Dolly (In theaters March 6 via Independent Film Company and Shudder) — Director and co-writer Rod Blackhurst helms this slasher, featuring a big, masked lunk named Dolly (wrestler Max the Impaler) who hopes to raise a young woman (Fabianne Therese) as a baby. After premiering at last year’s Fantastic Fest, “Dolly” is getting a theatrical release to cause terror on the big screen.
Didn’t Die (In theaters March 6 via Level 33 Entertainment) — Meera Menon’s black and white zombie apocalypse film, which she co-wrote with her cinematographer husband Paul Gleason, is about a podcaster who returns to her hometown and processes that nothing will ever be the same again.
Scared to Death (In theaters March 13 via Atlas Distribution) — Paul Boyd wrote and directed this film in which a horror movie shoot conjures a real séance. Genre icons Lin Shaye and Bill Moseley star in this dark satire.
Vampires of the Velvet Lounge (In theaters March 20 via Strand Releasing) — Vampire hunters take on bloodsuckers who find their victims on dating apps in Adam Sherman’s comedic film starring Mena Suvari, Dichen Lachman and Stephen Dorff.
Forbidden Fruits (In theaters March 27 via Independent Film Company and Shudder) — A witchy comedy with a buzzy cast — including Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Chamberlain and Gabrielle Union — is opening at South by Southwest 2026 before opening wide.