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Exclusive clip: The tapes of wrath in “CUSTOM”

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 | Exclusives, News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

Take a peep at the dark side of sexy videos.

The Movie Partnership releases CUSTOM to VOD and digital platforms August 19, following a festival run where it has won critical praise and comparisons to David Cronenberg’s VIDEODROME. Written and directed by Tiago Teixeira, it stars Abigail Hardingham, Rowan Polonski, Brad Moore, Samantha Steel. The synopsis: “A pair of struggling art house pornographers encounter a mysterious client who offers life-changing money to perform strange rituals on videotape.”

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).