'Nightborn' Finnish award-winning actress Seidi Haarla and Brit screen fave Rupert Grint star in Hanna Bergholm's acclaimed ‘gloriously grisly’ folk horror – set for its physical and digital release this December

NIGHTBORN

Acclaimed Shudder Original, folk horror Nightborn – from Hanna Bergholm (Hatching) and starring Finnish award-winning star Seidi Haarla in a powerful lead performance, alongside British screen favourite Rupert Grint – sees a happily married couple move to a remote forest home, so they can be close to nature when their first child is born, but this darkly brooding tale turns into a terrifying parental nightmare.

This darkly disturbing new Finnish folk horror is set for its release on Blu-ray and DVD on 14 December 2026 and digital on 21 December 2026, following its highly anticipated, sold out, UK premiere at the BFI London Film Festival 2026, nationwide theatrical screenings with Picturehouse Cinemas and its debut on Shudder.

Deep in the dark, eerie, isolated forests of Finland, a couple’s dream of starting a family descends into a waking nightmare when Saga (Haarla – Compartment Number 6) and her British husband Jon (Grint – Harry Potter, Servant) move into her decaying childhood home, seeking a peaceful fresh start.

Following a gruelling birth, their newborn son, Kuura, begins transforming at an impossible, terrifying rate – sprouting hair and developing a disturbing craving for blood. As Saga’s sanity is pushed to its very limits, the couple’s relationship disintegrates.

As they try and tackle their problems, madness descends, the forest darkens and takes hold, and a monstrous presence starts to engulf them. Is it the mother, the baby or something far too sinister to comprehend?

Prepare for darkness as Nightborn exposes the darkest fears of motherhood, and nature versus nurture, in a gore-filled folklore terror fest.

Special Features:

• Behind-the-Scenes Featurette

THE MAD MONKEY (1989) Bizarro Releasing Blu-ray Screenshots

THE MAD MONKEY (1989) 

aka TWISTED OBSESSION 

Label: Bizarro Releasing

Region Code: Region-Free

Rating: Unrated 

Duration: 108 Minutes 

Audio: English, French DTS-HD MA 2.0 with Optional English Subtitles 

Video: 1080p HD Widescreen (2.35:1) 

Director: Fernando Trueba

Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Miranda Richardson, Dexter Fletcher, Liza Walker, Anémone, Daniel Ceccaldi

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Synopsis: American screenwriter Dan Gillis (Jeff Goldblum), based in Paris and reeling from a recent separation, receives a commission from producer Julien Legrand (Daniel Ceccaldi) to collaborate with ambitious young director Malcolm Greene (Dexter Fletcher). But as Dan becomes entangled with Malcolm's sister Jenny (Liza Walker), his agent Marilyn (Miranda Richardson) and the project's bizarre erotic screenplay, his life unravels in a web of manipulation, incestuous secrets, and dangerous deception.

The Mad Monkey (aka Twisted Obsession) marks Belle Epoque's Academy Award-winning director Fernando Trueba's bold entry into psychological neo-noir—an exquisitely directed, serpentine thriller that blends erotic intrigue with hallucinatory dreams and shocking revelations. Beautifully shot by José Luis Alcaine (The Skin I Live In), the film masterfully crafts the darkest side of Paris and the film industry, featuring an international cast that includes Jeff Goldblum (Jurassic Park), Miranda Richardson (Damage), Dexter Fletcher (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), and Liza Walker (Hackers). Long unavailable outside Europe, this restored high-definition presentation offers North American audiences the opportunity to discover this overlooked gem of Spanish cinema on Blu-ray for the very first time.

Special Features: 

- 2K Restoration from original negative

- Original English soundtrack with optional newly translated English subtitles

- "To Dream so as to Film" – New, in-depth interview with director Fernando Trueba (45:17) 

- "A Fantastic Anomaly" – New interview with Sitges Film Festival director Ángel Sala (12:59) 

- "Dreaming About The Mad Monkey" – Archival behind-the-scenes featuring Fernando Trueba, Jeff Goldblum, Miranda Richardson, Dexter Fletcher, and Liza Walker (17:29) 

- 16-page booklet featuring new essay by film historian Kat Ellinger

The Mad Monkey - The Final Word:  

The Mad Monkey (1989) aka Twisted Obsession finally gets a proper disc release in North America, previously only available on a dodgy looking DVD as part of one of those Mill Creek Entertainment 50 packs, and streaming for free on Tubi in a less than stellar, albeit widescreen, presentation. Bizarro does excellent work bringing this Spanish cult gem to fans with a superior HD presentation and some extensive and probing extras. The film itself is a bit of a mess as I said, but it's a darkly fascinating thriller just the same, with terrific performances from Goldblum and Richardson.  

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