# After ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms,’ Here’s What’s Next for Horror

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/after-obsession-and-backrooms-heres-whats-next-for-horror/
- Published: 2026-10-29T15:17:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T05:04:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/fantastic-fest-2026-resident-evil-primetime-interviews/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Film, Gaming, Horror

## Key points

- Fantastic Fest presented 73 upcoming features and shows.
- Beware Boiúna opened the festival with an Amazon-set creature story.
- Filmmakers discussed the creative work behind upcoming genre projects.

## Summary

Fantastic Fest 2026 showcased a wide slate of upcoming genre films and television, with filmmakers and actors discussing how they developed their projects. The festival’s programme matters as a sign of what horror and other genre cinema may offer after the recent success of Obsession and Backrooms.

The article highlights 73 upcoming features and shows, including A24’s Primetime, starring Robert Pattinson, and Victorian Psycho with Maika Monroe. Opening night featured the world premiere of Mike P. Nelson’s Beware Boiúna, about a medical mission in the Amazon that encounters an ancient predator; Nelson, Jessica Rothe and Kiana Madeira discussed its characters, location sets and creature effects.

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