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Exclusive clip: A waking nightmare in “DIABOLIC”

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 | Exclusives, News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

Something spooky comes to light in the middle of the night.

Currently in select theaters and arriving on VOD platforms this Friday, February 20 from Brainstorm Media, DIABOLIC was directed by Daniel J. Phillips and scripted by Phillips and Mike Harding. Elizabeth Cullen, John Kim, Mia Challis, Robin Goldsworthy and Genevieve Mooy star; the synopsis: “A woman must return to the fundamentalist compound where she was raised after she is haunted by the vengeful spirit of a cursed witch.”

 

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).