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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.
In short
- 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
Explained simply
Eli Roth is an American film director known for horror films that combine graphic violence with dark humour. In March 2025, he founded The Horror Section, a media company created to develop horror content across films, television, games and podcasts.
"Ice Cream Man" is a horror-comedy film about an ice cream vendor who secretly infects children's treats with something that turns them into homicidal monsters in a suburban town. Starring Ari Millen, the 86-minute film blends extreme gore with comedy, a style Roth has previously employed in films such as "Thanksgiving."
This is the first major release from The Horror Section, representing Roth's initial effort to build a broader horror content library through his newly established company. The film is a standalone story with no connection to previous films that share the same name.