'Children of the Wicker Man' – a documentary about the behind-the-scenes of Robin Hardy's classic 'The Wicker Man' – is coming to Blu-ray on June 30, thanks to Severin Films. More info: tinyurl.com/4n6c38u3 #FantasticPavilion

'Passenger', the latest supernatural horror picture from Norwegian director André Øvredal, hits the big screen on May 22. Trailer: tinyurl.com/4n6c38u3 #FantasticPavilion

Official poster for Eli Roth's killer kids flick 'Ice Cream Man', ahead of its U.S. theatrical release on August 7. Teaser trailer: tinyurl.com/4n6c38u3 #FantasticPavilion

Cannes selection 'Colony', directed by Yeon Sang-ho, opens in cinemas on August 28. Teaser: tinyurl.com/4n6c38u3 #FantasticPavilion

'Godzilla Minus Zero', sequel to the hit 'Godzilla Minus One', releases in theaters on November 3 (Japan) and November 6 (North America). First look teaser: tinyurl.com/4n6c38u3 #FantasticPavilion

In our Weekly Recap we've gathered the new teasers for anticipated genre flicks like 'Colony', 'Godzilla Minus Zero', and 'Ice Cream Man': tinyurl.com/4n6c38u3 #FantasticPavilion

Guillermo del Toro's 'Pan’s Labyrinth' will return to U.S. cinemas on October 9, to celebrate its 20th anniversary. More updates: tinyurl.com/4zjcyzf5 #FantasticPavilion @realgdt.bsky.social

Submissions are now open for the 2026 Isla Calavera (the Canary Islands Fantastic Film Festival), happening from November 6 to 15. The deadline to submit your work, via Festhome or FilmFreeway, is October 1. More updates: tinyurl.com/4zjcyzf5 #FantasticPavilion

Curry Barker's 'Obsession', Hanna Bergholm's 'Nightborn', Corin Hardy's 'Whistle', and Natalie Erika James' 'Saccharine' are part of the Fantasy Filmfest Nights' 2026 lineup. More info: tinyurl.com/4zjcyzf5 #FantasticPavilion

With the 2026 Marché du Film around the corner, the selected projects for the Frontières Platform have been revealed: tinyurl.com/4zjcyzf5 #FantasticPavilion

The Official Selection of the 79th Cannes Film Festival includes such genre films as: Na Hong-jin's 'Hope', Yeon Sang-ho's 'Colony', Winding Refn's 'Her Private Hell', and Jane Schoenbrun's 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma'. More news: tinyurl.com/4zjcyzf5 #FantasticPavilion

Can Evrenol's revenge picture 'Sayara' is getting the special edition treatment in Germany. Indeed Film is putting out on June 5 a 4K UHD/Blu-ray Mediabook with a 60-page booklet (plus English subtitles). More news: tinyurl.com/mpd6r9vr #FantasticPavilion

The recently unveiled artwork for the 2026 Fantasia Fest (7/16-8/2) "conjures three generations of sorceresses, one for each of Fantasia's three decades." The festival is announcing its first wave of titles in May. More updates: tinyurl.com/mpd6r9vr #FantasticPavilion @fantasiafestival.com

Daniel Goldhaber's 'Faces of Death' – the horror movie for the content creation era inspired by the 1978 video nasty of the same name – opens theatrically in the U.S. tomorrow, April 10. Trailer: tinyurl.com/mpd6r9vr #FantasticPavilion

Teaser poster for 'Ice Cream Man', Eli Roth's upcoming horror flick in which the titular antagonist (Ari Millen) "serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results." 'Ice Cream Man' will be released in U.S. theaters on 8/7. More news: tinyurl.com/mpd6r9vr

Bong Joon-ho's animated feature has gotten a title and a first-look image. 'Ally' is coming in 2027 and, according to Deadline, tells the story of a "piglet squid." More info: tinyurl.com/mpd6r9vr #FantasticPavilion

#FantasticPavilion's Weekly Recap: Fantasia reveals 2026 artwork, Eli Roth's ‘Ice Cream Man’ gets teaser poster, and more: tinyurl.com/mpd6r9vr

