Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s Fantastic Fest is celebrating its 20th edition by bringing you a treasure trove of highly anticipated cinematic wonders from around the world, including 45 World Premieres, 15 International and North American Premieres, and 13 U.S. Premieres. You can join the celebration at the legendary Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX, from September 18 to September 25, 2025.
“Fantastic Fest is turning 20, and we’re turning the fest into an eight-day celebration of cinematic excellence and excess,” says festival director Lisa Dreyer. “We’re bringing our audience an unprecedented number of world premieres this year, from highly anticipated titles to brand new discoveries, and supporting independent filmmakers even further with an exciting new pitch competition. The fest has grown immensely over the years, and we are proud to find new impactful ways to champion genre cinema and bring our audience the best of the best.”
“We’re excited to celebrate 20 years of Fantastic Fest at Alamo Drafthouse,” says Alamo Drafthouse CEO Michael Kustermann. “Fantastic Fest was created by Alamo Drafthouse Cinema to celebrate genre and horror films. We’re thrilled that these films continue to perform well at the box office and are honored to be the launchpad for our studio partners and independent filmmakers.”
Fantastic Fest 2025 opens with the world premiere of Paramount’s Primate, from director Johannes Roberts, in which a group of friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival.
The closing night film is the world premiere of Independent Film Company and Shudder’s crowd-pleasing horror film Whistle, from director Corin Hardy (The Nun) and writer Owen Edgerton. A group of high school students discovers an ancient Aztec death whistle that unleashes a deadly curse upon their town. As the teens are hunted down one by one to meet their deaths in spectacularly gruesome ways, it’s a race against time to discover how to stop the demonic force before it’s too late.
Other major studio world premieres include the highly anticipated Sisu sequel, Sisu: Road To Revenge, Bryan Bertino’s latest film Vicious, Scott Derrickson’s The Black Phone 2, THE STRANGERS – CHAPTER 2, Shudder’s popular horror anthology franchise V/H/S/Halloween, J.A. Bayone’s Crazy Old Lady, and two episodes from the second season of the fan-favorite series The Creep Tapes. The festival will also host the US premiere of Shelby Oaks and Cannes jury-prize winner Sirât.
Fantastic Fest has a variety of spectacular special events this year, including:
- Castle Rat will bring their medieval heavy metal antics for the opening night party, presented by Shudder.
- A celebration of the 20th anniversary of The Masters Of Horror, featuring Mick Garris, Don Coscarelli, and Ernest Dickerson in conversation.
- A fundraiser for The Transgender Film Center, with exclusive merch from Super Yaki.
- Live events throughout the week including a Ghoulish Book Fair, a medieval drag show hosted by the legendary Louisianna Purchase, Doug Benson’s Movie Interruption, an exclusive collection of video oddities from The Found Footage Festival, and more.
- And finally, Fantastic Fest classics like the Fantastic Feud, the Fantastic Debates, and an epic Closing Night Party at a secret location to close out the week.
Fantastic Fest is proud to present 78 feature films, as well as a variety of short film selections to be announced at a later date — all showcasing World, North American, U.S. and Regional Premieres. See below for the full lineup of feature film programming at this year’s festival.
Check Out The Full Fantastic Fest 2025 Lineup Below:
13 DAYS TILL SUMMER (dir. Bartosz M. Kowalski)
International Premiere, Poland, 2025
Two siblings and their friends fight for survival when a masked killer breaks into their home, intent on hunting them down one by one.
ANGEL’S EGG (dir. Mamoru Oshii)
US Premiere of 4K Restoration, Japan, 1985
The 4K restoration of Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano’s masterpiece, ANGEL’S EGG, lands on our screens for its US premiere four decades after its initial release.
APPOFENIACS (dir. Chris Marrs Piliero)
North American Premiere, USA, 2025
The use of AI technology reaches its most violent and bloody conclusion after a series of deepfake videos are unleashed into the world.
BAD HAIRCUT (dir. Kyle Misak)
World Premiere, USA, 2025
On what will become the strangest night of his life, Billy’s new haircut escalates into a fight for survival as the eccentric behavior of his local barber, Mick, slowly gives way to reveal a deeply troubled mind.
BEAST OF WAR (dir. Kiah Roache-Turner)
North American Premiere, Australia, 2025
Australia, WWII. After escaping their sinking ship, a group of Aussie soldiers left adrift on a life raft find themselves hunted by a relentless, deadly great white shark.
BEFORE THE FALL (dir. F. Javier Gutierrez)
World Premiere of Chroma’s 4K Restoration, Spain, 2008
A 4K restoration of BEFORE THE FALL, the previously hard-to-find seminal work from Fantastic Fest alumnus F. Javier Gutiérrez, is an apocalyptic sci-fi horror that will scare you for at least tres días.
BLACK PHONE 2 (dir. Scott Derrickson)
World Premiere, Canada, 2025
Four years ago, Finn killed his abductor and escaped, becoming the sole survivor of the Grabber. But true evil transcends death…As Gwen begins to receive calls in her dreams from the black phone and experience disturbing visions, her determination to solve the mystery will lead her and Finn to a snowed-in winter camp and a shattering discovery about the Grabber and their own family’s history.
BODY BLOW (dir. Dean Francis)
World Premiere, Australia, 2025
An undercover cop finds his commitment to the force tested when he falls for a young twink deep in debt to a vicious drug lord in this kinky neon-noir.
BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR (dir. Brian Yuzna)
World Premiere of 4K Restoration, USA, 1990
Dr. Herbert West’s existential crisis… err… quest to create life continues in this cult classic, lovingly restored in 4K, as he and fellow doctor turned mad scientist Dan Cain attempt to create the perfect woman.
BULK (dir. Ben Wheatley)
North American Premiere, UK, 2025
Ben Wheatley is back with a truly unique and genre-bending film that will take you through a kaleidoscopic lo-fi sci-fi fever dream.
CAMP (dir. Avalon Fast)
World Premiere, Canada, 2025
Emily takes a job as a counselor at a summer camp and finds a coven of witches ready to show her a path to healing.
CHOCOLATE (Presented by AGFA) (dir. Prachya Pinkaew)
35mm Screening, Thailand, 2008
AGFA presents a 35mm screening of the 21st-century Thai martial arts classic.
CINEMA RECOMPOSED – YEAR ONE: The Work of Max Fleischer (composers Alana Reale, Eloise NG, Fiona Gerhke, Iggy Rosado, Kevin Leysath II, Riya Kumar, & Somesh Yatham)
World Premiere Special Event
Seven composers between the ages of 17 and 24 compose new scores for silent classics under the mentorship of some of the industry’s top professionals.
COYOTES (dir. Colin Minihan)
World Premiere, USA, 2025
A kinetic thriller with teeth led by real-life partners Justin Long and Kate Bosworth.
THE CRAMPS: A PERIOD PIECE (dir. Brooke H. Cellars)
World Premiere, USA, 2025
A vibrant collision of horror, comedy, and aching personal truth as seen through the eyes of a young woman dealing with the pain of her menstrual cramps.
CRAZY OLD LADY (dir. Martín Mauregui)
World Premiere, Argentina, Spain, 2025
A man is held captive by his ex-girlfriend’s senile mother, who mistakes him for her husband from the time of the Argentine dictatorship after forgetting to take her medication.
THE CREEP TAPES Season 2 (Two Episodes) (dir. Patrick Brice)
World Premiere, USA, 2025
Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice, writers and executive producers of the fan favorite CREEP franchise, are back for an exclusive first look at two episodes from the series’ highly anticipated second season, which will continue to unravel the mind of this secluded serial killer (Duplass) who lures videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life. Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.
CRUEL JAWS (Presented by AGFA) (dir. Bruno Mattei)
Texas Premiere of Restoration, Italy, 1995
AGFA presents Severin Film’s brand-new restoration of Bruno Mattei’s frenetic Italian ripoff of the original sharktastic classic.
