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Exclusive trailer, release info: Get “JACKED” for new serial-killer shocker

Monday, June 8, 2026 | Exclusives, News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

It’s coming to put some scare into your summer.

Indican Pictures will release JACKED to theaters in New Jersey and Toronto June 26 and then nationwide on VOD, Blu-ray and DVD June 30. Directed by John Fucile from a script he wrote with Simon Fraser, and winner of Best Thriller at the Toronto Independent Film Festival, it stars Marla Jean Robison, Tom Koch, Anthony Cipriani, Wynn Reichert, Kam Perez and Bella Marie. The synopsis: “Set in the summer of 1987, JACKED follows two small-town teenagers whose day at the lake turns into a fight for survival after their car breaks down and they encounter a violent stalker.”

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).