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Abandoned (Country: UK; Year: 2026; Director: Joby Stephens; Stars: Ashlee Montague, Cameron Wight, Grace Gallagher, Sofie Dossi)
In an effort to recover their failing channel and friendship, two urban explorers delve deep into the forests of northern England following a tip-off from a new subscriber, where they begin to search an abandoned facility.
Bad Day At The Office (Country: UK; Year: 2026; Director: Chee Keong Cheung; Writer: Oliver Morran, Chee Keong Cheung; Stars: John Hannah, Radha Mitchell, Lana Parrilla, Tamer Hassan, Roxanne McKee, Tim Fellingham, Branko Tomović, Sami Amber, Rhoda Montemayor, Srbo Markovic, Charlie MacGechan, Guy Robbins, Simon Ellis, Edward Linard, Giedre Jackyte)
Waking up in a strange hotel room with a dead body in the bathtub, police knocking at the door and no memory of the night before, Karl is about to have a very bad day.
Faces Of Death (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Daniel Goldhaber; Stars: Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah, Aaron Holliday, Jermaine Fowler, Charli XCX)
A moderator at a social media platform gets thrown face-first into a macabre mystery when she uncovers a series of visceral snuff videos bearing resemblance to a mythical 1978 cult film.
Hungry (Country: UK; Year: 2026; Director: James Nunn)
When a group of tourists ventures off the beaten track in the vast swamplands of the Louisiana Bayou, they find themselves trapped with a hippo.
Imposters (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Caleb Phillips; Writer: Caleb Phillips; Stars: Jessica Rothe, Charlie Barnett, Yul Vazquez, Bates Wilder, Luisina Quarleri, Thomas Parobek, Ian Lyons, Taylor Karin, Lee Bennett, Declan Bennett)
After a couple’s baby boy is taken, the desperate mother learns of a way to bring him back. However, her husband begins to suspect that what she has returned with isn't their son.
Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution (Country: UK; Year: 2026; Director: Nick Nevern; Writer: Nick Nevern, Andrew Loveday; Stars: Craig Fairbrass, Tamer Hassan, Andrew Loveday, Jamie Foreman, Nick Nevern, Leo Gregory, Byron Gibson)
Tate travels to Ibiza on a mission for revenge.
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