Fantastic Fest 2026 Check-in #2: Red Snow, The Face of Horror, Alpha Gang and more

Tony checks in from Fantastic Fest with another round of discoveries, including:Cinema Recomposed: Silent Monsters — A live string quartet performs original scores created by young composers for seven classic silent-horror shorts.Red Snow — A disaffected Finnish teenager visiting her grandmother encounters a middle-aged vampire who disguises himself as Santa Claus to enter homes and devour families.Girl in the Night — A lonely gas-station attendant becomes fascinated with a mysterious vigilante and devises an increasingly absurd plan to get closer to her in this deadpan Slovenian superhero comedy.Jim Queen — When a mysterious virus begins turning gay men straight, a muscle-bound icon of the Parisian gay scene searches for a cure in this outrageous French animated comedy.Game Master — A disconnected father infiltrates an enormous medieval-fantasy live-action role-playing event to find his missing daughter—and perhaps rebuild their relationship.The Face of Horror — Anna Biller relocates the Japanese ghost story Yotsuya Kaidan to medieval England, where a betrayed woman returns from the grave to seek bloody revenge against her unfaithful husband.Janur Ireng: Sewu Dino the Prequel — Two impoverished siblings move into their wealthy uncle’s ancestral home, where dark rituals, possession, and a deadly family curse await them.Flapjax — An excessively enthusiastic fast-food manager relaunches an addictive breakfast item, only to discover that he has become an unwitting pawn in an alien conspiracy.Alpha Gang — Aliens disguised as a 1950s biker gang arrive on Earth with hostile intentions, but exposure to human emotions begins complicating their mission.Ghost in the Cell — Rival inmates and corrupt guards inside a brutal Indonesian prison must work together when an invisible supernatural force begins murdering prisoners and arranging their bodies in grotesque displays.Pathetic Fallacy — A grieving widower searching for a way to reunite with his late wife descends into a psychedelic nightmare of cosmic forces, talking creatures, and brutal murder.Magick MTN. — A ghoulish host guides viewers through three interconnected, occult-infused stories in a low-budget rock-and-roll horror anthology set around Laurel Canyon.Kick On — Four friends prolong a night of partying at a mobster’s drug-fueled hideout, where paranoia, betrayal, and explosive violence leave them fighting for survival.Half — Half-human, half-vampire twins hunt down the highway marauders who attacked them in a blood-soaked Indian fusion of vampire horror, martial arts, and revenge Western.The Heretiks — On Halloween night, two sisters and their friends barricade themselves inside a house as a powerful coven of witches closes in on a teenage girl needed for a sinister ritual.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.