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Acclaimed horror road movie “IT ENDS” gets a release date; see the announcement video

Thursday, June 18, 2026 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

Take a ride into existential fear this summer.

Neon has announced that it will release writer/director Alexander Ullom’s IT ENDS to theaters in New York and Los Angeles August 21, followed by nationwide release August 28. A winner of numerous raves (including ours) from its festival play, it stars Akira Jackson, Phinehas Yoon, Mitchell Cole and Noah Toth. The synopsis: “Four recent college grads on a nighttime drive find themselves stuck on a road that sprawls on forever, with seemingly no end in sight. They are occasionally attacked by stragglers and have to find a routine to plan their rest stops, but after a few thousand miles it all feels the same. Still, they keep on driving, only in the belief something better will come eventually.”

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).