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In the wake of five new horror movies this past Tuesday, including the at-home debuts of Christopher Landon’s Drop and the Jenna Ortega-starring Death of a Unicorn, another Nine new movies were unleashed today. They include a period piece shark attack film, the return of David Howard Thornton, and a sun-soaked psychological freakout starring Nicolas Cage.

Here’s all the new horror that released on Friday, May 2, 2025.

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Felipe Vargas (Milk Teeth) makes his feature directorial debut with the horror movie Rosario, which is now playing in limited theaters beginning today from Mucho Mas Releasing.

Alan Trezza (We Summon the Darkness, Burying the Ex) wrote the film, which explores the weight of generational secrets and the price we pay for the dreams we inherit.

Emeraude Toubia (“Shadowhunters”) and David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil) star.

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Felipe Vargas (Milk Teeth) makes his feature directorial debut with the horror movie Rosario, which is now playing in limited theaters beginning today from Mucho Mas Releasing.

Preview the film’s nightmarish brand of terror with an exclusive clip below. You’ll also find the previously released trailer for Felipe Vargas’ Rosario underneath the clip.

Alan Trezza (We Summon the Darkness, Burying the Ex) wrote the film, which explores the weight of generational secrets and the price we pay for the dreams we inherit.

Emeraude Toubia (“Shadowhunters”) and David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil) star.

“Wall Street stockbroker Rosario returns to her grandmother’s apartment after her sudden death. While sorting through her Grandmother’s belongings, Rosario uncovers a horrifying secret—a hidden chamber filled with occult artifacts tied to dark generational rituals.

“As supernatural occurrences plague her, Rosario must confront her family’s buried secrets and face the...

About two years ago, we heard that Emeraude Toubia, who is best known for playing the character Isabelle Lightwood in 55 episodes of the Freeform TV series Shadowhunters (a.k.a. Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments), had signed on to star in the “high concept” horror film Rosario, which would mark the feature directorial debut of Felipe Vargas. That project has since made its way through production and will be reaching theatres tomorrow, May 2nd – and on the eve of his first movie’s theatrical release, Deadline has broken the news that Vargas is set to direct a horror fantasy epic called The Mouth of the Furnace!

Vargas won a DGA Award for his viral horror short Milk Teeth. For a while, he was attached to direct a reimagining of the cult horror film Leprechaun, but we recently learned that he has walked away from that project. When he was working on Leprechaun,...

It’s that time again; our Summer Horror Preview 2025 is here! The 2025 slate of summer horror releases brings some of the year’s most anticipated releases and beyond, ensuring another packed season of horror ahead. As if that’s not enough, this guide comes packed with exclusive new peeks at summer’s biggest horror movies.

This guide covers the highlights of what’s already been announced, but as always, expect surprise streaming, Digital, and VOD releases to pop up in the coming months as horror continues to thrive and dominate.

Here are the horror movies you don’t want to miss in Summer 2025!

A Desert – May 2 (Theaters)

Photographer Alex Clark (Green Room’s Kai Lennox) embarks on a solo road trip to capture abandoned roadside structures and buildings in desolate stretches of Southwestern desert, hoping to reinvigorate his stalled career in director Joshua Erkman’s feature debut. Instead, Alex finds...

The new religious horror film Rosario is getting ready to swallow your soul. Before it hits theaters on May 2, the film and Mucho Mas Releasing are hosting two terrifying events across the United States to prepare you for what lurks in the shadows of Grandma’s apartment.

First, from April 22 to April 24, 2025, there will be live immersive experiences located at three apartments across New York City to recreate the terrifying happenings in ‘Grandma’s Apartment’. Taking over units visible to passersby on the street, the apartments have become unique boxes of scares and unpredictability. All the apartments will be available for public viewing, in notable spots across the city such as the West Village, on Atlantic Ave., and in Washington Heights.

Then, from April 29 to May 3, 2025, there’s the ‘1-800-rosario’ live immersive phone booth experiences in Los Angeles and San Diego. Disguised as cheerful Mother’s Day phone booth stations with flowers,...

Creepy Duck Design created a new poster for Rosario, opening in limited theaters May 2 from Mucho Mas Releasing.

Emeraude Toubia (“Shadowhunters”) and David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil) star in the supernatural horror film.

Wall Street stockbroker Rosario Fuentes returns to her grandmother’s apartment after her sudden death. While sorting through her Grandmother’s belongings, Rosario uncovers a horrifying secret—a hidden chamber filled with occult artifacts tied to dark generational rituals.

As supernatural occurrences plague her, Rosario must confront her family’s buried secrets and face the truth about the sacrifices and choices they made.

Felipe Vargas (Milk Teeth) makes his feature directorial debut from a script by Alan Trezza, which explores the weight of generational secrets and the price we pay for the dreams we inherit.

Paul Ben-Victor (“The Wire”), José Zúñiga (Constaine), Diana Lein (“Fear the Walking Dead”), Emilia Faucher (Snow White), and Guillermo García...

