctor sets his sights on them.

P.J. Starks and Eric Huskisson — both of whom helmed segments of the Christmas horror anthology 13 Slays Till X-Mas — co-direct from a script by Starks.

The cast also includes Lily Claire Harvey, Turner Vaughn, Matthew Tichenor, Jay Woolston, Alyssa Rhoads, Sonya Delormier, Cody Webb, and Jesse MacDonald as The Doctor.

For more horrific holiday fun, you can watch Christmas Chaos: Making The Mean One on Prime Video now and Joe Bob’s Cold Cruel Christmas on Shudder December 12.

Looking ahead to next year, Ti West‘s Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol starring Johnny Depp is due out on November 13, 2026 from Paramount.

Meanwhile, Robert Eggers is developing his own ghostly take on Charles Dickens‘ classic Christmas tale with William Dafoe attached to star. Stay tuned for more.

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Titled “Nick,” the fifth episode of the second season of “The Creep Tapes” starring Mark Duplass will premiere December 12 on Shudder, and it’ll be a Christmas-themed episode.

In the upcoming holiday episode of “The Creep Tapes” on Shudder, “Nick is confronted by his therapist’s odd behavior during an emergency therapy session on Christmas Eve.”

Check out some sneak peek images above and below.

From writers and executive producers Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice, “The Creep Tapes” Season 2 continues to expose a collection of video tapes from the secret vault of the world’s deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer (Duplass).

Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

Guest stars include David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil), Robert Longstreet (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Katie Aselton (“Legion”), Diego Josef (There’s Someone Inside Your House), Desean Terry (“The Morning Show”), Alec Bewkes, Linas Phillips (Spree), Taylor Garron (“Abbott Elementary”), Timm Sharp (M3GAN 2.0), Jody Lambert, and Jeff Man.

“The Creep Tapes” has already been renewed for a third season, expected in 2026.

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And that’s just the beginning of this week’s new nightmares…

Here’s all the new horror released from November 10 – November 16, 2025!

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Martijn Smits’ Meat Kills is the first Dutch horror film to ever get slapped with an NC-17 rating, and it’s now available on VOD outlets as well as streaming exclusively on Screambox.

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What begins as an idealistic mission ends in a nightmare in Meat Kills…

“When animal rights activist Mirthe and her group sabotage a pig farm, the farmer’s family strikes back. What follows is an unstoppable chain reaction of violence and revenge.”

Meat Kills premiered at Fantastic Fest 2025, where it earned positive reviews from outlets including Dread Central. The site’s review raved, “Nasty, mean cinema is back, baby.” The review continued, “Meat Kills is a European extreme horror classic in the making, joining the ranks of films like Calvaire, High Tension, and Frontier(s). This is the evolution of European horror, which continues to deliver gnarly societal indictments that are unafraid to make the viewer uncomfortable. Dehumanization is the name of the game in Meat Kills, and it goes deeper than just a statement about animal cruelty; it’s a harrowing examination of human cruelty committed in the name of a self-declared good cause.”

“I don’t think I have ever seen a movie as nihilistic and ugly as Meat Kills,” writes Shade Studios. “The kills are visceral and brutal, with top-notch practical effects. Lots and lots of guts and gore, with an equal amount of tension and scares. I never wanted to take my eyes off the screen… it’s impossible to predict what will come next.”

The cast includes Caro Derkx, Sem Ben Yakar, Sweder de Sitter, Emma Josten, Derron Lurvink, Bart Oomen, Chardonnay Rillen, Juliette van de Weerdt, and Tommy Zonneveld.

Paul de Vrijer wrote Meat Kills, directed by Martijn Smits.

Deathstalker, a reboot of the Roger Corman-produced 1983 sword and sorcery cult classic starring Daniel Bernhardt, is now available on VOD outlets at home from Shout Studios.

Steven Kostanski (Psycho Goreman, The Void) wrote and directed Deathstalker.

In the film, the Kingdom of Abraxeon is under siege by the Dreadites, heralds of the long-dead sorcerer Nekromemnon. When Deathstalker recovers a cursed amulet from a corpse-strewn battlefield, he’s marked by dark magick and hunted by monstrous assassins. To survive, he must break the curse and face the rising evil.

The cast also includes Christina Orjalo, Paul Lazenby, Nicholas Rice, Nina Bergman, and Patton Oswalt as the voice of the benevolent wizard Doodad.

Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash is an executive producer on the project and collaborated with composer Bear McCreary (“The Walking Dead”) on the film’s theme song.

Tina Romero made her feature directorial debut with horror-comedy Queens of the Dead, and fresh out of theaters, the “big gay zombie movie” (Tina’s words) is now available at home.

Tina Romero is the daughter of the late horror master George A. Romero, who was of course also the father of the modern day zombie movie as we know it. In Queens of the Dead, which hit theaters for Halloween, Tina Romero puts her own fresh spin on her dad’s iconic creation.

In Queens of the Dead, “a zombie apocalypse breaks out in Brooklyn on the night of a giant warehouse party, where an eclectic group of drag queens, club kids, and frenemies must put aside their drama and use their unique skills to fight against the brain-thirsty undead.”

Katy O’Brian (Love Lies Bleeding), Margaret Cho (Fire Island), Jack Haven (I Saw The TV Glow) and Cheyenne Jackson (American Horror Story) star. The cast also includes Nina West (Drag Race), Jaquel Spivey (Mean Girls), Tomas Matos (Fire Island), Quincy Dunn-Baker (No Hard Feelings), Becca Blackwell (Bros), Shaunette Renée Wilson (Black Panther), Dominique Jackson (Pose), Riki Lindhome (Knives Out), and Eve Lindley (Bros).

Practical effects-heavy werewolf movie Frenzy Moon is now available on VOD.

Gregory Lamberson (Slime City) wrote and directed the indie werewolf flick.

“Six grad students spending a weekend in a remote cabin are forced to take in a mysterious hunter. Awakened by howling, the hunter warns them they are in danger from werewolves. They attempt to flee, but wolflike creatures savagely kill one of them and wound another.

“Trapped in the cabin, they must fend off a siege by an entire pack of monsters.”

A dark new trip from director Osgood Perkins (Longlegs, The Monkey), the unnerving fairy tale nightmare Keeper is now playing in theaters nationwide from NEON.

The horror movie follows a couple as they escape for a romantic anniversary weekend at a secluded cabin. When Malcolm suddenly returns to the city, Liz finds herself isolated and in the presence of an unspeakable evil that unveils the cabin’s horrifying secrets.

Tatiana Maslany (“Orphan Black”) and Rossif Sutherland (Possessor) star.

Nick Lepard (Dangerous Animals) wrote the screenplay.

Perkins is already in production on his next film, The Young People, for a planned 2026 release.

From Magnolia Pictures and director Lotfy Nathan, The Carpenter’s Son is now playing in select theaters. The horror film is described as “a meticulously crafted, genre-bending supernatural thriller packed with unshakeable images of the divine and demonic at war.”

Nicolas Cage stars alongside FKA twigs and Noah Jupe.

Inspired by the apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas, the film tells the dark story of a family hiding out in Roman Egypt. Here’s the brand new official plot synopsis:

“A remote village in Roman-era Egypt explodes into spiritual warfare when a carpenter, his wife and their child are targeted by supernatural forces.

“Joseph (Nicolas Cage), Mary (FKA twigs) and their teenage son Jesus (Noah Jupe) have lived for years under threat, clinging to their faith and traditions. But a stopover in a small settlement unleashes growing chaos when a mysterious stranger (Isla Johnston) tries to entice young Jesus to abandon his devout father’s rules.

“With every pull of temptation, the boy is lured into a forbidden world, as a terrified Joseph realizes that a demonic power is at work. Violent, unnatural events inexplicably follow Jesus, and he begins to experience nightmarish visions of the future. Finally, he learns the fearsome truth about his new playmate, as well as the child’s real name: Satan.”

Lynchian surrealism meets Turkish culture in The Things You Kill, and the Turkish-language psychological thriller is now playing in select theaters via Cineverse and Fandor.

The film won the Directing Award in World Cinema Dramatic at the Sundance Film Festival and was selected as Canada’s submission for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Oscars.

The Things You Kill will be playing at iPic Fulton Market on Fulton Street in New York City on November 14 and November 15, and you can grab your tickets right now.

In the film, “Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, a university professor coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance.”

An international co-production between Canada, Turkey, Poland, and France, The Things You Kill is written and directed by Toronto-based filmmaker Alireza Khatami.

Ekin Koç, Erkan Kolçak Köstendil, Hazar Ergüçlü, Ercan Kesal, Güliz Sirinyan, Aysan Sümercan, and Serhat Nalbantoglu star in The Things You Kill.

The Things You Kill currently has a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

It’s a television series and not a movie, but don’t forget that “The Creep Tapes” Season 2 starring Mark Duplass just premiered with the first episode exclusively on Shudder today.

New episodes will release every Friday. Creep creators Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice co-wrote the show’s six brand new episodes, with Duplass starring and Brice directing.

The found footage horror TV series continues to expose a collection of video tapes from the secret vault of the world’s deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer.

Guest stars include David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil), Robert Longstreet (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Katie Aselton (“Legion”), Diego Josef (There’s Someone Inside Your House), Desean Terry (“The Morning Show”), Alec Bewkes, Linas Phillips (Spree), Taylor Garron (“Abbott Elementary”), Timm Sharp (M3GAN 2.0), Jody Lambert, and Jeff Man.

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Straight from “The Creep Tapes,” the official Peachfuzz plush promises to always protect you.

The 10.6″ stuffed animal comes with two important belongings — an axe and a VHS tape — that attach to its hands via Velcro.

Priced at $32.99, pre-order are open until December 8 and are expected to start shipping in late April.

First introduced in Creep, Peachfuzz returned today in “The Creep Tapes” Season 2 on Shudder and AMC+. New episodes drop every Friday through December 19.

Creep co-creators Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice co-write the series, with Duplass starring and Brice directing.

It continues to expose a collection of video tapes from the secret vault of the world’s deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer. As the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

Season 2 guest stars include David Dastmalchian, Robert Longstreet, Katie Aselton, Diego Josef, Desean Terry, Alec Bewkes, Linas Phillips, Taylor Garron, Timm Sharp, Jody Lambert, and Jeff Man.

“The Creep Tapes” has already been renewed for a third season due out in 2026, and Duplass and Brice still plan to make a Creep 3.

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The elusive serial killer tracks down a copycat killer, played by David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil), in our exclusive clip from the Season 2 premiere below.

The series returns to Shudder and AMC+ tomorrow, November 14, with new episodes dropping every Friday through December 19.

Duplass and fellow Creep co-creator Patrick Brice co-wrote the six new episodes, with Duplass starring and Brice directing.

The series continues to expose a collection of video tapes from the secret vault of the world’s deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer. As the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

Addition to Dastmalchian, Season 2 guest stars include Robert Longstreet, Katie Aselton, Diego Josef, Desean Terry, Alec Bewkes, Linas Phillips, Taylor Garron, Timm Sharp, Jody Lambert, and Jeff Man.

Duplass and Brice executive produce alongside Mel Eslyn, Jay Duplass, and Chris Donlon. Shuli Harel serves as co-executive producer, while John Baker produces.

Daniel Kurland wrote in his review, “‘The Creep Tapes’ second season is a solid upgrade from its freshman year. These six new episodes channel the tension and terror of the first season, but through surprising and subversive storytelling that seeks to challenge found footage and horror as a whole.”

“The Creep Tapes” has already been renewed for a third season due out in 2026, and Duplass and Brice still plan to make a Creep 3.

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“It is something we talk about all the time, and it is something that we are working on,” Brice tells Slasher Radio.

“The show is almost an incubator for what Creep 3 could be, in a lot of ways. I won’t say which episodes, but some of the episodes for the show were potential Creep 3 ideas that we’d had at one point or another.”

Brice continues, “I just want Creep 3 to be a defining statement of some kind with the series. I want it to justify its own existence in terms of being a movie.

“But at the same time, I’m thinking about the precedent of things like this. I’m a huge fan of Army of Darkness, and I always think of Army of Darkness as an example of a third movie in a horror genre as something that challenged itself.”

Brice explains, “It took that an ran with it and took it in another unexpected, super fun direction. Sam Raimi was able to explore almost a different genre through that movie and something that he was excited about.

“If we’re gonna make it, we’re gonna do it right and do right by the franchise that we’ve already created, but we also have to do something that explodes things a little bit and is surprising.”

For now, “The Creep Tapes” remains a priority for the filmmakers. “The way that we shoot ‘The Creep Tapes’ and the way that it exists in our lives as a working model, I think we’re really happy right now, and we’re probably gonna try to do this as long as we can,” Brice notes.

“And that’s not to say we couldn’t make a third movie while we’re the show, but right now, we’re beholden to making this show the best version that it can be.”

As with the Creep films, Brice and Duplass co-write “The Creep Tapes” with Brice directing and Duplass starring as the serial killer known as Peachfuzz.

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“I think you need to consider more carefully the brand you love and how you represent them.”

The Creep Tapes‘ first season felt like such a monkey’s paw situation of “be careful what you wish for.” After years of waiting for a Creep 3, a six-episode TV series was announced. A full season of television seemed like it would be better suited to tackle the franchise’s subject matter and cover more ground than what would be possible in a singular film. While this is technically true, The Creep Tapes largely spun its wheels and became an unfortunately repetitive experience that was already reaching diminishing returns by the end of the season. The season fell into a very formulaic rut, especially when it’s clear that Mark Duplass’ creepy serial killer will be the one who makes it away alive. It should come as no surprise that the one episode that seemed to be the most successful was the one that slightly broke from form and dug deeper into the serial killer’s family life. 

There’s still plenty to enjoy in The Creep Tapes’ first season, but it did feel like it failed to realize its full potential and wasn’t the return to form that the franchise’s fans were hoping for. Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice seem to have listened to audiences, or felt the same way themselves, about season one. Season two is such a satisfying course correction, yet it still faces some of the same limitations of episodic storytelling that were faced in season one. However, this second season works much harder to create some genuinely inspired situations to put its chameleon-like killer in, so that there’s a lot more to be surprised about. Season two learns from its mistakes to deliver a tenser and more terrifying series that bodes well for the already-confirmed season three. It’s a found footage triumph that smooths out the first season’s playback issues.

The series remains a fascinating deconstruction of the found footage genre, its obsession with unreliable narrators, and the inherently artificial nature of filmmaking in general. This was some of the first season’s most rewarding material, and these new episodes dig even deeper. The Creep Tapes demonstrates these points through harrowing setpieces and a revolving door of victims that take bigger risks with its sickening serial killer story. Season two creates some really clever scenarios that subvert standard serial killer and found footage archetypes. This season even finds space for a twisted Christmas horror story.

One storyline in particular really allows Duplass and Brice to unpack the idea of hollow imitations that embrace style over substance, which can be plentiful in not just the found footage genre, but the many remakes and reboots that flood cinemas. It becomes an enlightening lesson in authenticity, which is the perfect way to kickstart the season and to prove to the audience that it’s not the very thing that it’s criticizing. It’s as if The Creep Tapes wants to get in there first and remake itself before someone else attempts to do so and risks diluting the brand. This season goes one step further and exhibits outright apathy for those who strive for less than excellence and taint horror through mediocrity.

Season two immediately leaves a stronger impression than the first season through brilliant setups that include the filming of a house-flipping TV pilot, an emergency therapy session, and even a brush with a copycat killer who steals “Joseph’s” shtick. To this point, the second season also takes advantage of the series’ non-linear nature and just how long “Joseph” has been claiming lives. 

There’s an especially strong episode that features a Saw-like setup that’s full of sadistic puzzles and a very different version of “Joseph” who works through his “torture porn phase.” The series makes sure to properly unpack this serial killer’s evolution beyond his erratic mental state. Much like in the first season, the finale features a cathartic homecoming that provides illuminating details about the series‘ murderous enigma. It’s an effective approach that will likely carry over into season three as this triptych of family trauma.

There are more engaging and unique premises that are explored in season two. These new episodes also throw repeated curveballs at Duplass’ serial killer that force him to change course and go off script. This is the perfect approach for the second season of a show that was seen as too formulaic. These new episodes keep the audience guessing and unprepared for what is to come, but this also highlights “Joseph’s” improvisation skills as he continues to reinvent himself as the situation sees fit. 

Every episode goes off the rails in a completely different way, which all reinforces the season’s larger themes of authenticity. People will watch The Creep Tapes for its vicious violence and frightening setups. Its character work and examination of a fractured psyche and the complicated feelings that overwhelm “Joseph” and what drives his actions become more interesting than any cutthroat chase sequence.

It becomes a tour de force showpiece for Duplass, who consistently rises to the occasion. The Creep Tapes is also a vehicle that’s designed to be a two-hander, which means that there’s just as much significance on the actors who play against Duplass’ killer. The series hasn’t reached the point where these guest actors are given award-winning material to work with, but they’re all very solid performances. Duplass has plenty of experience with anthology storytelling that celebrates these guest actors. Nobody disappoints in season two, which includes guests like David Dastmalchian, Timm Sharp, Robert Longstreet, Diego Josef, and Katie Aselton, the latter of whom is perfectly cast in a role that should be very satisfying for long-time Duplass followers. They’re all excellent foils, especially Dastmalchian, who does the perfect Duplass imitation and ostensibly remakes the first Creep.

The Creep Tapes’ second season is a solid upgrade from its freshman year. These six new episodes channel the tension and terror of the first season, but through surprising and subversive storytelling that seeks to challenge found footage and horror as a whole, in addition to The Creep Tapes property. Season two works hard to remain true to the series’ core and still manages to tell original stories that push Duplass’ serial killer — and the audience — out of their comfort zones. It includes some of the franchise’s greatest heights. These episodes leave the audience optimistic and excited for another batch of blood-soaked character studies and tone poems that are masterminded by one of modern horror’s greatest monsters. 

The Creep Tapes Season 2 premieres on Shudder on November 14, 2025.

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The series returns November 14 on Shudder and AMC+ with new episodes dropping every Friday.

Creep creators Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice co-wrote the six new episodes, with Duplass starring and Brice directing.

The series continues to expose a collection of video tapes from the secret vault of the world’s deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer. As the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

Guest stars include David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil), Robert Longstreet (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Katie Aselton (“Legion”), Diego Josef (There’s Someone Inside Your House), Desean Terry (“The Morning Show”), Alec Bewkes, Linas Phillips (Spree), Taylor Garron (“Abbott Elementary”), Timm Sharp (M3GAN 2.0), Jody Lambert, and Jeff Man.

• Episode 201: “Joseph” – November 14
  A copycat killer (Dastmalchian) going by the name of “Joseph” meets his match.
• Episode 202: “Wes” – November 21
  Wes (Josef) takes a job shooting a tv pilot for a house flipping show hosted by a bizarre man.
• Episode 203: “Mark” – November 28
  Mark (Longstreet) wakes up chained to another man in a dilapidated room and is forced to solve a series of puzzles.
• Episode 204: “Ava” – December 5
  Ava’s (Garron) quest to make a salacious documentary is foiled by her deeply uncomfortable subject.
• Episode 205: “Nick” – December 12
  Nick (Sharp) is confronted by his therapist’s odd behavior during an emergency therapy session on Christmas Eve.
• Episode 206: “Angela” – December 19
  A visit from an estranged family member (Aselton) goes haywire.

Duplass and Brice executive produce alongside Mel Eslyn, Jay Duplass, and Chris Donlon. Shuli Harel serves as co-executive producer, while John Baker produces.

“The Creep Tapes” has already been renewed for a third season due out in 2026, and Duplass and Brice still plan to make a Creep 3.

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“The Creep Tapes” Season 3 will premiere in 2026!

But first, Season 2 of the series premieres November 14, 2025 on Shudder and AMC+.

All six new episodes of Season 2 are co-written by franchise creators Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice, with Mark Duplass starring in the series and Patrick Brice directing.

Season 2 continues to expose a collection of video tapes from the secret vault of the world’s deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer.

As the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

Guest stars for Season 2 include David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil), Robert Longstreet (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Katie Aselton (“Legion”), Diego Josef (There’s Someone Inside Your House), Desean Terry (“The Morning Show”), Alec Bewkes, Linas Phillips (Spree), Taylor Garron (“Abbott Elementary”), Timm Sharp (M3GAN 2.0), Jody Lambert, and Jeff Man.

Meagan Navarro wrote in her review of Season 1, “The Creep Tapes is a welcome expansion of the films. It’s not a reinvention of the format, but rather a fun experiment that explores more dark corners and impulses of a disturbed individual.”

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“We will make a Creep 3. But we want Creep 3 to kind of be a defining end of a sentence,” Brice told The Direct at Fantastic Fest. “It should be something that closes things up.”

“I think Patrick and I were a little paralyzed after we made Creep 2 to make Creep 3,” Duplass adds. “They were so successful. And when I say successful, I mean the core fans loved them so much. We really didn’t want to make anything unless we felt like it could match or in some ways supersede that, you know?”

The format of the “The Creep Tapes” afforded them the freedom to return to the universe without the pressure of a feature.

“Formalistically, there’s more chaos involved in the television show than in the movies,” Duplass explains. “When you’re trying to wrangle something that’s about 30 minutes, it allows you to strike out more daringly and you can make a lot of different stories, and different types of stories work in that format, which is really good.”

Season 2 of “The Creep Tapes” features six episodes co-written by Duplass and Brice, with Duplass starring and Brice directing.

It continues to expose a collection of video tapes from the secret vault of the world’s deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer. As the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

Guest stars include David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil), Robert Longstreet (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Katie Aselton (“Legion”), Diego Josef (There’s Someone Inside Your House), Desean Terry (“The Morning Show”), Alec Bewkes, Linas Phillips (Spree), Taylor Garron (“Abbott Elementary”), Timm Sharp (M3GAN 2.0), Jody Lambert, and Jeff Man.

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Highlights of Telluride Horror Show’s 2025 lineup include Bryan Fuller‘s charming Dust Bunny, with Fuller in attendance, and the Colorado premiere of Shelby Oaks. The Adams Family returns with festival darling Mother of Flies, and the festival will also an advance screening of three episodes of Season 2 of “The Creep Tapes.”

The festival welcomes a stacked slate of guest authors, including Grady Hendrix, Stephen Graham Jones, Sarah Langan, Daniel Kraus, Paul Tremblay and Jeremy Robert Johnson, whose works have reshaped modern horror literature. Authors will participate in Creepy Campfire Tales, the annual Horror Summit, and signings throughout the weekend.

Legendary film producer Jon Davison (RoboCop, Starship Troopers) returns as the Vault Keeper, hosting six classic horror films on glorious 16MM as part of the beloved Horror Vault program. And Meredith Borders, senior editor at Fangoria, returns as Guest Host, bringing her deep genre knowledge to the festival stage.

