‘SATURNALIA’ trailer premieres

The official trailer for LA‑shot horror SATURNALIA premiered on YouTube on March 20, signaling early buzz for the city’s spring horror slate (youtube.com).

Daniel John Lerch is credited as the writer‑director on Saturnalia, with co‑writing credits listed for Julia Nilsen and Darrell Szarka Workman. (filmaffinity.com) Sophia Anthony headlines as Miriam Basconi, joined in the principal cast by Velvet, Dante Blake and Amariah Dionne according to the film’s credits. (imdb.com) The score was composed by Claudio Simonetti of Goblin, the long‑time collaborator behind the soundtracks for Dario Argento’s landmark giallo films. (saturnaliafilm.com) Max Fischer is credited as both producer and cinematographer on the project, with Vivian Owen also named among the producers in festival materials. (saturnaliafilm.com) (raindance.eventive.org) The film ran at the Raindance Film Festival as part of the 2025 Horror Features pass and listed a World Premiere slot on the festival’s schedule. (raindance.eventive.org) Terror Films Releasing picked up North American digital distribution, scheduling a VOD rollout beginning April 24, 2026. (horrorsociety.com) (horrorbuzz.com) The picture is presented as a period giallo set in 1979 at a boarding school and lists a runtime of roughly 1 hour 25 minutes in film databases. (imdb.com) (letterboxd.com) Trade outlets including Bloody Disgusting and Flickering Myth covered the trailer and noted the film’s explicit homage to 1970s Italian giallo aesthetics in their writeups. (bloody-disgusting.com) (flickeringmyth.com)

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