Yûta Shimotsu's NEW GROUP: "High school student Ai sees her world collapse when a strange cult-like mentality gradually turns people around her into mindless followers who can transform simple gymnastics routines into a nightmarish dance of death. Written and directed by Yûta Shimotsu (Best Wishes to All), and starring Anna Yamada, Yuzu Aoki, and Pierre Taki."
Streaming on Shudder Starting Friday, November 6th
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AWARD-WINNING ROCK MOCKUMENTARY WRATHBONE PREMIERES FREE ON YOUTUBE TODAY: "Wrathbone, the horror-comedy mockumentary written and directed by and starring Steve Flavin, premieres today at 12:00 p.m. PT/3:00 p.m. ET, streaming free on YouTube at youtube.com/@steveflavin. The 29-minute film arrives just in time for Halloween following a festival run that began with its world premiere at Panic Fest in April and has since earned five awards, including Best in Show at Queer Screams, Best of the Fest at Hollywood Horrorfest and Best Music at the Vancouver Horror Show.
Built in the style of VH1’s Behind the Music, Wrathbone tells the story of a fictional 1980s heavy metal band through interviews, archival footage, music videos and “historical” photographs. Flavin plays both Nigel Wrathbone, the band’s washed-up frontman, and Frankie Ecco, his evil pop-star nemesis. Rather than spoofing the documentary form, the film borrows its language outright, with additional nods to This Is Spinal Tap, Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, Purple Rain and Trick or Treat.
Flavin co-wrote the film’s original songs with producer and composer Nathan Meckel, whose work has appeared in projects from Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, MTV and VH1, and Juilliard-trained composer Becca Schack, whose credits include CAPCOM Fighting Collection 2. Meckel co-wrote four of the five songs, produced the soundtrack, composed the score and handled the final sound mix, while Schack co-wrote and produced the synth-pop track “Dreamin’ (That You’re Mine).”
“Behind the Music was the blueprint, and I wanted Wrathbone to feel like an episode that had been sitting on a VHS tape since 1987,” said Flavin. “We wrote the album first and made five full music videos because the whole thing only works if you believe this band could have been real. Releasing it free on YouTube right at Halloween means anyone can stumble onto Wrathbone the way you’d stumble onto a band late at night, and hopefully stick around for the whole story.”
In 2024, Flavin and his collaborators wrote a full concept album, studying the production techniques and song structures of the era so that every track could plausibly have played on Top 40 radio in the 80s. Instead of shooting brief clips, the team then produced five complete music videos across nine production days in 2025, each one a genuine entry in the band’s fictional career that became the “archival footage” woven throughout the film. The soundtrack is streaming now on all major platforms, giving audiences a chance to discover Wrathbone through its music before meeting the band on screen."
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THE TOWN THAT TAKES: "Bankhead Productions announces that the supernatural action-horror thriller The Town That Takes will be available to rent or purchase digitally beginning November 7, 2026, following its limited theatrical release this summer. Starring Britt Bankhead (Insane Like Me), Miles Mussenden (Marvel’s "Cloak & Dagger", "Tulsa King"), Grace Patterson (Slotherhouse), Mike Markoff (Hit Man), and Nico Tirozzi ("The Penguin", Spirited), the film follows a troubled Army veteran attempting to reconnect with his estranged son after the death of his ex-wife.
The action-horror thriller was directed by Britt Bankhead, who co-wrote the script with Jonathan Blaze. Bankhead produced his directorial debut alongside Grace Patterson under Bankhead Productions.
Beginning November 7, audiences across North America will be able to rent or own The Town That Takes on digital platforms including Apple TV, Prime Video and Fandango."
DOLLKEEPER: "Catherine Ashmore Bradley, best known for playing Luan Loud in Nickelodeon and Paramount+’s The Really Loud House, will star as Sara in the psychological horror feature DollKeeper. Cameron Crovetti (The Boys, Big Little Lies) will star as her older brother Dylan. Additional casting will be announced. Principal photography is set to begin in the coming weeks in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Plot details are being kept under wraps, with the filmmakers revealing only that the psychological horror follows a teenage girl confronting a terrifying figure connected to her family’s past.
Bradley has appeared as Luan Loud, the prankster and comedian of the Loud family, in more than 28 episodes of The Really Loud House and two feature films, A Loud House Christmas and A Really Haunted Loud House. She also starred as the voice of Deema, one of the lead characters in Nickelodeon’s Bubble Guppies. Her additional credits include City on a Hill, Law & Order: SVU, and Broadway’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and A Christmas Story: The Musical. Bradley landed the lead role of Sara after a nationwide casting search that drew more than 11,000 submissions.
Crovetti is best known for his role as Ryan, the son of Homelander, in Prime Video’s The Boys. He previously starred in HBO’s Big Little Lies and opposite Naomi Watts in the psychological horror film Goodnight Mommy. His additional feature credits include Netflix’s The Gray Man, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, Boy Kills World and the horror thriller Oracle.
Casting is by Chloë Curran, whose credits include David Fincher’s The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, Station 19, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty and Quantum Leap.
Jay Henric will direct from her own script. Henric has been steadily building momentum as a rising voice in horror. Her short film Don’t Let It In was licensed by ALTER and subsequently adapted into a feature distributed by FOX Entertainment’s MarVista Entertainment. Her follow-up, Unknown, earned the Scariest Short Film Prize at Popcorn Frights and garnered attention from FANGORIA, further establishing Henric as an emerging filmmaker to watch in the genre space.
The film is produced by Stephen Henric through Voodoo Pictures. Dominic Easter serves as director of photography. Voodoo Pictures is an independent production company focused on original genre stories.
Bradley is represented by CESD Talent Agency, Rebel Creative Group, Slash Management, ImPrint PR and Key Elements PR.
Cameron Crovetti is represented by The Osbrink Agency, Industry Entertainment and GGSSC."
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MIDNIGHT MOVIE CLUB II: "In a labyrinthine North Hollywood costume warehouse, a lone worker endures yet another uncanny encounter with the seven-foot-tall entity known only as 'The Ticket-Taker.'"
A Prevo Streaming & Auto-C Production, written and directed by Alexander Beale
To watch the short film, visit:
https://prevostreaming.com/programs/midnight-movie-club-two?from=related&category_id=301223
After more than a decade as a consultant in the entertainment industry, Jonathan James launched Daily Dead in 2010 to share his passion for horror. He takes immense pride in Daily Dead's talented team of writers, who passionately explore and celebrate horror as a respected art form capable of telling complex, character-driven stories with deep emotional and cultural impact.
Over the course of his career, Jonathan has written more than 10,000 articles and hosted panels at major conventions, including New York Comic Con and San Diego Comic-Con. He is also consulted with as an expert on horror and pop culture, offering insights on horror history and the latest trends through media outlets, film festivals, and conventions.
After more than a decade as a consultant in the entertainment industry, Jonathan James launched Daily Dead in 2010 to share his passion for horror. He takes immense pride in Daily Dead's talented team of writers, who passionately explore and celebrate horror as a respected art form capable of telling complex, character-driven stories with deep emotional and cultural impact.
Over the course of his career, Jonathan has written more than 10,000 articles and hosted panels at major conventions, including New York Comic Con and San Diego Comic-Con. He is also consulted with as an expert on horror and pop culture, offering insights on horror history and the latest trends through media outlets, film festivals, and conventions.
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