{"id":920853,"date":"2026-10-08T17:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T17:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/920853\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T17:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T17:04:11","slug":"split-rock-shudder-acquires-horror-film-before-sitges-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/920853\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Split Rock’: Shudder Acquires Horror Film Before Sitges Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tA fresh batch of supernatural frights is headed to Shudder<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe horror streamer announced the acquisition of \u201cSplit Rock<\/a>,\u201d writer and director Ryan Glover\u2019s sophomore feature, following 2021\u2019s \u201cThe Strings.\u201d \u201cSplit Rock\u201d is set to debut at the 59th Sitges Film Festival<\/a> on Friday, and has its North American premiere at Brooklyn Horror Film Festival on Oct. 21. It\u2019s set to stream on Shudder Dec. 25.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSplit Rock\u201d stars Clark Backo (\u201cYaga,\u201d \u201cThe Changeling\u201d), Drew Ray Tanner (\u201cRiverdale,\u201d \u201cBoot Camp\u201d), Olivia Luccardi (\u201cIt Follows,\u201d \u201cThe Deuce\u201d) and Graham Verchere (\u201cThe Fall of the House of Usher\u201d).<\/p>\n

\n\tPer the official synopsis, the 16mm-shot film \u201cfollows geologists Lauren (Backo) and Ben (Tanner) as they investigate a strange anomaly discovered deep within the remote badlands. After unearthing an ancient force hidden in the hills, the couple and their team must face a series of ever-intensifying horrors.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI am very excited and thankful to be teaming up with Shudder again for the release of \u2018Split Rock,\u2019 my bloodier and far more ambitious second film,\u201d Glover said in a statement. \u201cShudder is home to the most passionate genre audience in the world and I can\u2019t wait for them to unearth the horrors and tragedies of \u2018Split Rock\u2019 later this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWith \u2018Split Rock,\u2019 Ryan Glover has delivered a meticulously crafted world of psychological tension and haunting performances from its intimate cast. We can\u2019t wait to share this unsettling tale with Shudder audiences,\u201d Emily Gotto, Shudder\u2019s SVP of acquisitions and productions, also said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\n\tBrian Robertson of Low End (\u201cCursed Films\u201d), Jefferson Moneo of Prowler Pictures (\u201cFlapjax\u201d) and Krista Dzialoszynski of Observer Effect (\u201cThe Strings\u201d) are producers. Executive producers include Glover, Kate Melville, Fabiola Caraza, Patrick Hackett and Daniel Futa, with Joey Montenarello serving as casting director.<\/p>\n

\n\tGotto negotiated the deal for the film on behalf of Shudder, with Brian Robertson of Low End on behalf of the filmmakers. Rights include the United States, U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A fresh batch of supernatural frights is headed to Shudder. The horror streamer announced the acquisition of \u201cSplit…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":920854,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,134,344,17745,488726,488727],"class_list":["post-920853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-shudder","tag-sitges-film-festival","tag-split-rock"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/920853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=920853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/920853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/920854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=920853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=920853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=920853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}