NEW ZEALAND PREMIERE
OPENING NIGHT FILM

Genre: Horror / Comedy
Country: New Zealand
Runtime: 97 minutes
Rating: R16 - Graphic violence, cruelty, offensive language & suicide
Director: Jonathan King
Cast: Tabatha Killick, Lucia Davison, Joe Witkowski, Nathan Meister, Oliver Driver
Festivals: Sitges 26

They're baaaack! Don’t miss the New Zealand Premiere of BLACK SHEEPS.

Returning to its world of creature effects, gore and irreverent humour, this is both a sequel to Jonathan King's 2006 comedy-horror hit, BLACK SHEEP and farm-fresh thrill ride for new audiences

A dangerous new pathogen leads a young scientist to a rural New Zealand town. There, she must take on a bizarre cult, a property developer with a dangerous secret and a mysterious loner who haunts the forbidden pastures known as The Zone – where terrifying creatures lie in wait.

Cast and crew will be present at these special premieres!

ADVANCE PREVIEW

Genre: Comedy / Crime / Mystery / Thriller
Country: USA
Runtime: 116 minutes
Rating: R13 - Violence, offensive language, drug use & suicidee
Director: Martin McDonagh
Cast: Sam Rockwell, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi, Parker Posey
Festivals: TIFF 26, Venice 26

Don’t miss this special advance preview of WILD HORSE NINE.

Sam Rockwell, John Malkovich and Steve Buscemi in a film by Martin McDonagh (‘In Bruge’, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’, and ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’) … need we say more!?! 95% on Rotten Tomatoes too!

Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris and Lee (are dispatched from Santiago to Easter island by their bureau chief, MJ. Amongst the Island's iconic statues, and as the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, Chris's newfound bond with a pair of rebellious students threatens to send everyone’s trip to this remote paradise sideways.

NEW ZEALAND PREMIERE

Genre: Psychological Thriller / Horror / Sci-Fi / Drama
Country: USA
Runtime: 89 minutes
Rating: tbc
Director: Alexander Ullom
Cast: Alexander Ullom, Akira Jackson, Phinehas Yoon, Noah Toth, Mitchell Cole
Festivals: SXSW 26, Fright Fest 25

Be the first to see the stunning existential road trip thriller IT ENDS at the New Zealand Premiere!

93% on Rotten Tomatoes … this will be your only chance to see this film (from the producers of ‘Backrooms’) in a cinema.

A group of recent grads head out on a late night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge. Instead, they accidentally turn onto a never-ending, two lane hellscape surrounded by untold horrors and cosmic forces beyond their understanding.

NEW ZEALAND PREMIERE

Genre: Folk Horror / Thriller
Country: UK / Ireland
Runtime: 102 minutes
Rating: R16 - Violence, offensive language & horror
Director: Zachary Wigon
Cast: Maika Monroe, Thomasin McKenzie, Jacobi Jupe, Evie Templeton, Jason Isaacs
Festivals: Cannes 26, Beyond Fest 26, Sitges 26

Be the first to see the twisted period horror/thriller VICTORIAN PSYCHO at the New Zealand Premiere!

After wowing the crowds at Cannes, the film hits our shores – with a delightfully unhinged performance from Maika Monroe and our own Thomasin McKenzie in support.

In the Year of our Lord 1858, an unusual governess named Winifred Notty arrives at the gothic manor known as Ensor House. Winifred's responsibilities include teaching the children table manners and educating them about their family history -- all whilst hiding her own psychopathic tendencies. But as staff members begin disappearing, the owners of the estate start to wonder if there may be something amiss with their new governess... Victorian Psycho invites us into the mind of a psychopath -- ttrapped in a world she cannot control, living on the border between insurrection and madness.

NZ PREMIERE

Genre: Horror / Thriller / Action
Country: USA / UK / Spain / Portugal
Runtime: 80 minutes
Rating: R16 - Horror, sexual material & offensive language
Director: Ángel Gómez Hernández
Cast Matilda Lutz, Gregg Sulkin, Melina Matthews, William Miller
Festivals: Sitges 26

Be the first to see the new spider horror CRAWLERS at the New Zealand Premiere!

Guaranteed to make you squirm in your seat more than once, this is a must see in a dark cinema.

A catastrophic infestation of venomous and deadly spiders sends an apartment building into lockdown. Trapped inside by a police-mandated quarantine, building manager Serena and her residents battle to survive as the creatures multiply by the second. Armed with her intimate knowledge of the complex, Serena may be the only one who can keep them alive — if she can confront her deepest fear.

