Overview
- SXSW Film Festival announced its March 12–18, 2026 lineup in Austin, highlighting a dense slate of world-premiere horror titles across multiple sections.
- Headliner selections include Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, They Will Kill You, Over Your Dead Body, and BenDavid Grabinski’s Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice.
- Ready or Not 2 features Samara Weaving and Kathryn Newton, with additional cast including Sarah Michelle Gellar, David Cronenberg, and Elijah Wood, while They Will Kill You stars Zazie Beetz, Myha’La, Tom Felton, Heather Graham, and Patricia Arquette.
- The Midnighter program spotlights new after-dark entries such as American Dollhouse, Drag, Fifteen, Grind, Imposters, Monitor, and Never After Dark, alongside genre titles in Narrative Spotlight, Festival Favorite, and Visions.
- Release timing aligns with the festival bow, as Ready or Not 2 is slated for theaters on March 27 and Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice premieres at SXSW on March 14 before a March 27 Hulu debut.