What We’re Most Excited to See at Fantasia 2026
From sequels to Kiyoshi Kurosawa, here’s everything we’re most excited to see at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival.
The Fantasia International Film Festival, arguably the definitive international genre fest, is returning July 16 through August 2. Here at Dread Central, we’ve got a stellar team of writers– including myself, Caroline Colvin, Matt Konopka, and Ashliene McMenamy– locked in for all your Fantasia coverage needs. This year looks to be one of the strongest blocks of programming in years, and we can’t wait to share the titles we’re most excited for at this year’s fest.
Starting off strong, Jenn Wexler helms The Last Temptation of Becky, which is having its World Premiere at the fest. Lulu Wilson returns in the third entry of this gonzo action/horror spectacle, this time squaring off against Neil Patrick Harris’ new Nazi threat after she’s recruited by the CIA. Closing out the fest is the World Premiere of Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein’s Freaks Part II, the long-awaited follow-up to their 2018 hit, Freaks. Expect more mutant mayhem from the team behind last year’s Final Destination Bloodlines.
There are other heavy-hitters we can’t wait to see, including the North American Premiere of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s historical whodunnit The Samurai and the Prisoner, and after garnering rave reviews out of Cannes, Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is at the top of our must-see list in its Canadian Premiere. We’re so excited for Mark H. Rapaport’s mind-bending odyssey Godhead, having its World Premiere, and for Indonesian body-horror outing , having its North American Premiere.
