The 16th edition of the fest returns to Telluride, Colorado from October 10 - 12.
Telluride Horror Show returns for its 16th edition from October 10 to 12, once again transforming the remote mountain town of Telluride, Colorado, into a three-day celebration of all things horror, with a stacked lineup newly revealed today.
Highlights among the features of this year's lineup include Bryan Fuller's Dust Bunny, with Fuller appearing in person for the Colorado Premiere of his dark fantastical film starring Mads Mikkelsen, which follows a 10-year-old girl who hires her hitman neighbor to kill the monster she believes ate her family.
Further highlights include the Colorado Premiere of Chris Stuckmann's found footage horror Shelby Oaks, the Adams Family's Mother of Flies, a special presentation of Ben Leonberg's Good Boy, and the first three episodes of The Creep Tapes Season 2 from Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass.
This year's Telluride Horror Show also boasts an esteemed lineup of guests from around the genre world, including authors Grady Hendrix, Stephen Graham Jones, Sarah Langan, Daniel Kraus, Paul Tremblay and Jeremy Robert Johnson, film producer Jon Davison (RoboCop, Starship Troopers) and Fango's own Senior Editor Meredith Borders, who's returning as Guest Host and bringing her deep genre knowledge to the festival stage, and has the following to say about joining the guest lineup:
Telluride Horror Show is one of my favorite genre festivals, a truly special event celebrating horror in a singular location, surrounded by friendly, likeminded fans who share a passion for all things scary and strange. What I perhaps love best about the festival is that it spotlights short films and horror authors, prioritizing these corners of the genre that don’t often get the attention they deserve. That’s a worthy cause, and Telluride Horror Show has carried the mantle since the fest’s inception. I’m incredibly honored to return to Telluride Horror Show’s 16th annual festival this year as guest host, and FANGORIA is a proud media sponsor for the fest. The lineup is terrific – read about it below, and stay tuned for many more updates out of Telluride this month!
Read on for the full lineup of feature films, and for more information on shorts, events and passes, head over to the official Telluride Horror Show site:
A Woman Called Mother Indonesia | 2025 | 119 min | Director: Randolph Zaini COLORADO PREMIERE A teenage girl from a broken home, Vira, and her younger brother, Dino, live under constant threat as they share a house with a mother who is no longer herself—possessed by a dark force from a powerful talisman.
Blood Shine USA | 2025 | 100 min | Directors: Emily Bennett & Justin Brooks
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Emily Bennett & Justin Brooks In upstate New York, Clara is a religious zealot who worships light in lonely, sacred rituals. Brighton West is a horror filmmaker trying to work on his script when a chance encounter with Clara leads him into a hallucinatory web of faith, flesh, and the sublime. From the directors of “Alone With You” (2021 Telluride Horror Show).
Boorman and the Devil USA | 2025 | 112 min | Director: David Kittredge
COLORADO PREMIERE After the success of POINT BLANK and DELIVERANCE, Warner Brothers offered John Boorman the opportunity of a lifetime…the chance to direct a sequel to their smash hit, THE EXORCIST. The result was one of the biggest disasters in movie history. A critical and financial failure that not only changed how Hollywood did business, but nearly ended Boorman's filmmaking career. But to be an artist is to be a risk-taker. Now, John Boorman, Linda Blair, Louise Fletcher, Karyn Kusama, Mike Flanagan, and more reflect back on the ambition of the film, the artistry and craft, and the value of big creative swings.
Crazy Old Lady Spain/Argentina | 2025 | 94 min | Director: Martín Mauregui COLORADO PREMIERE A man is asked by his ex-girlfriend to care temporarily for her senile mother, Alicia. But Alicia won't let him leave, turning a simple task into a nightmare he must escape.
The Creep Tapes – Season 2
USA | 2025 | 67 min | Director: Patrick Brice COLORADO PREMIERE
The Creep Tapes season two will continue to expose a collection of video tapes from the secret vault of the world's deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer (Mark Duplass). Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake. Watch an advanced screening of three episodes from season two before the series returns on Friday, November 14 on Shudder and AMC+.
Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon Canada/New Zealand | 2025 | 102 min | Director: Jason Lei Howden
COLORADO PREMIERE Years after thwarting a demon apocalypse, Brodie finds himself unemployed, single and without ambition. But when he learns that ‘NoizeQuest', a battle-of-the-bands competition is coming to his town, he decides to reform his heavy metal band DEATHGASM to find redemption and, most importantly, get his ex-girlfriend Medina back. Only problem, his drummer Giles is missing an arm, and the rest of his band is, well…dead. Thankfully Brodie still has the pages of The Black Hymn, so raising his bandmates from beyond the living is as easy as playing a little tune…
Demons Italy | 1985 | 89 min | Director: Lamberto Bava
40TH ANNIVERSARY Welcome to the most life-enriching Italian terror-party of 1985. Produced by Dario Argento (SUSPIRIA) and directed by Lamberto Bava, DEMONS follows a panorama of punks, preppies, and ne'er-do-wells as they get trapped in a movie theater and possessed by gut-shredding Satanic demonoids. Featuring songs by Mötley Crüe and Billy Idol, gloopy effects, and the iconic Geretta Geretta in a lead role, this is the most fun you'll ever have in a movie theater while watching a movie about beasties on the loose in a movie theater.
Dolly USA | 2025 | 83 min | Director: Rod Blackhurst
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Noah Lang (Producer) A young woman, Macy, fights for survival after being abducted by a deranged, monster-like figure who wants to raise Macy as their child. A daring blend of New French Extremity and 1970s American horror. From the director of “Here Alone” (2016 Telluride Horror Show).
Dust Bunny USA | 2025 | 106 min | Director: Bryan Fuller
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Bryan Fuller In visionary creator Bryan Fuller’s (“Hannibal,” “Pushing Daisies”) fantastical and wickedly inventive feature directorial debut Dust Bunny, a 10-year-old girl joins forces with her hit man neighbor to confront each other’s monsters. Ten-year-old Aurora has a mysterious neighbor (Mads Mikkelsen) who kills real-life monsters. He’s a hit man for hire. So, when Aurora needs help killing the monster she believes ate her entire family, she procures his services. Suspecting that her parents may have fallen victim to assassins gunning for him, Aurora’s neighbor guiltily takes the job. Now, to protect her, he’ll need to battle an onslaught of assassins – and accept that some monsters are real.
Flush France | 2025 | 70 min | Director: Grégory Morin
U.S. PREMIERE Trying to win back his girlfriend in a shady club, Luke finds himself in the middle of a drug deal gone wrong. Left for dead with his head stuck in the hole of a squat toilet, he must survive a nightmarish night involving dangerous dealers, a junkie rat, and an ever-increasing series of crazy circumstances.
Fuck My Son! USA | 2025 | 94 min | Director: Todd Rohal
COLORADO PREMIERE An X-Rated descent into demented comedy and maniacal horror, as a desperate mother drags an innocent stranger into an absurd, filthy nightmare beyond comprehension. An unflinchingly loyal adaptation of transgressive artist Johnny Ryan’s joyfully disgusting comic book. Adults only!
Good Boy USA | 2025 | 72 min | Director: Ben Leonberg SPECIAL PRESENTATION COURTESY OF INDEPENDENT FILM COMPANY/SHUDDER Our canine hero, Indy, finds himself on a new adventure with his human owner and best friend Todd, leaving city life for a long-vacant family home in the country. From the start, two things are abundantly clear: Indy is wary of the creepy old house, and his affection for Todd is unwavering. After moving in, Indy is immediately vexed by empty corners, tracks an invisible presence only he can see, perceives phantasmagoric warnings from a long-dead dog, and is haunted by visions of the previous occupant’s grim death. When Todd begins succumbing to the dark forces swirling around the house, Indy must battle a malevolence intent on dragging his beloved Todd into the afterlife.Celebrate your love of horror and pets with a special presentation of GOOD BOY, one of the best horror movies of the year, starring Indy the Dog. Donate to Second Chance Humane Society and Telluride Humane Society at the show! All door sales at the GOOD BOY screening will join passholders' voluntary contributions.
