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Argentinean and Lynchian horror film “THE DOLLMAKER” is coming to the U.S.; trailer & poster

Thursday, July 23, 2026 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

It’s won major festival awards, and now it’s coming to general release.

Cinephobia Releasing has announced that it will bring THE DOLLMAKER, the latest fright film from Argentina, to VOD and digital platforms August 25. Winner of Best Film and Best Actor awards at Fantasporto and Best Actor at Screamfest, it was directed by José Maria Cicala from a script he wrote with Griselda Sanchez, and stars Sanchez along with Rodrigo Noya, Lejo Garcia Pintos, Alejandro Baldoni, Santiago Domongues, Eduardo Calvo, Guillermo Zapata, Silvia Petri, Mario Alarcon and Arturo Puig. The synopsis: “Things are not all they seem to be in a cheerfully idyllic town that soon becomes a hotbed of female kidnappings. No one seems to care much about the missing women including nerdy video store clerk and amateur dollmaker Tomás [Noya]. But when a new inspector comes to town determined to find the solve the disappearance, Tomás soon becomes the unlikely prime suspect. A horror film which becomes increasingly dark, and gruesome, and unpredictable.”

”THE DOLLMAKER is creepy, bloody and surreal…and I loved every minute of it,” says Cinephobia president Ray Murray. “Cinephobia Releasing is excited to bring this original film to the art and genre audiences.”

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).