PREVIEW: Helloween (2025 Film) - Killer Clowns Unleash Carnage in a New Horror Nightmare

 

Preview by Jon Donnis

Killer clowns are rampaging across the nation and one determined doctor is set on finding the truth. Can she save her family and the world from true evil, and a fate worse than death, in a hair-raising new horror

Get ready for one hell of a fright night as the cult of clown descends this spooky season in Helloween.

Featuring Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott, Michael Paré and Ronan Summers, this killer chiller comes from writer-director Phil Claydon and is produced by Shogun Films. It makes its UK digital debut on 29 September 2025 courtesy of Miracle Media, followed by a Blu-ray release on 13 October 2025 from 101 Films.

The year is 2016. The ‘killer clown’ craze is in full swing, the streets are in chaos and the media is fuelling the fire with fearmongering headlines. Inside a high security psychiatric hospital, embattled psychiatrist Dr Ellen Marks, played by Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott, is facing a very real threat. One of her patients is the notorious child serial killer Carl Cane, portrayed by Ronan Summers.

Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott

Determined to uncover the cause of the anarchistic clown uprising, Marks teams up with American investigative journalist John Parker, played by Michael Paré. Their search for answers pulls them closer to home than she ever feared possible. As Carl Cane’s evil gospel spreads, the pair begin to question whether the murderous inmate could really be orchestrating events from deep within the hospital.

Then he escapes, and he does it in shockingly brutal fashion. Now the doctor is in a race against time to save her daughters from the killer’s maniacal revenge. As bloody carnage rages outside, she is forced into a fight for survival, facing something that may not even be of this world.

Prepare for clownmaggedon this Helloween, as one evil entity is intent on tearing society apart.

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Stephen King’s The Long Walk Hits UK and Irish Cinemas on 12 September 2025

Lionsgate UK has confirmed that The Long Walk, directed by Francis Lawrence, will arrive in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on 12 September 2025. To accompany the announcement, a new trailer and official poster have been released, offering a first look at the upcoming adaptation.

Based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name, the film is scripted by JT Mollner and presented by Lionsgate in association with Media Capital Technologies. It is produced by Vertigo Entertainment and about:blank.

Francis Lawrence, known for directing several entries in The Hunger Games series, leads the project. The production team includes Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Francis Lawrence and Cameron MacConomy.

The cast features Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Ben Wang, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Roman Griffin Davis, Jordan Gonzalez, Joshua Odjick and Josh Hamilton, with supporting roles from Judy Greer and Mark Hamill.

The newly released trailer suggests the film remains faithful to King’s original story, depicting a brutal endurance challenge in which teenage boys must keep walking or face deadly consequences. While full plot details are still under wraps, the footage hints at a tense and emotionally charged adaptation.

The Long Walk opens in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on 12 September 2025.