Horror Industry News — Monday, May 25, 2026

Higgsfield AI premiered Hell Grind, a 95-minute AI-generated horror feature made in 14 days for $500,000 (with $400,000 on cloud computing) at Cannes' Marché du Film; the project signals a low-cost, rapid-production model for AI-driven content and a new Higgsfield streaming initiative for AI originals, provoking polarized festival reaction and fresh distribution/rights questions.

Colony opened to a dominant $9.4M weekend in South Korea (May 22–24) capturing 71.85% market share; Showbox-distributed survival action-horror has reached $10.9M cume since its May 21 wide launch after a Cannes Midnight Screenings world premiere; Comscore ranked it eighth globally for the frame.

Dizzy Games has set Blackroots for Early Access on Steam in Q2 2027; debut co-op dark-fantasy horror title marketed with Story and Purge modes, signaling a small-studio entry into narrative-driven multiplayer horror and potential for staggered content roadmap and monetization via Early Access.

Conecta Magaluf-Mallorca’s 10th edition brings 26 projects to international pitching sessions with cash, services and market access prizes (including €3,000 awards and industry services), spotlighting cross-border co-pro prospects like Triptych, Dark Hope and Naked and positioning the forum as a Europe–Americas financing and co-pro pipeline.

Three projects shortlisted for AACTA Pitch: Regional Landscapes — Theo Clarke’s gothic horror Good Bones, Agatha Ozdowska’s animated Happy, and Angela Collins & Adam Deusien’s The Grub; finalists enter intensive development and the winner receives a $5,000 development package plus mentorship and industry memberships.

Independent urban horror‑thriller Psycho Night from director David Rodriguez launched free on AVOD platforms Tubi and Sling TV and is also being issued on DVD; positioning targets mass free‑stream reach and physical collectors rather than a premium SVOD launch.