The Telluride Horror Show 2025 lineup includes:

FEATURES

A Woman Called Mother
Indonesia | 2025 | 119 min | Director: Randolph Zaini
COLORADO PREMIERE
A teenage girl from a broken home, Vira, and her younger brother, Dino, live under constant threat as they share a house with a mother who is no longer herself—possessed by a dark force from a powerful talisman.

Blood Shine
USA | 2025 | 100 min | Directors: Emily Bennett & Justin Brooks
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Emily Bennett & Justin Brooks
In upstate New York, Clara is a religious zealot who worships light in lonely, sacred rituals. Brighton West is a horror filmmaker trying to work on his script when a chance encounter with Clara leads him into a hallucinatory web of faith, flesh, and the sublime. From the directors of “Alone With You” (2021 Telluride Horror Show).

Boorman and the Devil
USA | 2025 | 112 min | Director: David Kittredge
COLORADO PREMIERE
After the success of POINT BLANK and DELIVERANCE, Warner Brothers offered John Boorman the opportunity of a lifetime…the chance to direct a sequel to their smash hit, THE EXORCIST. The result was one of the biggest disasters in movie history. A critical and financial failure that not only changed how Hollywood did business, but nearly ended Boorman’s filmmaking career. But to be an artist is to be a risk-taker. Now, John Boorman, Linda Blair, Louise Fletcher, Karyn Kusama, Mike Flanagan, and more reflect back on the ambition of the film, the artistry and craft, and the value of big creative swings.

Crazy Old Lady
Spain/Argentina | 2025 | 94 min | Director: Martín Mauregui
COLORADO PREMIERE
A man is asked by his ex-girlfriend to care temporarily for her senile mother, Alicia. But Alicia won’t let him leave, turning a simple task into a nightmare he must escape.

The Creep Tapes – Season 2
USA | 2025 | 67 min | Director: Patrick Brice
COLORADO PREMIERE
The Creep Tapes season two will continue to expose a collection of video tapes from the secret vault of the world’s deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer (Mark Duplass). Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake. Watch an advanced screening of three episodes from season two before the series returns on Friday, November 14 on Shudder and AMC+.

Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon
Canada/New Zealand | 2025 | 102 min | Director: Jason Lei Howden
COLORADO PREMIERE
Years after thwarting a demon apocalypse, Brodie finds himself unemployed, single and without ambition. But when he learns that ‘NoizeQuest’, a battle-of-the-bands competition is coming to his town, he decides to reform his heavy metal band DEATHGASM to find redemption and, most importantly, get his ex-girlfriend Medina back. Only problem, his drummer Giles is missing an arm, and the rest of his band is, well…dead. Thankfully Brodie still has the pages of The Black Hymn, so raising his bandmates from beyond the living is as easy as playing a little tune…

Demons
Italy | 1985 | 89 min | Director: Lamberto Bava
40TH ANNIVERSARY
Welcome to the most life-enriching Italian terror-party of 1985. Produced by Dario Argento (SUSPIRIA) and directed by Lamberto Bava, DEMONS follows a panorama of punks, preppies, and ne’er-do-wells as they get trapped in a movie theater and possessed by gut-shredding Satanic demonoids. Featuring songs by Mötley Crüe and Billy Idol, gloopy effects, and the iconic Geretta Geretta in a lead role, this is the most fun you’ll ever have in a movie theater while watching a movie about beasties on the loose in a movie theater.

Dolly
USA | 2025 | 83 min | Director: Rod Blackhurst
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Noah Lang (Producer)
A young woman, Macy, fights for survival after being abducted by a deranged, monster-like figure who wants to raise Macy as their child. A daring blend of New French Extremity and 1970s American horror. From the director of “Here Alone” (2016 Telluride Horror Show).

Dust Bunny
USA | 2025 | 106 min | Director: Bryan Fuller
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Bryan Fuller
In visionary creator Bryan Fuller’s (“Hannibal,” “Pushing Daisies”) fantastical and wickedly inventive feature directorial debut Dust Bunny, a 10-year-old girl joins forces with her hit man neighbor to confront each other’s monsters. Ten-year-old Aurora has a mysterious neighbor (Mads Mikkelsen) who kills real-life monsters. He’s a hit man for hire. So, when Aurora needs help killing the monster she believes ate her entire family, she procures his services. Suspecting that her parents may have fallen victim to assassins gunning for him, Aurora’s neighbor guiltily takes the job. Now, to protect her, he’ll need to battle an onslaught of assassins – and accept that some monsters are real.

Flush
France | 2025 | 70 min | Director: Grégory Morin
U.S. PREMIERE
Trying to win back his girlfriend in a shady club, Luke finds himself in the middle of a drug deal gone wrong. Left for dead with his head stuck in the hole of a squat toilet, he must survive a nightmarish night involving dangerous dealers, a junkie rat, and an ever-increasing series of crazy circumstances.

Fuck My Son!
USA | 2025 | 94 min | Director: Todd Rohal
COLORADO PREMIERE
An X-Rated descent into demented comedy and maniacal horror, as a desperate mother drags an innocent stranger into an absurd, filthy nightmare beyond comprehension. An unflinchingly loyal adaptation of transgressive artist Johnny Ryan’s joyfully disgusting comic book. Adults only!

Good Boy
USA | 2025 | 72 min | Director: Ben Leonberg
SPECIAL PRESENTATION COURTESY OF INDEPENDENT FILM COMPANY/SHUDDER
Our canine hero, Indy, finds himself on a new adventure with his human owner and best friend Todd, leaving city life for a long-vacant family home in the country. From the start, two things are abundantly clear: Indy is wary of the creepy old house, and his affection for Todd is unwavering. After moving in, Indy is immediately vexed by empty corners, tracks an invisible presence only he can see, perceives phantasmagoric warnings from a long-dead dog, and is haunted by visions of the previous occupant’s grim death. When Todd begins succumbing to the dark forces swirling around the house, Indy must battle a malevolence intent on dragging his beloved Todd into the afterlife. Celebrate your love of horror and pets with a special presentation of GOOD BOY, one of the best horror movies of the year, starring Indy the Dog. Donate to Second Chance Humane Society and Telluride Humane Society at the show! All door sales at the GOOD BOY screening will join passholders’ voluntary contributions.

Hellcat
USA | 2025 | 91 min | Director: Brock Bodell
COLORADO PREMIERE
Lena wakes up in a moving camper trailer with a horrifying wound. She’s warned by the driver that they have one hour to get to a doctor, or she’ll succumb to an unimaginably awful fate. As the pain sets in and reality begins to fray, who should really be afraid? Dakota Gorman (Natural Disasters) delivers a blistering performance in this tense, mind-bending horror where survival cuts both ways. The directorial feature debut from “Grief” short film director (2019 Telluride Horror Show).

Honey Bunch
Canada | 2025 | 113 min | Directors: Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli
COLORADO PREMIERE
Diana’s husband is taking her to an experimental trauma facility deep in the wilderness, but she can’t remember why… As her memories begin to creep back in, so do some unwelcome sinister truths about her marriage.

It Ends
USA | 2025 | 87 min | Director: Alexander Ullom
COLORADO PREMIERE
A group of recent grads head out on a late-night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge. Instead, they accidentally turn onto a never-ending, two-lane hellscape surrounded by untold horrors and cosmic forces beyond their understanding. Cramped together inside a Jeep Cherokee and with the miles stretching infinitely ahead, they face a choice: embrace their new existence or fight to escape it.

Man Finds Tape
USA | 2025 | 84 min | Directors: Peter Hall & Paul Gandersman
COLORADO PREMIERE
Pulled in by a series of strange and unexplainable video clips, a brother and sister team up to investigate the events captured in the footage, only to discover a shocking secret that’s overtaking their small-town Texas community.

Mother of Flies
USA | 2025 | 92 min | Directors: John Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Poser
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: John Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Poser
Mickey faces a deadly diagnosis, but she isn’t ready to die yet. Heading into the woods with her father, she seeks dark magic at the hands of mysterious recluse, Solveig, who has an intimate relationship with death and roots that go deep in the land. For three days, Mickey endures Solveig’s extreme rituals of death magic. But every cure has its cost, and every curse is another’s gift. As buried secrets claw their way to the surface, the veil between the living and the dead begins to unravel, and Mickey finds herself facing dark truths that only the dead and the dying can know. The Adams Family returns with their fourth feature film at Telluride Horror Show!

Shelby Oaks
USA | 2025 | 91 min | Director: Chris Stuckmann
NEON SPOTLIGHT
COLORADO PREMIERE
A woman’s obsessive search for her missing sister leads her into a terrifying mystery at the hands of an unknown evil.

The Vile
UAE/USA | 2025 | 101 min | Director: Majid Al Ansari
COLORADO PREMIERE
Amani is living a happy family life – until one day, her husband, Khalid, shows up at the door with his new wife, Zahra. Citing Amani’s inability to bear him a son as the reason, Khalid insists he still loves her and their daughter, Noor, and that nothing will change. But change comes quickly. Zahra grows increasingly comfortable, inserting herself into every corner of the household and getting involved in Noor’s struggles with bullying at school. Bit by bit, she wins Noor over – much to Amani’s distress. Amani begins to suspect there’s something dark and evil about Zahra. Trying to adjust to this new reality, Amani turns to her sister for support—only to be told she’s overreacting. Gradually, she finds herself pushed to the margins, handling the household duties while Zahra enjoys a life of ease. When Amani uncovers details about Zahra’s previous marriage, she tracks down the former wife, Huda, now living in an institution. There, she gets the confirmation she feared: Zahra is truly dangerous. Determined to protect her daughter, Amani prepares to do whatever it takes.

We Bury The Dead
Australia | 2024 | 92 min | Director: Zak Hilditch
COLORADO PREMIERE
The dead start to rise and roam the island of Tasmania after disaster strikes. While searching for her missing husband, Ava (Daisy Ridley) discovers a horrible truth: the undead are becoming more violent and dangerous.

SHORTS

“Chamber of Horrors”

The Gnawer of Rocks (Mangittatuarjuk)
Canada | 2025 | 14 min | Director: Louise Flaherty
COLORADO PREMIERE
Two young women out for a walk follow a trail of colored stones left on the ground, which leads them to danger. They are trapped in the lair of the Mangittatuarjuk, the Gnawer of Rocks. The women are terrified when they realize what the monster has been doing. The young women and their village must use the teachings of the elders to defeat the monster.

Väsen
Sweden | 2025 | 8 min | Director: Kiggs
COLORADO PREMIERE
Returning Filmmaker
In a cold 18th century Sweden, two sisters fight for their survival as they find themselves trapped in a farmhouse by the maleficent Gårdstomten and his army of man-eating Mylings.

Hammer
USA | 2023 | 12 min | Directors: Alejandra Parody & Ben Sottak
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Alejandra Parody
Accused of witchcraft, an enslaved woman comes face to face with evil incarnate and must make a Faustian bargain for her freedom while imprisoned in the bowels of the Palace of the Inquisition.

AMIRA
Spain | 2025 | 16 min | Director: Javier Yañez Sanz
COLORADO PREMIERE
In the XIX Century there’s a music school where it’s always dark…

The Chosen
USA | 2025 | 9 min | Director: Brady Richards
WORLD PREMIERE
Returning Filmmaker
IN PERSON: Brady Richards, Toby Poser
Reed is troubled by a vision forcing him to do bad things, but nobody believes him. Maybe this new therapist will understand?

The Littles
USA | 2025 | 7 min | Director: Andrew Duplessie
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Andrew Duplessie
When 11-year-old Juliet stubs her toe on a loose floorboard, she unwittingly sets off a series of mysterious events. A faint noise and an unusual glow seeping through the cracks capture her curiosity. But as she investigates, Juliet finds herself pulled into a chilling, otherworldly encounter.

The Pearl Comb
UK | 2024 | 21 min | Director: Ali Cook
COLORADO PREMIERE
In 1893, an endearing Cornish fisherman’s wife captures the attention of the medical profession as the first person to ever cure someone of tuberculosis. A doctor, hell bent on proving a woman’s place is in the home and not practicing medicine, is sent to investigate her miraculous claim – only to discover the source of her unearthly power…

“Sinister Stories”

TURN IT OFF
USA | 2024 | 7 min | Director: Senda Bonnet
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Senda Bonnet
A woman races through the woods, hiding from an unseen threat. After injuring her leg, she finds refuge in a house, but we see a girl curled up on her couch, safe at home watching the same film we are. As the woman hides, the girl realizes the events on-screen are linked to her world. Terrified, she turns off the TV but hears a cry from upstairs. Drawn by fear, she approaches her closet…

Inheritance
USA | 2025 | 10 min | Director: Arvind Palep
WORLD PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Arvind Palep
A family’s quiet evening of unpacking boxes descends into a chilling nightmare when they uncover a mysterious artifact – an ominous relic that reveals itself as a portal to another dimension. As Iris’s husband and children are pulled beyond its shadowy threshold, she is left to confront an abyss alive with whispers and dread – only to discover the malevolent forces lurking within may have been waiting for her all along.

Animas Forks
USA | 2025 | 14 min | Director: Sam Blakesberg
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Sam Blakesberg, Jack Ebstein, Maggie Hernandez, Van Wampler
A young woman and her uncle stumble upon a dark ritual performed in an old Colorado mining town.

Nightfall
USA | 2025 | 18 min | Director: Zac Villanueva
WORLD PREMIERE
On a stormy night a guilt-ridden teen visits a grieving mother, looking for some kind of connection. As buried grief resurfaces he’s drawn into a psychological reckoning that blurs reality – a final act of shocking vengeance completes the cycle.

Heirlooms
Canada | 2025 | 13 min | Director: Dan Abramovici
Jaime’s quest for healing leads her to restore a family heirloom. But what begins as a therapeutic project, soon spirals into a battle against an ancient evil that has plagued her bloodline for generations.

The Night Within
USA | 2024 | 18 min | Director: Mark Lammerding
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Mark Lammerding
A social worker’s obsession with a case plunges him into a fight for survival against malevolent forces.

Harvester
USA | 2025 | 13 min | Director: Charlie Schwan
COLORADO PREMIERE
Returning Filmmaker
IN PERSON: Charlie Schwan, Micah Schultz, Eric Palmer
A woman forms a pact with a dark entity in exchange for a glimpse into her tormented past.

“Uncanny Tales”

What’s in Your Bag?
USA | 2025 | 5 min | Director: Béla Baptiste
COLORADO PREMIERE
It starts, predictably, with the benign. An interview, a celebrity with effortless charm, a designer bag, and the familiar ritual of personal revelation in this “inside look” series – shallow as it is invasive. The host’s expectation for sanitized intimacy is soon subverted, as a polished, white smile transforms into something far more dangerous.

MurderBird
USA | 2025 | 16 min | Director: Barrett Lesly Shuler
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Barrett Lesly Shuler, Jazmin Patiño, Keith Roenke, Arturo Reyes, Donovan Edelstein
In an attempt to save his relationship a man buys his girlfriend a rare exotic bird for her birthday. After the couple develops a deep emotional bond with the bird, its true colors begin to emerge.

A Hand to Hold
UK | 2025 | 15 min | Director: Philip Clyde-Smith
WORLD PREMIERE
Moira, an elderly Irish woman, finds herself literally attached to her deceased husband Patrick. When his hand refuses to let go after death, it leads to increasingly grotesque events. Everyone in the couple’s orbit, from their daughter to the local doctor, a farmer, a priest, and a Satanist, all try to intervene with horrific consequences.

Forever, Liam
Canada/Venezuela | 2025 | 22 min | Director: Guillermo de la Rosa
WORLD PREMIERE
Alejandro and Paula’s young relationship takes a dark turn when her parents reveal a family secret: they live with the preserved corpse of Paula’s grandfather, caring for it as if he were still alive.

Sleep Tight
USA | 2025 | 5 min | Director: Grace Presse
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Grace Presse
A woman suffering from sleep paralysis awakes to a noise coming from inside her closet.

The Path
USA | 2025 | 7 min | Director: Patrick Guera
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Patrick Guera
A boy is stalked on an isolated path.

Man of the House
USA | 2025 | 8 min | Director: Alex Henes
COLORADO PREMIERE
Returning Filmmaker
IN PERSON: Alex Henes, Eric Wysocki, Audrey Harden, Gabe Harden
An exhausted mom must face the monstrous truth about who – or what – her son becomes at night.

Don’t Talk to Strangers
Spain | 2023 | 5 min | Director: Imanol Ortiz Lopez
COLORADO PREMIERE
My mom tells me not to talk to strangers, but Agustín is not a stranger because every time we go to his store he offers me candy…

Sicko
USA | 2025 | 10 min | Director: Aman Johnson
COLORADO PREMIERE
Returning Filmmaker
IN PERSON: Aman Johnson, Josh Verduzco, David Lee Hess, Lee Rothenflue
A family conversation turns grim.

“Vault of Humor”

Museum of Regret
USA | 2025 | 9 min | Director: Skye Braband
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Skye Braband, Sara Dowling
A television repair spirals into a surreal nightmare.

Oliver
Canada | 2025 | 14 min | Director: Andrew Strickland
U.S. PREMIERE
Renowned chef Oliver Stewart’s life takes a sharp turn when he’s bitten by a seductive vampire co-worker, rendering his beloved ingredient, garlic, off-limits. Forced to reinvent himself for a career-defining review, he faces moral dilemmas and grapples with newfound identity.

Damsel in Geekstress
France | 2025 | 11 min | Director: Renaud Parra
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Glued to her computer screen, Eva is a die-hard geek, much to the dismay of Koki, her loyal gerbil. But when the collector’s figurine of her dreams finally goes on sale, things quickly spiral out of control…

Wall Udder
USA | 2025 | 9 min | Director: Alexandra Hayden
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Alexandra Hayden
A surreal story of love, loss, and lactose.

Bidet
Canada | 2025 | 7 min | Director: James Brylowski
COLORADO PREMIERE
A group of friends are hunted by a possessed bidet.

Five Star
USA | 2025 | 14 min | Director: Kai Hasson
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Kai Hasson, Caitlin Enright, William Hasson, Chizu Hamada
When late-night locksmith Soung Kang is asked to lock a door forever, he discovers a dark secret that pushes him to extraordinary lengths to secure his five-star Yelp review.

Whitch
USA | 2025 | 6 min | Director: Hoku Uchiyama
After putting her daughter to bed, Aura discovers an intruder in her house: an elderly lady who acts strangely familiar, and is hell-bent on performing a bloody ritual before midnight.

Lurk
USA | 2024 | 10 min | Directors: Mairin Hart and Josh Wallace Kerrigan
COLORADO PREMIERE
A man is awoken late at night by an unexpected visitor who won’t seem to leave him alone.

CHÄIR
USA | 2025 | 6 min | Director: Chris McInroy
COLORADO PREMIERE
Returning Filmmaker
IN PERSON: Chris McInroy, Carlos LaRotta
Carl just wanted to sit down. The chair had other plans.

Weak in the Knees
USA | 2025 | 7 min | Directors: Shivers & Viking
WORLD PREMIERE
The story of a masked killer who was eventually feared by all.

Passes are available at www.telluridehorrorshow.com. Individual tickets will be sold at the door of each venue just before showtime, but only after 3-Day Pass and 6-Pack holders have been admitted and seats are still available.

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All six new episodes are co-written by Creep creators Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice, with Duplass starring and Brice directing.

Season 2 continues to expose a collection of video tapes from the secret vault of the world’s deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer. As the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

Guest stars include David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil), Robert Longstreet (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Katie Aselton (“Legion”), Diego Josef (There’s Someone Inside Your House), Desean Terry (“The Morning Show”), Alec Bewkes, Linas Phillips (Spree), Taylor Garron (“Abbott Elementary”), Timm Sharp (M3GAN 2.0), Jody Lambert, and Jeff Man.

Duplass and Brice executive produce alongside Mel Eslyn, Jay Duplass, and Chris Donlon. Shuli Harel serves as co-executive producer, while John Baker produces.

Meagan Navarro wrote in her review of Season 1, “The Creep Tapes is a welcome expansion of the films. It’s not a reinvention of the format, but rather a fun experiment that explores more dark corners and impulses of a disturbed individual.”

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“The Creep Tapes” Season 2 will premiere sometime in Fall 2025. Stay tuned.

From writers and executive producers Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice, the new season of the found footage horror series continues to unravel the mind of a secluded serial killer who lures videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life.

Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

The first season of the series was a hit for AMC+ and Shudder, debuting as “the most watched Shudder show of all time on AMC+ and the strongest November release in Shudder history.”

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Mark Duplass said in a statement, “We made the first season of The Creep Tapes completely independently, so we were able to truly and unabashedly get our freak on. The fact that so many of you watched it that Shudder not only asked us for more but asked us to go even further this time around? That’s just… really, really unsettling. And terrifically exciting.”

Patrick Brice added, “We are beyond delighted at the opportunity to bring audiences fresh kills from the closet in a second season of The Creep Tapes! For the series to have found such a rabid audience at Shudder is an absolute dream. It seems ridiculous to apply the term ‘labor of love’ to such an insane franchise, but it’s the truth. We can’t wait to dive back in.”

The franchise centers on Duplass’ character, a total creep whose name is ever-changing but whose bizarre, murderous behavior is always documented in a found footage style.

The original found footage movie in 2014 was followed by a sequel in 2017.

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Fantastic Fest 2025 opens in spectacular fashion, featuring the world premiere of Paramount’s Primate, from director Johannes Roberts (Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, The Strangers: Prey at Night), in which a group of friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival. Featuring an incredible ensemble cast led by Johnny Sequoyah and Oscar®-winning Troy Kotsur, look for the horror movie filled with gory mayhem to arrive in theaters January 9, 2026.

The closing night film will be the world premiere of Independent Film Company and Shudder’s horror film Whistle, from director Corin Hardy (The Nun, The Hallow) and writer Owen Edgerton. A group of high-school students discover an ancient Aztec death whistle that unleashes a deadly curse upon their town. As the teens are hunted down one by one to meet their deaths in spectacularly gruesome ways, it’s a race against time to discover how to stop the demonic force before it’s too late.

Also look for exciting titles like Black Phone 2, Bryan Bertino’s Vicious, Shelby Oaks, The Strangers – Chapter 2, and Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon among the insanely packed lineup. Beyond the premieres and screenings, also look for the following:

• Castle Rat will bring their medieval heavy metal antics for the opening night party, presented by Shudder.
• A celebration of the 20th anniversary of The Masters Of Horror, featuring Mick Garris, Don Coscarelli, and Ernest Dickerson in conversation.
• A fundraiser for The Transgender Film Center, with exclusive merch from Super Yaki.
• Live events throughout the week including a Ghoulish Book Fair, a medieval drag show hosted by the legendary Louisianna Purchase, Doug Benson’s Movie Interruption, an exclusive collection of video oddities from The Found Footage Festival, and more.
• And finally, Fantastic Fest classics like the Fantastic Feud, the Fantastic Debates, and an epic Closing Night Party at a secret location to close out the week.

Read on for the full feature lineup:

13 DAYS TILL SUMMER
Poland, 2025
International Premiere, 80 min
Director – Bartosz M. Kowalski
Two siblings and their friends fight for survival when a masked killer breaks into their home, intent on hunting them down one by one.

ANGEL’S EGG
Japan, 1985
US Premiere of 4K Restoration, 73 min
Director – Mamoru Oshii
The 4K restoration of Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano’s masterpiece, ANGEL’S EGG, lands on our screens for its US premiere four decades after its initial release.

APPOFENIACS
USA, 2025
North American Premiere, 88 min
Director – Chris Marrs Piliero
The use of AI technology reaches its most violent and bloody conclusion after a series of deepfake videos are unleashed into the world.

BAD HAIRCUT
USA, 2025
World Premiere, 110 min
Director – Kyle Misak
On what will become the strangest night of his life, Billy’s new haircut escalates into a fight for survival as the eccentric behavior of his local barber, Mick, slowly gives way to reveal a deeply troubled mind.

BEAST OF WAR
Australia, 2025
North American Premiere, 87 min
Director – Kiah Roache-Turner
Australia, WWII. After escaping their sinking ship, a group of Aussie soldiers left adrift on a life raft find themselves hunted by a relentless, deadly great white shark.

BEFORE THE FALL
Spain, 2008
World Premiere of Chroma’s 4K Restoration, 93 min
Director – F. Javier Gutierrez
A 4K restoration of BEFORE THE FALL, the previously hard-to-find seminal work from Fantastic Fest alumnus F. Javier Gutiérrez, is an apocalyptic sci-fi horror that will scare you for at least tres días.

BLACK PHONE 2
Canada, 2025
World Premiere, 114 min
Director – Scott Derrickson
Four years ago, Finn killed his abductor and escaped, becoming the sole survivor of the Grabber. But true evil transcends death…As Gwen begins to receive calls in her dreams from the black phone and experience disturbing visions, her determination to solve the mystery will lead her and Finn to a snowed-in winter camp and a shattering discovery about the Grabber and their own family’s history.

BODY BLOW
Australia, 2025
World Premiere, 99 min
Director – Dean Francis
An undercover cop finds his commitment to the force tested when he falls for a young twink deep in debt to a vicious drug lord in this kinky neon-noir.

BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR
USA, 1990
World Premiere of 4K Restoration, 96 min
Director – Brian Yuzna
Dr. Herbert West’s existential crisis… err… quest to create life continues in this cult classic, lovingly restored in 4K, as he and fellow doctor turned mad scientist Dan Cain attempt to create the perfect woman.

BULK
UK, 2025
North American Premiere, 92 min
Director – Ben Wheatley
Ben Wheatley is back with a truly unique and genre-bending film that will take you through a kaleidoscopic lo-fi sci-fi fever dream.

CAMP
Canada, 2025
World Premiere, 111 min
Director – Avalon Fast
Emily takes a job as a counselor at a summer camp and finds a coven of witches ready to show her a path to healing.

CHOCOLATE (Presented by AGFA)
Thailand, 2008
35mm Screening, 110 min
Director – Prachya Pinkaew
AGFA presents a 35mm screening of the 21st century Thai martial arts classic.

CINEMA RECOMPOSED – YEAR ONE: The Work of Max Fleischer
World Premiere Special Event, 75 min
Composers – Alana Reale, Eloise NG, Fiona Gerhke, Iggy Rosado, Kevin Leysath II, Riya Kumar, & Somesh Yatham
Seven composers between the ages of 17 and 24 compose new scores for silent classics under the mentorship of some of the industry’s top professionals.

COYOTES
USA, 2025
World Premiere, 91 min
Director – Colin Minihan
A kinetic thriller with teeth led by real-life partners Justin Long and Kate Bosworth.

THE CRAMPS: A PERIOD PIECE
USA, 2025
World Premiere, 89 min
Director – Brooke H. Cellars
A vibrant collision of horror, comedy, and aching personal truth as seen through the eyes of a young woman dealing with the pain of her menstrual cramps.

CRAZY OLD LADY
Argentina, Spain, 2025
World Premiere, 94 min
Director – Martín Mauregui
A man is held captive by his ex-girlfriend’s senile mother, who mistakes him for her husband from the time of the Argentine dictatorship after forgetting to take her medication.

THE CREEP TAPES Season 2 (Two Episodes)
USA, 2025
World Premiere
Director – Patrick Brice
Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice, writers and executive producers of the fan favorite CREEP franchise, are back for an exclusive first look at two episodes from the series’ highly anticipated second season, which will continue to unravel the mind of this secluded serial killer (Duplass) who lures videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life. Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

CRUEL JAWS (Presented by AGFA)
Italy, 1995
Texas Premiere of Restoration, 93 min
Director – Bruno Mattei
AGFA presents Severin Film’s brand-new restoration of Bruno Mattei’s frenetic Italian ripoff of the original sharktastic classic.

CRUSHED
UK, 2025
North American Premiere, 101 min
Director – Simon Rumley
A family is suddenly thrust into an unimaginable nightmare when their young daughter is kidnapped. As they relentlessly search for her, they uncover a dark underbelly of society that will shake them to their core.

THE CURSE
Japan, Taiwan, 2025
World Premiere, 94 min
Director – Kenichi Ugana
A Japanese girl, Riko, travels to Taiwan to track down the motive behind a friend’s bizarre death, which seems linked to strange social media posts in this violent curse movie.

DAWNING
Norway, 2025
World Premiere, 109 min
Director – Patrik Syversen
Norwegian director Patrik Syversen weaves an unsettling, genre-bending tale of terror set deep in the isolated Nordic wilderness.

DEATHGASM 2: GOREMAGEDDON
New Zealand, Canada, 2025
World Premiere, 102 min
Director – Jason Lei Howden
DEATHGASM is fucking back, baby, and the only way Brodie can win the Battle of the Bands is to bring his band back from the dead. This time the fiery furnaces of Satan’s anus have brought forth nothing short of a GOREMAGEDDON.

DEATHSTALKER
Canada, 2025
North American Premiere, 99 min
Director – Steven Kostanski
When a ruthless warrior named Deathstalker steals a mysterious amulet from a dying man, he’s unwillingly thrust into a quest to stop the dark sorcerer Necromemnon and save the world from destruction.

DECORADO
Spain, 2025
World Premiere, 95 min
Director – Alberto Vázquez
The team behind UNICORN WARS returns with the feature-length adaptation of Alberto Vázquez’s DECORADO for a darkly comic reflection on the artifices ruling our lives.

DILDO HEAVEN
USA, 2002
World Premiere of Restoration, 79 min
Director – Doris Wishman
Three young roommates, Lisa, Beth, and Tess, share the same goal of hooking up with their respective male bosses in this unreleased—and newly preserved—final film from the legendary “Queen of Sexploitation,” Doris Wishman.

DINNER TO DIE FOR (Burnt Ends Selection)
South Africa, 2025
World Premiere, 75 min
Director – Diana Mills Smith
Diana Mills Smith goes off-menu for her first feature. A sexy culinary horror meets true crime fantasy role-play that will leave you licking your lips.

DISFORIA
Spain, 2025
World Premiere, 82 min
Director – Christopher Cartagena
Live-streamed games of torture on the dark web collide with a desperate mother’s fight for survival.

DOLLY
USA, 2025
World Premiere, 84 min
Director – Rod Blackhurst
A young woman, Macy, fights for survival after being abducted by a deranged, monster-like figure who wants to raise Macy as their child. A daring blend of New French Extremity and 1970s American horror.

DON’T LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE
Mèxico, 2025
US Premiere, 97 min
Director – Emilio Portes
Brothers Matías and Emiliano are left to their own devices in their new family home—what starts off as an exciting adventure quickly gives way to the existing fraternal tension and turns into a nightmare in this chilling psychological horror.

DRACULA
Romania, 2025
North American Premiere, 170 min
Director – Radu Jude
Radu Jude, arguably Romania’s greatest living filmmaker, sinks his teeth into redefining Dracula for a new generation. In 14 chapters and over the course of three hours, Jude holds nothing back, especially genitalia.

EMBALMER (Presented by AGFA)
USA, 1996
World Premiere of Preservation, 83 min
Director – S. Torriano Berry
AGFA presents a new preservation of the essential ’90s horror gem with director S. Torriano Berry in person.

THE EVIL THAT BINDS US
Chile, Mexico, 2025
World Premiere, 97 min
Director – Nico Postiglione
In 1950s rural Chile, 13-year-old Daniel is sent to live with his German relatives while his father is away on business—only to clash with their rigid ways and uncover a dark secret that ignites his fury.

FIND YOUR FRIENDS
USA, Italy, 2025
US Premiere, 93 min
Director – Izabel Pakzad
A girls trip goes terribly wrong in this exciting first feature that’s part hangout film, part revenge thriller.

FOLIES MEURTRIÈRES (Presented by BLEEDING SKULL)
France, 1984
World Premiere, 49 min
Director – Antoine Pellissier
Bleeding Skull presents a restoration of the dreamlike 1980s slasher from France.

THE FORBIDDEN CITY
Italy, 2025
US Premiere, 138 min
Director – Gabriele Mainetti
A martial artist, an Italian chef, a gangster, and about a hundred henchmen walk into a Chinese restaurant. Fighting ensues.

FREAKED
USA, 1994
World Premiere of 4K Restoration, 80 min
Directors – Tom Stern & Alex Winter
Show business collides with carnival magic when a vain megastar, his pal, and a bleeding-heart environmentalist are transformed into the latest attractions at a mad scientist’s freak show in Alex Winter and Tom Stern’s Gen X surrealist comic cavalcade.

FUCK MY SON!
USA, 2025
US Premiere, 96 min
Director – Todd Rohal
Irreverent does not even begin to describe this X-rated adaptation of Johnny Ryan’s eponymous graphic novel. Kidnapped by a deranged old woman, a young mother looks for the least unpleasant way to save herself and her daughter.

HAUNTED HEIST
USA, 2025
World Premiere, 87 min
Director – Lil Rel Howery
Four dysfunctional ex-friends reunite at a shady Airbnb—only to learn one of them dragged the others there to help steal a hidden antique. Too bad the place is haunted by racist ghosts.

HER WILL BE DONE
France, Poland, 2025
North American Premiere, 99 min
Director – Julia Kowalski
Nawojka has a secret. Well, two, if you count her confusing crush on the bad girl next door, but mostly it’s the inescapable, blood-craving curse she inherited from her mother.

HIDE AND GO SHRIEK
USA, 1988
World Premiere of 4K Restoration, 90 min
Director – Skip Schoolnik
A group of teens lock themselves inside a furniture store to party after graduation, unaware that a killer is lurking among the mannequins. As the lights go out, the night turns into a deadly game of hide-and-seek as they fight to survive.

THE HOLY BOY
Italy, Slovenia, 2025
International Premiere, 125 min
Director – Paolo Strippoli
After the loss of his son, Sergio accepts a teaching position in a quiet Italian town—where he meets a boy with a mysterious ability to ease his grief.

HONEY BUNCH
Canada, 2025
US Premiere, 113 min
Directors – Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Dusty Mancinelli
Is your love strong enough? The filmmaking duo behind VIOLATION returns with a gauzy, fragmented throwback to ‘70s psychodramas.

THE ICE TOWER
France, 2025
US Premiere, 118 min
Director – Lucile Hadžihalilović
A runaway orphan finds refuge within a surreal film set in Lucile Hadžihalilović’s haunting, dreamlike reimagining of The Snow Queen—a hypnotic tale of identity, obsession, and cinematic enchantment.

IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU
USA, 2025
Texas Premiere, 113 min
Writer-Director – Mary Bronstein
Cast – Rose Byrne, Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald, with Christian Slater and A$AP Rocky
With her life crashing down around her, Linda (Rose Byrne) attempts to navigate her child’s mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.

LUGER
Spain, 2025
World Premiere, 95 min
Director – Bruno Martín
Two low-level fixers contend with an art collector, a greedy lawyer, a pack of Neo-Nazis, and a host of other shady characters when they end up in possession of a valuable German Luger in this bloody thriller.

LUNATIC: THE LUNA VACHON STORY
Canada, 2025
International Premiere, 105 min
Director – Kate Kroll
Chaos reigns in this documentary exploring the life, mental health, and career of longtime fan-favorite wrestler Luna Vachon as she struggles to balance being a wife, mother, and pioneer of legitimate women’s wrestling.

MĀRAMA
New Zealand, 2025
US Premiere, 89 min
Director – Taratoa Stappard
A Dark Sky Films & Watermelon Pictures release
Mary, a young Māori woman, travels to Victorian England after receiving a letter promising information about her birth parents. As she peels back the layers of colonial deceit, Mary is driven to avenge her shattered ancestry.

MEAT KILLS
The Netherlands, 2025
World Premiere, 86 min
Director – Martijn Smits
The night takes a dark turn when a group of activists break into a pig farm to free mistreated animals and find themselves face-to-face with an extremely angry farmer.

MOTHER OF FLIES
USA, 2025
US Premiere, 93 min
Directors – Toby Poser, John Adams, & Zelda Adams
A young woman suffering from a life-threatening illness ventures deep into the woods to seek the help of a mystical healer offering an unconventional cure.

NESTING
Canada, Switzerland, 2025
International Premiere, 103 min
Director – Chloé CINQ-MARS
A new mother is plagued by visions as her life spirals out of control.

NIGHT PATROL
USA, 2025
World Premiere, 104 min
Director – Ryan Prows
An LAPD officer assigned to his old neighborhood is drawn back into gang life after his brother witnesses a brutal murder linked to the city’s infamous gang task force.

NIGHT STAGE
Brazil, 2025
Texas Premiere, 117 min
Directors – Marcio Reolon & Filipe Matzembacher
A young actor competes with his roommate and fellow actor for a coveted role while striking up a charged relationship with a closeted politician with a fetish for sex in public places.

OBSESSION
USA, 2025
US Premiere, 112 min
Director – Curry Barker
A desperate wish for love goes terribly wrong in this horrific cautionary tale from Director Curry Barker.

PENANCE (Burnt Ends Selection)
USA, 2025
World Premiere, 117 min
Director – Nikolas Pelekai
A blood-soaked tale of brotherhood and retribution. Guaranteed to be the most fists flying in 2025.

THE PIANO ACCIDENT
France, 2025
North American Premiere, 88 min
Director – Quentin Dupieux
A social media star hides out in a mountain chalet looking for respite when a call from a ruthless journalist drastically alters the course of her solitary getaway.

THE PLAGUE
Romania, USA, 2025
North American Premiere, 95 min
Director – Charlie Polinger
It’s survival of the fittest at a pre-teen summer water polo camp, where rigid hierarchies and social alienation give way to psychological torment in Charlie Polinger’s searing and masterful debut feature.

PRIMATE
USA, 2025
World Premiere, 89 min
Director – Johannes Roberts
A group of friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival.

REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND
Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, France, 2025
Texas Premiere, 87 min
Directors – Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani
An aging superspy with a fading memory recounts his past life in this stylish blast of Euro hyper-pulp from masters Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani.

THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR
Ireland, 2025
World Premiere, 90 min
Director – Glenn McQuaid
After losing both hands in an accident, Boyd Grayson becomes the prime candidate for an experimental replacement procedure in this queer, campy, erotic horror.

ROAD TO VENDETTA
Hong Kong, Japan, 2025
World Premiere, 108 min
Director – NJO Kui Ying
From the mean streets of Hong Kong to the nightclubs of Tokyo, a lone unnamed assassin tears a bloody swathe through Asia’s neon-drenched underworld in this eye-catching debut from a noteworthy new voice in genre filmmaking.

SHELBY OAKS
USA, 2025
US Premiere, 91 min
Director – Chris Stuckmann
A woman’s obsessive search for her missing sister leads her into a terrifying mystery at the hands of an unknown evil.

SHRINE OF ABOMINATIONS (Burnt Ends Selection)
USA, 2025
World Premiere, 38 min
Directors – Skinner & Ross Kennedy
A stop-motion cosmic horror from artists Skinner and Ross Kennedy.

SILENCIO
Spain, 2025
North American Premiere, 56 min
Director – Eduardo Casanova
Generations of vampires face persecution, meditate on the nature of human disease, and fall in love in this stylish, century-spanning tale of blood.

SILVER SCREAMERS
Canada, 2025
World Premiere, 94 min
Director – Sean Cisterna
When filmmaker Sean Cisterna discovers a subsidy to support senior activities, he rallies a group of retirement home residents to create a horror short film.

SIRÂT
France, Spain, 2025
US Premiere, 115 min
Director – Oliver Laxe
A father and his son journey to an illegal rave party south of Morocco, searching for his missing daughter. As they follow a group of ravers deeper into the desert, trouble begins to unfold.

SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE
Finland, USA, 2025
World Premiere, 88 min
Director – Jalmari Helander
A wall-to-wall cinematic action event, a sequel to the original sleeper hit SISU. Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, “the man who refuses to die” (Jorma Tommila) dismantles it, loads it on a truck, and is determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor. When the Red Army commander who killed his family (Stephen Lang from DON’T BREATHE) comes back hellbent on finishing the job, a relentless, eye-popping cross-country chase ensues – a fight to the death, full of clever, unbelievable action set pieces.

SKYLINE: WARPATH
UK, France, Indonesia, 2025
World Premiere, 96 min
Director – Liam O’Donnell
Iko Uwais leads a group of humans in a fight against an extraterrestrial threat in the latest installment in the SKYLINE franchise, bringing Scott Adkins along for the no-holds-barred, action mega-brawl.

THE STRANGERS – CHAPTER 2
USA, 2025
World Premiere, 98 min
Director – Renny Harlin
The Strangers are back – more brutal and relentless than ever. When they learn that one of their victims, Maya (Madelaine Petsch), is still alive, they return to finish what they’ve started. With nowhere to run and no one to trust, Maya must survive another horrific chapter of terror as The Strangers – driven by a senseless, unceasing purpose – pursue her, more than willing to kill anyone who stands in their way.

THEATER IS DEAD (Burnt Ends Selection)
USA, 2025
World Premiere, 88 min
Director – Katherine Dudas
When a young would-be starlet lands the lead in a prestigious production, she quickly finds the dark side of the limelight. Who knew such a large intersection existed between theater kids and horror freaks?

TIE MAN (Burnt Ends Selection)
Canada, 2024
International Premiere, 99 min
Director – Rémi Fréchette
The psychotronic vigilante revenge rollercoaster we have all been waiting to ride. If Frank Henenlotter and David Cronenberg remade ROBOCOP, they would only be edging on TIE MAN.

THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE
Portugal, France, 2025
World Premiere, 100 min
Director – Eugène Green
Gaspard, a teenager from the suburbs of Lisbon, falls into the hands of the Ogre, a man who has made a pact with the Devil.

A USEFUL GHOST
Thailand, 2025
US Premiere, 130 min
Director – Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
A luminous genre hybrid that blends supernatural fantasy with dark romantic comedy and heartfelt human drama.

V/H/S/HALLOWEEN
USA, 2025
World Premiere, 115 min
Directors – Bryan M. Ferguson, Casper Kelly, Micheline Pitt-Norman & R.H. Norman, Alex Ross Perry, Paco Plaza, Anna Zlokovic
A collection of Halloween-themed videotapes unleashes a series of twisted, blood-soaked tales, turning trick-or-treat into a struggle for survival.

VICIOUS
USA, 2025
World Premiere, 103 min
Director – Bryan Bertino
When Polly (Dakota Fanning) receives a mysterious Box from an unexpected late-night visitor, it comes with a simple instruction: place three things inside: something you need, something you hate, and something you love. What begins as a strange ritual quickly unravels into a waking nightmare. Trapped in a terrifying world where reality bends and memory betrays, Polly must navigate a series of impossible choices. As time slips away, she’s forced to confront the darkness not just around her, but within her—before it consumes everything and everyone she’s ever known.

THE VILE
UAE, USA, 2025
World Premiere, 97 min
Director – Majid Al Ansari
Amani, a devoted wife and mother, finds her life slowly unraveling when her husband returns home with a second wife—bringing with her an insidious darkness that begins to infiltrate every aspect of Amani’s existence.

WHEN WE WERE LIVE
USA, 2025
World Premiere, 93 min
Director – John Spottswood Moore
Austin, Texas is home to the oldest continuously operating public access TV station in the country, and this documentary celebrates the original creators who made the station such a vibrant, unique community.

WHISTLE
Canada, Ireland, 2025
World Premiere, 85 min
Director – Corin Hardy
A misfit group of unwitting high school students stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. They discover that blowing the whistle and the terrifying sound it emits will summon their future deaths to hunt them down. As the body count rises, the friends investigate the origins of the deadly artifact in a desperate effort to stop the horrifying chain of events that they have set in motion.

A WOMAN CALLED MOTHER
Indonesia, 2025
World Premiere, 119 min
Director – Randolph Zaini
Vira and her family move to a new city for a fresh start after a difficult few years, but the demon following them will force them to confront their most primal fears.

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Each of the six episodes in the found footage series is presented as a different tape chronicling the exploits of the serial killer known as Peachfuzz from 2014’s Creep and 2017’s Creep 2.

Director Patrick Brice and actor Mark Duplass are back, sharing writing and executive producing duties.

Special Features:

• Filmmaker Audio Commentary
• Shudder Social Q&A with Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice

The series continues to unravel the mind of a secluded serial killer who lures unsuspecting videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life. As the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

Mike Luciano, David Nordstrom, Josh Fadem, Josh Ruben, Tai Leclaire, Scott Pitts, Krisha Fairchild, and John Craven are among the cast.

“Not only is Peachfuzz back with renewed vigor, but Duplass’s serial killer character is weirder than ever,” Meagan Navarro wrote in her review. “The Creep Tapes is a welcome expansion of the films. It’s not a reinvention of the format, but rather a fun experiment that explores more dark corners and impulses of a disturbed individual.”

The Creep Tapes was recently renewed for a second season by Shudder.

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“The Creep Tapes” Season 1 comes to DVD & Blu-ray on April 1, 2025.

Mark Duplass reprises his role from the Creep movies in the Shudder Original series from Duplass and Patrick Brice, with all six episodes now streaming on both Shudder and AMC+.

The franchise centers on Duplass’ character, a total creep whose name is ever-changing but whose bizarre, murderous behavior is always documented in a found footage style.

The original found footage movie in 2014 was followed by a sequel in 2017.

The Creep Tapes continues to unravel the mind of a secluded serial killer who lures videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life. Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

Bloody Disgusting’s Daniel Kurland raves, “The Creep Tapes is very careful to not dilute what made the films so effective and it uses its episodic format to deconstruct not just found footage horror, but the very nature of documentary filmmaking and the complex filmmaker/subject relationship.”

Kurland adds, “It’s a bold experiment that pays off and helps reinvent the serial killer chamber piece series in a modern way.”

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AMC’s Shudder has ordered up six brand new episodes for “The Creep Tapes” Season 2. The series was created by Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass, with Duplass starring.

Deadline details, “Set to premiere on Shudder and AMC+ later this year, Season 2 will continue to unravel the mind of the franchise’s secluded serial killer (Duplass) who lures videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life.

“Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.”

Deadline’s report this afternoon also notes that the first season of the series was a hit for both AMC+ and Shudder, debuting as “the most watched Shudder show of all time on AMC+ and the strongest November release in Shudder history.” The report adds that “The Creep Tapes” Season 1 drove “record subscriber growth and social media engagement.”

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Mark Duplass said in a statement, “We made the first season of The Creep Tapes completely independently, so we were able to truly and unabashedly get our freak on. The fact that so many of you watched it that Shudder not only asked us for more but asked us to go even further this time around? That’s just… really, really unsettling. And terrifically exciting.”

Patrick Brice added,  “We are beyond delighted at the opportunity to bring audiences fresh kills from the closet in a second season of The Creep Tapes! For the series to have found such a rabid audience at Shudder is an absolute dream. It seems ridiculous to apply the term ‘labor of love’ to such an insane franchise, but it’s the truth. We can’t wait to dive back in.”

The franchise centers on Duplass’ character, a total creep whose name is ever-changing but whose bizarre, murderous behavior is always documented in a found footage style.

The original found footage movie in 2014 was followed by a sequel in 2017.

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Television has reached a curious inflection point where what was once heralded as the medium’s Golden Age has turned into a daunting obligation where there’s far too much content to consume and the lengthy gaps between short seasons is enough to strip away even the most extreme enthusiasm. TV is in an interesting phase at the moment and while many prestige streaming series have struggled, the horror genre has thrived and turned out deeply captivating and creepy material. Television remains a safe haven for the horror genre and 2024 was a strong year for both brand new horror and returning series that are sure to entertain genre fans who are looking for something that will get under their skin.

Here are the 10 best horror television shows of 2024.

American Horror Stories: Season 3, Part 2

Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story has become increasingly cursed and squandered a lot of the goodwill that it established during its earliest seasons, even if there’s still some compelling ideas and strong performances in play. While it’s certainly understandable that some fans have completely written off the franchise, its episodic spin-off has quietly become the superior series and a home for genuinely strong horror that has something to say. American Horror Stories’ third season, which was split across 2023 and 2024’s Halloween seasons, features far and away the series’ strongest episodes. These five new episodes tackle diverse territory between the liminal space horror of “backrooms,” AI clones, boogeymen under the bed, and even a leprechaun bank heist. 

American Horror Story proper is guilty of losing the plot and indulging in camp, but the latter actually feels fitting in American Horror Stories. The spin-off achieves a successful atmosphere where it never takes itself too seriously, but is still able to craft disturbing scares and frightening set pieces. There are still some weak spots among these five episodes, but engaging performances from talented guest actors that include Henry Winkler, Victor Garber, Michael Imperioli, and June Squibb help smooth over the rough patches and evoke a retro Tales From the Crypt energy. If nothing else, it’s exciting to get a mainstream horror series tackling the fringe Backrooms phenomenon. If this happens to be the end of American Horror Stories — which is very likely — it at least goes out on an encouraging note as an anthology series that progressively found its footing.

Joko Anwar’s Nightmares And Daydreams

There’s been an encouraging rise in Indonesian horror over the past five years and Joko Anwar has become a leading name in the genre with impressive projects like Impetigore and Satan’s Slaves and its sequel. 2024 was a busy year for Anwar between his feature film, Grave Torture, and his pulpy anthology horror and sci-fi Netflix series, Nightmares and Daydreams. With so many modern horror anthology series taking a page from Black Mirror, it’s encouraging to see that Joko Anwar’s Nightmares and Daydreams shares more in common with The Twilight Zone and Tales from the Darkside. Joko Anwar is at the helm for the majority of the anthology series’ seven episodes, all of which effectively deconstruct and explore social issues that are common to Indonesia. All seven episodes are set in Jakarta and span over three decades, which creates an engrossing sense of dread that highlights the haunting futility that afflicts these characters. 

Each episode of Joko Anwar’s Nightmares and Daydreams confidently stands on its own. However, one of the series’ greatest joys is clocking the connections between these stories and how certain supernatural threats and concepts overlap. This reaches an extremely satisfying fever pitch in the final episode, which connects many of the ideas that are introduced throughout the season. The anthology series really sticks the landing in a manner that’s not easy and it ends up feeling like an Indonesian horror Avengers when everything is said and done. Nightmares and Daydreams will provoke and petrify, but audiences are also likely to learn a lot about Indonesian urban legends and paranormal activity. 

Teacup

It should come as no surprise that a horror series that’s executive produced by James Wan and directed by some of the most promising emerging names in horror like E. L. Katz (Cheap Thrills, Azrael) and Chloe Okuno (Watcher and V/H/S/94’s “Storm Drain”) is one of 2024’s most enjoyable horror series. Ian McCulloch’s Teacup stars Yvonne Strahovski and Scott Speedman, who lead an accomplished cast of characters whose humble lives are irrevocably changed when their Georgia farm becomes a lightning rod for unnerving supernatural events and perplexing behavior. 

Teacup coasts on the eerie atmosphere and stark visuals that compliment this eerie, socially-minded mystery. Teacup holds many of its cards to its chest and it’s entirely possible that it will lose its way and fumble the landing in subsequent seasons like From and Sweet Home, two other 2024 horror series who couldn’t match the heights of their previous seasons. As it stands, Teacup is still cryptic and chilling storytelling that feels like Lost meets Salem’s Lot.

The Creep Tapes

Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice’s Creep films are disturbing serial killer character studies that are filtered through the personal found footage horror sub-genre. Both films knock it out of the park and audiences have patiently been waiting seven years for a “Creep 3” that completes the trilogy. The Creep Tapes, a six-episode evolution of the Creep movies, is one of 2024’s most enlightening horror productions that proves that an episodic anthology series has more value than another cinematic sequel that returns to Duplass’ unstable “Peachfuzz” character. The Creep Tapes is very careful to not dilute what made the films so effective and it uses its episodic format to deconstruct not just found footage horror, but the very nature of documentary filmmaking and the complex filmmaker/subject relationship. 

There are admittedly some diminishing returns as each episode of The Creep Tapes builds to a similar climax, but this is a series that perpetually keeps the audience on their toes and feeds on tension and unease. “Peachfuzz” adopts a completely new identity in each episode that’s meant to obfuscate his true self, but in doing so the audience gets a progressively better idea of who he really is and what drives him forward. It’s a bold experiment that pays off and helps reinvent the serial killer chamber piece series in a modern way.

Inside No. 9: Season 9

2024 has been particularly kind to anthology horror and 2025 is set to continue this promising trend. However, one program that’s been turning out back-to-back gems for over a decade is BBC Two’s Inside No. 9. Inside No. 9 ended its flawless nine-season run in 2024 and Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s structural masterpiece proved that they saved some of their best stories for last. Each Inside No. 9 episode tells a completely different story with the only connective tissue being that every installment is set in a different “number nine,” ostensibly turning the series into a collection of challenging and genre-breaking bottle episodes. Inside No. 9 has such a clear and passionate love for horror, but it’s also remarkably funny and its ability to adeptly oscillate between witty comedy and pitch black dread is one of its secret weapons. 

Inside No. 9 loves to push boundaries and some of its most ambitious stories feature a silent episode, an entry that’s entirely told through a CCTV feed, one that’s all told through iambic pentameter, and even a live episode. Inside No. 9’s final season continues to flex its stylistic muscles with an episode that’s all filmed through a fixed doorbell security camera. Season 9 doesn’t have any misses. There’s a bleak meditation on the ethical “trolley problem” thought experiment, a foreboding escape room experiment, and an Edwardian gothic horror story. Its final episode is also a sublime meta gift to the series’ long-time fans, but also sure to resonate with any new viewers. Now is the perfect time to binge all nine seasons and experience one of the best and most under the radar horror anthology series of the past decade.

Parasyte: The Grey

Parasyte: The Maxim is an acclaimed anime that offers top tier horror/science fiction storytelling that received an impressive live-action cinematic adaptation by none other than Takashi Yamazaki, Godzilla Minus One’s director. Rather than simply turn Parasyte into a redundant live-action Netflix series, Parasyte: The Grey tells an original story that’s set in South Korea and runs parallel to the original Parasyte. It’s an approach that’s similar to Terminator Zero’s penetration of the Terminator franchise that grapples with comparable ideas and themes, yet in a totally different portion of the world. 

Parasyte: The Grey focuses on a debilitating alien invasion where these parasitic extraterrestrials can take over humans and use these host bodies to wipe out their population. Anyone who has seen a frame of the Parasyte anime understands that its disturbing body horror is one of its strongest assets. The ways in which these alien parasites contort and eviscerate their human hosts is pure nightmare fuel and Parasyte: The Grey rises to the occasion on this front. The live-action series elegantly captures these monstrous transformations and the excessive gore that accompanies their attacks. The six-episode series excels with its Invasion of the Body Snatchers-esque mystery, yet also finds a way to turn this parasitic possession into an inspirational superpower that can heal as much as it can hurt. Parasyte: The Grey leans into broad extremes and turns a vicious alien invasion into B-movie bliss. 

Chucky: Season 3 Part 2

Revered slasher icons like Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, and Michael Myers continue to languish and get sentenced to purgatory over rights disputes and other bureaucratic red tape, all while Chucky accrues a brutal body count that’s seamlessly transitioned from film to television. The Chucky TV series contains some of the franchise’s best material and while the decision to split season three in half was narratively frustrating, it at least meant that Chucky’s chaotic antics could spill over into 2024. Chucky’s White House-set third season turned out to be a rejuvenating change of pace for the unpredictable horror series and its final four episodes accomplish more magic and murder than most series do in twice as many episodes. Jake, Devon, and Lexy continue their prolonged pursuit of Chucky, who proceeds to cause new levels of mayhem. Chucky’s final episodes expand upon the series’ lore in rewarding ways as Chucky comes to terms with his own mortality and the series does some excellent work with Charles Lee Ray, who receives an excellent showcase in the spirit realm as “murderous ghost” gets added to his lengthy resume. 

There’s endless bloodshed and sublime practical gore effects to appreciate in the second-half of Chucky’s third season. However, one of the series’ greatest strengths remains its earnest beating heart and the empathetic relationships between its central trio of characters. The prospect of Chucky with the launch codes for nuclear missiles and the potential to cause global destruction puts him in a whole new tier of horror villain and is reason alone to give these episodes a watch. Chucky, as a TV series, may have reached its end. However, franchise creator Don Mancini has assured fans that they haven’t seen the last of these characters and that everyone’s favorite killer doll still has a lot more blood to spill.

Oh, and there’s plenty more Devon Sawa destruction, because, of course there is. 

Evil: Season 4

Robert and Michelle King’s Evil took 2023 off, only to return in 2024 with a super-sized final season that ostensibly mashes together their plans for seasons four and five. Evil is The X-Files by way of The Exorcist and Black Mirror and more often than not is superior to all three. Evil very quickly tapped into something special through the infectious chemistry that’s shared between Kristen (Katja Herbers), David (Mike Colter), and Ben (Aasif Mandvi) — a forensic psychologist, a Catholic priest, and a tech expert — who are tasked by the Catholic Church to assess potential supernatural events. Evil’s fourth season adopts a greater focus on tech-based anomalies, all while dark forces prepare for an apocalyptic event that revolves around the freshly-born Antichrist. 

Evil’s farewell year may not necessarily provide answers to every question, but it’s a season that’s unabashedly confident and brave enough to go out on its own terms. It’s fearless television that’s haunting, hilarious, and endlessly human. These final episodes tackle big ideas like a particle accelerator that may or may not be a gate to Hell, djinn-fueled fugue states, and demonically-possessed ChatBots. However, Evil never forgets its initial mission statement or its natural curiosity to help and heal in a world that’s on the cusp of being ripped apart at the seams. Andrea Martin’s demon-stomping Sister Andrea is also truly a performance for the ages that will be missed.

Interview With The Vampire: Season 2

Vampires make up some of the horror genre’s most popular monsters and 2024 alone saw the release of Abigail, Nosferatu, and Salem’s Lot. Audiences were initially skeptical when a serialized adaptation of Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire made its debut on AMC in 2022. Now it’s the center of the Immortal Universe and one of TV’s finest dramas, horror or otherwise. Interview with the Vampire’s eight-episode second season is a beautiful expansion of the gothic horror and toxic relationship dynamics that made the first season must-watch television. Lestat (Sam Reid) takes a bit of a backseat role in season two as Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Armand’s (Assad Zaman) relationship develops in destructive ways. Season two also takes Louis and Claudia (Delainey Hayles) to Paris and immerses them among Old World Vampires and their Theatre Des Vampires troupe. 

It’s par the course to turn vampire stories into meditations on abuse and power dynamics, but none have been as delicate and daring as Interview with the Vampire. The season’s climax is truly powerful television that broaches suicide and codependency with the blunt, raw force of a stake to the heart. Interview the Vampire’s third season, which is set to adapt the second book in Anne Rice’s celebrated series — The Vampire Lestat — will hopefully continue to tap into nuanced, emotional horror excellence in 2025. Interview with the Vampire’s second season isn’t just the strongest horror series of 2024, but one of the best pieces of vampire media that’s ever been produced. It sets new, lofty standards for the scary, sexy sub-genre.

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Here’s all the new horror released on Friday, December 13, 2024!

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From director Nicholas Gyeney, the supernatural thriller The Activated Man marks one of the final appearances of horror legend Tony Todd, and it’s now available on VOD.

The cast includes genre icons Tony Todd (Candyman), Sean Young (Blade Runner), and four-time Jason Voorhees actor Kane Hodder, alongside Andrew Keegan (10 Things I Hate About You), Vladimir Kulich (Vikings), Sab Shimono (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III), Ivana Rojas (This Fool), and Scott Brown as the ‘Fedora Man.’

In the film, “Ors (Jamie Costa) struggles with the grief from losing his best friend and beloved dog Louis to cancer. The trauma brings on strange visions only Ors can see.

“While he questions whether his mind has fractured or if it’s actually real, a mysterious rise in murder-suicides takes hold of the city, and Ors becomes haunted by images of a shadowy figure. Through torments and terror, Ors must face his fears as he uncovers dark secrets from his past, while finally embracing who he really is, and what he is meant to do.”

A sinister dance with Slavic folklore, Nikola Petrovic’s horror movie Mudrick was released by Gravitas Ventures for Friday the 13th, now available on Digital and cable VOD outlets.

In the haunting tale of Mudbrick, Paul’s return to his Serbian roots unearths a broken-down family home held hostage by secrets. As he confronts his estranged brother, a chilling web of runes, totems, and whispered names ensnares him in a sinister dance with Slavic folklore.

Unraveling a past woven with dark rituals and tragic choices, Paul discovers that the decaying walls harbor not just memories but a cyclical curse. Faced with the malevolent god Veles and the consequences of a desperate pact, he must navigate a treacherous path of familial tragedy, chilling revelations, and a fiery reckoning that echoes through the ages.

Philip Brodie, Andrew Howard, Kamka Tocinovski, Dusica Nastova, Joakim Tasic, Predrag Momcilovic and Lauren Sivan star in Mudbrick from Gravitas Ventures.

Shudder celebrates the holidays tonight (December 13) with The Last Drive-In: Joe Bob’s Christmas Carnage, a brand new double feature of top secret holiday horror movies.

Joe Bob’s Christmas Carnage will premiere Friday, December 13 live on the Shudder TV and AMC+ TV feeds at 9pm ET/8c. It comes to Shudder and AMC+ on Sunday, December 15.

Shudder previews, “Snow is falling and the bodies are piling up for Joe Bob’s Christmas Carnage, when Joe Bob and Darcy host two holiday horror flicks featuring so much bloodshed that Santa will think twice before coming down this chimney.

“The special will feature a charity auction of one-of-a-kind props and exclusive merch from The Last Drive-In and personal memorabilia from Joe Bob’s over 35-year career. The details of this year’s items and films will be revealed during the special.”

It’s not a horror movie but horror fans might want to check out Sony’s bloody and rated “R” Marvel movie Kraven the Hunter, which is finally now playing in theaters nationwide.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the title character, Marvel’s ultimate predator.

“Kraven the Hunter is the visceral story about how and why one of Marvel’s most iconic villains came to be. Set before his notorious vendetta with Spider-Man, Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the titular character in the R-rated film.”

Ariana DeBose plays Calypso in the Kraven the Hunter movie.

Christopher Abbott (Possessor) is playing The Foreigner, with Levi Miller (Better Watch Out) also on board. Alessandro Nivola (The Many Saints of Newark) will play another villain, but character details are under wraps. Russell Crowe and Fred Hechinger also star.

J.C. Chandor (A Most Violent Year) directed the Sony/Marvel movie.

In addition to the upcoming sequel series “Dexter: Resurrection,” the small screen franchise expands with “Dexter: Original Sin,” now available on Paramount+ with Showtime.

Set in 1991 Miami, the new series Dexter: Original Sin follows Dexter (Patrick Gibson) as he transitions from student to avenging serial killer. When his bloodthirsty urges can’t be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness.

With the guidance of his father, Harry (Golden Globe® winner Christian Slater), he adopts a Code designed to help him find and kill people who deserve to be eliminated from society without getting on law enforcement’s radar. This is a particular challenge for young Dexter as he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.

Patrick Dempsey, Molly Brown, James Martinez, Christina Milian, Alex Shimizu, and Reno Wilson also star, with Sarah Michelle Gellar in a guest starring role.

Michael C. Hall is returning to voice the iconic inner monologue in Dexter Morgan’s head, while “Dexter” showrunner Clyde Phillips is also back to show-run this new prequel.

The sixth and final episode of Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass‘ series “The Creep Tapes” is now streaming on Shudder and AMC+, wrapping up the first of hopefully many seasons.

Mark Duplass reprises his leading role in the six-episode Shudder Original series from Duplass and Patrick Brice, with all six episodes now streaming on both Shudder and AMC+.

The Creep Tapes continues to unravel the mind of a secluded serial killer who lures videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life. Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

In the finale, “A mother’s evening is interrupted by a surprise visit from her son.”

How about a Christmas thriller? From director Jaume Collet-Serra (Orphan, The Shallows), Carry-On from Netflix and Amblin is now streaming exclusively on Netflix.

Jason Bateman and Taron Egerton star in the airport-set Christmas thriller.

In the holiday film, “A young TSA agent fights to outsmart a mysterious traveler who blackmails him into letting a dangerous package slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.”

The cast also includes Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler, Logan Marshall-Green, Dean Norris, Sinqua Walls, Gil Perez-Abraham, Tonatiuh, Curtiss Cook, Joe Williamson, and Josh Brener.

TJ Fixman wrote the screenplay for Carry-On.

Warren Skeels’ true crime serial killer thriller The Man in the White Van is now playing in theaters. This harrowing nightmare from Relativity Media is based on a true story.

“In 1975 Florida, a series of violent disappearances go unnoticed, and young Annie (Madison Wolfe) is targeted by an ominous white van that stalks her every move.

“As the menace escalates, her parents dismiss her fears, and Annie is soon plunged into a terrifying nightmare that shatters her world. ”

Sean Astin (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Stranger Things), Ali Larter (ABC’s The Rookie, Final Destination), Brec Bassinger (CW’s Stargirl), Gavin Warren (Night Swim) and Skai Jackson (Jessie) also star in The Man in the White Van.

Writer/director Warren Skeels previews, “I love this cast and crew. Together, we have taken great care to ensure that this narrative is told with respect for those who experienced these horrific events firsthand. Our aim is to shine a light on a dark time in the 1970s and the extraordinary story of one girl’s unimaginable ordeal with a serial killer.”

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Here’s all the new horror released on Friday, December 6, 2024!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

Hold onto your butthole, there’s a new killer dino flick in town. Well Go USA has released their horror-comedy The Invisible Raptor in select theaters and on Digital outlets today.

In the film, “After a top-secret experiment goes wrong, a hyper-intelligent invisible raptor escapes the lab and begins wreaking havoc in the surrounding neighborhood. When the creature’s identity is uncovered, it soon becomes clear that a disgraced paleontologist—alongside his ex-girlfriend, an unhinged amusement park security guard, and a local celebrity chicken farmer—is the town’s only hope for surviving the raptor’s ravenous rampage.”

Mike Hermosa directs The Invisible Raptor, written by Mike Capes and Johnny Wickham.

Mike Capes, David Shackelford, Caitlin McHugh Stamos, Sandy Martin, Bobby Gilchrist, Richard Riehle, and Sean Astin star in the dino-mite horror comedy.

Described as The Purge with werewolves, Steven C. Miller‘s (Silent Night) Werewolves is one of the most talked about movies of the holiday season, and it’s now playing in theaters!

Frank Grillo battles monsters in Werewolves. The insanely cool premise? “One year ago, a Supermoon turned millions into werewolves. This December, it’s happening again.”

Werewolves is rated “R” for “Violence, some gore, and language.”

In Werewolves, “a supermoon event triggers a latent gene in every human on the planet, turning anyone who entered the moonlight into a werewolf for that one night. Chaos ensued and close to a billion people died. Now, a year later, the Supermoon is back.”

Katrina Law (NCIS), Ilfenesh Hadera (Godfather Of Harlem), James Michael Cummings (City On The Hill) and Lou Diamond Phillips (Prodigal Son) also star.

Matthew Kennedy (Inheritance) wrote the screenplay.

Remember when everyone thought the world was going to end on January 1, 2000? What if it actually did? That’s the premise behind A24’s disaster comedy Y2K, now playing in theaters.

The film takes place on the last night of 1999. “Two high school juniors crash a New Year’s Eve party, only to find themselves fighting for their lives in this dial-up disaster comedy.”

Jaeden Martell (It, Mr. Harrigan’s Phone) and Julian Dennison (Deadpool 2) star as the high school friends. Y2K also stars Rachel Zegler (West Side Story), Lachlan Watson (“Chucky,” “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”), Mason Gooding (Scream 2022, Scream VI), The Kid Laroi, Tim Heidecker (Us), Eduardo Franco (“Stranger Things”), Miles Robbins (Daniel Isn’t Real, Halloween 2018), Alicia Silverstone (The Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Lodge), Fred Hechinger (Fear Street), Daniel Zolghadri (Funny Pages) and Fred Durst.

Y2K hails from actor/comedian/writer and former “SNL “cast member Kyle Mooney, who makes his directorial feature debut from a screenplay co-written with producer Evan Winter.