CRUSHED (dir. Simon Rumley)
North American Premiere, UK, 2025
A family is suddenly thrust into an unimaginable nightmare when their young daughter is kidnapped. As they relentlessly search for her, they uncover a dark underbelly of society that will shake them to their core.
THE CURSE (dir. Kenichi Ugana)
World Premiere, Japan, Taiwan, 2025
A Japanese girl, Riko, travels to Taiwan to track down the motive behind a friend’s bizarre death, which seems linked to strange social media posts in this violent curse movie.
DAWNING (dir. Patrik Syversen)
World Premiere, Norway, 2025
Norwegian director Patrik Syversen weaves an unsettling, genre-bending tale of terror set deep in the isolated Nordic wilderness.
DEATHGASM 2: GOREMAGEDDON (dir. Jason Lei Howden)
World Premiere, New Zealand, Canada, 2025
DEATHGASM is fucking back, baby, and the only way Brodie can win the Battle of the Bands is to bring his band back from the dead. This time the fiery furnaces of Satan’s anus have brought forth nothing short of a GOREMAGEDDON.
DEATHSTALKER (dir. Steven Kostanski)
North American Premiere, Canada, 2025
When a ruthless warrior named Deathstalker steals a mysterious amulet from a dying man, he’s unwillingly thrust into a quest to stop the dark sorcerer Necromemnon and save the world from destruction.
DECORADO (dir. Alberto Vázquez)
World Premiere, Spain, 2025
The team behind UNICORN WARS returns with the feature-length adaptation of Alberto Vázquez’s DECORADO for a darkly comic reflection on the artifices ruling our lives.
DILDO HEAVEN (dir. Doris Wishman)
World Premiere of Restoration, USA, 2002
Three young roommates, Lisa, Beth, and Tess, share the same goal of hooking up with their respective male bosses in this unreleased—and newly preserved—final film from the legendary “Queen of Sexploitation,” Doris Wishman.
DINNER TO DIE FOR (Burnt Ends Selection) (dir. Diana Mills Smith)
Diana Mills Smith goes off-menu for her first feature. A sexy culinary horror meets true crime fantasy role-play that will leave you licking your lips.
DISFORIA (dir. Christopher Cartagena)
World Premiere, Spain, 2025
Live-streamed games of torture on the dark web collide with a desperate mother’s fight for survival.
DOLLY (dir. Rod Blackhurst)
World Premiere, USA, 2025
A young woman, Macy, fights for survival after being abducted by a deranged, monster-like figure who wants to raise Macy as their child. A daring blend of New French Extremity and 1970s American horror.
DON’T LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE (dir. Emilio Portes)
US Premiere, Mèxico, 2025
Brothers Matías and Emiliano are left to their own devices in their new family home—what starts off as an exciting adventure quickly gives way to the existing fraternal tension and turns into a nightmare in this chilling psychological horror.
DRACULA (dir. Radu Jude)
North American Premiere, Romania, 2025
Radu Jude, arguably Romania’s greatest living filmmaker, sinks his teeth into redefining Dracula for a new generation. In 14 chapters and over the course of three hours, Jude holds nothing back, especially genitalia.
EMBALMER (dir. S. Torriano Berry)
World Premiere of Preservation, USA, 1996
AGFA presents a new preservation of the essential ’90s horror gem with director S. Torriano Berry in person.
THE EVIL THAT BINDS US (dir. Nico Postiglione)
World Premiere, Chile, Mexico, 2025
In 1950s rural Chile, 13-year-old Daniel is sent to live with his German relatives while his father is away on business—only to clash with their rigid ways and uncover a dark secret that ignites his fury.
FIND YOUR FRIENDS (dir. Izabel Pakzad)
US Premiere, USA, Italy, 2025
A girls trip goes terribly wrong in this exciting first feature that’s part hangout film, part revenge thriller.
