Horror Highlights: IN THE GRIP OF TERROR, PLAY HOUSE, ITHAQUA

IN THE GRIP OF TERROR Trailer and Theatrical Release Details: “AMICUS PRODUCTIONS RETURNS TO UK CINEMAS WITH IN THE GRIP OF TERROR Amicus Productions returns to British cinema screens after more than four decades

Amicus Productions is returning to UK cinemas with In the Grip of Terror, the first new Amicus horror feature in more than four decades.

The announcement follows the release of the film’s official trailer, ahead of theatrical screenings across the UK this October and November.

The theatrical rollout will begin in October with screenings at Lumière Cinema in Romford and The Northern Light Cinema in Sale, Greater Manchester, followed by confirmed dates at Peckhamplex in London and Southport Bijou Cinema. Further dates and participating venues across the UK will be announced shortly.

The film stars Golden Globe nominee Jane Merrow (The Lion in Winter, Hands of the Ripper), cult horror icon Laurence R. Harvey (The Human Centipede II), and breakout British horror star Megan Tremethick, one of the leading faces of British Horror Studio’s new generation of films.

The theatrical release also marks the launch of British Horror Studio Picture House, a new cinema distribution arm from British Horror Studio.

The new division will handle theatrical releases for productions from British Horror Studio and its associated labels, alongside selected outside titles, with plans being developed to expand the model into North America during 2027.

British Horror Studio founder and Amicus Productions president Lawrie Brewster said:

“There are extraordinary filmmakers, writers and performers working in horror who rarely have the opportunity to see their work presented properly on a cinema screen. We want to build a practical route into theatres for distinctive work that puts story, atmosphere and personality first. Beginning with In the Grip of Terror, our ambition is to create a growing home in cinemas for voices and visions that audiences might otherwise never have the opportunity to discover.”

Following In the Grip of Terror, the initial British Horror Studio Picture House slate will include Black Chariot, starring Laurence R. Harvey and Megan Tremethick; Spoiling You, starring Tremethick, Harvey and Stephen Kerr; and Mr Whispers, starring Tremethick alongside Novarro Ramon, Dorian Todd and Sam McMillan.

Spoiling You previously drew more than two million views across social media following the release of its trailer.

Further cinema dates for In the Grip of Terror and additional British Horror Studio Picture House announcements will follow.

CONFIRMED UK SCREENINGS – IN THE GRIP OF TERROR

LUMIÈRE CINEMA, ROMFORD
9–15 October 2026
Tickets and listings:
https://www.lumiereromford.com/

THE NORTHERN LIGHT CINEMA, SALE, GREATER MANCHESTER
Week commencing 13 October 2026
Exact screening date and time to be announced.
Cinema information and tickets:
https://www.tnlcinemasale.co.uk/home/

PECKHAMPLEX, PECKHAM, LONDON
Monday 2 November 2026 at 8:30pm
Tickets and listings:
https://www.peckhamplex.london/

SOUTHPORT BIJOU CINEMA, SOUTHPORT
Thursday 19 November 2026
Cinema information and tickets:
https://southportbijoucinema.co.uk/

Further UK screening dates will be announced.”

[Disclosure: As a fan of all things Amicus, I was a contributor to this film’s Kickstarter campaign]

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PLAY HOUSE First Look Clip: “While renovating a dilapidated house to win back his ex, a young man discovers VHS tapes of an unaired TV show in the basement. But as the show’s dark history surfaces, it seeps into his life, threatening his last chance at reconciliation.”

Starring:

Will Harrison, Jessica Sula, Jordan Gonzalez, James Urbaniak

Directed By:

Nicolas Curcio

Written By:

Nicolas Curcio, Kirby Gladstein

Production Companies:

Chroma, Divide/Conquer, and Skinny Ghost

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Watch the Teaser Trailer for ITHAQUA: “Fourteen years in the making. Your first look is finally here. This is Ithaqua: the wind with teeth. A remote 1800s fur-trade outpost is plagued by an ancient evil with an insatiable hunger for flesh. The cold is the least of anyone’s problems… Directed by Casey Walker and starring Luke Hemsworth, Leenah Robinson, Kevin Durand, Craig Lauzon and Michael Pitt. This is a haunting folk horror experience where isolation, hunger and myth collide.”

Starring Luke Hemsworth (Westworld, Land of Bad), Kevin Durand (The Naked Gun, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come), Craig Lauzon (Trickster, Beyblade), Leenah Robinson (Revival, 1923) and Michael Pitt (Day of the Fight, Ghost in the Shell).

Saturday, 9/27 is the US Premiere of Casey Walker’s ITHAQUA at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles