Coinciding with its US premiere this weekend, a poster, trailer and promotional images have landed online for The Red Mask, the meta-slasher from director Ritesh Gupta.
Helena Howard stars as Allina, an indie screenwriter who is hired to reboot a classic 80s slasher franchise and retreats to a remote cabin to complete her work. But when he screenplay starts to rewrite itself and two masked strangers knock on her door, she finds herself caught between the terrifying blurry lines of homage and reality.
Also featuring in the cast are Innanna Sarkis, Jake Abel, and Kelli Garner. Check out the trailer below…
When Allina Green, a hotshot indie screenwriter, 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 itself and two unsettling strangers show up claiming 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.
The Red Mask receives its US premiere on at Screamfest this Saturday, October 11th 2025.