Meagan wrote in her SXSW review, “Armed with a pitch-perfect, game-for-anything ensemble and great practical effects behind the carnage and calamity, A24’s latest offers up the most entertaining, funny-bone-tickling apocalyptic scenario since This Is the End.“

As for the horror, “Y2K runs with the unfulfilled prospect of a worldwide tech crash through a lethal machine uprising. Playing like Maximum Overdrive for millennials, Weta Workshop brings the various murder bots to life via exquisite practical effects.”

Described as a comedic slasher movie, Get Away from director Steffen Haars (this year’s Krazy House) was released into theaters by IFC Films beginning today, December 6.

From what we understand, Get Away will slash into Shudder in 2025.

Written by and starring Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz), the film follows a family on their summer vacation to a remote island where they discover a serial killer is on the loose. Unfortunately for them the locals have no interest in helping the stranded family.

Frost said in a statement, “I’m thrilled Get Away has found a home at IFC Films and Shudder, alongside the constant support and collaboration with Wayward Entertainment and the gang at XYZ. It’s such a good fit and a real relief knowing that Get Away is in such safe hands. I can’t wait for you to finally see it in theaters!”

“Get Away is a laugh out loud comedy that pours several buckets of blood onto a family’s sweet vacation in Sweden. This hilarious thrill ride will stir up laughs and scares in equal measure,” said Shudder’s Emily Gotto. “Nick Frost revs up his horror comedy expertise with the support of a strong ensemble cast and Steffen Haars’ playful directorial touch.”

Aisling Bea (This Way Up), Sebastian Croft (Heartstopper) and Maisie Ayres also star.

The sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre teams up with a rag-tag bunch to defend a police station from an invasion of Lovecraftian monsters in How to Kill Monsters, now available on Digital outlets from Dark Sky Films. Director Stewart Sparke (Book of Monsters) describes it as a “love letter to the ’80s and ’90s horror movies that I grew up watching on VHS.”

Stewart promises that the movie will inject “a dash of British humour in the vein of Hot Fuzz and the self-aware twists and turns of Scream to deliver genre fans a blood-soaked popcorn horror movie that feels both nostalgic and fresh.”

“Jamie Lancaster is the sole survivor of a blood drenched massacre at a remote cabin in the woods. Claiming that her friends were torn apart and eaten by a horrific monster summoned by a ritual gone wrong, she is swiftly arrested by the local cops and locked up for a crime she didn’t commit. We soon discover that Jamie’s claims of innocence were all too real when the entire police station is ripped from our reality and thrown into a nightmarish dimension of Lovecraftian monsters hungry for human flesh.

“To survive the night, Jamie must team up with a bunch of rookie cops and lawbreakers to hack and slash their way through an army of monsters and find a way to get back home.”

Lyndsey Craine (Book of Monsters, Eating Miss Campbell), Arron Dennis (Zomblogalypse, Book of Monsters), Fenfen Huang (Now You See Me 2, Operation Red Sea), Daniel Thrace (The Creature Below, Blood Myth) and Nicholas Vince (Hellraiser, Hellbound, Nightbreed) star.

How to Kill Monsters is directed by Stewart Sparke, who also co-wrote the film’s screenplay alongside Paul Butler, and the bloody horror-comedy is produced by Cal O’Connell.

“I am a woman… I am an animal… I am Nightbitch.” From Searchlight Pictures, Amy Adams movie Nightbitch has been unleashed into theaters beginning today, December 6.

Nightbitch is rated “R” for “language and some sexuality.” The “darkly comic horror film” was directed by Marielle Heller (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood).

“Nightbitch tells the story of a woman thrown into the stay-at-home routine of raising a toddler in the suburbs, who slowly embraces the feral power deeply rooted in motherhood.

“She becomes increasingly aware of the bizarre and undeniable signs that she may be turning into a canine.” Heller describes the film as “a comedy for women, a horror movie for men.”

Scoot McNairy (Blonde) and Mary Holland (Happiest Season) also star.

The movie is based on Rachel Yoder’s novel, and Yoder penned the screenplay.

Dating is hell in Lionsgate’s comedy thriller F Marry Kill, which sees a woman caught in an actual murder case when she dates three men at once. It’s now available on VOD outlets.

In the film, “When true-crime junkie Eva Vaugh (Lucy Hale) is shoved into the dating app world by her besties on her 30th birthday, she suddenly finds herself at the center of a real-life murder case. As new details about the murders are revealed on her favorite podcast, she realizes that one of the three men she’s dating could be the infamous ‘Swipe Right Killer’!

“Now it’s up to Eva and her ride-or-die friends to figure out which date is a f***boy, a potential husband, or a killer in this whip-smart comedy-thriller.”

Laura Murphy (“Nora from Queens”) directs F Marry Kill, produced by BuzzFeed Studios.

Romance, humor, and suspense collide in this genre-bender. F Marry Kill also stars Samer Salem (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Virginia Gardner (Project Almanac, Halloween), Jedidiah Goodacre, Brendan Morgan, Brooke Nevin, and Bethany Brown. 

From Academy Award®-nominated director Joshua Oppenheimer (The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence) comes NEON’s The End, being described as “a poignant and deeply human musical about a family that survived the end of the world.” It’s now playing in theaters.

An urgent and unforgettable cautionary tale, apocalyptic musical The End stars Academy Award® winner Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton), Academy Award® nominee Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals, Revolutionary Road), George MacKay (1917) and Moses Ingram (Lady in the Lake, The Queen’s Gambit).

The screenplay is by Joshua Oppenheimer and Rasmus Heisterberg (A Royal Affair), with songs by Joshua Schmidt (music) and Joshua Oppenheimer (lyrics).

Bronagh Gallagher, Tim McInnerny, and Lennie James also star.

Hyun Moon-Seop’s Devils Stay aims to break all exorcism horror rules, and the Korean horror movie is now playing in theaters here in the United States courtesy of Well Go USA.

As the poster’s tagline explains, “Three days after the funeral, the dead heart awakens.” 

In the film, “After the sudden tragic loss of his daughter following an exorcism, a renowned heart surgeon refuses to face the reality that his child has died, despite declarations from medical examiners and even the priest who performed the expulsion. But as the funeral rites begin, mourners start witnessing unnerving changes to the girl’s body, leaving the priest to wonder whether something much more sinister—an evil more ancient than Catholicism itself—may once again be looming over them all.”

Park Shin-yang (“My Lawyer, Mr. Jo,” “Man on the Edge,“ “The Big Swindle”), Lee Min-ki (“Crash,” “My Liberation Notes,” “Very Ordinary Couple”) and Lee Re (“It’s Okay!,” “Peninsula,” “Hellbound”) star in the exorcism horror movie.

The film is a Showbox presentation. Showbox is also the producer behind this year’s sleeper hit Exhuma, a folk horror film that also gave a new twist to the conventional exorcism format. 

A woman returns home for Christmas only to find she’s been replaced with a new stand-in daughter in Spanish thriller You Are Not Me, also now available on VOD outlets.

The holiday thriller was written and directed by Marisa Crespo and Moisés Romera.

In the film, “Aitana returns home for the first time in three years, excited to introduce her wife and their adopted infant son to her extended family and celebrate Christmas together. The family villa in the Spanish countryside is exactly as she remembers – except for the addition of Nadia, a Romanian refugee who has claimed Aitana’s bedroom, her clothes, and her family heirlooms.

“Why have Aitana’s conservative parents, long suspicious of immigrants, embraced the mysterious Nadia with such uncharacteristic warmth? Is Nadia a shrewd usurper, or an unwitting vessel for darker forces spreading across the land? A twisty thriller that locates the uncanny in the reflexive cordiality of the holiday season, You Are Not Me is a dark and disturbing dispatch from the most irrational realm: family.”

Roser Tapias, Pilar Almeria, and Anna Kurikka star in You Are Not Me.

Not to be confused with A24’s horror movie Heretic, which is now playing in theaters, The Asylum’s latest mockbuster is titled Heretics. And it released onto VOD outlets today.

In the movie from director Jose Prendes, “Recovered footage documents the horror of a group teens who break into the abandoned Simmons House. What begins as a thrill-seeking adventure turns into a nightmare as they discover a dark cult intent on sacrificing them one by one.”

Eric Roberts, Neeley Dayan and JJ Fech star.

Ryan Ebert wrote the screenplay for The Asylum’s Heretics.

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Get ready to spend the ho-ho-horror days with new holiday special “Job Bob’s Christmas Carnage” and “The Haunted Season” from renowned author, producer, and filmmaker Kier-La Janisse. Read on for the full December 2024 lineup from Shudder…

LAST STRAW

Shudder Exclusive Film

Directed by Alan Scott Neal

Streaming On Shudder December 20

Available in US, CA

Synopsis

A rural roadside diner becomes the host of a maniacal killing spree – leaving a young waitress to clean up the mess. After hard-headed Nancy fires the staff at her dad’s diner, she decides to cover the last shift of the night by herself. Little does she know she is far from alone. The day is coming back to haunt her and when things begin to spiral out of control, she must fight for her life over the course of the long night.

A CREATURE WAS STIRRING

Directed by Damien LeVeck

Streaming On Shudder December 1

Available in US, CA

Synopsis

Faith (Chrissy Metz, This is Us) keeps her troubled teenage daughter on a tightly controlled but illicit pill regimen in order to ward off a terrifying affliction. But after a Christmas burglary, their family secret may finally be exposed. Also starring Scout Taylor-Compton (Rob Zombie’s Halloween) and Annalise Basso (Captain Fantastic).

THE HAUNTED SEASON: TO FIRE YOU COME AT LAST

Directed by Sean Hogan

Streaming On Shudder December 1

Available in US, CA, AU, NZ, UK

Synopsis:

From Severin Films and renowned author, producer, and filmmaker Kier-La Janisse (Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror, House of Psychotic Women), comes new series The Haunted Season. Created by Janisse, new episodes of The Haunted Season will arrive on Shudder each December with chilling short form horror tales in the tradition of telling ghost stories for Christmas.

The first, from director Sean Hogan, is To Fire You Come at Last. In rural 17th century England, a group of men gathers to carry a coffin to the graveyard for burial. Much ancient folklore and superstition surround the pathway to the church, and several members of the party are afraid to walk it after dark. The grieving father promises to double their wages if they make the frightening journey.

COMING HOME IN THE DARK

Directed by James Ashcroft

Streaming On Shudder December 1

Available in US, CA

Synopsis

A schoolteacher is forced to confront a brutal act from his past when a pair of ruthless drifters take his family and him on a nightmare road trip.

DEAD CALM

Directed by Phillip Noyce

Streaming On Shudder December 1

Available in US

Synopsis

After a tragedy, John Ingram and his wife Rae are spending some time isolated at sea, when they come across a stranger who has abandoned a sinking ship.

VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED

Directed by John Carpenter

Streaming On Shudder December 1

Available in US

Synopsis

A small town’s women give birth to unfriendly alien children posing as humans.

TV SERIES

The Creep Tapes

Shudder Original Series

New Episodes Streaming Every Friday Until Season Finale on December 13

 Available in US, CA, AU, NZ, UKI

 Synopsis

From writers and executive producers Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice, The Creep Tapes continues to unravel the mind of a secluded serial killer who lures videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life. Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

 The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula

Shudder Original Series – Season 6

Season Finale on December 3

 Available in US, CA, AU, NZ, UKI

Synopsis

Who will be the winner of the coveted Dragula crown and take home the $100,000 grand prize? Dubbed “Season 666,” the next chapter of Emmy-nominated The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula is the most ambitious and terrifying yet, with world-renowned actors and directors joining the judges’ panel, raising the stakes to hellish new heights. Every episode promises spine-chilling, extreme physical feats that will push the cast of drag superstars to confront their darkest fears.

 Joe Bob’s Christmas Carnage

Shudder Original Special

Premieres LIVE on Friday, December 13: Available on-demand Beginning December 15

 Available in US, CA, AU, NZ, UKI

 Synopsis

Snow is falling and the bodies are piling up for Joe Bob’s Christmas Carnage, when Joe Bob and Darcy host two holiday horror flicks featuring so much bloodshed that Santa will think twice before coming down this chimney.

 Just Joe Bob

Shudder Original Series

Binge Premiere on December 13

 Available in US, CA, AU, NZ, UKI

Synopsis

All the rants, raves and reviews you can handle… without the movies. Gather ‘round with Joe Bob Briggs, Darcy and the whole Drive-In crew for the segments and commentary from episodes of The Last Drive-In series. No films, just Joe Bob.

Horror’s Greatest

Shudder Original Series

Season 2 Premieres Tuesday, December 31

 Available in US, CA, AU, NZ, UKI

Synopsis

A deep dive into everything we love about horror — from fresh looks at classics to unearthing scores of hidden gems, this series has something for every fright film enthusiast. A gallery of ghoulish pros, including actors, directors, writers, composers, and special effects artists, draw on their unique knowledge to answer the big questions: What are the must-see films in horror’s many sub-genres? What’s the appeal of horror tropes, and how do today’s filmmakers subvert our expectations? What shape does horror take in countries outside of the United States? The answers encompass the breath of the nightmares we watch for our entertainment.

SHUDDER RESURRECTED

**Repertory Titles New to Shudder**

December 1

The Primevals

When a group of explorers go in search of a yeti, they find themselves taken captive by an ancient race of alien creatures.

BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas – Oh Whistle and I’ll Come to You

A skeptical professor on vacation in Norfolk finds an old, cursed whistle the beach.

BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas – The Stalls of Barchester

A murderous cleric is stalked by figures resembling the carvings around Barchester Cathedral.

BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas – A Warning to the Curious

An archaeologist searches for a buried Saxon crown, angering the violent forces which guard it.

BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas – Lost Hearts

An orphan moves in with his uncle and is disturbed by a pair of ghostly children.

BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas – A Treasure of Abbot Thomas

A respected theologian unearths clues to find the treasure of an evil monk.

BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas – The Ash Tree

An aristocrat inherits his family estate and is haunted by visions of his ancestor’s role in a witchcraft trial.

BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas – The Signalman

Denholm Elliot struggles with a chilling premonition on an isolated railway line.

BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas – Stigma

A young couple move into a remote country house in the middle of a stone circle – with predictably disastrous consequences.

BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas – The Ice House

A strange flower in the grounds of a health spa may be the cause of a series of misfortunes in this original story by John Bowen.

Rare Exports

In the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closes ever guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up. This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa Claus.

Body

A night out turns deadly when three girls break into a seemingly empty mansion.

December 9

Neon Maniacs

A group of teenagers in San Francisco discover a nest of homicidal monsters living in a tower of the Golden State Bridge, but when they try to tell authorities, no one believes them.

Post Mortem

A post mortem photographer and a little girl confront ghosts in a haunted village after the First World War.

Rabid

A young woman develops a taste for human blood after experimental plastic surgery, and her victims turn into blood-thirsty zombies, leading into a city-wide epidemic.

*The Last Drive-In: Just Joe Bob “Rabid” Episode Also Available

December 15

T-Blockers

Ancient parasites rise from a small town, taking the most fearful and susceptible hosts. A young filmmaker finds herself as the only one who can sense the possessed resistance before the horror escapes and spreads.

Satranic Panic

Jay and Aria are at a low point. Max, Jay’s boyfriend and Aria’s brother, was brutally murdered by a cult. The hate crime was not taken seriously. Now the duo must travel through rural Australia to kill the demons behind it and avenge Max.

Carnage For Christmas

Lola, a true-crime podcaster, returns home for Christmas only to face a vengeful ghost reenacting the murders of a historic killer. With her community at risk, she must confront the town’s buried secrets to stop the slaughter.

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Nothing in the world of film and TV excites horror academics like the meta-slasher. This curious subgenre emerged in the ’90s as a response to the slasher boom of the previous decade and involves skewering standard tropes with characters and scripts well aware of the films that have come before. Wes Craven’s 1996 masterpiece Scream opens with the killer quizzing his victim about classic slasher franchises and Drew Goddard’s The Cabin in the Woods concludes with a Director entering the scene to explain the archetypes each doomed character fulfills. Meta-slashers play with our expectations by blatantly giving characters the tools to survive then daring them to follow through with the knowledge they’ve accrued. They are ingenious twists on a beloved cinematic formula and a way to build upon the lore we’ve come to expect. 

Nearly thirty years after the subgenre’s peak, meta-slashers have become the norm. We’re so used to characters who know “the rules” that oblivious victims and survivors now feel fresh and revolutionary. But as we continue to play with the limits of plotting and characterization, a new type of meta-slasher has emerged. Patrick Brice’s Creep franchise follows a strangely charming serial killer who assaults his victims with uncomfortable camaraderie before dispatching them with weapons hiding in plain sight. Frequently categorized as found footage, each addition to this ingenious series further cements its slasher pedigree. The Creep (Mark Duplass) murders victims one by one while donning an updated mask of charm and manipulation. Like a sly Randy Meeks (Jaime Kennedy, Scream), he telegraphs the rules of this deadly game—sometimes outright admitting his crimes—then watches his victims fall into a trap of disbelief. You see, the Creep has evolved with the genre as well and now uses the meta-slasher format to destabilize his prey.

Creep begins with a bit of staged miscommunication. A videographer named Aaron (Brice) has arrived for a full day of filming only to find that the stranger who placed the ad is nowhere to be found. While Aaron waits in his car, Josef (Duplass) startles him by screaming and banging on the driver’s side window. After a day filled with awkward interactions, Aaron learns that Josef has lied to him about everything. He is not dying of cancer or filming a video for his unborn son. Josef is an unstable man who has lured him to the woods with the pitiable hope of gaining a friend. The Creep follows this unsettling day by stalking Aaron at his home, leaving a series of unnerving gifts and video messages. Despite this terror, Josef is still able to convince Aaron to meet him in person once again by promising a heartfelt apology and asking for help. But while Aaron waits for him to arrive, Josef sneaks up behind him and buries an ax in his head. We later learn that Josef has done this many times before and watch the mysterious murderer deposit Aaron’s homemade DVD on a shelf filled with videos named for his many other victims. 

Creep 2 doubles down on this exciting premise as the Creep—now calling himself Aaron—goes through a midlife crisis. He hires Sara (Desiree Akhavan) to film a documentary in which he will reveal himself to be a serial killer and give her full access into the mind of a murderer. Minutes after their introduction, Aaron lays all of his cards on the table, telling her exactly who he is and what he’s done. Determined to put on a show of strength, Sara does not flinch. In private, she admits her disbelief, but wants to keep egging him on for an episode of her exploitative YouTube show. As the day unfolds, Aaron’s slow escalation reaches its peak and Sara finds herself fighting for her life like all the others. 

Seven years later, Brice and Duplass have revived this quirky franchise with The Creep Tapes, a series following the charismatic villain as he targets a new batch of videographers using custom bait designed to lure them in. With each new installment, we see slasher patterns emerge in a fascinating remix of classic tropes. The Creep uses our collective awareness of true crime and horror against his many victims, hiding behind a mask of self-deprecating honesty. Heavy helpings of metacommentary add to the exploration of our collective desire for comforting delusion and an overwhelming need to see ourselves as the hero.

Each Creep chapter consists of raw footage from a handheld camera carried by one of the story’s main characters. While technically considered found footage, this ever-shifting POV subverts an element of the classic slasher. Films like Halloween and Friday the 13th introduce us to victims through the killer’s eyes, shifting our perspective to the unseen villain. The Creep series reverses this technique by privileging the victim’s perspective. We’re introduced to the villain as the subject of each story and watch as he systematically reclaims the camera. Rather than a monster hiding from view, the Creep is a sympathetic performer objectified by the camera’s lens. However, this perspective offers only the illusion of protection. The Creep has decentered his own POV in a clever sleight of hand to distract from the manipulation unfolding in plain sight. 

Carol J. Clover’s academic text Men, Women, and Chain Saws is perhaps best known for codifying the slasher formula and introducing the concept of the final girl. The sole survivor of a slasher film, she (sometimes he) squares off against a killer in the final act, usually using her attacker’s own weapon. Clover assigns gender to this phenomenon, but a more updated version of the theory involves finding empowerment by overcoming a deadly attack. The Creep plays with this trope, directly using the illusion of power to further manipulate his victims. In Creep 2, Aaron stuns Sara by informing her that she will be murdering him before the night is over. Still believing him to be either lying or mentally disturbed, she reluctantly agrees to chop off his head while the camera rolls. In a stunning reversal, he hands her his trademark ax then lays face down on the coffee table waiting for her to strike the killing blow. Sara naturally balks and he feigns disappointment while devising another way to end his life by her hand. 

A similar scene occurs in the opening chapter of The Creep Tapes in which Jeff (Duplass) encourages his victim to tie him to the bed in a Misery-inspired scene for his acting reel. Were both victims to know what he has planned for the night, they would surely take this opportunity to defend themselves or escape, but the Creep has caused them to believe that because they currently hold the weapon, they are not in any real danger. 

It’s a fascinating subversion of the “drop the knife” trope, reminding us that power only feels meaningful once it’s been earned. In traditional slashers, the final girl seizes an opportunity to pick up a weapon and fight for herself, but the Creep has orchestrated a faux version of this empowerment. He abdicates power and orchestrates his own destruction, knowing they will be unable to act. Not only do his victims believe they are in control, they have conflated the virtue of their responsible choice with the true empowerment gained by overcoming a threat.

Though variations have emerged through the years, most slasher killers are known for an iconic mask or disfiguring makeup, allowing them to operate with anonymity and become a dehumanized force of nature. Brice flips this trope on its head with the Creep’s unsettling alter ego, a hairy wolf mask known as Peach Fuzz. We first encounter this villainous persona on a high shelf in a bedroom closet. Josef explains its childish origins before donning Peach Fuzz for a nursery rhyme inspired song. This story serves to fully defang the terrifying creature while elevating Josef’s own humanity. We now believe that Peach Fuzz is the one we should fear. Anytime we see the Creep without his mask, we assume we are in the presence of a well-intentioned man. 

In fact, the Creep wears many invisible masks including one of overwhelming awkwardness. After an initial moment of destabilization, he greets his victims—and the audience—with a broad smile and a cheery demeanor, often insisting on a heartfelt hug. We’re thrown off by this show of earnest vulnerability and believe that by granting him our own goodwill, we have power in the uncomfortable relationship. After all, we’re making the virtuous choice to overlook his cringey behavior. The Creep Tapes presents its villain as both a cheesy actor and an injured skydiver while the first two films see him pretend to be both a struggling creator and a dying father-to-be. In every case, the Creep assaults his victims’ need to be seen as a good person and dares them to reject his embarrassing displays of vulnerability. 

