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Posted 2/20/2026
Directed by Gavin Polone and penned by Se7en screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker, Psycho Killer is a brutal, high-stakes horror-thriller that finally arrives on screens after more than fifteen years in development. The film stars Georgina Campbell as Jane Thorne, a steely Kansas highway patrol officer whose life is upended when her fellow officer and husband is murdered during a routine traffic stop. Consumed by a cold, calculated grief, Jane embarks on a relentless cross-country manhunt to track down the perpetrator. However, she soon discovers that her target is not a mere highway drifter but a ritualistic serial murderer known as the "Satanic Slasher," whose crimes are part of a much larger, more depraved occult agenda that challenges her sanity and survival instincts.
The film distinguishes itself through a grim, "Hard R" aesthetic that mirrors the gritty nihilism of 1990s noir-thrillers while embracing modern folk-horror elements. Campbell’s performance is being hailed as a transformative turn into "vengeance-hero" territory, supported by a cast that includes James Preston Rogers as the towering, silent antagonist and genre veteran Malcolm McDowell in a cryptic supporting role. Produced by the team behind Barbarian, the movie leans heavily into graphic, ritualistic imagery and a suffocating atmosphere of dread. By blending the DNA of a classic slasher with a sophisticated psychological procedural, Psycho Killer offers a visceral meditation on the thin line between justice and obsession, positioning itself as a landmark entry in the 2026 horror landscape.