NZ PREMIERE

Genre: Body Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Country: France / Belgium
Runtime: 103 minutes
Rating: tbc
Director: Marion Le Coroller
Cast Mara Taquin, Karin Viard, Kim Higelin
Festivals: Cannes 26, Bucheon 26, Fright Fest 26, Sitges 26

After wowing the crowds at Cannes, Bucheon, and Sitges be the first to see the brilliant body horror SPECIES at the New Zealand Premiere!

For fans of films like 'The Substance', SPECIES features a stunning lead performance and some gloriously gory practical effects.

This will be your only chance to see SPECIES in cinemas.

Margot dreams of becoming a life-saving doctor. But as an intern at the most competitive ER in the country, she has trouble keeping up. Soon, young burnt out patients come to her with unusual symptoms, just as she starts developing a strange metamorphosis…

NZ PREMIERE

Genre: Dark Comedy / Horror / Fantasy
Country: USA
Runtime: 96 minutes
Rating: tbc
Director: Casper Kelly
Cast Cristin Milioti, Delaney Quinn, Topher Grace, Patton Oswalt. Keegan-Michael Key
Festivals: SXSW 26, Fantastic Fest 26, Fright Fest 26, Sitges 26

Be the first to see the delightfully twisted and utterly bonkers horror BUDDY at the New Zealand Premiere!

Unhinged in all the best ways, this genre festival hit is finally trotting its way to our shores. You won't see a film quite like this again!

Don’t miss out. This may be your only chance to see this film on the big screen.

Inside the colorful world of "It's Buddy!", a group of children spend their days singing, dancing, and helping Buddy spread happiness. But when one child refuses to play along, Buddy is not pleased and cracks begin to appear in this seemingly perfect world.

NZ PREMIERE

Genre: Thriller / Horror
Country: Australia / United States
Runtime: 85 minutes
Rating: tbc
Director: John Vernon
Cast Dee Wallace, Bruce Davison,Khary Payton
Festivals: Fantastic Fest 26

One of this year's hidden gems, be the first to see GODMOTHER at the New Zealand Premiere!

93% on Rotten Tomatoes, this wild ride of twists and turns in the Arizona desert might just put you off booking a holiday ever again!

This will be your only chance to see GODMOTHER in cinemas.

Theo and her boyfriend Colby travel to the High Desert for a romantic weekend. Their plans are disrupted by two seemingly friendly retirees, who have sinister intentions for Theo.

NZ PREMIERE

Genre: Comedy / Horror
Country: France / United States
Runtime: 122 minutes
Rating: tbc
Director: Nicky Murphy
Cast Aminata Thiboult, Leonor Oberson, Louiza Aura
Festivals: Fantasia 26

Be the first to see I LOVE PARIS at the New Zealand Premiere – the film that won the Gold Audience Award for Best International Feature this year's Fantasia International Film Festival.

'What We Do In The Shadows' with a unique and quintessentially French vibe.

This will be your only chance to see I LOVE PARIS in the cinema.

After being transformed into a vampire, a Parisian singer pursues stardom at the cost of her soul.

NZ PREMIERE

Genre: Horror / Drama
Country: France
Runtime: 116 minutes
Rating: tbc
Director: Quarxx
Cast Thierry Frémont, Zelie Rixhon, Isabelle Anciaux
Festivals: Sitges 26, Fantastic Fest 26

Do not miss the New Zealand Premiere of THE ONES WHO GRIEVE.

Just when you thought zombie films had nothing left to offer, along comes this visceral gut punch of a film, where man is the one the undead should fear. Thierry Frémont portrayal of Jacob will give you chills – hands down 2026's most terrifying villain. 

This will be your only chance to see THE ONES WHO GRIEVE in the cinema.

At the end of the 19th century, on an isolated farm, Zélie is trapped under the authority of her father, Jacob, a deeply religious man. As a mysterious disease known as the "Black Veil" ravages the surrounding countryside and faith begins to blur with madness, she must fight to preserve her humanity and claim her freedom.

NZ PREMIERE

Genre: Horror / Thriller / Dark Comedy
Country: Canada / United States
Runtime: 97 minutes
Rating: tbc
Director: Alex Goyette
Cast: Maddie Phillips, Dot-Marie Jones, Tanaya Beatty
Festivals: Sitges 26, Fantastic Fest 26

Be the first to see the terrifying and darkly comedic new horror BREEDER at the New Zealand Premiere.

Wickedly funny and delightfully messaged up, Dot-Marie Jones delivers a villain for the ages – Gen-Z's Kathy Bates.

This will be your only chance to see BREEDER in the cinema.

