THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE
Portugal, France, 2025
World Premiere, 100 min
Director – Eugène Green
Gaspard, a teenager from the suburbs of Lisbon, falls into the hands of the Ogre, a man who has made a pact with the Devil.
A USEFUL GHOST
Thailand, 2025
US Premiere, 130 min
Director – Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
A luminous genre hybrid that blends supernatural fantasy with dark romantic comedy and heartfelt human drama.
V/H/S/HALLOWEEN
USA, 2025
World Premiere, 115 min
Directors – Bryan M. Ferguson, Casper Kelly, Micheline Pitt-Norman & R.H. Norman, Alex Ross Perry, Paco Plaza, Anna Zlokovic
A collection of Halloween-themed videotapes unleashes a series of twisted, blood-soaked tales, turning trick-or-treat into a struggle for survival.
VICIOUS
USA, 2025
World Premiere, 103 min
Director – Bryan Bertino
When Polly (Dakota Fanning) receives a mysterious Box from an unexpected late-night visitor, it comes with a simple instruction: place three things inside: something you need, something you hate, and something you love. What begins as a strange ritual quickly unravels into a waking nightmare. Trapped in a terrifying world where reality bends and memory betrays, Polly must navigate a series of impossible choices. As time slips away, she’s forced to confront the darkness not just around her, but within her—before it consumes everything and everyone she’s ever known.
THE VILE
UAE, USA, 2025
World Premiere, 97 min
Director – Majid Al Ansari
Amani, a devoted wife and mother, finds her life slowly unraveling when her husband returns home with a second wife—bringing with her an insidious darkness that begins to infiltrate every aspect of Amani’s existence.
WHEN WE WERE LIVE
USA, 2025
World Premiere, 93 min
Director – John Spottswood Moore
Austin, Texas is home to the oldest continuously operating public access TV station in the country, and this documentary celebrates the original creators who made the station such a vibrant, unique community.
WHISTLE
Canada, Ireland, 2025
World Premiere, 85 min
Director – Corin Hardy
A misfit group of unwitting high school students stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. They discover that blowing the whistle and the terrifying sound it emits will summon their future deaths to hunt them down. As the body count rises, the friends investigate the origins of the deadly artifact in a desperate effort to stop the horrifying chain of events that they have set in motion.
A WOMAN CALLED MOTHER
Indonesia, 2025
World Premiere, 119 min
Director – Randolph Zaini
Vira and her family move to a new city for a fresh start after a difficult few years, but the demon following them will force them to confront their most primal fears.
Fantastic Fest runs from September 18–25 in Austin, Texas.