This awkwardness is indeed disarming, but the Creep’s most devious mask is one of brutal honesty. Explaining this trick to Sara, he says, “While I do play around with facts, I never lie.” In each interaction, he tells his victims he is not to be trusted and ultimately plans to cause them harm. The ax he eventually buries in Aaron’s head has been left on the stoop just feet away from their first encounter. While filming in the woods, he casually asks, “When you saw that ax back at the house, was there a small part of you that thought I might kill you with it?” essentially giving away his master plan. In The Creep Tapes, he mentions baiting birds, subtly nodding to the trap he has set. Noting a reference to Interview with the Vampire in his online ad, the Creep tells Sara, “I feel like I’m pretty fair with my victims. I want them to know that I’m dangerous.” He even shows her a video of himself murdering Aaron, removing all doubt that he is truly a killer. But time after time, his victims choose not to believe the damning evidence he hands to them and the “rules” he explains in so many words. Reflecting on his victims’ consistent delusion, he observes, “It’s almost like they want to die.” 

It’s a fair point, but the more likely explanation is that they believe they can’t die. Like a horror fan encountering a murderer in real life, they confuse knowledge of the monster’s tactics with protection, failing to see that the Creep has evolved as well. Not only has he clocked their awareness, he knows they will rest in this illusion of safety. Sara can’t understand why the Creep would tell her his sinister plans, failing to see that he is counting on her disbelief to hide in plain sight. He knows that she will not accept any knowledge she has not had to earn. Like Sara, we’ve been conditioned to believe that all deceit must be hidden and our job as the hero is to uncover the truth. We don’t know how to respond to villainy laid bare and convince ourselves there must be more to the story. 

Shortly after Randy Meeks explains the rules of slasher survival to a roomful of potential victims, he relaxes while watching Halloween. The seasoned horror fan begs Laurie (Jaime Lee Curtis) to turn around and see the killer standing just behind her while another murderer creeps into the room. He’s so busy enjoying the power of his own slasher knowledge that he fails to see his impending victimization. Josef poses a similar question to Aaron while reviewing the footage of his death. “Why didn’t you look behind you? And then I realized why you didn’t turn around. It’s because you’re the greatest person who’s ever lived. No matter what I did to you, you believed I was good and I would do you no harm.” Aaron cannot accept that he has been deceived because that would pull his entire worldview into turmoil. Perhaps he is not the story’s final survivor and decades of knowledge has proved to be worthless. Creep dares us to question whether we would fall for similar tricks. Would we listen to our instincts and believe what we see or cocoon ourselves in the protection of outdated rules while walking headlong into the lair of the wolf? 

The first two episodes of “The Creep Tapes” are now streaming on Shudder.

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Here’s all the new horror that released November 11 – November 17, 2024!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

Melissa Barrera (Scream VI, Abigail) is back in Vertical’s new comedy-horror movie Your Monster, and the coming-of-rage horror romcom is now available on VOD at home.

The romantic monster movie puts a new spin on the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast. In the film, “After her life falls apart, soft-spoken actress Laura Franco finds her voice again when she meets a terrifying, yet weirdly charming, monster living in her closet.”

“Your Monster tells the story of the soft-spoken actor Laura Franco, who is dumped by her longtime boyfriend (Edmund Donovan) while recovering from surgery and retreats to her childhood home to recover. With her future looking bleak, insult is added to injury when Laura discovers her ex is staging a musical that she helped him develop. But out of these gut-wrenching life changes emerges a monster (Tommy Dewey) with whom she finds a connection, encouraging Laura to follow her dreams, open her heart and fall in love with her inner rage.”

Kayla Foster, Meghann Fahy, Brandon Victor Dixon, Ike Ufomadu, and Lana Young also star in the film from writer and director Caroline Lindy.

The horror comedy movie is based on Caroline Lindy’s short film from 2019.

The feature directorial debut of “Jersey Shore” alum Jenni “JWOWW” Farley, new found footage horror movie Devon was released onto VOD outlets this past Tuesday.

For those with a SCREAMBOX subscription, mark your calendars for November 26, 2024.

In the film, “When a group of friends try to uncover the truth behind an unsolved disappearance, they unwittingly find themselves at the center of a terrifying mystery.”

Here’s the full synopsis: “Following their daughter’s mysterious disappearance, Devon’s parents never stopped searching for the truth. After the asylum she disappeared from was condemned, their questions looked like they would remain forever unanswered.

“Years later, a cryptic website recruits five courageous individuals to explore the abandoned asylum and discover what happened to the girl. Unaware that they are embarking on a perilous, one-way journey, these individuals delve into the sinister depths with only their equipment, leading to a terrifying and deadly experience.”

A longtime admirer of the genre, Jenni “JWoww” Farley takes viewers into a found footage mystery which draws from the real-life horrors of the unknown.

A children’s legend turns into a horrifying nightmare in Piper, a wickedly creepy horror-fantasy that tells a terrifying tale of children paying for the sins of their parents.

Starring Elizabeth Hurley, Piper is now available on VOD outlets,

“Émigré Liz (Hurley) moves to a quaint German town with her daughter Amy but ends up in the Piper’s crosshairs when it is revealed she’s hiding a dark secret from her past that puts Amy’s life in jeopardy. Liz and Amy individually learn the truth behind the legend of the Piper who is a cruel and vengeful minister of harsh justice, punishing adults who get away with crimes by taking away their children. No longer a legend of yesteryear, the Piper is real with his judging eyes set on Liz and her dark secret. The girl’s only hope for salvation comes when she falls for a young and mysterious street magician, Luca. Can he save her from the Piper’s clutches?”

Written and directed by Anthony Waller (Mute Witness), Piper is based on story by Duncan Kennedy, and was produced by Gleb Fetisov, Alexander Buchman and Anthony Waller.

Mia Jenkins (Hanna), Jack Stewart (Outlander), Tara Fitzgerald (Brassed Off), Ryan Webber (The Funhouse Massacre), and Robert Daws (The Man Who Fell to Earth) also star.

Entertainment Squad’s genre label The Horror Collective released their new movie Do Not Open on VOD outlets this past Tuesday, described as “a psychological thriller that exposes the terrifying consequences of our modern obsession with technology.”

The film, written & directed by Brian Babarik, offers viewers a stark reminder that the dangers we fear most might already be in our hands—on our phones, tablets and computers.

“When Daughter’s longing to attend a music festival is thwarted by her parents, she downloads a mysterious app in a desperate attempt to avoid the wrath of her friends, unknowingly triggering a series of disturbing events. As the Doe family’s tech addictions come under attack, their devices malfunction, leading to eerie disturbances in their daily routines.”

“We spend so much time staring at our screens without asking what could be staring back,” warns director Brian Babarik. “In Do Not Open, we explore what happens when we take the blinders off and explore what is on the other side of all those tiny cameras and microphones observing us every waking and sleeping moment.”

Kian Lawson-Khalili, Johanna Smitz, and Noëlle Gutierrez star.

And it’s tubby time all over again with The Creep Tapes, a brand new small screen expansion on the found footage horror franchise that just premiered on Shudder this weekend.

Mark Duplass reprises his leading role in the six-episode Shudder Original series from Duplass and Patrick Brice, with the first two episodes now streaming on Shudder and AMC+.

The Creep Tapes continues to unravel the mind of a secluded serial killer who lures videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life. Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

Mark Duplass previews, “A little over 10 years ago, Patrick Brice and I spent a week together in my cabin with a small digital camera. We emerged with a found footage horror film that was so wildly strange and uncomfortable we assumed no one would see it. To be continuing this unholy legacy in the series format is a true nightmare come true.”

The franchise centers on Duplass’ character, a total creep whose name is ever-changing but whose bizarre, murderous behavior is always documented in a found footage style.

The original found footage movie in 2014 was followed by a sequel in 2017.

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“It’s really kind of a special one for me,” says Duplass. “I always hear this fun lore about, like, bands who just started jamming together casually and then it turned into this amazing thing, or like Mike Leigh will be talking with his friends and then all of a sudden this movie comes out of it.

“My art always felt very painstaking and structured how it was made. But Creep was the only project that just kind of fell out of our pockets,” he explains.

“Patrick and I were talking in my kitchen. We were just friends, and he was fresh out of film school, and I wanted to do something really small and and different from some of the studio stuff I had been doing at the time. We started talking about uncomfortable encounters with human beings that we both just love, that sense of ‘This is probably okay. But is this gonna go bad? I don’t know what’s gonna happen here.’

“So we took a couple of pages of an outline, and we went to my cabin in Crestline, which is about an hour and a half outside of Los Angeles, for five or six days, just the two of us. We just started shooting this found footage stuff, and it was a mess, but there was some really fun stuff in there.

“Our friends were watching cuts of it and encouraging us to take it into a much darker direction, which Patrick and I were not quite prepared for, because we weren’t really genre filmmakers by any means. But we listened to them, because we felt like they knew better than us. Then we, literally over the course of a year, kept refining and reshooting. That was the process of Creep.”

“It was a great melding of the minds,” Brice adds. “Because I think Mark and I were both coming from different directions, but we definitely shared a lot of sensibility; shared sense of humor and this empathy for odd characters. The movie sort of became this horror movie about empathy at the end of the day. That was really, really fun to be able to discover.

“For me, I had just come out of film school, and my background was in documentary. I’d never made a narrative film before, so my first narrative film to essentially feel like an experimental film was a delight. It was just a very comfortable, exciting way to make it. We didn’t know what rules we were breaking when we were breaking them.”

Creep was initially met with skepticism, as the found footage bubble ushered in by Paranormal Activity had all but burst by 2014.

“When we told people we’re making found footage, they were like, ‘Ugh, why would you do that?'” recalls Duplass. “Our take was, as naive as it sounds, it’s just a form. A form is agnostic. There’s nothing good or bad about a form; it’s what you do with it. And the form allowed us to be very scrappy and childlike, obviously because it’s so cheap to make.

“To me, the form facilitated this return to being a 12-year-old kid running around the woods with your friends, making things off the cuff and giggling to yourself and watching it back on a 3-inch monitor — all those things that can get squeezed out of you in the process of becoming a quote-unquote professional filmmaker. I was really excited that the form was going to facilitate that stuff.”

It was none other Jason Blum who saw the potential in Creep, just as he had done with Paranormal Activity years earlier.

“I was a little nervous that people would be exhausted by found footage for sure,” Duplass remembers. “When we showed a first cut to Jason Blum, he was like, ‘I’ve seen every shitty found footage movie you could possibly imagine, and you’ve done something new and fresh with this somehow.’ I think it was precisely because we’re not genre filmmakers. We brought this sense of sweetness and love and heart to this protagonist.”

The first film nearly received a wide theatrical release before ultimately being released to VOD.

“There was a moment where this was going to be a wide release Universal/Blumhouse movie,” Duplass reveals. “And then we tested it for audiences and realized, as is perfectly the case, about 75% of the audience in that theater was like, ‘What the fuck did I just watch?’ And then 25% of the audience was like, ‘This is my favorite movie.’ We’re going to be a niche, and that’s okay.”

Niche though it may be, Creep was easily accessible to its audience via a global release on Netflix in July 2015. A franchise was born with the release of Creep 2 in 2017. With busy careers, the filmmakers ultimately decided to make the third installment a series rather than a feature.

“We came up with lots of different ideas for a potential Creep 3 movie,” Duplass says. “I think we were feeling a little bit of the pressure. Could we deliver on something that’s so beloved? We don’t want to make another movie just to make money or a paycheck. It should be really good.

“A lot of the ideas we fell in love with, but we kept feeling like we might be stretching these to make the feature-length form. Then at some point it just kind of popped in organically that not only creatively but pragmatically, a series was going to be perfect for us, because Patrick’s career really took off, and I was really busy doing things.”

Duplass continues, “Getting a month to go away and shoot a movie was difficult, but grabbing four or five days every now and then to go out and shoot an episode — because we cobbled this together over the course of a year. Whenever we had, like, a free long weekend, we’d put together an outline and go make an episode. It really suited our lifestyles.

“Once we made the first one and we realized how freeing it could be to only have to work with the 30-minute format, it actually allowed us to be that much weirder and strange, which we felt like audiences deserved at this point if we were going to return.”

The Peachfuzz mask “will definitely be back” in The Creep Tapes, but don’t expect any insight into its origin — at least not yet.

“Its origin is something that we like to keep shrouded in mystery, because it’s very important for us. Like all good mythological tales, we hope to tell the origin story one day in 2050, 2055,” Duplass chuckles.

“I don’t really remember how or when [Peachfuzz] became such an integral part of the story. It felt like it was just going to be this little side piece at first.”

“Just like with every time we go into making one of these movies, we’ll have these little sparks and little ideas of information,” Brice says. “What’s so cool about these movies and the form and is how it allows for not just improvisation when it comes to dialogue, but improvisation when it comes to theme and plot points.

“I remember the first day like we were talking about ideas for titles for the first film. This was after we’d sort of come up with the concept, and I remember Mark calling me and saying, ‘I don’t know why, but I think we should call this movie Peachfuzz.’ It’s one of those things.”

Brice continues, “So the movie was called Peachfuzz for the longest time, named after this character — I hesitate to say alter ego, because it might be all he is. I don’t know. It was called Peachfuzz until Jason Blum so eloquently told us, ‘There’s no way in hell your movie is going to be called Peachfuzz. Let’s think of a different title.’ And we came up with Creep.”

The Creep series is a psychological character study as much as it is a horror franchise, with Duplass delving into the mind of the elusive serial killer.

“I don’t want to get too reductive about it, but I can definitely connect to the people pleaser inside of myself and amplify that,” Duplass points out. “I can definitely connect to the person who’s learned how to maneuver in this industry by being slightly different in whatever room you need to be in order to win favor with people, which we all do, and then I amplify that.

“A lot of this is taking things that I know and understand about myself, or that I see in Patrick or in some of my favorite characters that I’ve loved, and just cranking them up to 100. It’s really fun.”

The filmmakers have found that viewers connect with Peachfuzz in an unexpected ways, as demonstrated at The Creep Tapes‘ recent premiere.

Duplass says, “We had our premiere at Vidiots recently, and it was the strangest feeling to watch the audience respond and talk to them afterwards. It was like they got their favorite Nicholas Sparks movie shown to them again. They were like, ‘I needed it so bad! My heart needed it. I missed Peachfuzz so much!’ We’re just like, ‘Great! What’s wrong with you?'” he laughs.

If there’s something wrong with you, you can watch the first two episodes of The Creep Tapes on Shudder and AMC+ now, with a new episode releasing every Friday through December 13.

RELATED: Peachfuzz Is Up to His Old Tricks in ‘The Creep Tapes’ Exclusive Clip

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Check out an exclusive clip from the first episode below, in which the elusive killer hires a stranger to shoot his acting reel.

Written and executive produced by actor Mark Duplass and director Patrick Brice, each episode of the the six-part found footage series is presented as a different tape chronicling Peachfuzz’s exploits.

The series continues to unravel the mind of a secluded serial killer who lures videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life. Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

“Not only is Peachfuzz back with renewed vigor, but Duplass’s serial killer character is weirder than ever,” Meagan Navarro writes in her review. “The Creep Tapes is a welcome expansion of the films. It’s not a reinvention of the format, but rather a fun experiment that explores more dark corners and impulses of a disturbed individual.”

The Creep Tapes will debut with a two-episode premiere on November 15, followed by a new episode every Friday through December 13.

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The streamer previews, “Shudder’s “Season of Screams” programming event continues with an epic lineup of new film releases, series, specials and live watch parties on Shudder TV through December 13!” Read on for the full November 2024 lineup from Shudder…

DOC OF CHUCKY – NOVEMBER 1

Shudder Original Film

Directed by Thommy Hutson

Available in US, CA, AU, NZ, UKI

The ultimate account of the Child’s Play film franchise and Chucky, a horror villain for the ages. With contributions from cast, crew, critics, historians, and experts, as well as clips, photographs, archival documents, behind-the-scenes footage, and more, experience the making-of story that proves you can’t keep a good guy down in a series of films that have created an icon.

BLACK CAB – NOVEMBER 8

Shudder Original Film

Directed by Bruce Goodison

Available in US, CA, AU, NZ, UKI

When Anne and Patrick hail a black cab after a night out their driver is chatty, jovial even, but they are in no mood to talk. In fact, the couple is barely on speaking terms. That is, until they realize the driver has no intention of taking them home. Locked in the cab with no means of escape, the driver transports the couple to a stretch of deserted and supposedly haunted road. But what is his purpose? Is he mad or just plain evil? And why has he selected Anne and Patrick as his victims?

RITA – NOVEMBER 22

Shudder Original Film

Directed by Jayro Bustamante

Available in US, CA, AU, NZ, UKI

While fleeing a neglectful household, thirteen-year-old Rita is placed in an oppressive state-run orphanage. Rita’s arrival provides a glimmer of hope to the girls inside, who share a prophecy that an angel will appear to release them. Encouraged by one another, the girls plan an escape to claim their freedom and expose the orphanage’s abuses of power. Based on the true story behind one of Guatemala’s most harrowing tragedies, RITA shines a light on the brave orphans whose fight for survival inspired a nationwide outcry for justice and reform.

OUT COME THE WOLVES – NOVEMBER 29

Shudder Exclusive Film

Directed by Adam MacDonald

Available in US, AU, NZ, UKI

Retired hunter Sophie invites her fellow hunter and childhood best friend Kyle to her family’s secluded cabin deep in the woods. There, she plans for Kyle to meet and teach her fiancé Nolan how to hunt for an article he’s writing and to share the news of their engagement. Tensions flare between Kyle and Nolan over their shared history with Sophie, escalating during the hunt that goes awry when they are ambushed by a vicious pack of territorial wolves. As alliances fracture under the pressure of survival, Sophie is forced to rely on her long-abandoned hunting prowess to face the deadly predators and save the one closest to her heart.

THE J-HORROR VIRUS – NOVEMBER 4

Directed by Sarah Appleton and Jasper Sharp

Available in US, CA, AU, NZ, UKI

Charting the origins of Japanese horror films at the turn of the millennium, films featuring vengeful ghosts manifesting themselves through contemporary technology against a backdrop of urban alienation and social decay.

THE CREEP TAPES – NOVEMBER 15 (new episodes every Friday)

Shudder Original Series

Available in US, CA, AU, NZ, UKI

From writers and executive producers Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice, The Creep Tapes continues to unravel the mind of a secluded serial killer who lures videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life. Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

THE BOULET BROTHERS’ DRAGULA: SEASON 6 – New episodes every Tuesday

Available in US, CA, AU, NZ, UKI

Dubbed “Season 666,” the next chapter of Emmy-nominated The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula is the most ambitious and terrifying yet, with world-renowned actors and directors joining the judges’ panel, raising the stakes to hellish new heights. Every episode promises spine-chilling, extreme physical feats that will push the cast of drag superstars to confront their darkest fears. This 10-episode season is bigger, bloodier, and more brutal than anything that’s come before, featuring expanded “on location” challenges, twisted new themes for the floorshows, cinematic sequences dripping with dread, and innovative drag that will leave viewers gasping.

SHUDDER TV HIGHLIGHTS

Watch Parties Every Friday at 9pm ET – featuring new premieres and curated double features including:

• Friday, November 1: Day of the Dead on Day of the Dead
• Friday, November 8: Mysterious Fiends – Black Cab and Anything for Jackson
• Friday, November 15: J-Horror – Audition and Noroi: The Curse
• Friday, November 22: Director Jayro Bustamante – Rita and La Llorona
• Friday, November 29: Lupine Horror – Werewolves Within and The Company of Wolves

SHUDDER RESURRECTED

**Repertory Titles New to Shudder**

November 1

Child’s Play 2

While Andy’s mother is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, the young boy is placed in foster care, and Chucky, determined to claim Andy’s soul, is not far behind.

Child’s Play 3

Chucky returns for revenge against Andy, the young boy who defeated him, and now a teenager living in the military.

Bride of Chucky

Chucky, the doll possessed by a serial killer, discovers the perfect mate to kill and revive into the body of another doll.

Seed of Chucky

Chucky and Tiffany are resurrected by their innocent gender-confused child, Glen/Glenda, and hit Hollywood, where a movie depicting the killer dolls’ murder spree is underway.

Curse of Chucky

After her mother’s mysterious death, Nica begins to suspect that Chucky may be the key to recent bloodshed and chaos.

Cult of Chucky

Chucky returns to terrorize his human victim, Nica. Meanwhile, the killer doll has some scores to settle with his old enemies, with the help of his former wife.

Ju-On The Grudge

A mysterious and vengeful spirit marks and pursues anybody who dares enter the house in which it resides.

Ju-On: The Grudge II

As their curse spreads on, the ghosts find their chance to live once again through the pregnancy of a cursed woman.

Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice

A journalist and his son travel to Nebraska to investigate the mysterious town of Gatlin where, unbeknownst to them, a murderous cult of children are still waiting in the corn fields.

Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest

Two brothers connected to the murderous children’s cult of Gatlin, Nebraska are taken to Chicago by an adoptive couple.

Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering

A nurse returns to her hometown in Nebraska, only to find that the town’s children have fallen under a mysterious mass illness connected to its sinister past.

Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror

Six college students on a road trip take a wrong turn and end up trapped in a strangely deserted rural town inhabited by a murderous cult of children.

Children of the Corn 666: Isaac’s Return

As a teenage girl comes to Gatlin to find her biological mother, the town’s infamous cult plots a comeback as their leader, Isaac, awaken from a coma.

November 4

The Slit Mouthed Woman

A suburban town in Japan is the victim of what is supposedly just an urban legend, a woman’s spirit with a horribly disfigured face who is intent on kidnapping children for unknow reasons.

Tomie

A traumatized young woman is trying to recover her memories with the help of a psychiatrist. During her hypnosis sessions, she repeats the name “Tomie” but is unable to recall where she knows it from.

Shikoku

When Hinako was a child she was separated from Fumiya and Sayori as she moved to Tokyo. Now she has returned to Shikoku, but it turns out that Sayori drowns. When Hinako starts seeing Sayori in her dreams, she seeks help from Fumiya.

Isola

When a woman, able to read the thoughts of others, comes to help survivors of the 1995 Kobe earthquake, she encounters a girl with multiple personality disorder whose dangerous 13th personality, Isola, must be stopped.

Inugami

Akira, the young new schoolteacher in town falls for secretive Miki, an older woman who takes care of her family’s urn that supposedly holds a forest wolf-spirit, inugami. People soon start disappearing and the town blames Akira.

St. John’s Wort

A game designer, and his girlfriend Nami, drive out to a decrepit mansion she just inherited, to film backgrounds for a new video game called St. John’s Wort.

One Missed Call

Several people start receiving voicemails from their future selves- messages which include the date, time and some of the details of their deaths.

One Missed Call 2

A Japanese restaurant cook/owner dies after answering his daughter’s cellphone. Other people are getting strange, same ringtone calls as well and dying painfully. It happened in Taiwan as well. Can the police stop it if it’s a ghost?

One Missed Call 3: Final

The timid, young Asuka is bullied by her classmates. When they embark on a class field trip to Korea, Asuka plans revenge by sending them a cursed phone message they can either pass on or die.