FOLIES MEURTRIÈRES (dir. Antoine Pellissier)
World Premiere, France, 1984
Bleeding Skull presents a restoration of the dreamlike 1980s slasher from France.
THE FORBIDDEN CITY (dir. Gabriele Mainetti)
US Premiere, Italy, 2025
A martial artist, an Italian chef, a gangster, and about a hundred henchmen walk into a Chinese restaurant. Fighting ensues.
FREAKED (dirs. Tom Stern & Alex Winter)
World Premiere of 4K Restoration, USA, 1994
Show business collides with carnival magic when a vain megastar, his pal, and a bleeding-heart environmentalist are transformed into the latest attractions at a mad scientist’s freak show in Alex Winter and Tom Stern’s Gen X surrealist comic cavalcade.
FUCK MY SON! (dir. Todd Rohal)
US Premiere, USA, 2025
Irreverent does not even begin to describe this X-rated adaptation of Johnny Ryan’s eponymous graphic novel. Kidnapped by a deranged old woman, a young mother looks for the least unpleasant way to save herself and her daughter.
HAUNTED HEIST (dir. Lil Rel Howery)
World Premiere, USA, 2025
Four dysfunctional ex-friends reunite at a shady Airbnb—only to learn one of them dragged the others there to help steal a hidden antique. Too bad the place is haunted by racist ghosts.
HER WILL BE DONE (dir. Julia Kowalski)
North American Premiere, France, Poland, 2025
Nawojka has a secret. Well, two, if you count her confusing crush on the bad girl next door, but mostly it’s the inescapable, blood-craving curse she inherited from her mother.
HIDE AND GO SHRIEK (dir. Skip Schoolnik)
World Premiere of 4K Restoration, USA, 1988
A group of teens lock themselves inside a furniture store to party after graduation, unaware that a killer is lurking among the mannequins. As the lights go out, the night turns into a deadly game of hide-and-seek as they fight to survive.
THE HOLY BOY (dir. Paolo Strippoli)
International Premiere, Italy, Slovenia, 2025
After the loss of his son, Sergio accepts a teaching position in a quiet Italian town—where he meets a boy with a mysterious ability to ease his grief.
HONEY BUNCH (dirs. Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Dusty Mancinelli)
US Premiere, Canada, 2025
Is your love strong enough? The filmmaking duo behind Violation returns with a gauzy, fragmented throwback to ‘70s psychodramas.
THE ICE TOWER (dir. Lucile Hadžihalilović)
US Premiere, France, 2025
A runaway orphan finds refuge within a surreal film set in Lucile Hadžihalilović’s haunting, dreamlike reimagining of The Snow Queen—a hypnotic tale of identity, obsession, and cinematic enchantment.
IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU (dir. Mary Bronstein)
Texas Premiere, USA, 2025
With her life crashing down around her, Linda (Rose Byrne) attempts to navigate her child’s mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.
LUGER (dir. Bruno Martín)
World Premiere, Spain, 2025
Two low-level fixers contend with an art collector, a greedy lawyer, a pack of Neo-Nazis, and a host of other shady characters when they end up in possession of a valuable German Luger in this bloody thriller.
LUNATIC: THE LUNA VACHON STORY (dir. Kate Kroll)
International Premiere, Canada, 2025
Chaos reigns in this documentary exploring the life, mental health, and career of longtime fan-favorite wrestler Luna Vachon as she struggles to balance being a wife, mother, and pioneer of legitimate women’s wrestling.
MĀRAMA (dir. Taratoa Stappard)
US Premiere, New Zealand, 2025
Mary, a young Māori woman, travels to Victorian England after receiving a letter promising information about her birth parents. As she peels back the layers of colonial deceit, Mary is driven to avenge her shattered ancestry.
MEAT KILLS (dir. Martijn Smits)
World Premiere, The Netherlands, 2025
The night takes a dark turn when a group of activists break into a pig farm to free mistreated animals and find themselves face-to-face with an extremely angry farmer.
