MADS (Shudder)
Three brands to always watch for genre films are IFC Films, Shudder, and RLJE. Longtime HMU readers know we've covered numerous titles from their diverse catalogs, and we're thrilled about their upcoming selections. Recently highlighted titles include the world premiere of Brian Barfoot's "Daddy's Head," Steffan Haars and Nick Frost's "Get Away," Spider One's "Little Bites," the 10th Anniversary Screenings of "The Babadook" and "Raze," and many more. Read on to see all the films this trio is bringing to Fantastic Fest, plus release dates so you know when to catch them!
World Premiere
DADDY'S HEAD
97 minutes | UK | 2024
Dir. Benjamin Barfoot
Streaming on Shudder on October 11th
DADDY’S HEAD follows a boy and his young, recently widowed stepmother who find themselves in fear for their lives after they are visited by a strange and unexplainable creature - something that appears to mimic a horrifying version of the boy’s recently deceased father.
World Premiere
GET AWAY
86 minutes | UK | 2024
In theaters December 6th
A family's vacation to a remote getaway takes an unexpected turn when they discover the island they're on is inhabited by a serial killer.
World Premiere
LITTLE BITES
106 minutes | USA | 2024
In theaters October 4th
LITTLE BITES follows Mindy, a young widow and mother, who desperately tries to protect her daughter Alice from the grips of a fiendish, flesh eating monster named Agyar. Mindy has been secretly sacrificing her own life by allowing the creature to slowly feast on her body as she keeps Alice hidden away at her grandmother’s home.
MadS
88 minutes | France | 2024
Streaming on Shudder on October 18th
Eighteen year old Romain has just graduated and makes a stop at his dealers place to try a new pill. As he heads off to the party he sees an injured woman on the side of the road and decides to help her, but as she gets in her car she immediately bashes her head against the dashboard and bleeds out and dies. Is this a bad trip or something ? One thing for sure is it's only the beginning of the night.
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL
95 minutes | Australia | 2024
In theaters October 25th
Set in Australia in the 1970’s, MEMOIR OF A SNAIL tells the story of siblings Grace and Gilbert. After the passing of their father, both children are separately placed in foster care, which causes both a lot of grief. While Grace grows up with a loving couple, Gilbert is sent to a cruel evangelical family living on an orchard farm. A snail collector of all sorts, Grace gradually withdraws into her shell out of loneliness and sadness. Gilbert has always been her protector and best friend, and she misses him dearly. Trying to hold onto her hope of seeing Gilbert again, Grace’s taste for life is jump-started again after she meets an old, punk rock and eccentric woman, Pinky.
V/H/S/BEYOND
114 minutes | USA, India | 2024
October 4th
V/H/S/BEYOND, the seventh installment of the V/H/S franchise will feature six new bloodcurdling tapes, placing horror at the forefront of a sci-fi-inspired hellscape.
THE BABADOOK
94 minutes | Australia | 2014
10th Anniversary Screening
ix years after the violent death of her husband, Amelia (Essie Davis) is at a loss. She struggles to discipline her ‘out of control’ 6 year-old, Samuel (Noah Wiseman), a son she finds impossible to love. Samuel’s dreams are plagued by a monster he believes is coming to kill them both. When a disturbing storybook called ‘The Babadook’ turns up at their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the creature he’s been dreaming about. His hallucinations spiral out of control, he becomes more unpredictable and violent. Amelia, genuinely frightened by her son’s behavior, is forced to medicate him. But when Amelia begins to see glimpses of a sinister presence all around her, it slowly dawns on her that the thing Samuel has been warning her about may be real.
RAZE
92 minutes | USA | 2013
10th Anniversary Screening
Awakening after being abducted, Jamie finds herself in a concrete bunker, and she discovers that she is not alone. She and Sabrina, a fellow abductee, both soon realize that they are in a modern day "coliseum" where, along with 48 other women, they are condemned to kill each other in order to protect their very own loved ones.
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