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Banner: the 61st Chicago International Film Festival

Genre: Horror


A close up of a man laying on a bed, lighting bathing him in red, yellow, and green light.

Anything That Moves

Alex Phillips  |   United States
English  
Comedy, Crime, Horror, Sex and Sexuality

In this raucous exploitation thriller, a Chicago bike-courier/sex worker delivers whatever his clients desire—until they start turning up dead.

The Book of Sijjin and Illiyyin (Kitab Sijjin Dan Illiyyin)

Hadrah Daeng Ratu  |   Indonesia
Indonesian  
Horror, Religion, Women-Centered

Gross-out gore takes center stage when a mistreated young woman summons a jinn to curse her stepfamily in this award-winning revenge film.

An animated man, with chainsaws for his arms and his face, stands with his arms spread. Blood and debris fall around him.

Chainsaw Man—The Movie: Reze Arc (Gekijô-ban chensô man reze-hen)

Tatsuya Yoshihara  |   Japan
Japanese  
Action, Animation, Horror

For the first time, Chainsaw Man slashes his way onto the big screen in an epic, action-fueled adventure that continues the hugely popular anime series.

The Holy Boy (La Valle dei Sorrisi)

Paolo Strippoli  |   Italy, Slovenia
Italian  
Horror, LGBTQ, Religion, Thriller

In this striking horror film, a teen boy’s embrace promises an end to pain—until the dark side of his power comes into disturbingly detailed focus.

Mārama

Taratoa Stappard  |   New Zealand
English, Te Reo Māori  
Historical, Horror, Social Commentary, Women-Centered

Mary’s pursuit of the truth about her Māori heritage sends her down a blood-soaked path of righteous retribution in this striking gothic horror.

Mother of Flies

Zelda Adams, John Adams, Toby Poser  |   United States
English  
Family Affairs, Horror, Women-Centered

A reclusive necromancer promises a black magic cure for a young woman’s cancer in the latest folk horror film from the visionary Adams Family.

New Group

Yûta Shimotsu  |   Japan
Japanese  
Horror, Science Fiction, Social Commentary

If Invasion of the Body Snatchers traded pods for human pyramids and took place in a Japanese high school, it would be New Group.