Horror + Scifi
Following up on the success of the 2019 Spanish Thriller ‘The Platform‘ which gained over 80 million streams, Netflix unveiled the official trailer for the sequel to the film, ‘The Platform 2.’ Helmed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia who also directed the first film, ‘The Platform 2’ continues the concept of the first film, set in a vertical prison where prisoners are fed on a descending platform.
Fresh from its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival, A24 shared a new trailer and release date for Heretic, the psychological horror film described as “a wickedly entertaining twist on holy horror” starring Hugh Grant, alongside Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East.
Set in 1930s Oklahoma, the psychological horror-thriller ‘Hold Your Breath’ is the feature film directorial debut of co-directors Karrie Crouse and Will Joines and tells the story of a family haunted by a mystical figure terrorizing their town.
Black Mandala Films unveiled the official trailer for ‘1978’ an Argentine horror film, set during the 1978 World Cup final match between Argentina and Holland, of a botched kidnapping that turns into a night of horror.
The NY premiere of Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy’s Dead Mail will open the 9th Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (BHFF) running October 17-24, 2024.
Debuting at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, ‘It’s What’s Inside’ was bought by Netflix in the festival’s biggest acquisition this year. The feature film directorial debut of Greg Jardin is described as a “sci-fi thriller with jokes” by Jardin himself. It follows a group of people celebrating a pre-wedding party that took a darker turn after they decided to play a mind-bending game brought by one of their friends. The film also screened at the 2024 SXSW Festival.
Making their second feature film, writer-director duo Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy (Blow the Man Down) helm House of Spoils , the genre-bending thriller film starring Oscar-winning actress Ariana DeBose as Chef haunted by a supernatural presence in her new restaurant.
Isotre Films unveiled the first look teaser trailer and image for ‘Stomach It,’ the psychological horror film from director Peter Klausner (Closing). The film stars Jon Lee Richardson (Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F) as a crime scene cleaner struggling to stay sane in his unconventional job.
Six-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams stars in Nightbitch, a surreal comedy horror movie from director Marielle Heller (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Can You Ever Forgive Me?). ‘Nightbitch’ tells a wacky story of a mother manifesting her maternal instinct by transforming into a dog. The film is based on the 2021 Rachel Yoder’s novel of the same title.
Asif Kapadia. the Academy Award winning director of ‘Amy’ returns with ‘2073’, a new film blending reality with fiction. Set in a dystopian future, the film stars Samantha Morton as a survivor haunted by visions of the past. The film is inspired by the 1962 French featurette ‘La Jetée’ by Chris Marker, which inspired the 1995 sci-fi film ’12 Monkeys’.
Vertigo Releasing revealed the official trailer for ‘Subservience’, the sci-fi thriller starring Megan Fox as a lifelike domestic AI robot who goes rogue and terrorize the family that purchased her.
IFC Films shared the official trailer for ‘Azrael’, the post-apocalyptic action horror film from director E.L. Katz (Cheap Thrills) . The film stars Samara Weaving as an imprisoned young woman trying to escape and survive a cult of mute zealots in a world where no one speaks.