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Geek Tyrant
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Unsettling Trailer for the Horror Mystery Thriller SHELBY OAKS From Producer Mike Flanagan — GeekTyrant
The official trailer for Shelby Oaks has finally dropped, and it looks like it'll be a damn scary film. Backed by producer Mike Flanagan, this horror mystery thriller marks the feature directorial debut of YouTube film critic-turned-filmmaker Chris Stuckmann. The film made waves during its festival run at Fantasia and FrightFest, and now it's creeping into select theaters on October 3rd, 2025. With a heavy dose of psychological dread and unnerving silence-in-the-dark moments, Shelby Oaks is shaping up to be an atmospheric descent into obsession and paranoia. The story centers on Mia, played by Camille Sullivan, who becomes consumed with finding her sister Riley, a YouTube ghost hunter who vanished with her crew back in 2008. That mystery fuels the spine-chilling narrative: 'Who took Riley Brennan?' Fantasia describes the plot like this: "That's the question asked by millions of devoted, even obsessed fans of the popular YouTube series Paranormal Paranoids... Conspiracy theories have run rampant over the years, but none are more determined to get to the truth than Riley's sister, Mia... 'Closure, however, refuses to be found as a series of shocking events opens the door to a deeper mystery... one that leads Mia to follow her ghost-hunting sister's footsteps down a path to confront demons of the past for answers that can only be found somewhere within the darkness of Shelby Oaks..." It's explained that, 'Stuckmann proves that he's been paying close attention to all those movies he's reviewed over the years, as the results are impressively moody and deftly scripted throughout.' With a cast that includes Michael Beach, Keith David, Sarah Durn, and Brendan Sexton III, Shelby Oaks looks like the kind of slow-burning supernatural horror that is going to stick in audiences heads. Stuckmann's transition from critic to creator is already making an impact, and this film may be the next big indie horror hit to keep your eyes on.
Gizmodo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
‘Shelby Oaks' Drops a Freaky First Trailer
When Mike Flanagan signs onto a debut horror film as an executive producer, that's going to make genre fans sit up and take notice. Shelby Oaks hits theaters in October, and not only does writer-director Chris Stuckmann have Flanagan's stamp of approval, but he also now has an excellently chilling first trailer to further entice spooky-cinema junkies. Using what looks to be a blend of narrative and found footage, not to mention true crime and ghostly terrors, Shelby Oaks follows Mia (Camille Sullivan) on her increasingly disturbing search for her missing sister—who we see poking around an abandoned, supposedly haunted town as part of a paranormal investigation. It's a mystery that Mia's determined to solve, even as all signs seem to indicate she should stay as far away from Shelby Oaks as possible. Distributor Neon is doing a little bit of Longlegs-style finessing with its marketing, releasing a series of teaser posters that are both alarmingly enigmatic and undeniably full of dread: The rest of the cast includes Brendan Sexton III, Michael Beach, and the legendary Keith David. Shelby Oaks, which marks the debut of film critic turned filmmaker Stuckmann, had its premiere at last year's Fantasia International Film Festival. It hits theaters October 3. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what's next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.
