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If you are a horror fan, then there is a big chance that you might have heard about the horror streaming service Shudder, and if you have its subscription, you might be wondering what’s in store for you in August 2025. Don’t worry. There is a host of new and old horror movies coming to the service in the upcoming month, and we have listed the 7 best movies coming to Shudder in August 2025.

Urban Legend (August 1) Credit – TriStar Pictures

Urban Legend is a slasher thriller film directed by Jamie Blanks from a screenplay by Silvio Horta. The 1998 film is set on the premises of a private New England university, and it revolves around a group of students as they witness a series of murders that seem to be based on popular urban legends. Urban Legend stars Jared Leto,...

After premiering at Panic Fest in 2023 where it won Best Indie Feature and Best Actress (Agnes Albright), and also earning a nomination for Best Film for Total Film’s FrightFest 2023 Awards, the indie horror movie Black Mold is now streaming on Tubi as a Tubi Original.

Additionally, the horror film’s original score has been released on vinyl this week.

Composer Nicholas Elert and writer-director John Pata have teamed up to release Elert’s original score to Black Mold on vinyl from Exploding Head Audio, and it’s available now.

Pre-orders are shipping immediately and two tracks, Test Cells and Black Mold, are available to listen to now through Elert’s Bandcamp. You can also listen to an additional track, titled Dark Room, exclusively here on Bloody Disgusting in the embedded player down below.

The limited edition record comes in two vinyl options: standard black and a “mold” color variant.

There’s a common belief that mold and stale air in abandoned places can mess with your mind and make you see things that aren’t really there. It can invoke old traumas. That’s exactly what happens in John Pata’s psychological horror thriller film Black Mold. The story follows two photographers, Brooke and Tanner, who love exploring deserted places and researching haunted sites. Brooke and Tanner’s latest adventure leads them to a huge, abandoned research facility at Franklin Hill. And as soon as Brooke and Tanner step inside, they come across a squatter in the building, which scares them right away. From that point on, Brooke and Tanner experience disturbing hallucinations and feel like they’re being attacked by something unseen, and it puts their lives in danger. The big question is, do Brooke and Tanner survive the night or not? Black Mold explores how the mind...

Writer/director John Pata’s feature debut Black Mold won Best Indie Feature when it screened at the Panic Fest film festival earlier this year, and now a wider audience will have the chance to see just how it good it is, as the film has been released through the Tubi streaming service. To help you decide whether or not this is something you’d like to watch on Tubi, we have the film’s trailer embedded above.

Said to be a hallucinogenic urban exploration horror story, Black Mold has the following synopsis: Photographer Brooke and her pal Tanner sneak into abandoned, off-limits buildings for the sake of their art and also the adrenaline rush. But when the daredevil pair break into their holy grail – Franklin Hill, a large facility with a history – they encounter a dangerously paranoid squatter who holds them captive. The longer their attacker keeps them there,...

Billed as a “hallucinogenic urban exploring horror movie,” John Pata’s Black Mold won Best Indie Feature at this year’s Panic Fest in the US, and it’s coming to Tubi this week.

Black Mold will exclusively debut on Tubi Thursday, December 7.

In the film, “Photographer Brooke and her pal Tanner (Andrew Bailes) sneak into abandoned, off-limits buildings for the sake of their art and also the adrenaline rush. But when the daredevil pair break into their holy grail – Franklin Hill, a large facility with a history – they encounter a dangerously paranoid squatter who holds them captive.

“The longer their attacker keeps them there, the more it becomes clear there’s something else profoundly wrong with the place as dangers surface at the intersection of artistic pursuits and internal sabotage.”

This one comes from the producers of Brooklyn 45 and The Stylist.

Black Mold is a Head Trauma Production, in...

Marked slates includes Romi, Falling Stars.

Toronto-based genre specialists Raven Banner have acquired worldwide sales rights to Max Isaacson’s genre-bending Paradise and has introduced to AFM buyers this week.

Patricia Allison (His Dark Materials), Tate Donavan (Ghosted) and Tia Carrere (True Lies) star in the comedy western as Ella Patchet, a rebellious punk and the fastest gun around in a small island town.

When corrupt officials cover up the murder of her father Dan, the town sheriff, Ella embarks on a rage-fuelled quest for justice. Paradise is in post.

Raven Banner will also introduce Robert Cuffley’s horror Romi,...

