THE BABADOOK
Written and Directed by Jennifer Kent
10th Anniversary Re-Release
IFC Films I In Theaters Starting September 19
Synopsis: Six 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 behaviour, 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.
Writer & Director: Jennifer Kent
Cast: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman
Genre: Horror
Language: English
Runtime: 94 min
AZRAEL
Directed by E.L. Katz
IFC Films & Shudder | In Theaters September 27
**2024 SXSW Film Festival – Official Selection**
**2024 Fantasia International Film Festival – Official Selection**
Synopsis: In a world in which no one speaks, a mysterious, devout community hunts down a young woman named Azrael (Samara Weaving) who has escaped their imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, she is to be sacrificed to pacify an evil which resides deep within the surrounding wilderness – but Azrael will stop at nothing to ensure her own freedom and survival. From the seeds of this gritty, relentless parable of sacrifice and salvation, comes an immersive, real-time, action horror tale from the visionary minds of Simon Barrett and E.L. Katz.
Director: E.L. Katz
Writer: Simon Barrett
Cast: Samara Weaving, Natahan Stewart-Jarrett
Genre: Horror
Language: English
Runtime: 86 min
V/H/S/BEYOND
Directed by Jordan Downey, Christian Long & Justin Long, Justin Martinez,
Virat Pal, Kate Siegel, and Jay Cheel
Shudder | Streaming on Shudder October 4
**2024 Fantastic Fest – Official Selection**
Synopsis: 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.
Directors: Jordan Downey, Christian Long & Justin Long, Justin Martinez, Virat Pal, Kate Siegel, Jay Cheel
Written by: Jordan Downey & Kevin Stewart, Christian Long & Justin Long, Ben Turner, Virat Pal & Evan Dickson, Mike Flanagan, Jay Cheel
Genre: Horror
Language: English
Runtime: 114 min
LITTLE BITES
Written & Directed by Spider One
RLJE Films & Shudder | In Theaters and Everywhere You Rent Movies October 4
**2024 Fantastic Fest – Official Selection**
Synopsis: Mindy, a young widow and mother, 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.
Writer & Director: Spider One
Cast: Krsy Fox, Elizabeth Caro, Jon Sklaroff, Chaz Bono, Barbara Crampton, Heather Langenkamp, Bonnie Aaron
Executive Producers: Cher, Chaz Bono
Genre: Horror
Language: English
Runtime: 105 min
DADDY’S HEAD
Written & Directed by Benjamin Barfoot
Shudder | Streaming on Shudder October 11
**2024 Fantastic Fest – Official Selection**
Synopsis: A boy and his young, recently widowed stepmother 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.
Written & Directed by: Benjamin Barfoot
Cast: Julia Brown, Rupert Turnbull, Charles Aitken, Nathaniel Martello-White
Genre: Horror
Language: English
Runtime: 97 min
MADS
Written & Directed by David Moreau
Shudder | Streaming October 18
**2024 Fantastic Fest – Official Selection**
Synopsis: Eighteen year old Romain has just graduated and makes a stop at his dealer’s place to try a new pill. As he heads off to a party, he sees an injured woman on the side of the road and decides to help her, but when she gets in his car, she suddenly smashes her own head against the dashboard, bleeding out until she dies. Is this a bad trip? Or is it something else? One thing is for sure, it’s only the beginning of the night.
Written & Directed by: David Moreau
Cast: Milton Richie, Laurie Pavy, Lucille Guillaume
Genre: Horror
Language: French
Runtime: 88 min
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL
Written & Directed by Adam Elliot
IFC Films | In Theaters October 25
**2024 Telluride Film Festival – Official Selection**
**2024 Annecy International Animation Festival – Winner: Cristal for a Feature Film**
Synopsis: Grace Pudel is a lonely misfit with an affinity for collecting ornamental snails and an intense love for books. At a young age, when Grace is separated from her twin brother Gilbert, she falls into a spiral of anxiety and angst. Despite a continued series of hardships, inspiration and hope emerge when she strikes up an enduring friendship with an elderly eccentric woman named Pinky, who is full of grit and lust for life. From Academy Award-winning animation writer and director Adam Elliot, Memoir of a Snail is a poignant, heartfelt, hilarious chronicle of the life of an outsider finding her confidence and silver linings amongst the clutter of everyday life.
Writer & Director: Adam Elliot
Cast: Sarah Snook, Eric Bana, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jackie Weaver
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Stopmotion Animation
Language: English
Runtime: 94 min
BLACK CAB
Directed by Bruce Goodison
Shudder | Streaming November 8
Synopsis: When Anne and Patrick hail a black cab after a night out their driver is chatty, jovial even, but they are in no mood to talk. In fact, the couple is barely on speaking terms. That is, until they realize the driver has no intention of taking them home. Locked in the cab with no means of escape, the driver transports the couple to a stretch of deserted and supposedly haunted road. But what is his purpose? Is he mad or just plain evil? And why has he selected Anne and Patrick as his victims?
Director: Bruce Goodison
Written by: David Michael Emerson, with additional material by Nick Frost and Virginia Gilbert
Cast: Nick Frost, Synnøve Karlsen, Luke Norris
Genre: Horror
Language: English
Runtime: 87 min
CHRISTMAS EVE IN MILLER’S POINT
Written & Directed by Tyler Taormina
IFC Films | In Theaters November 8
**2024 Cannes Film Festival – Official Selection**
**2024 Hamptons International Film Festival – Official Selection**
Synopsis: On Christmas Eve, a family gathers for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and generational tensions arise, one of the teenagers sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own.
Director: Tyler Taormina
Written by: Tyler Taormina, Eric Berger
Cast: Michael Cera, Elsie Fisher, Maria Dizzia, Sawyer Spielberg, Francesca Scorcese
Genre: Comedy, Holiday
Language: English
Runtime: 106 min
RITA
Written & Directed by Jayro Bustamante
Shudder | Streaming on Shudder November 22
**2024 Fantasia International Film Festival – Winner: Best Cinematography**
Synopsis: While fleeing a neglectful household, thirteen-year-old Rita is placed in an oppressive state-run orphanage. Rita’s arrival provides a glimmer of hope to the girls inside, who share a prophecy that an angel will appear to release them. Encouraged by one another, the girls plan an escape to claim their freedom and expose the orphanage’s abuses of power. Based on the true story behind one of Guatemala’s most harrowing tragedies, RITA shines a light on the brave orphans whose fight for survival inspired a nationwide outcry for justice and reform.
Writer & Director: Jayro Bustamante
Cast: Giuliana Santa Cruz, Alejandra Vasquez, Ángela Quevedo, Isabel Aldana, Sabrina De La Hoz, Margarita Kénefic, Maria Telón
Genre: Horror
Language: Spanish
Runtime: 107 min
GET AWAY
Directed by Steffen Haars
IFC Films & Shudder | In Theaters December 6
**Fantastic Fest 2024 – Official Selection**
Synopsis: 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.
Director: Steffen Haars
Written by: Nick Frost
Cast: Nick Frost, Aisling Bea, Sebastian Croft, Maisie Ayres
Language: English, Swedish
Runtime: 86 min
