# Forget Obsession, the bloodiest thriller of 2026 is officially 3 weeks away

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/forget-obsession-the-bloodiest-thriller-of-2026-is-officially-3-weeks-away/
- Published: 2026-07-18T10:00:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-18T11:14:56+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/the-bloodiest-horror-film-of-2026-ice-cream-man/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Eli Roth's "Ice Cream Man" releases internationally on 7 August
- First film under Roth's new Horror Section Banner company
- Standalone horror-comedy about a child-killing ice cream vendor

## Summary

Director Eli Roth's new horror-comedy film "Ice Cream Man" will be released internationally on 7 August, roughly three weeks from now. It is the first film to launch under The Horror Section Banner, a media company Roth founded in March 2025 to build a library of horror content across film, television, games and podcasts.

The film stars Ari Millen as an ice cream vendor who secretly infects children in a suburban town with treats that turn them into homicidal monsters, with a supporting cast including Benjamin Byron Davis, Sarah Abbott, Charlie Zeltzer and Karen Cliche. It runs for 86 minutes and blends extreme gore with dark comedy, a tone Roth has previously used in films such as "Thanksgiving." The film is a standalone story unrelated to earlier works of the same name, including a 1995 slasher and a 2024 biographical short.

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