Ghost Samurai

In a chilling twist on urban legend, Okamuro-san, an ancient monster, emerges from the shadows for those who dare utter his name online. As victims vanish, a desperate race unfolds to uncover the monster’s origins and break the deadly curse before it’s too late.

Ninja vs. Shark

In a remote village during the Edo period, evil cult leader Koushirou uses ninjutsu to force sharks to attack pearl divers so the cult can steal the valuable pearls. Desperate for help, the village chief hires temple guard Kotaro Shiozaki.

Tokyo Gore Police

In future Tokyo, a young woman in the privatized police force tracks down her father’s killer while battling against mutant rebels known as engineers.

Exte: Hair Extensions

A morgue attendant sells hair pieces that hold terrible consequences for those who wear them.

Earth vs. The Spider

A shy obsessive comic book fan gets injected with an experimental serum of a lab that is studying how to give humans the abilities of spider.

Tragedy Girls

A twist on the slasher genre, following two death-obsessed teenage girls who use their online show about real-life tragedies to send their small mid-western town into a frenzy, and cement their legacy as modern horror legends.

Wake

Desperate for a lead role in a Hollywood remake, a struggling actress tracks down the lead of the original film who’s now a mysterious recluse. Strange occurances quickly turn the meeting into a nightmare.

Christmas Spirit

A family on Christmas Eve is having a Christmas gathering but as the gathering goes on, the bodies start to pile up and as the days go by, things are getting more and more out of touch with reality.

The J-Horror Virus

Charting the origins of Japanese horror films at the turn of the millennium, films featuring vengeful ghosts manifesting themselves through contemporary technology against a backdrop of urban alienation and social decay.

November 11

Nightman

A young pregnant woman discovers that her perfect boyfriend may be a dangerous sleepwalker when she finds out about strange disappearances and murders taking place in the region.

Porcelain

After learning that her estranged father has died, a young woman returns to her hometown to face a forgotten past and something sinister lurking within her childhood house.

November 18

Silence & Darkness

Blind and deaf sisters, Anna and Beth, live happily in a secluded small town with Father. However, when a neighbor stops by, Anna and Beth begin to realize Father’s intentions are more sinister than they could have imagined.

November 28 – “Anime Chills & Thrills” Collection by HIDIVE

Parasyte – The Maxim (HIDIVE Original Series)

17-year-old Shinichi Izumi is partially infected by a Parasyte, monsters that butcher and consume humans. He must learn to co-exist with the creature if he is to survive both the life of a Parasyte and a human as part monster, part person.

Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Seasons 1-4 (HIDIVE Original Series)

Blind and deaf sisters, Anna and Beth, live happily in a secluded small town with Father. However, when a neighbor stops by, Anna and Beth begin to realize Father’s intentions are more sinister than they could have imagined.

Ragna Crimson Season 1 (HIDIVE Original Series)

Blind and deaf sisters, Anna and Beth, live happily in a secluded small town with Father. However, when a neighbor stops by, Anna and Beth begin to realize Father’s intentions are more sinister than they could have imagined.

Flowers of Evil Season 1 (HIDIVE Original Series)

Blind and deaf sisters, Anna and Beth, live happily in a secluded small town with Father. However, when a neighbor stops by, Anna and Beth begin to realize Father’s intentions are more sinister than they could have imagined.

The Dangers in My Heart Season 1 (HIDIVE Original Series)

Blind and deaf sisters, Anna and Beth, live happily in a secluded small town with Father. However, when a neighbor stops by, Anna and Beth begin to realize Father’s intentions are more sinister than they could have imagined.

Dororo Season 1 (HIDIVE Original Series)

Blind and deaf sisters, Anna and Beth, live happily in a secluded small town with Father. However, when a neighbor stops by, Anna and Beth begin to realize Father’s intentions are more sinister than they could have imagined.

Magical Girl Site Season 1 (HIDIVE Original Series)

Blind and deaf sisters, Anna and Beth, live happily in a secluded small town with Father. However, when a neighbor stops by, Anna and Beth begin to realize Father’s intentions are more sinister than they could have imagined.

Blade of the Immortal Season 1 (HIDIVE Original Series)

Blind and deaf sisters, Anna and Beth, live happily in a secluded small town with Father. However, when a neighbor stops by, Anna and Beth begin to realize Father’s intentions are more sinister than they could have imagined.

Devil’s Line Season 1 (HIDIVE Original Series)

Blind and deaf sisters, Anna and Beth, live happily in a secluded small town with Father. However, when a neighbor stops by, Anna and Beth begin to realize Father’s intentions are more sinister than they could have imagined.

Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor Season 1 (HIDIVE Original Series)

Blind and deaf sisters, Anna and Beth, live happily in a secluded small town with Father. However, when a neighbor stops by, Anna and Beth begin to realize Father’s intentions are more sinister than they could have imagined.

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Shudder will debut the next installment of the Creep franchise with the upcoming all-new series, The Creep Tapes, from writers and executive producers Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice. Mark Duplass will reprise his leading role in the six-episode Shudder Original series set to premiere Friday, November 15 on Shudder and AMC+.

The series will debut with a two-episode premiere, followed by new episodes releasing weekly on Fridays on both platforms.

Watch the official trailer for The Creep Tapes below, debuted by Collider today.

The Creep Tapes continues to unravel the mind of a secluded serial killer who lures videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life. Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

Mark Duplass previews, “A little over 10 years ago, Patrick Brice and I spent a week together in my cabin with a small digital camera. We emerged with a found footage horror film that was so wildly strange and uncomfortable we assumed no one would see it. To be continuing this unholy legacy in the series format is a true nightmare come true.”

Courtney Thomasma, EVP of streaming for AMC Networks, adds, “Patrick and Mark have given us two of the most unique and exciting takes on psychological horror with Creep and Creep 2, both of which amassed a huge fan following and camp audience. We’re thrilled to be working alongside them in expanding this popular franchise with six thrilling episodes that will unfold more of this twisted story and Peachfuzz antics.”

The Creep Tapes is produced by Duplass Brothers Productions and Shudder. Executive producers include series star Duplass and Patrick Brice who both also serve as co-writers, with Brice directing all episodes. Additional Executive Producers include Mel Eslyn, Jay Duplass and Chris Donlon, and Shuli Harel serves as co-executive producer.

[Related] Why ‘Creep’ Remains One of the Most Compelling Uses of Found Footage

The franchise centers on Duplass’ character, a total creep whose name is ever-changing but whose bizarre, murderous behavior is always documented in a found footage style.

The original found footage movie in 2014 was followed by a sequel in 2017.

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From the press release, “Showcasing an international program of more than 50 films, this year’s lineup brings the latest and best in horror to Telluride, including NEON’s highly anticipated Presence, IFC Films/Shudder’s “The Creep Tapes”, The Rule of Jenny Pen with John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush, and Get Away, written by Nick Frost of Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead – as well as Sony Pictures International Productions’ Dead Talent’s Society and the North American Premiere of Fréwaka.

“Directed by Steven Soderbergh, Presence closes the 2024 Telluride Horror Show as a special NEON SPOTLIGHT. A haunted house thriller, the film features an all-star cast led by Lucy Liu, Julia Fox, and Chris Sullivan.

“Director, Writer and Executive Producer Patrick Brice will return to the festival with an advanced three-episode preview screening of “The Creep Tapes”, the new series based on the found footage horror hits Creep and Creep 2, both past Telluride Horror Show official selections. Writer and Executive Producer Mark Duplass reprises his leading role in the six-episode series debuting Friday, November 15, 2024 on Shudder and AMC+.

“An annual celebration of indie horror, the Telluride Horror Show welcomes many of this year’s festival circuit favorites, from the craziest Joe Begos movie yet (Jimmy & Stiggs) to the latest sinister thriller from Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury (The Soul Eater). Along with a diverse line-up of features, the festival continues its popular and carefully curated short film blocks.

Telluride Horror Show is also proud to announce its largest lineup of guest authors, including Rachel Harrison, Jeremy Robert Johnson, and New York Times-bestsellers Paul Tremblay, Grady Hendrix, Daniel Kraus, and Colorado’s own Stephen Graham Jones. Along with conversations and book signings, fans of horror fiction will enjoy readings around an actual bonfire as authors share excerpts of their works at Creepy Campfire Tales – a fan favorite special event and an annual first night tradition.

“The Horror Show will take over the historic town of Telluride with numerous special events, including Jon Davison’s Horror Vault, Ice Scream Social, Pig Roast, Fright or Wrong Horror Trivia, Horror Summit and Horror Book Fair, Grady Hendrix’s Final Girl Support Group, Horror Show Social Hall, and the Annual Meeting of the Secret Horror Society: Telluride Chapter.”

The Telluride Horror Show 2024 lineup includes:

FEATURE FILMS

1978
Argentina | 2024 | 78 min | Directors: Nicolás Onetti, Luciano Onetti
COLORADO PREMIERE
During the World Cup final between Argentina and Holland, in times of military dictatorship, a group of torturers violently breaks into a home and kidnaps a group of young people to take them to a clandestine detention center. What begins as an inhumane interrogation turns into a true martyrdom: the wrong group of people have been kidnapped. They turn out to be part of a macabre cult guided by an unknown supernatural force. The clandestine detention center will become hell itself…

A DESERT
USA | 2024 | 103 min | Director: Joshua Erkman
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Joshua Erkman
A past his prime photographer heads out on a road trip across the American Southwest to recapture the magic and success of his previous work. Instead, he finds himself thrust into the dark and chaotic underbelly of America and unwittingly drags his wife and a shady private detective down into this nightmare world with him.

AGFA Videodreams: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1986 Colorized Version)
USA | 1968 | 96 min | Director: George A. Romero
SPECIAL INTRODUCTION BY DANIEL KRAUS
A staple of late night TV in the 1980s, this colorized version of George A. Romero’s NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD is a treat for the senses. The movie’s eerie mood, bold messaging, and haunting visuals are transformed into an impressionistic netherworld – one filled with green zombies, pink skies, and neon-red gore. Preserved from the original 1986 VHS release by AGFA. Special introduction by guest author Daniel Kraus, known for his collaborations with George A. Romero and an expert on all things NOTLD!

BLACK SPINES
USA | 2024 | 100 min | Director: Jordon Foss
IN PERSON: Jordon Foss with cast members Jan Luis Castellanos, Tiana Le, Nicole Berger, Casey Mills, and Henry Frost III (The Pill)
Inspired by true events, Black Spines centers on a chilling Detroit legend of a man in a long red coat known as “The Pill,” rumored to be responsible for numerous disappearances, including children like the Kroger heir. One fateful night, this legend became terrifyingly real for the director’s father when, as a child, he was left handcuffed to a swing set, when a dark, frightening figure approached…and tried to take him. Ironically those same handcuffs saved his life, preventing The Pill from claiming him – and instilling a lasting fear that haunted him for years. This terrifying encounter sets the stage for Black Spines. The film transports us to the sleepy town of Page Hollow, where a string of gruesome murders shatters the quiet community. Shortly after the first killings, outcast high school photographer Cameron discovers a collection of mysterious VHS tapes that may contain cryptic clues to the murders. His discovery launches him into a harrowing race against time, down a path of terrifying revelations – where the killer may be closer than he ever imagined.

DADDY’S HEAD
UK | 2024 | 97 min | Director: Benjamin Barfoot
Special Theatrical Presentation courtesy of IFC Films and Shudder
In the wake of his father’s untimely death, a young boy is left in the eerie solitude of a sprawling country estate with his newly widowed stepmother. His stepmother, struggling to navigate the overwhelming task of parenthood, grows distant, leaving their fragile bond at risk of collapse. Amidst the growing tension, the boy begins to hear unsettling sounds echoing through the corridors. Soon, he is haunted by the presence of a grotesque creature bearing a disturbingly familiar resemblance to his late father. But as the boy’s warnings are dismissed as the imagination of a grieving child, the sinister entity tightens its grip on their crumbling lives.

DARK MATCH
Canada | 2024 | 94 min | Director: Lowell Dean
A small-time wrestling company accepts a well-paying gig in a backwoods town only to learn, too late, that the community is run by a mysterious cult leader with devious plans for their match. The latest feature from the director of WolfCop (2014 Telluride Horror Show)!

DEAD TALENTS SOCIETY
Taiwan | 2024 | 110 min | Director: John Hsu
COLORADO PREMIERE
Being human is challenging, but being a ghost is no cakewalk. In the afterlife, ghosts must be frightening to survive. They can become scary legends or disappear without a trace. A rookie ghost only has 30 days before she fades away forever. A ghost agent invites her to team up with a washed-up ghost champion. Their mission: revive the legend of haunting ghosts in The Lucky Hotel. Not wanting to be forgotten by the world, they must conjure up the talent to scare, and be seen.

FRÉWAKA
Ireland | 2024 | 103 min | Director: Aislinn Clarke
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Haunted by a personal tragedy, home care worker, Shoo, is sent to a remote village to care for an agoraphobic woman who fears the neighbors as much as she fears the Na Sídhe – sinister entities who she believes abducted her decades before. As the two develop a strangely deep connection, Shoo is consumed by the old woman’s paranoia, rituals, and superstitions, eventually confronting the horrors from her own past.

GET AWAY
UK | 2024 | 86 min | Director: Steffen Haars
COLORADO PREMIERE
A family’s vacation to a remote getaway takes an unexpected turn when they discover the island they’re on is inhabited by a serial killer. From IFC Films and Shudder, a slasher comedy written by Nick Frost, who stars alongside Aisling Bea, Sebastian Croft, and Maisie Ayres.

JIMMY & STIGGS
USA | 2024 | 80 min | Director: Joe Begos
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Joe Begos, Josh Ethier
A shitstorm of bad news sends out of work filmmaker Jimmy Lang (Joe Begos) spiraling into an out of control bender in which he claims to have been abducted by aliens. Fearing they’ll come back, he contacts his old friend Stiggs (Matt Mercer) to help him gear up for war. When the sun sets, the duo are thrown into a hallucinatory explosion of aliens, drugs, booze, and all out carnage. The latest, and craziest, from the director of Christmas Bloody Christmas, VFW, and The Mind’s Eye, all past Telluride Horror Show official selections.

PÀRVULOS
Mexico | 2024 | 119 min | Director: Isaac Ezban
COLORADO PREMIERE
Three young brothers living in a cabin in the middle of the woods hide a dark, disturbing secret in their basement.

PRESENCE
USA | 2024 | 85 min | Director: Steven Soderbergh
NEON SPOTLIGHT
COLORADO PREMIERE
A family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they’re not alone.
NEON presents Steven Soderbergh’s PRESENCE, starring Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Julia Fox, Eddy Maday, Callina Liang, and West Mulholland.

STRANGE HARVEST: OCCULT MURDER IN THE INLAND EMPIRE
USA | 2024 | 94 min | Director: Stuart Ortiz
COLORADO PREMIERE
A true-crime horror documentary about two detectives pursuing an infamous serial killer named Mr. Shiny, who terrorized Southern California for almost two decades.

THE CREEP TAPES
USA | 2024 | 75 min | Director: Patrick Brice
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Patrick Brice
The Creep Tapes continues to unravel the mind of a secluded serial killer who lures videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life. Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake. Director, Writer and Executive Producer Patrick Brice returns to the festival with an advanced three-episode preview screening of the new series based on the found footage horror hits CREEP and CREEP 2, both past Telluride Horror Show official selections. Writer and Executive Producer Mark Duplass reprises his leading role in the six-episode series debuting Friday, November 15 on Shudder and AMC+.

THE RULE OF JENNY PEN
New Zealand | 2024 | 103 min | Director: James Ashcroft
COLORADO PREMIERE
An arrogant judge (Geoffrey Rush) suffers a near-fatal stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed and confined to a retirement home. Resistant to the staff and distant from his friendly roommate, the ailing judge soon clashes with a seemingly gentle resident (John Lithgow) who secretly terrorizes the home with a sadistic game called “The Rule of Jenny Pen” while wielding his dementia doll as an instrument of cruelty. What begins as childish torment quickly escalates into far more sinister and disturbing incidents.

THE SEVERED SUN
UK | 2024 | 80 min | Director: Dean Puckett
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Dean Puckett
Magpie lives in an isolated church community ruled over by her father, The Pastor. When a man is murdered, paranoia sets in, and people start to whisper about a strange ‘Beast’ that lives in the forest. Short film alum Dean Puckett (The Sermon, 2018 Telluride Horror Show) joins the festival in person with his debut feature.

THE SOUL EATER
France | 2024 | 111 min | Directors: Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury
COLORADO PREMIERE
When violent and gruesome deaths start plaguing a small mountain village, an old legend about a malevolent creature resurfaces. Two cops with different methods are compelled to join forces and uncover a sinister plot involving the disappearance of local children. From the directors of The Deep House, Livid, Inside, and Among the Living (2014 Telluride Horror Show).

TRIZOMBIE
Belgium | 2024 | 78 min | Director: Bob Colaers
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Bob Colaers
What if a virus turns everyone on Earth into zombies? Everyone except those with a DNA mutation. Everyone except people with trisomy-21, also known as Down syndrome.

SHORT FILMS

“Bumps in the Night” Shorts Block

ESCAPE
USA | 2024 | 4 min | Director: Lorenzo Manetti
U.S. PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Lorenzo Manetti
Awakening on the floor of a destroyed suburban bedroom, we discover a global invasion has begun, and we are not alone in the house…

MR. SUNSHINE
USA | 2024 | 10 min | Director: Charlie Schwan
WORLD PREMIERE
Struggling to cope with her father’s death, a woman begins to lose her grip on reality as an unknown entity lurks inside her home.

NIGHT WHISPERS
USA | 2023 | 14 min | Director: Ethan Hunt
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
An ominous sound alerts a teenager that an imperceptible malevolent presence may be resting right beside him.

WAKE
USA | 2024 | 13 min | Director: Sean Carter
COLORADO PREMIERE
With a hurricane raging outside, two nurses have to stow a dead woman in the hospital morgue before the building floods. But the corpse quickly reveals itself to be more than it seems.

THE VISITOR
Spain | 2024 | 10 min | Director: Tony Morales
COLORADO PREMIERE
Alone in her home overnight, a young influencer’s solitude is interrupted by an unexpected visitor.

TABOO
USA | 2024 | 8 min | Director: Almog Avidan Antonir
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Almog Avidan Antonir, Meghan Hughes, Jennifer Levinson
When a young woman turns to her friend for support about a sensitive topic, she doesn’t find the safe space she was looking for. Instead, she encounters a dark entity that gains strength the more attention it’s given.

THE COST OF FLESH
France | 2023 | 10 min | Director: Tomas Palombi
COLORADO PREMIERE
Alice is a totally paralyzed teenager who can only communicate through the movements of her eyes. Her brother and sister try an obscure method to free her from the evil that hinders her…

OUTSIDE NOISE
UK | 2024 | 8 min | Director: Ethan Evans
COLORADO PREMIERE
An overwhelmed woman listens to a sleep ambience app to unwind before bed, but when the sounds eerily begin to blend with reality, she suspects it has conjured something frightening into her room…

DREAM CREEP
USA | 2024 | 13 min | Director: Carlos A.F. Lopez
COLORADO PREMIERE
A couple awakens in the night to sounds emanating from an unlikely orifice.

“Spellbound” Shorts Block

THE MEETING SPOT
USA | 2024 | 18 min | Director: Lauren Sick
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Lauren Sick
A skeptical science major scours the streets of New York City, searching for proof of the afterlife.

TRANSYLVANIE
France | 2023 | 15 min | Director: Rodrigue Huart
COLORADO PREMIERE
Ewa is a 10-year-old girl living in a high building in a quiet town. She’s an odd, lonely child and for good reason: she’s convinced of being a vampire. Fascinated by Hugo, 15, she dreams of turning him into a vampire too, so that she can overcome her loneliness. When Ewa opens up to him, she gets bullied by teenagers from the neighborhood. Hurt in her body and soul, she’s ready to act in the creepiest, sickest ways to prove her identity to the world.

SHADOW
USA | 2023 | 12 min | Director: Kamell Allaway
COLORADO PREMIERE
A young mother’s shadow takes on a life of its own and terrorizes her and her daughter over the course of one night.

EONIAN
USA | 2024 | 20 min | Director: Michael Machin
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Michael Machin
While grieving the loss of her father in his remote countryside home, a young woman makes a chilling discovery that suggests eternal life.

GIRLS
France | 2023 | 22 min | Director: Julien Hosmalin
COLORADO PREMIERE
Romane and Ally are in love. As they run away searching for a place they can be free, they end up kidnapped at a local gas station. They were looking for peace, but vengeance will first cross their path.

LES BÊTES
USA | 2024 | 12 min | Director: Michael Granberry
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Michael Granberry
A mysterious rabbit with a set of magic keys summons a host of strange creatures to entertain a wicked king and his decadent court in this dark stop-motion animated fantasy inspired by the works of Ladislas Starevich.

“Squirm” Shorts Block

THE NEW WAY PROGRAM
Director: Billy Senese
A series of found VHS tapes from a mysterious 1980s self-help program, called THE NEW WAY. The series will be presented in its original segments over five separate tapes. This exclusive program will teach you how to unlock the power hidden deep inside you, giving your life limitless potential! www.newwayprogram.com

TINKERHELL
USA | 2024 | 5 min | Director: Noah Sterling
IN PERSON: Noah Sterling
A young girl learns the consequences, after she incites the wrath of a very small and very deadly entity.

NEVER HAVE I EVER (Jamais je n’ai)
France | 2024 | 19 min | Director: Joyce A. Nashawati
COLORADO PREMIERE
I wake up gagged, hands and feet tied.
I can see the clouds go by through the window.
I’m in the back seat of a car.
Who is this man driving? And where is he taking me?

THE BARGAIN
USA | 2023 | 15 min | Director: Alec Patchin
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Alec Patchin, Leana Gardella, Kathleen Donachie
A young girl summons the Devil to get revenge on her former foster father who abused her. The Devil is willing to make a deal but the cost is more than she bargained for.

MORA
USA | 2024 | 12 min | Director: Sam Evenson
COLORADO PREMIERE
A struggling artist searches for a mysterious woman that appears in gruesome AI images.

THREE WEEKS
Sweden | 2024 | 14 min | Director: Björn Liljegrääs
A woman wakes up strapped to a bed in a dark basement, where she has been confined for the past three weeks. Tortured and completely apathetic, she longs for death, convinced she won’t leave this place alive. Despite her despair, she finds herself in an unwilling struggle against her tormentor. But who is actually being tortured?

“Uncanny Tales” Shorts Block

COOKS
USA | 2024 | Director: David Lee Hess
COLORADO PREMIERE
A Suite of Cooking Clips w/ Special Guests.

POP
USA | 2024 | 6 min | Director: Josh Jones
COLORADO PREMIERE
Two cleaners attempt to clean a house. Some jobs aren’t worth it.