'Thinestra' promises to be a sci-fi body horror flick in the vein of 'The Substance '. It played Sitges in 2025 and now is hitting VOD in the U.S. on April 14. Trailer: tinyurl.com/yurvmwxm #FantasticPavilion

Kenji Tanigaki's acclaimed revenge actioner 'The Furious' is heading to U.S. theaters on May 29. Trailer and synopsis: tinyurl.com/yurvmwxm #FantasticPavilion

Fantaspoa (April 8-26) continues to add titles to its 2026 lineup. Aleksandar Radivojević's 'Karmadonna', the Australian "first person horror film" 'Dead Eyes', and 'Meat Kills' will screen in Porto Alegre. More updates: tinyurl.com/yurvmwxm #FantasticPavilion @fantaspoa.bsky.social

The NIFFF has presented the poster for its upcoming 25th edition, set to take place from July 3 to 11. The artwork was created by Théophile Glauser and Raphaël Piguet. More news: tinyurl.com/yurvmwxm #FantasticPavilion

'Dolly', 'Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant', 'The Turkish Coffee Table', and 'Obsession' are just some of the movies that are part of the 44th BIFFF (April 3-18). More news: tinyurl.com/yurvmwxm #FantasticPavilion @bifff-festival.bsky.social

The 13th HARD:LINE Film Festival runs from April 16 to April 22. The program includes such genre pictures as 'Gaua', 'Mother of Flies', 'Stinker', and 'The Virgin of the Quarry Lake'. More updates: lnkd.in/ej6Bd7aa #FantasticPavilion

Find the latest updates on genre fests like NIFFF, BIFFF, and Fantaspoa in our Weekly Recap: tinyurl.com/yurvmwxm #FantasticPavilion @bifff-festival.bsky.social @fantaspoa.bsky.social

According to John Carpenter himself, his graphic novel 'Cathedral' deals with "a nightmare landscape deep underground filled with monsters too weird and sinister to exist in daylight." It hits shelves on 8/4. More news: tinyurl.com/3ke3bkcm #FantasticPavilion

Some highlights of Beyond Fest Chicago's program are: 'Normal', 'One Spoon of Chocolate', and 'The Furious'. The first Beyond Fest Chicago is taking place from April 2 to 5, at the Music Box Theatre. More news: tinyurl.com/3ke3bkcm #FantasticPavilion

Poster for the giallo-inspired 'City Wide Fever'. It'll play at Alamo Drafthouse theaters across the U.S. on April 15, and it's also available for pre-order on Blu-ray at Vinegar Syndrome. Synopsis and trailer: tinyurl.com/3ke3bkcm #FantasticPavilion

'Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales' is heading to Mexican cinemas in May. This folk horror picture promises to feature a "half-man, half-beast creature." Trailer: tinyurl.com/3ke3bkcm #FantasticPavilion

The Japanese liminal horror movie 'Exit 8' has gotten a new poster, ahead of its theatrical release in the U.S. on April 10. More info: tinyurl.com/3ke3bkcm #FantasticPavilion

In this week's recap you can find the official trailer for the folk horror movie 'Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales', info about the first Beyond Fest Chicago, and more: tinyurl.com/3ke3bkcm #FantasticPavilion

Tarantino's first play, 'The Popinjay Cavalier', is heading to the West End in 2027. It's a comedy "inspired by the grand swashbuckling epics of stage and screen." More news: tinyurl.com/23kpfpfc #FantasticPavilion

T-Port invites emerging filmmakers to their upcoming TalentBridge Online Workshop, focussed on funding and pitching. Check out the call for participants here: tinyurl.com/3vy2z8ab #FantasticPavilion

The RZA's actioner 'One Spoon of Chocolate' is currently being supported by Quentin Tarantino, who praised it as "an old-school, foot-to-ass, Revenge-a-matic." It opens in U.S. theaters on May 1. Trailer and synopsis: tinyurl.com/23kpfpfc #FantasticPavilion

