Miroslav Terzić · 2026 · Serbia, Bulgaria, Italy, Croatia, Luxembourg · 94 min North American Premiere
Three weeks after his friend's suicide, a teenager joins his classmates on a school trip. As the bullying escalates and tensions boil over, tongues loosen, forcing the truth out into the open.
Javier Ruiz Caldera · 2026 · Spain · 93 min International Premiere
A husband and wife in an ailing marriage discover that actions really do have consequences in this darkly funny twist on the time loop motif.
Alex Schulman · 2026 · Sweden · 108 min World Premiere
When three fathers volunteer to chaperone their teenage daughters’ school trip, the initially idyllic getaway quickly reveals brutal social dynamics that have them in over their heads.
Bob Colaers · 2026 · Belgium, The Netherlands · 99 min US Premiere
After seven years of no sleep, grief, and nightmares, Suleyman finally reunites with his mother in Paradise—just as henchmen, cops, and one very bad raid drag him back into hell.
Mike P. Nelson · 2026 · USA · 104 min World Premiere
Deep in the Amazon, a medical mission spirals into a fight for survival when Boiúna, a colossal ancient predator, awakens to reclaim her domain. In the jungle where nature holds absolute power, she decides who lives and who dies.
Léa MYSIUS · 2026 · France · 114 min North American Premiere
Happy biiiirthday to you! Nora is turning 40, and for her birthday she’ll be getting three uninvited guests who claim she isn’t who she says she is, plus the unraveling of her carefully constructed life.
Ulrike Ottinger · 2026 · Austria, Germany, Luxembourg · 119 min North American Premiere
Elizabeth Báthory, a recently reawakened vampire, pursues an ancient artifact that could destroy her family in present-day Austria.
Herschell Gordon Lewis · 1963 · USA · 67 min World Premiere of the 4K Restoration
A 4K restoration of the world's first "splatter" film from AGFA + Something Weird.
Nikias Chryssos · 2026 · Germany · 90 min North American Premiere
Sophie’s coming of age gets sweatier and bloodier than expected when she joins a summer tennis academy where the blood-red morning smoothie is by far the least weird thing going on.
Mike Flanagan · 2026 · Canada, USA · 101 min US Premiere
After her father’s sudden, untimely death thrusts her into the unforgiving ecosystem of public high school, Carrie is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community, the relentless pressure and casual cruelty of the social‑media age, and the awakening of mysterious telekinetic powers that rise alongside her adolescence.
The Thieving Hand - Unknown Director / Frankenstein - J. Searle Dawley / Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Lucius J. Henderson / The Ghost of Slumber Mountain - Willis O'Brien / Haxan - Benjamin Christensen / Hells Bells - Ub Iwerks /The Haunted Ship - John Foster and Mannie Davis · Original film releases: 1908, 1910, 1912, 1919, 1922, 1929, 1930. New scores are from 2026 · USA · 65 min World Premiere
A live string quartet plays new scores for seven classic silent horror short films. Seven composers, aged 17 to 24, composed new scores for these films under the mentorship of some of the industry's top professionals.
Kyle Mangione-Smith · 2026 · USA · 104 min North American Premiere
A corporate client relations rep pulls a loose string, unraveling a vast conspiracy in this doom-laden found footage stunner.
Corrin Evans · 2026 · USA · 102 min US Premiere
Three friends flee the club scene for an exclusive, steamy party at a remote estate only to find themselves victims of increasingly erotic and violent supernatural attacks.
Jordan Downey · 2026 · USA · 111 min World Premiere
When the body of a man missing for thirty-six years is discovered at the scene of a horrific crime, it’s up to his estranged daughter to unravel his dark past.
Jorge Thielen Armand · 2026 · Venezuela, Canada, Italy, Luxembourg · 106 min North American Premiere
After her father's death, Caro travels to Venezuela to sell the family cacao plantation, only to find it occupied by a mother who refuses to leave—forcing Caro down a path of violence with devastating consequences.
Cody Calahan · 2026 · Canada · 93 min World Premiere
A dying man returns to his childhood home to film messages for his son when he discovers a supernatural presence haunting the isolated cabin in this emotional ghost movie.
