{"id":712982,"date":"2026-06-03T16:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/712982\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:57:11","slug":"ice-cream-man-trailer-eli-roths-creepy-horror-turns-dessert-seeking-kids-into-killers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/712982\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Ice Cream Man\u2019 Trailer: Eli Roth\u2019s Creepy Horror Turns Dessert-Seeking Kids into Killers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The official trailer for Eli Roth<\/a>\u2018s \u201cIce Cream Man<\/a>,\u201d has been released. The slasher film will be released on Aug. 7 in 2,000 North American venues.<\/p>\n

The trailer shows a group of children descending into madness after buying ice cream. In one clip, they looming over sleeping parents, making snow angels in a pool of blood, and holding down a woman as one of them takes a bat to her stomach.<\/p>\n

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Set in an idyllic summer town, horror descends when an ice cream man serves kids ice cream with horrifying results. The film stars Ari Millen (\u201cOrphan Black\u201d) as the titular character, along with Benjamin Byron Davis (\u201cGuardians of the Galaxy 3\u201d), Karen Cliche (\u201cThanksgiving\u201d), Dylan Hawco (\u201cHeartland\u201d), Sarah Abbott (\u201cThe Body\u201d), Shiloh O\u2019Reilly (\u201cThanksgiving\u201d), Kiori Mirza Waldman, Charlie Zeltzer (\u201cThe Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u201d), and Charlie Storey (\u201cThanksgiving\u201d).<\/p>\n

Along with directing and producing the film, Roth co-wrote the script with longtime collaborator Noah Belson (\u201cThe Rotten Fruit\u201d).<\/p>\n

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The film features an original score from composer Brandon Roberts with additional music by Snoop Dogg, and prosthetic makeup effects by Steve Newburn (\u201cThanksgiving\u201d) and Adrien Morot (\u201cThe Whale\u201d). Cream Productions\u2019 Kate Harrison (\u201cThanksgiving\u201d) served as producer alongside Roth.<\/p>\n

Roth co-wrote the script with longtime collaborator Noah Belson. \u201cIce Cream Man\u201d marks the first film under The Horror Section\u2019s banner.<\/p>\n

The Horror Section, founded in 2025, is Roth\u2019s company which curateshorror-centric experiences. It\u2019s upcoming slate also includes \u201cDon\u2019t Go In That House, Bitch!,\u201d with Snoop Dogg on board as a producer as well as writer and performer on the original soundtrack.<\/p>\n

Watch the trailer below.<\/p>\n

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