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After ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms,’ Here’s What’s Next for Horror
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.
In short
- 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.
Explained simply
Horror films are often discussed in waves, as filmmakers build on what audiences respond to and try different stories, styles and scares. Fantastic Fest is a film festival focused on horror and other genre cinema, where filmmakers present work and talk about how they made it.
A festival programme can offer an early look at projects still to come, from independent productions to films backed by studios such as A24. The people involved include directors, actors and production teams, whose choices shape how a story is told and brought to the screen.
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