‘Never kill a classic’
The Red Mask is a 2025 horror film about a queer female screenwriter hired to write a slasher sequel. Under pressure and facing death threats, she and her fiancé retreat to a secluded Airbnb. A twisted game spirals into a deadly fight when uninvited guests crash.
Directed by Ritesh Gupta, making his feature directorial debut, from a screenplay by Samantha Gurash and Patrick Robert Young (Bastard). Produced by Atit Shah, Aimee Schoof and Isen Robbins.
The Create Entertainment-Intrinsic Value Films co-production stars Helena Howard (I Saw the TV Glow), Inanna Sarkis (Seance), Jake Abel (Malignant), and Kelli Garner (Lars and the Real Girl).
Plot:
When hotshot indie screenwriter Allina Green is hired to revive a cult slasher franchise, she and her fiancée Deetz retreat to a remote rental to ‘method-write’ a fresh take. But as Allina’s script begins to rewrite and two unsettling strangers claim to have booked the same cabin, her weekend writing retreat becomes a terrifying descent into fandom, identity, and a legacy she never asked to inherit.
“While it explores themes like toxic fandom and the debate around fan ownership, The Red Mask pushes the meta even further — holding up a mirror to our obsession with controlling stories and the blurry line between homage and possession,” commented co-producer Atit Shah.
Director Ritesh Gupta added, “The Red Mask is the kind of story I’ve been building toward for years: intimate, bloody, and loud. It’s brutally honest, weirdly funny, and deeply personal — and I can’t wait to watch it with the fans of FrightFest who truly love genre films. This is a movie about modern-day rage, obsession, culture wars and reclaiming authorship… with blood.”
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The Red Mask will have its world premiere at FrightFest in London on August 23, 2025.
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