October 9th, 2026, Epic Pictures and their genre specialty label Dread, release supernatural horror film Devour. Combining heavy metal, vampires, cannibals, witchcraft and werewolf horror into one blood-soaked night of mayhem, the film stars KateLynn E. Newberry, Gus Langley, Alex Lucchesi, Chelsea LeSage, Gaven Wilde and Heidi Shepherd, vocalist for the heavy metal band Butcher Babies.

In the vein of Deathgasm, Devour follows an all-girl heavy metal band left stranded after a disastrous gig. When the musicians encounter a woman in danger, they find themselves trapped in a remote town controlled by a powerful warlock and populated by cannibals, vampires and a deadly werewolf. With nowhere to run and an increasingly bizarre collection of supernatural enemies closing in, the band is forced to tap into dark powers of its own to have any chance of surviving until morning.

Mixing the energy of heavy metal with an anything-goes approach to supernatural horror, Devour throws its characters into a world where seemingly every nightmare is real. Hansen, whose previous horror feature Bad Candy became an award-winning festival favorite, returns to the genre with an ambitious collision of monster movie, occult horror and bloody survival thriller, driven by a group of women who refuse to become easy prey.

Central to the film’s approach is an extensive use of practical creature and gore effects, bringing its cannibals, vampires and werewolves to life physically on set through handcrafted creature suits, prosthetics, makeup and animatronics rather than relying primarily on digital effects. The creature and practical FX were led by veteran designer Wayne Anderson, whose credits include Stranger Things, IT: Chapter One, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Avatar: The Way of Water and The Tomorrow War. A former finalist on Syfy’s Face Off, Anderson worked with the OX FX team to create the film’s creatures and practical gore, giving Devour a tactile, old-school horror aesthetic where the monsters share the physical space with the cast.

Devour was directed by Scott B. Hansen, written by Desiree Hansen, and produced by Ryan Shelor, Desiree Hansen and Scott Hansen. The film stars KateLynn E. Newberry, Gus Langley, Alex Lucchesi, Chelsea LeSage, Gaven Wilde and Heidi Shepherd.

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