An eccentric poodle breeder lures a broke college student to her remote ranch with a promise of research funding. But, as he soon learns, there's a catch.

NZ PREMIERE

Genre: Horror
Country: Spain / Belgium
Runtime: 106 minutes
Rating: tbc
Director: Óscar Martín
Cast: Pauline Brisy, Diego Anido, Victoria Cerrada
Festivals: Sitges 26, Fantastic Fest 26

Be the first to see the haunting gothic horror vampire film UPIRO at the New Zealand Premiere.

Based on an actual case recognized by the Catholic Church as vampirism, the unexpected final act with will leave you reeling – placing the film among the best in the vampire genre in years.

This will be your only chance to see UPIRO in the cinema.

The year 1755. A young woman is confined in a cloistered
convent in Calasparra, Murcia, where she discovers that several novices suffer a strange blood disease. A Franciscan expert in alchemy and esoteric treatises investigates the dark events, but his methods clash with the prevailing Scientific Thought of the Age of Enlightenment.

NZ PREMIERE

Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Country: United States
Runtime: 77 minutes
Rating: tbc
Director: Anthony Oberbeck
Cast: Megan Koester, Anthony Oberbeck, Eleanore Pienta
Festivals: Fantastic Fest 26

Terror-Fi's true hidden gem of the festival! Be the first to see the utterly charming apocalyptic comedy LITTLE DOORS at the New Zealand Premiere.

This one's for the fans of those unique and quirky indie comedies like 'Greener Grass' and 'The Civil Dead' that we uncover (much to our delight!) while hunting for films each year.

This will be your only chance to see LITTLE DOORS in the cinema.

In a quietly apocalyptic world, a lonely woman discovers a small, wooden door on the side of her body, and must decide whether or not to open it.

4K – NZ PREMIERE

Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Country: United States
Runtime: 119 minutes
Rating: tbc
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-Bong, Park Hae-il

A defining moment in Korean genre comes back to the big screen in 4K for its 20th Anniversary!

93% on Rotten Tomatoes from 155 reviews! If you've not had the chance to see this in a cinema before ... you must at Terror-Fi!

This might well be your only chance to see THE HOST 4K in the on the big screen.

Careless American military personnel dump chemicals into South Korea's Han River. Several years later, a creature emerges from the tainted waters and sinks its ravenous jaws into local residents. When the creature abducts their daughter, a vendor and his family decide that they are the only ones who can save her.

RETRO – DIRECTOR'S CUT

Genre: Musical / Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi
Country: United States
Runtime: 103 minutes
Rating: tbc
Director: Frank Oz
Cast: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin

The ultimate genre musical celebrates it's 40th Anniversary at Terror-FI!

96% on Rotten Tomatoes from 66 reviews! If you've not had the chance to see this in a cinema before ... dance your way to down to Terror-Fi to experience LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS in all its glory.

These are the only 40th Anniversary screenings ... don't miss out!

Meek flower shop assistant Seymour pines for co-worker Audrey. During a total eclipse, he discovers an unusual plant he names Audrey II, which feeds only on human flesh and blood. The growing plant attracts a great deal of business for the previously struggling store. After Seymour feeds Audrey's boyfriend, Orin, to the plant after Orin's accidental death, he must come up with more bodies for the increasingly bloodthirsty plant.

WORLD & NEW ZEALAND PREMIERES

Genre: Various
Runtime: 129 minutes
Rating: R16
Directors: Various
Cast: Various
Cities: Wellington only

Come see an incredible range of genre shorts from New Zealand and around the World!  

This signature Terror-Fi event is carefully curated to showcase a range of new talent across a wide mix of genres.... filmmakers and films to look out for in the future!  

WORLD PREMIERES

Genre: Various
Runtime: 105 minutes
Rating: R16
Directors: Various
Cast: Various
Cities: Wellington only

Terror-Fi Film Festival and Screen Wellington are thrilled to bring you the TERROR-FIND MY TRIBE Filmmaking Competition.

Emerging filmmakers and crew from the Greater Wellington Region were bought together into diverse teams to create short films for Terror-Fi using the theme … Urban Legend!

Come see these World Premiere shorts!

Celebrate Terror-Fi’s 10th Anniversary in style with a Fan Badge!

See every film at the festival for just $195 … that’s just $13 per film.

The Fan Badge guarantees you a ticket to the New Zealand Premiere of BLACK SHEEPS – the first Terror-Fi Films film. You’ll also get priority reservation on seats at our two Short Films Showcase.

Every Fan Badge holder receives a special Swag Bag full of goodies!

Fan Badges are limited so get in quick!