After starring in a diverse array of projects like Oppenheimer, The Suicide Squad, and Late Night with the Devil, David Dastmalchian has solidified himself as one of the most versatile actors of his generation. Dastmalchian has next been set to star in Rosario, the upcoming horror film following Rosario Fuentes (Emeraude Toubia), a Wall Street stockbroker who returns to her grandmother’s apartment after her sudden death only to find a hidden chamber filled with occult artifacts tied to dark generational rituals. These lead her down a path of supernatural occurrences that force her to confront her family’s darkest secrets and reveal the truth about the sacrifices they made. We’re happy to partner with Mucho Mas Releasing as part of Collider’s Exclusive Preview event to reveal a new image of Dastmalchian in the film, which can be found below.

Emilia Faucher has also been set for a role in Rosario,...

About two years ago, we heard that Emeraude Toubia, who is best known for playing the character Isabelle Lightwood in 55 episodes of the Freeform TV series Shadowhunters (a.k.a. Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments), had signed on to star in the “high concept” horror film Rosario, which would mark the feature directorial debut of Felipe Vargas. That project has since made its way through production and is ready for a theatrical release that’s scheduled for May 2nd – and with that date just one month away, a trailer has arrived online! You can check it out in the embed above.

Scripted by Alan Trezza (We Summon the Darkness), Rosario sees Toubia taking on the role of the title character, Wall Street stockbroker, Rosario Fuentes, who returns to her grandmother’s apartment after her sudden death. While sorting through her Grandmother’s belongings, Rosario uncovers a horrifying secret—a hidden chamber...

Rosario: "Wall Street stockbroker, Rosario Fuentes, returns to her grandmother's apartment after her sudden death. While sorting through her Grandmother's belongings, Rosario uncovers a horrifying secret—a hidden chamber filled with occult artifacts tied to dark generational rituals. As supernatural occurrences plague her, Rosario must confront her family’s buried secrets and face the truth about the sacrifices and choices they made."

Starring: Emeraude Toubia David Dastmalchian, Paul Ben-Victor, José Zúñiga, Diana Lein, Emilia Faucher Directed By: Felipe Vargas Written By: Alan Trezza

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In Theaters Nationwide May 2, 2025



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The Last Cabin: "The upcoming action-horror thriller "The Last Cabin" is set to make its on-demand debut on April 29, courtesy of The Horror Collective. Directed by Brendan Rudnicki, who co-wrote the screenplay with Kellan Rudnicki, the film plunges viewers into a harrowing...

Starring: Emeraude Toubia David Dastmalchian, Paul Ben-Victor, José Zúñiga, Diana Lein, Emilia Faucher Directed By: Felipe Vargas Written By: Alan Trezza https://youtu.be/WEs2Lq6cN28?si=YiOuVBC1ze4HsdFQ Synopsis: Wall Street stockbroker, Rosario Fuentes, returns to her grandmother’s apartment after her sudden death. While sorting through her Grandmother’s belongings, Rosario uncovers …

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"You're not leaving, are you?" Mucho Mas Releasing has unveiled an official trailer for an indie horror film titled Rosario, not to be confused with the actress Rosario Dawson (or anyone else named Rosario for that matter). This is getting a full nationwide theatrical release in theaters starting on May 2nd to help kick off the summer movie season. Wall Street stockbroker Rosario spends the night with her grandmother's body while she waits for the ambulance to arrive during a severe snowfall. She is attacked by otherworldly entities that have taken control of her grandmother's body... Starring Emeraude Toubia (seen in the "With Love" series) as the titular Rosario, along with David Dastmalchian, Paul Ben-Victor, José Zúñiga, Diana Lein, and Emilia Faucher. This look properly scary, with all kinds of crazy horrifying things happening to her inside this gigantic, creepy apartment. Made for horror fans to enjoy, and for everyone else to scream at.

As if the upcoming edition of the Overlook Film Festival , taking place April 3 – April 6 in New Orleans, Louisiana, wasn’t stacked enough, the festival announced today the full schedule, including some surprise new films and live events.

The full festival schedule can be found at overlookfilmfest.com/schedule.

The new additions to the lineup bring the festival total to 56 films (34 features and 22 shorts) from 15 countries, as well as twelve live events and four immersive experiences, making this the largest Overlook lineup in the festival’s nine year history.

“This year’s giant lineup brings into focus all of the ways we love to be scared, regardless of what flavor of spooky is your jam” said Sheryl Santacruz, festival director of The Overlook Film Festival. “We can’t wait to join with the greatest, most dedicated genre fans in the world to celebrate this sensation that we all love in ways that we never imagined possible,...

Emeraude Toubia (“Shadowhunters”) confronts a familial curse with the help of David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil) in the trailer for Rosario.

You can reject your roots, but you can’t escape them when the supernatural horror film opens in limited theaters on May 2 via Mucho Mas Releasing.

