What happened to Riley Brennan? YouTube film critic Chris Stuckmann makes his feature debut with Shelby Oaks, and NEON has launched an official website for the film this week.

Located at https://whathappenedtorileybrennan.com, the cryptic Shelby Oaks website requires a password to get in, and it didn’t take long for horror fans to crack the code.

The password? lookingforpara7. Entering that password opens up a media player and unlocks a minute-long video of various random clips including security camera footage from a gas station and bits of creepy footage shot inside a creepy home. Check it out for yourself… 

A traditional narrative that incorporates found footage elements, the supernatural horror film hits theaters on October 24.

Shelby Oaks is about missing paranormal investigators, the dark legacy they uncovered, and the far-reaching effects their investigation has as Mia searches for her sister Riley, the lead paranormal investigator, 12 years later. The film’s official synopsis continues…

“As Mia uncovers new and disturbing leads related to Riley’s disappearance, she uncovers evidence of a hidden supernatural evil dating all the way back to her and Riley’s childhood.”

Horror master Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, “The Fall of the House of Usher”) recently came on board the upcoming Shelby Oaks as an executive producer. Flanagan, Trevor Macy and Melinda Nishioka of Intrepid Pictures joined the team as producers.

Shelby Oaks has been rated “R” for “violent content/gore, suicide and language.”

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Christian Bale is Frankenstein’s Monster and Jessie Buckley is the Bride of Frankenstein in director Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride!, a fresh take on the classic horror story.

The Bride!, which is currently set for theatrical release on March 6, 2026, has been rated “R” for “strong/bloody violent content, sexual content/nudity and language.”

Watch the official teaser trailer for The Bride! below.

In the upcoming film, “A lonely Frankenstein (Bale) travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious (five-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening) to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride (Buckley) is born. What ensues is beyond what either of them imagined: Murder! Possession! A wild and radical cultural movement! And outlaw lovers in a wild and combustible romance!”

The film also stars Peter Sarsgaard, Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, and Oscar winner Penélope Cruz. Maggie Gyllenhaal directs from her own screenplay and produces alongside Oscar nominee Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Talia Kleinhendler and Osnat Handelsman Keren. Executive producers are Carla Raij, David Webb and Courtney Kivowitz.

Gyllenhaal is supported behind the camera by award-winning artisans including director of photography Lawrence Sher, production designer Karen Murphy, editor Dylan Tichenor, music supervisor Randall Poster, composer Hildur Gudnadóttir and costume designer Sandy Powell.

In the original 1935 film from director James Whale, “After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) falls under the control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger), who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his experiments in creating new life. Meanwhile, the Monster (Boris Karloff) remains on the run from those who wish to destroy him without understanding that his intentions are generally good despite his lack of socialization and self-control.”

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Maika Monroe (Longlegs) and Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Birds of Prey) lead the cast of Hulu’s The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, a fresh new take on the classic 1990s thriller from director Michelle Garza Cervera (Huesera: The Bone Woman).

The new movie premieres October 22 on Hulu.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead stars as Caitlin Morales, an upscale suburban mom who brings a new nanny, Polly Murphy (Maika Monroe), into her home, only to discover she is not the person she claims to be. Watch the trailer for The Hand That Rocks the Cradle below.

Raúl Castillo, Martin Starr, Mileiah Vega, Riki Lindhome, and Shannon Cochran also star.

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is written by Micah Bloomberg based on a screenplay by Amanda Silver. The producers are Michael Schaefer, Mike LaRocca, and Ted Field, and the executive producers are Michael Napoliello, Maria Frisk, and Seth William Meier.

“The studio gave me all the chances to recreate the whole thing and build a new story, new characters, with its own heart. I think that was the best way to honor the original, not try to redo it,” Michelle Garza Cervera told PEOPLE. “We build a whole different kind of thriller.”

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The eighth installment in the found footage franchise, V/H/S/Halloween is coming to Shudder next month, and the official poster has been ejected from the marketing machine.

Check out the poster below and catch V/H/S/Halloween on Shudder on October 3.

In V/H/S/Halloween, a collection of Halloween-themed videotapes unleashes a series of twisted, blood-soaked tales, turning trick-or-treat into a struggle for survival.

Here’s the full list of segment titles and directors for this year’s V/H/S/Halloween, which is packed with big names including Casper Kelly (Too Many Cooks) and Paco Plaza (REC):

• DIET PHANTASMA directed by Bryan M. Ferguson
• FUN SIZE directed by Casper Kelly
• HOME HAUNT directed by Micheline Pitt-Norman and R.H. Norman
• KIDPRINT directed by Alex Ross Perry
• UT SUPRA SIC INFRA directed by Paco Plaza
• COOCHIE COOCHIE COO directed by Anna Zlokovic

The series launched in 2012 with V/H/S, followed by 2013’s V/H/S/2, 2014’s V/H/S: Viral, 2021’s V/H/S/94, 2022’s V/H/S/99, 2023’s V/H/S/85, and 2024’s V/H/S/Beyond. Two spin-off films, 2016’s Siren and 2022’s Kids vs. Aliens, have also been produced.

“V/H/S has always been a springboard for new and up-and-coming filmmakers,” actress Kate Siegel, who made her directorial debut in V/H/S/Beyond, said previously. “It’s a unique situation where you are part of a team, but you’re also an individual, so you have the support of an established franchise, but their mission is to give new filmmakers creative control.”

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The Last Podcast on the Left host and “Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell” star Henry Zebrowski is making the most accurate alien sex comedy to date with UFO: Unbelievably Friendly Organisms.

Zebrowski describes the alien abduction story as “Fire in the Sky meets All The President’s Men meets Freddy Got Fingered.”

The sci-fi comedy promises “shoot outs, government agents, big grays, little grays, hot pursuits, fist fights, double-crosses, passionate love-making, and aliens doing things to Henry’s body that you can only dream of.”

Kevin Gillese (How to Ruin the Holidays) penned the script based on Zebrowski’s story. A director has not yet been announced.

Zebrowski will star alongside Amber Nash (“Archer”), adult film star Jenna Haze, and Zebrowski’s Last Podcast cohorts Marcus Parks and Ed Larson.

The practical special effects team includes Shane Morton (Halloween II, Too Many Cooks), Chris Brown (“Stranger Things,” The Tomorrow War), and puppeteer Raymond Carr (V/H/S, “Crank Yankers”).

A Kickstarter campaign is underway to raise $500,000 for the production. Rewards include producer credits, private screenings, and more.

UFO: Unbelievably Friendly Organisms is aiming to shoot in Atlanta around March/April of 2026 before hitting the film festival circuit in 2027.

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