Ing K · 1997 · Thailand · 110 min International Premiere
Banned in Thailand for almost 30 years for insulting religion, and maybe the monarchy too, the elusive DOG GOD emerges as a gleefully anarchic critique of blind faith.
Cristóbal León & Joaquín Cociña · 2026 · Chile, France, Netherlands, Uruguay, Germany · 90 min North American Premiere
In a kingdom where love has been declared a plague, a princess travels across different realities to find love, confront grief, and attain individuation.
Enjoy a double feature from the unbelievably prolific Fantastic Fest favorite Quentin Dupieux!
Walter Hill · 1987 · USA · 105 min Special Presentation
Nick Nolte stars as a Texas Ranger engaged in a showdown against his former childhood friend turned drug kingpin, played by Powers Boothe, in this classic neo-Western action film.
Anna Biller · 2026 · UK · 120 min US Premiere
A vain knight, an inconvenient wife, and a marriage built on murder. Anna Biller’s gloriously lurid ghost story proves that killing your wife may only be the beginning of your problems.
Rocko Zevenbergen · 2026 · USA, Canada · 98 min World Premiere
An annoyingly optimistic, but endearingly earnest, fast food restaurant manager is tasked with relaunching the long-dormant product, Flapjax, and no amount of mysterious warnings or disappearances are going to get in his way in this campy horror-comedy.
Todd Verow · 1995 · USA · 89 min North American Premiere of the 4K Restoration
Tired of only fantasizing about murdering young, attractive men, Dennis decides to take the plunge and do the deed in this restoration of Todd Verow’s 1995 gay serial killer fantasia.
Jenna Cato Bass · 2026 · South Africa, Australia · 98 min US Premiere
In a dystopian future, a young couple clashes during their time-traveling vacation.
Éric Judor · 2026 · France · 89 min International Premiere
A joyous celebration of imagination, awkward parenthood, and the transformative power of play that ventures deep into the wonderfully eccentric world of live-action role-playing.
Joko Anwar · 2026 · Indonesia · 106 min North American Premiere
Witness Indonesian genre visionary Joko Anwar’s most deliriously ambitious film: a blood-soaked fusion of supernatural horror, prison thriller, martial arts action, and pitch-black political satire.
Brad Abrahams & Simon Ennis · 2026 · Canada · 84 min US Premiere
Delve deep into the world of conspiracy theories in North America in this compassionate documentary by Brad Abrahams and Simon Ennis.
Luka Marčetić · 2026 · Slovenia · 94 min World Premiere
In this deadpan Slovenian romp, a lonesome guy desperate for human connection decides to steal the bicycle of the town’s self-appointed vigilante; as the “sole witness” of the crime, he is inducted into joining her nightly escapades.
John Adams & Toby Poser · 2026 · USA · 81 min US Premiere
A sheriff and her deputy awaken to a world transformed: bloody chasms erupt from the earth, grotesque flesh-born creatures roam the land, and the recently deceased rise again.
John Veron · 2026 · USA · 85 min World Premiere
A meticulously planned desert couples' vacation spirals into chaos when family tensions and a pair of mysterious hosts with devilish intentions transform a romantic getaway into a nightmare.
Samjad · 2026 · India · 96 min US Premiere
Two half-human, half-vampire siblings are run off the road and left for dead by a gang of scavengers—and they're coming back for bloody revenge.
George Ratliff · 2001 · USA · 86 min World Premiere of the Restoration
A restoration of the essential Y2K-era doc from the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) with director George Ratliff in person.
John McNaughton · 1986 · USA · 83 min World Premiere of the 35mm print
A brand-new 35mm print produced for the 40th anniversary of one of the 20th century's most harrowing films, HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER features a chilling, career-defining turn by Michael Rooker.
Gregg Bishop · 2026 · USA · 89 min World Premiere
When a coven of witches determined to unleash the apocalypse marks Ada's younger sister for sacrifice, she joins forces with a renegade witch in a relentless fight for survival.
James Cullen Bressack · 2026 · USA · 76 min World Premiere
Alex has proof, and he wants you to see it.
Evan Wolf Buxbaum & Drew Mylrea · 2026 · USA · 97 min World Premiere
A man’s efforts to win back his estranged wife are derailed by a mysterious extraterrestrial force that keeps snatching him from Earth.
