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The Leader and Ancestral Beasts
Ancestral Beasts (Country: Canada; Year: 2026; Director: Tim Riedel; Writer: Tim Riedel; Stars: Jess Salgueiro, Morgan Holmstrom, Asivak Koostachin, Shannon Baker, Gail Mauris, Darla Controis)
A troubled Métis woman commits to finally facing the figurative demons in her past only to uncover a literal demon living within the bowels of her rural home that she must battle before it kills her and everyone she loves.
Full Review See: Interview with Tim Riedel about Ancestral Beasts
Black Zombie (Country: Canada; Year: 2026; Director: Maya Annik Bedward; Writer: Maya Annik Bedward; Stars: Mambo Labelle Déese Botanica, Zandashé Brown, Tananarive Due, Yves-Grégory Francois)
A journey through cinema and history reveals how zombies evolved from Haitian spiritual traditions into Hollywood horror, exploring their deeper cultural significance as powerful symbols of resilience.
Home Bodies (Country: Canada; Year: 2026; Director: Casey Walker; Writer: Adrian Murray, Marcus Sullivan; Stars: Ess Hödlmoser, Ian Ho, Emma Ho)
Two children, raised in total isolation by an automated house, begin to confront the mysteries of their existence after an enigmatic stranger arrives from outside.
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Junction Row (Country: Canada; Year: 2026; Director: Ashlea Wessel; Writer: Adam Cesare, Matt Serafini, Ashlea Wessel; Stars: Dylan Cook, Kayla Dumont, Glen Gould, Yan Joseph, Kamilla Kowal, Noah Lamanna)
A veteran recovering from addiction returns to the intentional community she once called home in search of her missing friend, but finds that it has been infiltrated by an otherworldly force.
The Leader (Country: US, Canada; Year: 2026; Director: Michael J Gallagher; Writer: Michael J Gallagher; Stars: Tim Blake Nelson, Vera Farmiga, Jim Parsons, Grace Caroline Currey, Simon Rex, Kaitlyn Kemp, JB Yowell)
In 1997, 39 members of the American cult known as Heaven's Gate committed the largest mass suicide to ever take place on American soil. This is their story.
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Pontypool Pontypool
Pontypool and Home Bodies
Permanent Damage (Country: Canada; Year: 2026; Director: Seth A Smith; Writer: Seth A Smith, Darcy Spidle; Stars: Calem MacDonald, Olivia Scriven, Clare Coulter, Gabe Meacher, Jonni Shreve)
Prison escapee Tommy Gods spirals into deeper trouble when he falls for Joe Plísek and is forced to work for her crooked uncle. Together, the couple plots to steal his 'golden goose'.
Pontypool (Country: Canada; Year: 2008; Director: Bruce McDonald; Writer: Tony Burgess; Stars: Stephen McHattie, Lisa Houle, Georgina Reilly, Hrant Alianak, Rick Roberts, Tony Burgess)
A radio DJ tries to track the source of a virus which turns people into zombies.
Full Review See: FrightFest 2009 analysis and reviews
A Safe Distance (Country: Canada; Year: 2026; Director: Gloria Mercer; Writer: Aidan West; Stars: Bethany Brown, Tandia Mercedes, Cody Kearsley, Chris McNally)
A woman abandoned in the woods by her boyfriend after she turns down his marriage proposal is taken in by a mysterious couple.
Full Review See: Interview with Gloria Mercer and Bethany Brown about A Safe Distance
Unholy Night (Country: Canada; Year: 2026; Director: Michael Gabriele; Writer: Michael Gabriele; Stars: Marc Bendavid, Shailene Garnett, Morgan Saunders, Ellen David, Toni Ellwand, John Ghiz, Ron Lea)
A family's Christmas Eve dinner becomes a nightmare as Gino must protect his loved ones from his reanimated grandmother who crashes the celebration with murderous intent.
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