** THE EXORCIST MARTYRS: A determined rookie detective eager to establish herself confronts a horrifying darkness that challenges her deepest convictions and tests everything she thought she knew about right and wrong.
** NEW GROUP: A student appears on the playground, crawling on all fours. Days later, others join, forming a human pyramid. It marks the start of a bizarre phenomenon that spreads across the community.
** PENDULUM: Married couple Patrick and Abigail journey to a new-age retreat in New Mexico, drawn by the possibility of healing after a traumatic event. Patrick is willing to do anything to help his wife, but becomes distrustful of the retreat's enigmatic leader even as Abigail falls under her spell. As paranoia builds, the couple must determine if the group's spiritual practices offer genuine healing – or mask a terrifying truth that threatens to consume them both.
** POSTMORTEM: Six months after her husband's sudden death, medical examiner Helena Martinez (Odette Annable) runs a small morgue on the California–Mexico border, holding herself and her teenage daughter together by not talking about it. Then sixteen bodies arrive at once: an elderly cult that took its own lives in a ritual meant to raise their leader from the dead. Processing them, Helena finds the ceremony recorded on the members' own camcorder, and one survivor still breathing in the hospital next door. He tells her the ritual can be finished. She has a body of her own. Check out the trailer!
----- October 6, 2026 -----
** CROSSED: The upcoming film revolves around Stan and Cindy, the leaders of a group of strangers thrown together as they attempt to escape northward away from the inflicted konwn as the Crossed. In this world, those affected by a mysterious disease appear to have a cross on their foreheads, with these people follow their worst impulses. Imagine if zombies were just humans who their intellect, but are also homicidal maniacs.
** BLACK SHEEPS: Here's the poster for the upcoming sequel.
** VICTORIAN PSYCHO: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.
** OTHER MOMMY: Here's two new posters for the upcoming film.
----- October 5, 2026 -----
** TWILIGHT OF THE DEAD: Filming has wrapped on TWILIGHT OF THE DEAD, the long gestating "final chapter" of George A. Romero's classic zombie saga. UNDERWORLD star Kate Beckinsale stars alongside genre regular Betty Gabriel, newcomer Abigail London, Kurt Deimer, Phil Burke, Cooper Barnes, Tait Fletcher and John D. Hickman.
Filming took place in Kentucky and wrapped last month. Greg Nicotero, the legendary WALKING DEAD make-up effects supervisor and director who also worked with Romero on DAY OF THE DEAD, handled special effects. The horror project, which has buy-in from the Romero estate, is "set on a decimated earth where the last vestiges of humanity are trapped between warring factions and an evolving undead threat". The Paz Brothers, Doron and Yoav Paz, whose movies include THE GOLEM and PLAN A, directed. (thanks to Deadline.com)
** BUDDY: The film will capture the hearts of audiences everywhere at home when it drops on Digital on October 13th, followed by a DVD and Blu-ray release on December 8th, 2026.
** MARROW: Based on a series of real-life police files regarding a stalking in small-town Texas, "Marrow" follows Jamie Foster, a formerly successful vlogger who attempts to revitalize her career by inviting her stalker onto the show—knowing he may be the serial killer responsible for murdering a string of influencers. Although Jamie's views go up, she begins to realize more than her life is at stake when the stalker's identity—and humanity—come into question. Arriving on VOD from Scatena & Rosner Films on November 3.
** INCOMPLETE CHAIRS: A Japanese craftsman's obsession with creating the perfect chair spirals into a nightmare of flesh and wood. When artistic ambition crosses into madness, the human body becomes raw material.
----- October 2nd, 2026 -----
** HENRY PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER 4K: The classic returns with a new 40th anniversary Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD Steelcase, arriving on 10/27. Pre-order exclusively through Dark Sky Selects from 10/1 - 10/9. The collaboration includes a Rucking Fotten T-shirt + 4K UHD Steelcase bundle, as well as an additional bundle featuring the Rucking Fotten T-shirt + 4K UHD Steelcase + VHS.
** OBSESSION: Focus Features has reportedly submitted Curry Barker's OBSESSION under the 'musical or comedy' categories at the Golden Globes. The move has raised some eyebrows. The film chronicles the chaos and violence that ensues after a young man is granted his wish of a young woman loving him too much.
Many awards pundits expected it to be submitted as a drama, but those associated with the film insist it's far more a dark comedy, and THR says even the Golden Globes voters themselves have indicated they regard it as a comedy. The film, which cost just $750,000 to make, has grossed more than $500 million worldwide and has catapulted star Inde Navarrette to the top of many casting calls. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** GHOST IN THE CELL 4K: Coming to 4K UHD on 11/17 from Well Go USA.
** SLITHER 4K: Coming to 4K UHD on 12/8 from Scream Factory.
----- October 1st, 2026 -----
** FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S 3: Actor Matthew Lillard has confirmed that a third FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S movie is aiming to shoot next year while out promoting the new CARRIE series for Amazon. it's unknown if stars Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, and Elizabeth Lail will return.
Lillard said; "I know the early version of the script came through, and everyone's really excited about it, and I know they're moving to the next level, so we will be shooting in 2027." That likely means an early 2028 release. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** CARRIE: Mike Flanagan was asked how many seasons he would make if he could choose his ideal length for the upcoming CARRIE series at Amazon Prime Video. Flanagan explains: "In my dream scenario. I think it's three seasons. In my dream scenario, I think Carrie has a wonderful three-step arc. It's a trilogy, really."
Flanagan has made no bones about the fact that he's significantly changed up the source material for this take on the property with the eight-episode series set to debut on the service on October 7th. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** WHALEFALL: Here's two new posters for the upcoming film.
