Fantastic Fest 2026: All Our Coverage in One Place

Live coverage starts Thursday

Fantastic Fest 2026 runs September 17–24 at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, Texas. Now in its 21st edition, the festival is the largest genre film festival in the United States — and Horror Movies Uncut is on the ground for every premiere, screening, and filmmaker conversation. This is your hub for all our Fantastic Fest 2026 coverage.

What Is Fantastic Fest?

Fantastic Fest is the premier destination for horror, sci-fi, action, and genre cinema from around the world. Every September, the Alamo Drafthouse hosts eight days of world premieres, filmmaker Q&As, and events that you won't find anywhere else. The 2026 lineup includes 35 world premieres, 21 international and North American premieres, and 14 U.S. premieres.

Fantastic Fest 2026: Lineup Highlights

The 2026 festival opens with the world premiere of Beware Boiúna, a creature feature from Fantastic Fest alum Mike P. Nelson (Silent Night, Deadly Night), alongside a gala screening of Zach Cregger's Resident Evil. The festival closes with Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer's The Swallow.

Horror Competition Films

• The Cycle (dir. Jordan Downey) — Shudder | USA World Premiere

• Ghost in the Cell (dir. Joko Anwar) — Indonesia

• Godmother — USA World Premiere

• Death of a Yellow Bird (dir. Cody Calahan) — Canada World Premiere

• UPIRO — Main Competition | Vampire

Other Standouts

• Beware Boiúna (dir. Mike P. Nelson) — Opening Night World Premiere

• Resident Evil (dir. Zach Cregger) — Opening Night Gala

• Victorian Psycho (dir. Zachary Wigon) — North American Premiere

• Wild Horse Nine (dir. Martin McDonagh) — Texas Premiere | Dark Comedy

• Phreaker (dir. Adam Yorke) — Sci-fi Thriller

• Into the Sky (dir. Evan Wolf Buxbaum & Drew Mylrea) — Sci-fi Horror Comedy

• The Swallow (dir. Kevin Kölsch & Dennis Widmyer) — Closing Night World Premiere

All Our Fantastic Fest 2026 Reviews, Interviews and Coverage

HMU’s Fantastic Fest 2026 coverage from Austin is collected here. New reviews and interviews will continue to be added as they publish.

Reviews

• What Happened To Doris? Review

• The Squirrel Review

• Ghost in the Cell Review

• Girl in the Night Review

• Into the Sky Review

• Bloody Tennis Review

• River Review

• Visions Of/From South Africa Review

• Posthumous Review

• Carrie Episodes 1 & 2 Review

• The Cycle Review

• Flapjax Review

• Kung Fu Deadly Review

• Victorian Psycho Review

• Godmother Review

• ÜREI Review

• The Glorious Dead Review

• Beware Boiúna Review

• Resident Evil Review

Interviews

• Posthumous Interview: Josh Tanner

• The Cycle Interview: Jordan Downey, Rebecca Ann Woll & Jeffrey Donovan

• Godmother Interview: John Veron, Riley Dandy & Cameron Cuffe

• Flapjacks Interview: Rocko Zevenbergen, Estevan Muñoz & Gabriel Cagan

• Kung Fu Deadly Interview

• The Glorious Dead Interview: Toby Poser, Lulu & Zelda Adams

• ÜREI Interview: Yerkezhan Baizhan

Festival News, Exclusives and Features

• Fantastic Fest Announces 2026 Award Winners

• Exclusive Posthumous Clip Teases Analog Dread

• 10 Under-the-Radar Movies HMU Is Tracking in Austin

• Fantastic Fest 2026 Preview: The Horror Movies HMU Can’t Wait to See

• Death of a Yellow Bird Teaser

• Godmother Mini Teasers

• Sick Lands Worldwide Sales Ahead of Fantastic Fest

• Kung Fu Deadly Sets Fantastic Fest World Premiere

• FlapJax Teaser

• By Yourself Poster Revealed

• The Ones Who Grieve Sets North American Premiere

• Shudder Acquires Red Snow Ahead of Fantastic Fest

• The Cycle Trailer Unearths a 36-Year Mystery

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About Horror Movies Uncut's Festival Coverage

Horror Movies Uncut covers festival horror with the passion of a genre obsessive and the focus of a beat reporter. We're especially interested in the films that won't get a wide release, the directors at the start of their careers, and the international genre cinema that Fantastic Fest champions better than anywhere else.