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10 Underrated Sci-Fi Horror Films
By Alan Willey ·
Sci-fi horror's canon is settled: Alien, The Thing, and the cult resurrection of Event Horizon.
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Breeder (2026): IFC and Shudder's Poodle-Breeder Horror, and Is It Scary?
By Alan Willey ·
Breeder opens in US theaters in fall 2026 from IFC Films and Shudder. What Alex Goyette's Tribeca eugenics chiller about a poodle breeder is about, who is in it, and whether it is scary. Plus where to watch.
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It Ends (2026): Neon's Road-Trip Horror, and Is It Scary?
By Alan Willey ·
It Ends opens in US theaters August 21, 2026, from Neon. What Alexander Ullom's existential road-trip horror is about, and why critics and audiences are split on it. Plus where to watch.
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Buddy (2026): Casper Kelly's Killer-Unicorn Sundance Horror, Explained
By Alan Willey ·
Buddy opens in US theaters September 4, 2026. What Casper Kelly's Sundance killer-unicorn horror-comedy is about, the cast, and whether it is scary. Plus where to watch.
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Ice Cream Man (2026): Eli Roth's New Slasher, Explained (It's Not the 1995 Remake)
By Alan Willey ·
Ice Cream Man hits US theaters August 7, 2026. Eli Roth's original slasher, why it isn't a remake of the 1995 cult film, the cast, and what to expect.
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Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026): Jane Schoenbrun's Cannes-Winning Queer Meta-Slasher, Explained
By Alan Willey ·
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma hits US theaters August 7, 2026. Jane Schoenbrun's meta-slasher, starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson, won the Cannes Queer Palm. What it's about, the cast, and whether Camp Miasma is a real franchise.