The viral internet horror phenomenon Backrooms is heading to theaters in 2026, bringing the eerie concept of endless liminal spaces to the big screen. Directed by Kane Parsons and distributed by A24, the upcoming film adapts the unsettling online myth that imagines a hidden dimension of identical yellow rooms, buzzing fluorescent lights, and endless corridors.Inspired by Parsons’ massively popular found-footage YouTube series, the movie expands the mysterious world of the Backrooms into a full cinematic story. While specific plot details remain limited, the film centers on characters who find themselves trapped in the strange dimension, where reality begins to unravel…
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If you’ve ever ignored a warning sign and instantly regretted it, Don’t Mess With Bober is about to make that fear very real. The first-person survival horror title launches March 13, 2026 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S, bringing its strange blend of tension and dark humor to consoles. The game puts players in the role of Matthew, who escapes the chaos of city life for a quiet break at a friend’s cabin. It sounds peaceful enough—until a nearby sign offers a very specific warning: don’t mess with the beaver. One careless mistake…
Rising filmmaker Curry Barker returns to the horror genre with Obsession, an upcoming psychological thriller that promises to blur the line between devotion and destruction. Known for crafting tightly wound tension and character-driven fear, Barker’s latest project leans into intimate dread rather than spectacle—building terror from within.Obsession centers on a relationship that begins with intensity and passion but gradually spirals into something far more dangerous. As fixation takes hold, trust erodes and reality begins to fracture. What starts as admiration twists into control, and the emotional stakes escalate into a suffocating game of manipulation and fear.Rather than relying on traditional…
Adam Scott steps into darker territory with Hokum, an upcoming horror film centered on a novelist whose creative process begins to unravel in deeply unsettling ways. The film blends psychological tension with subtle supernatural elements, focusing on the fragile line between imagination and reality.Scott portrays a successful author struggling to finish his latest manuscript. As deadlines loom and isolation intensifies, the act of writing becomes increasingly disorienting. Strange events begin to mirror passages from his unfinished work, leaving him questioning whether the horror on the page is purely fiction—or something bleeding into his real life.Rather than relying on overt spectacle,…
Indie developer Aran Koning—known for his work with the Dutch collective Sokpop, creators of Stacklands and Grunn—has officially pulled back the curtain on his latest project, Rat Game. The upcoming title delivers an asymmetrical comedy-horror experience where players choose between two very different roles: a relentless Chef or a coordinated pack of troublemaking rodents. Matches support one Chef against two to eight rats, setting the stage for unpredictable multiplayer showdowns. The premise is simple but chaotic. After enduring repeated extermination attempts, the rats are striking back by sabotaging the restaurant at every turn. Players controlling the rodents will chew through…
Indie horror is about to get even more unsettling with Warrens Of Random, a stripped-down first-person experience that trades atmosphere for absolute silence and psychological pressure. Announced alongside a playable demo, the game invites players to step into a stark black-and-white maze system where every turn could be their last. Built around disorientation and repetition, the challenge is simple in theory: survive Mazes 1 through 20. In practice, progression is anything but predictable. Completing a maze doesn’t guarantee forward momentum—players can be thrown into a previous or future labyrinth at random, forcing them to endure the terror again before pushing…
Fans of the acclaimed indie horror title The Mortuary Assistant will soon see its chilling story brought to life in theaters. The film adaptation is set to premiere on Friday, February 13, offering a cinematic take on the game’s unsettling blend of supernatural horror and emotional storytelling.Produced by Epic Pictures through its horror label DREAD, alongside Cole Payne’s Traverse Media and Jacob P. Heineke, the movie closely follows the narrative that made the original game a standout among horror fans. The story centers on Rebecca Owens, played by Willa Holland, a newly certified mortician who begins work at the River…
They Will Kill You is an upcoming American horror-thriller with comedic elements directed by Kirill Sokolov from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alex Litvak. The film is produced under the Nocturna Pictures label — a genre arm of Skydance led by Andy and Barbara Muschietti — and is set for a theatrical release on March 27, 2026 via Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema. The story centers on Colette (played by Zazie Beetz), who answers a help-wanted ad for a housekeeping position in a luxurious New York City high-rise named The Virgil. What begins as a straightforward job quickly…
Forbidden Fruits is an upcoming horror-comedy film directed by Meredith Alloway, who co-wrote the screenplay with Lily Houghton. The project is based on Houghton’s stage play Of the Women Came the Beginning of Sin, and Through Her We All Die.The film features a notable ensemble cast that includes Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Chamberlain, and Gabrielle Union.The story centers on employees at a mall store called Free Eden. Beneath the surface of their retail routine, one worker named Apple secretly leads a witch-themed femme cult that gathers in the store’s basement after hours. When a new…
Written and directed by Paul Boyd, the film follows a group of filmmakers who decide to hold a real séance inside an abandoned children’s shelter as research for their horror movie. What starts as a creative experiment quickly spirals into a night of genuine hauntings, dark humor, and increasingly dangerous encounters. The cast brings together horror royalty and rising talent, including Lin Shaye, Bill Moseley, Victoria Konefal, Rae Dawn Chong, Olivier Paris, and Jade Chynoweth. The film made its debut on the festival circuit at Popcorn Frights Film Festival, where it began building buzz for its blend of genre satire…