Felipe Vargas (Milk Teeth) makes his feature directorial debut from a script by Alan Trezza.

Wall Street stockbroker Rosario Fuentes returns to her grandmother’s apartment after her sudden death. While sorting through her Grandmother’s belongings, Rosario uncovers a horrifying secret—a hidden chamber filled with occult artifacts tied to dark generational rituals.

As supernatural occurrences plague her, Rosario must confront her family’s buried secrets and face the truth about the sacrifices and choices they made.

Paul Ben-Victor (“The Wire”), José Zúñiga (Constaine), Diana Lein (“Fear the Walking Dead”), Emilia Faucher (Snow White), and Guillermo García (“Mayans M.C.

Women in Blue is a Spanish crime drama series created by Pablo Aramendi and Fernando Rovzar. Inspired by true events, the Apple TV+ series is a riveting experience with great characters and a thrilling story, that keeps you engaged throughout all of its episodes. Women in Blue stars an entirely Hispanic cast led by Ariel Award nominee Bárbara Mori.

The Apple TV+ crime drama series is set in 1971 and it follows the story of four women who become Mexico’s first female friends while a dangerous serial killer racks up his body count. Soon, they find out that their recruitment is nothing more than a PR stunt by the officials to distract the public from the serial killer case and they decide to catch the killer themselves.

Women in Blue – Episode Guide (When Will the New Episodes Come Out?) Credit – Apple TV+

Women in Blue consists of ten episodes in total.

Highland Film Group has announced a raft of territory sales on its possession horror Rosario starring Emeraude Toubia and David Dastmalchian.

Deals on Felipe Vargas’ directorial debut closed in Germany and Benelux, (Splendid Film), Middle East (Falcon Films), Poland (Galapagos Films), Taiwan and Vietnam, (MovieCloud), Malaysia (Mvp), Philippines (Silverline Multimedia Inc.), Indonesia (Pt Prima Cinema Multimedia), Greece (Spentzos Film), and India (PictureWorks).

Alan Trezza wrote the screenplay about Rosario, a stockbroker forced to spend the night with the body of her estranged grandmother Griselda, who has died suddenly.

Awaiting an ambulance and her father Oscar (José Zúñiga) in Griselda’s...

David Dastmalchian of Ant-Man, The Suicide Squad, Oppenheimer, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, and The Boogeyman (among many other credits) has signed on to join previously announced lead actress Emeraude Toubia – who is best known for playing the character Isabelle Lightwood in 55 episodes of the Freeform TV series Shadowhunters (a.k.a. Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments) – in the cast of the “high concept” horror film Rosario, which will mark the feature directorial debut of Felipe Vargas. Also joining the cast are José Zúñiga (Twilight), Diana Lein (Fear the Walking Dead), Emilia Faucher (Coda), and Paul Ben-Victor (The Irishman).

Scripted by Alan Trezza (We Summon the Darkness), Rosario will see Toubia taking on the role of the title character, a successful stockbroker on Wall Street who is forced to spend the night with the body of her estranged grandmother Griselda, who has abruptly died. While waiting for the ambulance and...

Oppenheimer actor David Dastmalchian will star in the upcoming high-concept horror film Rosario as part of an ensemble cast that includes Twilight's José Zúñiga.

As reported by Variety, Diana Lein (Fear the Walking Dead), Paul Ben-Victor (The Irishman), Emilia Faucher (Coda), and rising star Emeraude Toubia (Shadowhunters) are also in the cast. The movie, set in New York, tells the story of Rosario (Toubia), a Wall Street stockbroker trapped in her estranged grandmother Griselda's apartment during a snowstorm. Supernatural forces possess Griselda's corpse upon her death. Rosario, now the target of a deadly family curse, attempts to save herself and her soul.

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Director Felipe Vargas, who won a DGA award for the viral horror short Milk Teeth, will helm Rosario, marking his feature film debut. Alan Trezza (We Summon the Darkness) wrote the screenplay,...

Described as a “high concept horror film,” the upcoming Rosario will star David Dastmalchian alongside José Zúñiga (Twilight), Diana Lein (“Fear the Walking Dead”), Paul Ben-Victor (The Irishman), Emilia Faucher (Coda) and Emeraude Toubia (“Shadowhunters”), Variety reports this morning.

Variety details, “The story, set in New York, revolves around Rosario (Toubia), a successful Wall Street stockbroker who is trapped in her estranged grandmother Griselda’s apartment during a snowstorm. Griselda has died, and supernatural forces possess her corpse. Rosario, now the target of a deadly family curse, must battle her past to save herself and her soul.”

Alan Trezza (We Summon the Darkness) wrote Rosario, which will mark the feature filmmaking debut of Colombian director Felipe Vargas (Milk Teeth).

“We cannot wait for cameras to roll on this smart and chilling film in the vein of the Blumhouse movies,” said Highland Film Group CEO Arianne Fraser.

Highland Film Group is...