Dead of Night, a mystery-horror slasher starring Dermot Mulroney, Scott Grimes, Jake Busey and Kirrilee Berger, opens in theaters on Friday, November 13, from Level 33 Entertainment, and comes to on demand on Tuesday, January 12, 2027. Chris Jericho, the wrestler who appeared in Terrifier 2 and Terrifier 3, is in the cast and is an executive producer.
Dead of Night Plot
The mutilated body of a teenage girl turns up in a small town, and as the gruesome murders continue, terror turns into hysteria. Sheriff Weaver, played by Mulroney, races to identify the killer while a desperate mayor tries to calm the town. His daughter Kelly, played by Berger, starts digging into the murders herself, convinced there is something far more sinister behind the killings, and she sets out to uncover the killer’s twisted motives before the killer zeros in on her and her family.
Derek Sulek directed Dead of Night and wrote it with Erick Durham. Sulek is a Los Angeles filmmaker and co-owner of Fade to Black Films, and he directed the 2023 thrillers Trapped in the Cabin and Chaos on the Farm. The film’s press notes say it was inspired in part by the fear surrounding the real-life Night Stalker era, and it was shot in Los Angeles with a local cast and crew.
Who Stars in Dead of Night
Mulroney, of My Best Friend’s Wedding and About Schmidt, plays the sheriff, and Berger, of Unsung Hero, plays his daughter. Scott Grimes (Ted, Oppenheimer) and Jake Busey (Stranger Things, Rust) co-star, and Grimes is also an executive producer. Alex Camacho, Zach Justice and Sean Whalen are also in the cast.
When and Where to Watch Dead of Night
Dead of Night plays only in theaters starting November 13, and Rotten Tomatoes lists it as a limited release, so check showtimes near you. It comes to on demand on January 12, 2027, and Level 33 distributes it in the U.S. and Canada.
Level 33 posted the 31-second teaser on its Level 33 Entertainment Trailers YouTube channel on October 1.
More New Horror This Fall
- Ever After: Level 33 also released Ever After, which turns fairy tales into a slasher with Kane Hodder, Bonnie Aarons and Malcolm McDowell, and it moves to on demand on October 27, in my Ever After story.
- Christmas at the Kringles: A horror comedy about neighbors who keep Christmas all year opens only in theaters on October 30, in my Christmas at the Kringles story.
- Terrifier: Art the Clown’s Christmas doll, Art in the Attic, is turning up at Spirit Christmas stores, in my Art in the Attic story.
- On streaming: The new horror movies and series coming to streaming this Halloween are in my Halloween streaming guide.