Stars: Agnes Albright, Andrew Bailes, Jeremy Holm, Caito Aase | Written and Directed by John Pata

Back in 2021 Terror Films released a small horror film called Apartment 413, which explored mental illness through the genre of horror, using black mould in the air conditioning unit as a driver for the breakdown of the protagonist’s mental state.

Now Black Mold explores similar territory as photographer Brooke and her pal Tanner sneak into abandoned, off-limits buildings for the sake of their art and also the adrenaline rush. But when the daredevil pair break into their holy grail – Franklin Hill, a large facility with a history – they encounter a volatile threat that holds them captive. The longer their attacker keeps them there, the more it becomes clear there’s something else profoundly wrong with the place…

Whereas the aforementioned Apartment 413 used the toxic traits of mould as a driver to explore the horror of mental illness,...

"Danger! Microbial hazard!" Raven Banner has unveiled an early teaser trailer for Black Mold, an indie horror film from filmmaker John Pata. This first premiered at Panic Fest 2023 earlier in the year, and is also playing at FrightFest in the UK coming up soon. While exploring a decrepit and abandoned facility, an auspicious photographer faces off against her traumatic past. Brooke and her friend Tanner end up trapped inside of the old facility by a "volatile threat" - the longer their attacker keeps them in there, the more it becomes clear there’s something else profoundly wrong with the place... The film stars Agnes Albright, Andrew Bailes, Caito Aase, Maisie Merlock, and Jeremy Holm. FrightFest says this "introduces the pitfalls of urban exploration with hallucinogenic psychological horror." All the gross mold is freaky enough. // Continue Reading ›...

Ahead of its International Premiere at UK’s FrightFest, Raven Banner has released the trailer to John Pata’s Black Mold, billed as a “hallucinogenic urban exploring horror movie.”

The film won Best Indie Feature at this year’s Panic Fest in the US and star Agnes Albright was also named Best Actress. Preview Black Mold with the official trailer below.

In the film, “Photographer Brooke and her pal Tanner (Andrew Bailes) sneak into abandoned, off-limits buildings for the sake of their art and also the adrenaline rush. But when the daredevil pair break into their holy grail – Franklin Hill, a large facility with a history – they encounter a dangerously paranoid squatter who holds them captive.

“The longer their attacker keeps them there, the more it becomes clear there’s something else profoundly wrong with the place as dangers surface at the intersection of artistic pursuits and internal sabotage.”

This...

Agnes Albright (True Detective) and Andrew Bailes star.

Ahead of the Cannes market, Toronto-based Raven Banner has acquired worldwide sales on John Pata’s hallucinogenic horror Black Mold.

Agnes Albright (True Detective) and Andrew Bailes play friends who sneak into off-limits buildings for art and an adrenaline rush.

When they break into Franklin Hill, a large facility with history, they encounter a volatile threat that holds them captive. The longer the friends are held at the facility the more they realise something is very wrong with the place.

Sarah Sharp and Jennifer Shelby served as producers. Albright was named best...

Another Panic Fest winds down, bringing a hybrid model that offered in-person screenings and virtual premieres including early screenings of Evil Dead Rise and Sisu.

The fest offered a slew of premieres, including nihilistic horrors like Beaten to Death and introspective docs like King on Screen.

While the packed schedule ensured we couldn’t catch it all, here’s a round-up of some of Panic Fest’s feature offerings this year.

Black Mold

Credit: The Line Film Company

In his feature debut, writer/director John Pata introduces the pitfalls of urban exploration with hallucinogenic psychological horror. Brooke (Agnes Albright) and her pal Tanner (Andrew Bailes) sneak into abandoned, off-limits buildings for art and an adrenaline rush. The pair break into their holy grail: Franklin Hill, a large facility with a history. There, Brooke and Tanner encounter a volatile threat that holds them captive. The longer their attacker keeps them there,...

One of the films celebrating its world premiere at Panic Fest 2023 this week is Black Mold, which will premiere Saturday, April 15th, at Panic Fest in Kansas City, Mo.

Check out a first-look sneak peek at director John Pata’s Black Mold via the clip below.

In the film, “Photographers Brooke Konrad (Agnes Albright) and Tanner Behlman (Andrew Bailes) travel to rural, abandoned buildings to capture the inherent beauty of long-forgotten locations, but far from forgotten are the traumatic memories that surface in Brooke when they meet The Man Upstairs, an unsuspecting squatter (Jeremy Holm).

