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Exclusive: Fest-favorite found-footage chiller “MAN FINDS TAPE” gets a release date

Thursday, October 16, 2025 | Exclusives, News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The horrific mock-documentary is coming later this year.

We got the exclusive word that Magnolia Pictures’ Magnet Releasing will bring MAN FINDS TAPE to select theaters and VOD platforms December 5. The movie, which won praise from fest play including Tribeca and Beyond Fest, was written and directed by Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman and produced by Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson and David Lawson Jr. (the team behind THE ENDLESS, SYNCHRONIC and others) and Ashley Landavazo. Kelsey Pribilski, William Magnuson, John Gholson, Brian Villalobos and Nell Kessler star; the synopsis: “After receiving a cryptic call, documentarian Lynn Page [Pribilski] returns to her small Texas hometown to investigate haunting footage of events no one can remember taking place. But her brother Lucas’ [Magnuson] controversial past with a viral web series called MAN FINDS TAPE forces Lynn to question if he, or anyone in their town, can be trusted. And the arrival of a stranger with chaotic intentions forces Lynn to confront her family’s involvement with the deadly monster preying on Larkin, TX.”

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).