DANGEROUS ANIMALS Teaser Trailer: "When Zephyr, a rebellious surfer, is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer and held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he carries out a ritualistic feeding to the sharks below."
Sean Byrne returns with his third visceral feature, DANGEROUS ANIMALS, exclusively in theaters June 6, 2025.
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POPEYE THE SLAYER MAN Clip: "Director Robert Michael Ryan’s much buzzed-about horror feature Popeye the Slayer Man is set to sail into theaters and on VOD via Vantage Media on March 21, 2025.
Directed by Ryan from a screenplay by John Doolan (Remains), the horror feature was filmed in New York State and is a co-production between Salem House Films, Millman Productions, Ron Lee Productions, and Otsego Media. Jeff Miller (The Toybox), Cuyle Carvin (Ouija Witch), and Ryan also contributed to the story. Producers include - along with Miller, Carvin, and Ryan - Alexander Tucker, Nathan Todaro, and Alysa Blasetti.
Reads the synopsis for Popeye the Slayer Man, 'A group of friends sneak into an abandoned spinach canning factory to film a documentary on the legend of ‘The Sailor Man,’ who is said to haunt the factory and local docks, only to find out that the legend is all-too true.'
Popeye the Slayer Man stars Sean Michael Conway, Elena Juliano, Mabel Thomas, Marie-Louise Boisnier, Jeff Thomas, and Steven McCormack, along with “scream queens” Angela Relucio (Code Black, The Cabining) and Sarah Nicklin (The Black Mass, Garden of Eden).
Jason Stephens plays the title role.
Special makeup effects are supervised by R.J. Young with cinematography by Korey Rowe.
Said Ryan of Popeye the Slayer Man, a film which has been featured on Drudge Report, CBS News and outlets around the world since its announcement in November of 2024, “We went old-school with this movie, using practical effects for the horror. I wanted this film to have a more visceral feel reminiscent of the classic horror films of the ‘70s and ‘80s.”
Added Miller, 'We hope audiences will have as much fun with this movie as we had making it. Grab a can of spinach, sit back, and enjoy!'
Said VMI Worldwide COO and Head of Acquisitions Jessica Russo, who negotiated the deal, 'Popeye the Slayer Man’s dark reimagining of the classic Popeye character delivers a fresh take on a beloved icon that audiences will die for.'"
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CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD: "Get a First Look at the Official Trailer at a Theater Near You This Weekend! Get a sneak peek to the trailer to the highly anticipated horror/thriller. The trailer will run exclusively in theaters across the country attached to ASH (Starring Eiza Gonzalez and Aaron Paul / Directed by Flying Lotus) also from RLJE Films and Shudder starting this Friday, March 21st."
Synopsis: "Quinn and her father have just moved to the quiet town of Kettle Springs hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she discovers a fractured community that has fallen on hard times after the treasured Baypen Corn Syrup Factory burned down. As the locals bicker amongst themselves and tensions boil over, a sinister, grinning figure emerges from the cornfields to cleanse the town of its burdens, one bloody victim at a time. Welcome to Kettle Springs. The real fun starts when Frendo the clown comes out to play."
In Theaters Nationwide May 9, 2025
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FRÉWAKA Trailer: "Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, today announced the streaming premiere date and released the trailer and poster for FRÉWAKA, from the director/writer of the acclaimed THE DEVIL’S DOORWAY, Aislinn Clarke. The highly anticipated film, which made its world premiere at the 2024 Locarno Film Festival and its U.K. premiere at the BFI London Film Festival, will make its exclusive streaming debut Friday, April 25 on Shudder as part of the Halfway to Halloween celebration.
“We’re honored to give Fréwaka, the first-ever Irish language horror film, an international platform on Shudder,” said Emily Gotto, Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Production at Shudder. “With this twist on a traditional haunted house, Aislinn skillfully delivers a bold, provocative, deeply emotional and menacing film that weaves folk horror within an impactful investigation of generational trauma.”
The Irish folk horror follows home care worker Shoo (Clare Monnelly), who is sent to a remote village to care for an agoraphobic woman (Bríd Ní Neachtain) 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.
Written and directed by Clarke, FRÉWAKA is produced by Diarmuid Lavery for DoubleBand Films (Doineann) and Patrick O’Neill for Wildcard (Kneecap), and executive produced by Máire Ní Chonláin, Deirbhile Ní Churraighín, Greg Martin and Michael Hewitt. "
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BIG FREAKING RAT: "Experience a hairy tale of horror with a comic twist. Ranger Brody believes looking after his teenage niece and nephew will be the biggest challenge of the summer until his brand-new campground is turned into a den of terror by a massive mutant rat. Years of dumping toxic waste into the land have created a monstrous rodent with a taste for blood, and now it's up to a reluctant band of warriors to exterminate the beast."
On Demand and Digital on April 29
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