MOTHER OF FLIES (dirs. Toby Poser, John Adams, & Zelda Adams)
US Premiere, USA, 2025
A young woman suffering from a life-threatening illness ventures deep into the woods to seek the help of a mystical healer offering an unconventional cure.
NESTING (dir. Chloé CINQ-MARS)
International Premiere, Canada, Switzerland, 2025
A new mother is plagued by visions as her life spirals out of control.
NIGHT PATROL (dir. Ryan Prows)
World Premiere, USA, 2025
An LAPD officer assigned to his old neighborhood is drawn back into gang life after his brother witnesses a brutal murder linked to the city’s infamous gang task force.
NIGHT STAGE (dirs. Marcio Reolon & Filipe Matzembacher)
Texas Premiere, Brazil, 2025
A young actor competes with his roommate and fellow actor for a coveted role while striking up a charged relationship with a closeted politician with a fetish for sex in public places.
OBSESSION (dir. Curry Barker)
US Premiere, USA, 2025
A desperate wish for love goes terribly wrong in this horrific cautionary tale from Director Curry Barker.
PENANCE (Burnt Ends Selection) (dir. Nikolas Pelekai)
World Premiere, USA, 2025
A blood-soaked tale of brotherhood and retribution. Guaranteed to be the most fists flying in 2025.
THE PIANO ACCIDENT (dir. Quentin Dupieux)
North American Premiere, France, 2025
A social media star hides out in a mountain chalet looking for respite when a call from a ruthless journalist drastically alters the course of her solitary getaway.
THE PLAGUE (dir. Charlie Polinger)
North American Premiere, Romania, USA, 2025
It’s survival of the fittest at a pre-teen summer water polo camp, where rigid hierarchies and social alienation give way to psychological torment in Charlie Polinger’s searing and masterful debut feature.
PRIMATE (dir. Johannes Roberts)
World Premiere, USA, 2025
A group of friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival.
REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND (dirs. Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani)
Texas Premiere, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, France, 2025
An aging superspy with a fading memory recounts his past life in this stylish blast of Euro hyper-pulp from masters Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani.
THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR (dir. Glenn McQuaid)
World Premiere, Ireland, 2025
After losing both hands in an accident, Boyd Grayson becomes the prime candidate for an experimental replacement procedure in this queer, campy, erotic horror.
ROAD TO VENDETTA (dir. NJO Kui Ying)
World Premiere, Hong Kong, Japan, 2025
From the mean streets of Hong Kong to the nightclubs of Tokyo, a lone unnamed assassin tears a bloody swathe through Asia’s neon-drenched underworld in this eye-catching debut from a noteworthy new voice in genre filmmaking.
SHELBY OAKS (dir. Chris Stuckmann)
US Premiere, USA, 2025
A woman’s obsessive search for her missing sister leads her into a terrifying mystery at the hands of an unknown evil.
SHRINE OF ABOMINATIONS (Burnt Ends Selection) (dirs. Skinner & Ross Kennedy)
World Premiere, USA, 2025
A stop-motion cosmic horror from artists Skinner and Ross Kennedy.
SILENCIO (dir. Eduardo Casanova)
North American Premiere, Spain, 2025
Generations of vampires face persecution, meditate on the nature of human disease, and fall in love in this stylish, century-spanning tale of blood.
SILVER SCREAMERS (dir. Sean Cisterna)
World Premiere, Canada, 2025
When filmmaker Sean Cisterna discovers a subsidy to support senior activities, he rallies a group of retirement home residents to create a horror short film.
SIRÂT (dir. Oliver Laxe)
US Premiere, France, Spain, 2025
A father and his son journey to an illegal rave party south of Morocco, searching for his missing daughter. As they follow a group of ravers deeper into the desert, trouble begins to unfold.
SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE (dir. Jalmari Helander)
World Premiere, Finland, USA, 2025
A wall-to-wall cinematic action event, a sequel to the original sleeper hit SISU. Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, “the man who refuses to die” (Jorma Tommila) dismantles it, loads it on a truck, and is determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor. When the Red Army commander who killed his family (Stephen Lang from DON’T BREATHE) comes back hellbent on finishing the job, a relentless, eye-popping cross-country chase ensues.