Kimo Stamboel · 2026 · Indonesia · 94 min North American Premiere
Indonesian horror specialist Kimo Stamboel cooks up a deliriously demonic prequel to his box office hit SEWU DINO, as a pair of desperate siblings stumble unwittingly upon a centuries-old satanic ritual orchestrated by their wealthy relatives.
Marco NGUYEN & Nicolas ATHANE · 2026 · France · 84 min US Premiere
As a virus that turns gay people straight sweeps across the world, Jim Perfect goes on a quest across Paris, with his number one fan Lucien, to find the cure in this animated comedy.
Justin Floyd · 2026 · USA · 77 min World Premiere
A white woman launches her own investigation into her Black fiancé’s violent murder only to find herself hunted in her apartment complex by a killer determined to keep the truth silent.
Nick Kozakis · 2026 · Australia · 89 min US Premiere
Four friends trying to keep their late-night bender going end up at the apartment of a reckless mobster; what starts as a casual substance-fueled afterparty quickly escalates into a violence-filled rager.
Fergal Costello · 2026 · Ireland, Australia · 96 min World Premiere
A late-to-launch young man and his even less responsible friend realize they may be the last line of defense between humanity and an ancient Chinese evil. Martial arts and supernatural horror collide in this romp of a buddy comedy.
Mason Jeffrey Newton-DeRushie · 2026 · Canada · 74 min World Premiere
Grimdark fantasy, an epic quest, buckets of blood… all puppets. Need we say more?
Anthony Oberbeck · 2026 · USA · 79 min US Premiere
Two socially awkward people find love and then define it for themselves in a barren, post-apocalyptic world before they discover a small, wooden door in the side of her body and decide whether or not to open it.
Hana Mae Lee & Hal Satin · 2026 · USA · 80 min World Premiere
Ghosts, Goblins, and Crowley. MAGICK MTN. is a rock and roll fairytale set deep in Laurel Canyon using instruments of the occult to dig beneath the soil of a hillside marked by tragedy and death.
Heath Benfield · 2026 · USA · 70 min World Premiere
A raunchy series of sexy, horrifying, and hilarious vignettes, MR. CREAMJEANS' HIDEY HOLE is a shocking, disgusting, and ultimately satisfying anthology that’s never afraid to put a man in his proper place.
Kasper Kalle · 2026 · Denmark · 103 min US Premiere
After Baldur is rescued from drowning by a handsome whaler, the two begin a passionate love affair that requires sacrifices to an Elder God to endure.
Mohamed Chabane & Théo Jourdain · 2026 · France · 91 min World Premiere
Fresh out of prison, Idriss enters the derelict Kraken apartment complex to find his ex-girlfriend's brother, only to be dragged back into violence by a ruthless squatter tied to the past Idriss is fighting to leave behind.
Norbert Moutier · 1983 · France · 89 min World Premiere of the Restoration
Bleeding Skull presents a restoration of the fabled underground slasher from France.
Quarxx · 2026 · France · 116 min North American Premiere
At the end of the 19th century, as a mysterious plague spreads across the countryside, a young woman living under the tyranny of her deeply religious father fights to reclaim her freedom.
Adam Egypt Mortimer · 2026 · USA · 98 min World Premiere
After suffering the devastating loss of his wife, a man embarks on a surreal journey to bring her back.
Adam Yorke · 2026 · Canada · 98 min World Premiere
A blind lonely teen becomes the latest breed of telecom criminal in this crackling dial-up thriller.
Joshua Gratton · 2026 · Canada · 85 min World Premiere
Kimberly's recurring dreams of a masked killer murdering young people around town progressively close in on her in this Canadian genre experiment.
Nicolas Jon Curcio · 2026 · USA · 85 min World Premiere
While renovating a dilapidated house to win back his ex, Elliot discovers VHS tapes of an unaired children’s TV show. The show's dark history seeps into his life, threatening his last chance at reconciliation. Winner of the 2025 Fantastic Pitches.
Josh Tanner · 2026 · Australia · 110 min World Premiere
Zoe returns home to her estranged father, seeking comfort from a series of VHS birthday recordings left behind by her deceased mother, and uncovers an occult ritual that upends everything she was told about her mother's death.