Hellcat USA | 2025 | 91 min | Director: Brock Bodell COLORADO PREMIERE Lena wakes up in a moving camper trailer with a horrifying wound. She’s warned by the driver that they have one hour to get to a doctor, or she’ll succumb to an unimaginably awful fate. As the pain sets in and reality begins to fray, who should really be afraid? Dakota Gorman (Natural Disasters) delivers a blistering performance in this tense, mind-bending horror where survival cuts both ways. The directorial feature debut from “Grief” short film director (2019 Telluride Horror Show).
Honey Bunch Canada | 2025 | 113 min | Directors: Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli COLORADO PREMIERE Diana’s husband is taking her to an experimental trauma facility deep in the wilderness, but she can’t remember why… As her memories begin to creep back in, so do some unwelcome sinister truths about her marriage.
It Ends USA | 2025 | 87 min | Director: Alexander Ullom
COLORADO PREMIERE A group of recent grads head out on a late-night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge. Instead, they accidentally turn onto a never-ending, two-lane hellscape surrounded by untold horrors and cosmic forces beyond their understanding. Cramped together inside a Jeep Cherokee and with the miles stretching infinitely ahead, they face a choice: embrace their new existence or fight to escape it.
Man Finds Tape USA | 2025 | 84 min | Directors: Peter Hall & Paul Gandersman
COLORADO PREMIERE Pulled in by a series of strange and unexplainable video clips, a brother and sister team up to investigate the events captured in the footage, only to discover a shocking secret that’s overtaking their small-town Texas community.
Mother of Flies USA | 2025 | 92 min | Directors: John Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Poser COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: John Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Poser Mickey faces a deadly diagnosis, but she isn’t ready to die yet. Heading into the woods with her father, she seeks dark magic at the hands of mysterious recluse, Solveig, who has an intimate relationship with death and roots that go deep in the land. For three days, Mickey endures Solveig’s extreme rituals of death magic. But every cure has its cost, and every curse is another’s gift. As buried secrets claw their way to the surface, the veil between the living and the dead begins to unravel, and Mickey finds herself facing dark truths that only the dead and the dying can know. The Adams Family returns with their fourth feature film at Telluride Horror Show!
Shelby Oaks
USA | 2025 | 91 min | Director: Chris Stuckmann
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COLORADO PREMIERE A woman’s obsessive search for her missing sister leads her into a terrifying mystery at the hands of an unknown evil.
The Vile UAE/USA | 2025 | 101 min | Director: Majid Al Ansari COLORADO PREMIERE Amani is living a happy family life – until one day, her husband, Khalid, shows up at the door with his new wife, Zahra. Citing Amani’s inability to bear him a son as the reason, Khalid insists he still loves her and their daughter, Noor, and that nothing will change. But change comes quickly. Zahra grows increasingly comfortable, inserting herself into every corner of the household and getting involved in Noor’s struggles with bullying at school. Bit by bit, she wins Noor over – much to Amani’s distress. Amani begins to suspect there’s something dark and evil about Zahra. Trying to adjust to this new reality, Amani turns to her sister for support—only to be told she’s overreacting. Gradually, she finds herself pushed to the margins, handling the household duties while Zahra enjoys a life of ease. When Amani uncovers details about Zahra’s previous marriage, she tracks down the former wife, Huda, now living in an institution. There, she gets the confirmation she feared: Zahra is truly dangerous. Determined to protect her daughter, Amani prepares to do whatever it takes.
We Bury The Dead Australia | 2024 | 92 min | Director: Zak Hilditch
COLORADO PREMIERE The dead start to rise and roam the island of Tasmania after disaster strikes. While searching for her missing husband, Ava (Daisy Ridley) discovers a horrible truth: the undead are becoming more violent and dangerous.