“As tensions and uncertainties arise, Brooke must determine if this mysterious stranger will provide her the closure she so desperately seeks or let the fears of the past consume her.”

Black Mold is a Head Trauma Production, in association with The Line Film Co. and Shatterglass Pictures. It is produced by Sarah Sharp, Jen Shelby,...

The Gory Thriller The Stylist (2020) will be available on Blu-ray June 8th From Arrow Video

Obsession gets a makeover in The Stylist, a deliciously twisted slice of female-led psychological horror, nominated for the New Visions Award for Best Motion Picture at the 2020 Sitges International Film Festival and based on co-writer/director Jill Gevargizian’s award-winning short film of the same name. We all dream of being someone else… but for Claire, that dream goes from an obsession to a living nightmare. Hairstylist by day, serial killer and collector of scalps by night, Claire’s lonely existence is thrown into turmoil when her regular client, Olivia, asks her to style her hair for her wedding day. Increasingly fixated on Olivia’s seemingly flawless life, Claire vows to lock up her scalp collection and change her ways for good – only to discover that repressing your deadly desires is easier said than done…...

New additions include ‘Ten Minutes To Midnight’.

UK-based genre specialist Jinga Films has added five titles to its slate ahead of next week’s virtual Cannes week (June 22-26).

They include Erik Bloomquist’s black comedy horror Ten Minutes To Midnight, a Us title about a punk rock DJ who is bitten by a vampire bat on the night of her final broadcast. Caroline Williams leads the cast alongside Nicole Kang, Nicholas Tucci, and Alice Kremelberg.

Bloomquist wrote the film with his brother Carson, with the pair producing with Adam Weppler for Mainframe Pictures.

Luciana Garraza and Eric Fleitas’ post-apocalyptic...

Gags the Clown is making house calls on Blu-ray and DVD this November, and the audio horror anthology Come Join Us By the Fire can be found now on the Google Play store. Continue reading for more details. Also in today's Horror Highlights: a new Spiral clip, Indie Memphis Film Festival lineup details, and Don't Get Stabbed! game now on Amazon.

Gags The Clown Coming to Blu-ray and DVD: Chicago, Il – The clown hunt continues this November with Lauren Ashley Carter in horror comedy Gags The Clown by Adam Krause. The feature film, inspired by the viral media frenzy and worldwide phenomenon of ‘clown roaming’ will be released on Blu-ray and DVD by Doppelgänger Releasing (the genre label of arthouse distributor Music Box Films) and horror genre website Bloody Disgusting beginning November 26th.

A small city in Wisconsin is terrorized by a mysterious clown who roams the streets late at...

Remember when creepy clowns were randomly roaming around small towns in the dead of night a few years ago? This freaky phenomenon was sparked by Adam Krause's short film Gagsin, which has been expanded into the feature film Gags the Clown, coming to spread demented laughter and twisted horror on VOD beginning September 3rd from Doppelgänger Releasing and Bloody Disgusting... potentially setting the stage for more creepy clown sightings this fall.

Press Release: Chicago, Il – Horror comedy Gags The Clown, which delighted and terrified audiences at its 2018 Cinepocalypse world premiere, will be released by Doppelgänger Releasing (the genre label of arthouse distributor Music Box Films) and horror genre website Bloody Disgusting beginning September 3, 2019. This is the feature film debut for director Adam Krause and was inspired by the viral media frenzy and worldwide phenomenon of ‘clown roaming’ sparked by his sixteen-minute short film Gagsin 2016.

“Gags the Clownis a scary,...

By Seth Metoyer

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The trailer for Director Jill Gevargizian’s newest short film The Stylist has officially released.

Check it out below the official details.

From The Press Release

Sixx Tape and The Line Film Co. release the trailer to director Jill Gevargizian’s short film The Stylist starring Najarra Townsend (Contracted) and Jennifer Plas. This horror-drama follows Claire (Townsend), a hairstylist who is desperate for a departure from her disappointing reality – but how far is she willing to go?

The Stylist is set to have its world premiere at Etheria Film Night on June 11 at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica, CA. Gevargizian will be there along with star Townsend, screenwriter Eric Havens, editor John Pata, and more! Etheria is a showcase of the best new horror, science fiction, fantasy, action, and thriller films made by emerging women directors. The Stylist is one of only 9 short films...