Dara Van Dusen · 2026 · Norway, Greece, UK, Sweden · 95 min North American Premiere
In a rural Wisconsin town in 1870, Sheriff Jacob Hansen—a man still haunted by the Civil War—is pushed to his psychological limits when a deadly plague sweeps through his community and encroaching wildfires close in.
Ilja Rautsi · 2026 · Finland, Estonia, Sweden · 92 min World Premiere
A vampire posing as Santa Claus invades the home of a family whose rebellious teenage daughter wants only one thing: to become a vampire herself and escape her miserable life.
Zach Cregger · 2026 · USA · 93 min Gala Screening
From the mind of visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger (WEAPONS, BARBARIAN) comes a thrilling — and terrifying — reinvention of the RESIDENT EVIL franchise. In an all-new story, Resident Evil follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos. From TriStar Pictures, Constantin Film, and Davis Films, RESIDENT EVIL hits theatres September 18, 2026.
Joshua Giuliano · 2026 · USA · 92 min US Premiere
While scattering their father’s ashes on a boat, three estranged siblings find themselves stranded on the river where they spent their childhood as they become hunted by a masked stranger with deadly intentions.
Bertrand Mandico · 2026 · France, Italy · 107 min North American Premiere
French cinema maestro Bertrand Mandico and mega-starlet Marion Cotillard broadcast a daring hyper-pulp transmission straight from 1980s Italian cinema.
Héctor López Carmona · 1983 · Mexico · 64 min World Premiere of the Restoration
An evil space emperor plots to take over the Earth in this restoration of one of the first fully animated feature films from Mexico.
Rufus Butler Seder · 1984 · USA · 93 min World Premiere of the 4K Restoration
Your new favorite queer horror rediscovery, newly restored.
Agata Trzebuchowska · 2026 · Poland · 90 min World Premiere
Things spiral out of control in more ways than one when two siblings are tasked with caring for their ailing grandma.
Paolo Strippoli · 2026 · Italy, France, Belgium · 115 min US Premiere
When Alice’s estranged mother arrives with a confession about a twenty-year-old bargain, Alice discovers that the miracle that saved her came with a debt… and the bill has finally come due.
Markus Lehmusruusu · 2026 · Finland, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden · 92 min International Premiere
In a sterile future devoid of nature where emotions are forbidden, a toy designer developing robotic companion dogs rescues an injured squirrel, setting him on a journey of self-discovery and societal rebellion.
Kevin Kölsch & Dennis Widmyer · 2026 · USA · 82 min World Premiere
A sentient, quicksand-like sludge terrorizes a group of young people in this brutally efficient, effects-forward creature feature.
Sarah Arnold · 2026 · France · 96 min North American Premiere
Transferred to the French countryside, a disgraced cop investigates a rift between the local farmers and hunters, uncovering corruption that runs far deeper than the damage the exploding population of wild boars has wreaked on the region's crops.
Óscar Martín · 2026 · Spain · 106 min World Premiere
In the Age of Enlightenment, Ana is sent to a remote monastery to atone for her sins. There, she finds a place plagued by a mysterious blood disease linked to a supernatural being: the upyr.
Zachary Wigon · 2026 · USA · 102 min North American Premiere
Set in Victorian England, VICTORIAN PSYCHO sees an eccentric governess arrive at a remote gothic manor, where strange happenings stir suspicion that she’s not what she seems.
Seven Ych, Rady Fu, & Tree Muta · 2026 · R.O.C. (Taiwan) · 86 min North American Premiere
Taiwan’s first major rotoscoped 2D animated feature tells the story of a ghost-debunking influencer who begins to question her own identity after entering the mansion of a famously reclusive doll-maker.
Nick Simon · 2026 · USA · 92 min World Premiere
Based on the terrifying true story that inspired THE ENTITY, WHAT HAPPENED TO DORIS? follows a single mother whose violent encounters with an unseen force draw UCLA investigators into one of the most infamous paranormal cases in American history.
Martin McDonagh · 2026 · UK, USA, Chile · 118 min Texas Premiere
A CIA mission to Easter Island unravels amid conspiracies, secrets, and Chile's looming coup.
Yerkezhan Baizhan · 2026 · Kazakhstan · 80 min World Premiere
When a young girl is left with her aging grandmother in rural Kazakhstan, an ordinary act of familial care quickly turns into an unsettling descent into the unknown where loss can take monstrous forms.