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Release date, first poster image for Neon’s Australian horror film “LEVITICUS”

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The teen chiller will be bringing the scares this summer.

Neon has announced that it will release the Sundance Film Festival hit LEVITICUS to theaters June 19. Written and directed by Adrian Chiarella in his feature debut after award-winning TV and short-film work, it stars Joe Bird (TALK TO ME), Stacy Clausen, Jeremy Blewitt, Ewen Leslie, Davida McKenzie, Nicholas Hope (BAD BOY BUBBY), Zahra Newman and Mia Wasikowska (CRIMSON PEAK). The synopsis: “In LEVITICUS, two teenage boys must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most—each other.”

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).