SKYLINE: WARPATH (dir. Liam O’Donnell)
World Premiere, UK, France, Indonesia, 2025
Iko Uwais leads a group of humans in a fight against an extraterrestrial threat in the latest installment in the SKYLINE franchise, bringing Scott Adkins along for the no-holds-barred, action mega-brawl.
THE STRANGERS – CHAPTER 2 (dir. Renny Harlin)
World Premiere, USA, 2025
The Strangers are back—more brutal and relentless than ever. When they learn that one of their victims, Maya (Madelaine Petsch), is still alive, they return to finish what they’ve started. With nowhere to run and no one to trust, Maya must survive another horrific chapter of terror as The Strangers—driven by a senseless, unceasing purpose—pursue her, more than willing to kill anyone who stands in their way.
THEATER IS DEAD (Burnt Ends Selection) (dir. Katherine Dudas)
World Premiere, USA, 2025
When a young would-be starlet lands the lead in a prestigious production, she quickly finds the dark side of the limelight. Who knew such a large intersection existed between theater kids and horror freaks?
TIE MAN (Burnt Ends Selection) (dir. Rémi Fréchette)
International Premiere, Canada, 2024
The psychotronic vigilante revenge rollercoaster we have all been waiting to ride. If Frank Henenlotter and David Cronenberg remade ROBOCOP, they would only be edging on TIE MAN.
THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE (dir. Eugène Green)
World Premiere, Portugal, France, 2025
Gaspard, a teenager from the suburbs of Lisbon, falls into the hands of the Ogre, a man who has made a pact with the Devil.
A USEFUL GHOST (dir. Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke)
US Premiere, Thailand, 2025
A luminous genre hybrid that blends supernatural fantasy with dark romantic comedy and heartfelt human drama.
V/H/S/HALLOWEEN (dirs. Bryan M. Ferguson, Casper Kelly, Micheline Pitt-Norman & R.H. Norman, Alex Ross Perry, Paco Plaza, Anna Zlokovic)
World Premiere, USA, 2025
A collection of Halloween-themed videotapes unleashes a series of twisted, blood-soaked tales, turning trick-or-treat into a struggle for survival.
VICIOUS (dir. Bryan Bertino)
World Premiere, USA, 2025
When Polly (Dakota Fanning) receives a mysterious Box from an unexpected late-night visitor, it comes with a simple instruction: place three things inside: something you need, something you hate, and something you love. What begins as a strange ritual quickly unravels into a waking nightmare. Trapped in a terrifying world where reality bends and memory betrays, Polly must navigate a series of impossible choices. As time slips away, she’s forced to confront the darkness not just around her, but within her—before it consumes everything and everyone she’s ever known.
THE VILE (dir. Majid Al Ansari)
World Premiere, UAE, USA, 2025
Amani, a devoted wife and mother, finds her life slowly unraveling when her husband returns home with a second wife—bringing with her an insidious darkness that begins to infiltrate every aspect of Amani’s existence.
WHEN WE WERE LIVE (dir. John Spottswood Moore)
World Premiere, USA, 2025
Austin, Texas is home to the oldest continuously operating public access TV station in the country, and this documentary celebrates the original creators who made the station such a vibrant, unique community.
WHISTLE (dir. Corin Hardy)
World Premiere, Canada, Ireland, 2025
A misfit group of unwitting high school students stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. They discover that blowing the whistle and the terrifying sound it emits will summon their future deaths to hunt them down. As the body count rises, the friends investigate the origins of the deadly artifact in a desperate effort to stop the horrifying chain of events that they have set in motion.
A WOMAN CALLED MOTHER (dir. Randolph Zaini)
World Premiere, Indonesia, 2025
Vira and her family move to a new city for a fresh start after a difficult few years, but the demon following them will force them to confront their most primal fears.
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