Select Page

“IMPOSTERS” are revealed in teaser trailer for SXSW premiere with “HAPPY DEATH DAY” star

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

Get a preview of the parental nightmare being unveiled this weekend.

IMPOSTERS will have its world premiere this Sunday, March 15 as part of the SXSW Film Festival. Written and directed by Caleb Phillips, it stars Jessica Rothe of the HAPPY DEATH DAY movies, Charlie Barnett, Yul Vazquez, Bates Wilder, Luisina Quarleri, Thomas Parobek, Ian Lyons, Taylor Karin, Lee Bennett and Declan Bennett. The synopsis: “After a couple’s baby boy is taken, the desperate mother learns of a way to bring him back. However, her husband begins to suspect that what she returned with isn’t their son.”

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).