Can Evrenol's 'The Turkish Coffee Table', Omar Rodríguez-López's 'Luna Rosa', and 'Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon' are part of Fantaspoa's 2026 program. The Brazilian festival is happening in Porto Alegre from April 8 to 26. More news: tinyurl.com/23kpfpfc #FantasticPavilion @fantaspoa.bsky.social

The Night Visions Festival (March 25-29) revealed its 2026 lineup and some of the highlights are: 'Alpha', 'Saccharine', the documentary 'Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol', and 'Dolly'. More updates: tinyurl.com/23kpfpfc #FantasticPavilion

It was a pretty good night for genre cinema at the 98th Oscars, as 'Sinners' earned four awards, while Amy Madigan took home the Actress in a Supporting Role trophy for her performance in 'Weapons'. Read more in our Weekly Recap: tinyurl.com/23kpfpfc #FantasticPavilion

The Cannes Film Festival (May 12-23) confirmed that director Peter Jackson is receiving the honorary Palme d'Or during the opening ceremony on May 12. More updates: tinyurl.com/bdh2fp3w #FantasticPavilion

Poster for Adrián García Bogliano's horror movie 'Talking to a Stranger', which stars Gigi Saul Guerrero. 'Talking to a Stranger' is having its Mexican premiere at the 2026 Guadalajara International Film Festival (April 17 to 25). More news: tinyurl.com/bdh2fp3w #FantasticPavilion

Paul Giamatti has signed on to star in a horror picture! 'Boutique' deals with an "American tourist", an " eerie English seaside town," and a "murderous secret society." More updates: tinyurl.com/bdh2fp3w #FantasticPavilion

Poster for 'Mermaid', the latest flick from director Tyler Cornack. 'Mermaid' debuted last year at SXSW and is heading to U.S. theaters on April 8. Trailer and synopsis: tinyurl.com/bdh2fp3w #FantasticPavilion

The BIFFF announced its second wave of 2026 titles: the war actioner 'Sisu: Road to Revenge', the slasher 'Pinocchio: Unstrung', and the folk tale '100 Nights of Hero'. The festival is happening from April 3 to 18. More news: tinyurl.com/bdh2fp3w #FantasticPavilion

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#FantasticPavilion 's Weekly Recap: Cannes confirmed that Peter Jackson will receive the Honorary Palme d'or, ‘Mermaid’ got its first trailer, and more: tinyurl.com/bdh2fp3w

Poster for Donna Davies' documentary '1000 Women in Horror', a "deep dive into how women pioneers revolutionized horror cinema since 1895." '1000 Women in Horror' starts streaming on Shudder on March 20. More updates: tinyurl.com/29w7waap #FantasticPavilion

Arrow Video announced a tremendous 4K UHD boxset that includes the complete Dollars Trilogy: 'A Fistful of Dollars', 'For a Few Dollars More', and 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'. It'll be available on May 18. More news: tinyurl.com/29w7waap #FantasticPavilion

Poster for Kane Parsons' 'Backrooms', the liminal horror A24 movie starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve. It opens in U.S. cinemas on May 29. Teaser: tinyurl.com/29w7waap #FantasticPavilion

Johnny is back in the new still from Chris Nash's 'In a Violent Nature 2'. The slasher will hit theaters sometime in 2026. Find here its teaser trailer: tinyurl.com/29w7waap #FantasticPavilion

The Porto Alegre-based Fantaspoa presented the artwork for its upcoming 22nd edition, set to take place from April 8 to 26. The image was designed by Elizabeth E. Schuch and evokes Brian De Palma’s classic 'Carrie'. More updates: tinyurl.com/29w7waap #FantasticPavilion

In our Weekly Recap you can find the new teasers for 'In a Violent Nature 2' and 'Backrooms', Fantaspoa's 2026 artwork, and more: tinyurl.com/29w7waap #FantasticPavilion @fantaspoa.bsky.social

The found-footage horror movie 'Bodycam' will be available to stream on Shudder from Friday, March 13. Trailer: tinyurl.com/mry9reeb #FantasticPavilion