MASKS
USA | 2024 | 13 min | Director: Andre LeBlanc
WORLD PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Andre LeBlanc, James M. Miller
A husband slowly draws his wife from a long-standing catatonic state by having her wear a series of old Halloween masks. Driven by the hope of having her back, he pushes the experiment into dangerous territory, sending him towards a final confrontation he’ll soon regret.

ZOÉ
Canada | 2024 | 16 min | Director: Rémi St-Michel
COLORADO PREMIERE
The remaining shreds of Zoe’s mind desperately cling to her vague memories of better feelings.

THE WATCHER
USA | 2022 | 9 min | Director: Nathan Sellers
COLORADO PREMIERE
The sole survivor of a small religious cult known as The Children of Enoch awaits the resurrection of her recently departed ‘sisters’ and their leader, Father Enoch. What unfolds next is beyond her comprehension.

AMYGDALA
Sweden | 2024 | 11 min | Director: Oskar Johansson
COLORADO PREMIERE
A mother and her daughter move into an old family house. The daughter struggles to adjust to the house and, to the mother’s great horror, begins feeling an increasingly intense attraction to a locked door upstairs.

APOTEMNOFILIA
Spain | 2023 | 10 min | Director: Jano Pita
COLORADO PREMIERE
It is opening night, the theater is crowded and Clara, the leading actress, refuses to leave her dressing room. Something inside her is keeping her from leaving.

HICKORY DICKORY DOCK
USA | 2023 | 10 min | Director: Jennifer Trudrung
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Jennifer Trudrung
A woman escapes from a lifetime of confinement and wanders in search of playmates for demented versions of her favorite nursery rhyme games.

OFF CUTS
UK | 2024 | 4 min | Director: Ben Steiner
U.S. PREMIERE
Returning home to his pregnant partner, an angry man brings home an unwelcome presence. From the director of Hulu’s Matriarch (2022 Telluride Horror Show) and The Stomach (2014 Telluride Horror Show).

“Vault of Humor” Shorts Block

BRENNAN REED’S THE BOX
USA | 2024 | 9 min | Director: Brennan Reed
A mysterious stranger offers a desperate man a way out with deadly consequences.

LIKE ME
USA | 2024 | 7 min | Director: Ashley Lauren Thomas
COLORADO PREMIERE
A young woman discovers the dangers of attempting to cut her own bangs.

DEEP CUT
USA | 2024 | 15 min | Director: Michelle Farrah Huang
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Michelle Farrah Huang, Keir Gilchrist
After being publicly humiliated for being “just a pretty face”, a depressed actor finds an unexpected ally in a charismatic background actor. But as their bond deepens, our lead actor is plunged into a psychological battle, forcing her to confront her demons.

A REALLY GOOD DEAL
USA | 2024 | 6 min | Director: Sarah Stephens
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Sarah Stephens
Desperate to keep her mother’s magazine-selling legacy alive, Evelyn finds a creative way to make a sale.

A FAMILY GUIDE TO HUNTING
USA | 2024 | 14 min | Director: Zao Wang
COLORADO PREMIERE
A dark comedy about an Asian-American family on a bonding hunting trip gone wrong. When Eva accidentally shoots her doomsday prepping boyfriend dead, her parents insist on getting rid of the body in order to protect her. The wilderness turns the temperature up on their dysfunctional family dynamics, as well as their unique brand of Asian-American sacrifice, love, and filial piety.

THE LAST THING SHE SAW
USA | 2024 | 8 min | Directors: Anthony Cousins, Rebecca Daugherty
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Anthony Cousins, Rebecca Daugherty, Bailey Bolton, Frank Foster-Bolton, Brady Richards
After being attacked by two burglars, Emmy must see if she can escape her desperate situation. Longtime alum Anthony Cousins (FROGMAN) returns to the Telluride Horror Show with his latest horror short, co-directed by Rebecca Daugherty and written by our own Brady Richards!

/HAAW/
USA | 2024 | 12 min | Director: Joey Scoma
COLORADO PREMIERE
A typical day at a ski resort takes a bizarre turn when a xenophobic guest shares a gondola with an unusual family.

NEPOTISM, BABY!
USA | 2024 | 12 min | Director: Tij D’oyen
COLORADO PREMIERE
After her nepotism fails her, a fame obsessed young woman fabricates a conspiracy to garner media attention and jump-start her career.

MEAT PUPPET
UK | 2024 | 12 min | Director: Eros V
COLORADO PREMIERE
On the day he promised his girlfriend he’d grow up, a man-child inadvertently traps himself inside a puppet.

SKEETER
USA | 2024 | 4 min | Director: Chris McInroy
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Chris McInroy, Carlos LaRotta
A backyard party goes bonkers when this one weird guy shows up. Longtime alum Chris McInroy returns to the Telluride Horror Show with his latest horror comedy short!

SPECIAL GUESTS

Rachel Harrison
GUEST AUTHOR
Rachel Harrison is the national bestselling author of So Thirsty, Black Sheep, Such Sharp Teeth, Cackle, and The Return, which was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. Her short fiction has appeared in Guernica, Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading, as an Audible Original, and in her debut story collection Bad Dolls. She lives in Western New York with her husband and their cat/overlord.

Grady Hendrix
GUEST AUTHOR
Grady Hendrix is the New York Times-bestselling author of How To Sell a Haunted House, The Final Girl Support Group, My Best Friend’s Exorcism, and many more. His history of the horror paperback boom of the ’70s and ’80s, Paperbacks from Hell, won the Stoker Award for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction. His books have been translated into 23 languages and sold over two million copies, which means he is guaranteed a seat on the space ark when the earth becomes uninhabitable.

Jeremy Robert Johnson
GUEST AUTHOR
Jeremy Robert Johnson is the author of The Loop, Skullcrack City, In the River, and Entropy in Bloom. His fiction has been praised by The Washington Post and Publishers Weekly, authors such as David Wong, Chuck Palahniuk and Jack Ketchum, and has appeared internationally in numerous anthologies and magazines. A long-time member of the Telluride Horror Show family, Jeremy is “a defining name within the [bizarro] genre. His work is most aptly described as a mixture of all these things — thrillers that become bloodbaths, horrors that blend into fantasies, and apocalypses that transcend into high art” (Los Angeles Review of Books).

Stephen Graham Jones
GUEST AUTHOR
Stephen Graham Jones is the New York Times-bestselling author of nearly thirty novels and collections, and there’s some novellas and comic books in there as well. Most recent are I Was a Teenage Slasher, The Angel of Indian Lake and the ongoing Earthdivers. Up before too long are True Believers and The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. Winner of four Bram Stoker Awards, three Shirley Jackson Awards, six This is Horror Awards and countless other accolades, he’s also the guy who wrote Mongrels, The Only Good Indians, and My Heart is a Chainsaw. Stephen lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Daniel Kraus
GUEST AUTHOR
Daniel Kraus is a New York Times-bestselling writer of novels, TV, and film. The latest novel, Pay the Piper, is a terrifying tale of supernatural horror from the minds of legendary director George A. Romero and Kraus. His recent novel Whalefall received a front-cover rave review in the New York Times Book Review, won the Alex Award, and is L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist. With Guillermo del Toro, he co-authored The Shape of Water, based on the same idea the two created for the Oscar-winning film. Also with del Toro, Kraus co-authored Trollhunters, which was adapted into the Emmy-winning Netflix series. He also cowrote The Living Dead with George A. Romero. Kraus has won the Bram Stoker Award, Scribe Award, two Odyssey Awards, and more. Kraus’s work has been translated into over 20 languages. He lives with his wife in Chicago.

Paul Tremblay
GUEST AUTHOR
Paul Tremblay has won the Bram Stoker, British Fantasy, and Massachusetts Book awards and is the author of Horror Movie, The Pallbearers Club, Survivor Song, The Cabin at the End of the World, Disappearance at Devil’s Rock, A Head Full of Ghosts, and the crime novels The Little Sleep and No Sleep Till Wonderland. His essays and short fiction have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Weekly online, and numerous year’s-best anthologies. He has a master’s degree in mathematics and lives outside Boston with his family.

Jon Davison
VAULT KEEPER
Jon Davison, producer of RoboCop and Starship Troopers, returns to the Telluride Horror Show as host of the Horror Vault. Pulling from his vast collection of movies, Mr. Davison presents six horror classics on glorious 16MM film! Located in the program room at Wilkinson Public Library in downtown Telluride.

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As its title indicates, “The Creep Tapes” are episodic snapshots into the exploits of Duplass’s killer. Each episode, running roughly 30-minutes each, plays like it’s plucked from the killer’s collection of videotapes, each named after the episode’s chosen victim. While the first episode serves as a reintroduction into this particularly weird killer’s modus operandi, from his playful meet-cute through the surprise murder reveal, “The Creep Tapes” refreshingly avoids rehashing this same plotline every episode. Instead, Brice (who directs all episodes) and Duplass merely use this as the foundation to get weirder and wilder with their serial killer. No episodes are alike, of the three screened, with each taking bold and decidedly different narrative swings.

The second episode illuminates more about the killer’s relationship with his unforgettable wolf mask persona, Peachfuzz, bending the rules of reality in a way that may polarize. That Brice and Duplass refuse to explain what’s happening is what intrigues, as if immersing viewers into the twisted, broken mind of a maniac. But it’s in episode three that “The Creep Tapes” finds its stride with a soaring guest star performance by Krisha Fairchild (Krisha, “Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block”). I won’t spoil Fairchild’s role in the series, but I will say that Fairchild matches Duplass’s eccentric, unhinged energy every step of the way, pushing his character into even more bizarre territory. Her role fleshes out his character’s backstory in ways the films weren’t quite able to narratively, demonstrating the exciting ways this series can push the horror villain forward into various directions.

As for the central horror villain, Mark Duplass slips back into the role with ease, relishing the open ended possibilities and reveling in the bizarre new turns and reveals. It’s not just the unsettling social interactions that made this character so memorable in the first place; it’s the dark sense of humor. Duplass’s killer delights as he slips into Forrest Gump impersonations, while stalking his latest prey and throwing a temper tantrum. There’s a sense of freedom to Duplass’s infectious performance in this series, one he’s clearly having a blast with.

“The Creep Tapes” is a welcome expansion of the films. It’s not a reinvention of the format, but rather a fun experiment that explores more dark corners and impulses of a disturbed individual. Duplass’s titular Creep still gets under your skin, but he’s just as prone to sending you into hysterical fits. If Brice and Duplass maintain this momentum in the back half of the series, then here’s hoping “The Creep Tapes” continues much longer than its initial 6-episode season. It’s a blast so far.

“The Creep Tapes” made its world premiere at Fantastic Fest and is set to premiere Friday, November 15 on Shudder and AMC+.

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The three-month celebration of the best in horror will also bring back an all-new Ghoul Log, Shudder’s popular Halloween Hotline for those in need of horror movie recommendations from Shudder’s Head of Programming Samuel Zimmerman, and spotlight popular horror franchise films from Friday the 13^th to Children of the Corn, a press release tells us. Shudder will also feature a special limited-time offer for horror connoisseurs craving scares all year long, with an annual plan available at a 31% discount for the 31 Days of October.

Shudder’s Season of Screams features highly anticipated films such as the acclaimed In A Violent Nature, a new installment in the popular V/H/S franchise – V/H/S/Beyond – and the Russell Crowe-led The Exorcism, as well as a new season of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula and the debut of the highly anticipated series, The Creep Tapes. These new films and series join Shudder’s extensive library, including the Friday the 13^th franchise (all 8 films), the Rob Zombie catalogue (all 7 films), cult classic It Follows, the streaming return of Mike Flanagan’s Hush, popular Halloween-set found footage horror The Houses October Built (2011), and the addition of Chucky Season 3 to complete the full series availability.

Fans can join Shudder for frights every Friday with LIVE Watch Parties at 9pm ET on Shudder TV spotlighting new premieres and curated double features, including:

• September 13: Neo-Slasher – In A Violent Nature and Lake Bodom
• September 20: Zombie Weekend – The Sadness and Undead
• September 27: Modern Master – Damian McCarthy’s Oddity and Caveat
• October 4: Found Footage – V/H/S/Beyond and Hell House LLC
• October 11: Horrifying Households – Daddy’s Head and Metamorphosis
• October 18: Shocking Scourges – MadS and Virus:32
• October 25: TBA
• October 30: Late Night with the Devil on Devil’s Night
• October 31: Halloween on Halloween
• November 1: Day of the Dead on Day of the Dead – Day of the Dead Collection

Also returning is Shudder’s popular Halloween Hotline (Dates TBA). Whether viewers are looking for a slasher film, ghost story, or monster flick, Samuel Zimmerman, head of programming for Shudder, will be on hand to offer personalized picks for a perfectly scary weekend based on each caller’s mood and preference. And the team behind the new Shudder original series, Horror’s Greatest resurrects everyone’s favorite jack-o-lantern just in time for spooky season with The Rise of the Ghoul Log. The new hour-long video of the chilling, candlelit pumpkin sets the scene for horror fans beginning in October.

Shudder’s Season of Screams programming highlights below in chronological order (also available on AMC+):

In A Violent Nature (Shudder Original Film)  –  September 13

When a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower in the woods that entombs the rotting corpse of Johnny, a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year-old crime, his body is resurrected and becomes hellbent on retrieving it. The undead golem homes in on the group of vacationing teens responsible for the theft and proceeds to methodically slaughter them one by one in his mission to get it back – along with anyone in his way. Groundbreaking gruesome slasher from writer and director Chris Nash (ABCs of Death 2).

Horror’s Greatest (Shudder Original Series) – New Episodes Every Tuesday Until Season Finale on September 24

Celebrating the very best the genre has to offer, Horror’s Greatest is a deep dive into everything we love about horror. From fresh looks at classics to unearthing scores of hidden gems, this series has something for every fright film enthusiast. A gallery of ghoulish pros, including actors, directors, writers, composers, and special effects artists, draw on their unique knowledge to answer the big questions: What are the must-see films in horror’s many sub-genres? What’s the appeal of horror tropes, and how do today’s filmmakers subvert our expectations? What shape does horror take in countries outside of the United States? The answers encompass the breadth of the nightmares we watch for our entertainment. The series features interviews with David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil), Joe Hill (Locke & Key, NOS4A2), Tom Holland (Fright Night, Child’s Play), Jenn Wexler (The Sacrifice Game, The Ranger), Jonah Ray Rodrigues (Destroy All Neighbors), Gigi Saul Guerrero (Satanic Hispanics, El Gigante), Alex Winter (Destroy All Neighbors), Tananarive Due (Horror Noire), Swanthula and Dracmorda Boulet (The Boulet Brothers Dragula) and more. Tuesday Terror – new installment of Horror’s Greatest paired with films featured in the episode will air every Tuesday in September at 9pm ET on Shudder TV

Oddity (Shudder Original Film) – September 27

Dani is restoring an old castle in rural Cork County, Ireland, with her husband Ted, a doctor at a facility for the criminally insane. When Dani is brutally murdered, her blind occultist twin sister Darcy goes after those responsible using inherited haunted items as her tools of revenge. From writer/director Damian McCarthy (Caveat) and starring Carolyn Bracken and Gwilym Lee.

Hush (Shudder Library Film) – October 1

A deaf and muted writer who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life must fight for her life in silence when a masked killer appears at her window.

The Houses October Built 2011 (Shudder Library Film) – October 1

Looking for a good fright for Halloween, five friends set off on a road trip to discover the scariest underground haunts. As their trip appears to reach a dead-end, whispers of a haunt like no other draws them to the darkest corners of haunted attractions. The original, unreleased 2011 haunted house documentary that went on to inspire the cult theatrical release of the same name. THE HOUSES OCTOBER BUILT – ORIGINAL VERSION goes deeper behind the scenes of extreme Halloween haunted attractions, introducing an entirely new narrative and unexpected conclusion.

The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula (Shudder Original Series) – New Season Premieres Tuesday, October 1

Dubbed “Season 666,” the next chapter of Emmy-nominated The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula is the most ambitious and terrifying yet, with world-renowned actors and directors joining the judges’ panel, raising the stakes to hellish new heights. Every episode promises spine-chilling, extreme physical feats that will push the cast of drag superstars to confront their darkest fears. This 10-episode season is bigger, bloodier, and more brutal than anything that’s come before, featuring expanded “on location” challenges, twisted new themes for the floorshows, cinematic sequences dripping with dread, and innovative drag that will leave viewers gasping. Season six of the Shudder original series boasts a star-studded lineup of guest judges, including Jennifer Tilly (Actor, Bride of Chucky, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills), Mike Flannagan (Director, Midnight Mass, Haunting of Hill House), Jamie Clayton (Actor, Hellraiser), Tatiana Maslany (Actor, Orphan Black, She-Hulk), Don Mancini (Creator and Writer of Chucky), Justin Simien (Director, The Haunted Mansion, Dear White People), David Dastmalchian (Actor, Late Night with the Devil, Dune, Suicide Squad), Akela Cooper (Writer, Malignant, M3gan, The Nun 2), Joe Bob Briggs & Darcy(Hosts of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs), Violet Chachki (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Alaska Thunderfck (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Tananarive Due (Author, Horror Historian), Darren Stein(Director, Jawbreaker), Mathieu Cote (Creator of Dead By Daylight), Landon Cider (Winner of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula Season Three) and Niohuru X (Winner of The Boulet Brothers’ DragulaSeason Five).

V/H/S/Beyond (Shudder Original Film) – October 4

The popular film anthology will feature six new bloodcurdling tapes, placing horror at the forefront of a sci-fi-inspired hellscape.

Segments include:

“Stork”: Directed by Jordan Downey, screenplay by Downey and Kevin Stewart
“Fur Babies”: Written and directed by Christian Long and Justin Long
“Live and Let Dive”: Directed by Justin Martinez, story by Martinez and Ben Turner, screenplay by Turner
“Dream Girl”: Directed by Virat Pal, written by Pal and Evan Dickson
“Stowaway”: Directed by Kate Siegel, written by Mike Flanagan
And a special presentation by Jay Cheel.

Chucky (Shudder Library Series) – Season 3 Available Starting Friday, October 4: Seasons 1 and 2 Currently Available on Shudder

The comedy horror-drama television series from Child’s Play film franchise creator Don Mancini sees Chucky take Washington DC in season 3 as the diabolical doll poses a threat to the President of the United States’ staff.

Daddy’s Head (Shudder Original Film) – October 11

In the wake of his father’s untimely death, a young boy is left in the eerie solitude of a sprawling country estate with his newly widowed stepmother. His stepmother, struggling to navigate the overwhelming task of parenthood, grows distant, leaving their fragile bond at risk of collapse. Amidst the growing tension, the boy begins to hear unsettling sounds echoing through the corridors. Soon, he is haunted by the presence of a grotesque creature bearing a disturbingly familiar resemblance to his late father. But as the boy’s warnings are dismissed as the imagination of a grieving child, the sinister entity tightens its grip on their crumbling lives.

MadS (Shudder Original Film) – October 18

Eighteen-year-old Romain has just graduated and makes a stop at his dealer’s place to try a new pill. As he heads off to a party, he sees an injured woman on the side of the road and decides to help her, but when she gets in his car, she suddenly smashes her own head against the dashboard, bleeding out until she dies. Is this a bad trip? Or is it something else? One thing is for sure, it’s only the beginning of the night.

Azrael (Shudder Original Film) – October 25

In a world in which no one speaks, a mysterious, devout community hunts down a young woman named Azrael who has escaped their imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, she is to be sacrificed to pacify an evil which resides deep within the surrounding wilderness – but Azrael will stop at nothing to ensure her own freedom and survival. From the seeds of this gritty, relentless parable of sacrifice and salvation, comes an immersive, real-time, action horror tale from the visionary minds of Simon Barrett and E.L. Katz and starring Samara Weaving.

The Exorcism (Shudder Exclusive Film)  – October 30

Academy Award-winner Russell Crowe stars as Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Ryan Simpkins), wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play. The film also stars Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg, and David Hyde Pierce.

The Creep Tapes (Shudder Original Series) – New Series Premieres Friday, November 15

The Creep Tapes continues to unravel the mind of a secluded serial killer who lures videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life. Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

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Shudder announced today it will debut the next installment of the Creep franchise with the upcoming all-new series, The Creep Tapes, from writers and executive producers Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice. Mark Duplass will reprise his leading role in the six-episode Shudder Original series set to premiere Friday, November 15 on Shudder and AMC+.

The series will debut with a two-episode premiere, followed by new episodes releasing weekly on Fridays on both platforms.

The Creep Tapes continues to unravel the mind of a secluded serial killer who lures videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life. Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

Mark Duplass previews, “A little over 10 years ago, Patrick Brice and I spent a week together in my cabin with a small digital camera. We emerged with a found footage horror film that was so wildly strange and uncomfortable we assumed no one would see it. To be continuing this unholy legacy in the series format is a true nightmare come true.”

Courtney Thomasma, EVP of streaming for AMC Networks, adds, “Patrick and Mark have given us two of the most unique and exciting takes on psychological horror with Creep and Creep 2, both of which amassed a huge fan following and camp audience. We’re thrilled to be working alongside them in expanding this popular franchise with six thrilling episodes that will unfold more of this twisted story and Peachfuzz antics.”

The Creep Tapes is produced by Duplass Brothers Productions and Shudder. Executive producers include series star Duplass and Patrick Brice who both also serve as co-writers, with Brice directing all episodes. Additional Executive Producers include Mel Eslyn, Jay Duplass and Chris Donlon, and Shuli Harel serves as co-executive producer.

[Related] Why ‘Creep’ Remains One of the Most Compelling Uses of Found Footage

The franchise centers on Duplass’ character, a total creep whose name is ever-changing but whose bizarre, murderous behavior is always documented in a found footage style.

The original found footage movie in 2014 was followed by a sequel in 2017.

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A new installment in the Creep franchise is “coming soon,” the video teases, suggesting that Creep 3 is finally on the way. Or perhaps it’s something else, like a Creep television series?

UPDATE – 6/4/24 – 4pm EST: The mysterious project teased by Duplass has been revealed to be “The Creep Tapes,” a television series expansion of the Creep film franchise.

Indiewire reports, “The series, co-created by Duplass and Creep director Patrick Brice (who also directed every episode), is currently being shopped to buyers.”

The site also notes that production on “The Creep Tapes” has wrapped in secret.

“The series is based on a collection of video tapes in the secret vault of the world’s deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer, who hires his victims to film him for the day under false pretenses,” Duplass said in a statement.

“Each episode exposes a new victim from one of the fabled ‘Creep Tapes.’”

[Related] Why ‘Creep’ Remains One of the Most Compelling Uses of Found Footage

The franchise centers on Duplass’ character, a total creep whose name is ever-changing but whose bizarre, murderous behavior is always documented in a found footage style.

The original found footage movie in 2014 was followed by a sequel in 2017.

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— Mark Duplass (@MarkDuplass) June 4, 2024

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