"I feel dislocated and ghost-like. I am a cadaver bored with its own funeral." Horror and noir blend together to eerie effect in John Pata's short film, Pity. Following a well-received festival run, we now have Pata's new short for Daily Dead readers to enjoy:

Press Release -- "Separation can be a terrible thing. It can break you down physically, mentally, and emotionally. The person you once were can begin to slip away. How much agony will it take before you lose yourself? Would you realize just how far gone you are? This is a portrait of a man at the bottom, struggling to find an answer, after the wrong things happened at the wrong time. This is a story of loss.

Wisconsin’s very own Head Trauma Productions, in association with The Line Film Co., is thrilled to release its latest short film, Pity. Written and directed by...

L.A., are you ready for some scary short-form cinema? Next Thursday, May 22nd, Fango contributor and Scream Factory feature producer Justin Beahm will host a lively night of short film terror at Hollywood’s Tcl Chinese Theatre at 10:30pm! Films selected as part of the program include Jacqueline Ess director Jovanka Vuckovic’s haunting The Guest, John Pata’s […]...

Dead Weight is an indie post-apocalyptic thriller. This title has released today on DVD and Video-on-demand formats. Also, Dead Weight has participated in over twenty-two film festivals, receiving some praise. The film stars Joe Belknap, Mary Lindberg, Michelle Courvais and Aaron Christensen. The film begins and ends with Charlie Russell (Belknap). During a global pandemic, Russell is traversing Wisconsin, in search of his girlfriend. A host of other survivors have other plans and Russell must face this catastrophe alone. A trailer for Dead Weight is below. As well, the film's official DVD artwork is above. Fans of post-apocalyptic cinema can take a closer look at director Adam Bartlett's first film below. Release Date: January 21st, 2014 (DVD, VOD). Director: Adam Bartlett and John Pata. Cast: Joe Belknap, Mary Lindberg, Michelle Courvais and Aaron Christensen. A trailer for Dead Weight is here: A fan page for the film: Dead Weight on Facebook Source: Dread.

Already known for its great weather, luxury hotels, and resort lifestyle, Palm Springs, California, is about to become known for something a bit more sinister: horror movies! Read on to learn about the city's first Feartastic Film Festival.

From the Press Release:

Kicking off on Halloween night, the inaugural Feartastic Film Festival begins on Thursday, October 31, 2013, with Bb’s Monster Rock Halloween Party at the Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs and includes five frightfully fantastic film screenings on November 1-2 at the Camelot Theaters, the desert’s premiere theaters. The fest's intense, nail-biting films have been chosen for both their scare factor and their atypical plots and storylines. On deck to kick off the festival are: Contracted, Dead Weight, Delivery, Here Comes the Devil, and The Second Death. Ranging from dark to romantic to downright scary, each film has gained notoriety at festivals both in the U.S. and overseas,...

Submit your vote for Reviewer of the Year!

Every year, the Classic Horror Film Board recognizes the best in the horror/sci-fi/fantasy realm with the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. Fans of the genre can vote for their favorites in over thirty categories, and this year, Cinelinx would like to ask you to vote for one of our own, staff writer Victor Medina, as Reviewer of the Year (Category 29)! We've even included the ballot below so you can vote!

Votes must be submitted by copying and pasting the ballot into your personal email, making your choices, including your name, and sending it in. Votes for Reviewer of the Year are write-in only, so you must be sure to include Vic's name yourself under Category 29 when you vote. Pre-filled ballots are not allowed, so we can't do it for you! Remember, you must write in "Victor Medina, Cinelinx.com" yourself.

Last May "Elvira's Horror Hunt" began searching for features and shorts to be screened at the September HorrorHound Weekend with grand prize winners to be announced by Elvira herself during the con. Seven features and 13 shorts have been selected, and we have all the details here.

From the Press Release:

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, is excited to announce the films which have been selected for the 2012 edition of “Elvira’S Horror Hunt,” a horror film festival and competition presented in association with “Stan Lee’s Comikaze” and HorrorHound Magazine. The Festival, hosted in person by Elvira and Peaches Christ, is taking place in Indianapolis, Indiana, September 7th-9th.

Three (3) features and three (3) short films will be selected and presented to an all-star jury which includes Sybil Danning (Reform School Girls, Grindhouse), Bill Moseley (Texas Chainsaw Massacre II, Repo! The Genetic Opera), film writer and personality Job Bob Briggs,...